The present document brings together useful information to enable a better implementation of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC(1). This Directive is the compiled version of the four existing texts, relating to the original Directive and its three amendments(2). It is addressed to all parties who...

Fishing and aquaculture are important economic activities in the European Union, in particular in coastal areas where there are few alternatives. They help to supply the European market, on which demand now tends to outstrip supply. Faced with both the worrying problem of dwindling fish stocks...

Significant changes in climate are already visible globally, and are expected to become more pronounced in the future. These will lead to wide ranging impacts on the natural and man-made environment across different sectors and regions, which in turn will lead to economic costs. These economic...

The EEA continued to deliver a major contribution to the European Community's Sixth Environment Action Programme (and its mid-term review) in 2007, at the same time as developing further its information systems and networks, providing support to the European Parliament and meetings of the...

During 2008, the EEA continued to deliver important contributions to the European Community's Sixth Environment Action Programme (6th EAP) at the same time as developing further its information systems and networks, providing support to the European institutions including the European...