EU–trials against Austria because of the violation of the law

The European commission led in December 2015 47 trials against its members because of the violation of the contracts , which are a part of the European legal system. The majority of the trials refers to violations from the fields of financial stability, migration and interior matters. Against Austria there are now two litigations before the European court. One because of not considering the European laws about public tenders. The client was supposed to give orders for printing of official documents ( passports, driving licences) directly- without a tender- to a private company „Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei“. The second trial is referring to the EU laws about driving licenses, Austria was supposed to issue incorrect driving licenses to some truck and bus drivers.

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