Mayor of Naples (Italy): "Diviene progressivamente centrale un'efficace gestione dei beni comuni, intesi quali acqua e servizi pubblici, attraverso forme di accesso e di gestione condivise, con la partecipazione dei cittadini. Stiamo lavorando a un testo costituzionale europeo più attento ai diritti della cittadinanza, i cui contenuti si svilupperanno attraverso il lavoro dei sindaci, delle rappresentanze istituzionali dei territori, ed il coinvolgimento della cittadinanza attiva." "It becomes ever more necessary to establish effective ways of managing common goods, such as water and public services, through new participatory forms of access and management, with citizens actively involved. We’re working at a new European Constitution, closer to citizens’ rights, to be developed through the efforts of all mayors and institutional representations of territories and through the engagement of active citizenship."

Stv. Vorsitzender des Rechnungsprüfungsausschusses: "Dass es einer UN-Resolution bedurfte, um festzustellen, dass Wasser ein Menschenrecht ist, macht nachdenklich. Es macht aber auch deutlich, dass es Organisationen wie die Europäische Bürgerinitiative „Wasser ist ein Menschenrecht“ braucht, um darauf aufmerksam zu machen, welche Risiken eine Privatisierung der Wasserversorgung mit sich bringen könnte. Ich unterstütze deshalb right2water und hoffe, dass die Bürgerinnen und Bürger die Bedeutung dieses Themas erkennen und daran mitwirken, dass die Unterschriftenanzahl die derzeit angepeilten zwei Millionen bis Ende 2013 weit übersteigen wird."

Famous Czech actor: "I traveled a lot and I had the opportunity to see and experience how important it is, that each person in the world has the right to drink clean water! Having a functional sanitary helps to reduce the spread of infectious diseases to a minimum"

Adjoint au maire de Paris, chargé de Paris Métropole & des relations avec les collectivités territoriales d'Ile de France : "L'eau est à nous"

Mayor of Ghent (Belgium) "Water: een basisrecht voor iedereen"

President ACV-CSC Services publics (Belgium): "I sign for the Human Right to Water"

Vice-President Federatia Sanitas (Romania): "To be able to live and work, I drink public water"

Famous Czech Singer: "Every person has the right to have a free access to clean water and sanitation"

Founding member of the Italian Forum of Water Movements and one of the promoters of the successful 2011 Italian referendum against the privatization of water utilities: "Firstly, this is a matter of civilization. Universal access to water and sanitation is a basic human right, recognised by the UN General Assembly: now we ask the EU to act in line with this position, embracing and implementing such a fundamental right. This means stopping and immediately reversing the privatization of water utilities and the resulting commodification of water itself. But this is also a matter of democracy: the people of Europe should decide, and not the Troika, which follows the destructive prescriptions of neoliberal economics and exploits the crisis to destroy social rights and to privatize common goods and public services. Two years ago, in a popular Referendum, 27 million Italians voted against the privatization of water utilities and of local public services. This overwhelming victory shows us clearly that there is no such thing as a pre-ordained destiny: if we have the will, if we are capable of organizing, then we can defeat neoliberal policies. That is why it is now so crucial to sign and support the ECI on water, as the ECI is the first tool - however weak - of direct democratic participation provided at the European level, which gives voice to the people on what type of Europe we want: a Union based on real democracy, universal rights, common goods and public services for all. As citizens we can sign the ECI and become “legislators”, because we have no intention of letting the financial markets and the economic powers decide what our future should be"

President GdG-KMSfB, Austria

Entertainer, Denmark: "I sign for the right to Water"

Public Services International (PSI) General Secretary: "Implementing this human right is the cornerstone of our work in the public water and sanitation sector. PSI member unions are mobilising to strengthen our democracies, to build stronger connections with community groups, to hold our officials accountable and to ensure universal access to quality public services for clean water and sanitation"

Finnish Arch Bishop: "Water is the source of life. Water is also the most crucial of all the necessities of life. By defending the right to water, we defend the right to life without conditions. Using water as a means of gaining profit violates against the sanctity of life created by God."

TV personality in Lithuania: "The Humans are like those plants, which can not survive without the water. We are the Amphibians. And the Amphibians need the Water. It is our Human Right. And it is as simple as that. I like simple things. I like the rain, as I adore the sun. I love to sleep, as I prefer to be awaken. I desire to live so much as I am willing to die with the smile on my face. And nobody can take these simple things from me and my family. Especially the Water".

Chairman OSDLV (Czech Republic): "I want all people to have fair access to water at reasonable prices. I do not want any exorbitant sums to be paid for water after the privatization - as in the Czech Republic - where since the privatization prices has risen enormously due to the greed of multinational companies. All people should have the access to water and to meet their personal needs no matter what their income situation is." "Chci, aby všichni lidé m?li spravedlivý p?ístup k vod? za rozumné ceny. Nechci, aby se za vodu po privatizaci platili nehorázné sumy, jako tomu je v ?eské republice, kdy po privatizaci se neúm?rn? zvedli ceny ohledn? zisk? nadnárodních spole?ností. Všichni lidé by m?li mít šanci si koupit vodu a splnit si své osobní pot?eby bez ohledu na to, jaká je jejich situace.