Commission adopts its June infringement procedures - decisions regarding Luxembourg

To help citizens and businesses benefit fully from the European Union’s legislation, the European Commission maintains a constant dialogue with Member States to ensure compliance with EU law. It can initiate infringement procedures against Member States in the event of non-compliance. The decisions taken today, as part of this infringement package, include 34 letters of formal notice and 12 reasoned opinions.

The Commission also decided to refer 6 cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finally, the Commission decided to close 59 cases in which the Member States concerned, in cooperation with the Commission, have brought an infringement to an end and ensured compliance with EU law.

The decisions and the corresponding press releases are available online. More information on the EU infringement procedure can be found in the following questions and answers.

Here are the decisions regarding Luxembourg: 

Commission calls on Greece, Luxembourg and Sweden to correctly transpose the provisions of the Directive on combating money laundering 
The European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending a letter of formal notice to Greece (INFR(2026) 2072), Luxembourg (INFR(2026) 2073) and Sweden (INFR(2026) 2074) for failing to correctly transpose some of the provisions of the Directive on combating money laundering (Directive (EU) 2018/1673), including regarding penalties and money laundering offences. The Directive defines criminal offences and sanctions for money laundering, preventing criminals from taking advantage of diverging legal systems across the EU. It also facilitates police and judicial cooperation between EU Member States in combating money laundering and increases the effectiveness of investigations and prosecutions of financial crimes. In view of the incorrect transposition of the Directive including penalties and the money laundering offences, the Commission is sending letters of formal notice to Greece, Luxembourg and Sweden. These Member States now have two months to respond and address the shortcomings raised by the Commission. In the absence of a satisfactory response, the Commission may decide to issue reasoned opinions.

Commission calls on Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia to adopt national penalty schemes under ReFuelEU Aviation
The European Commission has decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Belgium (INFR(2026)2058), Germany (INFR(2026)2060), Ireland (INFR(2026)2063), Spain (INFR(2026)2061), Croatia (INFR(2026)2062), Cyprus (INFR(2026)2059), Latvia (INFR(2026)2065), Luxembourg (INFR(2026)2064), Austria (INFR(2026)2057), Poland (INFR(2026)2066), Portugal (INFR(2025)2067), Slovenia (INFR(2026)2068) and Slovakia (INFR(2026)2069) for failing to establish national rules on penalties for breaches of Regulation (EU) 2023/2405 (ReFuelEU Aviation). The ReFuelEU Aviation framework provides long-term regulatory certainty to scale up the production and uptake of sustainable aviation fuels across the EU. Under the ReFuelEU Aviation, Member States are required to lay down the rules on penalties for aviation fuel suppliers, aircraft operators and EU airport managing bodies in the event of non-compliance, and to adopt necessary measures to ensure full implementation. Despite continued calls from the Commission to the Member State authorities, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia failed to submit this information to the Commission by 31 December 2024, as required by the Regulation. The Commission is therefore sending letters of formal notice to these Member States, which now have two months to respond and address the shortcomings. In the absence of a satisfactory response, the Commission may decide to issue reasoned opinions.