Water, Central government
Date
Mar. 19, 2012
European Citizens' Initiative on water as a Human Right presented in Marseille
During both the World Water Forum and the Alternative World Water Forum in Marseille this week, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) announced the first European Citizens’ Initiative that will be lodged with the European Commission (EC) on April 1.
Mar. 02, 2012
Greek workers and citizens are fighting back privatisation of water services in Thessaloniki – Initiative 136
(2 March 2012) Despite the massive protests of trade unions, pensioners and many other citizens, the Greek parliament ratified the "memorandum 2" mid February 2012. According to the memorandum several
Feb. 01, 2012
Italian Water Movement forces Monti to respect the results of the referendum
With many actions and including civil disobedience, the Italian organizations that form the Italian Water Movement forced the Italian government of former European Commissioner Mario Monti to withdraw a proposal
Jan. 18, 2012
EPSU writes to Italian Prime Minister Monti: respect the opinion of the people – do not liberalise water services
(18 January 2012) The Italian water movement achieved a great victory in June 2011 when millions of Italians said no to the liberalization and privatisation of water services. The European
Jul. 28, 2011
European organisations celebrate the 1st anniversary of the UN resolution on the human right to water
Brussels 28 July 2011 – Civil society organisations, collectives and trade unions [1] gather around public water fountains today in Brussels to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the UN General