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UNESCO urged to be transparent about its transparency policy!
Madrid, 21 December 2016 - Over 50 of the world’s leading civil society organisations, along with key experts, have called on UNESCO to share a draft access to information policy, which it is currently being discussed inside the organisation. In a letter to UNESCO Secretary General Irina Bokova, the civil society access to information groups stress “the cardinal importance of
EU Ombudsman proposes publishing names of officials to improve transparency in public procurement processes
Madrid, 20 December 2016 – Access Info Europe has welcomed the European Ombudsman’s recommendation that the European Commission systematically obtain consent to publish the names of public officials charged with decision-making on public procurement prior to their appointment.
Leave no trace? How to combat off the record government
[Article first published by Progressive Economy @ TASC] Dublin, 13 December 2016 - While historical archives are a rich part of our cultural heritage, there are many day-to-day reasons why we should care about how governments and public bodies currently make and keep records of their actions and decisions. At a very basic level, records and are vital for good
Más de 50 académicos españoles reclaman el reconocimiento del derecho de acceso a la información como un derecho fundamental
Madrid, 10 de diciembre de 2016 - Coincidiendo con el segundo aniversario de la entrada en vigor de Ley de Transparencia, catedráticos y profesores de universidad de toda España han hecho un llamamiento a las fuerzas políticas y poderes públicos a reconocer el derecho de acceso a la información como un derecho fundamental en nuestro país, siguiendo lo establecido por
Access Info impugna ante el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea el secretismo de la Comisión con el asesoramiento jurídico sobre el acuerdo UE-Turquía
Madrid, 2 de diciembre de 2016 – Access Info Europe lleva a la Comisión Europea ante el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (TJUE) para obtener el análisis jurídico que recibió esta institución sobre el controvertido acuerdo UE-Turquía sobre la devolución de refugiados a Turquía. El acuerdo del 18 de marzo de 2016 – oficialmente, una “declaración”, y que
Europe: access to information in practice, not just on paper
[Article first published by the Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso] Long established and widely recognized, the right to access to information is severely curtailed in many European countries due to deficient implementation of existing law In case you missed it, this year marks the 250th anniversary since the world’s first transparency law was adopted, in Sweden in 1766. At a quick