New research reveals that 90% of river basins studied in various EU countries will still be unhealthy by 2027. This means those countries will miss the legally binding EU target to return Europe’s dirty waters to health under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

Member States have only 3 years left to finalise their River Basin Management Solutions. The draft plans for 2022-2027 are the third round of national plans before the 2027 target and are Europe’s final opportunity to get things right.