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After five months, European Commission tells Access Info the name of a database!
Madrid, 9 May 2016 - On Europe Day, Access Info’s Executive Director Helen Darbishire was happy to open a DHL package from the European Commission with the response to a request submitted on 16 November 2015 for information about the database in which the travel and entertainment expenses of the European Commissioners are stored. We asked about the database because
Civil society urges OGP Steering Committee to undertake strong reforms and rally its core values
Madrid, 3 May 2016 - The Open Government Partnership is in need of substantial reforms in order for it to become a real actor of change for greater transparency, participation and accountability worldwide, Access Info Europe and Alianza Regional have stated in an open letter sent to the organisation’s Steering Committee. The letter, supported by 64 civil society organisations, addresses
La regulación del lobby en España da sus primeros pasos, con carencias significativas
Madrid, 27 de abril de 2016 – La propuesta del para la creación de un registro de lobbies obligatorio en el Congreso de los Diputados, que se debate hoy en el parlamento, es necesaria pero no está a la altura de los estándares internacionales según Access Info Europe, ONG experta en temas de transparencia. Access Info insta al Congreso de
Will Timmermans really shed light on lobbying in Brussels?
This article was originally published by ALTER-EU. Brussels, 18 April 2016 - Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans' launch in March of a consultation to improve the EU lobby register came seven months late. Does it herald a genuine step forward towards improved lobby transparency in Brussels? A database of organisations working to influence EU legislation, the European transparency register was designed
Tenemos Derecho a Saber: ¿es legal el Acuerdo UE-Turquía? Lo preguntamos.
Madrid, 18 de marzo de 2016 – Mientras que los líderes de la UE se reúnen en Bruselas para concluir los detalles del controvertido acuerdo de la semana pasada sobre el retorno de refugiados desde Grecia a Turquía, Access Info Europe lanza una campaña de acceso a la información para investigar a fondo la legalidad de este tratado y pregunta a las instituciones de
Member state offices in Brussels wide open to corporate lobbyists
Brussels/Madrid, 22 March 2016 – Corporate lobbyists enjoy widespread access to member state representations by exploiting loopholes in EU transparency rules according to the first ever study on lobbying activities at national government offices in Brussels.[1] The study, ‘National representations in Brussels: open for corporate lobbyists’ by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), reveals how these government