European Union Policy and Law Related to Urban Environment
European Union Policy and Law Related to Urban Environment

Summary/Abstract: The paper, based on policy documents and legal acts, presents an overview of the EU policy and law related to town and cities environment. The European Union recognizes the role that urban areas play in the lives of many Europeans and committed itself to act in this field. The EU and especially the European Commission (DG Environment) has been intensively acting on improving the urban environment in a number of ways. The overview of the EU policy and law on urban environment shows that the European Union is committed to make European towns and cities healthy and attractive to live. A key feature of many EU’s policies and laws on environment are measures aimed specifically at protecting the urban environment. The EU acts in a number of important ways in this field, setting policies, adopting legal measures, setting standards and providing financial resources for protecting urban environment.

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