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EU STATE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT REPORT
The latest publication of the European State of the Environment report, by the European Environment Agency (EEA), was
produced in 2018, entitled European Waters, Assessment of Status and Pressures 2018. (160) https://www.eea.europa.eu/
publications/state-of-water (Figure 6.17).
The EEA report aims to present results on:
the status of EU waters based on the second River
Basin Management Plans
the pressures that are causing less than Good status
the progress that was achieved during the first RBMP
cycle (2010–2015).
The report presents results on the status of surface waters and
groundwater in Europe, providing overviews at EU, Member State,
and River Basin District (RBD) levels.
The key messages on Ecological Quality are given in Box 6.3.
Figure 6.17
Cover of European waters, assessment
of status and pressures 2018 (160)
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