SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Rewriting Drinking Water Directive, endocrine disrupters, a bone of contention between European Parliament and EU Council negotiators

Brussels, 25/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

Negotiators in the European Parliament and the EU Council have not concluded their work on the rewriting of the Drinking Water Directive (1998 Directive on the quality of water intended for human consumption), although the second meeting for interinstitutional negotiations took place in a constructive atmosphere (see EUROPE B12355A10).

The national ambassadors to the EU, meeting in Coreper, were briefed on Friday 25 October and approved the planned next steps to make progress on the revision...