SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

EU Council sets out its position with Drinking Water Directive to ensure safe and accessible water for all in EU

Brussels, 05/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 5 March, European Environment Ministers adopted a general approach (political agreement) on the proposal to recast the 1998 EU Directive on water for human consumption with the intention of updating water safety parameters and facilitating access to drinking water for all; this is in response to the Right2water citizens' initiative (see EUROPE 12123).

For the most part, the text aligns the parameters with those of the WHO in respect of substances such as lead and some endocrine...