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This report examines estimates of whether or not the inclusion of Central and East European (CEE) countries in the EU will negatively affect its capacity to adopt and implement environmental policy. More specifically, the authors explore the underlying variables and discuss the extent to which the appreciable literature on enlargement and the environment succeeds in capturing the essence of the nature of EU environmental policy and enlargement. They argue that a far less pessimistic view emerges if the assumptions in the traditional view are looked at more closely.