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Four New Members Join APE

Over the past few months, APE has been delighted to welcome four new members: Société Publique de Gestion de l'Eau (SPGE) from Wallonia (Belgium); Kraków Water from Kraków (Poland); Eau du Grand Lyon from Lyon (France) and Medio Chiampo S.P.A from the Veneto region (Italy)

APE sends letter to Vice-President Séjourné setting out our preliminary assessment of the leaked draft of the future Public Procurement Regulation

In the letter, APE calls on the European Commission to address a longstanding inconsistency affecting the water sector: sanitation-only operators

WATER ERASMUS Technical Seminar | New Technologies for Micropollutant Treatment

The Technical Seminar “New Technologies for Micropollutant Treatment” took place on 2 July 2026 at DESY in Hamburg. It focused on the latest treatment technologies for micropollutant removal, exploring practical pathways from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, while addressing the challenges of the new quaternary treatment requirements introduced by the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

PUBLIC SEMINAR | Tracing Pollution at Source : Innovative approaches to identify and monitor emerging contaminants

The public seminar “Tracing Pollution at Source: Innovative Approaches to Identify and Monitor Emerging Contaminants”, co-organised by Aqua Publica Europea and Hamburg Wasser, took place in Hamburg, Germany, at the JUFA Hotel Hamburg HafenCity and online on 1 July.

The Missing Priority: Water in the 2028-2034 MFF

As the EU negotiates its 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, Aqua Publica Europea is calling on the European Commission, the Parliament, and

Suspending the polluter pays principle will not solve wastewater's pollution problem

Aqua Publica Europea deeply regrets today's vote at the European Parliament in favour of a motion for resolution on the recast Urban Wastewater