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13 Abr 2015

Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests

Helen Darbishire2021-06-03T17:49:19+02:00

Madrid, 13 April 2015 - There is a serious lack of transparency about the use of various types of equipment during policing of protests according to Access Info Europe, following research conducted in 42 countries and territories across Europe by means of access to information requests. The research by the Madrid-based pro-transparency organisation aimed to get a comprehensive picture of the legal framework for and actual use of different types of equipment – including batons, shields, tear gas, and rubber bullets. This goal was frustrated by the fact that not one of the 42 countries surveyed provided full information to

Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of ProtestsHelen Darbishire2021-06-03T17:49:19+02:00

10 Abr 2015

Seeking Sign-ons for Letter to European Commission on Lobby Transparency

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:47:18+01:00

The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), which Access Info participates in as a Steering Committee member, is seeking sign-ons from civil society organisations for a letter to European Vice-President Frans Timmermans, as part of our campaign to improve lobbying transparency in Brussels. The EU has a voluntary lobby register that covers the European Parliament and European Commission. The register is meant to tell us who the EU's lobbyists are; who they are working for; how much they spend on influencing policy; and what specific dossiers they lobby on. Yet the lobby register does not deliver real transparency,

Seeking Sign-ons for Letter to European Commission on Lobby TransparencyHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:47:18+01:00

2 Abr 2015

UK Advances on Company Ownership Transparency

Helen Darbishire2021-02-09T11:11:10+01:00

Madrid, 2 April 2015 – Transparency campaigners Access Info Europe have welcomed the passage by the British parliament on Friday 27 March 2015 of a law by which the UK becomes the first country in the world with legislation guaranteeing collection and publication of information about the real beneficial owners of companies. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 aims to crack down on the abuse of “shell” companies by requiring that all company directors be real people as opposed to corporations (which some exceptions). There will also be a register of individuals who exercise significant control over a

UK Advances on Company Ownership TransparencyHelen Darbishire2021-02-09T11:11:10+01:00

1 Abr 2015

Transparency campaigners launch guide for MEPs on lobby contacts and ethics reform proposals

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T14:06:23+01:00

Madrid, 1 April 2015 - The Alliance for Lobby Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), of which Access Info Europe is a Steering Committee member, has launched Navigating the lobby labyrinth: A guide to transparency and ethics for MEPs along with Ten policy recommendations for a strengthened MEP Code of Conduct. Guide for MEPs The guide is intended to help MEPs put into practice their commitment to transparency and fulfil their obligations to be receptive to public opinion, open to public scrutiny, and fully independent in order to defend the public interest. The guide also offers practical advice for MEPs on how

Transparency campaigners launch guide for MEPs on lobby contacts and ethics reform proposalsHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T14:06:23+01:00

16 Mar 2015

¡Únete a la campaña por la transparencia de los medios!

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:07:23+01:00

» Solo en 9 de 20 países el público puede saber quién controla realmente los medios de comunicación. » En 10 de 20 países ni siquiera los organismos reguladores pueden saber quién está detrás de la prensa escrita. En el caso de la prensa digital, la cifra se reduce a 6 de 20 países. Madrid, 4 de marzo de 2014 – Access Info Europe lanzó esta semana una nueva campaña con el fin de recabar apoyos a las Diez Recomendaciones para la Transparencia de los Medios de Comunicación. Access Info buscará el apoyo del conjunto de la sociedad civil, periodistas y

¡Únete a la campaña por la transparencia de los medios!Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:07:23+01:00

4 Mar 2015

Access Info files complaint before EU Ombudsman on procurement transparency in Serbia

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T15:34:05+01:00

Madrid, 4 March 2015 - Access Info Europe has criticised the European Commission’s refusal to provide full disclosure of an evaluation document about the procurement process for a water sewage plant in Serbia, in a complaint sent today to the European Ombudsman. [1] Access Info was denied access to the names of the companies that applied for a tender contract, the names of the committee members who chose the winner of the tender, the assessments made of the companies, and the details of the procurement contract. The European Commission office in Belgrade first denied this information on the grounds of

Access Info files complaint before EU Ombudsman on procurement transparency in SerbiaHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T15:34:05+01:00

12 Feb 2015

MEP Julia Reda questions European Commission on postal address policy

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:00:31+01:00

Madrid, 12 February 2015 – A Member of the European Parliament, Julia Reda (Pirate Party, Germany), has filed a Parliamentary Question calling on the European Commission to provide justifications for its policy of refusing to register access to documents requests if citizens do not provide their personal postal address. Access Info Europe welcomes this investigation into the postal address policy, introduced on 1 April 2014, which the Commission has stated is necessary because it is "increasingly confronted with cases where applicants seem to hide behind false identities". Julia Reda’s Parliamentary Question notes that the new policy is placing barriers for

MEP Julia Reda questions European Commission on postal address policyHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:00:31+01:00

27 Ene 2015

EU lobby register: still failing to deliver real transparency

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:00:47+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 27 January 2015 - New research, published today, shows that the EU lobby register is failing to provide full transparency on lobbying as many financial lobbyists, major corporations, law firms and lobby consultancies that are actively working to influence EU law, are still not registered. The research by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), which is led by a steering committee that includes Access Info, demonstrates that the current voluntary approach to lobby regulation does not provide full transparency of lobbying in Brussels. In addition, the European Commission's current proposal to enact a new lobby register

EU lobby register: still failing to deliver real transparencyHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:00:47+01:00

19 Ene 2015

El Consejo de Transparencia echa a andar sin explicar a los ciudadanos cómo presentar un recurso a las solicitudes de información denegadas

Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:01:03+01:00

Post originalmente publicado en El Blog de Tuderechoasaber.es Madrid - A pesar de que la ley de transparencia entró en vigor hace más de un mes, aún no se conoce si existe un trámite específico para presentar un recurso ante el Consejo de la Transparencia, que se constituyó ayer lunes. Esta falta de información afecta a los ciudadanos que enviaron solicitudes de información desde el pasado 10 de diciembre. Cumplido el plazo de un mes que establece la ley, quienes hayan recibido una respuesta negativa (denegando la información), o directamente no han recibido respuesta, aún no conocen los cauces específicos

El Consejo de Transparencia echa a andar sin explicar a los ciudadanos cómo presentar un recurso a las solicitudes de información denegadasHelen Darbishire2020-02-14T16:01:03+01:00

16 Dic 2014

Juncker Commission breaks promise to create a mandatory lobby register, say transparency campaigners

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:30+01:00

Brussels, - According to ALTER EU transparency campaigners [1], the proposal by the Juncker Commission - as part of its 2015 work plan announced today - to introduce a mandatory lobby register on the basis of an inter-institutional agreement is misleading because such an agreement will not be binding on lobbyists. A revised lobby register based on an inter-institutional agreement will lack mechanisms for verifying whether the information in the register is correct and will mean that there is no possibility to apply effective sanctions when incorrect information has been provided. This is the situation currently and a new inter-institutional

Juncker Commission breaks promise to create a mandatory lobby register, say transparency campaignersHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:30+01:00