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Post it-sized minutes of European Council meetings unacceptable says Access Info Europe

2018-11-13T10:04:01+01:00

Madrid, 8 July 2016 – Access Info Europe has denounced the European Council’s recurrent lack of detail in its record-keeping, something highlighted by the shockingly minimalist minutes of the 17-18 March 2016 European Council meeting during which the so-called EU-Turkey “agreement” was concluded. The minutes of this significant meeting on the refugee crisis, which produced a controversial solution – many experts have raised doubts about its conformity with EU and international law – are so brief that they fit into a post it: “Post it-size accounts of high-level decision making about vital human rights issues are entirely unacceptable,” commented Helen

Post it-sized minutes of European Council meetings unacceptable says Access Info Europe2018-11-13T10:04:01+01:00

La transparencia no es una moda, es un derecho fundamental

2018-11-13T10:10:38+01:00

El Diario.es | 23/06/2016 Spanish- Los programas electorales del Partido Popular, Partido Socialista, Podemos, Ciudadanos e Izquierda Unida son poco ambiciosos en participación y transparencia. Y lo que es aún más preocupante: han desaparecido compromisos clave respecto a sus propuestas presentadas en las elecciones de diciembre de 2015. Read more...

La transparencia no es una moda, es un derecho fundamental2018-11-13T10:10:38+01:00

El Gobierno oculta el nombre de sus asesores a dedo

2018-11-13T10:10:39+01:00

El País | 21/06/2016 Spanish - Los nombres y sueldos de los asesores eventuales del Gobierno en funciones de Mariano Rajoy vuelven a ser un secreto. Tras publicar la información de los contratados a dedo para asesorar a los distintos ministerios en 2012 y 2013 en virtud de la Ley de Transparencia, el Ejecutivo se niega ahora a divulgar quiénes son, dónde trabajan y cuánto cuestan al erario público. Read more...

El Gobierno oculta el nombre de sus asesores a dedo2018-11-13T10:10:39+01:00

Spain: The State of Transparency in a Year of Change

2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Madrid, 14 June 2016 - In the run-up to a second general election in less than a year, Spanish political parties are struggling to live up to their pro-transparency discourse as they offer voters weak transparency agendas for the coming legislative term. As campaigning for the 26 June elections swings into full gear, Access Info Europe is running a reality check on the state of transparency in Spain: what is being done, what isn’t, and what needs to be done to guarantee citizens’ right to know. Second election, halved commitments When at the beginning of the month the Access Info

Spain: The State of Transparency in a Year of Change2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Access Info condemns slashing of World Bank’s Access to Information Unit

2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Calls for Transparency to be core part of future governance agenda Madrid, 7 June 2016 - Access Info Europe has criticised the decision by the World Bank to axe its department working on access to information and called on it to keep promotion of transparency as a core part of promoting good, open government. Access Info also expressed concern that the Bank is likely to stop work on developing indicators that can be used to measure Sustainable Development Goal 16.10.2 on the right of access to information, something that other bodies such as UNESCO had been planning to rely on

Access Info condemns slashing of World Bank’s Access to Information Unit2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

La regulación de los lobbies

2018-11-13T10:10:39+01:00

Diario_responsable | 07/06/2016 Spanish - Los lobbies o grupos de presión es un colectivo que tienen intereses comunes y realizan acciones dirigidas a influir ante la Administración Pública para promover decisiones favorables a sus intereses. Esta actividad, perfectamente legítima se encuentra regulada en algunos países pero no es así en España. Read more...

La regulación de los lobbies2018-11-13T10:10:39+01:00

Access Info defends citizens’ right to know as part of lobby transparency reforms

2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Madrid, 6 June 2016 – Access Info Europe has called on the European Union and the Council of Europe to ensure that future lobby control rules that both are in the process of developing are fully in line with The International Standards for Lobbying Regulation. In submissions to separate public consultations held by the EU and Council of Europe, the pro-transparency organisation underscored the need for lobbying regulation to ensure that full information on the activity of lobbyists is both recorded and published. In response to the EU consultation Access Info proposed EU institutions keep better records of interactions with

Access Info defends citizens’ right to know as part of lobby transparency reforms2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Espacio para la responsabilidad – La regulación de los lobbies

2018-11-13T10:10:40+01:00

Rtve.es | 31/05/2016 Spanish- La colalición ¡transparencia del lobby ya! es una plataforma cuyo objetivo es reivindicar e impulsar la creación de un marco regulatorio para el lobby en España basado en la transparencia, la integridad y la participación. Hemos hablado con Alba Gutiérrez de Access Info Europe. Read more...

Espacio para la responsabilidad – La regulación de los lobbies2018-11-13T10:10:40+01:00
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