Water privatization in Europe: a growing phenomenon.
Over the last thirty years, many European countries have opened up water management to the market.
by Davide Madeddu (Il Sole 24 Ore), György Folk EURologus / HVG . Hungary) and Ana Somavilla (El Confidencial, Spain).
Water? Public, but under industrial management. Either through external companies fully controlled by the public sector, or through other arrangements involving companies that are majority-owned by the public sector but also include minority private shareholders. The management of the integrated water sector is a diverse world. That is, the water resource as a whole. Because the water that reaches homes, businesses, and fountains must undergo a process of control and purification before being released into the network.
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