In some ten years of existence, the European Directive on the coordinated assessment and management of flood risks (2007/60/EC) has made progress in risk assessment, but its implementation needs to be significantly improved, particularly in terms of financing and planning, according to a special report published by the European Court of Auditors on Tuesday 20 November.
This report is the result of an audit carried out between October and December 2017 to examine whether flood prevention,...