World Water Day 22 March 2005
Open letter to Commissioner Michel: Stop export of liberalisation and privatisation
EPSU, PSI and a large number of European organisations such as Friends of the Earth, 11.11.11 (Be), Brot fur die Welt (De), World Development Movement (UK) and Corporate Observatory Europe (Ne) have signed a letter to the Commissioner to argue that the European Union should stop exporting the privatisation of water services in developing countries. The EU should concentrate on strengthening public services.
Letter signed by (as of March 20th):
ACME France
ADEID, Cameroon
Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network (AEFJN)
Agua para Siempre, Mexico
ATTAC Austria
ATTAC Finland
ATTAC Flanders
ATTAC Hungary
ATTAC Italy
ATTAC Sweden
Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Belgium
Both ENDS, The Netherlands
Bread for the World, Germany
Bündnis für Eine Welt, Austria
Bureau Ver(?)antwoord, The Netherlands
Center for Encounter and active Non-Violence, Austria
Center for International Studies, Nicaragua
CIPSI (Coordinamento di Iniziative Popolari di Solidarietà Internazionale), Italy
Civic Response, Ghana
Coalition of the Flemish North-South Movement - 11.11.11, Belgium
COECOCeiba (Friendsx of the Earth), Costa Rica
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), The Netherlands
Dachverband entwicklungspolitischer Organisationen in Kärnten, Austria
Eco Counselling Centre Galati, Romania
Ecologistas en Acción, Spain
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
FERN Europe
FIAN International
Foundation for grassroots initiatives in Africa, Ghana
France Amerique Latine, France
Friends of the Earth Canada
Friends of the Earth Finland
Friends of the Earth France
Friends of the Earth Netherlands
Friends of the Earth Slovakia
Friends of The Earth Sweden
GATS-platform, The Netherlands
Green League, Germany
ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for Development Coorperation), The Netherlands
Initiative Colibri, Germany
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, USA
Institute for Economic Relocalisation, France
International Network on Labour and Development (IRENE), The Netherlands
Italian Committee for the Global Water Contract
KOSA, Germany
National Coalition Against Privatisation of Water (NCAP), Ghana
NGO Forum on Environment and Development, Germany
Observatorio de la Deuda en la Globalización, Catalunya, Spain
One World Action, United Kingdom
Plataforma por la Defensa de los Servicios Públicos-Madrid, Spain
Protect the Future!, Hungary
PROTOS, Belgium
Public Citizen, United States
Public Services International (PSI)
Rete Lilliput, Italy
RMALC (Mexican Action Network on Free Trade)
ROBA dell’Altro Mondo fair trade, Italy
Sheffield Friends of the Earth, United Kingdom
Südwind Agentur, Austria
Südwind Tirol, Austria
Tearfund, United Kingdom
Transnational Institute, The Netherlands
Unser-Wasser-Hamburg, Germany
Vannbevegelsen / Water Movement, Norway
War on Want, The Netherlands
WasserInBürgerhand!, Germany
Water Pressure Group, New Zealand
WEED, Germany
Wemos, The Netherlands
WIDE (Network Women in Development Europe)
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, United Kingdom
World Development Movement, United Kingdom
- see also the PSI media release: PSI calls for an end to water privatisation, 22 March 2005
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