EU: Greater Integration of Environment

Environmental policy and climate change action are to be included in all of the EU's main funding instruments including cohesion, agriculture, maritime and fisheries policy, research and innovation and external aid under the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020. It includes a budget of 382 million EUR for sustainable growth, the LIFE+ Programme will be split between the environment (2.4 billion EUR) and climate change (800 million EUR). The Commission proposes to allocate funds for research and development, with the risk of freezing the budget allocated to the Common Agricultural Policy.