{"id":62509,"date":"2026-04-23T12:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i-com.it\/?p=62509"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:40:49","slug":"i-com-policy-breakfast-strategic-investment-in-the-2028-2034-mff-financing-europes-water-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i-com.it\/en\/2026\/04\/23\/i-com-policy-breakfast-strategic-investment-in-the-2028-2034-mff-financing-europes-water-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"I-Com Policy Breakfast: Strategic Investment in the 2028-2034 MFF: Financing Europe’s Water Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, 23 April, I-Com hosted a policy breakfast entitled \u201cFinancing Europe\u2019s Water Resilience\u201d<\/strong> as part of the Cantiere Europa+<\/strong> project. The event brought together key institutional and sectoral stakeholders to discuss the main policy and financing challenges surrounding Europe\u2019s water resilience.<\/p>\n

The discussion was opened by Stefano da Empoli<\/strong>, President of I-Com, who introduced the Institute\u2019s background paper prepared for the occasion and framed the debate.<\/p>\n

The event featured a keynote speech by Veronica Manfredi<\/strong>, Director for Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition at DG Environment, European Commission<\/strong>. In her remarks, she stressed the scale of the sector\u2019s investment gap and underlined the importance of the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)<\/strong> negotiations as a crucial opportunity to address it.<\/p>\n

This was followed by remarks from Matteo Brumati<\/strong>, Environment Attach\u00e9 at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU<\/strong>, who warned that water risks being overshadowed by other pressing priorities, such as defence and industrial policy. He also pointed to the absence of a dedicated financing or guarantee instrument for water resilience, noting instead that support for the sector is currently spread across a range of different investment programmes.<\/p>\n

The discussion then moved into a Q&A session, during which participants raised a number of key issues, including the lack of a coherent European framework, the importance of effective implementation, and the link between water resilience and Europe\u2019s strategic autonomy in an era marked by geopolitical tensions and energy insecurity.<\/p>\n

Overall, the event highlighted the growing prominence of water resilience in the European policy debate, as well as the need for adequate investment and stronger coordination across levels of governance.<\/p>\n

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