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"The Americans keep telling us how successful their system is. Then they remind us not to stray too far from our hotel at night." - An un-named EU trade representative quoted during international trade talks in Denver, Colorado, 1997.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Sign the petition!

A worthy cause if ever there was one. Information Landmine urges you go to and sign this petition from the European Trade Union Confederation post haste:

ETUC launches petition to defend public services in the EU
03/01/2007
The petition calls for “priority to the general interest embodied in public services; everyone to have access to public services; Strengthening public services in order to guarantee citizens’ fundamental rights; more legal security so as to allow the development of sustainable public service missions; Giving public services a firm legal basis and thus immunity from ideologically motivated free market attacks.” You can sign the petition here:
http://www.petitionpublicservice.eu