European Parliament 31 January 2014, Written question E-001029/14 Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Illegal abstraction of water

Question for written answer E-001029/14 to the Commission Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández (Verts/ALE) (31 January 2014) Subject: Illegal abstraction of water There are hundreds of thousands of instances of illegal abstraction of surface water and groundwater in some countries in southern Europe, leading to severe damage to the environment due to the over-exploitation of aquifers.