EAA Enforcement Tracker

Spain's National High Court found that disabled customers could not independently complete bookings, check in online, or manage reservations on Vueling's website. The court imposed a €90,000 fine plus a temporary ban on receiving public funds — the secondary sanction often dwarfs the headline figure for airlines that receive aviation subsidies.

* Pre-EAA legal basis; substance equivalent to EAA requirements.

A national public health portal failed multiple WCAG 2.1 AA criteria around form labeling, focus management, and assistive-technology compatibility. Norwegian authorities imposed a continuous daily penalty of NOK 50,000 (~€4,500) that accrues until the portal is compliant. The cumulative running total is in the mid-six figures and growing.

The first EAA-specific lawsuits filed in the EU. France's consumer protection authority targeted four very large retailers for non-compliant e-commerce checkout flows. As of May 2026 the cases remain pending — no rulings, no fines. The strategic choice of household-name targets signals that mid-market operators are next.

Within weeks of the BFSG taking effect, specialist law firms began sending Abmahnungen to German e-commerce operators on the legal theory that an inaccessible competitor gains an unfair advantage. Individual settlements are typically €1,500–€4,000 plus a contractual penalty for repeat violations. Estimated 1,000–3,000 cases in the first nine months — the aggregate cost across the German SMB market exceeds every regulatory EAA fine combined.

† Aggregate of private settlements; individual amounts not publicly recorded.

The Netherlands has the highest single-violation fine ceiling in the EU at €110,000 and the most mature reporting infrastructure — ACM publishes a non-compliance list. Six sector-specific enforcers (ACM, AFM, ILT, RDI, CvdM, NVWA) coordinate enforcement. No individual fines published yet, but the reporting phase is producing a target list. Expect first cases later in 2026.