The primary objective of this Report is to provide an overview of the situation regarding the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) concerning biodiversity damage. It will feed on the report to be submitted by the European Commission (Commission) to the European...

As part of its Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT), the Commission is undertaking a Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives. This comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of the current regulatory framework determines if it is 'fit for purpose' and delivering against...

The 7th Environment Action Programme (7th EAP), adopted in 2013 by the European Parliament and the Council, mandates the European Commission, inter alia, to develop by 2018 "a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable...

This study aims at understanding the effects of the enforcement action pursued by the European Com-mission on the implementation of EU Environmental law in the Member States. To that end, it provides an assessment of impacts of the enforcement policy of the Commission, in qualitative and, as far...

The scope of the project covers the evaluation of three requests for new exemptions. An overview of the exemption requests is given in Figure E. 1 in the Executive Summary. In the course of the project, a stakeholder consultation was conducted. In agreement with the European Commission, the...

This Executive Summary presents the key findings of the study on the regulatory provisions governing key aspects of unconventional gas development in Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain and United Kingdom conducted on the basis of information collected between October...

In January 2014, the Commission adopted a Recommendation setting out minimum principles for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons (such as shale gas) using high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF). The effectiveness of the Recommendation is to be reviewed by the Commission 18 months...

Environment is receiving increased attention in the EU cooperation agenda, also in light of the EU's objective of reducing its global environmental footprint. In this context, the main purpose of this study is to ascertain the economic and environmental benefits which could accrue to the EU from...

The overall objective of the study is to provide the European Commission with information on how the application of the BPR contributes to the sustainable use of biocides, to feed into the European Commission's report to the European Parliament and the Council, which is to be provided by 18 July...

The present study provides an overview of ASEAN's environmental and economic importance, both globally and for the EU, and assesses the potential environmental and economic benefits that could accrue to the EU from strengthening cooperation with ASEAN in the field of environment. Specific...