Brussels, 06/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 23 December, the European Commission officially received the first European Citizens' Initiative, the starting point of which is that water is a public good and not a commodity. This citizens' initiative obtained 1.8 million signatures in support of its aim (see EUROPE 10955). It is calling on the Commission to propose legislation that makes water and water purification a human right as recognised by the United Nations.
Petition signatories say that...