ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explains how the EU green norms are diffused from the EU to its recent member states in Central and Eastern Europe. The EU has recently repeatedly been described as a normative power when it comes to environmental policy in general or some specific parts of this agenda, most often climate change. Environmental policy is a broad field, and the consequences of enlargement are not likely to be the same for all its parts. The close connection between the EU's external and internal agenda is visible especially in its climate policy. The norm of sustainable development, however, is well anchored in the treaties, secondary legislation and the rhetoric of EU representatives. The EU norms are often challenged or ignored and the norm entrepreneurs' influence on decision makers is limited, especially regarding policy making.
