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First DWD Watch List adopted

The European Commission adopted the first Watch List under the new Drinking Water Directive The European Commission adopted an implementing Decision...

watch list

Created on 20 January 2022.

New European Soil Strategy adopted by the Commission

The European Commission adopted today the new European Soil Strategy. After the withdrawal of the European Soil Framwork Directive in 2014, the European...

Created on 17 November 2021.

ENVI Committee on the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe

The ENVI Committee adopted its recommendations to the Commission on the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe. Next week the Plenary of the European...

Created on 15 November 2021.

The New Drinking Water Directive - a policy journey

The new Drinking Water Directive entered into force on 12 January 2021: EU countries will have two years to transpose the new legislation into national...

Drinking water, carla chiaretti, european commission, european citzens initiative, ECI, Right2Water

Created on 29 September 2021.

EU Climate Adaptation Strategy adopted

The EU Climate Adaptation Strategy has been adopted: water protection is a priority. The European Commission adopted today the new EU Climate...

Created on 24 February 2021.

Zero Pollution Action Plan workshop

The European Commission consulted stakeholders on the Zero Pollution action plan. On the day of the deadline for the public consultation on...

Created on 11 February 2021.

European Parliament demands action on pharmaceuticals in the environment

Last week the Plenary of the European Parliament recognised the urgent action needed to protect the environment from pharmaceuticals residues. The...

Created on 25 September 2020.

PFAS at the Environment Council Dec 2019

At the December Environment Council the issue of PFAS was discussed at the Environment Ministers’ level. At the last Environment Council under the...

Created on 28 January 2020.

WFD and UWWTD at the Environment Council December 2019

The European Commission presented the results of the fitness check of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive...

Created on 09 January 2020.

Drinking Water Directive - political agreement reached

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on the recast of the Drinking Water Directive last night at the end...

Created on 19 December 2019.