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Spanish institutions ignored 57% of access to information requests during 2013, the ‘year of transparency’

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:53+01:00

» Administrative silence increased with respect to 2012 despite the fact institutions should be working already to meet the requirements of the new law » Only 13% of requests received the information asked for » Whilst Spanish Autonomous Communities were better at responding, municipalities and other local levels ignored 81% of requests made – an increase of more than 11% compared to the previous year » Access Info Europe and Fundación Ciudadana Civio present the Tuderechoasaber.es Report 2013, analysing access to information requests sent to Spanish institutions Madrid, 9 April 2014 – In 2013, the year the Spanish Transparency Law

Spanish institutions ignored 57% of access to information requests during 2013, the ‘year of transparency’Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:53+01:00

Access Info Europe Discusses Transparency with Spanish Government

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:53+01:00

Madrid, 3 April 2014 – Access Info and the Foundation Civio met on Wednesday 2 April 2014 with senior representatives of the Spanish government to discuss a range of transparency issues, including implementation of the access to information law (due to come into force on 10 December 2014), Spain’s second Open Government Partnership Action Plan, and moves by the Spanish Parliament to regulate lobbying. This is the first time in two years that Access Info has had a formal meeting with government representatives to review transparency issues. The meeting was held with State Secretary for Parliamentary Relations, José Luis Ayllón

Access Info Europe Discusses Transparency with Spanish GovernmentHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:53+01:00

Civil society calls for deeper government commitments on aid transparency ahead of High Level Meeting in Mexico

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T11:19:53+01:00

Madrid, 10 April 2014 - Ministers and heads of agencies and multilateral organisations working on development need to accelerate and deepen commitments on aid transparency according to the more than 50 civil society organisations from across the world that have signed a letter to be sent to governments before the first High Level Meeting (HLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation in Mexico on 15–16 April 2014. Next week, the world’s development actors will meet at the first High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation in Mexico. The meeting is an opportunity to kick-start efforts to

Civil society calls for deeper government commitments on aid transparency ahead of High Level Meeting in MexicoHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T11:19:53+01:00

Access Info Europe condemns police violence against the press during weekend protests in Spain

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:54+01:00

Madrid, 31 March 2014 – Various journalists were directly attacked by the police whilst covering a protest on Saturday 29 March 2014. The following video was filmed by journalists covering the protest, who soon became the target of police agression also: Access Info Europe today expressed concern that such attacks interfere directly with press freedom and the free flow of information, and are likely to have a chilling effect on the work of journalists in covering street demonstrations and other similar events.

Access Info Europe condemns police violence against the press during weekend protests in SpainHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:54+01:00

Victoria Anderica reports on the lack of transparency around Spain’s migrant internment centres in ‘El Objetivo’

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:54+01:00

Madrid, 17 March 2014 - Victoria Anderica from Access Info Europe participated yesterday in the television programme 'El Objetivo', in Spanish TV channel La Sexta, to talk about the lack of transparency surrounding migrant internment centres in Spain (Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros, CIEs). "In Spain we haven’t been able to access information about the CIEs, and this makes it very difficult for civil society to work on this area," said Victoria Anderica. You can watch the whole interview in Spanish here. Campaign on the right to information about CIEs Since 2013, Access Info Europe along with the Global Detention

Victoria Anderica reports on the lack of transparency around Spain’s migrant internment centres in ‘El Objetivo’Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:54+01:00

Business Transparency

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:54+01:00

Businesses hold much information needed to combat corruption, to achieve tax justice, to identify influences on power, and to track those involved in human rights and environmental violations around the world. Access Info supports further efforts around Europe to expand transparency surrounding the activities of business, and we specifically campaign to increase access to company registers by using the right of access to information to make a case for open and public access. Our goal is also to map out current levels of current company register data and to open up company ownership information to the public. Access Info Europe

Business TransparencyHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:54+01:00

Access Info Europe addresses Spanish Secretary of State José Luis Ayllón about Transparency Law

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:55+01:00

Madrid, 11 March 2014 – Today Access Info Europe and the Fundación Ciudadana Civio addressed the Spanish Secretary of State, José Luis Ayllón Manso, to find out about the current state and evolution of the Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance Law, after its approval last December. The letter sent to Mr. Ayllón, signed by Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe, and David Cabo, Director of the Fundación Ciudadana Civio, raised a series of questions regarding the implementation of the new law, the progression of the regulation of the law, and other Open Government and lobby regulation

Access Info Europe addresses Spanish Secretary of State José Luis Ayllón about Transparency LawHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:55+01:00

El Gobierno incumple la ley y olvida aprobar el decreto del Consejo de Transparencia en plazo

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:55+01:00

Artículo publicado por Eva Belmonte en ‘El BOE nuestro de cada día’. Puedes leer su versión original aquí. Madrid, 10 de marzo de 2014 – El pasado 10 de diciembre el BOE recogía la Ley de transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno, aprobada un día antes. En el texto se estableció que los apartados relativos a la transparencia de la norma entrarían en vigor en un año, esto es, diciembre de 2014. Para preparar ese camino, el Consejo de Ministros debía aprobar, en el plazo de tres meses desde la publicación en el boletín oficial, un real

El Gobierno incumple la ley y olvida aprobar el decreto del Consejo de Transparencia en plazoHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:55+01:00

“Don’t go through the revolving door”, transparency campaigners tell EU Commissioners

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:12:08+01:00

“Don’t go through the revolving door”, transparency campaigners tell EU Commissioners Brussels, 10 March 2014 – European Commissioners have been reminded of the need to avoid conflicts of interest which undermine public trust in EU policy-making as they near the end of their term in office. The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) [1], of which Access Info Europe is a Steering Committee member, has sent individual letters to every serving European Commissioner to remind them of their responsibilities under the revolving door rules. [2]

“Don’t go through the revolving door”, transparency campaigners tell EU CommissionersHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:12:08+01:00

ECB Criticised for Lack of Transparency over Financial Crisis

Helen Darbishire2020-01-29T11:25:02+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 7 March 2014 – The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again come under fire for lack of transparency over the financial crisis, this time from the European Ombudsman who today regretted the decision not to release a letter sent to Ireland’s Finance Minister in November 2010. The ECB letter, which might reveal pressure on the Irish government to enter the EU’s bailout programme, was requested by Irish journalist and FOI activist Gavin Sheridan in December 2011 via the web platform AsktheEU.org. The request and all correspondence can be found here.

ECB Criticised for Lack of Transparency over Financial CrisisHelen Darbishire2020-01-29T11:25:02+01:00