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The adoption of the European Green Deal in the end of 2019 sets a new milestone in European environmental policy. Its targets for more efficient use of resources, the restoration of biodiversity and pollution reduction are expected to have far-reaching impacts on several European significant water management issues identified in this report. The key aspects and strategies of the European Green Deal with relevance to EU water policy agenda are shown in Figure 18 and are further elaborated in the next section 4.2.

Figure 18           Water aspects in the European Green Deal

Source: EU Commissions presentation “Update – Green Deal and water” presented at theWFD CIS Strategic Coordination Group (SCG) meeting 4^th June 2020, available at https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/9ab5926d-bed4-4322-9aa7-9964bbe8312d/library/720f1b63-94f2-4fee-a48d-6531ae25ebb6/details