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AsktheEU.org and the EU Institutions: The Challenge of running an Alaveteli Request Platform
Madrid, 22 May 2015 - Following AlaveteliCon 2015 in Madrid on 19-20 May, Access Info Europe’s director Helen Darbishire, reflects on 3.5 years of running the AsktheEU.org website for making documents requests to the European Union. In particular she notes the successes, challenges and lessons learned about the relationship with
Civil society secures European Parliament support for transparency of mineral imports
Madrid, 22 May 2015 – The European Parliament this week took a strong stance in favour of binding rules on transparency for the mineral extraction industry, following a letter sent to MEPs signed by 157 civil society organisations, including Access Info Europe, calling for action to tackle the deadly trade
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
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