European Commission press release
Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "The 2009 Environment Policy Review shows that Member States adopted and implemented a variety of environmental policy measures. It gives interesting examples of how environmental objectives can be integrated into other policy areas. Nevertheless, a number of data and trends remain worrying.

Die überwiegende Mehrheit der Mitgliedsverbände der Naturfreunde Internationale liegen innerhalb der Grenzen der EU bzw. ihres Erweiterungsraumes.
Seit der Gründung der Naturfreundebewegung 1895 in Wien ist die europäische Umwelt- und Sozialpolitik wichtiges Arbeitsfeld der NFI.

Commissioner Tajani presents new EU tourism policy
Growth and competition, but also sustainability considerations shape industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani’s plans for an EU tourism policy.

As of June 1st NFI is once again present in the EU capital on a day-to-day basis. The new office is located within Mundo-B, the common “sustainability house” housing a number of environmental and development organization in Brussels. Sandra Roling, 31, will be representing NFI interests vis-à-vis EU institutions and partners as NFI EU Policy Officer.