APE Welcomes EP Report on ECI Right2Water

On Tuesday 8 September 2015, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on the follow-up to the European Citizen Initiative (ECI) Right2Water. Aqua Publica Europea, the European Association of Public Water Operators, welcomes the text adopted by the European Parliament, as it provides a very positive answer to the expectations

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Celia Blauel signs the OECD “Daegu declaration” on Water Governance

The President of APE, Célia Blauel, has signed -on behalf of APE- the the multi-stakeholder joint declaration in support of the draft Principles on Water Governance. The high-level signing ceremony took place during the 7th World Water Forum in Korea. Download the Daegu Declaration

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APE position on European Commission’s Initiative for Benchmarking Water Quality and Services

In its response to the European Citizen Initiative (ECI), Right2Water, the European Commission stated that it would, “explore the idea of benchmarking water quality as a way of empowering citizens” and, more generally, improve transparency and accountability in the water sector. Following the Commission’s invitation to send comments on the

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Ms Celia Blauel Elected New President of APE

In occasion of the Management Board meeting held in Paris on the 10th October, Ms Celia Blauel was elected new President of APE. Ms Blauel is Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of environment, sustainable development, water, and of the energy-climate plan. Ms Blauel was elected in Mars 2014 and

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Welcome Scotland!

The Water Industry Team of Scottish Government, the single owner of Scottish Water, has joined APE as a new member. Scottish Water is the public operator providing water and sanitation services to around 5,5 million Scots. Thanks to a series of reforms implemented during the last decade, Scottish Water has