WATER MANAGEMENT POLICY AND ITS PRINCIPLES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

On the 18th of March, 1998, Hungary, just like the other most prepared countries for the accession process to the European Union, did get the chance to start the negotiations of accession, which are targeted to reach full membership and to figure out all detailed conditions of the accession. The aim of the accession process is to ensure the concerned national legal system be adjusted to the demands given by the Union law. The goal of this summary is to provide an overview and to discuss an analysis about the regulation principles of water management as part of the environment protection.