It is telling that a number of countries with poor access to water—including Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, and Ireland—do not, however, have particularly high levels of freshwater use. This suggests that problems with access to water are linked not so much to a shortage of water as to aging infrastructure and deficiencies in water supply systems.
At the same time, despite the strain on freshwater resources, France, Portugal, and Spain appear to be better at distributing clean and safe drinking water: the proportion of residents experiencing problems there is significantly lower than the EU average of 9%, according to Euronews.
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