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.
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PFAS at the Environment Council Dec 2019
At the December Environment Council the issue of PFAS was discussed at the Environment Ministers’ level.
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 (UWWTD) at Environment Council held on 19 December 2019.
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 of the fifth trilogue held in Strasbourg.
UWWTD evaluation
The UWWTD evaluation is out.
European Green Deal
The European Commission adopted the long-awaited Communication on the European Green Deal on the 11 December, ten days after the start of their mandate.
ENVI MEPs exchange of views with Finnish Presidency
The ENVI Committee met on the 23 July to discuss the priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU for the period July-December 2019.
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment workshop
Following the adoption of the Strategic Approach, the European Commission and the Dutch government co-organised a workshop to discuss with Member States and stakeholders the issue of PiE.
REFIT Water Framework Directive
The European Commission released yesterday several studies that will be considered in the WFD REFIT process.
Water reuse vote in the EP
The European Parliament Plenary voted on the Regulation on Minimum Requirements for Water Reuse on Tuesday (February 12). The outcome of the vote is a marked improvement of the European Commission’s proposal.