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Environment

Country reports

The Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) is a regular reporting tool designed to improve the implementation of EU environmental laws and policies. View the country reports from 2017 and 2019 here. 

The first EIR package was adopted in February 2017 and the second in April 2019. All reports and factsheets are available in the official language of the Member State and in English.

The third EIR package was adopted in September 2022 and is available here. 

This information was provided to the Commission before the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU. UK country report is available here and the factsheet here.

In addition to the country-specific reports, the 2019 package included  

  • a Communication with policy findings including an annex with the priority actions for all countries, clustered by theme 

  • a Policy background document introducing all themes covered by the EIR

This information was provided to the Commission before the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU. UK country report is available here and the factsheet here.

In addition to the country-specific reports, the 2017 package included  

  • A Communication identifying common challenges across countries and how to combine efforts to deliver better results 

  • an Annex to the Communication that summarises suggested actions for improvement for all countries