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2 Sep 2016

Your fundamental right might have to wait, I’m out of office

2018-11-13T10:04:00+01:00

Madrid, 2 September 2016 - Since the beginning of August, requesters of access to EU documents may have noticed the following automated messages from the Secretariat General warning them about possible delays to dealing with requests: “Due to the holiday period in August, some delays may occur in the treatment of your access-to-documents request, especially where the processing of data requires the consultation of national administrations, external organisations or other services.” So far during August, Access Info has counted 22 instances of this specific message appearing on the AsktheEU.org request platform. It is unacceptable for citizens to have to anticipate

Your fundamental right might have to wait, I’m out of office2018-11-13T10:04:00+01:00
27 Jul 2016

Madrid aprueba una ordenanza de transparencia progresista y con regulación del lobby

2021-08-30T12:13:51+02:00

Madrid, 27 de julio de 2016 – El Ayuntamiento de Madrid ha aprobado hoy una de las normativas de transparencia más progresistas a nivel subnacional en Europa, abarcando la publicación constante de datos, el derecho a solicitar información (incluyendo de forma anónima) y una fuerte regulación del lobby que requerirá el registro de los grupos de interés antes de poder reunirse con un cargo público. Access Info Europe ha apoyado estas nuevas medidas por un gobierno abierto, ya que no solo constituyen un estándar para España sino también para el resto de Europa y de forma global, especialmente teniendo en

Madrid aprueba una ordenanza de transparencia progresista y con regulación del lobby2021-08-30T12:13:51+02:00
19 Jul 2016

En defensa de un Registro de Lobbies eficaz en la Ordenanza de Transparencia del Ayuntamiento de Madrid

2021-08-30T12:43:40+02:00

Madrid, 19 de julio, 2016 - La Fundación Civio y Access Info Europe expresan su preocupación ante la enmienda del Grupo Municipal Socialista al proyecto de Ordenanza de Transparencia de la Ciudad de Madrid que diluye gravemente la eficacia del Registro de Lobbies, una de las medidas más importantes de la ordenanza que está en la última fase de tramitación.

En defensa de un Registro de Lobbies eficaz en la Ordenanza de Transparencia del Ayuntamiento de Madrid2021-08-30T12:43:40+02:00
14 Jul 2016

EU institutions urged to adopt Ombudsman proposals for trilogue transparency

2018-11-13T09:46:11+01:00

Madrid, 14 July 2016 - European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly today published key recommendations calling on the EU institutions to increase transparency of negotiations over future legislation, the EU’s traditionally secretive “trilogue” meetings. Access Info welcomed O’Reilly’s call for proactive publication of key information to shed light on this secretive part of the EU legislative process, noting that the EU treaties require openness in the legislative process. “It is high time the EU institutions act upon the fact trilogues are part of the EU legislative process and subject them to the same standards of transparency, public scrutiny, and participation as any

EU institutions urged to adopt Ombudsman proposals for trilogue transparency2018-11-13T09:46:11+01:00
8 Jul 2016

Post it-sized minutes of European Council meetings unacceptable says Access Info Europe

2018-11-13T10:04:01+01:00

Madrid, 8 July 2016 – Access Info Europe has denounced the European Council’s recurrent lack of detail in its record-keeping, something highlighted by the shockingly minimalist minutes of the 17-18 March 2016 European Council meeting during which the so-called EU-Turkey “agreement” was concluded. The minutes of this significant meeting on the refugee crisis, which produced a controversial solution – many experts have raised doubts about its conformity with EU and international law – are so brief that they fit into a post it: “Post it-size accounts of high-level decision making about vital human rights issues are entirely unacceptable,” commented Helen

Post it-sized minutes of European Council meetings unacceptable says Access Info Europe2018-11-13T10:04:01+01:00
14 Jun 2016

Spain: The State of Transparency in a Year of Change

2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Madrid, 14 June 2016 - In the run-up to a second general election in less than a year, Spanish political parties are struggling to live up to their pro-transparency discourse as they offer voters weak transparency agendas for the coming legislative term. As campaigning for the 26 June elections swings into full gear, Access Info Europe is running a reality check on the state of transparency in Spain: what is being done, what isn’t, and what needs to be done to guarantee citizens’ right to know. Second election, halved commitments When at the beginning of the month the Access Info

Spain: The State of Transparency in a Year of Change2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00
10 Jun 2016

Llamamiento por la transparencia de lo público ante las próximas elecciones generales

2018-11-13T10:06:40+01:00

Madrid, 10 junio 2016 - La Coalición ProAcceso [1], formada por más de 60 organizaciones y actores de la sociedad civil, hace un llamamiento a las distintas fuerzas políticas españolas para que asuman, de cara a las próximas elecciones generales del 26 de junio, un firme compromiso que garantice el pleno derecho de acceso a la información en España y la transparencia de lo público ajustándose a los 10 principios defendidos por la Coalición desde el año 2006. Las organizaciones instan a las principales fuerzas políticas a incluir en sus programas como área de reforma prioritaria las necesarias mejoras en

Llamamiento por la transparencia de lo público ante las próximas elecciones generales2018-11-13T10:06:40+01:00
7 Jun 2016

Access Info condemns slashing of World Bank’s Access to Information Unit

2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Calls for Transparency to be core part of future governance agenda Madrid, 7 June 2016 - Access Info Europe has criticised the decision by the World Bank to axe its department working on access to information and called on it to keep promotion of transparency as a core part of promoting good, open government. Access Info also expressed concern that the Bank is likely to stop work on developing indicators that can be used to measure Sustainable Development Goal 16.10.2 on the right of access to information, something that other bodies such as UNESCO had been planning to rely on

Access Info condemns slashing of World Bank’s Access to Information Unit2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00
6 Jun 2016

Access Info defends citizens’ right to know as part of lobby transparency reforms

2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00

Madrid, 6 June 2016 – Access Info Europe has called on the European Union and the Council of Europe to ensure that future lobby control rules that both are in the process of developing are fully in line with The International Standards for Lobbying Regulation. In submissions to separate public consultations held by the EU and Council of Europe, the pro-transparency organisation underscored the need for lobbying regulation to ensure that full information on the activity of lobbyists is both recorded and published. In response to the EU consultation Access Info proposed EU institutions keep better records of interactions with

Access Info defends citizens’ right to know as part of lobby transparency reforms2018-11-13T10:04:10+01:00
23 May 2016

Give the Commission your views on EU lobbying!

2018-11-13T10:04:11+01:00

This article was originally published by ALTER-EU. Brussels, 23 May 2015 - Do you want to see more transparency about who is lobbying who in Brussels and the EU institutions? Are you angry about the privileged access that corporate lobbyists get to EU decision-makers, whether it be on TTIP, tobacco, climate, regulation, digital rights...? The European Commission is consulting about how to improve the EU lobby transparency register with a view to revising and improving the current set-up. The consultation process is far from perfect, and the extent of the Commission's future ambition is not yet clear, but nonetheless, the

Give the Commission your views on EU lobbying!2018-11-13T10:04:11+01:00
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