NOVEDADES DE ACCESS INFO
¡MANTENTE AL DÍA! LEE SOBRE NUESTRO DÍA A DÍA LUCHANDO POR UNA MAYOR TRANSPARENCIA EN TODA EUROPA
European Union Vice President Timmermans called on to act to improve transparency
Madrid, 10 December 2014 - Access Info Europe has called for significant improvements to the legal framework and implementation of the right of access to information at the EU level, as the European Commission finalises its work programme this week. In the letter to Vice President Timmermans, Access Info suggests the Commission focus on expanding the scope of Regulation 1049/2001
Institutional and Donor support needed for online request platforms
Madrid, 10 December 2014 - Online access to information request platforms have huge potential for success but are threatened by a lack of institutional acceptance and financial sustainability, according to conclusions drawn in a report by independent researchers for mySociety, the organisation that created the Alaveteli software which powers AsktheEU.org and TuDerechoaSaber.es. Access Info welcomes the findings of the report
El Gobierno impone trabas al acceso a la información en la entrada en vigor de la ley de transparencia
» Access Info Europe y la Fundación Civio lamentan que se obligue a utilizar sistemas complejos como el DNI electrónico o claves oficiales para ejercer el derecho de acceso a la información » Consideran un gran error la falta de información sobre la implementación de la ley de transparencia y la total exclusión de la sociedad civil de dicho proceso
End impunity for corruption and recognize people’s rights to information and participation
Hundreds of groups worldwide call for governments to act Madrid, 9 December 2014 - On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the UNCAC Coalition, an anti-corruption network of 350 public interest groups worldwide and of which Access Info Europe is Europe Region Corrdinator, is calling on governments to get serious about tackling corruption as they agreed when they adopted the
El Gobierno español dice estar “trabajando duro” para la entrada en vigor de la ley de transparencia del próximo 10 de diciembre
Madrid, 9 de diciembre de 2014 - A pesar de que la ley española de transparencia entrará en vigor a nivel estatal el próximo miércoles 10 de diciembre, hay pocos signos de preparación. Entre los retrasos más significativos: el portal de transparencia no ha sido presentado y el Consejo de la Transparencia aún no ha sido formado. En una reunión
-320x202.jpg)
Proactive lobbying transparency measures welcomed by civil society but loopholes remain
Madrid – Access Info Europe has welcomed the 25 November decision by the European Commission to proactively publish information about meetings between high level officials and lobbyists, but has raised concerns that the measures do not go far enough and contain loopholes which could seriously undermine the transparency initiative. Of particular concern is the lack of independent criteria for ascertaining