TRANSPARENCY DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION BECOME MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER
Why continued support for transparency is essential to recovering from the coronavirus crisis
Madrid, 13 July 2020 – Access Info Europe has joined 83 civil society organisations from around the world in calling on donors to continue funding transparency and accountability in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis. In an open letter, the signatories welcomed efforts by donors
Access Info supports principles on right of access to information during health crisis by Alianza Regional
Madrid, 27 May 2020- Access Info Europe and 17 NGOs from Latin America today called on governments in the region to guarantee the right of access to informaton during the Covid-19 pandemic, to prioritise the disclosure of emergency-related information and to ensure that information reaches the most vulnerable populations. The
Spain: Access Info requests names of members of technical committee advising government on unwinding the lockdown
Madrid, 8 May 2020- Access Info today presented two information requests to the Spanish government about the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first request, Access Info asked for the names and professional profiles of the members of the Technical Team that is advising the government on the region-by-region winding
Ten Recommendations on Transparency in Covid-19 Emergency Procurement
Madrid, 4 May 2020- Leading transparency and anti-corruption organisations from across Europe have today released a set of ten recommendations on how governments can ensure transparency of emergency procurement carried out during the coronavirus pandemic.
Spanish Government urged to guarantee the right of access to information during the Covid-19 crisis
Madrid, 27 April 2020- 31 Spanish civil society organisations, all members of the Coalición Pro Acceso, have called on the Spanish Government to guarantee the right of access to information. This comes after the suspension of all administrative deadlines under the state of emergency, which was declared on 14 March
Council of the European Union maintains timeframes for responding to access to documents requests
Madrid, 21 April 2020 – Access Info today welcomed the announcement by the Council of the European Union that it will continue to process requests for documents, doing its best to adhere to the 15 working day timeframe, during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. A message from the Secretariat General’s Transparency
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