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Slovenia plans to impose charges on freedom of information requests
Madrid, 14 December 2015 - The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) together with its affiliate, the Slovenian Journalists’ Association (DNS), Transparency International Slovenia and Access Info Europe, have today called on the Slovenian Parliament to reject a last-minute amendment that permits public officials to charge for their time in answering freedom of information requests, something that would be direct interference with the right of journalists
La negativa de las instituciones a responder por correo electrónico condena al cierre a la web Tu Derecho a Saber
El portal pro-transparencia Tu Derecho a Saber nació a finales de 2011 para facilitar que cualquier persona pudiera enviar solicitudes de información a cualquier institución pública española. Aunque el derecho a acceder a información pública aún no estaba reconocido por ley, entonces ya era una demanda social inaplazable, así que Access Info Europe y la Fundación Civio, con muchísima ayuda
Excessive exceptions impede access to draft transparency policy of UN environmental body
Madrid, 3 December 2015 - Access Info Europe has raised concerns about unnecessary exceptions to access that have been included in the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) draft transparency policy which, if adopted in its current form, would severely restrict transparency inside the world’s highest environmental-protection authority. As part of a submission to UNEP’s public consultation on the policy, the
Los documentos utilizados en la toma de decisiones no son «internos» según el Consejo de Transparencia
Madrid, 2 de diciembre de 2015 - En otra importante resolución del Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno (CTBG), se ha concedido a Access Info Europe acceso los informes de progreso del gobierno español sobre los compromisos de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto, OGP, por sus siglas en inglés. La decisión del Consejo de Transparencia rechaza los argumentos dados
Decision Making Transparency is an Essential Part of Open Government Access Info Europe tells UK FOI Commission
Madrid, 23 November 2015 – Access Info Europe has warned that any move by the UK government to amend the FOI law by expanding blanket exceptions to decision-making transparency or by extending a political veto over disclosure, would be an attack on international standards. These concerns were set out in a submission to the government-appointed FOI Commission, which has been
Giegold Report Welcomed but Could Be More Ambitious Says Access Info
Madrid, 20 November 2015 - Access Info Europe today welcomed recommendations by Sven Giegold MEP, Rapporteur for the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, on greater transparency and accountability ofEU institutions, but has warned that they do not go far enough in addressing the need to improve access to EU documents in law and in practice. The pro-transparency organisation