The 7th Environment Action Programme (7th EAP) is the long term overarching strategy of the EU and its Member States in the field of environment and climate change. It covers a seven-year time frame (between 2014 and 2020) and is the first to set a long-term vision for policy-making in the...

This European Implementation Assessment (EIA) has been provided to accompany the work of the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in scrutinising the implementation of the directive establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for...

In the framework of its consideration of the Commission's proposal on the processing of personal data by Union institutions and bodies, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs requested an impact assessment of three specific aspects of that proposal....

The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) covers all aspects of the fishing industry. The EU has exclusive responsibility for the sustainable exploitation of living marine resources, which is subject to rules stating how, where and when different species can be caught in order, above all, to protect...

More than 70 million people in the EU, close to one in six, have a disability. Many of them encounter difficulties performing simple daily tasks, pursuing studies and getting a job. That is why, alongside and in support of Member State policies, the EU has committed to combating all forms of...

There are a number of weaknesses in the existing national legal frameworks regarding social enterprises and this European added value assessment (EAVA) attempts to identify them. It goes on to argue that action at EU level would generate economic and social added value and presents a qualitative...

Collectively, the 33 countries forming the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are the fifth largest trading partner of the EU. On trade, the EU has concluded fully fledged agreements with two Latin American groupings (Cariforum and the Central America group), a multiparty...

The EU Market Access Strategy (MAS) and associated Market Access Partnership (MAP) is a EU trade policy operational instrument designed to identify and remove market access restrictions confronting EU firms in third country export markets. Since the 2008 financial crisis, there has been a steady...

This fourteenth edition of the overview of European Council conclusions, presented in the form of a Rolling Check-List of Commitments to Date, is a publication by the European Council Oversight Unit within the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), the European Parliament's in-house...

This study deals with the prevalence of corruption in the EU and describes the action taken to address the problem. It focuses on initiatives and policies implemented by governments at the national, regional and local levels in eight selected Member States ranging from north to south and from...