The word, reform, has now become central to the tug of war between Greece and its creditors. New debt relief might be possible—but only if the Greeks agree to “reforms.” But what reforms and to what end?
There are a number of reasons the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) holds the potential to be a significant agreement. Not least of these is the fact that the United States and European Union together account for half the world’s output and a third of all trade.
A new report by Public Services International (PSI) warns that governments are planning to take the world on a liberalisation spree on a scale never seen before.
“It takes a passionate disregard for the truth to suggest that Greece is recovering.” That was my verdict last December upon being asked to comment on Greece’s rumoured recovery. Almost three months later, it is time for an update. The gist of today’s update is depressingly simple: Still, no sign of Greek-covery whatsoever. Indeed, every…
(di Stefano Rodotà) Il Consiglio di Stato ha appena fatto giustizia dei tentativi di cancellare i risultati dei referendum del 12 e 13 giugno del 2011, quando ventisette milioni di cittadini dissero no alla privatizzazione forzata dell’acqua. Ma è ammissibile il comportamento di
Niemand hat die Absicht, den Wassersektor zwangszuprivatisieren, versichert die EU-Kommission. Dennoch befürchten viele Bürger und Politiker gleichermaßen, dass kommunale Dienstleistungen künftig europaweit ausgeschrieben werden müssen. Eine Übersicht zu den Fakten und deren Interpretation.
European Commission - Press Release - Brussels, 20 December 2011 1. What are concessions? Concessions are partnerships between the public sector and mostly private companies, where the latter exclusively operate, maintain and carry out the development of infrastructure (ports, water distribution, parking garages, toll roads) or provide services of general economic interest (energy, water and waste disposal
The partial privatisation of Berlin’s water supply utility guarantees vast profits for private investors in the global giants, RWE and Violia Water, at the expense of Berlin taxpayers.