¿Por qué España no forma parte del grupo de naciones digitales?
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La Plataforma del Tercer Sector aboga por la información veraz para garantizar los derechos de los más vulnerables
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Seminar “Open State: Main challenges and oportunities for Public Authorities and the Civil Society”
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:41:08+01:00Date: 07/05/2018 Place: Headquarters of the Secretaría de Estado de Función Pública , Madrid
Acuerdo México-UE: contrastes informativos… salvo en derechos humanos
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:41:08+01:00Proceso | 25/04/2018 Spanish - El sábado 21 fue anunciado un acuerdo de principio en la renegociación del tratado comercial entre México y la Unión Europea (UE). Hasta este miércoles 25, la manera en que cada una de las partes había comunicado a sus ciudadanos los resultados de ese proceso de negociación –comenzado hace dos años– exhibió dos culturas informativas y de rendición de cuentas desiguales. Read more...
TICTeC 2018: Conferences on Civic Technology
Helen Darbishire2020-01-29T10:50:13+01:00Date: 18/04/2018 Place: Lisbon
Helen Darbishire: “Right of access to information is one of the instruments to defend democracy”
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:41:09+01:00Legal Dialogue| 12/04/2018 English - Citizens have a right to know how their money is being spent by governments, investigative journalists have a right to obtain information for their investigations, civil society organizations are fighting to get better access to data around Europe—all of them are exercising the old European right of access to information. Read more...
12th International Journalism Festival
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:41:09+01:00Date: 11/04/2018 – 15/04/2018 Place: Perugia, Italy
The General Court of the European Union rules in favour of greater openness of the EU legislative process
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:04+01:00Madrid, 23 March 2018 – Access Info has welcomed the 22 March 2018 judgment of the General Court of the European Union in the case of De Capitani v Parliament, a ruling in favour of legislative transparency. The Court found that the European Parliament was wrong when, in 2016, it denied Emilio De Capitani, a former senior official at the Parliament, access to documents produced in the EU’s secretive, informal, “trilogue” negotiations between the Council, Commission, and Parliament. The General Court emphasised that “openness strengthens democracy by allowing scrutiny of the legislative process” and that “the possibility for citizens to
Conference about Civil Society’s Experiences in the exercise of the Right to Access to Information
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:41:09+01:00Date: 21/03/2018 Place: Conference Hall of Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Marañón Foundation, Madrid
European Parliament urged to support protections for right of access to information in wake of killing of Slovak journalist
Helen Darbishire2020-01-29T11:30:29+01:00Madrid, 13 March 2018 – In light of the shocking news that Jan Kuciak was likely killed as a result of his work as an investigative journalist and whose freedom of information requests may have been passed to the subject of his inquiry, a total of 61 civil society organizations today wrote to the European Parliament calling for stronger safeguards for those who exercise the right of access to information. The statement and the list of signatories can be found here Please contact Access Info to add your organisation The statement, sent to all 751 Members of the European Parliament