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A greener CAP: still within reach?
The greening of the CAP hangs in the balance in the final negotiations; a synthesis of key issues and requirements.
agri-environment
agriculture
CAP
cross-compliance
EU budget
EU funding
EU institutions
governance
grassland
land use
public goods29 Apr 2013 -
Commissioner Potočnik opens IEEP conference in Brussels
IEEP organised a high-level conference on ‘Stepping up action for Europe’s environment’ on 4 December. The conference brought together a number of prominent speakers and participants from policy, business, academia and NGOs to reflect on the challenges and opportunities currently facing the EU and key priorities for the future.
environmental action programme
governance
green economy07 Dec 2012 -
Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment
New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.
biodiversity
climate change
ecosystem services
energy
enforcement
environmental action programme
environmental fiscal reform
Environmental Policy Integration
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
EU 2020 strategy
EU budget
EU funding
governance
green economy
impact assessment
market based instruments
monitoring
natural resources
nature conservation
policy instruments
renewable energy
resource use
waste05 Dec 2012 -
Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies for a resource efficient Europe
The EU has a long-standing commitment to removing or phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS). However, progress has been slow and EHS remain an issue in most EU countries. The Eurozone crisis and stagnating economic performance in many countries provide an opportunity to put new momentum behind this agenda.
agriculture
biodiversity
biofuels
climate change
Common Fisheries Policy
environmental fiscal reform
environmentally harmful subsidies
EU 2020 strategy
fisheries
food
forestry
governance
green economy
protected area
waste
water05 Dec 2012 -
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 scarcity15 Nov 2012 -
EU budget debate: Some one trillion euro questions and answers
Keti Medarova-Bergstrom, Senior Policy Analyst at IEEP, and Pawel Swidlicki, Research Analyst at Open Europe, put their heads together to identify why and where EU budgetary spending has got it wrong in the past and propose how roughly one trillion euros can better serve Europe's environment, economy and people in the next funding period.
climate change
EU budget
governance11 Oct 2012 -
Exploring key priorities and actions for the 7th EAP
This policy paper examines how the forthcoming 7EAP can contribute to protecting natural systems and improving the way in which we use natural resources. It also examines a number of cross-cutting actions needed to support the priorities of the 7EAP and ensure better delivery of EU environment policy.
biodiversity
eco-innovation
environmental action programme
environmental fiscal reform
governance
natural resources26 Sep 2012 -
The Ecosystem Approach in Marine Management
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires Member States to apply an “ecosystem approach to marine management”. This report defines the ecosystem approach and puts it into context by describing the challenges of applying it across Europe’s seas.
Common Fisheries Policy
ecosystem approach
ecosystem services
Environmental Policy Integration
fisheries
governance
marine
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy07 Feb 2012 -
The future of EU environmental policy: challenges & opportunities
IEEP has produced a special report for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPEG) on ‘The future of EU environmental policy: challenges and opportunities’. The report provides a brief review of key environmental challenges facing the EU, the main policy and strategic discussions currently underway and assesses some of the prospects and challenges for the future.
governance24 Jan 2012 -
IEEP report launched in the House of Commons
A new IEEP report on ‘The future of EU environmental policy: challenges and opportunities’ is launched on 24 January.
governance24 Jan 2012 -
Towards a 7th Environment Action Programme: potential options and priorities
As a contribution to the on-going discussion on the future strategic framework of EU environmental policy, IEEP has produced a policy paper on the options and priorities for a 7th Environment Action Programme (7EAP).
governance
Strategic Environmental Assessment16 Dec 2011 -
The New Comitology Rules - Delegated and implementing acts
The Lisbon Treaty substantially modified the framework for the Commission’s implementing powers, commonly known as ‘comitology’. This IEEP report explains the new procedures and gives examples of how they might, or will, apply in the EU biodiversity policy area.
comitology
governance18 Oct 2011 -
Cross-scale governance for water management
A new paper on the challenges of cross-scale governance for water management has been published.
adaptation
agri-environment
agriculture
CAP
climate change
enforcement
European Court of Justice
governance
industrial pollution
IPPC
policy instruments
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity28 Jun 2011 -
Key Messages on the Future of Europe’s Waters
IEEP has contributed to the production of the key messages from a major water conference contributing to future EU policy development.
agriculture
CAP
climate change
EU presidency
flooding
governance
pollution
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity05 Apr 2011 -
Assessment of the 6th Environment Action Programme
This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the 6th Environment Action Programme (6EAP). The overall objective of this evaluation was to provide an in-depth assessment of the achievements of the 6EAP since its adoption in 2002 to the end of 2010.
environmental action programme
governance
thematic strategies26 Mar 2011 -
IEEP Chairs Debate on The Legacy of Treaty of Amsterdam
On 19 November The Centre for Environmental Law of the University of Amsterdam organises an international conference on "Environmental Law and Policy in the European Union: The Legacy of the Treaty of ...
governance26 Sep 2009 -
New Study on the Future of EU Environmental Policy Launched
A new study by IEEP on 'The Future of EU Environmental Policy: Challenges and Opportunities' has been published by the All-Party Parliamentary Environmental Group (APPEG). The report, which was launched ...
governance16 Jul 2009 -
The Future of EU Environmental Policy: Challenges and Opportunities (2009)
This is a special independent report commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Environment Group (UK)...
governance21 Jun 2009 -
Turning the EU Budget into an Instrument to Support the Fight against Climate Change
This report assesses to what extent the EU budget has contributed to achieving the EU’s climate change objectives and sets out arguments on how and why the EU budget might support the fight against climate change in the future...
climate change
EU budget
governance13 Apr 2008 -
Effective environmental governance needed in South East Europe
A recently published article by IEEP's Andrew Farmer outlines the requirements for effective environmental governance, particularly in transition countries.Environmental governance is an important part ...
governance02 Jan 2008