BirdLife Europe's work on EU Policy - overview

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In the following pages you can find out more about BirdLife Europe policy positions and activities.

Why EU policy matters to BirdLife Europe - and how we work on it

Working with the EU Institutions

• Presidencies of the EU - Find out more about BirdLife Europe's Priorities for the Polish EU Presidency here
• European Parliament- Find out more on BirdLife Europe's 4 priorities for political reform 2009-2014 here

Nature and biodiversity policy

• The EU Nature Legislation: a world-class framework for biodiversity action
  • Natura 2000 - Europe's top sites for nature and wildlife
  • Current campaigns to protect unique nature sites in Europe – and how you can help
  • Past successful campaigns
  • Hunting of birds in the EU
  • Birds as indicators of biodiversity
• Nature and Biodiversity Positions and Publications

Climate Change Policy

• Climate Change and biodiversity
• Adapting to climate change
• Global Policy on Climate Change
• Renewable Energy Policy of the EU
  • Biofuels - why the EU needs to drop its biofuels target
• Climate change and Bioenergy Publications and Position papers

Agriculture and Forest Policies

• Agriculture in Europe - much more than just food production
  • BirdLife's vision for the future of the CAP
  • Reform of the Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) scheme
  • History
• Conserving and managing Europe's forests
• Agriculture Publications and position papers
• Forest Publications and position papers

Fisheries and Marine Policies

• Reforming the EU's Fisheries Policy
• Stop Seabird bycatch in EU fisheries
• Marine Protected Areas
• Fisheries and Marine Publications and position papers

Regional and Transport Policies

• Greening the EU's transport network: TEN-T and Natura 2000
• Regional and Transport Publications and position papers

EU external policies and global biodiversity

• External Policies, Global Biodiversity Publications and position papers

EU Budget

• The EU Budget post 2013
• Financing of Overseas Entities
• The EU Budget Review - Public money for public goods
• EU Budget Publications and position papers

Other policies

• The Environmental Liability Directive