In the first half of 2018, IMPEL carried out 2 IMPEL Review Initiatives (IRI’s). The first of these took place in Slovenia, and the second was hosted by the Azores. In both cases, the reviews focussed on permitting activity and inspections of industrial sites. Following the conclusion of these reviews, the meeting hosts reported that… [Read more]
IMPEL Review Initiative team in Slovenia
In May, IMPEL performed a so called Review Initiative (IRI) in Slovenia. Hosted by the Slovenian Environment and Nature Inspectorate IRSOP, the exercise was carried out in two parts; a pre-meeting was held in January this year and the actual review was carried out between 7 and 10 May. The primary purpose of an IRI,… [Read more]
IRI programme yields concrete improvements to implementation and enforcement of environmental law
Changes in legislation in Romania, the introduction of thematic inspection strategies in Austria’s Styria region and the beginnings of performance indicators in the Czech Environmental Inspectorate are all examples as a direct result of the recommendations made by the IMPEL Review Initiative programme (IRI) over the last few years. A workshop on the 07/08 June… [Read more]
IMPEL review initiatives (IRI) in Austria and Turkey
This year, IMPEL carried out two review initiatives: one in Turkey and one in Austria. The so called IRI is a voluntary peer review where environmental authorities of IMPEL member countries help each other to improve the implementation of EU environmental law. Review of the Turkish approach to the implementation and enforcement of environmental law… [Read more]