Measures to ensure adequate funding for water durability in the next EU perennial budget, including the development, maintenance and modernization of infrastructure, asksDimitris Tsiodras, with his question to the European Commission.
It fills in by asking the Commission if it considers the option to prioritize water to existing funding programs.
The New Democracy MEP and Press Spokesman stresses that the Commission’s proposal for the many years Budget budget 2028-2034 It does not include a separate fund despite the fact that in a recent report, parliament “calls on the Commission to create a separate and special water resilience fund within the next MFF”.
Emphasizes that The recent strategy for water durability It acknowledges that “without significant additional public and private investment at all stages of water management, progress for water durability will be very slow or lack of substantial impact” while the relevant investment gap is estimated at around € 25 billion a year.
It concludes by stressing the need to create specific financial mechanisms within the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, to support smart in the management of water technologies and water investment management.
Following the text of the question:
Question with a written response request to the committee
Subject: Ensure adequate funding for water durability in the context of the new perennial fiscal framework
The recent strategy for water durability acknowledges that “without significant additional public and private investment at all stages of water management, progress for water durability will be very slow or lack of substantial impact” while the relevant investment gap is estimated at around 25 billion euros per year.
The Commission’s proposal for the multiannual budget budget 2028-2034 does not include a separate fund despite the fact that in a recent report, Parliament “calls on the Commission to create a separate and special water resilience fund in the context of the forthcoming MP”.
In the light of the above:
1. How does it intend to ensure adequate funding in the next MFF for water durability including the growth, maintenance and modernization of infrastructure?
2. Does it intend to create special funding mechanisms within the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, to support smart in the management of water and water investment management?