Aqua Publica Europea

The european association of public water operators
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    Members' activities

    A large group of stakeholders unite their voice to support the EPR scheme in the proposed revision of the UWWTD

    Aqua Publica Europea joins a large group of stakeholders representing drinking and wastewater service providers, local public utilities, local and regional governments, environmental civil society organisations and water-related innovation industries to support the financing mechanism proposed by the European Commission to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the costs
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    News

    EVENT REPORT | WATER AND ENERGY: A Complex Nexus

    More than 150 people attended in person or online the seminar Aqua Publica organised on 17 November 2022 to discuss the novelties of the European Commission's proposal for a revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and to explore more in-depth the water-energy nexus in light of the proposal and other forthcoming EU legislation. On this page you will find a full report of the event, as well as speakers' presentations.
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    Aqua Publica Europea's Statement on the UN 2023 Water Conference

    As the association representing the voice of public water operators in Europe, Aqua Publica Europea (APE) is committed to contributing to the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 6. We share the general concern about the alarmingly slow progress in achieving SDG6 water-related goals and targets and we call on governments
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    APE contributes to the EESC' 'Blue Deal' initiative

    On 27 February 2023, Aqua Publica Europea participated in the first hearing of “Time for a Blue Deal”, an initiative launched by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) that aims to develop a comprehensive policy roadmap to make water a priority at European scale. The roadmap will be built