2023-11-22 18:30:13
If she is invited, the Flemish Minister of the Environment, Zuhal Demir (N-VA) will come to testify in the Walloon parliament, currently shaken by a case of PFAS pollution of distribution water, she assured Wednesday in a press release.
“I certainly wouldn’t refuse an invitation. In Flanders, we know better than anyone how important it is to interpret all facts transparently and honestly. If I can contribute, I will gladly do so.“, indicated the minister. “With our action plan on PFAS and that on substances of very high concern, we have moved into high gear in recent years. Sharing this expertise can enable us to take big steps forward as a society“, she added.
In January 2023, Zuhal Demir sent a letter to his Walloon and Brussels counterparts, Céline Tellier, Christie Morreale, Alain Maron and Elke Van den Brandt, to warn them of problems concerning drinking water in Halle, distributed by Vivaqua. She referred in particular to a first letter dating from March 2022 in which she already informed that the reference values of EFSA – the European food safety authority for drinking water – were still not respected in the areas where Flanders imports drinking water from other regions.
While waiting for a possible hearing from the Flemish minister, the Environment committee of the Walloon parliament will hear tomorrow/Thursday the heads of the regional administration and, for the second time, Minister Céline Tellier.
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