The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its five-yearly report on Europe’s state of the environment, which shows that “significant progress has been made over the last five years in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution”. However, according to the Agency, “more efforts are necessary as climate change and environmental degradation pose major risks to Europe’s economic prosperity and competitiveness, security and quality of life”. As highlighted in the EEA report, “Europe′s water resources are under severe pressure. Water stress currently affects 30% of Europe’s territory and 34% of the population”. Therefore, implementation of EU policies and objectives as well as “rethinking the links between our economy and the environment are crucial to ensure a healthy society and competitive economy”. According to the European Commission, the science-based report underlines “EU’s climate leadership with the continued reduction of its GHG emissions and fossil fuel use while remarkably increasing the share of renewables and enhancing energy efficiency”.