The battle to keep water out of the internal market - a test case for democracy in Europe
▻http://www.corporateeurope.org/blog/battle-keep-water-out-internal-market-test-case-democracy-europe
The European Commission has in recent weeks gone on a PR offensive in response to growing criticism of its pro-privatisation agenda for the water sector. The criticism centres around the water privatisation conditions attached to the Troika’s rescue packages for Greece and Portugal, and the proposed EU concessions directive, which could lead to increased privatisation pressure on public water municipalities across Europe.
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