US EditionEU Council Adopts Improved Water Quality Standards – but Weakens Cornerstone EU Law to Protect Water
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The EU tightens the limits of pollutants in water with a regulatory update that adapts legislation to the latest scientific advice and strengthens control in surface and groundwater.The reform amends three key directives after almost three years of negotiations.The new substances included 25 PFAS – known as ‘eternal chemicals’ –, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and bisphenol A. Brussels ensures that the measure will increase water resilience and con…
The EU Council has formally adopted a directive updating the list of pollutants affecting surface and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS. The revised rules also tighten environmental standards for several substances and strengthen monitoring across the EU.
This Tuesday, the Council of Europe formally adopted a directive aimed at strengthening the rules protecting the European Union's surface and groundwater against pollutants such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals and persistent chemicals.The measure updates and expands the list of substances to be controlled and subject to higher quality standards across the EU.A directive to assess the risk of mixtures of substances This is an initiative that addre…
EU Council adopts improved water quality standards – but weakens cornerstone EU law to protect water
Brussels, 17 February 2026 – Today, EU Member States rubber-stamped the agreement on updating the list of priority water pollutants regulated under the Water Framework Directive, the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) and the Groundwater Directive – an overdue key step towards stronger and more effective monitoring and prevention of the toxic chemicals in Europe’s surface and groundwater. The EEB welcomes the addition of major pol…
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