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Wired Next Fest 2015 – «Il segreto di Stato al tempo degli Open Data»
Date: 23 May 2015, 5 pm Location: WNF Main Dome, Giardini Indro Montanelli, Corso Venezia 55, Milan, Italy
A FOIA for Italy Could Be a Weak One
freedominfo.org | 14/05/2015 English – A draft freedom of information law currently pending before the Italian parliament would not significantly improve the right to information in Italy. Right to information specialists at Access Info Europe have given the draft law a score of 68 points on the global RTI Rating, which would be only
The Second International Alaveteli Conference
Date: 19-20 May 2015 Location: Impact Hub Next, Madrid
NGOs demand Timmermans make good on mandatory lobbying register
EurActiv | 12/05/2015 English – One hundred and twelve organisations sent a letter to European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans today (11 May) asking for stronger rules on lobbying transparency. The appeal was organised by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) and called for a legally binding registry of lobbyists. Timmermans announced
«Is Brussels the new Washington, D.C.?» Lobbying transparency in the EU
Date: 11 May 2015, 10am–12pm Location: Résidence Palace, 155, rue de la Loi C, 1040 Brussels, room Polak
Over 100 NGOs urge EU Commission to make the lobby register legally binding
Brussels, 11 May 2015 - The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) [1] has urged European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans to take strong and urgent action to create a high-quality and legally-binding EU lobby transparency register in a letter sent to him today, signed by over one
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