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ARROJANDO LUZ A LA FORMA EN QUE SE TOMAN LAS DECISIONES EN RESPUESTA A LA CRISIS HUMANITARIA EN EUROPA
Civil society secures European Parliament support for transparency of mineral imports
Madrid, 22 May 2015 – The European Parliament this week took a strong stance in favour of binding rules on transparency for the mineral extraction industry, following a letter sent to MEPs signed by 157 civil society organisations, including Access Info Europe, calling for action to tackle the deadly trade in conflict minerals. The civil society letter called on MEPs
Wired Next Fest 2015 – «Il segreto di Stato al tempo degli Open Data»
Date: 23 May 2015, 5 pm Location: WNF Main Dome, Giardini Indro Montanelli, Corso Venezia 55, Milan, Italy
A FOIA for Italy Could Be a Weak One
freedominfo.org | 14/05/2015 English – A draft freedom of information law currently pending before the Italian parliament would not significantly improve the right to information in Italy. Right to information specialists at Access Info Europe have given the draft law a score of 68 points on the global RTI Rating, which would be only a minimal improvement on the current law’s 57 out of
The Second International Alaveteli Conference
Date: 19-20 May 2015 Location: Impact Hub Next, Madrid
NGOs demand Timmermans make good on mandatory lobbying register
EurActiv | 12/05/2015 English – One hundred and twelve organisations sent a letter to European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans today (11 May) asking for stronger rules on lobbying transparency. The appeal was organised by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) and called for a legally binding registry of lobbyists. Timmermans announced last fall that the European Commission would introduce a mandatory
«Is Brussels the new Washington, D.C.?» Lobbying transparency in the EU
Date: 11 May 2015, 10am–12pm Location: Résidence Palace, 155, rue de la Loi C, 1040 Brussels, room Polak