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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11384

9 September 2015
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) environment
Parliament urges Commission action on citizens' Right2water initiative

Brussels, 08/09/2015 (Agence Europe) Right2water” was the very first European citizens' initiative (ECI). Last year, it called on the Commission to take action to ensure that water was recognised as a universal human right and not as many had seen it for a number of years, just an empty gesture. It appeared to regain its strength and on Tuesday 8 September in Strasbourg, this strength found an echo at the European Parliament.

By a small majority (363 votes in favour, 96 against, with...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
NEWS BRIEFS
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