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To: Coreper I Deputy Permanent Representatives Cc: Environmental attachs Re: European Commission proposal to update priority substances for surface and groundwater Dear Ambassador, On behalf of the undersigning organisations, we are writing to you to urge you to reject proposals to further weaken the Commission's proposal to update the lists of priority pollutants of surface and groundwater, and to use the ongoing limited update of the chemical aspects to make substantial changes to basic principles of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), thus undermining the fitness check evaluation of the WFD and resulting in delayed action on tackling water pollution.

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Council of the European Union General Secretariat Directorate-General Communication and Information - COMM Directorate Information and Outreach Information Services Unit / Transparency Head of Unit Brussels, 3 October 2024 Ms Vicky Cann Email: ask+request-14977-cb16fd30@asktheeu.org Ref. 24/2423 Request made on: 17.09.2024 Dear Ms Cann, Thank you for your request for access to a list of all Council working party meetings and ministerial meetings where PFAS, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as `forever chemicals' has been discussed since 6 June 2024 as well as the agendas for the meetings, and any minutes, notes, summaries, reports for those meetings".0F1 After a thorough search in our data bases, it appears that "PFAS, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances or `forever chemicals'" was not on agendas of Council working party or ministerial meetings since 6 June 2024.