#NitratesDirective
✅ Good news for Europe's waters!

The Commission's report on the Nitrates Directive gives it a clean bill of health!

The law works, and the benefits outweigh costs 3-7 times over 💪

The challenge now isn't new rules, it's implementation. 💧🌍

#WaterResilience #NitratesDirective #PolluterPays
July 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
💧 Europe’s water is choking on #pollution - and the Commission wants to loosen the #NitratesDirective instead of fixing it.

Allowing 50% more nitrogen from manure means more runoff into our water, more algae, less clean water.

We cannot handle more pollution.

👉 eeb.org/library/eeb-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Commission confirms the #NitratesDirective remains necessary, relevant & effective—and highlights its coherence with the EU #OrganicRegulation

Organic farming proves that protecting water and producing food go hand in hand. 🌱💧

#EUorganic #WaterProtection
July 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
European Commission @ec.europa.eu must deliver its promised Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan #INMAP, and properly enforce existing laws like #WaterFrameworkDirective & #NitratesDirective!

INMAP 👉 eeb.org/library/eeb-...
WFD 👉 eeb.org/library/brie...
ND 👉 meta.eeb.org/2024/04/03/d...

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September 20, 2024 at 11:43 AM
💧Healthy freshwater ecosystems are vital for climate resilience, biodiversity, food production & drinking water. We joined NGOs in calling on the EU Commission to uphold the ambition of the #NitratesDirective and support organic & agroecology 🌱 www.organicseurope.bio/content/uplo...
June 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM