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 principles and concrete action.’’ sated the letter.
You can read the full letter at this link. To learn more, check the press release.