As the European Commission gears up to review the Environmental Crime Directive, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) calls for better protection of people and nature through criminal law, writes Frederik Hafen. On the 15th of December, the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal to improve environmental protection through criminal law by reviewing the current Environmental Crime Directive, which sets minimum standards for the enforcement of European environmental law at national level. While the EU has very limited competences when it comes to national criminal law, it does … Continue reading EU laws must ensure that environmental crime does not pay