Following recent adoption of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Commission is required to identify, from …

Eurowaternet is designed to give a representative assessment of water types and variations in environmental pressures … layer contains similar water bodies. The use of the same criteria for selecting layers and water types across the countries …

despite the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD). Several EU Member States have yet to satisfy …Water pollution caused by wastewater persists despite three decades of effort to clean up European surface waters and …

in September 2002, the EU launched a water initiative. The EU water initiative is designed as a catalyst and a foundation …Clean drinking water and good sanitation facilities are largely taken for granted in the European Union. However, much … on which future action can be built to contribute to meeting the millennium development goals (MDGs) for drinking water …

assessment to evaluating the environmental effects of water-related EU environment policy (e.g. Nitrate Directive, Urban Waste …The European Environment Agency has improved a methodology for assessing the quality of river water and to relate the … Water Directive). This report offers experts both a tool to assess changes at water basins as well as an early warning …

The report reviews the challenges facing Europe to adapt to the impacts of climate change on water resources. Water is …, increases in temperature and the associated impacts, including those on water availability and flooding, will continue for many …

therefore relates to the 2006 bathing season. It also covers trends in bathing water quality in relation to previous bathing …

therefore relates to the 2005 bathing season. It also covers trends in bathing water quality in relation to previous bathing …