Noticias sobre Croatia
Zero pollution: large number of Europe’s bathing waters meet highest quality standards
The annual Bathing Water report, published today, shows that in 2021 almost 85% of Europe's bathing water sites met the European Union's most stringent ‘excellent' water quality standards.
Suad Cisic joins Brown and Caldwell as managing director, client services
Seasoned executive Suad Cisic to spearhead firm’s LA expansion.
Economic costs of heatwaves to increase five-fold by 2060
Scientists calculate that heatwaves, due to their impact on human productivity, are causing significant damage to Europe’s economy. New estimates show that the negative impact is set to increase sharply in the next decades.
Voith Hydro takes next step in becoming Small Hydro system integrator with onboarding of Sintaksa
Voith Group acquired a majority shareholding of the electromechanical equipment provider Sintaksa in 2020.
Sacyr renews its commitment to the Spanish Handball Federation
The infrastructures and services company, which sponsors the federation since 2015, extends its support to Spanish handball for another two years.
Zero Pollution: Vast majority of Europe’s bathing waters meet the highest quality standards
The annual Bathing Water report published today shows that in 2020, almost 83 % of Europe’s bathing water sites met the European Union’s most stringent ‘excellent’ water quality standards.
Water in a loop: how to combat water scarcity on remote islands
Every summer, thousands of tourists travel to Greece’s idyllic islands to enjoy their sunny beaches.
Better forecasting of extreme rainfall in Mediterranean countries
An EU-funded study has analysed ways to improve forecasts of extreme rainfall events in the Mediterranean. It found that most occur in autumn in the west and in winter in the east.
EU and EBRD invest in wastewater network in Zadar, Croatia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €4.5 million loan for the completion of a key infrastructure project in Zadar, the fifth-largest city in Croatia and a popular tourist destination on the Adriatic coast.
Croatia completes updating of its Wetlands of International Importance
Croatia has now completed the process of updating the information on its five Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites).
Major role for wastewater epidemiology in tackling Covid-19
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has a significant part to play in identifying ‘silent’ Covid-19 cases in the community, research presented at the latest Water Action Platform webinar demonstrates.
EU creates a pan-European Umbrella study for early coronavirus detection in wastewater
Wastewater has emerged as a reliable indicator of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population, while being itself not a source of infection.
EU Cohesion Policy invests over €1.4 billion in green projects in 7 Member States
The European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion of EU funds in 14 large infrastructure projects in 7 Member States, namely Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain.
EU approves provisional deal to update quality standards of tap water
The EU is ensuring that tap water across the EU is safe to drink.
Chemists propose new reagents for the removal of lead from wastewater
RUDN University chemists together with colleagues from other countries have synthesized new compounds that effectively bind lead ions and can be used to remove it from wastewater and even from living organisms—that is, to play the role of an antidote for lead poisoning.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
Croatia to modernise water supply with €128m investment from European Commission
The European Commission has approved an investment of over EUR 128 million from the Cohesion Fund to modernise water supply, waste water collection and waste water treatment infrastructures in the urban Croatian area of Split-Solin.
EIB and EU support Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve clean water supply
EUR 30m EIB loan to improve clean-, waste- and storm-water infrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina; a EUR 1.2m grant for technical assistance on this project comes from the Economic Resilience initiative (ERI).
EU providing emergency response following earthquakes and flash floods in Albania
In the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that hit Albania and ensuing flash floods, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated by the Albanian authorities.
Fighting to protect Europe’s endangered rivers
An Interview with WWF's Eva Hernández and Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander about the importance of protecting Europe’s endangered rivers.