The European Union and Sustainable Development: Internal and External Dimensions -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- The EU and Sustainable Development: An Ambiguous Relationship -- The Political Process Leading to the Development of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy -- The EU Sustainable Development Strategy: Its Implementation and Ongoing Review -- The Constitution: A Charter for Sustainable Development in Europe? -- Missing the Point? The EU's Institutional and Procedural Approach to Sustainability -- Achievements and Challenges for National Sustainable Development Strategies in the EU: A Governance Perspective -- EU Sustainable Development: A Critical Perspective from Environmental Organisations -- Sustainable Development: The Role of the Private Sector -- Sustainable Development and Business Strategies: The Belgian Pharmaceutical Industry -- The Role of Energy Policy in Sustainable Development: Greening the Environment and Securing Energy Supply -- Integrating Environmental Concerns into the European Common Fisheries Policy -- The Commission's Impact Assessment Process: Handling the External Dimensions of Sustainability -- Political Governance: Adapting Development Policy Design to the 21st Century -- Global Sustainable Development and Multilateralism: Towards a Partnership between Japan and the EU -- The Legal and Economic Imperatives of Sustainable Development in Eastern Europe: Reconciling Post-communism with EU Membership -- List of contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.