The European Union and China have agreed to strengthen environmental cooperation, in particular on water, with a bilateral water policy dialogue being established.
A memorandum of understanding was signed by European Environment, Marine Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella and Chinese Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei on Thursday 21 September on the sidelines of the annual high-level conference of the China Europe Water Platform (CEWP), in Turku, Finland, on 21-22 September.