Brussels steps up to reduce leakages and solve the climate insurance gap • Water News Europe

President Ursula von der Leyen from the European Commission introduced a new water initiative during the European State of the Union on Wednesday 26 September. The reason for accelerating initiatives on water resilience was what she called the ‘summer of truth’. The European Commission will soon make proposals to improve risk management on leakages and address the insurance gap, stated Von der Leyen during the State of the Union held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.