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Έστω και αργά, πρόσβαση σε δημόσιες πληροφορίες και έγγραφα
SigmaLive | 03/08/2015 Greek – Μέχρι τα μέσα Οκτωβρίου ολοκληρώνεται το νομοσχέδιο για πρόσβαση σε δημόσια έγγραφα και πληροφορίες, δήλωσε στο SigmaLive, o Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης, Ιωνάς Νικολάου. Σημειώνεται ότι, Kύπρος και Λουξεμβούργο αποτελούν τις μοναδικές χώρες στην Ευρώπη που στερούν από τους πολίτες τους το θεμελιώδες δικαίωμα της δημόσιας πρόσβασης
Global civil society calls upon EU to join Open Government Partnership
Madrid, 27 July 2015 – Access Info Europe, the Open Society European Policy Institute, and Publish What You Fund have sent a letter endorsed by 50 organisations from around the world, calling on Members of the European Parliament to encourage the European Union to sign up to the Open Government
Cyprus: Draft FOI law seriously below European standards
Madrid, 30 July 2015 – Access Info Europe has urged the government of Cyprus to greatly improve its draft access to information law in order to meet basic international transparency standards. An analysis of the draft text using the Right to Information Rating indicators found that Cyprus would come in
Draft freedom of information law ‘seriously below European standards’
Cyprus Mail| 30/07/2015 English – Access Info Europe, a human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and protecting the right of access to information in Europe as a tool for defending civil liberties and human rights, has urged the government of Cyprus to greatly improve its draft freedom of information (FOI)
El Defensor del Pueblo europeo investiga ‘falta de transparencia’ en nombramientos de jueces
El Boletin.com| 30/07/2015 Spanish – La pasada semana, el Defensor del Pueblo Europeo pidió al Consejo de la Unión Europea que respondiera a las denuncias de dos plataformas pro-transparencia, Access Info Europe y la Public Interest Clinic, que reclamaron información sobre los procesos de selección para el nombramiento de jueces
European Ombudsman investigates lack of transparency in selection of judges for European Court of Justice
Madrid, 27 July 2015 – The European Ombudsman last week called on the Council of the European Union to respond to allegations made by Access Info Europe and the HEC-NYU EU Public Interest Clinic that it wrongly refused access to information on selection processes used for judges entering the Court
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