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E.L.I.O.T. - ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH CROSS- CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING "IF I WERE A MEP" DOSSIER and Proposal template Topic ENVIRONMENT Country PORTUGAL Political group Subtopic description Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left PRESERVATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Earth is our home and, as such, demands to be cared for and protected. Economic Political interests cannot take precedence over ecological interests. We need to implement position effective educational policies that alert to the dangers of non-ecological behaviours, on topic promoting the utmost importance of environmental protection. Proposal description Reference Law/Act Useful links Ecology must outweigh economy. We must:  Implement measures to reduce pollution and preserve the environment  seek effective and lasting preventive measures in the area of education  find effective punitive measures to punish large companies and economic interests that do not care about the environment and infer violent attacks in the name of money. DECISION No 1386/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 „Living well, within the limits of our planet‟ - Article 2 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/action -programme/index.htm For an overview of EU environmental policy: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm For information on the European Environment Agency: http://www.eea.europa.eu For specific information on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances (REACH): http://echa.europa.eu European Environment Action Programme to 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T28MW67OSDI 7th EAP — The new general Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/pubs/pdf/factsheets/7eap/en.pdf True sustainability in Europe in 2050: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wp8b3Zkz50 Basic EU environment policy: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/basics/benefits- law/eu-environment-law/index_en.htm