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As required by EU water legislation, and in line with the European Green Deal's zero pollution ambition, on 26 October 2022 the European Commission tabled a proposal to revise the lists of surface water and groundwater pollutants that need to be monitored and controlled for the purpose of protection of EU freshwater bodies, and the associated environmental quality standards. The proposal also seeks to remedy shortcomings identified in the current framework as regards chemical pollution in waters, ...

The impact assessment is informed by the findings of the European Commission's fitness check of the water directives, in line with the Better Regulation Guidelines' 'evaluate first' principle. The IA's strong points include a dynamic baseline that takes into account the likely changes to emissions, the current and proposed legislation, and external factors. The IA proposed a satisfactory range of options and was transparent in reporting the limitations of assessing the costs and benefits, which depend ...

Cette étude, commandée par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles pour la commission des pétitions, donne un aperçu du cadre juridique et environnemental dans lequel a lieu la mesure des émissions d’azote dans l’eau au sein de l’Union, et de la manière dont la Commission européenne s’assure que les systèmes de surveillance et leurs résultats sont comparables dans l’ensemble de l’Union.

The aim of this briefing is to provide summarized information for the delegation of the Committee on Petitions which is to visit the above-mentioned Valledora area in the Piedmont Region of Italy from 17 to 18 December 2018.

This briefing provides background information on the history, the development and the current situation of the Doñana National Park in the south of Spain. The PETI Committee has received a number of petitions on environmental issues concerning Doñana and decided to send a small delegation of its members on a fact-finding visit to the area. The briefing also provides the latest information on the state of play of the petitions, in particular with regard to the response of the European Commission to ...

Vitale pour l'homme, les animaux et les plantes, l'eau est une ressource indispensable à l'économie. Sa protection et sa gestion dépassent les frontières nationales. La législation de l'Union européenne dans le domaine de l'eau a été transformée par l'adoption, en 2000, de la directive-cadre sur l'eau (DCE) qui a introduit une approche globale pour la gestion et la protection des eaux de surface et des eaux souterraines à l'échelle des bassins hydrographiques. La DCE est complétée par des accords ...

Les écosystèmes d’eau douce sont dotés d’une biodiversité particulièrement riche et fournissent d’importants services écosystémiques. La persistance de polluants ne cesse toutefois de susciter des inquiétudes en matière de santé publique, ainsi que de conservation de la nature. Les masses d’eau de surface et souterraines sont menacées par la présence de substances synthétiques ou naturelles qui peuvent avoir une incidence négative sur le milieu aquatique et la santé humaine. L’augmentation de la ...

The human right to water has been firmly established and its implications for policy-making have been discussed in many fields. Thus far, this has hardly been the case for conflicts over water. This study discusses what it means to integrate human rights in the context of governing water and addressing conflicts over water. A human rights perspective on conflicts over water will help formulating equitable water governance strategies. To support such developments, the EU should integrate human rights ...

Within the current debate on unconventional gas and oil resources in Europe, the European Parliament organised a workshop to discuss the impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction on the environment and on human health, ways of mitigating them and the appropriateness of the current EU legislative framework in the context of the future developments in this field.