EU‑funding of urban waste water treatment plants in the Danube river basin: further efforts needed in helping Member States to achieve EU waste water policy objectives
The waste water and sewage sludge from urban agglomerations can affect the quality of Europe’s lakes, rivers, coastal waters, soils and groundwater. As a result the EU has adopted a series of directives and has also co-financed the building of urban waste water treatment plants through the Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.