Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives

    The Nature Directives (i.e. Birds Directive and Habitats Directive) are the key instruments of EU environmental policy; the Fitness Check support study, carried out by Milieu, IEEP and ICF for the European Commission DG-ENV, examined their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, EU-added value and their coherence with the wider acquis.

    agriculture
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    birds
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    European Court of Justice
    fisheries
    forestry
    grassland
    Habitats Directive
    land use
    marine protected areas
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    protected area
    regional policy
    renewable energy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    sustainable development
    wetland 
    14 Dec 2016
  • Comparing costs of implementing EU policy across Member States

    The report assesses if there are differences in the costs of implementation of EU environmental law across Member States.

    best practice
    better regulation
    Habitats Directive
    industrial pollution
    IPPC
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    waste 
    03 Mar 2016
  • Conference on the Fitness Check of EU Nature Legislation

    As part of the fitness check of the EU Nature Directives, the European Commission is organising a high-level conference in Brussels on 20 November. The purpose of the conference is to present and discuss the emerging findings from the assessment of evidence and information gathered during the process.

    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    Habitats Directive
    Natura 2000 
    17 Nov 2015
  • Protecting the interests of future generations

    Do future generations get a fair deal from the policy decisions we make now? A new IEEP report for the World Future Council launched today suggests not.

    better regulation
    environmental action programme
    governance
    REACH
    Regulatory Impact Assessment 
    28 Sep 2015
  • The Manual: Chapter 8 - Chemicals

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on chemicals focuses on the two main strands of EU chemicals policy: REACH – (Registration, evaluation, authorisation of restricted chemicals) and CLP – (classification, labelling and packaging).

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    chemicals
    food
    governance
    pesticides
    REACH
    transport 
    27 Nov 2014
  • The Manual: Chapter 6 - Waste

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on EU waste policies focuses on the management of waste, the environmental requirements with which waste management installations must comply and the big picture policy initiatives focused on waste.

    benefits of legislation
    best practice
    better regulation
    chemicals
    environmental action programme
    land use
    natural resources
    thematic strategies
    transport
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive 
    27 Nov 2014
  • The Manual: Chapter 5 - Water and marine

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of EU water pollution policy is explored, including the Water Framework Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and other directives and policies covering flooding; water scarcity; and dangerous substances in water.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    environmental action programme
    fisheries
    flooding
    marine
    marine protected areas
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Maritime Policy 
    27 Nov 2014
  • The Manual: Chapter 4 - Industrial pollution

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter provides information on EU industrial pollution policy, which outlines and discusses the legislation in place to minimise the negative effects of harmful substances and pollutants on the environment and human health.

    air quality
    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    industrial pollution
    industry
    pollution
    waste 
    27 Nov 2014
  • The Manual: Chapter 9 - Biodiversity

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of the EU biodiversity policy framework is explored, including the Birds and Habitats Directive and other legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms, for example.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    environmental action programme
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    genetically modified organism
    governance
    Habitats Directive
    impact assessment
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Strategic Environmental Assessment 
    27 Nov 2014
  • The Manual: Chapter 10 - Noise

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy.This chapter contains various pieces of EU policy which regulate noise pollution.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    environmental action programme
    pollution
    transport 
    27 Nov 2014
  • IEEP to support the European Commission’s nature legislation fitness check

    As part of its Smart Regulation policy the European Commission is to undertake a Fitness Check of EU Nature legislation, which will comprise a comprehensive assessment of whether the regulatory framework is “fit for purpose”. IEEP is part of a consortium, led by Milieu, that has been awarded the study contract to support the Commission in collecting and assessing evidence for the fitness check.

    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    enforcement
    European Court of Justice
    Habitats Directive
    nature conservation
    public participation 
    04 Nov 2014
  • Environmental policy and the UK’s review of the EU Balance of Competences

    The UK Government’s Balance of Competences review has now taken evidence on 25 subject areas, including the 6 with the most relevance for the Environment. We take stock of the IEEP’s contributions, and consider what a possible UK renegotiation might mean for the environment.

    agriculture
    air quality
    benefits of legislation
    best practice
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    climate change
    cohesion policy
    energy
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    EU budget
    EU institutions
    EU treaties
    fisheries
    governance
    Habitats Directive
    industrial pollution
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    REACH
    renewable energy
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    Water Framework Directive 
    19 Mar 2014
  • The EU Water Blueprint: Assessing the policy options

    The Water Blueprint proposes action to address 12 key problems for Europe’s waters. An IEEP led study found that improved guidance, information system, data exchange and funding were the best instruments to address many of these problems, with limited scope for new law.

    adaptation
    agri-environment
    agriculture
    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    CAP
    climate change
    cohesion policy
    ecosystem services
    enforcement
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    flooding
    governance
    impact assessment
    natural resources
    resource use
    water
    Water Framework Directive
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    15 Nov 2012
  • The Waste Shipment Regulation – practical and enforceable?

    The Waste Shipment Regulation is a major challenge for Member States to implement. IEEP gathered the views and experience of IMPEL members on its practicability and enforceability, to help inform any future legislative development and aid competent authorities to work together to enhance their implementation of the Regulation.

    best practice
    better regulation
    enforcement
    waste 
    02 Jul 2012
  • EU waste law and better compliance: a journey into the unknown

    The EU needs to make a big push to secure better compliance with existing waste law. Non-implementation of EU waste law endangers human health and the environment, distorts competition, and is estimated to cost a total of €90 billion a year.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    co-decision procedure
    comitology
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    incineration
    landfill
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    recycling
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    25 May 2012
  • EU waste law: the challenge of better compliance

    Waste management in the EU is improving, but implementation by the Member States of EU waste legislation remains patchy. This paper makes suggestions on how better compliance could be achieved.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    co-decision procedure
    comitology
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    incineration
    landfill
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    recycling
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    25 May 2012
  • Benefit Assessment Manual for Policy Makers: Assessment of Social and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Environmental Protection in the ENPI countries

    This benefit Assessment Manual, originally for internal use, has been turned into a Benefit Assessment Manual for policy makers and experts for wider dissemination and provides an understanding of the methodologies applied for the country benefit assessments.

    accession countries
    air
    air quality
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    carbon
    carbon capture and storage
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    deforestation
    desertification
    economics
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    fisheries
    forestry
    greenhouse gases
    land degradation
    land use
    landfill
    multilateral environmental agreements
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    recycling
    renewable energy
    soil
    sustainable development
    urban
    waste
    water
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    21 May 2012
  • Independent review of the EU Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Regulations

    This review highlights the potential of the EU IUU Regulation to deter illegal fishing and the challenges during the first 18 months of implementation.

    best practice
    better regulation
    Common Fisheries Policy
    enforcement
    fisheries
    monitoring 
    02 Dec 2011
  • The Impact of Better Regulation on EU Environmental Policy under the Sixth Environment Action Programme

    A part of a series of strategic analyses evaluating the Sixth Environment Action Programme this report evaluates how Better Regulation approaches have shaped the implementation of the objectives set out in the 6EAP in the process of their translation into legislative measures...

    better regulation
    environmental action programme 
    01 Jun 2010
  • Developing a Checklist for Assessing Legislation on Practicability and Enforceability

    In the policy debate on better legislation at the European and national level, there is a growing consensus on the need to address the implementation deficit...

    better regulation 
    08 Dec 2006
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