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Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy

Adoption of the Council's position at first reading and of the statement of the Council's reasons - 4153th meeting of the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Economic and Finanial Affairs) 17 February 2026, Brussels

Date
19 Feb 2026
Procedure
2022/0344(COD)
Configuration pendingINFVOTECODECPUBLIC Date of meeting 17/02/2026
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Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy - Adoption of the Council's position at first reading and of the statement of the Council's reasons - 4153th meeting of the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Economic and Finanial Affairs) 17 February 2026, Brussels

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Member-state vote breakdown

25 for0 against2 abstain
For · 25
🇦🇹 AT🇧🇪 BE🇨🇾 CY🇨🇿 CZ🇩🇪 DE🇩🇰 DK🇪🇪 EE🇪🇸 ES🇫🇮 FI🇫🇷 FR🇬🇷 GR🇭🇷 HR🇭🇺 HU🇮🇪 IE🇮🇹 IT🇱🇹 LT🇱🇺 LU🇱🇻 LV🇲🇹 MT🇳🇱 NL🇵🇹 PT🇷🇴 RO🇸🇪 SE🇸🇮 SI🇸🇰 SK
Abstained · 2
🇧🇬 BG🇵🇱 PL