Germany

Hamburg at Forefront of Global Drive to reverse Privatisation of City Services

Topic: 
Just Solutions
Water Justice
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Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
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In the media
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Satoko Kishimoto, co-ordinator of the water justice project at the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam, pointed to recent cases in the water sector in Africa and Asia, from Mozambique to Malaysia: “This is not a minor trend: many municipalities have been disappointed with privatisation, with costs, with service quality,” she said. “Remunicipalisation is seen as a tangible response, a way to... Read more

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Remunicipalisation in Berlin after the buy-back

Topic: 
Democratisation
Just Solutions
Remunicipalisation
Water Justice
English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
New Politics
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From de-privatisation to demands for democratisation
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Article
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The privatisation of the Berliner Wasserbetriebe... Read more

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¿Ha fracasado el Pacto de Competitividad de la UE?

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Programmes: 
Democratización de Europa
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Article
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Configurando el proyecto... Read more

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Is EU's Competitiveness Pact Doomed?

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Democratising Europe
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Article
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Shaping the project... Read more

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EU military spending is 'elephant in the room' and key factor in European debt crisis, argues new report

Topic: 
EU security policies
English
Programmes: 
War & Pacification
Democratising Europe
Article type: 
Press release
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High levels of military spending played a key role in the unfolding European economic crisis and continues to undermine efforts to resolve it, alleges a new report by Transnational Institute and the Dutch Campaign against the Arms Trade.... Read more

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Video: Trevor Evans: Why is Europe in crisis?

Topic: 
Debt
Democratisation
Democratisation
English
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Article type: 
Multi-media
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The EuroMemorandum group expresses its critique that the European Union response to the crisis is an attack on the state and salaries and not an attack on the financial institutions. Institutions that caused the crisis in the first place. ... Read more

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