The European Commission has today (23 June) launched a public consultation on EU drinking water policy, to see where improvements could be made. The consultation is...
The water at Europe’s beaches, rivers and lakes was generally of high quality in 2013, with more than 95 % of these sites meeting minimum requirements....
The European Commission is taking Austria to Court for its failure to ensure adequate protection for the Schwarze Sulm river in Steiermark. In the Commission's view,...
Nuclear, coal and gas plants in Europe use 4.5 billion m³ of water a year, equivalent to that of 82 million EU citizens – the same...
Access to good-quality water was the topic of the first-ever official hearing held for a European citizens' initiative at the European Parliament on 17 February. The...
Organizers of the Right2Water campaign urged the EU Commission to guarantee access to water and sanitation as a human right, and give a legal undertaking that...
This morning (17 February) Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič received representatives of the organising committee of the first successful European Citizens' Initiative, Right2Water, for a formal meeting...