European Commission (2012b) Format for a prioritised action framework (PAF) for Natura 2000:
for the EU multiannual financing period 2014–2020. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/
natura2000/financing/docs/PAF.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission (2012c) Report on the review of the European water scarcity and droughts
policy. Communication from the commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: COM (2012)
672 final. http://www.semide.net/media_server/files/semide/topics/waterscarcity/report-revieweuropean-water-scarcity-and-droughts-policy/Water_Scarcity_COM-2012-672final-EN.pdf.
Accessed 14 Dec 2015
European Commission (2013) Agricultural policy perspectives brief N°5: Overview of CAP
reform 2014–2020, Dec 2013, Brussels
European Commission (2015) Communication from the EC to the EP and Council, The WFD and
the floods directive: action towards the good status of EU’s water and to reduce flood risks.
COM (2015) 120 final. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:
52015DC0120&from=EN. Accessed 16 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG AGRI and Rural Development (2013) Overview of CAP reform
2014–2020.
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/policy-perspectives/policy-briefs/05_en.pdf.
Accessed 15 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG ENV (2007) Water scarcity and droughts in-depth assessment:
second interim report. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/quantity/pdf/comm_droughts/
2nd_int_report.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG ENV (2011) Towards better environmental options for flood risk
management.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/pdf/Note_Better_
environmental_options.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG ENV (2012) Water scarcity & droughts: 2012 policy review—
building blocks non-paper. https://www.bdew.de/internet.nsf/id/DE_Non-paper_on_Water_
Scarcity_Droughts_-_2012_Policy_review_-_Building_blocks_April_2010/$file/Br%C3%
BCssel_20100421_final.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission—JRC (2015) Reports of severe drought events: drought news in Europe.
http://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/edov2/php/index.php?id=1051. Accessed 10 Dec 2015
European Community (2000) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of
water policy: 2000/60/EC. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:
32000L0060. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Community (2013) Annex II in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and
monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No
352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and
(EC) No 485/2008
European Environmental Agency (2009). Water resources across Europe—confronting water
scarcity and drought. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/water-resources-across-europe/at_
download/file. Accessed 1 Dec 2015
European Environmental Agency (2010) Water resources: quantity and flows—SOER 2010
thematic assessment. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/water-resources-quantity-andflows. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Environmental Agency (2015) State of nature in the EU: results from reporting under the
nature directives 2007–2012. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/state-of-nature-in-the-eu/
download. Accessed 10 Dec 2015
European Union (2010) Water scarcity and drought in the European Union. http://ec.europa.eu/
environment/water/quantity/pdf/brochure.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
Farmer A, Bassi S, Fergusson M (2008) Water scarcity and droughts: European Parliament. Policy
Department Economic and Scientific Policy. http://www.europarl.gr/resource/static/files/
projets_pdf/water_scarcity.pdf. Accessed 12 Dec 2015
2 European Drought and Water Scarcity Policies
41
for the EU multiannual financing period 2014–2020. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/
natura2000/financing/docs/PAF.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission (2012c) Report on the review of the European water scarcity and droughts
policy. Communication from the commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: COM (2012)
672 final. http://www.semide.net/media_server/files/semide/topics/waterscarcity/report-revieweuropean-water-scarcity-and-droughts-policy/Water_Scarcity_COM-2012-672final-EN.pdf.
Accessed 14 Dec 2015
European Commission (2013) Agricultural policy perspectives brief N°5: Overview of CAP
reform 2014–2020, Dec 2013, Brussels
European Commission (2015) Communication from the EC to the EP and Council, The WFD and
the floods directive: action towards the good status of EU’s water and to reduce flood risks.
COM (2015) 120 final. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:
52015DC0120&from=EN. Accessed 16 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG AGRI and Rural Development (2013) Overview of CAP reform
2014–2020.
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/policy-perspectives/policy-briefs/05_en.pdf.
Accessed 15 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG ENV (2007) Water scarcity and droughts in-depth assessment:
second interim report. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/quantity/pdf/comm_droughts/
2nd_int_report.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG ENV (2011) Towards better environmental options for flood risk
management.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/pdf/Note_Better_
environmental_options.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission—DG ENV (2012) Water scarcity & droughts: 2012 policy review—
building blocks non-paper. https://www.bdew.de/internet.nsf/id/DE_Non-paper_on_Water_
Scarcity_Droughts_-_2012_Policy_review_-_Building_blocks_April_2010/$file/Br%C3%
BCssel_20100421_final.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Commission—JRC (2015) Reports of severe drought events: drought news in Europe.
http://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/edov2/php/index.php?id=1051. Accessed 10 Dec 2015
European Community (2000) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of
water policy: 2000/60/EC. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:
32000L0060. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Community (2013) Annex II in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and
monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No
352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and
(EC) No 485/2008
European Environmental Agency (2009). Water resources across Europe—confronting water
scarcity and drought. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/water-resources-across-europe/at_
download/file. Accessed 1 Dec 2015
European Environmental Agency (2010) Water resources: quantity and flows—SOER 2010
thematic assessment. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/water-resources-quantity-andflows. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
European Environmental Agency (2015) State of nature in the EU: results from reporting under the
nature directives 2007–2012. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/state-of-nature-in-the-eu/
download. Accessed 10 Dec 2015
European Union (2010) Water scarcity and drought in the European Union. http://ec.europa.eu/
environment/water/quantity/pdf/brochure.pdf. Accessed 17 Dec 2015
Farmer A, Bassi S, Fergusson M (2008) Water scarcity and droughts: European Parliament. Policy
Department Economic and Scientific Policy. http://www.europarl.gr/resource/static/files/
projets_pdf/water_scarcity.pdf. Accessed 12 Dec 2015
2 European Drought and Water Scarcity Policies
41