European Commission warns Czechs over river transport

The European Commission warned on Thursday that the Czech Republic may be sued over its failure to adopt the EU river transport information system. The Czech Republic failed to incorporate European rules of river transport into Czech law to form a joint information system on river transport by the end of last October. The system is aimed at improving the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of river transport within the European Union and at raising its competitiveness. The European Commission will now send the Czech Republic a reasoned opinion, which is the second step in informing member states they are breaching EU legislation.

In related news, the European Commission issued a similar warning to the Czech Republic over the country’s failure to unite Czech law with EU legislation concerning recognition of doctors’ and dentists’ qualifications from other EU member states.