This project aims to identify options for applying the Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) in EU environmental policy. In recent years the OMC has emerged as an increasingly important instrument of EU governance. Rather than relying on legally binding rules, the OMC works through the diffusion and evaluation of information.

Brink, Patrick ten; Andrew Farmer; David Wilkinson et. al. 2005: Exploration of Options for the Implementation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) for Environmental Policy.