ABSTRACT
As a coda to these thoughts on community, a word needs to be said about the environment. At the time of writing, it is estimated that some 300 measures have been adopted by the EU relating to the environment. By no means all of them create rights for individuals, but that is not really the thrust of my argument for participation. Many environmental directives are concerned simply to instruct Member States to draw up rehabilitation programmes, take measurements, designate areas for environmental protection or establish modern technologies to promote a reduction in pollution. Others designate environmentally desirable objectives, leaving it to the Member States to decide how best to achieve them.33
