The Drinking Water Directive sets quality standards for drinking water and requires that Member States ensure monitoring and compliance with these standards.

The plans aim to increase citizens’ confidence in the water supply and increase the use of tap water for drinking, which could contribute to reducing plastic usage and litter.

If confidence in tap water improves, citizens can also contribute to reducing plastic waste from bottled water, including marine litter. Plastic bottles are one of the most common single use plastic items found on European beaches. With the update of the Drinking Water Directive, the Commission takes an important legislative step towards implementing the EU Plastics Strategy presented on 16 January 2018.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/water-quality-8th-parliamentary-term_9403_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

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EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Water legislation

Water legislation: statement by Christophe HANSEN (EPP, LU), rapporteur and illustration shots

Infoclip: Drinking water directive

Control panels in water pumping station

Infoclip: Water quality directive

Voting Session

Press conference on the European Water Resilience Strategy

Press conference by Thomas BAJADA (S&D, MT), Rapporteur, on the European Water Resilience Strategy

Votes on reports

European Water Resilience Strategy: extracts from the debate, from the vote and statement by Thomas BAJADA (S&D, MT), Rapporteur

EP Plenary session - European Water Resilience Strategy

The European Water Resilience Strategy: closing statements by Thomas BAJADA (S&D, MT), rapporteur, and Jessika ROSWALL, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

EPRS Policy podcast - Updating the EU rules on urban wastewater treatment

European Water Resilience Strategy

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

The European Water Resilience Strategy: MEPs debate

The European Water Resilience Strategy: opening statements by Thomas BAJADA (S&D, MT), rapporteur, and Jessika ROSWALL, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

Infoclip: Water resilience

Urban wastewater treatment: extracts from the debate; extracts from the vote; and statement by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), Rapporteur

Voting session: Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders, the new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+), taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU

Urban wastewater treatment: closing statements by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography and by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), Rapporteur

Urban wastewater treatment: MEPs debate (part 2)

Urban wastewater treatment: MEPs debate (part 1)

Urban wastewater treatment: opening statements by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), Rapporteur and Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography

The water crisis in Europe: closing statement by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy

The water crisis in Europe: MEPs debate (part 3)

The water crisis in Europe: MEPs debate (part 2)

The water crisis in Europe: MEPs debate (part 1)

The water crisis in Europe: opening statement by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy

Lex signing ceremony in presence of David SASSOLI, EP President, Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner, and Michael ROTH, German Minister of State for Europe and President in office of the Council of the EU

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