Informal meeting of Water and Marine Directors of the European Union, Candidate and EFTA Countries

The Water and Marine Directors of the European Union1 (EU), acceding countries 2, candidate countries3 and EFTA countries4 met on 4-5 June 2012 in Copenhagen (Denmark) in order to discuss, in particular:

• The progress in the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Marine Strategy Framework Directive

(MSFD) Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) and the preparation of a new Work Programme for the MSFD CIS;

• The progress of the WFD intercalibration exercise;

• The indicators and the working definitions for Water Scarcity and Droughts;

• The proposal to develop further guidance on chemical monitoring;

• The progress in the preparation of the Commission’s 2012 Blueprint to Safeguard European Water Resources, including the preparation of the EEA 2012 State of Water report;

• The Progress on Directives on urban wastewater, drinking water and bathing water;

• The potential enhancement of synergies in the implementation of water, marine and nature protection/biodiversity policies;

• The Commission proposals for the Multi-annual Financial Framework on regional funds and its implications for water;

• The role of landlocked countries in the implementation of the MSFD;

• The activities for the Common Implementation Strategy for the MSFD;

• Integration and international issues

• The preparation of a common workshop on Water and Marine Strategy Framework Directives

• Information points related to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive