The report concentrates on two major challenges facing municipalities in the central and eastern European countries: how to meet the strict requirements of EU accession, and how to deal with the rising waste burden.The report was prepared within the framework of the European Commission LOGON II...

Das Walter Hallstein-Institut für Europäisches Verfassungsrecht der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin wurde im Oktober 1997 gegründet. Zielsetzung: Erforschung und Diskussion von Grundlagen, Strukturen und Inhalten einer europäischen Verfassungsordnung auf verfassungsvergleichender Basis Die...

As the worlds largest economy, the United States is also the largest consumer of fossil energy sources and the largest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases. Although the climate and energy policies adopted over the past decade have been insufficient to reverse continued emissions growth, a...

On 1 January 2005, the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) commenced. The legislation behind the scheme is the European Commission’s Directive 2003/87/EC, within which Article 30 requires a review report of the EU ETS should be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council. In response...