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On balance, is the EU's enlargement likely to have a positive or negative effecton the quality of the European environment?
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On balance, is the EU's enlargement likely to have a positive or negative effect on the quality of the European environment? As part of the accession process to create the enlarged European Union, applicants will have to adopt all existing EU environmental legislation, which on the most part is much more meticulous than anything already existing in the applicant countries. The thesis of this essay is that these stricter environmental rules and standards will improve the quality of air and water and have a massive positive effect on public health in the candidate countries. They will render the management of waste more efficient and protect areas of special natural value. Less transboundary pollution in the air and in the waterways will mean cleaner environment not only for the candidate countries, but also for the current Member States. Thus in a very direct way, implementing EU environmental directives in the candidate countries will benefit...
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