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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.
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Establishing an EU ‘Guardian for 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.
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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.
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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.
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Enhancing enforcement obligations for EU environmental law
A new study examines the challenge Member States face in ensuring inspection and enforcement of EU environmental law and considers the option of a new horizontal law to strengthen these requirements.
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Environmental complaint handling and mediation mechanisms at national level
Gradual harmonisation of Member States’ approaches to handling complaints over environment law breaches could have major benefits for the EU.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Report on Simplifying Environmental Regulations available
On 22 June the European Commission hosted a conference on measures undertaken by Member States to simplify environmental regulation. This included the launch of a major new report by IEEP and Ecologic ...
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Conference on simplification of environmental regulation
The European Commission is hosting a conference on 22 June in Brussels examining best practices in the Member States of initiatives which will streamline and simplify environment-related regulatory requirements ...
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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...