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Democracy and Governance Practice Retreat 2021: In Crisis and Beyond
Helen Darbishire2021-08-27T15:30:13+02:00Date: 24/06/2021 Public procurement (around 13% of the EU’s annual GDP) is a powerful tool for achieving social impact and is key to countries’ performance, especially amid crises. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, procurement is used to ensure access to life-saving medicines and to expand opportunities for small and medium businesses devastated by lockdowns. How can governments better leverage procurement as a public service to maximise social impact? How can open approaches to procurement, through open data and accessible digital tools, help us achieve better social impact, including more competition, inclusion and sustainability? In the session "Rule of Law,
EU recovery plans will be a waste of time and money without transparency
Helen Darbishire2021-06-25T10:37:14+02:00EURACTIV | 24/06/2021 The lack of transparency requirements on the use of EU recovery funds risks generating corruption and undermining public support, argue Helen Darbishire and Karolis Granickas. Read more...
Spain: Government should guarantee transparency of EU recovery funds
Helen Darbishire2021-06-22T12:44:44+02:00España suspende en la transparencia de la gestión de los fondos europeos, según organizaciones independientes
Helen Darbishire2021-06-29T10:12:09+02:00Newtral | 21/06/2021 In Spanish- España no cumple con cuatro de los seis requisitos analizados por Open Procurement EU Coalition, una alianza de organizaciones para comprobar la transparencia en la gestión del Fondo de Recuperación y Resiliencia de la UE. Read more...
EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility spending at risk due to lack of transparency
Helen Darbishire2021-06-25T11:45:45+02:00OGP governments urged to open company registers
Helen Darbishire2021-06-15T13:06:55+02:00Sustainable Development Goals and the fight against corruption
Helen Darbishire2021-06-04T13:24:19+02:00Date: 04/06/2021 Experts from free expression and civil society communities discussed how UNCAC Member States should implement commitments to enhance civic space, protect civil society organisations and journalists working on anti-corruption initiatives, and improving public access to information and transparency. The panel examined public access to information as an enabler for corruption prevention and enforcement and how important it is for journalists and civil society organisations be able to effectively operate and therefore improve implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the SDGs. The panel discussion further highlighted that supporting anti-corruption work and those who initiate it
La obligación de detallar el pago de impuestos en la UE por parte de las multinacionales arrancará en 2023
Helen Darbishire2021-06-04T11:29:35+02:00Newtral | 03/06/2021 In Spanish- Las empresas que facturen más de 750 millones de euros, tengan su sede en la Unión Europea o no, tendrán que indicar cuántos impuestos pagan en cada país miembros de la UE, entre otros detalles. El Parlamento Europeo y Consejo Europeo han llegado a un acuerdo para obligar a las multinacionales a informar sobre sus cuentas y a revelar anualmente la cantidad de impuestos que pagan en cada país miembro de la Unión Europea (UE), entre otros detalles. Desde el gabinete de prensa del Parlamento Europeo estiman que, si se aprueba la directiva a finales