Environment Action Programme (EAP)

3.1.2013

Question for written answer E-000006-13
to the Commission
Rule 117
Louis Grech (S&D)

The Commission recently published its proposal for an Environment Action Programme (EAP), a paper which sets out EU environmental policy up to 2020.

The Commission makes it clear that the success or otherwise of this programme depends on each Member State, both when acting alone and when working to implement it jointly with the other Member States.

How is this programme different from past proposals concerning EU environmental policy?

The Commission’s work programme promises to tackle job creation. How, and to what extent, will this goal tie in with the EAP?

Can the Commission assure us that this will not be a one-size-fits-all programme, but one which is tailored to accommodate the different needs and realities of the individual Member States?

OJ C 340 E, 21/11/2013