@ARTICLE{Pintar_Marina_Harmonisation_2007, author={Pintar, Marina and Globevnik, Lidija and Bremec, Urška}, number={No 11}, pages={31-44}, journal={Journal of Water and Land Development}, howpublished={online}, year={2007}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute}, abstract={In order to maintain and improve water quality, man has an increasing need to understand the relations among basin land use and in stream water quality. Being concerned about quality and quantity status of European waters European Union has adopted Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EU). The process of pressure and impact analyses and water status assessment is termed, in short, as “first characterisation” of water bodies. In accordance to WFD programmes of measures have to be developed by 2009. In WFD programmes existing measures for water protection directed by other EU directives such are Nitrate, Urban Waste Water, Dangerous Substances and IPPC will be further developed and new added. In the paper, we describe the first characterisation of the Slovene waters and show cross compliance of the Nitrate and Water Framework Directives in Slovenia}, type={Article}, title={Harmonisation of water management and agricultural policies in Slovenia}, URL={http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/116943/PDF/%5B20834535%20-%20Journal%20of%20Water%20and%20Land%20Development%5D%20Harmonisation%20of%20water%20management%20and%20agricultural%20policies%20in%20Slovenia.pdf}, keywords={agricultural policies, Nitrate Directive, water bodies, Water Framework Directive UE, water management}, }