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European Environment Agency
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment.
European Environment Agency Building in Copenhagen in winter
European Environment Agency Building in Copenhagen in winter
Environmental policy of the European Union
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The European Union (EU) Environmental Policy was initiated in 1973 with the "Environmental Action Programme" at which point the Environmental Unit was formed. The policy has thereafter evolved "to cover a vast landscape of different topics enacted over many decades" (Reuters) and in 2015 the Institute for European Environmental Policy estimated that "the body of EU environmental law" amounted to 500+ directives, regulations and decisions."Over the past decades the European Union has put in place a broad range of environmental legislation. As a result, air, water and soil pollution has significantly been reduced. Chemicals legislation has been modernised and the use of many toxic or hazardous substances has been restricted. Today, EU citizens enjoy some of the best water quality in the world"
The European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement, which would form one of the world's largest free trade areas, has been denounced by environmental ac
The European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement, which would form one of the world's largest free trade areas, has been denounced by environmental activists and indigenous rights campaigners.