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Juncker Commission breaks promise to create a mandatory lobby register, say transparency campaigners
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
Expertos internacionales en libertad de prensa visitan España y alertan sobre la amenazas acechan a la libertad de información en el país
La primera ley de transparencia española entró en vigor en medio de la crítica generalizada por no respetar los estándares internacionales Madrid, 11 de diciembre de 2014 – La sociedad civil española debería alzar su voz ante las distintas amenazas que acechan a la libertad de información en el país, según afirma el Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por
European Union Vice President Timmermans called on to act to improve transparency
Madrid, 10 December 2014 - Access Info Europe has called for significant improvements to the legal framework and implementation of the right of access to information at the EU level, as the European Commission finalises its work programme this week. In the letter to Vice President Timmermans, Access Info suggests the Commission focus on expanding the scope of Regulation 1049/2001
Institutional and Donor support needed for online request platforms
Madrid, 10 December 2014 - Online access to information request platforms have huge potential for success but are threatened by a lack of institutional acceptance and financial sustainability, according to conclusions drawn in a report by independent researchers for mySociety, the organisation that created the Alaveteli software which powers AsktheEU.org and TuDerechoaSaber.es. Access Info welcomes the findings of the report
El Gobierno impone trabas al acceso a la información en la entrada en vigor de la ley de transparencia
» Access Info Europe y la Fundación Civio lamentan que se obligue a utilizar sistemas complejos como el DNI electrónico o claves oficiales para ejercer el derecho de acceso a la información » Consideran un gran error la falta de información sobre la implementación de la ley de transparencia y la total exclusión de la sociedad civil de dicho proceso
End impunity for corruption and recognize people’s rights to information and participation
Hundreds of groups worldwide call for governments to act Madrid, 9 December 2014 - On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the UNCAC Coalition, an anti-corruption network of 350 public interest groups worldwide and of which Access Info Europe is Europe Region Corrdinator, is calling on governments to get serious about tackling corruption as they agreed when they adopted the