Aug. 24, 2007 Unions and water activists target Stockholm Water Week Trade unions and water activists gathered in Stockholm during the World Water Week. This yearly event has developed from a serious scientific gathering into a place for corporations to promote
Aug. 29, 2007 Not for profit and public water operators (August 2007) Not-for-profit and focus on public utilities That is the basis of the Global Water Operators Partnership Alliance. It is an initiative established by the UN Water Advisory Board
Sep. 27, 2007 EPSU and European energy consumer rights: a critical approach Just a few days after the opening date of the internal market for electricity and gas, 1 july 2007, the Commission published a proposal for an Energy Consumers' Charter.
Oct. 02, 2007 Recognise role of workers and their unions in water policy says Dutch Crown Prince at PSI Congress (25 September 2007) The Prince spoke during the PSI utilities workshop at the PSI World Congress. He was invited in his role as the chair of the United Nations Water
Nov. 09, 2007 Paris mayor goes for public water company (November 2007) The mayor of Paris will defend the return of the concessions to a public company. The concessions are run by Veolia and Suez. Not only abroad but also
Nov. 28, 2007 French public water operators cheaper than private (28 November 2007) For the second consecutive year, the French consumer's organisation UFC-Que choisir has published its research on the cost of water in French municipalities. In the department of
Nov. 29, 2007 Italian unions and water movement take action Italian unions including CGIL-FP and water activists are organising a public demonstration in Rome, 1 December 2007. They demand that results of the referendum are respected and Italy moves towards
Jun. 23, 2008 Unions join campaign to keep water out of free trade agreement (23 June 2008) The EU and countries of Central America are negotiating a free trade agreement. Water is targeted. The trade unions have joined a campaign to keep water out
Aug. 22, 2008 UK union Unison takes action on bottled water and improving health of employees EPSU UK affiliate organised a an action to draw attention to the madness of importing bottled water from far-away places as well as the pollution caused by plastic water bottled
Sep. 03, 2008 EPSU comments on Water Scarcity and Droughts report in EP EPSU has made a number of comments on the report of MEP Richard Seeber on water scarcity and droughts. Three important messages of EPSU: - Water drought and scarcity are
Sep. 10, 2008 Public consultation on market abuse in electricity and gas: EPSU Comments (Brussels, 27 August 2008) The European Commission asked the European Energy Regulators and the Committee of European Security Regulators to comment on market abuse issue in the electricity and gas
Sep. 15, 2008 Vienna and Malmo defend public water (15 September 2008) Malmo, a Swedish city, threatened to privatise its water system. The management of the company and the union (Kommunal) worked together to prevent this. Kommunal has now
Sep. 22, 2008 Report of the EPSU water seminar organised with Kommunal in Malmo, 18 September (22 September 2008) Water in Public Hands - union campaigning - Using the opportunity of a series of water activist events during the European Social Forum, trade unions from the
Sep. 22, 2008 EPSU unions join water activists at European Social Forum Alternatives to privatization: For progressive public water management A large group of water activists and many unionists discussed with each other how to promote public water, defend jobs and high
Oct. 07, 2008 New report highlights 'poor choices' available to Britain's low income consumers (6 October 2008) UK consumer champion energywatch has published research led by the University of Greenwich, which reveals how low income households are failed, not only in the energy market