Launch of the European Public Water Network

21 October 2008
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The first pan-European Public Water Network was launched on the 21st of September 2008 at the European Social Forum in Sweden. NGO and trade union activists from about 15 countries attended this historical moment. Speakers included: Susan George (TNI), Adil Nadoo (Blue Planet Project), Olivier Hoedeman (CEO), Renato di Nicola (Italian water forum), David Hachfeld (ATTAC Germany)

The first pan-European Public Water Network was launched on the 21st of September 2008 at the European Social Forum in Sweden. NGO and trade union activists from about 15 countries attended this historical moment. Speakers included: Susan George (TNI), Adil Nadoo (Blue Planet Project), Olivier Hoedeman (CEO), Renato di Nicola (Italian water forum), David Hachfeld (ATTAC Germany)

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