The European Commission is calling for action by a number of Member States on water and wastewater issues in its latest infringement decisions for failures to comply with obligations under EU law.

The European Commission is referring Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU over a failure to comply with EU rules on flood prevention under the Floods Directive.

The European Commission is calling on Ireland and Spain to comply with the requirements of the Floods Directive.

The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice for not reviewing and updating its River Basin Management Plans for the seven river basin districts in the Canary Islands.

The European Commission is calling on Malta, Spain, France and Greece to comply with European legislation on a number of separate water issues.

The European Commission has sent a final warning to Italy to ensure urban waste water is adequately collected and treated – Italy now faces the prospect of a €62.7 million fine.

The European Commission is taking Spain back to the Court of Justice of the EU for its failure to comply with a judgement of 2011 on urban waste water treatment – Spain faces a €46 million-plus fine and the prospect of a further daily fine of more than €171,000.

The European Commission is taking the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its failure to propose sites for the protection of the harbour porpoise, a marine mammal regularly found in UK waters.

This week sees the launch of a new industry association for the European water reuse sector, Water Reuse Europe.

The next few years could see a flood of water-related technological innovation coming out of Europe, according to EIP Water – the European Innovation Partnership established under the European Union's Innovation Union initiative.