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Addressing the double challenge EU accession process, an opportunity to address water sector challenges 2016 Danube Water Conference 12 May 2016, Vienna.

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1 Addressing the double challenge EU accession process, an opportunity to address water sector challenges 2016 Danube Water Conference 12 May 2016, Vienna Marianne WENNING Director DG Environment, European Commission

2 EU Water Policy All fresh, ground, transitional and coastal waters in the EU Status considers ecological (including hydromorphology), chemical and quantitative aspects River basin-based management / coordination at regional & international level River Basin Management Plans in 6-year cycles (2010-2015, 2016-2021, 2022-2027) Programmes of Measures to achieve good status Use of economic instruments and need for necessary investments The WFD objective: Good water status by 2015

3 Main pressures Diffuse pollution  Agriculture - nutrients and pesticides Flow regulation and morphological alterations  Hydropower  Navigation  Floods management Abstraction  Energy production  Agriculture Point sources  Urban Waster Water  Urban untreated storm overflow and run off  Industrial wastewater

4 Challenges: Less than Good Status

5 RBMPs 2010- 2015 Often insufficient monitoring and deficient analysis of pressures Frequent and non-transparent use of exemptions Programmes of measures rarely address the gap Insufficient investment and financing of measures Only partial application of cost recovery

6 Investment Investment needs:  Implementation of the Water Framework Directive, 1 st cycle 2009-2015: €300 billion (spent 1/3 = ca. €15 billion/Y)  Construction, renewal and maintenance of urban water infrastructure: €90 billion /y  R&D: €7 billion / Y (spent only €4 billion / Y)

7 Several funds at EU Level: Structural & Cohesion Funds: ESIF – European Structural and Investments Funds (regional, agricultural, social and maritime specific) European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) Horizon 2020 > InnovFin – Eu Finance for Innovators > specific Water Innovation Facility is under discussion Development of a Water Investment Platform Financial instruments

8 4 Funding mechanism for non-EU countries: IPA – Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance TAIEX – Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument Twinning – Institutional cooperation between public administrations ECRAN – Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network Financial instruments

9 Conclusions The Water sector has high importance  For achieving our environmental objectives  As creator of jobs and economic growth Water management in large basins such as the Danube Region is a true challenge  Coordination  Integrated approach  Realistic planning  Finding funds needed  Timely execution of the plans  Capacity building and absorption capacity

10 Thank you for your attention

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