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18 June 2012- In its second evaluation of Spain’s draft access to information law, the OSCE has concluded that in spite of the changes the draft remains well below international standards. The report, released by the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, analyses the changes made by the Spanish government in May and concludes that “the majority of the changes are ‘cosmetic’ and, in general, do nto contribute to improving the draft compared with the previous version.”

Madrid, 1 de junio de 2012 – Ayer se celebró la cuarta sesión de la Comisión de Expertos convocada por el Ministerio de la Presidencia para debatir la ley de transparencia, bajo el título “Propuestas de la sociedad civil”, un título paradójico si prestamos atención a la forma que está teniendo el gobierno de incorporar las propuestas de los ciudadanos a la nueva ley de transparencia. Dos semanas después de que el gobierno anunciara cambios en el anteproyecto de ley, seguimos sin conocer si se han incluido en el texto las aportaciones que han hecho los ciudadanos porque no hemos

  Madrid, 30 May 2012 –  The serious lack of transparency around the proposed massive «Eurovegas» gambling, events and entertainment project was criticised today in a detailed report by the civil society platform “Eurovegas NO”, which accuses the Spanish government of violating national and European laws on access to information and public participation. The report “Eurovegas: a megaproject betting on secrecy” provides concrete examples of the opacity shrouding the tender process which impacts on urban planning as well as economic, social and fiscal policies. To date, no response has been received to any information request presented to the Madrid regional

Madrid 29 May 2012 — The Spanish Government has made minimal changes to its proposed access to information law has ignored the changes proposed by national experts and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The new text, published quietly on the Presidency website without informing members of the Coalición Pro Acceso or the public in general, appears to have ignored suggestions for improvement made during the public consultation two months ago, which received almost 3,700 contributions, although this cannot be stated with certainty given that the government has refused, to date, to make those comments public in