2024-09-03 23:55:08
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Portugal Seeks EU Investment Bank Funding for Water Resilience
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Environment
MED-9 ministers urge Commission to advance European Water Strategy, provide CAP financing flexibility for water management, and facilitate cooperation on research and technological solutions to support drought-resilient farming.
EuroNews
Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EU investment bank
Politics
Finance
Environment
Portuguese minister Maria da Graça Carvalho urges EU to prioritize water in budget, involve European Investment Bank. She emphasizes the need for significant investment due to increasing droughts, scarcity, and floods in Europe. Carvalho discusses Portugal's joint water strategy by the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of the Economy, preparing an investment plan for the European Investment Bank. She also mentions the upcoming Guadiana river project between Portugal and Spain to supply..
EURACTIV.de
Southern European EU countries demand acceleration of water strategy
Politics
Environment
Nine southern European EU countries are calling on the EU Commission to accelerate a water strategy to support farmers facing water scarcity. They are requesting more EU funding for irrigation, research, and breeding of water-adapted varieties, including through genetic engineering.
EuroNews
Portugal asks the EU investment bank to finance the country's water resilience
Politics
Portugal is asking the European Commission to consider water a financial and strategic priority; Minister Carvalho has discussed with Fink-Hooijer the letter sent to Brussels requesting concrete actions to increase water resilience in Europe.
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