The effects of the climate crisis are worsening water shortages, not only in the Global South but also in Europe, for … regulatory instruments, water overuse is occurring in some regions of Germany. Overuse is especially an issue for industry, which … has contractually secured high volumes of water withdrawals at very low cost. In addition, there is extensive water …

cross-border nature of environmental problems demand close collaboration between the EU and the wider European region. At … Aarhus, it was decided that Environment for Europe should refocus especially on those countries outside the EU Accession …

towards EU directives. The report identifies preliminary priorities that could help to target further technical assistance at … the regional or national level. The report therefore identifies the EU directives, or parts of those directives, that …