17
Oct
2023
Water scarcity and structural investments in access to water in the EU (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, water is a scarce but sufficient commodity. Where there is water, there is life and there is development. Contradiction in this matter is not possible. Because we cannot say that we fight drought and adopt a Nature Restoration Regulation that obliges Member States to remove dams and slugs so that water flows freely into the oceans. They're not barriers. They are the cen…