Posts Tagged ‘water framework directive’
EU water law will NOT be changed
One of the EU’s most comprehensive and ambitious pieces of environmental legislation, the Water Framework Directive (WFD), will not be changed as was stated by Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Ocean and Fisheries. This landmark decision comes six months after the law was concluded to be “fit-for-purpose”, and ensures the further protection of Europe’s…
Read MoreA victory for European blue; EU water legislation “fit for purpose”
After a two-year rundown of EU Water Legislation, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Floods Directive (FD) have been found “largely fit for purpose”, along with the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) and the Groundwater Directive (GWD). The Commission’s message is clear: “The objectives of the Directives are as relevant now as they were…
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