EU Sustainable Development Policy: formation, actors, prospects
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Kovalev Yuri Yu. Cand. Sci. (Geograph.), Associate Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Ural Humanitarian Institute
Ural Humanitarian Institute, Ural Federal University named after First President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin
Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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The purpose of this article is to analyze the features of the formation and evolution of the EU sustainable development policy, to assess the influence of internal and external actors on its formation. The European Union is one of the main actors in the global sustainability policy. His current policy in this area has been shaped over the past 50 years. The ecological crisis gave an impetus to the formation of an environmental protection policy, the development of the discourse of the “quality of life” of the population, which gradually transformed into a modern strategy for the sustainable development of the region based on green technologies. The current EU sustainability policy (taking on the features of global politics) comes down to a policy of environmental modernization - a transition to a new level of technological development of the social system, without a radical transformation of existing social institutions. The main stages of the establishment and development of the EU sustainable development policy are reflected in the EU Environmental Action Programs. In the period 1973-2020, seven such programs were adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of the EU. An analysis of the Environmental Action Programs reveals three stages in the development of the EU's sustainable development policy. In the first phase of development (1972-1992), political actions were aimed at minimizing the negative effects of economic growth. In the second phase (1992-2012), the EU's environmental policy was heavily influenced by the UN Sustainable Development Documents adopted at the UN Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Environmental economic growth is becoming the dominant idea of sustainable development. Since 2012, sustainable development policies have been heavily influenced by the concepts of a green economy and environmental transformation. The European Commission plays a key role in shaping and implementing sustainable development policies. The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of the EU carry out deliberative and legislative functions. Their activities are greatly influenced by diverse groups of actors who pursue their own goals.
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Kovalev Y.Y., (2020), EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY: FORMATION, ACTORS, PROSPECTS. History and Modern Perspectives, 1 => 82-91.
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Keywords:
EU, environmental protection policy, sustainable development, green economy, environmental modernization, postgrowth.


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