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INTERVIEW: EU water law – the “next victim of deregulation”?

Published 11:39 on March 24, 2026 / Last updated at 11:39 on March 24, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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The fate of the EU’s flagship Water Framework Directive (WFD) will be determined by an upcoming revision that could weaken the 25-year-old environmental protections, a Brussels-based NGO told Carbon Pulse.
The fate of the EU’s flagship Water Framework Directive (WFD) will be determined by an upcoming revision that could weaken the 25-year-old environmental protections, a Brussels-based NGO told Carbon Pulse.


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