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27 Oct 2015

Clara falta de voluntad política en el Informe de autoevaluación del II Plan de Acción de España de Gobierno Abierto

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

Madrid, 27 de octubre 2015 - Access Info Europe–junto con la organización Reporteros sin Fronteras sección Española, miembro de la Coalición Pro Acceso– ha criticado duramente el informe de autoevaluación del II Plan de Acción de España puesto que pone en evidencia la falta de voluntad política por parte del Gobierno de España de aplicar de manera efectiva los compromisos y principios de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP por sus siglas en inglés). La crítica se ha realizado como respuesta al proceso de consulta pública abierto por el Gobierno a fin de recabar evaluaciones procedentes de la sociedad

Clara falta de voluntad política en el Informe de autoevaluación del II Plan de Acción de España de Gobierno Abierto2018-11-13T10:11:13+01:00
26 Oct 2015

Evento: Mesa transparencia y participación. ¿A qué se comprometen los partidos de cara a las elecciones generales?

2018-11-13T10:06:52+01:00

Madrid, 26 de octubre de 2015 – Access Info Europe, como parte de Poletika.org [1] y junto con Oxfam Intermón, QuéHacenLosDiputados y CIECODE, invita este jueves 29 de octubre a una jornada en la partidos políticos, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y la ciudadanía intercambiarán impresiones y propuestas en materia de transparencia y participación de cara a las próximas elecciones generales del 20 de diciembre. La jornada, que tendrá lugar en Medialab Prado, seguirá la siguiente estructura: De 17 horas a 18 horas: Ponencia y debate: ‘Tecnología y nuevos métodos para influir en la política’ Con la participación de: Vicky

Evento: Mesa transparencia y participación. ¿A qué se comprometen los partidos de cara a las elecciones generales?2018-11-13T10:06:52+01:00
21 Oct 2015

Access Info welcomes Cyprus’ commitment to strong FOI law

2018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00

Madrid, 21 October 2015 - Access Info Europe has welcomed Cypriot Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou’s commitment to adopt a strong access to information (Freedom of Information) law that will be “one of the best in the European Union”. The pro-transparency organisation, headquartered in Madrid, urges the Cypriot government to act on this promise, noting that in order to bring the law into line with European and international standards, the government should recognise the fundamental nature of the right, including all public bodies in the law, reducing the number of exceptions, and removing other obstacles such as the requirement to provide

Access Info welcomes Cyprus’ commitment to strong FOI law2018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00
30 Sep 2015

Civil society calls for reform of trialogues in a letter to EU Commission, Parliament and Council

2020-01-29T11:25:49+01:00

Madrid, 30 September 2015 - Access Info Europe along with European Digital Rights (EDRi) and other 16 signatory organisations, today sent an open letter to European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Council Secretary-General Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, calling for a major reform of the so-called “trialogues”. The letter calls for public access to be granted to the trialogue meetings, and for the systematic and timely publication of all trialogue documents. The letter remains open to signatories. “Citizens should be able to scrutinise EU decision-making,” said Andreas Pavlou, Campaigner Researcher at Access Info Europe. “The lack of transparency around

Civil society calls for reform of trialogues in a letter to EU Commission, Parliament and Council2020-01-29T11:25:49+01:00
28 Sep 2015

Time to get serious on Transparency!

2021-06-04T12:33:04+02:00

Madrid, 28 September 2015, By Helen Darbishire, Executive Director, Access Info Europe I am sitting in the Access Info Europe office in Madrid and staring in dismay at a document from the European Commission which seems to have more black lines covering the information it contains than anything useful. Dismayed and also amazed that the reason for not giving out information about a possibly problematic public procurement process in Serbia – a waste sludge processing plant to be funded with European taxpayer’s money – is apparently the personal privacy of those responsible for the decision. It’s 28 September 2015, the

Time to get serious on Transparency!2021-06-04T12:33:04+02:00
21 Ago 2015

Access Info submits recommendations to European Parliament on improving EU transparency

2020-01-29T11:14:30+01:00

Madrid, 21 August 2015 - Access Info Europe today sent recommendations on improving transparency in the EU in law and in practice to Sven Giegold MEP (Greens, Germany) rapporteur for the Initiative Report for Transparency, Integrity and Accountability in the EU institutions. Key problems that need to be addressed urgently include ensuring that all exceptions to the right of access to documents are subject to a public interest test, and that recently-introduced artificial barriers to access such as the need to supply a postal address be removed. Access Info’s recommendations are based on analysis of the ways the EU’s access

Access Info submits recommendations to European Parliament on improving EU transparency2020-01-29T11:14:30+01:00
30 Jul 2015

Cyprus: Draft FOI law seriously below European standards

2018-11-13T10:04:48+01:00

Madrid, 30 July 2015 – Access Info Europe has urged the government of Cyprus to greatly improve its draft access to information law in order to meet basic international transparency standards. An analysis of the draft text using the Right to Information Rating indicators found that Cyprus would come in at position 97 of 102 countries globally, scoring a dismal 57 of 150 points. It would not be able to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents. In a submission sent to the Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou, the pro-transparency organisation recommended significant amendments to

Cyprus: Draft FOI law seriously below European standards2018-11-13T10:04:48+01:00
28 Jul 2015

European Ombudsman investigates lack of transparency in selection of judges for European Court of Justice

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

Madrid, 27 July 2015 – The European Ombudsman last week called on the Council of the European Union to respond to allegations made by Access Info Europe and the HEC-NYU EU Public Interest Clinic that it wrongly refused access to information on selection processes used for judges entering the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The EU Clinic originally requested access to the opinions of the panel that examines all judicial candidates put forward by the Member States for the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU. The information was denied on the basis that

European Ombudsman investigates lack of transparency in selection of judges for European Court of Justice2018-11-13T09:46:11+01:00
13 Jul 2015

El borrador del Reglamento para la Ley de Transparencia limita aún más el acceso a la infomación en España

2020-02-14T13:57:59+01:00

Madrid, 13 de julio de 2015 - Access Info Europe junto con la Coalición Pro Acceso - compuesta por 65 miembros - ha criticado duramente el borrador del Reglamento para el desarrollo de la Ley de Transparencia, calificándolo como un intento deliberado por parte del Gobierno de limitar la ya de por sí débil ley, y haciendo un llamamiento para que sea rescrito con urgencia. Algunos de los apartados más indignantes del Reglamento incluyen invertir el test de interés público de forma que favorezca el secretismo, o reducir aún más los tipos de información que pueden ser solicitados. En su

El borrador del Reglamento para la Ley de Transparencia limita aún más el acceso a la infomación en España2020-02-14T13:57:59+01:00
1 Jul 2015

Access Info condemns sabotage of Hungarian FOI law

2018-11-13T09:46:14+01:00

Madrid, 1 July 2015 - Access Info Europe today condemned the proposal by the Hungarian government to amend the Freedom of Information Act in ways that would seriously limit the exercise of the right of access to information in Hungary. Hungarian civil society is reacting strongly to the proposal put by the government to an accelerated decree process in parliament which would result in arbitrary fees for searching for data and for copying and delivering it.[1] Other concerns are that the new rules would permit refusal of requests on the grounds that documents are “preparatory” or the copyright of third

Access Info condemns sabotage of Hungarian FOI law2018-11-13T09:46:14+01:00
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