Veronica Manfredi

Veronica Manfredi is Director in DG Environment since February 2018.

Her Directorate plays a pivotal role in leading Europe towards Zero-Pollution and securing an effective management of Water – it thus significantly contributes to tackle the Climate, Biodiversity and Circular Economy challenges. Under the 2024-2029 Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen, her Directorate is more specifically leading on the European Water Resilience Strategy  (including, amongst others, the protection of all EU Freshwater and Marine environments, water reuse, prevention from Floods, compliance with high health standards for Drinking Water), next to contributing, given its oversight on EU laws and policies on Clean Air, Environmental Noise, Industrial Emissions and prevention of Industrial Accidents, to the Clean Industrial Deal, the Ocean Pact and the Vision for Sustainable Agriculture, to name a few. Her Directorate also steers on the sound implementation of the Green City Accord which, in synergy with the Smart and Climate-Neutral Cities Mission, the Covenant of Mayors and other major urban initiatives, aims at tangibly delivering on the European Green Deal goals at local level.