Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/2104(INI)
The European Water Resilience Strategy
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 7 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 28 November 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 8 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 16 April 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 7 May 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
7 May 2025 · decision 17
Climate & environment, Resolution
The European Water Resilience Strategy
Adopted 470 for · 81 against · 92 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The resolution calls for a comprehensive legislative framework covering water efficiency, pollution mitigation, climate adaptation, funding, digitalisation, and cross-border cooperation.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds provisions on food sovereignty, access to water, and nutrient management, including a call to revise the Nitrates Directive. Adds support for agricultural water technologies, desalination, and natural water reserves, and stresses farmers' efforts. Tightens PFAS standards and essential-use exemptions, and adds a call for an impact assessment on the pharmaceutical sector. Adds a call for safe phosphorus recovery and investments in circular nutrient management. The other changes are formal: decimal separators, renumbering, and a regulation reference.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report expands significantly, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on water scarcity, pollution, climate adaptation, and funding. It introduces new calls for integrating water into EU policies, enhancing water efficiency, and addressing industrial and agricultural water use. It adds detailed provisions on PFAS, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and other pollutants, calling for stricter standards and monitoring. It emphasizes climate adaptation, drought and flood management, and nature-based solutions, with new paragraphs on desertification and infrastructure. The other changes are formal or wording: updated citations, rephrased recitals, and renumbered paragraphs.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Thomas Bajada (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Carmen Crespo Díaz (EPP), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Patriots), Aurelijus Veryga (ECR), Grégory Allione (Renew), Jutta Paulus (Greens), Giorgos Georgiou (The Left), Marc Jongen (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurMichal Wiezik (Renew)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 7 May 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the European Water Resilience Strategy calls for a comprehensive EU strategy integrating water quality, quantity, security, infrastructure, technology and management, with restoration of the water cycle as a key element.
Tabled for plenary· 16 Apr 2025
AI summary:This resolution on the European Water Resilience Strategy calls for a comprehensive EU strategy integrating water quality, quantity, security, infrastructure, technology and management, with restoration of the water cycle as a key element.
Committee draft· 29 Jan 2025
AI summary:This draft report outlines Parliament's position on the upcoming European Water Resilience Strategy, calling for binding water efficiency targets, stronger pollution rules, climate adaptation, dedicated funding, digitalisation, and cross-border cooperation.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AGRI), Opinion (AGRI)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
7 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 7 May 2025 Report A10-0073/2025Adopted text TA10-0091/2025
6 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
29 April – 2 May 2025
21 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
16 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
8 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
27 March 2025
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
24 February 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (4 batches)
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)
3 February 2025
Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
29 January 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
28 November 2024
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/2104(INI)