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The interlinkages between the FD and the WFD with respect to public participation are visualised in figure 4.6. Key success factors for public participation in water management, and its relation with the wider governance isin water management, is presented in a recent EEA report based on eight case studies (EEA 2014e). Synergy in public participation and information exchange may also be found with the Seveso III directive (EU 2012c) which puts much emphasis on providing information to the public.

Evaluation of the public participation process for the FD – where they shall encourage active involvement of interested parties for the FRMP, while the PFRA/APSFR and FHRM are simply ‘made available’ to the public -  is not yet considered. A joined approach for WFD and FD may prove to be beneficial. The evaluation must include a clear definition of the goals of the process. These are formulated in the FD, but also other more generally stated objectives for example as formulated in the case studies (EEA 2014e) or by OECD (Buckle, 2015) may be included.