WATER ABLAZE - Patagonia Sin Represas

ECB European Central Bank
One of the world’s most important central banks, responsible for monetary policy covering the
member states of the Euro-zone;established by the EU in 1998; headquarters in Frankfurt am
Main, Germany.
ECJ European Court of Justice
Established in 1952 and based in Luxembourg; highest court in the European Union in matters of
EU law; interprets EU law and ensures that it is applied consistently throughout all EU member
states.
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council of the UN
EDF Electricité de France
Giant transnational energy company; world’s largest operator of nuclear power stations;
holds 45 % of shares in the German EnBW.
EDM Electricité de Mali
Following Mali’s independence from France in 1960, EDM was created to provide energy and
water to urban areas. Initially, the multi-service water provider (collection, treatment, storage and
distribution of drinking water) was a semi-public company, with 97∙2% of its shares belonging
to the state. In 2000, EDM was privatised through a 20-year public-private management
contract, after strong pressure from the IMF and WB. Ownership of the new company, renamed
EDM S.A., was split as follows: 40% to the State of Mali, 39% to the French company S a u r
I n t e r n a t i o n a l and 21% to IPS WA, the A g a K h a n F u n d , philanthropic enterprise of the
Malian prince.
EEA European Environmental Agency
EEB European Environmental Bureau
EEC European Economic Community
EEP European People´s Party
Part of the European Parliament.
EESC European Economic and Social Committee
EF Eau et Force
Subsidiary of the French giant Suez.
EFTA European Free Trade Association
Founded in1960; today comprises only Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
EG Europäische Gemeinschaft (European Community)
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
Evaluation of the possible impact – positive or negative – that a proposed project may have on
the e n v i r o n m e n t .
EIB European Investment Bank
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Founded in 1997; international energy giant, with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany; operates
electricity, water and gas supply networks with a strategy of aggressive expansionism; at present,
the two principal shareholders are EDF and OEW, each with a 45% share.
ENC European “No” Campaign
Campaign against the Lisbon Treaty.
ENDESA Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.
Spanish energy corporation.
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