This study analyzes the core European environmental policy and examines the progress and problems in all other sectors and across different European countries, exploring lessons for achieving future environmental policy goals.

Part I: Introduction - Greening the European Union: An Introduction * Three Conceptions of the Integration Principle in International Environmental Law * Part II: Country Studies - Efficient Hardware and Light Green Software: Environmental Policy Integration in the UK * Efficient Policy Integration as a Political Principle: The German Case and the Implications of European Policy * Environmental Policy Integration in Italy: Is a Green Government Enough? Some Evidence from the Italian Case * Part III: European Union Policy Studies - Integrating European Environmental and Agricultural Policy * Why Does Environmental Policy Integration Fail? The Case of Environmental Taxation for Heavy Goods Vehicles * The Sustainability of Freight Transport Across the Alps: European Union Policy in Controversies on Transit Traffic * European Union Energy Policy in a Changing Climate * Dynamics in a Multilevel Policy: Greening the European Union Regional and Cohesion Funds * Part IV: Conclusion - Conclusion: What Are the Bottlenecks and Where Are The Opportunities for Greening the European Union? * Index