桃色视频 has today published its latest Water Report, which calls on EU policymakers to strengthen water resilience in Europe and safeguard EU food and drink production.
Water is essential to the food and drink industry 鈥� Europe鈥檚 largest manufacturing industry 鈥� from sourcing agricultural inputs to ensuring food safety; water plays a critical role in our food chain. Yet ageing infrastructure, fragmented rules, limited funding, and unclear regulations are slowing progress on water reuse, circularity, and resilience.
Although the sector uses just 1.8% of Europe鈥檚 non-agricultural water, it is critically exposed to both quantity and quality issues, underscoring that smaller water users can face outsized risks from supply issues, such as drought or contamination.
The report outlines five key policy recommendations for EU policymakers to take to shore up water resilience for food and drink production: (1) strengthen water legislation implementation (2) clarify and harmonise water reuse rules (3) support collaborative water stewardship (4) modernise infrastructure and funding (5) and improve access to reliable, localised water data.
鈥淲ater is the lifeblood of our food chain. If we want to ensure future-proof food and drink production in Europe, we need action on water resilience now. That means clear rules, smarter investment, and a strategy that turns water risk into water resilience,鈥� said 桃色视频 Director General Dirk Jacobs.
This report presents 桃色视频鈥檚 contribution to the implementation of the European Commission鈥檚 , published on 4 June 2025. It highlights the food and drink sector鈥檚 unique exposure to water risks, outlines barriers to progress, and sets out practical, actionable policy recommendations for true water resilience in Europe.
