Call for evidence in the Water sector
A Call for evidence in the Water sector accelerating digitalisation for better management and sustainability has been lauched by the European commission.
This digital action plan for the water sector, which is included in the Commission Work Programme for 2026, is one of the flagship initiatives under the European Water Resilience Strategy. It is foreseen for publication in Q4 2026.
POSITION PAPER – Irrigation: the missing link in Europe’s Water Resilience Strategy
The European Irrigation Association (EIA) welcomes the European Commission’s Water Resilience Strategy (WRS) as a timely and necessary initiative. EIA supports the Strategy’s ambitions to enhance both quantity and quality of water resources, and to build a ‘Water-Smart’ economy based on the ‘Water Efficiency Principle’.
Statement on new US tarriffs on imports originating in or from the EU and possible EU measures in response
The European Irrigation Association (EIA) is deeply concerned over the economic strain caused by recent US tariffs on EU imports, as well as the potential repercussions of EU retaliatory measures targeting US exports
The EIA finalized the Position paper : “Sustainable Irrigation – Focus on the framework of the EU Taxonomy”
The EIA’s aim is not only to integrate Sustainable Irrigation within the European framework, but to also provide a univocal basis for measuring and improving the performance of the value chain and foster the sector’s sustainable transition.
