Commission`s Opinion – EU acquis Chapter 27

Early stage of preparation (1)

Ukraine is at an early stage of preparation in the area of environment and climate change. Ukraine has made important steps in recent years in building its environmental regulatory framework and some steps to reform of its institutional framework and climate acquis. Gaps in the level of legislative alignment have increased with the expansion and deepening of the EU acquis in these areas following the European Green Deal. In general, remaining challenges concerning the capacities for adopting the relevant EU acquis, the mainstreaming of the EU Green Deal in all policy areas as well as the effective implementation and enforcement of legislation need to be addressed.