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MEPs urged to ensure transparency and accountability of EU fishing fleet operating internationally

2018-11-13T10:03:43+01:00

Brussels/Madrid, 25 January 2017 – Over forty civil society organisations have endorsed a joint letter initiated by Access Info Europe and Oceana to urge Members of the European Parliament to vote in favour of a proposed Regulation that will help fight illegal fishing by increasing transparency about the owners of EU flagged vessels. The Regulation on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets will set up an EU-managed public register of authorisations for vessels fishing outside EU waters, and has already been approved by the Parliament’s Fishing (PECH) and Development (DEVE) committees. A key feature of this future register is

MEPs urged to ensure transparency and accountability of EU fishing fleet operating internationally2018-11-13T10:03:43+01:00

The three-year battle for EU Commissioners’ travel expenses, described

2020-01-29T11:27:30+01:00

The first request On 6 May 2014, Access Info requested “documents which provide detail on the amounts paid in salaries, travel costs and travel expenses, [and] other expenses to each of the EU Commissioners and to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for the years 2012 and 2013.” The Commission’s first answer contained the global figures for travel and representation costs of the entire Commission for 2012 and 2013. We challenged this in a confirmatory application (appeal), and on 19 August 2014 the Commission eventually disclosed the travel and representation costs per year per Commissioner. See here: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/commissioners_expenses_2012_and_2 Diving deeper Having

The three-year battle for EU Commissioners’ travel expenses, described2020-01-29T11:27:30+01:00

2016. Переломный год в открытости

2018-11-13T09:42:56+01:00

Журналист (Journalist)  | 18/01/2017 English translation of the Russian article - 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 glance, it seems we have a lot to celebrate in Europe – every country on the continent (bar Cyprus and Luxembourg which have draft laws) now has a transparency law that gives citizens the right of access to government-held information. Read more in Russian...

2016. Переломный год в открытости2018-11-13T09:42:56+01:00

La transparencia acaba en los tribunales

2018-11-13T10:10:26+01:00

El País | 27/12/2016 Español - Cuando entró en vigor la Ley de Transparencia pocos preveían el alto grado de judicialización que alcanzaría. Tras dos años en vigor, se han presentado 32 recursos ante los tribunales. La gran mayoría, del propio Gobierno para evitar dar información a los ciudadanos. La Abogacía del Estado ha presentado ya, en nombre de ministerios o empresas públicas, una veintena de recursos porque no está de acuerdo con las resoluciones del Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno (CTBG) que daban la razón a ciudadanos o asociaciones. Leer más...

La transparencia acaba en los tribunales2018-11-13T10:10:26+01:00

International Standards for Lobbying Regulation

2018-11-13T09:46:11+01:00

The International Standards for Lobbying Regulation are the result of two years of collaborative work with civil society led by Transparency International, Access Info Europe, Sunlight Foundation and Open Knowledge. This initiative is unique in that it draws on the experience of a broad coalition of civil society organisations active in the field of lobbying transparency and open governance, and goes further than existing regulations and standards. The Standards aim at providing clear guidance to policymakers, governments and international organisations that are thinking of or are in the process of enacting lobbying legislation. They also serve as a reference point

International Standards for Lobbying Regulation2018-11-13T09:46:11+01:00

UNESCO urged to be transparent about its transparency policy!

2018-11-13T10:03:44+01:00

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 engaging in genuine consultations with external stakeholders as part of the process of developing a policy in this area,” to ensure that the final policy reflects the concerns of those it is designed to benefit. Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of

UNESCO urged to be transparent about its transparency policy!2018-11-13T10:03:44+01:00

EU Ombudsman proposes publishing names of officials to improve transparency in public procurement processes

2021-08-11T13:20:02+02:00

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.

EU Ombudsman proposes publishing names of officials to improve transparency in public procurement processes2021-08-11T13:20:02+02:00

L’Europa è un luogo sempre meno accogliente con i profughi afgani

2018-11-13T10:10:27+01:00

Internazionale | 19/12/2016 Italiano - “Questo accordo è una catastrofe”. Su Skype l’immagine di profilo di Abdul Ghafoor lo mostra sorridente, ma la sua voce è preoccupata. Ci siamo dati appuntamento per parlare della Joint way forward on migration issues between Afghanistan and the European Union, l’intesa firmata il 2 ottobre 2016 a Kabul per “avviare un processo rapido, efficace e gestibile per il rimpatrio agevole, dignitoso e ordinato dei cittadini afgani che non hanno i requisiti previsti per entrare, trovarsi o risiedere nel territorio dell’Unione europea”. Leer más...

L’Europa è un luogo sempre meno accogliente con i profughi afgani2018-11-13T10:10:27+01:00

Dificultad de acceso y falta de datos, principales fallos de la Ley de Transparencia

2018-11-13T10:10:27+01:00

Compromiso Empresarial | 16/12/2016 Español - Tres años después de la entrada en vigor de la Ley de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno, dos años desde que comenzase a funcionar el Portal de Transparencia de la Administración General del Estado y un año después de que las comunidades autónomas se sumaran con sus propios portales de transparencia en Internet, el balance de España en esta materia ofrece claroscuros. La parte cuantitativa de esta legislación está cumpliéndose, pero no así la cualitativa, a decir de algunos de los principales expertos en materia de transparencia en España. Leer más...

Dificultad de acceso y falta de datos, principales fallos de la Ley de Transparencia2018-11-13T10:10:27+01:00
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