European Union Sustainable Development pages
www.europa.eu.int/comm/sustainable/welcome/index_en.htm

European Union strategies relevant to sustainable development
The EU’s Sustainable Development Strategy aims, in tandem with the Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs, for a more prosperous, cleaner and fairer Europe.

Sustainable Development Strategy
www.europa.eu.int/comm/sustainable/sds2005-2010/docs/communication_en.pdf

Lisbon Strategy
www.europa.eu.int/growthandjobs/index_en.htm

Regional Policy Director General
The department in the European Commission responsible for European measures to assist the economic and social development of the less-favoured regions of the European Union.
www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/regional_policy/index_en.htm

Director General Environment
The department in the European Commission whose main role is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that agreed measures are actually put into practice in Member States.
www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm

The Cardiff Process
This is the name given to the process launched by European heads of state and government (The European Council) at their meeting in Cardiff, in June 1998, requiring different Council formations to integrate environmental considerations into their respective activities.
www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/integration/integration.htm