In this study, Ecologic reviewed the development of Bulgaria's environmental quality and provided an overview of the development of Bulgaria's environmental policy, including its legal foundations and environmental policy instruments. The analysis' main focus was on progress and existing deficits in Bulgaria's adoption of the European Union's environmental Acquis communautaire. On this basis, the analysis also identified areas in which extensive advising and investments by bilateral and multilateral institutions were needed to support Bulgaria in the area of environmental policy as it moves toward European Union membership. The study was prepared for experts in national environmental administrations and multilateral institutions.

The Eastern enlargement of the EU poses major challenges for German and European environmental policy. On the one hand, the process of political and economic transformation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe offers a unique opportunity to substantially improve the state of the environment in the whole of Europe. On the other hand, there is a serious risk that the level of environmental protection will suffer – perhaps even that which has already been achieved so far will be undone - if an 'environmentally friendly' political strategy of Eastern enlargement should fail.

Ecologic analysed and compared different sources of data on the production and trade in Ozone Depleting Substances. Reporting data on production, imports and exports of ozone depleting substances (ODS) is one of the most fundamental bases for checking compliance with the Montreal Protocol. There are different sources for generating the necessary data. The European Commission has generally relied on the reporting by producers and importers/exporters as required under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) 3093/94 to generate the needed information. These data have provided the basis for submitting the annual data required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol to the Secretariat of the Protocol in Nairobi.

Kraemer, R. Andreas; Anne-Gabrielle Mazurek; Alexandra Hähnel 2000: Rencontre Franco-Allemande/ Deutsch-Französisches Treffen.Développement durable et intégration des considérations environnementales à l'ensemble des secteurs politiques. Nachhaltige Entwicklung und Integration des Umweltschutzes in allen Politiksektoren. Ecologic, Berlin.

Bär, Stefani; Martin Cames; Michael Krug et al. 2000: Instruments and Options for Environmental Policy during the Accession Process of EU Associated Countries in the Area of Environment and Energy. Öko-Institut, Ecologic, FFU, Berlin.

Bär, Stefani; R. Andreas Kraemer, Anne-Gabrielle Mazurek et.al. 2000: The Implementation of the IPPC Directive in Germany. Ecologic - Center for European and international Environmental Research, Berlin.

Atmanagara, Jenny; Walter Kahlenborn 2000: Tourism as a Financial Instrument for Nature Conservation. Berlin.

Ecologic provided an overview of the state of implementation of the Montreal Protocol by assembling 15 case studies on the efforts of various EU Member States in implementing measures. The case studies focused on three aspects: planned phase-out scenarios and measures, legislation and policy instruments used to ensure implementation, and controlling instruments that provide an understanding of the actual extent of implementation.

Ecologic collected, compared and evaluated the practical experiences of EU Member States with implementing the environmental integration principle. Furthermore, Ecologic assessed to what extent these experiences could be used by other States. The aim of the study was to analyse the existing and planned national administrative structures for sustainable development.

Ecologic and INTECUS 2000: Environmental Technology Transfer and Policy Developement Institutions in Asia and Europe. Interim Version of Status Quo Report II. Ecologic, INTECUS, Berlin.

Ecologic and INTECUS 2000: Mega-Cities in Southeast and East Asia: Environmental Status Quo. Interim Version of Status Quo Report I. Ecologic, INTECUS, Berlin.

Oberthür, Sebastian 1999: Study of Impacts of GEF Activities on Phase-Out of Ozone Depleting Substances. GEF Evaluation Report. Berlin.

Rudolph, Karl-Ulrich; Andreas R. Kraemer; Wenke Hansen et al. 1999: Vergleich der Abwassergebühren im europäischen Rahmen. [UBA Texte 97/99] Berlin.

Stefani Bär et al. 1999: Verstärkte Zusammenarbeit im Umweltbereich - Möglichkeiten der Anwendung der in Titel VII EUV festgelegten Bestimmung für Flexibilität im Umweltbereich. Ecologic, Berlin.