| | PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AARHUS POLICY |
| | 2,43 | | MB | STATEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ENTERPRISES: |
| | 324 | | stron | CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE |
| | 5011 | | ID | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| | 2004 | | rok |
| | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY7 |
| | INTRODUCTION9 |
| | OVERALL ECONOMIC CONTEXT10 |
| | The general economic context is improving across the entire region, but with diverse present |
| | development states .10 |
| | The investment climate across the regions varies greatly.12 |
| | Local enterprise reform, despite notable progress, is still lagging behind the EU regions, which |
| | contributes to hamper the wide scale dispersal of environmental management 13 |
| | FDI levels in CEE and the Baltics are contributing to improvements into the environmental |
| | performance of the economies and enterprises, while in the SEE much remains to be seen15 |
| | Considerable reforms throughout the region in pricing of the energy utility sector 17 |
| | Pressure from consumer markets is still weak but improving in the CEE and the Baltics, while |
| | almost non-existent in the SEE 19 |
| | ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FRAMEWORK 22 |
| | Environmental regulations and standards are influencing enterprise decision-making and |
| | compliance.22 |
| | The incentive function of economic instruments is still limited, due to the need of balancing political |
| | acceptability and economic efficiency with environmental effectiveness.25 |
| | Poor compliance monitoring and enforcement of environmental standards contributes to frequent |
| | noncompliance. .29 |
| | Lack of compliance promotion and other support for companies.32 |
| | CAPACITY BUILDING .34 |
| | Information, Education and Training 34 |
| | Institutional Arrangements .36 |
| | Environmental management systems and other voluntary approaches .78 |
| | International business partnerships .113 |
| | FINANCIAL MECHANISMS TO SUPPORT EME115 |
| | ANNEX .129 |
| | Country Review – Czech Republic .131 |
| | Country Review – Estonia 113 |
| | Country Review – Hungary 168 |
| | Country Review - Poland203 |
| | Country Review Summary – Bulgaria.255 |
| | Country Review Summary– Croatia .259 |
| | Country Review Summary – Latvia264 |
| | Country Review Summary – Lithuania .268 |
| | Country Review Summary- Romania .277 |
| | Country Review Summary – Slovakia 281 |
| | Country Review Summary – Slovenia 285 |