{"id":112767,"date":"2023-07-14T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=112767"},"modified":"2023-10-25T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:03:23","slug":"chemicals-wg-meeting-10-11october-brussels-online-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/hu\/the-water-framework-directive-how-to-fix-europes-water-crisis-23-october-brussels-online\/","title":{"rendered":"The Water Framework Directive, how to fix Europe\u2019s water crisis – 23 October – Brussels & Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Water Framework Directive, the forgotten tool to fix Europe\u2019s water crisis<\/h4>\n

Event on the state of play on implementation and enforcement of the EU water law<\/h4>\n

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Date: <\/strong>23 October, 16.00-17.30 <\/strong><\/h6>\n
Location: <\/strong>EEB office, Rue des Deux \u00c9glises 14-16, Brussels (room Earth)<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Organizing NGOs: <\/strong>EEB, supported by BUND, ClientEarth and NABU
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Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

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In the year 2000, Member States agreed to bring Europe\u2019s waters back to good status by 2015. More than 20 years after the adoption of the main EU water law, the Water Framework Directive (WFD), EU Member States are still far from delivering on their obligations: less than half of Europe\u2019s waters are in a good status.<\/p>\n

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The European Commission, as the guardian of the Treaties, has an obligation to ensure that EU laws are enforced. Ursula von der Leyen also vowed to make enforcement a priority during her term. Yet, we are not seeing these promises translated into action. Especially as to the WFD, infringement procedures are rare, and EU Member States are openly breaching the law without being held accountable with devastating ecological consequences as result.<\/p>\n

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As the time to act to achieve a good water status by 2027 is shrinking fast, and as the mandate of the current Commission is drawing to a close, this event gathers actors to discuss how the ambition and enforcement action can be stepped up.<\/p>\n

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Tentative agenda <\/strong><\/p>\n

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16.00-16.10\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Opening and welcome, Patrick ten Brink Secretary General at the EEB<\/p>\n

16.10-16.20 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Peter Haase and\/or Ellen A. R. Welti (tbc), authors of The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt<\/a><\/p>\n

16.20-16.30 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EEB\/ClientEarth \u2013Presentation of briefing on (lack of) implementation of the WFD<\/p>\n

16.30-16.35<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Messages from CSO network across Europe<\/p>\n

– Germany (Sascha Maier, BUND)<\/p>\n

16.35-16.50 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MEP Jutta Paulus (Greens): what needs to be done in the next term after EU elections<\/p>\n

16.50-17.05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Commission response: Claudia Olazabal (ENV C.1.) and Paul Speight (ENV ENV.E.3)<\/p>\n

17.05-17.25 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Q&A and discussion<\/p>\n

17.25-17.30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Closing remarks by Patrick ten Brink, Secretary General of the EEB<\/p>\n

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The event will be followed by a reception<\/strong><\/p>\n

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