EU to take UK to court over IORP directive

In April, the European Commission issued infringement proceedings against the UK and 10 other EU states for failing to fully introduce Directive 2003/41/EC on the activities and supervision of Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP Directive) into national law. The 11 states, which also included France, Spain and Italy, had two months to comply with the ‘reasoned opinions’ brought against them, however as the UK and Slovenia both failed to reply to the notices, the Commission has now referred the two countries to the European Court of Justice for the next stage of infrin...