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Discuss the contention that EU environmental policy has been slow to develop because economic and political policies have been allowed to take priority.
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Discuss the contention that EU environmental policy has been slow to develop because economic and political policies have been allowed to take priority. The implementation of any form of environmental policy in the EU is a relatively new phenomenon. 1972 was the turning point for environmental policy when the policy was announced for the first time at the Paris Summit in 1972. Environmental Action Programme was subsequently devised in 1973. The EU now has a history of almost thirty years in environmental policy, in which time five environmental action plans have been devised and details of the sixth are to be announced at the end of 2001. Since these action programmes have been in place, over 200 pieces of legislation have been passed relating to environment, which mainly deal with limiting air and water pollution, waste management etc. EU Environmental policy is now seen as essential due to the increasing awareness of...
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