Italian water movement achieves a major success

The italian water campaigners and which include EPSU affiliate CGIL-FP have achieved a major success in submitting 400.000 signatures for the government to elaborate a law that sees to return the water services to public control.

The 5 key principles are:

1. Water as human right;

2. 50 free litres per person guaranteed;

3. Property of the water systems shall be entirely public with management through agencies disciplined by public law;

4. Participation of the local communities and the citizens to the public management of water;

5. The creation of a National Fund of solidarity and international cooperation for projects supporting the access to water.

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