ency ▁providing ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁environment . ▁Its ▁head qu arter ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁( Den mark ). ▁Its ▁management ▁board ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁represent atives ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁states ▁( the ▁ 2 8 ▁European ▁Union ▁member ▁states ▁together ▁with ▁I cel and , ▁Lie chten stein , ▁Norway , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Turkey ), ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁and ▁scient ists ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁The ▁E E A ▁helps ▁the ▁EU ▁institution al ▁bodies ▁in ▁the ▁development , ▁implementation ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁environmental ▁policy , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁compet ence ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁ad option ▁of ▁binding ▁acts ▁in ▁this ▁field . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁B EG G ▁I . ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁F is cal ▁federal ism , ▁subs id iar ity ▁and ▁the ▁EU ▁budget ▁review , ▁Swedish ▁Institute ▁for ▁European ▁Policy ▁Studies ▁( SI E PS ). ▁. ▁▁▁ ▁B LOCK MA NS ▁S . ▁et ▁al . ▁( 2 0 1 4 ), ▁From ▁Sub s id iar ity ▁to ▁Better ▁EU ▁Govern ance : ▁A ▁Pract ical ▁Reform ▁Ag enda ▁for ▁the ▁EU , ▁CE PS ▁Ess ay , ▁No . 1 0 ▁/ ▁ 0 8 . 0 4 . 2 0 1 4 ▁Br uss els : ▁Center ▁for ▁European ▁Political ▁Studies ▁▁ ▁J ORD AN ▁A . ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁The ▁politics ▁of ▁mult ile vel ▁environmental ▁govern ance