Environment DG

Mission statement:

"Protecting, preserving and improving the environment
for present and future generations, and promoting sustainable development."

 

The main role of the European Commission's Environment Directorate-General (DG) is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that agreed measures are put into practice in the EU Member States. The Environment DG is based in Brussels and has around 700 staff.

Further information:

• Organisation Chart
• Environment DG Annual Management Plan 2008 (pdf ~256K)
• Evaluation in DG Environment
• Annual Environment Policy Reviews
• Environment in the Strategic Objectives and Annual Work Programme of the European Commission