Clean drinking water and good sanitation facilities are largely taken for granted in the European Union. However, much of the developing world is not so fortunate. At the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg in September 2002, the EU launched a water...

The Euro-Mediterranean partnership (EMP) was established by the Barcelona Declaration on 28 November 1995. Originally this was a joint initiative of 27 partners (15 EU Member States and 12 non-EU Mediterranean countries). The partnership has now expanded to 35 countries following the enlargement...