INTERESTS OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

AbstractDue to the environment’s importance in the development of life, protecting it has alsobecome the main concern of regional organizations worldwide, an outstanding contributionin this sense having been brought by the European Council and the institutions of theEuropean Union, which, by adopting numerous legal instruments, significantly contributed tothe preservation of nature and protection of the environment , also establishing severalinterdictions, behevioural norms and principles that are specific to the domain researched, aswell as sactions applicable to those who affect these values by committing illicit acts