The Finnish Water Utilities Association (FIWA) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Biotech Act II that promotes industrial biotechnology and bio-based materials while ensuring a sustainable supply of biomass. Wastewater and water services can contribute significantly to Europes bioeconomy by enabling the recovery of nutrients, materials, energy and water from wastewater streams.
FWU
Finnish Water Utilities Association
NGO · Finland · EU Transparency Register 738941118001-12
3
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
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legislative files
of 665 tracked
1
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 410 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #214 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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2015
in the register since
Declares membership of
- FIWA is a member of EurEau: https://eureau.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Head office
- Helsinki, Finland
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
Finnish Water Utilities Association filed 3 positions between 5 Sept 2020 and 10 Jun 2026, across 2 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
2020 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The Water Supply Association (VVY) is a trade association of water supply agencies. Our members have around 300 water supply facilities covering around 90 % of our country’s water supply. Organised water management currently covers more than 90 % of the Finnish population for water intended for human consumption and more than 80 % of the Finnish population for the discharge and treatment of waste water.
Filed in Finnish · English published by the European Commission
FIWA welcomes the initiative of the EC to revise the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. Finnish Water Utilities Association (FIWA) is the co-operation and member association of the Finnish water and wastewater utilities. FIWA's membership includes about 300 Finnish water utilities which cover about 90 % of water services in Finland.
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