Proceedings for infringement of the TEU by the Member State and its changes after the Lisbon Treaty

The aim of this thesis is to give a detailed overview of the functioning and effectiveness of one of the main instruments which EU has to enforce and control the application of the EU law by its Member States, which are the infringement proceedings for breaching of the EU law in its newest form as provided by Art. 258 - 260 of the Lisbon Treaty. The thesis contains also two issues related to the main topic, the state liability for the breaching of the EU law towards individuals and the preliminary ruling with accordance to the art. 267 of the TFEU. Another part of the thesis is a detailed consideration of the EU Pilot Project, which should serve as a platform for better cooperation between the Member States and the Commission