Independent news on the EU water sector

Theme of World Water Day 2021 is #Water2me

Water2me is this year's theme for World Water Day and concentrates on what water means to people personally. VN-Water has ...

Management

Spain taken to court for over-abstraction aquifers Coto Doñana

Management

European river barriers mapped in new atlas

Management

Venice flooded again due to failing procedure

Politics

MEP’s: WFD needs better integration industries

Politics

EC: ‘Investments in wastewater treatment necessary’

Politics

Mayors step up for a drinkable Meuse

Treatment

Dairy giant Lactalis accused of polluting French rivers

Treatment

Apply for Water Reuse Europe Innovation Prize

Politics

European Council adopts proposal Drinking Water Directive

Politics

EC-proposal may force companies to pay for chemically polluted water bodies

Management

Venice: MOSE flood barrier withstands fire test

Management

Netherlands: Covid-19 sewage measurements difficult to interpret

In the spotlight

Water Innovation in Europe

Netflix-documentary featuring European innovators

The documentary Brave Blue World is focusing on solving the world wide water crisis through water innovations and strong leadership....

Resilient city

Lisbon: European Green Capital 2020

Garden in Lisbon. Photo Wikimedia Commons. Lisbon in Portugal won the European Green Capital Award 2020. The opening ceremony took...

Water News Europe provides independent news on the EU water sector.

Water News Europe is an independent news medium for the European water sector. Our freelance journalists report on water issues in EU Member States. We provide reports about European water legislation (i.e. WFD, DWD), technological innovations, business opportunities, environmental and water projects and the latest insights of non-governmental organisations like UN Water, OECD and WBSCD.

Press Releases

Future Market Insights: Demand for industrial vacuum evaporation systems buoyed by growing focus on wastewater management

iha: EU sustainable finance rules would undervalue hydropower

OFS: Fast, mobile water analysis in steam boiler systems

Innovating for a green, healthy, and digital Europe: announcing the winners of the 2020 EIT Awards

LiqTech: Pioneering and Sustainable Innovation in a Time of Crisis

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Events

12 January: Data for COVID: Wastewater Surveillance, Zoom event

17 January: Staying ahaed of PFAS using AWWA’s source water evaluation guide webinar

19 January: From Source To Tap – Understanding Where The Water Goes webinar hosted by CIWEM

28 January: OWWA Treatment Webinar

27 January: Insight into the challenges of AMP7, from the perspective of different water sector stakeholder organisations, Online event

European Organisations

Water jobs

Professor in Hydropedology, University, Leuven, Belgium

Senior scientist – groundwaters, Environment Institute SYKE, Finland

Chief Technology Officer at Aqua Alarm, Oslo region, Norway