HARMFUL EFFECTS OF EU SUBSIDIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT

V diplomskem delu so predstavljene subvencije s strani Evropske unije, ter njihov vpliv na okolje. Subvencije so tesno povezane z našim vsakdanjim življenjem, saj so povezane z večino dejavnosti, tako proizvodne, kot tudi potrošniške. V prvem delu diplomske naloge so predstavljene subvencije, ki jih Evropska unija podeljuje na posameznih področjih. Ta področja so: kmetijstvo, energetika, ribištvo, promet, kohezijska politika in okolje. V nalogi sta predstavljeni tudi dve pomembni študiji o okolju škodljivih subvencijah. V poročilih so zajete ugotovitve in priporočila glede subvencij, ki imajo negativne vplive na okolje. Predstavljeno je tudi prejemanje subvencij v Sloveniji. Z vidika okolju prijaznih subvencij je predstavljena skupina Bisol Group, d.o.o. V zadnjem delu so predstavljene razne pobude in ukrepi za zmanjšanje onesnaževanja okolja (Zelena reforma, Odprava subvencij masovni živinoreji, Ukinitev subvencij za fosilna goriva, Direktiva o trajnostni rabi pesticidov).Subsidies of the European Union are subject matter of the thesis. Discussed is their impact on the environment. Subsidies are closely related to our everyday life, as being part of the majority of activities, manufacturing goods, services and consuming. Specific areas, which receive subsidies from the European Union, are described in the first part of the thesis. These areas are: agriculture, energy, fisheries, transport, cohesion policy and the environment. Two important studies on environmentally harmful subsidies are added further on. The reports contains findings and recommendations regarding the subsidies that have negative impacts on the environment. The receipt of subsidies in Slovenia is also discussed. In terms of green subsidies, the group Bisol Group, Ltd is described. Various initiatives and measures to reduce pollution are introduced at the end of the thesis (Green reform, Abolition of factory farming subsidies, Abolition of subsidies for fossil fuels, Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides)