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Can it really be repealed by the Spanish government if they're required to enact such a law as a result of an EU Directive? They could take the UK's approach of
by kintamanimatt 13y ago
Can it really be repealed by the Spanish government if they're required to enact such a law as a result of an EU Directive? They could take the UK's approach of turning a blind eye, but I tend to feel it's wrong for a country to pick and choose which laws to enforce.
- walshemj 13y agoWell this is the EU and countrys ignore or adjust EU directives to suit all the time - Spains implementation of TUPE is a total FY to the eu has no relation to the Spirit of the Directive. Italy also does this a lot remember the you tube fiasco where they ignored EU law.
- sergiosgc 13y agoThe EU is a set of treaties between sovereign states. The Parliament in each state supercedes the EU bodies (commission and parliament namely). So, yes they can repeal the law. It violates the treaty, and they'll be fined, but that's about it.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoCan Spain even afford such a fine?
- sergiosgc 13y agoAfford? Yes. Willing, not really in this case. The fine is high enough to hurt, but low enough to be supportable if a country really wishes to violate the directive. Think of a ballpark in the order of 20 million euros per year (fines are paid until the directive gets transposed into national law).