40% of households in Romania do not have access to water and sewage.

Omissions

• The MEP did not specify the source for the 40% figure. The data comes from official Romanian and Eurostat statistics published after the reference period but before the session date. The claim combines water and sewage access but official statistics typically measure these separately.

Sources

• PrimaryNational Institute of Statistics (INS) - RomaniaThe population connected to the public water supply network accounted for 77.6% of Romania's usually resident population in 2024, meaning 22.4% were not connected.
• SecondaryBalcani e Caucaso - citing EurostatOne in six Romanians (approximately 16.7%) is not connected to the water or sewage network, according to the latest Eurostat data (2023).