REFUGIADOS Y MIGRACIONES
ARROJANDO LUZ A LA FORMA EN QUE SE TOMAN LAS DECISIONES EN RESPUESTA A LA CRISIS HUMANITARIA EN EUROPA
Concerns about EMA’s transparency backtrack on clinical trials data
Madrid, 9 July 2014 – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is considering adopting a policy on access to clinical trials data which imposes stricter confidentiality requirements and restricts citizens’ ability to exercise the right of access to documents. The proposed policy on proactive publication of clinical trial data has caused concern for Access Info Europe and other civil society organizations,
Cypriot draft access to information law needs significant improvement according to civil society organisations
Madrid/Nicosia, 3 July 2014 - Access Info Europe has called upon the Republic of Cyprus to significantly improve the recently proposed draft law on access to information to come into line with international standards, in recommendations submitted as part of a public consultation. In the submission made this week to the consultation, Access Info welcomed the decision of the Government
Lanzamiento de la campaña ’25 gramos’: Desinformación, publicidad y puertas giratorias en la industria azucarera
Madrid, 27 de junio de 2014 – Access Info Europe ha participado esta semana en el lanzamiento de la campaña ’25 gramos’ para arrojar algo de luz sobre la falta de transparencia que rodea los procesos de toma de decisión relacionados con el azúcar. La campaña nace para dar a conocer e implementar en España la reciente recomendación por parte
Un libro sobre el fenómeno de las puertas giratorias
Madrid, 26 de junio de 2014 - Hoy a las 19h se presenta en el Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales de Madrid el libro realizado por el Foro Empresarial APRI, El Lobby en España ¿asignatura pendiente?, publicado por la editorial Algón Editores. Access Info Europe colabora en el libro con un capítulo dedicado a las puertas giratorias. Se trata
Legal Leaks training in Podgorica focuses on media self-regulation and access to information
Podgorica, 14 June 2014 - "There is a weak culture of investigative journalism in Montenegro, with young journalists not being encouraged by editors to use the access to information law," stated participants in last week’s Legal Leaks training in Podgorica. Long timeframes for responding to requests for information and complex appeals procedures were also concerns raised by the participants in
Legal Leaks training in Belgrade: Truth seeking requires skills
Belgrade, 18 June 2014 - Belgrade was the fifth and last stop of the Legal Leaks training tour for media professionals in South East Europe. The workshop held on 16 and 17 June 2014 was opened by Rodoljub Sabic, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection in Serbia, who highlighted the importance of journalists for public debate