Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000558/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Anders Vistisen (PfE)
Denmark would like to modify the intercalibration of environmental objectives as regards the status of the Baltic Sea and Danish fjords and straits under the WFD[1] (GES[2]). In this connection, Denmark would like to lower the limit value for chlorophyll in order to comply with the GES objective for the Baltic Sea.
Sweden and Germany have followed the WFD as regards the baseline analysis (WFD, Annex V); they have carried out the requisite analyses for chemical substances and concluded that the two countries’ water bodies have ‘poor WFD status’.
In Denmark, these analyses have not been carried out to such an extent that they can be used in river basin management plans; and, in the baseline analysis and subsequently in the management plans, Denmark has made reference to ‘unknown chemical status’.
- 1.Will it be possible to carry out an intercalibration exercise involving Denmark, Sweden and Germany if Denmark has termed chemical status ‘unknown’?
- 2.Is it possible to comply with chemical requirements and obligations under the WFD if there is no knowledge of stressors (unknown status) other than nitrogen and to carry out subsequent intercalibration?
- 3.As regards achieving good chemical status, ‘unknown chemical status’ strongly suggests that the data basis is inadequate. How can it be demonstrated that the WFD requirement for GES will be achievable?
Submitted: 6.2.2025