Water is a human right!

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Water is a human right! is the name of a European citizens' initiative that calls for the European Commission to enshrine a right to water and basic sanitation as human rights in accordance with the United Nations resolution (see Right of Access to Clean Water , 2010) and a functioning water and wastewater management system as a living public service for all people. The water management should be excluded from the EU-wide liberalization agenda. The initiative was registered on May 10, 2012 and collected a total of 1,659,543 recognized signatures by the end of October 2013, sponsored by the European Public Service Federation (EPSU) in the European Trade Union Confederation .

The initiative was largely supported by ver.di . The German Bundestag rejected the concerns of several parliamentary groups as early as February 2013 (225th meeting on February 28, 2013 Item 9, ZP 7 Privatization of the water supply).

The European Commission stated on March 19, 2014 that this was the first European citizens 'initiative to meet the requirements of the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens' initiative. The minimum number of supporting signatures was reached in 13 Member States. The organizers were received by the Commission on February 17, 2014 and were given the opportunity to present their initiative in a public hearing in the European Parliament. However, the Commission decided not to submit a new European legislative proposal, as requested, but only to initiate general consultations in order to improve access to high-quality water in the EU.

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  1. ↑ Registration EU citizens' initiative: "Water and basic sanitation are a human right!" (htm) (No longer available online.) ec.europa.eu, May 10, 2012, archived from the original on January 18, 2014 ; accessed on March 23, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Matthias Krupa : "Water is a human right": Will a citizens' initiative stop the EU Commission? In: The time . No. 20/2013 ( online ).
  3. ↑ http://www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/leipzig-regional/verdi-startet-kampagne-fuer-wasser-als-menschenrecht-24778370.bild.html
  4. ↑ COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the European Citizens' Initiative "Water and basic sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity". (pdf) ec.europa.eu, March 19, 2014, accessed on March 23, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Silke Wettach: Desire without consequences. EUROPE. First EU citizens' initiative ends without consequences. (No longer available online.) In: Das Parlament, No. 13-14. German Bundestag, March 24, 2014, archived from the original on April 24, 2014 ; Retrieved April 20, 2014 .