# Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

European Parliament procedure 2025/2216(INI) (INI, 10th term, committee AFET / DEVE). Stage: None. 299 committee amendments tabled by 35 Members between 2026-03-02 and 2026-03-05.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report recommends promoting transnational governance of water for conflict prevention and peace. Amendments affirm state sovereignty over natural resources while noting that water scarcity affects nearly half the global population and acts as a risk multiplier and driver of conflict. They cite the weaponisation of water, including the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine by Russia, and the transboundary impacts of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project and Ilisu Dam on the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq and Syria, and the destruction of water infrastructure in Gaza under the EU-Israel Association Agreement. They call for EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework, EEAS engagement, support for the UN Special Envoy on Water, and integrated water resources management under SDG target 6.5.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256993.md |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257101.md |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257160.md |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4267.md |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/91636.md |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256899.md |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | PfE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/220840.md |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197408.md |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96675.md |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | PfE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257050.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | RE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257110.md |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | RE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256926.md |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197684.md |

## Official source documents

- PE785.174: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-785174_EN.pdf
- PE785.315: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-785315_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2025-2216-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2025-2216-INI.json

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