EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAU ANNUAL REPORT 2003 and

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CONTENTS

A Introduction to the EEB

A.1 Mission . .5

A.2 Structure . .6

A.3 Working methods . .6

A.4 Constraints .8

A.5 Some history . .8

B Main challenges for the coming years

B.1 The future of Europe . .12

B.2 An enlarged EU . .13

B.3 A new European Parliament, a new European Commission .14

B.4 Sustainable development . .15

B.5 Agenda 2007 . .16

B.6 Environmental policy integration (Cardiff Process) . .17

B.7 Enlargement and southern Europe .18

B.8 Europe in the wider world . .19

B.9 Implementation of the 6th Environmental Action Programme . .19

C EEB Secretary General’s assessment of the EEB’s work in 2003

C.1 The organisational picture .30

C.2 Coalition building .31

C.3 Working with the EU institutions .32

C.4 Political assessment .34

D EEB activities in 2003 and aims for 2004

D.1 The future of Europe . .41

D.2 An enlarged EU . .45

D.3 A new European Parliament, a new European Commission .46

D.4 Sustainable development . .47

D.5 Agenda 2007 . .51

D.6 Environmental policy integration (Cardiff Process) . .51

D.7 Enlargement and southern Europe .52

D.8 Europe in the wider world . .57

D.9 Implementation of the 6th Environmental Action Programme . .61

E Organisation of the EEB’s work

E.1 Information clearing house .106

E.2 Representation of EEB’s views . .107

E.3 2003 Annual Conference . .109

E.4 Capacity building at national level .109

E.5 The EEB office in Brussels .110

F EEB members in 2003

F.1 EEB Membership list, by country, of EEB Member Organisations and Associate Members . .113

F.2 Honorary Members of the EEB .116

F.3 EEB Members’ activities: a sample of the work done in 2003 . .116

G EEB Board 2003-2004 . .131

H Financial Report .134

Annexes

Annex 1: EEB Press releases 2003 . .140

Annex 2: EEB publications .145

Annex 3: EEB joint publications with other organisations . .146