This paper presents an overview of administrative culture and practices for EPI in Europe, and investigates some of the main management styles used. It reviews institutional structures and practices in the EU-25, the candidate and applicant countries, the countries of the European Free Trade...

Summary report of the conference held on 27-29 September 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia. This report was prepared by the organisers of the conference 'Time for action — towards sustainable consumption and production in Europe'. Three sets of three top-priority recommendations towards sustainable...

Assessing the effects of EU environmental legislation, and whether specific measures have actually been effective in delivering expected results, is an essential task, yet one that is not always carried out. The REM report examines this issue and tries to respond to a set of questions on why,...

Significant changes in climate are already visible globally, and are expected to become more pronounced in the future. These will lead to wide ranging impacts on the natural and man-made environment across different sectors and regions, which in turn will lead to economic costs. These economic...

The EEA continued to deliver a major contribution to the European Community's Sixth Environment Action Programme (and its mid-term review) in 2007, at the same time as developing further its information systems and networks, providing support to the European Parliament and meetings of the...

This report assesses the key drivers, environmental pressures and some impacts from the production and consumption of energy, taking into account the main objectives of the European policy on energy and environment including: security of supply, competitiveness, increased energy efficiency and...

During 2008, the EEA continued to deliver important contributions to the European Community's Sixth Environment Action Programme (6th EAP) at the same time as developing further its information systems and networks, providing support to the European institutions including the European...

The last few years have seen a growing awareness of environmental change and the need for urgent policy action. In 2009 the EEA started to implement its new 5‑year strategy in response to this. The EEA will consolidate and improve the timing, spatial resolution and quality of environmental...