EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 3.2.2017 SWD(2017) 34 final COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT The EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report - BELGIUM Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The EU Environmental Implementation Review: Common Challenges and how to combine efforts to deliver better results {COM(2017) 63 final} {SWD(2017) 33 final} {SWD(2017) 35 - 60 final} EN EN Belgium 2 This report has been written by the staff of the Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission. Any comments are welcome to the following e-mail address:
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