The Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), launched by the European Commission in May 2016, aims to increase knowledge on the implementation of EU environmental law and support more effective implementation in the Member States. In the context of the EIR, in February 2017 the Commission...

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 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...

Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment ('Strategic Environmental Assessment' - 'SEA Directive') requires certain public plans and programmes (PPs) to undergo an environmental assessment before they are adopted. The aim of this...

The Guidance on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment aims to help Member States improve the way in which climate change and biodiversity are integrated in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) carried out across the EU. This summary gives a brief...