On Thursday, 28 March, in Strasbourg, the European Parliament concluded — in no time at all — its first reading of the recast of the 1998 directive on water intended for human consumption with the aim of adapting quality parameters to WHO standards and promoting universal access to safe tap water in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Right2Water’.
By a show of hands, MEPs confirmed their October vote, which notably provides for a reduction of lead (by half) and...