The highly anticipated Water Innovation Europe 2024 has officially opened its registration doors for attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. Scheduled to take place from June 17-19, 2024, at the BluePoint Venues in Brussels, this year’s conference is themed “Towards a Water-Smart Strategy.” The event is particularly significant as it follows closely on the heels of the European Elections, emphasising the critical role of water in Europe’s economy. Water Europe Innovation Awards 2024 Water Innovation Europe 2024 offers numerous opportunities for professionals in the water sector to showcase their ..read more

The Water Innovation Europe 2024 conference is coming up on June 17-19 in Brussels. The event will be a perfect occasion for you to promote your innovations in the water sector. The application process for the Water Europe Innovation Awards 2024 is now open. Apply today in one of the five categories to get the chance to win your Award during the WIE2024 conference. The deadline for the application is 16 May 2024. The Awards Categories are: 1. Global Water Challenges AwardOpen to innovative initiatives that have contributed to achieving the water-related Sustainable Dev ..read more

Can you please introduce your association and describe the role that water plays in your work? France Chimie serves as the professional organization dedicated to representing the chemical industry in France. The federation stands as the authoritative voice for 1,300 industrial sites and speaks on behalf of 4,000 companies within the sector. As the foremost user of water in the manufacturing sector, the French chemical industry is well aware of the increasing scarcity of water as a valuable resource. As a result, relevant measures have consistently been implemented over the past several years t ..read more

I’m from Flanders. A plucky region in north-western Europe. You might have heard of it. But did you know that the word ‘Flanders’ originally referred to something like ‘waterlogged land’, ‘flooded land’ or ‘water currents’? It’s no coincidence that my small, beautiful region – my home – bears that name. Here in Flanders water is everything, even if many of us lost awareness of that fact. It’s everywhere. It’s our ‘blue gold’. There is a flipside to all this: we are particularly vulnerable to water related crises, be they floods or draughts, abundance or scarcity. Scientists have long since bee ..read more

Can you please introduce your association and describe the role that water plays in your work?  The American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) speaks for more than 150 American companies committed to Europe on trade, investment and competitiveness issues. It aims to ensure a growth-orientated business and investment climate in Europe. AmCham EU facilitates the resolution of transatlantic issues that impact business and plays a role in creating better understanding of EU and US positions on business matters.  Water is crucial to many member companies’ operations by, for exampl ..read more

[March 12, Brussels] – Today, a diverse coalition of European organisations has joined forces to call upon the European Commission to deliver the Water Resilience Initiative as soon as possible, marking a crucial first step towards an ambitious water strategy for Europe. In an open letter addressed to the European Commission, the coalition emphasises the indispensable need for a water-resilient Europe in light of the escalating pressures on the continent’s freshwater resources, intensified by the impacts of climate change. The coalition stresses that water stands at the centre of the economic ..read more

On the 21st of March 2024, H20ForAll project is organising an online Workshop ‘Prevention measures and management of DBPs (Disinfection by products)’. The workshop aims to discuss preventive measures and practices to secure drinking water quality and mitigate drinking water challenges – such as the spread of DBPs – along the whole drinking water chain. H2OforAll is a EU-funded project which proposes novel technologies and approaches to safeguard the quality of drinking water by minimizing disinfection by-products (DBPs) during disinfection and monitoring their behaviour along the drinking wate ..read more

In a joint response to the European Commission’s postponement of the Water Resilience Initiative, Pietro de Lotto, From the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC),  Pernille Weiss, Chair of the MEP Water Group and member of the European Parliament (EP) and Andre Viola, member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) sent an open letter to Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, asking the Commission to adopt a comprehensive approach to water and reiterating their call for an EU Blue Deal. ‘’The EU Blue Deal should be designed with a water-smart strategy based on guiding prin ..read more

The Water Conference is coming up on March 12th in Leuven, under the title ‘Speeding up to a water resilient Europe. Towards an EU water resilience agenda’’. Water resilience is a critical concern within the EU, with countries and regions having to deal with drought, water scarcity, and increasingly severe floods. During the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council, the 1-day conference will provide valuable perspectives and insights on water resilience in Europe. The event will see a significant representation from Water Europe community. In collaboration with the Flanders Environment Agency and ..read more

Dear Water Europe friends, With all our activities running, the days of this month have passed by so quickly. Over the previous weeks, we received the news that the Water Resilience Initiative of the European Commission was postponed. This is a very disappointing development, but also a moment to stress once again that there is an established broad consensus among European stakeholders for an ambitious and holistic water strategy. Such a strategy should provide European economic actors with a competitive and strategic asset, while guaranteeing enough water of the right quality at the right tim ..read more