Joint ESPO & FEPORT position on the proposed amendments to the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD)
07 February 2025
Ahead of the start of the inter-institutional negotiations (i.e. trilogues) on the proposed amendments to the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD), scheduled for 28 January 2025, the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) present a joint position paper to contribute to the revision of the WFD and the EQSD and ask the co-legislators to consider a number of recommendations contained in the paper (see attached position).