Press Release: Environment: Commission presents Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s waters

The Commission has launched a Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources, a strategy for ensuring that enough good quality water is available to meet the needs of people, the economy and the environment.

EU waters are not doing well in terms of quality, despite improvements in recent years. Water quantity is of equal concern with water scarcity spreading in Europe and extreme events (like floods) increasing in too many Member States.

European Commission: Memo/12/866: Blueprint to safeguard Europe's water resources - questions and answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-866_en.htm

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