Written question – European water resilience strategy – E-002418/2025

Question for written answer  E-002418/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
César Luena (S&D)

The European water resilience strategy proposes an overall improvement in water efficiency of 10 % by 2030, but does not set binding targets for individual sectors (e.g. agriculture, industry, tourism or energy).

• 1.How will the Commission ensure that the most water-intensive sectors effectively reduce their abstractions – especially in water-stressed regions – if clear and mandatory sectoral targets are not set, in line with the prevention principle and the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)?
• 2.Some 81 % of the water consumed in the EU goes to users who abstract water directly at the source using private systems, and many of these are not properly registered or controlled by the national authorities. In view of this, why has the Commission not announced in its European water resilience strategy specific legislative measures to improve the control and monitoring of these abstractions, in line with the requirements laid down in Article 11(3) of the Water Framework Directive?

Submitted: 16.6.2025