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Civil society urges World Bank to collect and publish beneficial ownership data of contractors

Helen Darbishire2021-02-09T11:10:45+01:00

Madrid, 10 June 2015 - Over 100 civil society organizations from around the globe including Access Info Europe, on 8 June 2015 called on the World Bank to require that all companies bidding for Bank-financed procurements disclose their beneficial ownership information and that this information be published in an open data format as part of the Bank’s efforts to foster transparency in its contracting practices. Such a move would be in line with current trends to end corporate anonymity: On 5 June 2015, the Norwegian Parliament voted unanimously to establish a beneficial ownership registry, following in the footsteps of the

Civil society urges World Bank to collect and publish beneficial ownership data of contractorsHelen Darbishire2021-02-09T11:10:45+01:00

Access Info presenta sus recomendaciones en respuesta a la consulta pública del Consejo de Transparencia

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:47:17+01:00

Madrid, 9 de junio de 2015 - Access Info Europe ha enviado hoy sus aportaciones a la Consulta abierta por el Consejo de la Transparencia y Buen Gobierno (LTAIGB) sobre su Plan Estratégico 2015-2020. Las aportaciones de Access Info se dividen en dos secciones: » Algunas cuestiones pendientes que merecen la atención y la intervención del Consejo de la Transparencia, entre las que se destacan: la necesidad de presionar al desarrollo del Reglamento que desarrolla la ley de transparencia, la necesidad de simplificar el proceso de presentar solicitudes y la necesidad revisar la gestión de plazos de las instituciones a

Access Info presenta sus recomendaciones en respuesta a la consulta pública del Consejo de TransparenciaHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:47:17+01:00

EU Member States urged to guarantee access to registers of beneficial owners of companies

Helen Darbishire2021-02-09T11:10:57+01:00

Brussels/Madrid, 4 June 2015 – Access Info Europe has welcomed the adoption of the EU’s Anti Money Laundering Directive obliging Member States to set up a central registry of beneficial owners of companies, but has warned that this information will not be available to investigative journalists and civil society watchdogs unless Member States take steps to ensure that the registers are public. The Anti Money Laundering Directive [1], which EU Member States now have two years to transpose into national law, requires each country to maintain a centralised database on the natural persons behind legal structures, in a bid to

EU Member States urged to guarantee access to registers of beneficial owners of companiesHelen Darbishire2021-02-09T11:10:57+01:00

El Gobierno afirma que el silencio administrativo no supera el 1% en los últimos cinco meses

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:46:29+01:00

Post originalmente publicado en El Blog de Tuderechoasaber.es Madrid, 6 de mayo de 2015 - Desde que Access Info Europe empezó a monitorear en 2005 el nivel de respuesta de las instituciones públicas españolas a las solicitudes de acceso a la información hasta el último informe de Tuderechoasaber.es en 2014, la falta de respuesta ha sido la tónica dominante: cerca de una de cada dos solicitudes de información ha obtenido la callada por respuesta. Eso es lo que implica el silencio administrativo, que si pasado el plazo que indica la ley para un procedimiento administrativo, de un mes en el

El Gobierno afirma que el silencio administrativo no supera el 1% en los últimos cinco mesesHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:46:29+01:00

Access Info Europe welcomes European Ombudsman investigation into excessive secrecy of “trilogues”

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:46:30+01:00

Madrid, 28 May 2015 - Access Info Europe today welcomed the decision by the European Ombudsman to investigate the lack of transparency of “trilogues”, the informal and secretive negotiations between the EU’s Commission, Council and Parliament by which much future legislation is decided. In spite of their crucial role in the legislative process, trilogues are closed meetings, and there is a severe lack of access to key information such as participants, agendas, minutes or documents considered. Access Info has frequently criticised trilogues for violating the fundamental rights obligations of the EU treaties, which require that EU institutions “conduct their work

Access Info Europe welcomes European Ombudsman investigation into excessive secrecy of “trilogues”Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:46:30+01:00

AsktheEU.org and the EU Institutions: The Challenge of running an Alaveteli Request Platform

Helen Darbishire2020-01-29T11:22:32+01:00

Madrid, 22 May 2015 - Following AlaveteliCon 2015 in Madrid on 19-20 May, Access Info Europe’s director Helen Darbishire, reflects on 3.5 years of running the AsktheEU.org website for making documents requests to the European Union. In particular she notes the successes, challenges and lessons learned about the relationship with the EU Institutions and public officials. Access Info Europe launched AsktheEU.org on 28 September 2011 on International Right to Know Day at an event in the European Parliament organised by the European Ombudsman. One of our first messages was the desire to cooperate with the various EU bodies in making

AsktheEU.org and the EU Institutions: The Challenge of running an Alaveteli Request PlatformHelen Darbishire2020-01-29T11:22:32+01:00

Civil society secures European Parliament support for transparency of mineral imports

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:46:31+01:00

Madrid, 22 May 2015 – The European Parliament this week took a strong stance in favour of binding rules on transparency for the mineral extraction industry, following a letter sent to MEPs signed by 157 civil society organisations, including Access Info Europe, calling for action to tackle the deadly trade in conflict minerals. The civil society letter called on MEPs to require all companies bringing minerals into the EU – whether in their raw form or contained in products – to carry out supply chain due diligence and publicly report in line with international standards. If it eventually becomes law,

Civil society secures European Parliament support for transparency of mineral importsHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T09:46:31+01:00

Wired Next Fest 2015 – «Il segreto di Stato al tempo degli Open Data»

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:06:54+01:00

Date: 23 May 2015, 5 pm Location: WNF Main Dome, Giardini Indro Montanelli, Corso Venezia 55, Milan, Italy

Wired Next Fest 2015 – «Il segreto di Stato al tempo degli Open Data»Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:06:54+01:00

A FOIA for Italy Could Be a Weak One

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:06:55+01:00

freedominfo.org | 14/05/2015 English – A draft freedom of information law currently pending before the Italian parliament would not significantly improve the right to information in Italy. Right to information specialists at Access Info Europe have given the draft law a score of 68 points on the global RTI Rating, which would be only a minimal improvement on the current law’s 57 out of 150 points, putting it among the ten worst FOIA laws out of 102 worldwide. Read more...

A FOIA for Italy Could Be a Weak OneHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:06:55+01:00