Intergroup Water/ Report on the April meeting on "the Spanish EU presidency's perspective on the European water policy"
The report of the April 2010 meeting of the Intergroup Water on "the Spanish EU presidency's perspective on the European water policy" is now available online.
The 3rd meeting of the Intergroup Water was dedicated to the perspective of the Spanish Presidency's perspective on the European Water Policy with a special focus onwater scarcity and droughts. Keynote speakers were Ms. Marta MOREN ABAT, General
Director responsible for water in the Spanish Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and
Rural Development and Mr. Peter GAMMELTOFT, head of the Water Unit at DG
Environment. The meeting was very well attended with more than 80 participants from
a wide range of organizations with an interest in water issues, including Members of the
European Parliament and representatives from different services of the European
Commission. The attendees and speakers were welcomed by the President of the
Intergroup MEP Dr. Richard SEEBER and Ms. Klara SZATKIEWICZ, President of EUREAU
who also presented the water utilities concerns regarding water scarcity and droughts.
The next meeting of the Intergroup Water will take place on 5 May 2010 featuring Janez Potočnik - European Commissioner for the Environment.
Contact information |
Durk Krol, European Federation of National Associations of Water and Waste Water Services (EUREAU); Rue Colonel Bourg, 127, 1140 Brussels
(email: D.Krol@eureau.org) Phone: + 32 (0)2 706 40 80 ; Fax : + 32 (0)2 706 40 81 ; Mobile: + 32 (0)473 805042 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link | n/a |
Source of information | EUREAU |
Keyword(s) | EU-WFD |
Subject(s) | METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/topics/WaterScarcity |
Geographical coverage | Europe, Belgium |
News date | 30/04/2010 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |