Madrid, 2 March 2026. – Access Info Europe has participated in the public consultation and information process for the Spanish Draft Organic Law on Public Integrity, submitting its comments to the Ministry of Finance to strengthen the transparency and access to information requirements of this key legislation to prevent and combat corruption.

The draft bill includes a wide range of measures aimed at strengthening accountability, improving institutional controls and increasing transparency in areas particularly sensitive to public integrity, which Access Info welcomes. Nevertheless, Access Info highlighted the limited timeframe provided for submitting comments and observations – just eight working days – due to the urgent nature of the procedure. A longer consultation period would have enabled greater input from civil society and contributed to improving the legislative text.

The draft bill incorporates significant advances, including new obligations to publish information on public procurement and measures to increase transparency in the financing of political parties. Both areas are particularly relevant to preventing corruption and improving democratic oversight.

At the same time, Access Info has put forward a series of proposals to strengthen the text and ensure that transparency and access to information play a central role in the public integrity system. Key recommendations include:

  • Ensuring the publication of the results of surveys on perceptions of corruption foreseen in the draft law, as well as risk maps on fraud or corruption prepared by public authorities.
  • Guaranteeing universal and free access to the Commercial Register, without the need to demonstrate a “legitimate interest” and promoting greater availability of open datasets on company ownership.
  • Strengthening transparency in emergency public procurement, through the publication of explanatory reports detailing the use of these exceptional procedures.
  • Improving transparency in the funding of political parties, ensuring the publication of audit reports submitted to the Court of Auditors.
  • Promoting the publication of datasets in open formats and encouraging transparency regarding the digital tools and algorithms used by public administrations to prevent corruption.

These observations are intended to enhance the transparency and accountability requirements of the future Spanish Organic Law on Public Integrity and to ensure that the legislation becomes a robust tool for preventing fraud and corruption in Spain.

Read all the comments submitted by Access Info (in Spanish).