Press Release: Environment: Commission to streamline rules on environmental impact assessments of projects

The European Commission has outlined new proposals to streamline legislation on environmental impact assessments. The proposals are intended to lighten administrative burdens and make it easier to assess the potential impacts of major projects, without weakening existing environmental safeguards. Current levels of environmental protection will be strengthened, and businesses should enjoy a more harmonised regulatory framework.

European Commission: Memo/12/809: Questions and Answers on the Commission's proposal for the revision of EU law on environmental impact assessments http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-809_en.htm

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