Tag: Environmental Investigation Agency
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Study on the EU implementation of the Aarhus Convention
The study on the EU implementation of the Aarhus Convention prepared by Milieu, with contributions from Collingwood Environmental Planning and ICF for the European Commission has been published this month. The study forms a key part of the European Commission’s commitment to developing a response to findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee regarding the… Read more
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The Securitisation Regulation: Compliance assessment
To ensure a safe and liquid market for securitisations, the Securitisation Regulation is accompanied by Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, which amended Regulation (EU) No 648/2012. Together, the two acts establish a comprehensive framework in… Read more
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The Prospectus Regulation: Compliance assessment
The objective of the Prospectus Regulation is to harmonise requirements for the drafting, approval, and distribution of the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market in an EU Member State. The intention is to help companies, especially SMEs, access different forms of finance… Read more
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Direct exchange of personal data between Europol and private parties
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) plays a central role in providing the support necessary to and coordination between Member State authorities, thereby contributing to the fight against serious, cross-border criminal activities. Europol as a general rule is not allowed to exchange personal data directly with private parties (direct exchange). Such exchange… Read more
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Legal Aid in Return Procedures
The Court of Justice of the European Union has recently delivered at least 26 rulings interpreting the Return Directive. Most of the cases related to the potential interference of national laws implementing the Return Directive with fundamental rights and several of them concerned procedural safeguards. One of the most important procedural right foreseen in the… Read more
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EIGE: Gender-sensitive language review in English
Milieu is very excited to have won a framework contract with the European Institute for Gender Equality in a new sector of work: editing! Gender equality is a fundamental right of the European Union and is therefore an important part of all EU activities. EIGE has asked Milieu to ensure that all its publications (including… Read more
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Study to support the REFIT evaluation of Directive 2001/42/EC (SEA Directive)
The European Commission has recently published the Study to support the REFIT evaluation of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA Directive) that Milieu carried out with Collingwood Environmental Planning. The study assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and added value of the SEA Directive… Read more
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Study on the Integration of Refugees in Denmark, Finland and France
The European Parliament has recently published the ‘Study on the Integration of Refugees in Denmark, Finland and France‘ that Milieu carried out together with Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale. The report based on in-depth country case studies and interviews with national stakeholders describes recent trends in the flow of asylum seekers and refugees and presents a comparative overview… Read more
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Research on the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary
The Hungarian FRANET team, managed by Milieu is currently carrying out research on the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary. Research findings will feed into the FRA’s Annual Fundamental Rights Report. Research activities extend to the following areas: equality and non-discrimination; racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma integration; asylum, visas; migration, borders and integration; information… Read more
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Update of the FRA Anti-Muslim hatred database
Manifestations of xenophobic, racist hatred and violence targeting Muslims are on the rise in many Member States due to the arrival of migrants and asylum seekers in large numbers over the past years combined with terrorist attacks in several EU Member States. Therefore, there is a need for targeted and evidence-based responses at both EU… Read more
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Directive on Presumption of innocence: Compliance assessment
The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty is a fundamental right and a cornerstone of fair trail rights’ protection enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. It entails, for instance, that none can be presented as guilty by public authorities before the… Read more
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Report on European bathing water quality in 2018
The European Environment Agency and the European Commission have recently released the Report on European bathing water quality in 2018. In preparation of the evaluation of the Bathing Water Directive, the results of the ‘reality check’ of the implementation of the Directive prepared by Milieu have been published. Both an EU overview report and 28 country reports are available online. Read more
