Italy: In the framework of its first measures favouring the liberalisation of the economy and the reduction of administrative procedures and paperwork, the Government aims at re-launching the role of the private sector, giving priority to economic-financial issues vs social and environmental issues. ...

Institute for European Environmental Policy (January 2012) | The future of EU environmental policy: challenges & opportunities Excerpt from the executive summary: “EU   environmental   policy   is   facing   a   new   and challenging   context.   The   current   economic   and financial preoccupations in Europe are unlikely to fade away   quickly....

Article by Nicholas Stern (et al.) at the European Voice: Towards a resilient green economy - Austerity measures will not boost growth, but investment in a green economy will....