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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 841

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

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the creation of water reserves that meet the needs of the outermost regions (ORs), including desalination units and the development of innovative solutions such as rainwater recovery and storage, in order to improve water resilience to prolonged droughts;

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Amendment 842

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 b. Stresses the importance of reducing water losses by modernising the water network and encouraging innovative solutions based on good practices, such as pilot projects that increase the resilience of island communities to climate change and ensure a stable supply of drinking water;

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Amendment 843

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 b. Calls for the creation of regional infrastructure of water resources based on advanced techniques, in areas severely affected by water scarcity, such as the Mediterranean basin, to ensure a sustainable supply for agriculture, ecosystems, and local communities;

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Amendment 844

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Notes the important cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the multiple challenges; encourages the Commission and Member States to integrate nature-based solutions for water resilienc into policy actions and recommendations and assess their implementation to ensure effectiveness and sustainability;

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Amendment 845

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions such as free-flowing rivers, restored wetlands and sponge cities in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations; strongly opposes maladaptive infrastructure solutions which increase vulnerability and disrupt natural hydrological cycles;

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Amendment 846

Tiemo Wölken, Thomas Bajada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations; while underlining that in addition to nature-based solutions, complementary investments in engineering solutions remain necessary to ensure successful climate adaptation and water resilience in the long term;

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Amendment 847

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of infrastructure, technology and nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the improvement of infrastructure, as well as the deployment of technology and nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations;

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Amendment 848

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of the right mix of technological and nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of solutions based on implementing a mix of measures combining infrastructures and actions to increase water resilience;

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Amendment 849

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 850

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations; calls for a strong governance framework for determining clear public financing mechanisms and assigning responsibilities with regard to nature-based solutions;

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Amendment 851

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations, particularly seeking to preserve and improve soil health and de-seal urban surfaces to increase water retention and the natural replenishment of aquifers;

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Amendment 852

Emma Wiesner, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations, such as re-wetting of wetlands to increase ground water availability and surrounding soil moisture;

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Amendment 853

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions but recognize the need for complimentary smart measures for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations;

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Amendment 854

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, Gilles Pennelle, Mélanie Disdier

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions and solutions using technology and artificial intelligence for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations;

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Amendment 855

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Martin Hojsík, Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis and restoring the natural water cycle; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations;

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Amendment 856

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Affirms the crucial, however limited, cross-cutting role of nature-based solutions in addressing the challenges of the triple planetary crisis; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the deployment of nature-based solutions for water resilience in their policy actions and recommendations where possible;

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Amendment 857

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 858

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Reiterates that extreme climate conditions, including water stress events can lead to anxiety and highlights that limited access to green and blue space can compromise on mental health1a;.Calls for an effective implementation and enforcement of the Nature Restoration Law, including the urban targets; Calls further for maintenance of and regained access to urban waterways in cities and considers crucial that when preparing the integrated urban wastewater management plans, Member States' authorities examine promoting natural water retention or rainwater harvesting, and measures aimed at increasing green and blue spaces in urban areas in accordance with the UWWTD; Calls on the Commission to provide Member States with any needed assistance and guidance to ensure that the potential of these nature-based measures is harnessed to the full;

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1a Liu H, Li F, Li J, Zhang Y. The relationships between urban parks, residents’ physical activity, and mental health benefits: A case study from Beijing, China. J Environ Manage [Internet]. 2017 Apr 1;190:223–30. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.058

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Amendment 859

Pascal Canfin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Notes that water retention facilities may be useful tools provided that they are authorised by local or national authorities under clear conditions, including the capacity of local groundwater to sustain such activities and the commitment of farmers accessing the water resource to adapt their practices to sustainable practices in particular in terms of water needs for crops and livestock, adaptation to climate change, and in terms of water quality for the reduction of the use of pesticides; calls on the Commission to use their available tools, including financial support, to streamline this approach among Member states;

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Amendment 860

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Notes that forest management has an impact on watershed health, nutrient fluxes and soil erosion; notes that close-to-nature forestry that keeps ecosystems intact have a greater capability to overcome environmental stressors such as droughts; calls on Member States, as a matter of urgency and before the end of 2025 at the latest, to identify and map their old-growth and primary forests, based on the best scientific knowledge in line with the Commission guidelines developed jointly with Member States1a;

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1a https://environment.ec.europa.eu/publications/guidelines-defining-mapping-monitoring-and-strictly-protecting-eu-primary-and-old-growth-forests_en

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Amendment 861

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20a. calls on the Member States to pay particular attention, in the mandatory national plans provided for by the Nature Restoration Law, to the restoration and protection of floodplains, recognising their vital role in increasing water retention capacity, preventing and mitigating flooding, and restoring natural water balances; recalls that floodplain restoration not only reduces the risk of climate disasters, but also contributes to improved quality and availability of water;

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Amendment 862

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Calls for the increased deployment of nature-based solutions such as the restoration of wetlands, the creation of retention basins and the expansion of forest areas as barriers against floods and means of rainwater conservation; further recommends involving local communities in the implementation of these measures so that they are tailored to the specific needs of each region;

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Amendment 863

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Points out that natural water retention measures and nature-based solutions have the potential to restore groundwater levels and support ecological flows while reducing water-related risks from water scarcity, floods and droughts;

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Amendment 864

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Calls for the EU Water Resilience strategy to include the developing of a robust methodology that builds the business case for the co-benefits of investing in nature to help unlock the financing mechanism for investing in nature;

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Amendment 865

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Calls on the Commission to harmonize definitions, criteria, monitoring, and performance indicators for nature-based solutions (NbS), ensuring their effective deployment in EU water policies;

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Amendment 866

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives for water reuse and consumption reduction, particularly but not only in water-intensive sectors;

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Amendment 867

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Stresses the need to restore and rewet peatlands throughout Europe;

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Amendment 868

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20b. highlights the essential role of trees and forests in water cycle regulation, through their ability to purify water, increased availability of water resources and improved soil moisture retention, thereby contributing to drought and flood prevention; in this context, underlines the importance of promoting agroforestry systems; recalls the EU’s target of planting a billion trees by 2030;

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Amendment 869

Pascal Canfin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 b. Calls on the Commission to identify, together with Member States, those industrial plants that are most at risk from increasing water stress, and to actively engage with them to develop water resilient activities; is of the opinion that the use of data that is stemming from the corporate sustainability reporting and industrial emission directives should support this process;

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Amendment 870

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 b. Notes that carbon sinking in ecosystems requires particular hydrological conditions, such as in the case of wetlands, and that carbon removal certification for agricultural and forestry will not be possible if hydrological cycles are not sufficiently restored and maintained;

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Amendment 871

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

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 b. Reiterates that the effectiveness of nature-based solutions is context-specific and must be adapted to the local situation; emphasises in this regard that a ‘one solution that fits all’ does not exist;

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Amendment 872

Jutta Paulus, Marie Toussaint

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 c. Notes that the creation of artificial basins and reservoirs often run counter to hydrological needs of a drainage basin as they have been proven to prevent infiltration and groundwater re-charge and in capturing the less and less available water on the surface, speeding up its evaporation and thus loss from the terrestrial part of the hydrological cycle; notes that social, economic and environmental impacts of such projects have sparked a considerable resistance from citizens and civil society, while they have also been challenged due to breaching the right of access to a common good; notes that special attention is needed in the design and approval of these projects, especially regarding cumulative effects on the hydrological characteristics of surface water bodies and groundwater bodies, which can be significant;

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Amendment 873

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 c. Notes that in flood management, nature-based solutions cannot usually fully replace existing solutions and may not be effective for the most extreme events; points out, however, that nature-based solutions can enhance the effectiveness and operable life of grey infrastructure by increasing water absorption capacity, reducing water velocity and regulating peak flows;

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Amendment 874

Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20c. reiterates the huge potential of new genomic techniques in speeding up the creation of varieties that need less water and are better adapted to climate change, and more resistant to prolonged drought or even flooding;

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Amendment 875

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 d. Notes that in coastal areas where land-based aquifers are being exhausted and fresh water tables are descending, saltwater encroaches into freshwater systems; notes that where sea levels are rising it may be necessary to protect agricultural land further inland by allowing salt marshes or tidal marshes to develop on land that is increasingly flooded or is being lost from agricultural use anyway; notes that planning for coastal wetlands as buffer zones also has a value as these natural habitats protect against erosion and high tides;

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Amendment 876

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 d. Notes that there is still very limited field experience with the application of nature-based solutions in drought management; points out, however, that using landscapes and catchments as sponges to maximise water retention in soils and groundwater hold potential to increase resilience to droughts;

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Amendment 877

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 e. Stresses the need to provide financial support for sustainable innovative methods and solutions, in particular, nature-based solutions, carbon-neutral or lagoon-based treatment infrastructure, restoration of wetlands and flood-plains, and rewetting drained peat-lands, while having due regard to public-private partnerships;

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Amendment 878

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 f. Calls for a general recognition and promotion of the importance of healthy soils in ensuring water security and circularity; emphasises that natural water retention measures on agricultural soils must be improved through measures to enhance soil health, land use systems with adapted crop rotation, buffer strips and hedges or strip cropping along contours, as well as actions at the level of the water body, such as re-naturalisation and stabilisation of riverbanks and restoring retention capacities of aquifers;

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Amendment 879

Thomas Bajada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 g. Calls on the Commission to climate-proof current and new legislation, thereby taking a broader perspective of the realities of water conditions, including management of water resources when these are not sufficiently available;

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Amendment 880

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Funding and pricing

Funding

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Amendment 881

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity; funding and incentives to support resilient water infrastructure must adhere to the existing legal and constitutional conditions in Member States guaranteed by Art. 4 TEU. Member states in which water management has been in public hands must be supported in safeguarding water as a public good and in ensuring its management remains in public hands. Water is a fundamental pillar of European resilience, and only the public sector, which at all times, is oriented to the common good, can ensure that water management remains secure, accessible, and sustainable for future generations;

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Amendment 882

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity; draws attention to national or regional good practices such as the 'water cent' which is collected by the government from all water users and invested in nature-based solutions (NbS) such as the restoration of flood plains1a;

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1a https://lfu.rlp.de/umwelt/wasser/gewaesserentwicklung/renaturierungsprojekte

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Amendment 883

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity; stresses the need for specific financial instruments within existing EU funds to ensure that funds are available to modernise infrastructure in rural areas and to support farmers in adapting to climate change;

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Amendment 884

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support biodiversity, resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions, restoration and protection of floodplains, rivers, wetlands, and other natural water retention systems, prioritizing solutions that strengthen water resilience, while ensuring cost-effectiveness, and the uptake of water-efficient technologies;

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Amendment 885

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding mainly from public sources, ensuring that water infrastructure remains under public control and serves the common good, in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, including producing water through desalination based on renewable energy and ensuring the protection of ecosystems, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 886

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support the modernisation, adaptation and maintenance of resilient water infrastructure, such as inland waterways infrastructures, sustainable water management, innovative technologies to enhance water management efficiency and effective infrastructure monitoring, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 887

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, water infrastructure, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold the three pillars to ensure economic, social and environmental sustainability in line with the goals set by the new European competitiveness compass;

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Amendment 888

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, water infrastructure, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold the three pillars to ensure economic, social and environmental sustainability in line with the goals set by the new European competitiveness compass;

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Amendment 889

Daniel Buda

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that water infrastructure financing should be targeted at sustainable and innovative solutions based on public-private partnerships and market mechanisms, without introducing new financial obligations for Member States, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 890

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public and private sources, by implementing extended producer responsibility in line with the polluter pays principle, in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 891

Marc Jongen, Anja Arndt

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasizes that the EWRS should prioritize investment in water infrastructure, including modern reservoirs, desalination plants, and advanced irrigation systems, rather than funding policies based on speculative climate models, to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 892

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding from public sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, innovative technologies to enhance water management efficiency and effective infrastructure monitoring, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 893

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 894

Günther Sidl

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should ensure adequate funding especially from public and where needed private sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity; 1a

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1a Higher private investment, the less public control (over water resources, supply, infrastructure), i.e. the less resilience. Public control ensures transparency and prevents restrictions on legislative action. Both “cross-border” and “private investment” are “market elements” and therefore pose a high risk of water liberalization and creation of an internal water market. Markets prioritize profit over equitable access, while EU competition rules may unintentionally enforce market principles on water.

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Amendment 895

Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 896

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 897

Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 898

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 899

Ana Vasconcelos, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Emphasises that the EWRS should incentivize adequate funding from public and private sources in order to support resilient water infrastructure, sustainable water management, data collection, research, nature-based solutions and the uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as to uphold nature restoration and biodiversity;

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Amendment 900

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 901

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to introduce a harmonised mandate for water meters and submeters, in order to provide water users with granular and real-time information on their water consumption, leading to actions to reduce leakages and inefficient use, increasing the uptake of more efficient appliances and thereby unlocking economic savings for consumers as well as fostering behavioural change; calls for the setting of threshold values to reduce leakages in distribution networks, in line with the Drinking Water Directive, supported by investments in digital technologies;

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Amendment 902

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

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give financial support to farmers to invest in innovative water management solutions, such as smart irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting and agroecology; calls for such measures to be incorporated into the CAP and to benefit from priority support in the European funds for the ecological transition;

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Amendment 903

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Urges the establishment of a dedicated EU financing instrument to support the restoration and protection of floodplains, rivers, wetlands, and natural water retention areas, promoting sustainable water management and effective flood mitigation; highlights the importance of nature-based water retention measures in strengthening resilience against extreme hydrological events and reducing the impacts of climate change;

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Amendment 904

Tiemo Wölken, Thomas Bajada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Underlines that the involvement of private investments in the EU water sector must not undermine the status of water as a public good and a public service, and that the long-term resilience of the sector, as well as the principles of accessibility, affordability, and sustainability must take precedence over the generation of profits for private investors;

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Amendment 905

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21a. There is a need to encourage the participation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other financial institutions in the funding of water infrastructure, facilitating favourable conditions for investments in innovation, digitalisation and efficiency in water management;

Or. es

Amendment 906

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Insists that funding for water resilience must prioritise public investment and exclude profit-driven private entities, ensuring that water infrastructure remains under public control and serves the common good;

Or. en

Amendment 907

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Stresses that environmental restrictions should be accompanied by dedicated research and development efforts to foster viable alternatives and new business opportunities, ensuring that economic impacts are mitigated;

Or. en

Amendment 908

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Encourages Member States to accelerate the granting of authorisations for resilient water infrastructure projects to enable their rapid implementation in the face of the urgent challenges underlined above;

Or. en

Amendment 909

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21b. Urges the European Commission and the Member States to address water issues in their budgets and to provide better governance with the regions in the use of European funds;

Or. es

Amendment 910

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 911

Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 912

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 913

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund for water resilience within the upcoming MFF; specific financial mechanisms should also be established within the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund to support water infrastructure projects. Actions should also include encouraging the participation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other financial institutions in the funding of water infrastructure, facilitating favourable conditions for investments in innovation, digitalisation and efficiency in water management;

Or. es

Amendment 914

Antonio Decaro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF; invites the Commission and Member States to evaluate the proposal for a national or regional water tariff that would allow the costs of the service to be equalised for a significant number of citizens and users to avoid overloading some parts of the population that are disadvantaged from a territorial and environmental point of view;

Or. en

Amendment 915

Ana Vasconcelos, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the management and outcomes of funds allocated for access to water and sustainable water management, including an assessment of the results achieved. Based on the findings, urges the Commission to assess the feasibility of reallocating existing funds for water management or introducing a new fund, if funding gaps are identified that need to be addressed;

Or. en

Amendment 916

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated European Water Resilience fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF, financed by a tax on fossil fuel companies and other polluting industries, to support public investment in water infrastructure, pollution clean-up, and sustainable agriculture;

Or. en

Amendment 917

Raffaele Topo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF; highlights that ensuring financial sustainability requires revising funding mechanisms, including establishing an EU Water Fund for long-term projects, creating Horizon Program Cluster, financing KIC and extending "blue bond" access;

Or. en

Amendment 918

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission, with the agreement of Member States, to create, within the upcoming multiannual financial framework, a separate and dedicated fund that will serve as a single access point for the EU for water resilience;

Or. fr

Amendment 919

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF that includes sufficient funding for a specific infrastructure plan that does not neglect any existing water sources, with a separate budget line outside CAP funds;

Or. es

Amendment 920

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund with a focus on investments in modernising and improving water infrastructure and fostering the circular economy through the recycling of waste water for industrial and agricultural use;

Or. en

Amendment 921

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to either create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF or to earmark funding for water-smart technologies and water resilience; highlights the importance of public-private partnerships regards to funding;

Or. en

Amendment 922

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Emphasises that water services are critical infrastructures providing essential services to people and society; calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

Or. en

Amendment 923

Marc Jongen, Anja Arndt

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Opposes the creation of a separate EU water resilience fund, instead is advocating for the efficient use of existing national resources;

Or. en

Amendment 924

Emma Wiesner, Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to ensure separate and dedicated funding as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF; recalls that water pricing remains a national and regional competence;

Or. en

Amendment 925

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to use sufficient and already existing resources as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

Or. en

Amendment 926

Jessica Polfjärd

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to create a separate and dedicated fund as a single EU access point for water resilience within the upcoming MFF;

22. Calls on the Commission to utilize existing funds to support efforts to strengthen water resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 927

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Stresses the need for a revision of EU public procurement rules to encourage investment in innovative water management solutions; calls for the ongoing revision of public procurement directives to prioritize projects that promote water efficiency, digitalization, and resilience, while ensuring greater market access for advanced water technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 928

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

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22a. Calls on the Commission, together with Member States or a competent authority of the Member States, to set up a specific financial unit dedicated to the outermost regions in order to modernise ageing water infrastructure and strengthen water resource management, supported in particular by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Cohesion Fund;

Or. fr

Amendment 929

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Underlines the necessity of providing targeted financial and technical assistance to municipalities to facilitate compliance with water-related legislation; calls the Commission for increased funding for water infrastructure projects aimed at upgrading aging systems and integrating innovative technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 930

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Stresses the important role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in water financing; highlights that the EIB is actively investing in and supporting the water sector; stresses that the EU should collaborate with the EIB for sharing best practices;

Or. en

Amendment 931

Valentina Palmisano, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Proposes the establishment of a Mediterranean water resilience fund to address the specific challenges of southern European regions, focusing on desalination, wastewater reuse, and drought management;

Or. en

Amendment 932

Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 933

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line or binding funding targets within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures, including infrastructure modernization, innovation, climate adaptation measures and implementation of nature-based solutions; notes that peripheral, outermost and mountainous regions and islands in the EU are particularly struggling to access funding or public-private partnerships to support local and regional investments in water management and infrastructure;

Or. en

Amendment 934

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line or binding funding targets within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures; calls for the strengthening of the European Investment Bank's role in water financing to improve sanitation and drinking water infrastructure, as well as to support projects aimed at flood risk reduction, erosion prevention, and the revitalization of watercourses;

Or. en

Amendment 935

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line or binding funding targets within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures; calls for the elimination of EU financial support for activities that degrade river morphology, water quality, and groundwater recharge, in line with goal 18 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity;

Or. en

Amendment 936

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line or binding funding targets within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures and thus its competitive capacity as the absence of a water balance creates an additional burden for the economy of the regions;

Or. es

Amendment 937

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line or binding funding targets within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures and thus its competitive capacity as the absence of a water balance creates an additional burden for the economy of the regions;

Or. es

Amendment 938

Laurent Castillo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures;

Or. fr

Amendment 939

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Recalls that the lack of a dedicated water funding line or funding targets within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures;

Or. fr

Amendment 940

Lynn Boylan, Emma Fourreau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Calls for a better implementation of the polluter-pays principle in the water sector, broadening the extended producer responsibility scheme now included in the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive to the Drinking Water Directive, to ensure a fair cost distribution and incentivise polluting industries to innovate and develop greener products;

Or. en

Amendment 941

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Stresses that EU funding mechanisms must incorporate considerations of social equity and affordability, ensuring that Member States and its citizens with greater financial constraints and specific realities, are supported while meeting water management obligations;

Or. en

Amendment 942

Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Recall that a water-smart society is one where the value of water is acknowledged and harnessed to guarantee water security, sustainability, and resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 943

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 b. Urges the Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of investment needs in the water sector, taking into account affordability issues and social impacts, as a basis for designing the upcoming MFF; notes, however, that better data collection on water efficiency and extraction, would have assisted the Commission in reaching this goal; stresses, therefore, the importance of data collection across all sectors and without delay;

Or. en

Amendment 944

Ana Vasconcelos, Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 b. Calls on the Commission to incentivize private investments in the water sector by creating a supportive regulatory framework that may include co-financing opportunities and public-private partnerships in order to drive innovation, improve infrastructures and ensure sustainable water management solutions across Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 945

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 c. Strongly believes that, in the interim, water should be prioritised in existing funding frameworks, including the Cohesion Fund; highlights the importance of adjusting existing funding, subsidies and financing streams related to water management and other related land uses, such as agriculture, shifting from traditional engineering measures to nature-based solutions or a combination thereof;

Or. en

Amendment 946

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 d. Calls on the Commission to engage with European Investment Bank (EIB) a possibility to increase the EIB’s funding capacity for the water sector, directly addressing water resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 947

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 e. Urges the Commission to explore and promote innovative financing mechanisms, including payments for ecosystem services and green bonds, while ensuring regulatory clarity and safeguards to prevent market distortions; calls on the EIB and other financial institutions to prioritize low-interest loans and credits for Member States, regional and local authorities undertaking large-scale restoration projects, with specific provisions to support economically disadvantaged regions;

Or. en

Amendment 948

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 f. Recommends the development of a pan-European ecosystem services registry to enable transparent valuation and monitoring of nature-based solution benefits; calls on Member States to adopt governance frameworks that clearly define the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in planning, financing, and implementing nature-based solutions; believes that these frameworks should integrate funding from diverse sources, including philanthropic contributions and private-sector partnerships, while ensuring equitable access to resources for small-scale projects, particularly managed at local or regional levels;

Or. en

Amendment 949

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 950

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. es

Amendment 951

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low to non-existent in several Member States; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and fully apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs. Stresses the importance of applying the polluter-pays principle to ensure that water pricing supports long-term water security by reflecting the economic, environmental, and resource costs of water use. Encourages the development of water pricing mechanisms that promote efficient water use, particularly in water-stressed regions, while safeguarding affordability for households and small businesses;

Or. en

Amendment 952

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle, which provides that all water users effectively and proportionately participate financially in the recovery of the costs of water services, remains low to non-existent in several Member States; especially with regard to households, industry and agriculture; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and fully apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs;, in line with the Water Framework Directive and taking into account the polluter-pays principle;

Or. en

Amendment 953

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls for the comprehensive application of the cost recovery and polluter-pays principle; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies for all water uses and fully apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs while ensuring affordable access to drinking water and sanitation for all, calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the polluter-pays principle where the pollution of water resources creates a need for additional water treatment;

Or. en

Amendment 954

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low to non-existent in several Member States; Calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and fully apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs;

24. Calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs, by recognising the economic contribution associated with these costs as a societal benefit, deducting this economic contribution from the recoverable costs, and to properly assess the potential impact on competitiveness in accordance with the principle of proportionality, with a view to preserving competitiveness;

Or. nl

Amendment 955

Raffaele Topo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low to non-existent in several Member States; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and fully apply the cost recovery principle also for both environmental and resource costs; assessing on a national level a reference value of water on the basis of the abovementioned principle and of measurable objectives towards efficient and cost-effective planning of water resources;

Or. en

Amendment 956

Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low to non-existent in several Member States; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and better apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs; calls on the Member States to take into account the long investment cycles when implementing the cost recovery principle and to ensure sufficient funding is available for needed (re)investments;

Or. en

Amendment 957

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls on Member States, when implementing the cost recovery principle for environmental costs, to recognize the economic contribution related to these costs as a societal benefit by deducting it from the recoverable costs and to duly assess potential competitiveness impacts in line with the principle of proportionality, with a view to preserving competitiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 958

Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 959

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 960

Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low or non-existent in several Member States. In this regard, calls the Commission and Member States to create the conditions for an effective water pricing system that reflects the availability of water across different countries and regions, while considering the impact of water use on third parties;

Or. en

Amendment 961

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low in some Member States; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies;

Or. en

Amendment 962

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle on water services remains low to non-existent in several Member States; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate municipal and dynamic, according to availability, water pricing policies and fully apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs;

Or. en

Amendment 963

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 964

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls for comprehensive application of the cost recovery principle remains low to non-existent in several Member States; calls on Member States apply the cost recovery principle for both environmental and resource costs, in line with Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC;

Or. en

Amendment 965

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Regrets that the application of the cost recovery principle remains low to non-existent in several Member States; calls on Member States and their regional authorities to implement adequate water pricing policies and to better take into account the principle of recovery for both environmental and resource costs;

Or. en

Amendment 966

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls on Member States and their regional authorities to address water scarcity through the implementation of adequate water pricing policies for water wastage;

Or. en

Amendment 967

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Points out that national water agencies will play a central role in implementing new water management and conservation plans at Member State level; calls, therefore, on Members States to financially and technically increase the capacity of water agencies to play a more significant enabling and advisory role in sustainable and future-proof water management and storage infrastructure in agriculture areas; believes that EU funds, such as the Just Transition Fund, should be used to further assist Member States and water agencies in implementation;

Or. en

Amendment 968

Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Highlights that funding for water infrastructure is insufficient compared to the investment needs across the Union; recalls the aging infrastructure across the Union and the huge investment needs in upgrading said infrastructure; calls in this regard for dedicated funding, on national, regional or European level to also make eligible financing for reinvestments in existing infrastructure, not limiting it to new investments;

Or. en

Amendment 969

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Calls for the same procedural simplifications and fast-track mechanisms for water resilience investments as those applied to renewable energy projects under the Net-Zero Industry Act; urges the Commission to increase visibility and dedicated allocations for water resilience within the post-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF), ensuring investments in water-smart technologies and climate adaptation measures;

Or. en

Amendment 970

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Calls on Member States and competent regional and local authorities to reflect on new pricing policies that are economically sustainable, socially fair and incentivise water consumption reduction, in particular progressive water pricing; calls on Member States and competent regional and local authorities to insure transparent water prices and to raise awareness on the value of water services;

Or. en

Amendment 971

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Calls on Member States and their regional authorities to ensure that water remains affordable for all citizens, funded through progressive taxation that removes undue financial burdens on households and small businesses and ensures that major water users bear the financial responsibility;

Or. en

Amendment 972

Kateřina Konečná, Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Stresses the need to secure equitable access to water and the provision of water services to all, regardless of their ability to pay, including the provision of subsidies for low-income households to access water services;

Or. en

Amendment 973

Ana Vasconcelos, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Encourages Member States to accelerate the approval process for resilient water infrastructure projects to facilitate their swift implementation in addressing the urgent water challenges;

Or. en

Amendment 974

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 b. Notes that ‘sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources’ belongs to one of the six environmental goals of the EU taxonomy for sustainable finance; therefore encourages its use in navigating public and private investments to ensure the protection of water bodies;

Or. en

Amendment 975

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 b. Call on the EU and member states to increase and adapt financial support to farmers and the areas most affected by drought;

Or. en

Amendment 976

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU-funded projects help achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive;

Or. en

Amendment 977

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Digitalisation and innovation

Digitalisation, innovation and technology scale-up

Or. en

Amendment 978

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

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Digitalisation and innovation

Digitalisation, security and innovation

Or. en

Amendment 979

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24a. Stresses that the availability of low-risk and organic products, biocontrol, precision techniques and new breeding techniques must be accelerated to further reduce the ecological footprint of the sector. With appropriate approval procedures, a predictable and robust investment climate, and digitalisation, the EU can stimulate the crop protection industry to introduce green innovations first to the European market;

Or. nl

Amendment 980

Emma Fourreau, Lynn Boylan, Sebastian Everding, Catarina Martins

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

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Or. en

Amendment 981

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water and wetlands; calls for ensuring adequate standards of water efficiency in the digital sector, in particular for cooling data centers, including in relation to the upcoming legislative proposal on sustainable data centers expected under the Energy Efficiency Directive;

Or. en

Amendment 982

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in enhancing the management, monitoring, and reporting of bodies of water, ensuring the comparability by accounting for specific geographical flow conditions;

Or. en

Amendment 983

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management, monitoring and reporting of bodies of water and in ensuring comparability by taking specific geographical flow conditions into account;

Or. nl

Amendment 984

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water, while at the same time taking into account the impacts linked to the water demand of data centres as strategic installations to achieve national digitalisation targets;

Or. it

Amendment 985

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water, the creation of scenarios to develop prevention plans and the modernisation of sustainable and urban irrigation networks to curb leakage and reduce the water footprint;

Or. es

Amendment 986

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water and the modernisation of sustainable and urban irrigation networks to curb leakage and reduce the water footprint;

Or. es

Amendment 987

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential and the extreme necessity of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

Or. en

Amendment 988

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the management and monitoring of bodies of water;

25. Stresses the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in improving the water management and monitoring of water infrastructure;

Or. en

Amendment 989

Tiemo Wölken, Thomas Bajada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25 a. Underlines the status of the water sector as part of the EU's critical infrastructure, urges the Commission to step up its measures aimed at addressing the resulting risks when exploiting the potential of digitisation and artificial intelligence in the water sector;

Or. en

Amendment 990

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

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25a. Calls on Member States, through their data on water management and with the support of the Commission, to encourage the development and adoption of AI-based solutions for water management optimisation;

Or. fr

Amendment 991

Valentina Palmisano, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25 a. Calls for the inclusion of workers, local communities and civil society organisations in the decision-making processes related to water management, ensuring participatory governance and transparency;

Or. en

Amendment 992

Flavio Tosi, Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25a. Calls for the development and licensing of innovative substances for crop protection and fertilisation, which are needed for a just transition to alternative systems;

Or. it

Amendment 993

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25a. Calls for the development and licensing of innovative products for crop protection and fertilisation, which are needed for a just transition to alternative systems;

Or. it

Amendment 994

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25b. Stresses the importance of speeding up access to biopesticides and granting provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing such substances while evaluation is still ongoing, as well as establishing an expedited procedure for their approval and authorisation, and establishing an accelerated procedure for their approval and authorisation;

Or. nl

Amendment 995

Flavio Tosi, Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25b. Stresses the need to speed up the process for licensing innovative substances for crop protection and fertilisation, and for better availability of such substances on the market at competitive prices;

Or. it

Amendment 996

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25b. Stresses the need to speed up the process for licensing innovative products for crop protection and fertilisation, and for better availability of such products on the market at competitive prices;

Or. it

Amendment 997

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

Paragraph 25 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25b. Stresses the need to set up a European funding programme dedicated to digital innovations for water use optimisation;

Or. fr

Amendment 998

Flavio Tosi, Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25c. Stresses the potential of research in the field of new genomic techniques to promote new varieties of crops that are resistant to drought, waterlogging and plant diseases;

Or. it

Amendment 999

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25c. Stresses the potential of research in the field of new genomic techniques to promote new varieties of crops that are resistant to drought, waterlogging and plant diseases;

Or. it

Amendment 1000

Emma Fourreau, Sebastian Everding, Catarina Martins

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

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Or. en

Amendment 1001

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream transparency and digitalisation as fundamental principles in water management, with the aim of strengthening monitoring, assessment and accountability. Calls for improved efficiency in the use of public funds and in public spending in this area. Calls for digitally enabled water technologies that contribute to transparency and objectivity in water management, to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

Or. es

Amendment 1002

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States, and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption levels; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to facilitate periodic and sample-based monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, usage, and resources, while ensuring adequate safeguards to prevent continuous surveillance in light of privacy and proportionality concerns;

Or. en

Amendment 1003

Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level while avoiding additional reporting obligations; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources; notes that a higher level of digitalisation comes with new vulnerabilities; draws attention to the measures in the NIS2 Directive and CER Directive which could help mitigate these security risks;

Or. en

Amendment 1004

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1005

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1006

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1007

Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to develop a EU-wide Action plan in order to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level, while avoiding additional reporting obligations; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1008

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States. municipalities and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; stress that digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources will enable fair and sustainable pricing;

Or. en

Amendment 1009

Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources; calls for an increase in real time data monitoring;

Or. en

Amendment 1010

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1011

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality, leakages, use and resources;

26. Calls on the Commission, Member States and water providers to mainstream digitalisation and enhance the use of management and metering data for evidence-based decision-making at both the regulatory and consumption level; calls for digitally enabled water technologies to enable distance monitoring and reporting on water quality and quantity, leakages, use and resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1012

Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Stresses the need for increased funding and R&D into technologies such as desalination in order to increase the efficiency and the scaling up of such technologies, calls for research into possibilities of using such technologies in agriculture to diversify the water supply points and therefore decrease the vulnerability of the sector to water stress;

Or. en

Amendment 1013

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Stresses that improved, reliable and interoperable data on water supply, demand, distribution, accessibility and use are needed and that data points need to be established, while taking into account security aspects to develop a European water accountability system, as well as to implement current water legislation;

Or. en

Amendment 1014

Ana Vasconcelos, Emma Wiesner, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Urges the European Commission and Member States to enhance data collection and improve data interoperability across all levels to support the implementation and enforcement of current water legislation, as well as to facilitate circular economy and water-smart industrial symbiosis strategies;

Or. en

Amendment 1015

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

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26a. Calls on Member States to develop infrastructure equipped with smart sensors for more effective management of water resources; stresses that such measures should not be subject to any type of constraint;

Or. fr

Amendment 1016

Valentina Palmisano, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that digital water management tools are accessible to all regions, including rural and economically disadvantaged areas, to prevent a digital divide in water resilience efforts;

Or. en

Amendment 1017

Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 b. Support the creation of a European Digital Twin for inland waters, ensuring its interoperability with the ongoing development of the Digital Twin Ocean in order to establish a unified European Digital Twin encompassing both ocean and inland waters;

Or. en

Amendment 1018

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

Paragraph 26 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26b. Stresses that any digitalisation of water infrastructure must be accompanied by rigorous cybersecurity measures to prevent attacks;

Or. fr

Amendment 1019

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 b. Highlights that data and AI could be used for modelling water and energy consumption as well as reusing and recycling capacities;

Or. en

Amendment 1020

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 c. Emphasizes the importance of ramping up innovation in the sector; highlights that the EU takes steps towards the implementation of clean industrial technologies; points out that the European innovation centre for industrial transformation and emissions, created as part of the Industrial Emissions Directive, could play a role in this regard, as it evaluates environmental performance of industrial technologies and gathers information on innovative industrial environmental techniques; further points out to existing partnerships like the Water4All Partnership, a funding programme for scientific research;

Or. en

Amendment 1021

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

Paragraph 26 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26c. Asks the Commission and Member States to finance a special programme to renovate the water infrastructure of the outermost regions (ORs), in order to reduce water loss in distribution systems, which exceed 50 % in some regions, and to improve the performance of the treatment plants;

Or. fr

Amendment 1022

Ana Vasconcelos, Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 c. Incentivizes the recognition and the establishment of Water Oriented Living Labs (WOLLs) to promote collaboration, research and innovation with the aim of developing, testing and deploying the best available water solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 1023

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

Paragraph 26 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26d. Recommends the installation of smart sensors in the distribution networks of the outermost regions (ORs), in order to detect leaks and optimise the management of water resources through new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and the internet of things;

Or. fr

Amendment 1024

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider, Stefan Köhler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 d. Recommends to check existing legislation, funding and research schemes to ensure that it supports the scale-up and deployment of water efficient and water digitization technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 1025

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Notes that better data and data analysis are key to evidence-based decision-making and the swift identification of small changes in water quality that could present a threat to bodies of water, together with the evaluation of best practices and identification of the most cost-effective measures; calls for full transparency of land use data, in line with the Aarhus Convention guidelines, to improve monitoring of water resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1026

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Notes that better data and data analysis are key to evidence-based decision-making and the swift identification of changes in water quality that could present a threat to bodies of water, together with the evaluation of best practices and identification of the most cost-effective and impactful measures;

Or. en

Amendment 1027

Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Notes that better data and data analysis are key to evidence-based decision-making and the swift identification of harmful changes in water quality that could present a threat to bodies of water, together with the evaluation of best practices and identification of the most cost-effective measures;

Or. en

Amendment 1028

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Data centres and artificial intelligence

Or. es

Amendment 1029

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27a. Stresses that data centres, depending on their configuration, use between 0.18 and 1.1 litres of water for every kWh of energy consumed and that on average, a hyperscale data centre can use up to 550,000 gallons (2.1 million litres) of water daily1 a; also stresses that the production of hardware, such as semiconductors, for AI requires intensive use of pure or ultrapure water and that training an advanced language model such as GPT-3 can directly consume 700,000 litres of fresh water, mainly through evaporation in cooling towers1 b;

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1 a https://algoritmosverdes.gob.es/es/noticias/los-impactos-ambientales-de-la-ia

1 b University of California: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271

Or. es

Amendment 1030

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27a. Calls for an incentivisation of water saving in agriculture through a reduction in inputs, rationalising the resource through the use of innovative tools such as drip irrigation, irrigation carried out by GPS and precision irrigation; recalls, however, that the availability of qualitatively and quantitatively adequate water resources that are never below the thresholds is still of vital importance in order for agricultural enterprises to survive and for the production of high-quality food;

Or. it

Amendment 1031

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Stresses the need to develop digital solutions for monitoring water consumption and optimising the use of water resources in agriculture and industry; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to provide financial support for the implementation of smart water management systems, focusing on the needs of SMEs;

Or. en

Amendment 1032

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Emphasises the need to promote digitalisation and data-centric solutions in order to foster a “one water” approach and enhance the link between the green and digital transitions, as well as uphold nature restoration and biodiversity, ensure EU energy security and resilience and strengthen industrial competitiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 1033

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time-frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea-floor or to the water column and living resources - more accessible and fully interoperable and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;

Or. en

Amendment 1034

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. notes the CAP’s large, and largely unused budget reserved for digitisation and the applied uses for water resilience; calls for compulsory water metering of surface and groundwater extraction in all drainage basins, also to apply CAP investment and digitisation funds;

Or. en

Amendment 1035

Pietro Fiocchi, Antonella Sberna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote training and advice programmes, that are easily accessible and free of charge, with the aim of increasing knowledge about the sustainable management of water resources;

Or. it

Amendment 1036

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Thomas Bajada, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Calls on the Commission to better recognise the fundamental role of the water sector in bolstering EU competiveness by fostering research and innovation and promoting entrepreneurship and talent;

Or. en

Amendment 1037

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27b. Expresses concern about projections by the OECD, which estimates that by 2027, global demand for AI will represent between 4.2 and 6.6 billion cubic metres of water, including both the water used directly in data centres and the water used to generate the electricity needed to power them; recalls that this figure exceeds the annual water consumption of countries such as Denmark or half the consumption of the United Kingdom; notes with concern that the rapid expansion of the technology could lead to an exponential increase in AI’s demand for water resources and that this overconsumption could undermine the environmental benefits that AI promises to deliver, such as resource optimisation and carbon emission reductions;

Or. es

Amendment 1038

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 b. Notes that in the last decade, there have been many scientific breakthroughs for making water treatment smarter and more circular with these solutions offering opportunities for using digital solutions, AI and remote sensing to use water more efficiently and by reusing treated wastewater for irrigation and recovering energy and nutrients from wastewater; regrets however that these have not been widely applied due to manifold reasons, including the lack of skills from companies to apply them, risks related to contaminants and pathogens in wastewater, and lack of guidance for their application and business plans to ensure the return on investment;

Or. en

Amendment 1039

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Jeannette Baljeu, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 b. Further calls on the Commission and Member States to address regulatory barriers in the Single Market preventing or slowing down the development, scale up, and placing on the market of innovative biotechnology and biomanufacturing solutions, in order to reduce and mitigate water pollution by promoting cleaner manufacturing and circularity;

Or. en

Amendment 1040

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 b. calls for monitoring of water abstraction with appropriate digital interfaces in order to facilitate the exchange of data between relevant authorities and calls for this data to be made freely accessible to the public;

Or. en

Amendment 1041

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 c. Recalls that seawater desalination is the process of removing salt from sea or brackish water to make it useable for a range of 'fit for use' purposes, including drinking; notes that, at the same time, desalination is an energy-intensive process and should ideally be done using renewable energy in order to avoid maladaptation; reiterates that desalination produces a by-product, brine (a concentrated salt solution), that must be properly disposed of to avoid adverse impacts on the marine environment;

Or. en

Amendment 1042

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27c. Highlights that the operation of data centres in arid areas intensifies pressure on local water resources and that the exclusive use of clean, ultrapure water can compete with the needs of nearby communities;

Or. es

Amendment 1043

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27d. Urges the Commission to address the use of water resources by ICT and in particular by AI and data centres in its Water Resilience Strategy; urges the Commission to present an EU green algorithms programme that addresses the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence, including the consumption of water resources; urges the Commission to monitor the obligation of Member States to require data centres to report on annual water consumption and disclosure of water use efficiency in accordance with Article 12 and Annex VII, point c, of the EED; urges the Commission to establish as soon as possible an EU-wide database containing such information in accordance with Article 12(3) of the EED and to present as soon as possible a proposal for a rating system and minimum performance standards for data centres taking into account their water footprint;

Or. es

Amendment 1044

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 d. Considers, therefore, that desalination, based on reverse osmosis or thermal technologies should only be applied if other more environmentally sustainable options are not available or cannot be implemented, particularly in remote areas and islands; highlights in this regard the ongoing work on new technological solution, including microbial desalination cells , offering an environmentally sustainable and innovative alternative to traditional desalination methods, particularly to provide clean water and wastewater treatment to small, isolated locations without electricity;

Or. en

Amendment 1045

César Luena, Javi López

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27e. Calls on the Commission to encourage data centres to reuse treated water in order to reduce waste and environmental impact and to promote the design of more efficient chips and components to reduce the need for cooling;

Or. es

Amendment 1046

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 e. Firmly supports promoting knowledge sharing on how digital water technologies can support implementation of existing EU water legislation, as well as capacity building at local, regional, and national level;

Or. en

Amendment 1047

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 f. Believes that there is a need to build and nurture multi-stakeholder platforms to promote innovation uptake at all levels – local and national; recommends that these platforms involve a wide range of participants - the public and private sectors, as well as civil society associations – to build a coalition of partners to bring change;

Or. en

Amendment 1048

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 g. Acknowledges the critical role of data centers in the digital economy while addressing the growing quality water demand associated with their operations. Highlights that cooling systems, humidification, and fire suppression are key contributors to water usage in data centers and stresses the need to integrate water efficiency measures in their design and operation. Recommends Member States prioritize water resilience strategies that address the specific challenges posed by data centers to ensure the sustainability of both the digital and environmental agendas;

Or. en

Amendment 1049

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 h. Calls on the Commission and Members States to expand digital skills and research and development programmes targeting water, including through collaboration with universities, research centres, and small and medium enterprises;

Or. en

Amendment 1050

Thomas Bajada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 i. Points out that water systems, including water treatment and distribution systems, are considered one of the nation’s critical infrastructures, and hence for EU's strategic autonomy, which require increased protection and the ability for utilities to detect, respond to, and recover from physical and cyber threats and attacks; notes that in case of a threat and/or an attack, water system operators can lose their ability to control the flow and quality of the water or lose the ability to track the true status of the water system; insists that vulnerability assessments and an emergency response plan should be an integral plan of the water management system in every Member State; encourages to promote information sharing about threats to cybersecurity and procedures to exchange best practices among operators, as well as to establish a cybersecurity culture through technical security measures, competence building and awareness creation and communication;

Or. en

Amendment 1051

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Cross-border cooperation

Cross-border and international cooperation

Or. en

Amendment 1052

Christine Singer, Emma Wiesner

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Calls on the Commission to insist on increased cooperation among member states in the context of data exchange on water policy, as only in this way efficient solutions and best practices can be exchanged better and examples be taken;

Or. en

Amendment 1053

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

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Protection and development of water infrastructure

Or. es

Amendment 1054

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27a. Priority will be given to reducing leakage and to ensuring efficient water use in distribution networks by improving infrastructure, implementing technologies to enable early detection of losses and optimising water transport and storage systems;

Or. es

Amendment 1055

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27b. Specific programmes will be established for the cleaning and conservation of river channels, ensuring adequate flow and reducing the accumulation of debris and sediment that can affect water storage and distribution capacity;

Or. es

Amendment 1056

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27c. The European Union and Member States will mobilise public and private funds for the development, maintenance and modernisation of strategic water infrastructure, ensuring its long-term sustainability;

Or. es

Amendment 1057

Alexander Bernhuber

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need to streamline and coordinate integrated implementation of existing water management legislation for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management among Member States, taking into account the provisions of Article 14 TFEU and Protocol No. 26 on Services of General Interest; calls on the Commission to duly consider these principles in the development and implementation of the EWRS to safeguard the role of water services as essential public services that ensure accessibility, affordability, and high-quality standards;

Or. en

Amendment 1058

Emma Wiesner, Christine Singer, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States; highlights the importance of sharing of best practices between local, regional and national actors, highlights that some Member States have more experience with water preservation and can help guide Member States implementing best available techniques, while taking into account the local and national contexts;

Or. en

Amendment 1059

Tiemo Wölken, Thomas Bajada

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States; recalls in this respect the provisions of Article 14 TFEU and Protocol No. 26 on Services of General Interest; highlighting that cross-border cooperation projects must safeguard the principles of accessibility, affordability, and high-quality standards at all times;

Or. en

Amendment 1060

Ana Vasconcelos, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, exchanges best practices among Member States, supports more consistent data collection and reporting practices across all levels and ensures sustainable water management, while promoting equitable resource distribution among Member States through a clear cooperative mechanism;

Or. en

Amendment 1061

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that facilitates cross-border cooperation, promote sustainable water management practices and techniques, advance nature-based solutions, and foster innovation in water management, processing, and purification ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1062

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation and more uniform data collection and reporting, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States, preventing that water challenges such as scarcity and flood risk are passed on to other Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1063

Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, more uniform data collection and reportings, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States, preventing the divergence of water challenges such as scarcity and flood risk to other Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1064

Christophe Clergeau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, more uniform data collection and reporting, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States, preventing the divergence of water challenges such as scarcity and flood risk to other Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1065

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1066

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, more uniform data collection and reporting, ensuring sustainable water management and fair resource distribution among Member States, preventing the increase of water challenges such as scarcity and flood risk to other Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1067

Raffaele Topo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1068

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1069

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management;

Or. fr

Amendment 1070

Hildegard Bentele, Dennis Radtke, Christine Schneider

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, data collection and reporting, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1071

Michal Wiezik, Martin Hojsík

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1072

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need for a comprehensive EWRS that fosters cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and equitable resource distribution among Member States;

28. Stresses the need for cross-border cooperation, ensuring sustainable water management and best practice sharing among Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1073

Giorgos Georgiou, Jonas Sjöstedt, Thomas Bajada, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Highlights that the Mediterranean region has struggled for decades with the impacts of climate change on water and has experiences to share with the rest of Europe on water management; calls therefore on the Commission to create a climate adaptation hub in the Mediterranean focusing on climate adaptation knowledge-sharing, innovation and fostering regional cooperation on the mitigation of the impact of climate change on water, amongst others;

Or. en

Amendment 1074

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Calls for increased cross-border cooperation between EU Member States in the management of shared river basins and groundwater aquifers to ensure the effective collection and sharing of data on water quality, pollution levels and water levels; recommends the establishment of regional cooperation centres to coordinate the implementation of joint water resilience strategies taking into account the climate and social challenges of each territory;

Or. en

Amendment 1075

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Emphasizes that climate change represents a major threat to water resources and aquatic ecosystems; notes that 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 1076

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 b. Proposes the establishment of an EU groundwater monitoring programme focusing on pollution such as PFAS, nitrates and microplastics; calls for the establishment of permanent groundwater data collection networks to provide timely information on regional risks and enable data-driven policy making; further calls for the introduction of binding groundwater quality standards adapted to the conditions of each region;

Or. en

Amendment 1077

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 b. Recognizes that water resilience is crucial for preventing and addressing current and future health, food, and energy crises; emphasizes that water resilience promotes transboundary water cooperation, serving as a catalyst for peace and security, as countries are interconnected through shared rivers and groundwater resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1078

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 c. Encourages the European Commission to prioritize water resilience in its upcoming agenda, integrating water-related objectives across all Union sectoral policies;

Or. en

Amendment 1079

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 1080

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, to address the growing water crisis, ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement nature-based solutions; calls on all parties to the Paris Agreement to adopt water strategies in line with their climate policy, in order to achieve water security, water sustainability and water resilience, while ensuring a zero-pollution environment and universal access to water and sanitation, as well as ensuring no one is left behind and prioritising the protection of vulnerable communities;

Or. en

Amendment 1081

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, to address the growing water crisis, ensure access to clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management practices and techniques, advance nature-based solutions, and foster innovation in water management, processing, and purification;

Or. en

Amendment 1082

Sander Smit

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, to address the growing water crisis, by promoting sustainable water management practices and techniques, developing nature-based solutions, and advancing technological innovations and solutions in water management, treatment and purification;

Or. nl

Amendment 1083

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. it

Amendment 1084

Anja Hazekamp, Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, tributaries and regional waters, to address the growing water crisis, ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement nature-based solutions, calls for the anchoring of cooperation across borders at operational, tactical and strategic levels;

Or. en

Amendment 1085

Jeannette Baljeu, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, tributaries and regional waters, to address the growing water crisis, ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement nature-based solutions; calls for the anchoring of cooperation across borders at operational, tactical and strategic levels;

Or. en

Amendment 1086

Raffaele Topo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, to address the growing water crisis, ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement nature-based solutions; urges the establishment of a central governance to favour decision-making and promote aggregation of operators;

Or. en

Amendment 1087

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 1088

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. es

Amendment 1089

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. es

Amendment 1090

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including at the level of river basins, taking into account tributaries and regional waters, to address the growing water crisis, ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement nature-based solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 1091

Daniel Buda

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls for intensified international cooperation based on the exchange of good practices and on strategic partnerships, without laying down new regulatory obligations for Member States, to ensure clean and high-quality water, promote sustainable water management and implement nature-based solutions;

Or. ro

Amendment 1092

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 1093

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Urges the EU to align water-related objectives with UN world water development reports guidelines, ensuring a bottom-up, community-driven approach; calls for the prioritization of local knowledge, civil society engagement, and traditional water management practices over large-scale infrastructure projects that often lack transparency and are susceptible to inefficiencies and corruption;

Or. en

Amendment 1094

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Calls for enhanced international cooperation to prevent, fight against, and to ensure effective actions against environmental crimes such as unsustainable abstraction of water, water pollution and environmental degradation in shared water bodies as listed in the Article 3 of the Directive (EU) 2024/1203;

Or. en

Amendment 1095

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Calls for the establishment of cross-border projects under Interreg and other EU funds to improve regional cooperation in the management of water resources, with a particular focus on ensuring a fair distribution of water between sectors and Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 1096

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Stresses the need to strengthen EU monitoring capacities through digitalization and modern technologies, including satellite surveillance and real-time pollution tracking, which are essential for preventing and combating cross-border pollution;

Or. en

Amendment 1097

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Highlights the role of initiatives like the EU's support for renewed global commitment to water resilience in promoting collaborative efforts to enhance water security across borders;

Or. en

Amendment 1098

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 b. Calls for increased international cooperation in the management of transboundary water flows, in particular with regard to rivers such as the Danube and the Rhine, with a view to ensuring the sustainable and equitable use of water resources;

Or. en

Amendment 1099

Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, 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

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 1100

Alexandr Vondra

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 1101

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal; calls for a bottom-up approach in water governance, following UN world water development reports’ guidelines, by prioritizing local communities, traditional knowledge, and civil society participation, rather than financing opaque infrastructure megaprojects prone to corruption;

Or. en

Amendment 1102

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal, but to take into account the changing nature of the international context in order to avoid damaging the competitiveness of European agriculture and industry;

Or. it

Amendment 1103

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems;

Or. es

Amendment 1104

Daniel Buda

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect water ecosystems, in line with the WFD;

Or. ro

Amendment 1105

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems;

Or. en

Amendment 1106

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the competitiveness compass to balance water use;

Or. es

Amendment 1107

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the competitiveness compass to balance water use;

Or. es

Amendment 1108

Jutta Paulus

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore freshwater, coastal, and marine ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

Or. en

Amendment 1109

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water and wetland ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

Or. ro

Amendment 1110

Ingeborg Ter Laak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the European Green Deal;

30. Urges the EU to lead international efforts to protect and restore water ecosystems, in line with the WFD, the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the European Green Deal and SDG 6;

Or. en

Amendment 1111

Antonio Decaro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to define and finance a European Plan for the construction of a European system of interconnected water supply and large-scale adduction systems (including supranational and extra-EU) that will allow water resources to be transported from territories with greater water availability to territories with less availability (similar to the large European and national energy supply networks;

Or. en

Amendment 1112

András Tivadar Kulja

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Calls for the harmonization of industrial development policies, such as those concerning batteries, with water resilience objectives, ensuring a competitive economy, as well as strengthening healthy ecosystems; emphasizes that long-term industrial success is inherently dependent on a stable and healthy biosphere, underscoring the role of water resilience in maintaining Europe’s strategic autonomy and economic stability;

Or. en

Amendment 1113

Aurelijus Veryga

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Underlines that water resilience is one of the EU security pillars; insists the Commission to take the lead in reinforcing the EU-level coordination formats with the aim to ensure timely preparedness to tackle environmental and non-environmental risks in the water bodies, that are threatening the EU overall security;

Or. en

Amendment 1114

Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to educate and raise public awareness of the importance of responsible water use, through EU campaigns that promote water efficiency in households, industry and agriculture;

Or. en

Amendment 1115

Christine Singer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Calls on the EU to place significantly greater emphasis on water policy in its enlargement process; candidate countries should implement EU standards in water policy just like member states, in order to create greater efficiency within Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 1116

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Martin Hojsík, Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Calls for enhanced support towards the achievement of SDG 6 globally in the Strategy's international dimension, as a key pillar of addressing water resilience globally;

Or. en

Amendment 1117

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 b. Calls on the EU to integrate its commitments to the COP29 Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action and the UN 2023 Water Conference into the international dimension of the Strategy;

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Amendment 1118

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 c. Preparedness and water crisis management

Stresses the importance of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) in helping countries hit by water-related disasters such as flood and droughts; underlines the need to provide the UCPM with sufficient and upgraded resources in order to increase preparedness and improve capacity building; calls for increased funding to be allocated in the next MFF;

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Amendment 1119

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Martin Hojsík, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 d. Calls on the Commission to simplify access to EU emergency funds for municipalities and regions affected by severe water-related events, ensuring they can swiftly mobilise resources for rapid response and recovery; emphasises the need for streamlined administrative procedures and flexible funding mechanisms to support local efforts in protecting residents and critical infrastructure;

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Amendment 1120

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Jeannette Baljeu, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Ana Vasconcelos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 e. Stresses that the preparedness for water scarcity and drought can be significantly improved in the EU, considering that no drought management plan are in place in several Member States1a; calls on Member States, competent regional and local authorities to adopt drought management plans and prioritisation schemes for different water uses;

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1a European Commission, Stock-taking analysis and outlook of dought policies, planning and management in EU Member States, 2023

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Amendment 1121

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 f. Stresses that digital monitoring, adequate public display of relevant data and early warning systems are key to developing effective drought and flood management plans at Member State level; further emphasises the importance to fully use the available EU tools such as the flood forecasts of EFAS and GloFAS, and the Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) tool, as part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service;

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Amendment 1122

Grégory Allione, Yvan Verougstraete, Michal Wiezik, Emma Wiesner, Martin Hojsík, Jeannette Baljeu, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 g. Calls on Member States, in the light of natural hazards and potential threats by hostile third countries, such as terrorist and cyber-attacks or sabotage, to consider water systems as national critical infrastructures and to swiftly adopt their national strategy for enhancing the resilience of critical entities, as provided in the Critical Entities Resilience Directive; calls on the Commission to propose effective tools in the upcoming Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and mitigate security risks in critical infrastructures;

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Amendment 1123

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 h. Calls on the Commission and Member States to enhance citizen preparedness in the event of water-related disasters or crisis; stresses the importance of information campaigns and demonstration exercises in education facilities, public administrations and business companies in order to build a ‘preparedness culture’ for citizens;

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