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Why is the European Commission not publishing reports on Corruption in the 28 Member States?
Madrid, 3 March 2017 – Fourteen (14) of Europe’s leading transparency organisations today submitted a formal request for EU documents in an attempt to understand what lies behind the European Commission’s surprise decision not to publish the EU Anti-Corruption Report, which was originally scheduled for publication in 2016. The unexpected
European Parliament votes in favour of stronger EU-wide beneficial ownership transparency rules
Madrid, 1 March 2017 - Access Info Europe has welcomed yesterday’s vote by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties committees to strengthen beneficial ownership transparency rules across the European Union. The amendments to the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive agreed by MEPs would mean EU citizens could
Seminario: «Reptes actuals del dret d’accés a la informació pública en l’àmbit de l’Administració Local»
Fecha: 29 marzo 2017, a las 09:30 Lugar: Escola d’Administració Pública de Catalunya, Barcelona.
Commissioners’ Expenses Campaign Update: Requesters Left in the Dark
Madrid, 27 February 2017 – A month after 120 people from around Europe submitted a total of 189 requests for data on the travel expenses of European Commissioners for the year 2016, the requests have not even been registered by the Commission, in flagrant breach of its legal obligation to
Commission data reveals lobby transparency loopholes and corporate bias
[Article first published by ALTER-EU.] President Juncker´s proactive transparency policy continues to fail to address loopholes in lobbying transparency rules and does not ensure balanced stakeholder consultation, according to a new analysis by the Alliance for Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU). Brussels/Madrid, 20 February 2017 - ALTER-EU criticised the loopholes
OGP in Spain: More political will on participation, but legal battles for information are still underway!
[Article first published by the Open Government Partnership Blog] Madrid, 17 February 2017 - February has been a month in which numerous high level political figures in Spain have been found guilty and sent to jail on corruption charges, including King Felipe VI’s own brother-in-law sentenced to six years in
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