More than half of EIB direct financing of the EU water sector goes to projects located in only two countries, the United Kingdom and Germany (representing 31% of the EU population), where the Bank has essentially supported large regional or municipal investment programmes and schemes that aim to ensure compliance with the tighter environmental and cus-
La plupart des projets financés concernaient la modernisation et l’agrandissement de réseaux de distribution, de collecte et de traitement existants, dans le cadre de grands programmes d’équipement définis à l’échelle nationale, régionale ou municipale.