Access to Environmental Information in Europe:The Implementation and Implications of Directive 90-313 EEC

<p class=copymedium>The volume focuses on the implementation and use in all 15 European Union member states of Directive 90/313/EEC on freedom of access to environmental information. In addition, it covers:

<p class=copymedium><li class=copymedium>Six countries of Central and Eastern Europe
<li class=copymedium>Non-EU members Norway and Switzerland
<li class=copymedium>The EU institutions themselves
<li class=copymedium>The UN ECE Guidelines and draft Convention in this area.

<p class=copymedium>The <i>Stichting Natuur en Milieu</i> (The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment) has, with the support of the European Commission (DG XI), established a network of experts who have been following and analysing developments in legislation and practice since the Directive took effect in 1993. Building on this work, this volume offers a country-by-country analysis and an overview of developments in access to environmental information in Europe.

<p class=copymedium>'These last years have seen, within the European Union and outside it, an increased interest in more transparency, more communication and more information. This book's documentation of how the right of persons to access to information on the environment is progressively taking shape in Europe, will hopefully contribute to accelerate the move towards a more open society in Europe. '

(From the Foreword by Ludwig Krämer, Head of the Waste Management Unit of DG XI, European Commission).