SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Decision streamlining reporting obligations in EU law adopted

Brussels, 14/05/2018 (Agence Europe)

The reporting obligations imposed on member states by EU environmental law will be clarified and streamlined under a decision adopted without debate by the Council on Monday 14 May, in the wake of the interinstitutional agreement reached on 22 November 2017 (see EUROPE 11911).

In repealing Directive 91/692/EEC, the decision ends the requirement on member states to submit reports to the European Commission on the implementation of certain EU environmental directives. It also ensures that...