The European Water Association (EWA) is an independent non-profit NGO dealing with the management and improvement of the water environment. As one of the major professional associations in Europe, it covers the whole water sector, wastewater as well as drinking water and water related waste. EWA aims to contribute to sustainable water management, a safe water supply, and the protection of water and the environment.
EWA
European Water Association
NGO · Germany · EU Transparency Register 121848610166-52
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #231 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- https://www.ewa-online.eu/national-member-associations.html
- https://www.ewa-online.eu/research-members.html
- https://www.ewa-online.eu/sponsor-members.html
- https://www.ewa-online.eu/corporate-members.html
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Hennef, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Water Association filed 6 positions between 14 Mar 2023 and 20 Sept 2026, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 4 filed
What they argued
The European Water Association (EWA) welcomes and supports the considered revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and the pursued objective of making sure that urban wastewater is clean and safe. EWA is an independent non-governmental and non-profit making organization dealing with the management and improvement of the water environment.
The European Water Association (EWA) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a dedicated Water Resilience Research and Innovation Strategy. EWA strongly supports the ambition to strengthen Europes capacity to restore and protect the water cycle, build a water-smart economy, guarantee access to clean and affordable water, and improve the coordination and deployment of water-related research and…
The European Water Association (EWA) welcomes the Commissions initiative to develop an EU Action Plan on the digitalisation of the water sector. As a pan-European, non-governmental and non-profit technical and scientific umbrella organisation bringing together water professionals and national associations across Europe, EWA supports an ambitious but practical approach to digitalisation that strengthens water…
The European Water Association (EWA) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a European Ocean Research and Innovation Strategy and strongly supports the intention to integrate this work with the Water Resilience Research and Innovation Strategy into a single, coherent Ocean and Water R&I Strategy.
The European Water Association (EWA) is an independent, non-governmental and nonprofit European umbrella organisation for the management and improvement of the water environment. It connects national associations, practitioners, researchers, utilities, public authorities and other stakeholders across the water cycle through knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, professional education and publications.
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