Responsibility of Member State for Infringements of EU Environmental Law

The thesis deals with the responsibility of Member States for infringements of EU environmental law. The main objective is to determine the conditions for financially sanctioning Member States for infringements in this area and to propose amendments that could enhance the cur-rent sanction-imposing mechanism. Hence, the thesis explains the concept of Member States' responsibility and the consequences of infringements (infringement and enforcement procedure), it analyses the CJEU caselaw and defines rules for sanction imposition. Finally, it identifies key challenges of the current mechanism and proposes solutions that could enhance the impact of financial sanctions and ensure higher Member States'compliance with the EU environmental law.