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Commission refers Ireland, Spain, France and Netherlands to CJEU over NIS2 delays

The Commission referred Ireland, Spain, France and the Netherlands to the CJEU for not notifying full transposition of the NIS2 cybersecurity directive, due since 17 October 2024, and asked for a lump sum and daily penalties.

Verified European Commission press release, 8 July 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that the four states' transposition laws will change, or set any fine amount; the Court has yet to rule.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. CJEU referral over transposition delay; no law changed, no fine set yet.. European Sovereignty Index

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