Environmental Integration in Competition and Free-Movement Laws

Abstract

<p>The book addresses the interaction of Article 11 TFEU’s obligation to integrate environmental protection requirements and competition law, State aid law, and free-movement law. The three areas are the core provisions protecting the internal market by prohibiting certain actions of the Member States and undertakings. The monograph covers a highly topical issue with an ongoing debate about the value of environmental protection at EU level. It first conceptualizes and develops a novel framework for integration of other policies into the areas of competition, State aid, and free-movement law. This framework is not only applicable to environmental protection but also paves the way for a more transparent and consistent integration of other policies into these areas. In particular, the monograph addresses the environmental integration clause and examines the obligations that derive from it. The book is a comprehensive and comparative study of competition law, State aid law, and free-movement law. It compares the application of the different tests for determining the scope and for balancing environmental protection with other objectives in competition, State aid, and free-movement law. Based on the experiences gained in these three fields, this comparison provides an opportunity for cross-fertilization which suggests innovative approaches to common issues relating to scope and balancing.</p>