Assessing the effects of EU environmental legislation, and whether specific measures have actually been effective in delivering expected results, is an essential task, yet one that is not always carried out. The REM report examines this issue and tries to respond to a set of questions on why,...

he following report, carried out with the support of Garrigues & Andersen, is an in-depth study of the reporting obligations outlined in the framework of the Barcelona Convention on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (Barcelona Convention). The report is one of three that...

This report provides the first compendium of the 64 international environmental conventions signed and ratified by the European Community as well as a "road map" of the main reporting obligations arising from them. The report is intended to clarify the obligations and to contribute to efforts...

Topic. This final report covers all the activities concerning the Study on “Extortion Racketeering – The need for an instrument to combat activities of Organised Crime” awarded to Transcrime by the European Commission (Contract No.JLS/2008/D2/002). Aim. The aim of the study is assessing...

This study for DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) aims at measur-ing the administrative burdens for farmers arising from the 2003 Common Agricul-ture Policy (CAP) reform. The study provides an assessment of the administrative costs for selected CAP-related measures, especially the...

The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in EU agriculture may have economic implications that result from incomplete segregation of GM and traditional crop production. In particular, the presence of GMOs could not be ruled out in non-GM agricultural products. Due to...

Globalization is not a purely contemporary phenomenon. According to Chanda (2007) it has “worked silently for millennia without being given a name.” Indeed, globalization processes are continuously evolving, driven by the economic aspirations of millions around the globe— the more people...

Climate change is already happening. Regardless of international progress to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, the climate system will continue to adjust for the next few decades to past and present emissions. This will bring unavoidable impacts on natural and...