The EU's Water Framework Directive from 2000 aims to ensure good environmental conditions for the coastal marine environment. The goal is good ecological and chemical condition by 2027 at the latest. That deadline is fast approaching, but we are miles away from the goal. The tripartite agreement aims to lower nitrogen emissions into the marine environment, but is it enough and can we end up with a breach of the EU directive?

Thursday 24 October at 9-10 am invites the Green Transition Denmark to a webinar on the EU's Water Framework Directive and the Danish Marine Environment.

Here we take a sharp look at the EU, the Water Framework Directive and Danish environmental efforts together with professors and politicians to learn more about the EU's requirements and when we can actually expect the Danish marine environment to achieve good condition again.

We will send a link to the webinar the day before.

Our program will include:

9:00 a.m.: Welcome at the Green Transition Denmark.

9:05 a.m.: Presentation on the EU's Water Framework Directive and Danish environmental planning from Peter Pagh, professor and doctor of law. at KU

09:25: Presentation of new research from Stiig Markager, professor at the Department of Ecoscience at AU

09:45: Presentation on the EU's role in Danish compliance with the directive from Rasmus Nordqvist, member of the European Parliament for SF

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See Stiig Markager's presentation here:

Stiig Markager's presentation can be downloaded further down the page.

See Rasmus Nordquist's presentation here: