Swift and ambitious action needed to tackle water pollution – Joint letter
Posted on July, 15 2025
Almost three years after the Commission's proposal to update the lists of priority pollutants, it is time to take action to prevent further water pollution from PFAS, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals.
This joint letter, addressed to Søren Jacobsen, Danish Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to Coreper I, urges swift and ambitious adoption of updated EU water pollution standards.
Civil society groups, health professionals, and industry stakeholders express deep concern over increasing chemical pollution – especially from PFAS, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals – and the ongoing weakening of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Civil society groups, health professionals, and industry stakeholders express deep concern over increasing chemical pollution – especially from PFAS, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals – and the ongoing weakening of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)