About: privatisation
Greece agrees with lenders to sell some power plants
Greece has agreed that its main power utility, Public Power Corp (PPC), will sell some coal-fired plants as part of bailout reforms, two sources close to the talks said today (29 March).
Fight Inequality Alliance comes to ‘corporate’ Brussels
Brussels is not a hotbed of popular mobilisation. Few rights struggles start here, but it is one of the biggest power centres in the world and it is one of the main chapters in the book on inequality, write Laura Sullivan and Jenny Ricks.
Privatisation of Greek gas grid operator DESFA fails
Greece said yesterday (30 November) that talks to sell a 66% stake in gas grid operator DESFA to Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company, SOCAR, were not successful.
Serbia’s media privatisation leaves bitter aftertaste
The privatisation of media in Serbia has left the sector looking bleak. Many media providers have been shut down, more than 1,000 journalists and other media professionals have lost their jobs, and the survival of many of the privatised media is uncertain. EURACTIV Serbia reports.
The rising wave of privatisation damages healthcare in Europe
The austerity policies pursued in several European countries in the wake of the EU fiscal crisis are pushing the public health sector to the brink – and forcing more and more services into private hands, writes Jan Willem Goudriaan on World Health Day (7 April).
Economist: Greek capital controls won’t be lifted before mid-2016
The capital controls imposed on Greek banks were unavoidable, and will not be lifted before the second quarter of 2016, Dr Nikolaos Georgikopoulos said in an interview with EURACTIV Greece.
Greece approves first privatisation deal under Syriza
Greece's radical left Syriza government on Tuesday (18 August) approved its first privatisation granting a concession of more than a dozen key regional airports to Germany's Fraport-Slentel consortium in a deal worth 1.23 billion euros.
Athens opposes EU energy strategy, blocks privatisations
The Syriza-led government will be against an Energy Union that undermines Greece's national interests, including in its relations with Russia, said Greek energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, who also ruled out any privatisation schemes for the country’s energy sector.
Troika-sponsored power sector privatisation leaves Greece in the dark
Parts of Greece were hit by power cuts yesterday evening (3 July) after electricity workers began one of a series of 48-hour strikes against government plans to sell off part of the country's biggest power producer.
Cyprus parliament rejects Troika-imposed privatisation plan
International aid to cash-starved Cyprus was thrown into turmoil yesterday (27 February) after its parliament rejected a privatisation plan, throwing into disarray the disbursement of a new tranche of financial assistance next month.
Troika-imposed privatisation plan leaves Cyprus in the dark
Rolling power cuts are taking place throughout the Republic of Cyprus yesterday (25 February) as part of protest measures by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) against government plans to privatise semi-governmental organisations, as agreed with the Troika of lenders.
Eurozone crisis threatens Southern Europe’s public goods
Crisis-hit southern countries are selling state-owned goods to reduce their budget deficits, with Spain mulling the privatisation of national heritage sites and Greece is under pressure to have historical buildings managed by a foreign holding company. VideoPromoted content
Eurozone crisis threatens Southern Europe’s public goods
Crisis-hit southern countries sell out state-owned goods to reduce budget deficits. Spain is thinking to privatise national heritage sites, while Greece is under pressure to have historical buildings managed by a foreign holding company.
Private role in delivering water raises questions
When the European Commission launched an investigation early this year into possible price fixing by French water utilities, the move added ammunition to campaign groups that oppose privatisation of a vital public resource.
Greek bailout gambles on mass privatisations, wage cuts
The eurozone's second attempt at reversing Greece's economic fortunes will rely heavily on mass privatisations and brutal salary cuts aimed at transforming the debt-laden country into a competitive, export-driven economy by 2014, EU officials said.
EU water privatisation schemes ‘failing’
Privatisation schemes promoted by leading international organisations, including the EU, as a means of investing in water infrastructure in the world's poorest regions, are failing to deliver in terms of supply and cost, according to a new website launched today (12 June).