# EU water assessments add eight countries to river and flood plan reviews > On 5 October, the European Commission published assessments of river-basin and flood-risk plans for eight EU countries that had not submitted data in time for the earlier review. Third river basin management plans and second flood risk management plans are now included for Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Environment - Published: 2026-10-06T08:59:00+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T00:53:52+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-05 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026.md) On 5 October, the European Commission published assessments of river-basin and flood-risk plans for eight EU countries that had not submitted data in time for the earlier review. Third river basin management plans and second flood risk management plans are now included for Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia. The Commission said nutrient and chemical pollution, along with disruption of natural river flows, remain major pressures on water bodies. It also updated assessments of marine programmes of measures for Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece and Malta. ## Data ### Development reported in the source Environmental development reported by the official source. Methodology: The event date stated by the primary source is used; no estimate is added. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-05 | EU water assessments add eight countries to river and flood plan reviews | On 5 October, the European Commission published assessments of river-basin and flood-risk plans for eight EU countries that had not submitted data in time for the earlier review. Third river basin management plans and second flood risk management plans are now included for Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-water-reports-add-eight-countries-to-assessment-2026/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [European Commission Directorate-General for Environment]() (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-05) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:53:52+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)