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This section presents key data related to the implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in Europe. Country profiles are available for each EU-27 Member State, as well as for Norway and Iceland. The European Union profile presents similar information, aggregated to EU-27 level.

This Water Framework Directive (WFD) Country Profiles section offers a concise overview of the current status of surface and groundwater bodies across the EU, as reported under the Third River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs). Designed for a broad audience interested in discovering the latest results on water status, key pressures, and challenges at both EU and country level, this section provides easy-to-understand summaries and visual content. For more expert users, detailed data reported by countries under the third and previous WFD cycles can be explored through the WFD Expert Dashboards, accessible at the bottom of each profile's sections or collectively in the WFD Expert Dashboards section.

The Nitrates Directive aims to reduce and prevent nitrate pollution from agriculture in groundwaters and surface waters, and to prevent eutrophication in freshwaters, coastal and marine waters. This page presents Nitrates Directive reporting in the period 2020-2023, based on data electronically reported to the EEA, Eurostat and other EU official sources. It accompanies the Country Staff Working Documents on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in the Member States for the period 2020-2023.