This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Valeria Hernández, a 3rd year medical student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sonora, Mexico. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and […]Current challenges in water and sanitation management
June 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Valeria Hernández, a 3rd year medical student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sonora, Mexico. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and […]The EU Parliament backs the ‘Right2Water’ initiative all the way through
February 17, 2014 by 1 Comment
This afternoon the European Parliament is to hold a public hearing on the universal right to clean water, the first such hearing under the European Citizens’ Initiative, which enables the public to ask the EU authorities to table new legislation, provided the initiative is backed by one million people across seven member states. The ‘right2Water’ […]European Citizens’ Initiative: A game of much publicity and one big lie
February 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On April Fools Day 2011, the Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, under the title of “European Citizens’ Initiative” (ECI), entered into force. According to it, one million EU citizens residing in at least one-quarter of the Member States can ‘invite’ the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act which “they consider to be required […]
