EWA-Newsletter

Issue 6 / December 2019

The latest issue of the EWA Newsletter was sent out in December 2019.

In this issue you can read about the latest news from EWA events, see a video presentation of one of our members, get best practise shared from one EWA member to another and get the latest updates from Brussels.

Underneath this article you can read and download the abstracts of the news from Brussels. If you would like to receive the full text from the news from Brussels, please sign up for membership (as a national, corporate, sponsor or research member) or for the EWA newsletter (as a private person).

The next issue of the EWA Newsletter is planned for February 2020.

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Abstracts from issue 6 / December 2019

• New European Commission approved by European Parliament
  
• Environmental Action Germany takes two German Länder to Court
• Environmental Reporting: Further streamlining
• Drinking Water Directive: Scientists and Commission clash over detecting Legionella risk
• Court of Justice: Landmark ruling about right of water utilities, municipalities and individuals to challenge national authorities for alleged incorrect or non-implementation of the Nitrates Directive
• EU Trade Policy: Considerable support by citizens for protecting environment and health standards in trade negotiations - majority of EU citizens positive about international trade
• Ongoing infringement procedures for EU water legislation as reported to the WFD Strategic Coordination Group November 2019
• Glyphosate-related developments
• Upholding the law
• European Parliament Questions: 21 water-related questions

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