The European Commission announced that 100 cities will participate in the EU Mission for climate-neutral, smart cities by 2030. 10 cities from Aqua Publica members are among the selected cities.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted the first Green loan of €100 to Gruppo CAP (Milan Metropolitan area, Italy) to improve the coverage, quality and resilience of integrated water services in Milan. The financing will support the company's four-year Sustainability Plan, which includes €200 million for 44 projects aiming to
The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a loan of €3.75 million to Eau de Paris (France) under the Natural Capital Financing Facility to implement measures to restore river connectivity and various programmes to enhance biodiversity. The investments include measures to restore watercourses and various programmes to enhance biodiversity in areas
The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted one of the first Green loans of €55 to BrianzAcque (Monza and Brianza, Italy) to improve the efficiency of water infrastructure and wastewater management in the province of Monza and Brianza between 2022 and 2025, benefiting about 850 000 local residents in Lombardy. This
On 25 November, Aqua Publica participated in the first Congress of Public Water Services of Catalunya organised by our Catalan member, AMAP, the Catalan Association of municipalities for public water management, to present the recent evolution of EU legislation on water.
On 16 March, the Italian public water operators BrianzAcque (Brianza), CAP Group (Milan) and Como Acqua (Como), members of Aqua Publica Europea, together with the Lombardy Region, the Interregional Agency for the Po River (AIPo) and Lombardia per l'Ambiente Foundation, presented the "Seveso Stream' project which aims to conserve Seveso local river ecosystem.
The Spanish public water operator of the city of Seville, EMASESA, is leading the EU-Funded project LIFE WATERCOOL - Water-efficient systemic concept for the climate change adaptation in urban areas which aims to develop and test innovative solutions to cope with climate change impact in the urban environment.