💧 La Directiva Marc de l’Aigua compleix 25 anys protegint rius i aqüífers a Europa. Però el seu futur està en joc.
El 24 de març coorganitzem un acte al Parlament Europeu per parlar-ne.
👉 Inscripció: esf-cat.org/blog/events/...
#WaterFrameworkDirective #WaterJustice
Europe’s water protection is under attack ⚔️🌊
Behind calls to “simplify” the #WaterFrameworkDirective lies a Big Mining agenda to shred these vital protections - for profit 🤯
At a time of water scarcity and pollution, EU must defend our rivers, groundwater & drinking water 💧✊
#ProtectOurWater
Speakers stressed that the core principles of the #WaterFrameworkDirective are vital for healthy waters across Europe.
Let’s be clear:
💧 Competitiveness, environmental & health protections go hand in hand
💧 Water is key to true EU resilience
💧 The EU must follow its own #BetterRegulation rules
⚠️ Our water is at risk
Following the @ec.europa.eu announcement that it will revise the #WaterFrameworkDirective in 2026, Europe’s water protection rules are entering a critical phase.
Yesterday, the EEB's water expert, Athénaïs Georges, took part in a webinar hosted by Fundación Agua Es Vida 🧵👇
Yesterday, the @consilium.europa.eu approved the final deal updating the list of pollutants in surface & groundwater
While some protections were weakened, we welcome the obligation to monitor new substances
Ahead of #WaterFrameworkDirective revision: strengthen, not dilute, Europe’s #WaterProtection
Letter from water suppliers and civil society. Don't give in to polluting industries!
Our source of life, #water, should never be gambled with, nor used as a political bargaining chip 😠
Which is why, together with water suppliers and other NGOs, we urge @ec.europa.eu not to weaken core water protection rules!
🔎 eeb.org/en/library/p...
#WaterFrameworkDirective
💧 Two steps forward, one step back for Europe’s waters.
👏 EU governments just adopted an updated list of priority pollutants including PFAS, pharmaceuticals & BPA ✅
⚠️ But new loopholes in the #WaterFrameworkDirective risk putting profit over people and planet.
🗞️ Our take: eeb.org/en/eu-counci...
BREAKING
OEP confirms possible failures by Defra and the EA to comply with key laws in place to protect and improve water quality...
www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/01/08/o...
#WaterFrameworkDirective #WFD
Protest action in front of the European Commission office in Berlin on March 15, 2021, to protect the transboundary Oder River.
Excerpt on the future simplification of the Water Framework Directive as part of the European Commission's Environmental Omnibus published on December 10, 2025
For 25 years, the #WaterFrameworkDirective 💧 has ensured better protection of our waters - even across national borders.
However, today's environmental #omnibus bill from @ec.europa.eu provides for a review and revision of this fundamental #water legislation ⚖️ in 2026.
#ProtectWater
Apoya la petición de los científicos para que la UE proteja la calidad del agua.
www.freshwatersciences.eu/effs/index.a...
🔬 Over 600 scientists urge EU to defend rules to protect water 💧🌍
#WaterPollution
#EUEnvironment
#WaterFrameworkDirective
#ScienceForPolicy
#FreshwaterCrisis
Together, we can ensure that EU environmental law remains strong, credible, and rooted in sound science.
#RestoreNature #Biodiversity #EUlaw #ScienceForPolicy #NatureProtection #WaterFrameworkDirective #ScienceMatters #ActNow
A predicted consequence of Brexit policy coming out of the EU’s #WaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD).
View of river and its banks and the headline NEWS: Poor health scores for rivers mask biodiversity improvements
NEW: Poor health scores for rivers in England are masking biodiversity improvements, a new report led by UKCEH has said. It proposes an alternative monitoring standard, including a regular biodiversity audit.
Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/poor-h...
#WaterFrameworkDirective 🧪
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Lady's Island Lake in Wexford:
"Despite a multitude of legal protections — which should have prevented this — we've still ended up with what is essentially a dead lake" Dr Elaine McGoff, An Taisce Head of Advocacy
@elainemcgoff.bsky.social
#waterquality
#waterframeworkdirective
#biodiversityloss
The writing was on the wall as soon as the UK left the EU's #WaterFrameworkDirective ( #WFD ).
Identifying Major Factors for Success & Failure of #Conservation Programs: #Natura2000, #WaterFrameworkDirective & #RewildingEurope 🌿 Challenges: #biodiversity damaging subsidies & conflicting policies; facilitators: outreach & stakeholder involvement -see our study
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
European Commission @ec.europa.eu must deliver its promised Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan #INMAP, and properly enforce existing laws like #WaterFrameworkDirective & #NitratesDirective!
INMAP 👉 eeb.org/library/eeb-...
WFD 👉 eeb.org/library/brie...
ND 👉 meta.eeb.org/2024/04/03/d...
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Today, the ambassadors of the 🇪🇺 Member States adopted an agreement that gives EU countries the right to pollute rather than protect our water in the coming decades and weakens existing rules on water protection. 🤯
#COREPER #WaterFrameworkDirective via @eeb.org
eeb.org/eu-member-st...
New study by Helmholz @gfz.bsky.social finds over 500 harmful chemicals and 200 micropollutants in 22 EU rivers pose major risks to aquatic life 🚨
We need:
➡️wider chemicals monitoring
➡️better implementation and stronger enforcement of #WaterFrameworkDirective
Read more 👉 ufz.de/index.php?en...
FYI: Today 4pm we're talking about EU's #water policy, concretely the #WaterFrameworkDirective (WFD). Despite water becoming a more+more burning issue, we got the impression that this tool is widely ignored. Step over at
@eebeurope.bsky.social or dial in! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-water-...
