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EU environment ministers to discuss drinking water directive

EU environment ministers will meet on March 5 in Brussels to hold a live policy debate on the Commission Communication on A Clean Planet for all: Strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy and ministers will be invited to agree on a general approach on the drinking water directive.

There will also be a debate on European Union framework on endocrine disruptors. In addition, ministers will hold an exchange of views on the greening of the European Semester.