Public consultations open

In line with the Water Resilience Strategy, some related public consultations are now open for feedback:

• Public Procurement consultation(open until 26 January 2026): This consultation aims at:
  • 1) enable preference to be given to European products in public procurement, helping to ensure EU added value and secure the supply of vital technologies, products and services

2) modernise and simplify procurement rules, while making public procurement a tool for strategic investment

• Climate Adaptation Plan(open until 23 February 2026): This initiative aims to set out an integrated framework to support EU countries in ensuring that the action taken measures up to the scale of the challenges ahead.
• European Research Area Act (open until 23 January 2026): this consultation aims at improving the general environment for generating innovation, reducing fragmentation and boosting the EU’s competitiveness, this initiative aims to strengthen R&D investment and bring it up to the 3% GDP target.