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Closer Every Day to an Access to Information law in Spain?
Madrid 28 September 2011 – Today Access Info Europe and the Coalición Pro Acceso will hold a round table to celebrate International Right to Know Day with members of four Spanish political parties to discuss their proposals for transparency in the next legislative period. Spain’s two major political parties,
AsktheEU.org launch
AsktheEU.org: New one-stop portal makes requests for EU documents easy Brussels/Madrid, Wednesday 28 September 2011 – On 28 September 2011, the 9th International Right to Know Day, pro-transparency human rights group Access Info Europe will be unveiling the AsktheEU.org web portal by which the public can ask for information from
Court Case New Players
Legal battle over EU transparency gathers pace 26 September 2011 - Three new players have joined the legal battle over the future of transparency of the Council of the European Union, to be decided by the European Court of Justice (second instance). The Czech Republic and Spain have announced they
UK transparency at home vs Brussels case
UK promises transparency at home whilst fighting it in Brussels Number 10 Downing Street, Transparency Portal 9 September 2011: Despite domestic efforts to open up government, the UK has taken a stance against transparency in Brussels by being party to a legal battle at the European Court of Justice which
El Partenariado de Gobierno Abierto (OGP) debería marcar el fin de la «hipocresía de la transparencia».
20 de Septiembre de 2011 - Con los 46 países reunidos hoy en Nueva York para lanzar el Partenariado de Gobierno Abierto (OGP - Open Government Partnership), Access Info Europe advierte que las promesas que se harán deberán ser cuidadosamente vigiladas a fin de impedir que los países participantes utilicen
new german transparency website
Germany: Civil society website makes it easier to ask for government information Madrid/Berlin, Friday 1 August 2011 – A coalition of German and international access to information organisations, which includes Access Info Europe, [1] today launched a portal for submitting information requests to the German government.
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