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EWA-Newsletter
Latest Issue
Issue 6 / December 2020
The latest issue of the EWA Newsletter was sent out in December 2020: Newsletter
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.
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The next issue of the EWA Newsletter is planned for February 2021.
News from Brussels
News from Brussels Live
As a service to the members, EWA offers all members the chance to meet EWA's Political Consultant, Dr. Helmut Bloech, online for an elaboration of the full articles of the latest issue of the EWA Newsletter and the chance to discuss and ask questions.
You find the EWA web-seminar 'News from Brussels Live' with information and link to registration in the list of events.
Watch this video to see an example of an online presentation and discussion of a political topic: Drinking Water.
Pdf-downloads (abstracts)
Abstracts from issue 6 / December 2020
- New Drinking Water Directive: Update - adoption envisaged December 2020
- EurEau publication "The governance of water services in Europe"
- How to overcome water challenges in agriculture: FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world
- Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): devastating verdict by Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). CAP’s environmental ambition (as proposed by the European Commission) about to be dismantled.
- State aid rules on environment and energy to be amended to support the European Green Deal
- Upholding the law: Infringement procedures update November 2020
- IMPEL network commencing project on reversing groundwater pollution
- European Parliament questions: 7 water-related questions from Parliamentarians, from large-scale animal farms to interpretation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
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