IMPLEMENTING EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW STANDARDS IN KOSOVO

Abstract

As the environment increasingly emerges as a global concern, international entities like the European
Union have set forth minimum standards to address cross-border environmental impacts. Even though
these standards are binding only for the EU Member States, they are also being followed from the
potential candidate states like the Republic of Kosovo as a path towards their accession in the European
Union organization. This article analyses exactly this issue, the harmonization and implementation of
European Union Legal Instruments in the national level. The article offers a three dimensional analysis
of the Environmental National Legislation, respectively its adoption and harmonization with EU
standards, its implementation and lastly its criminalization in order of guaranteeing its application.