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Decision-Making Transparency in Europe identified as top priority on International Right to Know Day
Brussels, 29 September 2017 – Members of the European Parliament together with CSOs, academics, and journalists from across the EU have called for greater openness of decision making and full transparency of spending of public funds in the final declaration of an International Right to Know Day event held on 28 September 2017. The closing statement of the expert, high-level
La Audiencia Nacional ordena la publicación de documentos sobre la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto
[ACTUALIZACIÓN - 2 de marzo de 2018 - Los documentos publicados están disponibes aquí.] Madrid, 21 de septiembre de 2017 – La Audiencia Nacional confirma la sentencia de primera instancia y dictamina que el Gobierno Español debe otorgar a Access Info Europe los documentos relacionados con la participación en la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP en sus siglas en
EU Commissioners’ travel expenses to be published proactively every two months
Madrid, 14 September 2017 - Access Info today cautiously welcomed draft changes to the Code of Conduct for EU Commissioners announced yesterday by the EU, which will require the proactive publication of travel expenses every two months. The pro-transparency organisation, which, with the support of 120 citizens from across Europe, has been campaigning for access to the Commissioners’ travel expenses,
Access Info urges OECD to adopt strong and clear definition of Open Government
Madrid, 13 September 2017 – Access Info Europe has urged the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD) to adopt a definition of an “Open Government” as one characterised by transparency, participation, responsiveness, and accountability, in line with increasingly established standards set by bodies such as the Open Government Partnership. Responding to the OECD’s public consultation on Open Government, Access
EU President Juncker plans to publish Commission travel expenses – Access Info calls for full and detailed transparency
Madrid, 1 September 2017 - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is planning to publish the travel expenses of the EU’s 28 Commissioners according to reports today by Le Soir newspaper and Politico.eu. This move comes in the wake of a campaign by Access Info and 120 requesters from across Europe, which generated intense media coverage earlier in August. Reports suggest
Fact-checking the European Commission’s press conference on the Commissioners’ expenses
Madrid, 14 August 2017 - On 9 August, European Commission spokesperson Mina Andreeva faced a barrage of questions from journalists about the European Commissioners’ travel expenses, after two months of detailed data was disclosed following a three-year campaign by Access Info Europe. Access Info has fact-checked some of Andreeva’s key statements. 1. “We do publish mission expenses whenever we are