Право на чисту воду према законодавству Европске уније
The right to clean water according to the European legislation

Summary/Abstract: The supply of clean, fresh water is an important resource for the survival of all living things. Survival requires comprehensive and rational resource management and recognition of the interconnectedness of elements related to drinking water. Due to the complexity of the matter, a common position on the right to access to water is much more difficult to achieve than a consensus on political rights. In the legislation of the European Union, this problem is recognised through the provision of guarantees for the realisation of the right to water through the protection of all water resources, which would meet the growing needs of people for water in all their activities while simultaneously protecting the ecosystem. In this sense, the competent authorities of the European Union adopted Directive (EU) 2020/2184 on December 16, 2020, on the quality of water intended for human consumption. The obligation to transpose this Directive into national legislation should be limited to provisions that represent substantial amendments to the current legislation of the Union. The paper discusses the adopted standards related to the purity of water intended for human use through the application of comparative and historical methods and methods of content analysis. The measures that the member states should take to ensure clean and high-quality water are highlighted in particular. At the end of the paper, appropriate conclusions are provided in relation to the international obligations of the Republic of Serbia, which is invited to more responsibly manage water resources and improve the cleanliness and protection of its rivers through the harmonisation of domestic legislation with the legislation of the European Union.

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