The European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations (EurAqua) holds its 25th anniversary in an event that will take place in Brussels on the 11th June (14:30-19:30)at the BluePoint building (address: 80 Bd A. Reyers Ln). During the event, that will count with the confirmed attendance of Mr Pavel Misiga (DG RTD) and Ms Bettina Doeser (DG ENV), the main activities developed by EurAqua since its foundation as well as its future scientific and political roadmap will be presented. Experts from EurAqua’s member institutes will be invited to talk about latest developments and research recommendations regarding four strategic scientific themes (natural capital, plastics, droughts and the implementation of the Water Framework Directive). The last part of the event will be devoted to a roundtable made up of representatives of key European funding initiatives in water.