Noticias sobre Greece
Does limited underground water storage make plants less susceptible to drought?
You might expect that plants hoping to thrive in California’s boom-or-bust rain cycle would choose to set down roots in a place that can store lots of water underground to last through drought years.
Over 85% of European bathing sites rated as excellent for water quality
Just over 85% of bathing water sites across Europe monitored last year met the European Union’s highest ‘excellent’ and most stringent quality standards for water cleanliness, according to the latest annual European bathing water quality report.
The challenge of water R+D+i
The alteration of nature caused by our activities places us before a challenge based on constant knowledge: to discover, predict and evaluate the consequences of what we are doing with natural resources and the environment we live in forces us to be effective in Research, Development and Innovation.
Brussels adopts €4 billion investment package, including for water infrastructure projects
The EU Cohesion Policy invests €4 billion of EU funds in 25 large infrastructure projects in 10 Member States.
Mining sewage for fertilisers and energy to prevent water shortages
Transforming the dirty water we flush down the drain into new products, such as clean energy and fertilisers, can help prevent reservoirs from running dry and change the way this valuable resource is viewed.
Brussels refers Greece to the Court of Justice over levels of nitrates in its water
In April 2015, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Greece violated EU law by failing to protect its waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (C-149/14).
European Commission takes Italy to Court over failure to properly treat urban waste water
The European Commission decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU in two separate cases regarding environment legislation.
Hydropower Europe initiative launches online consultation
The HYDROPOWER EUROPE forum has launched an online consultation for stakeholders from the hydropower sector, policy-makers, civil society and academia.
EU invests € 116.1 million to improve the quality of life of Europeans
New LIFE programme funding will unlock more than € 3.2 billion of additional support to 12 large-scale environmental and climate projects in ten Member States to support Europe's transition to a low-carbon, circular economy.
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change
Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species.
EU awards €2 million to HiSea Project to provide high resolution data on sea water quality
The project is developing an innovative service that will provide information and alerts to ports and aquaculture sectors to enable real time crisis management and improve future operations.