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Draft report (2024/2104(INI)) 2025-02-24

The European Water Resilience Strategy

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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Amendment 1

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Article 191 thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Article 191 and Article 192, par. 2 (b) thereof,

Or. en

Amendment 2

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

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Amendment 3

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 6 on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all;

Or. en

Amendment 4

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with particular emphasis on SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation),

Or. en

Amendment 5

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 6 "Clean Water and Sanitation",

Or. en

Amendment 6

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)1,

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1 OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1, ELI:http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1119/oj.

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Amendment 7

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters,

Or. es

Amendment 8

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on the resilience of critical entities and repealing Council Directive 2008/114/EC,

Or. en

Amendment 9

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources11 ,

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11 OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1991/676/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 10

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the proposal of the Commission (2023/0232(COD)) for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience,

Or. en

Amendment 11

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2024 on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/86912,

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12 OJ L, 2024/1991, 29.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1991/oj.

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Amendment 12

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2024 on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/86912 ,

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12 OJ L, 2024/1991, 29.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1991/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 13

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/3019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 concerning urban wastewater treatment,

Or. en

Amendment 14

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/201313 ,

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13 OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj.

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Amendment 15

Ingeborg Ter Laak, Lídia Pereira, Esther Herranz García, Hildegard Bentele, Niels Flemming Hansen, Pascal Arimont, Liesbet Sommen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU (NIS2) and Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities (CER),

Or. en

Amendment 16

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides,

Or. en

Amendment 17

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 19 February 2021 ‘A Vision for Agriculture and Food COM(2025)75,

Or. en

Amendment 18

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640),

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Amendment 19

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Citation 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 10 March 2024 entitled ‘Building the future with nature: Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU’ (COM(2024)137),

Or. en

Amendment 20

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Jeannette Baljeu, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 1st January 2025 entitled ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ (COM(2025)30),

Or. en

Amendment 21

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system,

Or. en

Amendment 22

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Oceans Pact announced by Commission President von der Leyen in her political guidelines for the next European Commission (2024-2029) on 18 July 2024,

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Amendment 23

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU’s 8th environment action programme,

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Amendment 24

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Citation 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency15 ,

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15 OJ C 232, 16.6.2021, p. 28.

Or. en

Amendment 25

Ingeborg Ter Laak, Lídia Pereira

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2024 on the UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)16 ,

– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2024 on the UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)16 , and the EU's commitment towards the dialogue on Water for Climate Action,

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16 Texts adopted, P10_TA(2024)0035.

Or. en

Amendment 26

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action endorsed by the European Union

Or. en

Amendment 27

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU's commitment towards the CO29 Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action,

Or. en

Amendment 28

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU commitment to the COP29 Baku Dialogue on Water and Climate Action,

Or. en

Amendment 29

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water18,

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18 OJ C 316, 22.9.2017, p. 99.

Or. fr

Amendment 30

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regards to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on ‘Access to Water as a Human Right – The External Dimension’ (2021/2187(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 31

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on access to water as a human right – the external dimension,

Or. en

Amendment 32

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 19 September 2024 on the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change,

Or. en

Amendment 33

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 32 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework,

Or. en

Amendment 34

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Citation 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) on Third river basin management plans and Second flood risk management plans1a

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1a COM/2025/2 final; English version available at:https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/circabc-ewpp/ui/group/c04f478b-d4dc-44f9-a211-087c01165b2c/library/333326a6-5d34-4719-aea9-ca3f0fb55830/details

Or. en

Amendment 35

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Citation 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Special report of the European Court of Auditors on Desertification in the EU,1 a

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1 a https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocuments/bp_desertification/bp_desertification_en.pdf

Or. es

Amendment 36

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Citation 35

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to European Court of Auditors special report 20/2021 of 28 September 2021 entitled ‘Sustainable water use in agriculture: CAP funds more likely to promote greater rather than more efficient water use’,

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Or. en

Amendment 37

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee declaration of 26 October 2023 for an EU Blue Deal,

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Amendment 38

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Emma Wiesner, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s report of 30 October 2024 entitled ’Strengthening Europe’s civil and military preparedness and readiness’,

Or. en

Amendment 39

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Enrico Letta's report of April 2024 entitled ‘More than a market’,

Or. en

Amendment 40

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 24 April 2024 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2024/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy19 ,

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19 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2024)0358.

Or. en

Amendment 41

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the first successful European Citizens' Initiative 'Right2Water', which called on the EU to ensure the right for water to all citizens,

Or. en

Amendment 42

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its position adopted at first reading with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) .../….[Soil Monitoring law]1a ,

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1a 2023/0232 (COD)

Or. en

Amendment 43

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including target 18 on phasing out harmful subsidies,

Or. en

Amendment 44

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Climate Risk Assessment by the European Environment Agency,

Or. en

Amendment 45

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health (nexus assessment) of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES),

Or. en

Amendment 46

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the special report 15/2024 of the European Court of Auditors on climate adaptation in the EU – action not keeping up with ambition,

Or. en

Amendment 47

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) (COM (2025) 2),

Or. en

Amendment 48

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Forever Pollution Project, a cross-border and interdisciplinary journalism investigation launched in 2022 to track the PFAS crisis across Europe,

Or. en

Amendment 49

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) 2024 ecosystem overview on the Baltic Sea ecoregion,

Or. en

Amendment 50

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European citizens' initiative (ECI) on the right to water,

Or. en

Amendment 51

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants,

Or. en

Amendment 52

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Parliament's resolution on Momentum for the Ocean: strengthening Ocean Governance and Biodiversity1a,

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1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0356_EN.html

Or. en

Amendment 53

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay, as enshrined in Article 191(2) of the TFEU,

Or. en

Amendment 54

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the ECA report 'The polluter pays principle: incosistent application across EU environmental policies and actions'1a,

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1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocuments/sr21_12/sr_polluter_pays_principle_en.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 55

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides,

Or. en

Amendment 56

Jeannette Baljeu, Grégory Allione, Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU (NIS2),

Or. en

Amendment 57

Jeannette Baljeu, Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities (CER),

Or. en

Amendment 58

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and food security; whereas 78 % of Europeans consider that the EU should propose additional measures to address water-related issues in Europe and 21 % of Europeans consider pollution as the main threats linked to water in their country1a;

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1a European Commission, SP550, Eurobarometer, May 2024

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Amendment 59

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for all life on Earth and humanity due to its unique physico-chemical properties; whereas also humans depend on food and water for their survival; whereas all known civilisations have managed water sustainably for their survival or have perished; whereas also the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and food security;

Or. en

Amendment 60

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, strategic autonomy, energy production, agriculture and food sovereignty; maintaining people in their local areas and, in general, for the purposes of practically all strategic socio-economic activities;

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Amendment 61

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the Member States have to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water-related challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, energy production, agriculture, fisheries and food security;

Or. fr

Amendment 62

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the EU has to manage present and future water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and food security; halting rural flight and for the purposes of all strategic socio-economic activities;

Or. es

Amendment 63

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, and they affect and are directly affected by energy production,forestry, agriculture and food security via the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, economic and industrial activities, such as energy production, as well as agriculture and food security and Europe's competitiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 65

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life; whereas the member states have to manage water resources and their availability, the EU may support to respond effectively to the current water challenges, as water stress and flooding directly or indirectly affects human well-being, ecosystems, economy, in particular the energy production, agriculture and food security;

Or. en

Amendment 66

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 67

Ana Vasconcelos, Grégory Allione, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 68

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas access to clean water is a human right and is essential for life; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and food security;

Or. en

Amendment 69

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 70

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for life and humanity; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current and very local water challenges, as they directly affect human health, the environment and its ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and food security;

Or. en

Amendment 71

Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 72

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas water is essential for all life; whereas the EU has to manage existing water resources efficiently and respond effectively to the current water challenges, as they directly affect health, the environment and ecosystems, energy production, agriculture and food security;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas, as of 2023, six of the nine planetary boundaries, which represent safe limits for human pressure on the nine critical processes which together maintain a stable and resilient Earth, have been transgressed; whereas one of these six planetary boundaries is freshwater depletion, meaning human-induced alteration of freshwater cycles, including rivers and soil moisture, with impacts on natural functions such as carbon sequestration and biodiversity, leading to shifts in precipitation levels;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas many impacts of climate change are felt through water, such as more intense and frequent droughts, more extreme flooding, more erratic seasonal rainfall; whereas climate change exacerbates water scarcity, a growing problem in many parts of the world1a;

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1a 1a https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/UN_System-wide_Strategy_for_Water_and_Sanitation_Advance_May2024_0.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 75

Thomas Bajada, Javi López, Estelle Ceulemans, Romana Jerković, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Tiemo Wölken, Marta Temido, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Kristian Vigenin, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, César Luena, Leire Pajín, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems; whereas floods and water scarcity compromise food and water security, and the health of the general population, ultimately affecting social cohesion and stability;

Or. en

Amendment 76

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas the first recital of the Water Framework Directive states that “water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such";

Or. en

Amendment 77

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas water is a scarce and limited resource knowing that, while 70% of the Earth’s surface is water-covered, available and usable freshwater accounts for only 0,5 % of water on Earth1a;

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1a World Meteorological Organization, report 1278, 2021 State of Climate Services, 2021

Or. en

Amendment 78

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Aa. whereas water is an essential resource for agriculture; whereas farmers bear the brunt of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods;

Or. es

Amendment 79

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas in 2021, 91% of the groundwater area was reported as being in good quantitative status while 77% of the groundwater area was reported as being in good chemical status1a;

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1a EEA Report 07/2024 Europe's state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience Report (PDF)Published 15 Oct 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 80

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas water is the basis of life and is also an irreplaceable resource for agriculture in the production of high-quality food, feed and renewable raw materials in sufficient quantities;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Valentina Palmisano, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas water is a common good and a fundamental human right, and its management must remain in public hands to ensure equitable access for all, free from profit-driven exploitation;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Aa. whereas water management comes first and foremost under the sovereignty of Member States and any European approach must abide by that fundamental principle;

Or. fr

Amendment 83

Filip Turek, Valérie Deloge, Mathilde Androuët

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Anne-Sophie Frigout

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Aa. whereas water management and storage and irrigation form the basis of any civilisation;

Or. fr

Amendment 84

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas water supply entails a security dimension that should be reflected in the strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas access to safe and affordable water and sanitation services is a human right;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas the water legislation has been evaluated fit for purpose; whereas it establishes a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater; whereas at the same time it allows for an achievement of less stringent environmental objectivess if socioeconomic needs served by such human activity cannot be achieved by other means and allows for failure to achieve the objectives for water bodies if the reason for it is of overriding public interest; whereas the legislation is proportionate and mandates member state authorities in line with the principle of subsidiarity to decide on the overriding public interest; whereas in some cases this may be the protection of the environment1a and in others a (socio-)economic activity;

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1a e.g. a decision of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic, 2020 https://www.nsud.sk/najvyssi-sud-zastavil-povolovanie-malej-vodnej-elektrarne-v-ziari-nad-hronom/

Or. en

Amendment 87

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas freshwater biodiversity is experiencing a dramatic decline in both abundance and richness of species, and extinction rates may be about to accelerate in the coming years; whereas in addition, freshwater ecosystems are the most threatened ecosystems, facing a higher risk of degradation than their terrestrial or marine counterparts1a;

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1a https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22006732#:~:text=Water%20temperature%20is%20an%20abiotic,a%20threat%20to%20freshwater%20biodiversity

Or. en

Amendment 88

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas, in view of climate change, the importance of water as a resource for the production of agricultural products will increase and will therefore be fundamental to the security of food supply;

Or. en

Amendment 89

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas a scenario, in which access to water in a certain area needs to be restricted and can only be allowed for a specific group of individuals or sectors, should be avoided;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ab. whereas water protection and management measures must be carried out as closely as possible to citizens, with due regard for local traditions and know-how;

Or. fr

Amendment 91

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas mountains are real water towers and important freshwater reservoirs in Europe, the Alps alone providing 40 % of Europe’s freshwater1a;

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1a European Environment Agency, report 2/2009, Water resources across Europe — confronting water scarcity and drought, 2009

Or. en

Amendment 92

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A c. whereas water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such1a; whereas, under Directive (EU) 2024/1203 on the protection of the environment through criminal law, abstraction of surface water or groundwater within the meaning of Directive 2000/60/EC constitutes a criminal offence where such conduct is unlawful and intentional, and causes, or is likely to cause, substantial damage to the ecological status or the ecological potential of surface water bodies or to the quantitative status of groundwater bodies;

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1a recital (1) from the Directive 2000/60/EC

Or. en

Amendment 93

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A c. whereas access to safe and affordable water and sanitation services is a human right;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas the UN World Water Development Report (2023) warns of global water crisis with imminent risks; whereas the Secretary-General of the United Nations refers to vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable water use which next to unchecked global warming are draining water sources drop by drop;whereas water stress is already occurring in Europe, affecting 20 % of Europe’s territory and 30 % of the population on average every year, figures that are likely to increase in the future on account of climate change20 ; whereas in primary production such conditions lead to soil moisture deficit; whereas soil moisture deficit increased during the growing season in the EU between 2000 and 2019, with worsening observed also in the Fennoscandian region;

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20 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 95

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas water stress is already occurring in Europe, affecting 20 % of Europe’s territory and 30 % of the population on average every year, figures that are likely to increase in the future on account of climate change20; whereas the increase in the number and recurrence of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, and the fact that they are expected to become yet more frequent in the near future poses a risk to human life, farming and the EU's food sovereignty;

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20 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

20 European Environment Agency, report 7/2024: Europe's state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. es

Amendment 96

Filip Turek, Valérie Deloge, Mathilde Androuët

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Anne-Sophie Frigout

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas water stress is already occurring in some regions in Europe, unevenly affecting 20 % of Europe’s territory and 30 % of the population on average every year, figures that are likely to increase in the future on account of climate change20 and call for targeted measures tailored to every context;

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20 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. fr

Amendment 97

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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20 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 98

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas water stress is already occurring in Europe, affecting by average 20 % of Europe’s territory and 30 % of the population on average every year, figures that are likely to increase in the future on account of climate change20 ;

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20 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 99

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas global demographic growth requires an increase in food production, whereas the European Union must guarantee food sovereignty as established in Article 39 of the TFEU. whereas the effects of climate change in the EU are making it increasingly necessary to offset the rainfall deficit by means of sustainable irrigation infrastructure providing new water resources and the modernisation of sustainable irrigation techniques to reduce our water footprint;

Or. es

Amendment 100

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas substantive corporate value may be at risk due to worsening water insecurity, with decrease in the capacity of production or leading to its complete halt as a consequence; whereas assets in water-stressed regions could become stranded temporarily, or permanently, if assumptions made about water availability and access prove inaccurate, if regulatory responses are unanticipated, or if risk mitigation and stewardship plans are not put in place1a;

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1a Disclosure Inside Action (CDP) and Planet Tracker report, 2022: High and Dry. How Water Issues Are Stranding Assets. Available at: https://planet-tracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/High_and_Dry_Report_Final.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 101

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas global demographic growth requires an increase in food production, whereas the European Union must guarantee food sovereignty as established in Article 39 of the TFEU; whereas the effects of climate change in the EU are making it increasingly necessary to compensate for drought by means of sustainable irrigation infrastructure providing new water resources and the modernisation of sustainable irrigation techniques to reduce our water footprint;

Or. es

Amendment 102

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas assessments by the IPCC show that sea level rise due to climate change is leading to an increase in the salinity of soils and freshwaster, compromising ecosystem health and water quality, as well affecting 80 million Europeans living in low elevation coastal zones and flood plains;

Or. en

Amendment 103

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas water leakage is an underestimated global issue, which significantly exacerbates water scarcity, with an average of 23 % of treated water lost during distribution in the EU due to leaky pipes, outdated treatment facilities and insufficient reservoirs1a;

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1a European Commission, news article, Zero pollution: Improved quality and access to drinking water, 2023

Or. en

Amendment 104

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the European climate risk assessment recognized that Europe’s policies and adaptation actions are not keeping pace with the rapidly growing risks that threaten ecosystems, infrastructure, food and water supply, people’s health as well as economy and finance;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Anja Hazekamp, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas marine and ocean resources must be exploited strictly in accordance with the need for their sound management and conservation, without altering marine ecosystem balances;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas in 2021, 37% of the surface area was reported as being in good ecological status while 29% of the surface area was reported as being in good chemical status; 1a

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1a EEA Report 07/2024 Europe's state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience Report, 15 Oct 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 107

Flavio Tosi, Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas a huge amount of water is lost due to the obsolete water network and the lack of necessary maintenance;

Or. it

Amendment 108

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Barbara Bonte

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas in Mayotte 75 % of the water consumed comes from a single hillside reservoir that regularly runs dry during the dry season;

Or. fr

Amendment 109

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas a huge amount of water is lost due to the obsolete water network and the lack of necessary maintenance;

Or. it

Amendment 110

Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas a significant volume of water is being lost due to the ageing water and irrigation network and the lack of proper maintenance;

Or. ro

Amendment 111

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas a large amount of water is lost due to the obsolete water network and the lack of necessary maintenance;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas the potential of wastewater as an alternative water supply is underestimated, knowing that 60-70 % of the potential value of wastewater across the European Union is currently unexploited1a and less that 3 % of treated wastewater is reused in the EU1b; whereas there is a significant potential for circular approaches to water in households, as only a small part of water in households is used for drinking and eating and therefore requesting the highest quality standards;

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1a European Investment Bank, Wastewater as a resource, 2022

1b European Commission, news article, Water reuse: New EU rules to improve access to safe irrigation, 2023

Or. en

Amendment 113

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas EU citizens at times of extreme drought have found themselves facing restrictions in use of water; whereas, including where connected also to conditions of extreme heat, it can lead to increased stress, anxiety, and social tension, it can affect daily routines, hygiene practices, and overall quality of life, contributing to mental health issues;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas the EEA stresses that the proportion of surface waters failing to achieve good ecological status is uneven across Europe, being more prevalent in parts of central and western Europe, including Germany and the Netherlands; 1a

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1a EEA Report 07/2024 Europe's state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience Report, 15 Oct 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 115

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water was the first ever to gather the required number of signatories, calling on the EU to ensure the right to water for all citizens;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Barbara Bonte

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Bb. whereas in Martinique and Guadeloupe intense droughts are putting a strain on drinking-water supplies;

Or. fr

Amendment 117

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B c. whereas soil biodiversity and soil organic carbon affect water retention capacity; whereas soil erosion, compaction and certain soil management practices that cause soil degradation lead to a steady decrease in the water retention capacity of soil, which as a consequence exacerbates drought and flood events with direct negative impacts on farming; whereas healthy soil is therefore one of the drivers of water resilience, which itself should be approached and managed at a river basin level;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B c. wheres the EEA stresses that differences in water status between Member States may be caused by different pressures, but differences may also result from varying approaches to monitoring and assessment and referrring explicitly to the Netherlands: "For example, the Netherlands has identified many RBSPs and reported failure of at least one in most surface water bodies, leading to an overall failure of ecological status", illustrating how this can lead to a distorted picture;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B d. whereas the consequences of droughts or floods suffered by primary producers compensated by state aid schemes in the past few years count hundreds of millions of EUR1a; whereas in order to provide an incentive for minimising risk, the beneficiaries of state aid to e.g. compensate for the damage caused by protected animals and of state aid to make good the damage in forests caused by protected animals, must provide a minimum contribution which must take the form of preventive measures; whereas there are no explicit preventive measures required from beneficiaries of aid compensating damage caused by natural disaster, amongst those also drought and floods; whereas state aid rules do not provide an incentive for minimising risk of drought or floods;

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1a case search https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA&sortField=caseLastDecisionDate&sortOrder=DESC; e.g. the Romanian SA.116052 compensating crop damage due to the pedological drought between September 2023 and August 2024 had an overall budget 402 mil EUR

Or. en

Amendment 120

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B d. whereas the EEA stresses that, regarding the chemical status of surfaces water, much of the pollution can be attributed to long-lived pollutants, such as mercury and brominated flame retardants. If these long-lived pollutants were not considered, 80% of surface waters would achieve good chemical status rather than 29%1a;

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1a EEA Report 07/2024 Europe's state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience report, 15 Oct 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 121

Ingeborg Ter Laak, Lídia Pereira

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the deadline set by the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters to achieve ‘good’ status was 2015; whereas in 2021, only 37 % of Europe’s surface water bodies achieved ‘good’ or ‘high’ ecological status, while 29 % achieved ‘good’ chemical status21 ; whereas the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60EC) shows the clear need for Member States to reduce the compliance gap as much as possible before 2027, ensure adequate financing to reach the objectives of their programmes of measures, to put in place additional measures to reduce existing persistent environmental challenges, and improve transboundary cooperation;

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21 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 122

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the deadline set by the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters to achieve ‘good’ status was 2015; whereas in 2021, only 37 % of Europe’s surface water bodies achieved ‘good’ or ‘high’ ecological status, while 29 % achieved ‘good’ chemical status21 ; whereas the 2025 Implementation Report of the Water Framework Directive shows the clear need for Member States to increase their level of ambition and accelerate action to reduce the compliance gap as much as possible before 2027, to increase investment and ensure adequate financing, including European funds, to reach the objectives of their programmes of measures, to put in place additional measures to reduce existing persistent environmental challenges, and improve transboundary cooperation;

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21 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 123

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the deadline set by the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters to achieve ‘good’ status was 2015; whereas in 2021, only 37 % of Europe’s surface water bodies achieved ‘good’ or ‘high’ ecological status, while 29 % achieved ‘good’ chemical status21, whereas the 2025 Implementation Report of the Water Framework Directive1a shows the clear need for some Member States to increase their level of ambition and accelerate action to reduce the compliance gap as much as possible before 2027, to increase investment and ensure adequate financing, including European funds, to reach the objectives of their Programmes of Measures, to put in place additional measures to reduce existing persistent environmental challenges, and improve transboundary cooperation;

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1a Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) Third river basin management plans Second flood risk management plans

21 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 124

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the deadline set by the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters to achieve ‘good’ status was 2015 and the deadline has been postponed to 2027; whereas in 2021, only 37 % of Europe’s surface water bodies achieved ‘good’ or ‘high’ ecological status, while 29 % achieved ‘good’ chemical status21, with little improvement since 2015;

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21 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 125

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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21 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 126

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ca. whereas the EEA emphasises that the proportion of surface waters failing to achieve good ecological status is uneven across Europe, being more prevalent in parts of central and western Europe, including Germany and the Netherlands, and stresses that differences in water status between Member States may be caused by different pressures, but that those differences may also result from varying approaches to monitoring and assessment, expressly making reference to the Netherlands - 'For example, the Netherlands has identified many RBSPs and reported failure of at least one in most surface water bodies, leading to an overall failure of ecological status.' - in order to illustrate how this can lead to a distorted picture; 1 a

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1 a EEA Report 07/2024 Europe’s state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience report, 15 Oct 2024

Or. nl

Amendment 127

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the report from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) shows the clear need for Member States to increase their level of ambition and accelerate action to fully comply with the Directives as early as possible and at the latests by 2027, to increase investment and ensure adequate financing to reach the objectives of their programmes of measures, to put in place additional measures to reduce existing persistent environmental challenges, and improve transboundary cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the Mediterranean region has suffered significant impact because of a decrease in annual rainfall and an increase in temperature, which are expected to worsen; whereas the consequences of the reduction of water availability and drought are the reduction of crop yield with a direct impact on the incomes of farmers which in turn increases the problem of food security, the loss of biodiversity, forest fires, the adverse effects on important sectors of the economy beyond agriculture, such as health and energy, and the effects on human health and well-being;

Or. en

Amendment 129

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the fitness check of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Floods Directive have shown that delays in meeting the WFD’s targets are not due to a deficiency in the legislation but to a lack of funding, slow implementation and insufficient integration of environmental objectives in sectoral policies; whereas analysis have shown that Member States are failing to meet the annual investment needs, which are estimated to be EUR 77 billion a year, with a financing gap currently estimated at around EUR 25 billion a year1a;

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1a European Commission, COM/2025/2 , Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive

Or. en

Amendment 130

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas a set of data from 2016-2021 evaluated1a for the purpose of reporting under article 18 of the Water Framework Directive covering 20 Member States 3rd RBMPs of which were available at the time of the assessment, indicate that 39.5% of surface water bodies in Europe appear to be in good ecological status or ecological potential, whereas no net improvement was achieved as this figure is about the same (39.1%) as that reported by the same countries in 2nd RBMPs;

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1a 2025 Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) on Third river basin management plans and Second flood risk management plans

Or. en

Amendment 131

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas alongside water stress, Europe will become subject to more extreme floods due to changing weather patterns; whereas water scarcity and flooding are linked to high economic costs and without any climate mitigation and adaptation, direct damage from flooding is estimated to increase six-fold from present losses by the end of the century 1a ; whereas managing water scarcity and flood risks affordably and sustainably will increasingly become important across the EU;

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1a JRC “Climate change impacts and adaptation in Europe. JRC PESETA IV final report” https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/document/download/68960967-4846-47c2-8818-533906ab9539_en?filename=pesetaiv_summary_final_report.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 132

Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. Whereas the 2025 Implementation Report of the Water Framework Directive highlights the lack of enforcement of the Directive and urges Member States to raise their level of ambition, accelerate efforts to close the compliance gap as much as possible before 2027, increase investment, and make sure that financial and procedural conditions are met to achieve objectives of the Water Framework Directive and enhance transboundary cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas freshwater and marine ecosystems are interconnected as riverine pollution, disruption to sediment flows and water shortages all have a very strong impact on the health of marine ecosystems, particularly the coastal ones, as well as the viability of social and economic activities that depend on them, such as transport, fisheries, aquaculture and tourism;

Or. en

Amendment 134

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ca. whereas this thorough-going failure to meet our aims is a result not only of poor application of the WFD but also the fact that the WFD established absolutist environmental objectives without adequately assessing their viability and socio-economic impact with a view to setting priorities for action and funding;

Or. es

Amendment 135

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas significant differences exist between Member States in water availability, management strategies, usage patterns, and vulnerability to climate change impacts can vary considerably; whereas a tailored approach is required to enhance water resilience and ensure sustainable water management;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. es

Amendment 137

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas 36% of rivers, 32% of lakes, 31% of coastal waters and 32% of transitional waters were reported as eutrophic1d; whereas high nitrate concentrations in river basins in the EU directly impact public health and drinking water supplies; whereas nitrate pollution originating from intensive agricultural activity left a few hundred thousand people without a drinking water source in 20231a; whereas excessive application of nutrients resulting in run-offs also impacts marine areas, especially the coastal areas1b; whereas demands to member states to step up the work and to cut nitrate pollution include class legal action1c;

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1a Servimedia, ‘El agua contaminada por macrogranjas duplicó los pueblos afectados en España en 2023’, Vanguardia, 16 January 2025, https://www.lavanguardia.com/sociedad/20250116/10288968/agua-contaminada-macrogranjas-duplico-pueblos-afectados-espana-2023-agenciaslv20250116.html

1b Jung-Madsen, S., Boutrup, I.K., Fredshavn, J., Hansen, A.S., Nielsen, V.V. et al., 2023. Vandmiljø og Natur 2021. NOVANA. Tilstand og udvikling - faglig sammenfatning. Aarhus Universitet, DCE – Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi, 75 s. - Videnskabelig rapport, http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR532.pdf

1c https://www.loyensloeff.com/insights/news--events/news/breaking-esg-litigation-update-district-court-of-the-hague-orders-the-dutch-state-to-reduce-the-national-nitrogen-emissions/

1d Report of the European Commission on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive from 2021, p. 5, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52021DC1000

Or. en

Amendment 138

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas, under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), Member States should have taken the necessary measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status in the marine environment by 2020 at the latest; whereas the European Commission’s assessment of Member States' second programmes of measures under the Directive shows that marine waters remain in poor condition, with most descriptors not on track to be achieved by 2027;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas declining amounts of precipitation in some regions, prolonged droughts and more heavy rainstorms across the continent, combined with increased demand for water, in particular for agriculture and new industrial activities, all together jeopardise long-term availability of this valuable resource;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Cb. whereas the WFD did not adequately address the chronic scarcity of water resources affecting certain European regions, especially in the south of the continent;

Or. es

Amendment 141

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Cb. whereas the WFD did not adequately address the drought affecting certain regions of Europe, especially in the south of the continent;

Or. es

Amendment 142

Thomas Bajada, Javi López, Estelle Ceulemans, Romana Jerković, Tiemo Wölken, Marta Temido, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Kristian Vigenin, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Günther Sidl, César Luena, Leire Pajín, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital C c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C c. whereas trends and projections point to an increase in water stress due to growing scarcity and drought conditions, despite the fact that total water abstraction at the EU-27 level appeared to decrease by 15% between 2000 and 20191a;

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1a EEA “Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience”

Or. en

Amendment 143

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital C c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Cc. whereas the WFD did not sufficiently address the increasing frequency and severity of droughts, which are become ever-more prevalent in various parts of Europe, including northern regions;

Or. es

Amendment 144

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital C c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Cc. whereas the WFD did not sufficiently address the increasing frequency and severity of droughts, which are become ever more prevalent in various parts of Europe, including northern regions;

Or. es

Amendment 145

Motion for a resolution

Recital C d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C d. whereas agriculture is the leading abstraction pressure on surface waters reported under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in 2021; whereas overall, agriculture is the highest net water-consuming sector at the EU level, as most of the water is consumed by the crop or evaporates; whereas electricity production is the largest water-abstracting sector, but most of the water is returned to the environment after cooling or turbine propulsion; whereas other uses, such as industry and water utilities, abstract and consume comparatively less water, but they can represent significant pressures at a local level, especially on groundwater1a;

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1a EEA “Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience”

Or. en

Amendment 146

Thomas Bajada, Javi López, Estelle Ceulemans, Romana Jerković, Tiemo Wölken, Marta Temido, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Kristian Vigenin, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, César Luena, Leire Pajín, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital C e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C e. whereas groundwater supplies two thirds of the EU's drinking water and supports ecosystems such as wetlands and rivers1a;

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1a EEA “Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience”

Or. en

Amendment 147

Motion for a resolution

Recital C f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C f. whereas the services provided by freshwater ecosystems are worth over EUR 11 trillion in Europe, including considerable health and recreational benefits, such as angling 1a;

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1a https://www.wwf.eu/?11990891/WWF-Report-Water-crisis-threatens-over-11-trillion-in-economic-value-food-security-and-sustainability-in-Europe

Or. en

Amendment 148

Motion for a resolution

Recital C g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C g. whereas the human right to water and sanitation was recognised as a human right by the UN General Assembly on 28 July 2010;

Or. en

Amendment 149

Motion for a resolution

Recital C h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C h. whereas the first recital of the Water Framework Directive states that “water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such”;

Or. en

Amendment 150

Motion for a resolution

Recital C i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C i. whereas the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water was the first ever to gather the required number of signatories, calling the EU to ensure the right to water for all citizens;

Or. en

Amendment 151

Motion for a resolution

Recital C j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C j. whereas the deadline set by the WFD for European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters to meet good status was 2015; whereas that goal was not met and there has been little improvement since 2010; whereas in 2021, only 37% of Europe’s surface water bodies achieved a good or high ecological status while 29% achieved a good chemical status1a;

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1a EEA “Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience”

Or. en

Amendment 152

Motion for a resolution

Recital C k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C k. whereas the majority of protected aquatic habitats and species in the EU are assessed as having poor or bad conservation status; whereas reporting under the WFD shows that the status of some aquatic plants has improved, but this rarely translates into attaining overall good ecological status1a;

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1a EEA “Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience”

Or. en

Amendment 153

Motion for a resolution

Recital C l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C l. whereas the revised Directive 2020/2184 on the quality of water intended for human consumption included measures to reduce water leakages, as well as risk assessment and management of the catchment areas for drinking water abstraction1a;

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1a EEA Report: European waters - Assessment of status and pressures 2018

Or. en

Amendment 154

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22;

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22 Eurostat, Statistics Explained, ‘Archive: Water use in industry’, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Archive:Water_use_in_industry&oldid=196132#Further_Eurostat_information.

Or. it

Amendment 155

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

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Or. en

Amendment 156

Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas the categories of the largest annual water abstraction in EU-27,as per statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE), are abstraction for cooling in electricity generation (34%), followed by abstraction for agriculture (29%), public water supply (21%) and manufacturing (15%)1a ; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22;

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1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/water-abstraction-by-source-and/water-abstraction-by-economic?activeTab=8a280073-bf94-4717-b3e2-1374b57ca99d

Or. en

Amendment 157

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas the main water-intensive industries in the EU include mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity production, construction, chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage production, textiles, paper and pulp, pharma, ICT including datacentres, the automotive industry, steel, fertilisers and transport; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

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Or. en

Amendment 158

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22;

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor1 a yet industrial activity must remain a keystone of European policy action, and so any type of action must bear in mind that without the industrial sector, the EU has fewer tools and funds with which to research new technologies to support healthy water resources;

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1 a Eurostat, Statistics Explained, ‘Archive: Water use in industry’, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Archive:Water_use_in_industry&oldid=196132#Further_Eurostat_information.

Or. it

Amendment 159

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22; whereas innovation will be essential to achieve EU objectives for water on use, reuse, cleaning, and circularity, but innovative solutions, such as biotechnology and biomanufacturing, continue to face significant barriers within the internal market;

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Or. en

Amendment 160

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ; whereas industry often executes legacy rights for the abstraction of groundwater and surface water in an inefficient way; whereas only in the latest revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive was the efficient use of water resources addressed;

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Or. en

Amendment 161

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

D. whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

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Or. en

Amendment 162

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas industry accounts for approximately 40 % of total water abstraction in Europe; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

D. whereas projections are showing an increased general demand for water; whereas data on water abstraction and use in the EU is historical and poor22 ;

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Or. en

Amendment 163

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas energy sources differ in their impact on water, and are characterised by a different water use; whereas trade-offs exist in deployment of different technologies and on a case by case basis, water resilience may be the most important element when developing energy planning; whereas research indicates that scenarios of increased use of bioenergy with related technologies can exacerbate water crisis1a; whereas climate change migitation pathways with higher deployment of carbon capture and storage increase water stress1b;

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1a Bin Hu a,b, Yilun Zhang c, Yi Li d, Yanguo Tenge,., Weifeng Yue e,.2020: Can bioenergy carbon capture and storage aggravate global water crisis?

1b European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, 2023: Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 ( reference for all additions)

Or. en

Amendment 164

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas reliable data on so-called water accounting, the systematic study of the current status and trends in water supply, demand, accessibility and use in domains that have been specified1a, is crucial for an assessment of the current situation in the European Union and for European competitiveness;

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1a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Water accounting and auditing, A sourcebook, p. 3, https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/9a20e806-d8f3-4723-8914-1d999e822435/content

Or. en

Amendment 165

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas soil and nutrient management lies at the basis of improving water quality and availability, the European Water Resilience Strategy should focus on improving nutrient management, with the aim of closing nutrient loops to reduce nutrient emissions to waterways;

Or. en

Amendment 166

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano, Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas coastal and island communities are key stakeholders in the debate on the European Water Resilience Strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas the Industrial Emmissions Directive mandates that the potential aggravation of the impact of industrial discharges on the state of water bodies due to variations of water flow dynamics should be explicitly taken into account as part of the granting and reviewing of permits; whereas best available techniques will newly incorporate notion of environmental performance levels related to water, and permits which translate the use of these techniques into environmental performance limit values; whereas this is a welcome change with a potential improvement of the industry resilience as EU installations may already face seasonally a lower production capacity due to water scarcity;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas water technologies made in Europe are globally leading and competitive, a position which needs to be fostered and nurtured and the potential of the internal market fully exploited; whereas hurdles for the introduction and scaling-up of new water technologies need to be examined, as well as a just European level playing field be guaranteed; whereas continued support for research in water technology innovation is needed to secure and to create jobs and boost European competitiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 169

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas the Nitrates Directive remains a key barrier to improving nutrient management and water quality, as it incentivizes the use of chemical fertilizers over organic alternatives; whereas the European Water Resilience Strategy should move away from blanket norms and instead focus on the integrated nutrient cycle;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Barbara Bonte, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is the most significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of water use and pollution from the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides; whereas agriculture is the largest net consumer of water in the EU23;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. fr

Amendment 171

Laurent Castillo

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. fr

Amendment 172

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. it

Amendment 173

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 174

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas food production by means of agriculture and industry are strategic activities that need enough water to ensure the production of food that will guarantee the EU's food sovereignty and security. whereas, therefore, we understand that arrangements for reducing pressure on surface and groundwater must go hand-in-hand with investments establishing additional water sources by promoting the use of reclaimed water and desalination in industry and agriculture, thereby achieving a better water balance as well as promoting clean alternative energies such as green hydrogen;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. es

Amendment 175

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. es

Amendment 176

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is the most significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of water use, reduction of water retention capacities due to excessive drainage e.g. of peatlands and pollution from the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides; whereas agriculture is the largest net consumer of water in the EU23 ; whereas droughts, but also extreme rainfalls can endanger food security and the livelihood of farmers and peasants; whether water abstraction by the agricultural sector is largely not registered or transparent;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 177

Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the main pressure on surface water is connected to pollution from a range of sources, such as atmospheric deposition (52 %), changes in the physical characteristics and natural flow of rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters (51 % of surface water), agriculture (29 %) and point sources such as wastewater discharge (13 %) and abstraction (8 %), while the main pressure on groundwater is reported to be diffuse pollution (34 %), diffuse pollution from agriculture (32 %) and abstraction (18 %)23;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. ro

Amendment 178

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is the most significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of water use and pollution from the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides, knowing that an estimated 80 % of the nitrogen discharge to the aquatic environment stems from agriculture1a; whereas agriculture is the largest net consumer of water in the EU23;

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1a European Environment Agency, ‘Nitrate in groundwater in Europe’, https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/nitrate-in-groundwater-8th-eap#:~:text=An%20estimated%2080%25%20of%20the,have%20been%20assessed%20as%20eutrophic.

23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 179

Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 180

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is an essential sector in protecting the environment and ensuring the sustainability of ecosystems;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. es

Amendment 181

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 182

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is a significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of water use and pollution from the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides; whereas agriculture is the largest net consumer of water in the EU23; whereas the water consumption of the sector could be tackled with innovative solutions;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 183

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is the most significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of water use and overexploitation of water resources and pollution from the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides; whereas agriculture is the largest net consumer of water in the EU23;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 184

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas, although agriculture is the most significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, it should be borne in mind that the availability of water, in terms of volume and quality, is crucial to the productivity of the agricultural sector, as a prerequisite for high-quality produce, food security and hydrogeological protection;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. it

Amendment 185

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is the most significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of inefficient water use and pollution from the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides; whereas agriculture is the largest net consumer of water in the EU23 ;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 186

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas agriculture is a significant source of pressure on both surface and groundwater, as a result of water use and diffuse source pollution from the use of nutrients and pesticides; whereas agriculture is one of the largest net consumer of water in the EU23 ;

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 187

Flavio Tosi, Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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23 European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

23 European Environment Agency, report No 07/2024, 'Europe's state of water 2024: The need for improved water resilience', 2024.

Or. it

Amendment 188

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas there are a few million ha of productive forests on peatlands that were drained mainly between 1960 and 1980; whereas the bulk of them are beginning to approach economic maturity and regeneration cuttings; whereas recent studies have revealed that the method of clearcutting forestry followed by ditch network maintenance, site preparation, and often planting is associated with much greater detrimental environmental consequences including on water, arising mainly from runoffs of suspended solids, dissolved organic carbon, and nutrients, resulting in watercourse pollution, than previously assumed1a;

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1a Brunner, A., Valkonen, S., Goude, M., Hanssen, K.H., Erefur, C. (2025). Definitions and Terminology: What Is Continuous Cover Forestry in Fennoscandia?. In: Rautio, P., Routa, J., Huuskonen, S., Holmström, E., Cedergren, J., Kuehne, C. (eds) Continuous Cover Forestry in Boreal Nordic Countries. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 45. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70484-0_2

Or. en

Amendment 189

Mathilde Androuët, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas farmers, being key actors in water resource management, have an essential role to play in implementing sustainable agricultural practices that promote more efficient use of water and limit diffuse pollution; whereas integrating farmers more effectively into water resilience strategies, through financial and technical incentives, would make it possible to reconcile food security and water resource protection;

Or. fr

Amendment 190

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas agriculture depends on water availability and irrigation helps to shield farmers from irregular rainfall, and to increase the viability, yield and quality of the crops, but is a significant drain on water resources; whereas the sector was responsible in 2019 for 28% of all water abstraction in the EU, ranking as the second-highest sector in terms of water abstraction in EU after electricity cooling1a;

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1a Water Europe report “Water Smart Society”

Or. en

Amendment 191

Filip Turek, Valérie Deloge, Mathilde Androuët

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Anne-Sophie Frigout

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas the water cycle is a closed process in which water changes state and circulates; whereas water from irrigation is mainly evapotranspired by plants and then re-enters the atmosphere before returning as precipitation; whereas in agriculture, excluding pollution, water is therefore not consumed but returned into the hydrological cycle;

Or. fr

Amendment 192

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas investment in the maintenance, improvement and development of resilient irrigation infrastructures is essential for reducing and improving the efficiency of water consumption in agriculture; whereas such improvements in efficiency enable the water saved to be used for other purposes or enable the natural flow rates of watercourses to be maintained;

Or. es

Amendment 193

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas a report of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)1a concludes that agriculture and forestry, together with wastewater treatment and discharge, significantly contribute to the biggest environmental pressure facing the Baltic Sea ecosystem, which is nutrient and organic enrichment;

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1a ICES (2024). Baltic Sea Ecoregion – Ecosystem Overview. ICES Advice: Ecosystem Overviews. Report. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27256635.v1

Or. en

Amendment 194

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas safe use of sewage sludge in agriculture will also reduce the very high dependency the European union has regarding import of phosphorus mineral fertiliser e.g. from Russia; whereas the safe use of sludge should therefore also be considered as contributing to European resilience and strategic autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 195

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 196

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas research must be promoted with a view to producing alternative active ingredients to combat pests that ensure greater plant health and reduce the use of inputs and phytosanitary products; whereas it is important to encourage organic farming and integrated pest management;

Or. es

Amendment 197

Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas drainage for agricultural purposes is one of the main drivers of peatland degradation, leading to significant greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and soil eutrophication; whereas rewetting of peat lands is essential to restore peatlands;

Or. en

Amendment 198

Valentina Palmisano, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas small businesses, particularly in southern Europe, are disproportionately affected by water scarcity and pollution, and must be supported through public investment in sustainable agriculture and water infrastructure;

Or. en

Amendment 199

Laurent Castillo

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas agriculture is one of the sectors most affected by drought; whereas it is imperative to ensure the availability of water resources in order to guarantee food sovereignty;

Or. fr

Amendment 200

Jeannette Baljeu, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. Whereas safe use of sewage sludge in agriculture could significantly reduce Europe's high dependency on imports of phospherous mineral fertilisers, therefore contributing to Europe's strategic autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 201

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas the water used in agriculture is processed to produce foodstuff, which is essential to EU food security;

Or. it

Amendment 202

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas data centres and hydrogen electrolysers are particularly water-demanding and add additional pressures to already scarce water resources;

Or. en

Amendment 203

Emma Fourreau, Lynn Boylan, Sebastian Everding, Catarina Martins

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas certain new agricultural practices such as artificial irrigation reservoirs, accelerate water stress and exacerbate inequitable access to water;

Or. en

Amendment 204

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas agriculture, due to the necessity of high water consumption, needs stronger support to prevent occasional pollution;

Or. en

Amendment 205

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas water in agriculture is transformed into the production of foodstuffs, which is essential for the Union's food security;

Or. en

Amendment 206

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas the ECA 2021 report on “Sustainable water use in agriculture” concluded that CAP funds are more likely to promote greater rather than more efficient water use; whereas agriculture policies at both EU and Member State level are not consistently aligned with EU water policy; whereas system for authorising water abstraction and water pricing mechanism contain many exemptions for agricultural water use;

Or. en

Amendment 207

Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas changes in climate conditions and soil moisture threaten specific tree species and the planted forests in which these species are dominant; whereas old-growth forests in analogous climate conditions serve as a reference and provide guidance for reforestation with higher resilience potential for forests managed for wood supply1a;

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1a Mäkká S., Smrek na Orave končí. Lesníci sa učia v poľskej rezervácii, ako vrátiť tunajším lesom pôvodný charakter (reportáž),23 August 2022, avaialable at:https://dennikn.sk/2974103/smrek-na-orave-konci-lesnici-sa-ucia-v-polskej-rezervacii-ako-vratit-tunajsim-lesom-povodny-charakter-reportaz/

Or. en

Amendment 208

Filip Turek, Valérie Deloge, Mathilde Androuët

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Anne-Sophie Frigout

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Eb. whereas, without water, there is no agriculture or food; whereas farmers must be regarded not as consumers, but as users of displaced water the allocation of which is essential for food production;

Or. fr

Amendment 209

Filip Turek, Valérie Deloge

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Anne-Sophie Frigout

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ec. whereas waterways management, reservoir building and water storage, in close interaction with the surrounding environment, play an essential role in terms of access to water, agricultural production and electricity; whereas there is a dangerous increase in instances of such projects being blocked or even stopped by small groups promoting degrowth, undermining the public interest in the process;

Or. fr

Amendment 210

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E c. whereas clean and sufficient water is an essential element in implementing and achieving a real sustainable circular economy in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 211

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the quality of surface waters across the continent reflects continuing and combined pressures, in particular diffuse pollution and the degradation of their natural flow and physical features; whereas pollution by nutrients and persistent priority substances, as well as by substances newly emerging as pollutants, continues; whereas groundwaters are affected by diffuse pollution, especially from agriculture, and also suffer from intensive abstraction24 ;

deleted

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24 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 212

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Susana Solís Pérez

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the quality of surface waters across the continent are suffering continuing and combined pressures; whereas water treatment and reuse facilitates the better use of water resources;

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24 Ibid.

Or. es

Amendment 213

Mathilde Androuët, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the quality of surface waters across the continent reflects continuing and combined pressures, in particular diffuse pollution; whereas pollution by nutrients and persistent priority substances, as well as by substances newly emerging as pollutants, continues; whereas groundwaters are affected by diffuse pollution and also suffer from intensive abstraction24;

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24 Ibid.

Or. fr

Amendment 214

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the quality of surface waters across the continent reflects continuing and combined pressures, in particular diffuse pollution and the degradation of their natural flow and physical features; whereas pollution by pesticides, nutrients and persistent priority substances, as well as by substances newly emerging as pollutants, continues; whereas groundwaters are affected by diffuse pollution, especially from agriculture, and also suffer from intensive abstraction24 ;

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24 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 215

Flavio Tosi, Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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24 Ibid.

Or. it

Amendment 216

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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24 Ibid.

Or. it

Amendment 217

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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24 Ibid.

Or. it

Amendment 218

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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24 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 219

Giorgos Georgiou, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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24 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 220

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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24 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 221

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas urban wastewater is one of the main sources of water pollution, if not properly collected and treated; whereas the objectives of the Urban Wastewater Directive should not be lowered, nor its implementation be delayed;

Or. en

Amendment 222

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas these combined pressures on water threaten the potability of drinking water in Europe, whereas quality of water and the associated risks for health and scarcity of water should be dealt with on an equal footing;

Or. en

Amendment 223

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Anja Hazekamp, Valentina Palmisano, Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. Whereas the privatisation of water services has led to inefficiencies, higher costs for citizens, and significant water loss in distribution networks, undermining the right to water;

Or. en

Amendment 224

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Anja Hazekamp, Valentina Palmisano, Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F b. whereas as it was noted at the United Nations Water Conference in 1977 “All peoples, whatever their stage of development and social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to drinking water in quantities and of a quality equal to their basic needs”;

Or. en

Amendment 225

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F b. whereas pollution caused by pharmaceutical residues necessitates advanced water treatment technologies, including membrane filtration, activated carbon treatment, advanced oxidation processes, and other innovative purification techniques;

Or. en

Amendment 226

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved25;

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved and whereas, therefore, there needs to be a bigger push for public-private cooperation with funding for entities involved in technological research and the maintenance of existing infrastructure, such as Italy's 'consorzi di bonifica', France's OUGC, Germany's 'Wasser- und Bodenverbände', Spain's 'Comunidades de Regatens' and all similar bodies throughout Europe25;

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25 Ibid.

Or. it

Amendment 227

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved25 ;

G. whereas the objective of achieving good status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved25; whereas poor management has left Europe’s freshwater and coastal ecosystems overexploited, degraded and polluted, thereby limiting the services that they can provide in terms of mitigating the effects of drought and flood risk; whereas climate change is exacerbating the effects of poor water and connected land management;

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25 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 228

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved25 ;

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved much of the pollution can be attributed to long-lived pollutants, such as mercury and brominated flame retardants; whereas in case long-lived pollutants were not considered, 80% of surface waters would achieve good chemical status rather than 29%1a;

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1a EEA Report 07/2024 Europe's state of water 2024: the need for improved water resilience report, 15 Oct 2024.

25 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 229

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved25 ;

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved, , primarily due to substances such as mercury, brominated flame retardants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 25 ;

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25 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 230

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 remains far from being achieved25 ;

G. whereas the objective of achieving good chemical status for all EU water bodies by 2027 is essential but remains far from being achieved25 ;

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25 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 231

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas to improve Europe's water status and build resilience, pressures which cause non-achievement of a good status will need to be reduced; whereas countries report that the main pressures on surface waters are linked to pollution from diffuse sources such as atmospheric deposition (52%), changes to the physical features and natural flow of rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters (51% of surface waters), agriculture (29%) and point sources such as from wastewater discharges (13%) and abstraction (8%); whereas the main pressures for groundwaters are reported to be diffuse pollution, especially from agriculture (32%), and abstraction (18%), most commonly from agriculture, public water supply and industry1a;

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1a European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 232

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G b. whereas Member States' reports show that the most significant driver impacting the quality of both surface and groundwaters is the intensive use of nutrients and pesticides in agricultural production; whereas agriculture is also by far the highest net water consumer in Europe and, without changes in practices, demand from irrigated agriculture is likely to increase with climate change; whereas in relation to pollution where agriculture is a major contributor, one or more pesticides were detected above their effect threshold at 10-25% of all surface water monitoring sites reported to the EEA between 2013 and 2021, and whereas average concentrations of nitrates in groundwater have not been reduced over the period 2000-20211a;

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1a European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

Or. en

Amendment 233

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G c. whereas PFAS can cause liver damage, thyroid disorders, obesity, fertility problems, cardiovascular disease and cancer; whereas PFAS pesticides are a source of pollution for water basins, contaminating drinking water and agricultural land, as well as putting pressure on agricultural productivity and human health; whereas, in 2019, the Nordic Council of Ministers estimated that the annual health-related cost of PFAS is between EUR 52 – 84 billion for all EEA countries1a; whereas an independent pan-EU study detected TFA, a degradation product of PFAS pesticides, in 94% of tested drinking water samples from 11 EU countries1b; whereas the cost of treating PFAS pollution in drinking water alone is estimated at EUR 18 billion a year1c;

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1a https://www.norden.org/en/publication/cost-inaction-0

1b https://www.awe.international/article/1880471/tfa-contamination-found-94-eu-drinking-water-samples

1c https://www.eureau.org/news/949-pfas-phase-out-a-prerequisite-for-a-water-resilient-europe

Or. en

Amendment 234

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital G d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G d. whereas the Commission has, under the Biodiversity strategy, the Farm to Fork strategy and in the Zero Pollution Action plan, committed to developing an Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan (INMAP) to tackle the currently unsustainable nutrient flows from agriculture, mainly of nitrogen and phosphorus; whereas an assessment by the JRC outlines the required technical measures for recovering and recycling nutrients in waste streams and improving nutrient use efficiency in agriculture as well as comparing other policy measures and broader societal changes such as changes in human diet and agricultural systems1a;

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1a https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129059

Or. en

Amendment 235

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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26 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 236

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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26 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 237

Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas groundwater supplies 65 % of water for drinking and 25 % of water for agricultural irrigation in the EU; whereas it is a finite resource that needs to be protected from pollution and over-exploitation26 ; whereas satisfying higher freshwater demand with finite freshwater resources may increasingly lead to a policy dilemma; whereas one of the most common solutions sought in the agricultural sector is the application of higher irrigation efficiency; whereas this brings private benefits to irrigators and is justified, in part, on the premise that increases in irrigation efficiency saves water for reallocation to other sectors, including the environment; whereas substantial scientific evidence has shown that increased irrigation efficiency rarely delivers increased water availability at river basin level1a;

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1a Grafton, R.Q., Williams, J., Perry, C.J., Molle, F., Ringler, C. et al., ‘The paradox of irrigation efficiency’, Science, Vol. 361, Issue 6404, 2018,

26 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 238

Filip Turek, Valérie Deloge, Mathilde Androuët

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Anne-Sophie Frigout

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas groundwater supplies on average, in the EU, 65 % of water for drinking and 25 % of water for agricultural irrigation; whereas it is a finite resource that needs to be protected from pollution and over-exploitation26, which implies a need for better abstraction of surface water, especially during periods of precipitation;

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26 Ibid.

Or. fr

Amendment 239

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas groundwater supplies 65 % of water for drinking and 25 % of water for agricultural irrigation in the EU; whereas it is a finite resource that needs to be protected from pollution and over-exploitation26 ; whereas groundwater formation is declining due to sealing soil for infrastructure and compression of soil by heavy machinery used in forestry and agriculture;

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26 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 240

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas groundwater supplies 65 % of water for drinking and 25 % of water for agricultural irrigation in the EU; whereas demand for irrigation water in southern Europe has increased by 8 % since 20101a; whereas it is a finite resource that needs to be protected from pollution and over-exploitation26 ;

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1a European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe's state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024

26 Ibid.

Or. en

Amendment 241

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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26 Ibid.

Or. it

Amendment 242

Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas groundwater supplies 65 % of water for drinking and 25 % of water for agricultural irrigation in the EU; whereas there is a lack of structural investment in modernising the irrigation network; whereas it is a finite resource that needs to be conserved26;

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26 Ibid.

Or. ro

Amendment 243

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas monitoring data from the European Environment Agency indicate widespread pollution by PFAS in European waters, with perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) levels frequently exceeding regulatory thresholds, posing significant risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas in agriculture it is not only important how much water is used for a product, but also where the water comes from and what impact the production has on the water;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler, Andrea Wechsler

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 246

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík, Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas the lack of EU-wide quality standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater and insufficient monitoring of less-studied PFAS compounds exacerbate the challenge of achieving good chemical status for EU waters in line with the WFD; whereas recent estimations suggest that where emissions remain unrestricted, water sector will face an increase of up to €18 billion per year for treating drinking water alone1b; whereas where emissions cease immediately and only long-chain PFAS that received the first regulatory attention for restriction and phase out, such as PFOS and PFOA, are remediated, then the remediation cost is estimated about €95 billion over 20 years; whereas without a proposed phase out, remediation is assessed to amount to over 100 billion euros per year in perpetuity1a;

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1a The Forever Pollution Project; info available at: https://foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/the-bill/

1b EurEau communication on the investigative findings of the Forever Pollution Project, available at: https://www.eureau.org/news/949-pfas-phase-out-a-prerequisite-for-a-water-resilient-europe

Or. en

Amendment 247

Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas there are no EU-wide quality standards and there is not yet a uniform restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), whereas a universal restriction dossier of PFAS substances is currently under evaluation by ECHA; whereas the Commission promised to decide on a ban of PFAS substances in 2026; whereas the lack of EU-wide quality standards for PFAS substances in groundwater and insufficient monitoring of less-studied PFAS compounds further exacerbate the challenge of achieving good chemical status for EU waters in line with the WFD;

Or. en

Amendment 248

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 249

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas emerging pollutants such as substances of increasing concern, namely perfluorinated substances (e.g. PFAS), plastic and microplastic and residues contributing to antimicrobial resistance, are not yet included in the monitoring process because of lack of suitable monitoring methods;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 251

Emma Fourreau, Lynn Boylan, Sebastian Everding, Catarina Martins

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 252

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas the continued release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the environment further exacerbate the challenge of achieving good chemical status for EU waters in line with the WFD and pose a substantial technical and financial burden on water service providers while jeopardising water and sewage sludge reuse applications;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas the lack of EU-wide quality standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater and insufficient monitoring of less-studied PFAS compounds, including trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), exacerbate the challenge of achieving good chemical status for EU waters in line with the WFD;

Or. en

Amendment 254

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas the lack of EU-wide quality standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS total) in groundwater and insufficient monitoring of less-studied PFAS compounds exacerbate the challenge of achieving good chemical status for EU waters in line with the WFD;

Or. en

Amendment 255

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas short-chain PFAS trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) has been detected in drinking water all over Europe, whereas accumulation of TFA in the environment is due to many PFAS having TFA as a transformation product, whereas pesticides containing PFAS are considered the main cause of water contamination with TFA in rural areas, followed by refrigerants, sewage treatment, and industrial pollution, whereas there are indications that TFA is toxic to reproduction and that it exhibits liver toxicity1a;

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1a https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c06189

Or. en

Amendment 256

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Matthieu Valet, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Filip Turek, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Aleksandar Nikolic, Catherine Griset, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas farmers play a fundamental role in sustainable water management by maintaining agricultural landscapes, preserving groundwater and actively helping to combat erosion and desertification; whereas farmers are key players in adapting to climate change and need to be supported in the transition to more resilient and water-efficient practices;

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Amendment 257

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas droughts constitute one of the chief catastrophic consequences of climate change; whereas around 23% of the EU's territory of the Union is moderately susceptible to desertification and 8% thereof is highly susceptible to it2 a; whereas Hungary, Bulgaria, Spain and Italy are among the countries most affected and 74% of Spain's surface area is at risk of desertification;

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2 a https://eu.boell.org/en/SoilAtlas-desertification

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Amendment 258

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas PFAS, commonly referred to as 'forever chemicals,' persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in living organisms, and cause adverse (eco)toxicological effects; whereas out of a group of 6,000 - 10,000 individual substances, only a few are well studies with known impact on human health and environment; whereas 99% of PFAS remain undetected in the environment due to limits in monitoring;

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Amendment 259

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a highly persistent, and mobile pollutant that originates from the breakdown of certain PFAS substances including pesticides; whereas TFA concentrations are orders of magnitude higher than those of other PFAS, raising concerns over its environmental and human health impacts1a;

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1a The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid, Environmental Science & Technology

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Amendment 260

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas the European Environment Agency (EEA) found that the zero pollution ambition for water will need continued effort to protect the health and well-being of people and the environment and that continued vigilance to identify new pollutants and implement measures to prevent pollution is required1a;

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1a European Environment Agency, report 07/2024, Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience, 2024.

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Amendment 261

Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas without decisive action at the source of the PFAS pollution, it will be impossible to achieve good water quality and to protect water resources; whereas a full restriction of PFAS substances is the most important and promising route in this regard;

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Amendment 262

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas the energy sector heavily relies on water resources, in particular for thermal power plants, including for nuclear energy production and fossil fuel extraction and production, processing and conversion; whereas this dependency poses a serious risk as water scarcity can impact energy production processes and supply security, especially where used as feedstock or for cooling; whereas in recent years the output of nuclear electricity generation in Europe has been severely affected by water scarcity and cooling of thermal power plants always leads to higher temperatures, which have negative impacts on biodiversity; whereas the transition to renewable energy, particularly wind and solar energy, offers sustainable and water efficient decarbonisation pathways and the opportunity to halt or reverse the trend of increasing water consumption;

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Amendment 263

Thomas Bajada, Javi López, Estelle Ceulemans, Romana Jerković, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marta Temido, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Kristian Vigenin, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Günther Sidl, César Luena, Leire Pajín, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas PFAS contamination results from industrial activities, urban wastewater, and the degradation of pesticides, and these chemicals are transported through rivers, marine currents, atmospheric pathways, and agricultural runoff, reaching even remote areas such as the Arctic, indicating the need for coordinated EU action leading to full ban;

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Amendment 264

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Sigrid Friis, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas taxpayers and water consumers cannot bear the whole cost of treating PFAS-contaminated drinking water which could amount to EUR 18 billion per year1a, knowing that PFAS cannot be eliminated from water by using conventional drinking water treatment methods;

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1a Aubert, R., Foucart, S., Horel, S., Mandard, S., ‘PFAS: France’s drinking water is massively contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ including in Paris’, Le Monde, 24 January 2025, https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/01/24/pfas-france-s-drinking-water-is-massively-contaminated-by-forever-chemicals-including-in-paris_6737375_114.html

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Amendment 265

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I c. whereas current hydrogen production in Europe requires over 150 million cubic meters of freshwater withdrawal and consumes 132 million cubic meters of freshwater; whereas the sector’s water withdrawal and consumption is expected to be four-fold by 2040, with most alternatives being more water-intensive than grey hydrogen, except green hydrogen1a;

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1a IRENA and Bluerisk (2023), Water for hydrogen production, International Renewable Energy Agency, Bluerisk, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Amendment 266

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I c. whereas PFAS have been detected at more than 70% of groundwater monitoring points across the Union, with national thresholds frequently exceeded, while pharmaceutical substances are increasingly identified in surface and groundwater;

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Amendment 267

Motion for a resolution

Recital I d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I d. whereas industrial activities release hazardous chemicals, including heavy metals and other pollutants, into water bodies, significantly impacting water quality and aquatic ecosystems1a;

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1a EAA: Industrial pollutant releases to water in Europe, 30 May 2024

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Amendment 268

Motion for a resolution

Recital I e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I e. whereas agricultural runoff is a major source of nitrate and phosphate pollution in EU water bodies, leading to eutrophication, loss of biodiversity, and degradation of aquatic ecosystems1a;

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1a https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/water/nitrates_en#implementation

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Amendment 269

Motion for a resolution

Recital I f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I f. whereas pesticides from agricultural activities continue to contaminate surface and groundwater, threatening water quality, human health, and aquatic biodiversity; whereas monitoring data show exceedances of regulatory thresholds for pesticides under the Groundwater Directive, indicating the need for stricter controls and compliance mechanisms1a;

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1a EAA: Pesticides in rivers, lakes and groundwater in Europe, 10 Dec 2024

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Amendment 270

Motion for a resolution

Recital I g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I g. whereas according to research, exposure to the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in products, ranging from plastic and metal food containers to reusable water bottles and drinking water pipes, in Europe is well above acceptable health safety levels1a;

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1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/public-exposure-to-bisphenol-a?activeAccordion=

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Amendment 271

Motion for a resolution

Recital I h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I h. whereas groundwater supplies 65% of water for drinking and 25% of agricultural irrigation in the Union; whereas it is a finite resource that needs to be protected from pollution and over-exploitation, to ensure long-term sustainability of its use for human activities and natural ecosystems1a;

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1a EEA “Europe’s state of water 2024. The need for improved water resilience”

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Amendment 272

Motion for a resolution

Recital I i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I i. whereas it is of crucial importance to tackle chemical and other causes of pollution in surface water and groundwater at source as a priority as it is the most sustainable, operational and cost-effective measure, alongside implementing the polluter-pays principle;

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Amendment 273

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas, due to climate change and inefficient exploitation of limited water resource, occurrences of prolonged drought, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will intensify and become more frequent throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, leading to major disruption to economic activities and decreasing the overall quantity and quality of available water; whereas strategic technologies, such as semiconductors, hydrogen, EV batteries and data centres, play a key role in achieving a competitive and autonomous European Union but could exacerbate existing pressures on water resources; whereas preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers while supplying sufficient water of good quality is becoming a major challenge;

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Amendment 274

Jeannette Baljeu, Michal Wiezik, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas occurrences of prolonged drought, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will increase throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, and leading to major disruption to economic activities; whereas preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers while supplying sufficient water of good quality is becoming a major challenge; whereas downstream areas are especially dependent on upstream water management and abstraction; whereas Member States should refrain from implementing measures that significantly increase flood risks upstream or downstream of other countries in the same river basin, in accordance with Directive 2007/60/EC;

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Amendment 275

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 276

Ingeborg Ter Laak, Lídia Pereira

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas occurrences of prolonged drought, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will increase throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, and leading to major disruption to economic activities; whereas preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers while supplying sufficient water of good quality is becoming a major challenge; whereas downstream areas are especially dependent on upstream water management and abstraction; whereas Member States should act in accordance with Directive 2007/60/EC when implementing measures that significantly increase flood risks upstream or downstream in other countries in the same river basin;

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Amendment 277

Dolors Montserrat, Esther Herranz García, Susana Solís Pérez, Carmen Crespo Díaz

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas occurrences of prolonged drought, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will increase throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, and leading to major disruption to farming and economic activities; preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers, while supplying sufficient water of good quality, is becoming a major challenge that will require a redoubling of efforts to increase water availability through reuse (reclaimed water) and desalination of seawater, wherever feasible, as well as the search for new solutions and water sources;

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Amendment 278

Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Stefan Köhler, Céline Imart, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas prolonged droughts, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will increase throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, and leading to major disruption to economic activities; whereas preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers, while supplying sufficient water of good quality, is becoming a major challenge that will require a redoubling of efforts to increase water availability through reuse (reclaimed water) and desalination of seawater, wherever viable, as well as a search for new solutions and water sources;

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Amendment 279

Emma Fourreau, Lynn Boylan, Sebastian Everding, Catarina Martins

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas occurrences of prolonged drought, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will increase throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, and leading to major disruption to economic activities; whereas preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers while supplying sufficient water of good quality is becoming a major challenge; whereas 25% of the world’s freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction according to the IUCN, due to multiple factors including climate change, water pollution, dams or fishing activities;

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Amendment 280

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas occurrences of prolonged drought, extreme heat and large-scale flooding events will increase throughout the continent, damaging ecosystems and human health, and leading to major disruption to economic activities, essential services and living conditions; whereas preserving water resources and the natural flow of rivers and water retention capacities in wetlands while supplying sufficient water of good quality is becoming a major challenge;

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