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The role of Lobbies in the EU decision-making process: the EU Transparency Register, the role of Council and Permanent Representations

2020-02-14T13:59:55+01:00

Start date: Wed, 2015-05-13, from 9.30 to  13.00 Location: Altiero Spinelli Building - First floor - Room 1E2, European Parliament, Brussels The role of Lobbies in the EU decision-making process: the EU Transparency Register, the role of Council and Permanent Representations” SPEAKERS: Marco PERONACI, Ambassador, Italian Deputy Permanent Representative Matthieu LIETART, Not So Crazy! Productions Marie THIEL, Joint Secretariat of Transparency Register Olivier HOEDEMAN, CEO Corporate Europe Observatory Pam BARTLETT QUINTANILLA, Access Info Europe Angelo TOFALO, Five Star Movement (TBC) Daniel FREUND, Transparency International HOSTED BY: Isabella ADINOLFI, EFDD GROUP MEP, Italy Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group -

The role of Lobbies in the EU decision-making process: the EU Transparency Register, the role of Council and Permanent Representations2020-02-14T13:59:55+01:00

The Transparency of the Policing of Protests

2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

Report finds Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests Madrid, 24 April 2015 - There is a serious lack of transparency about the use of various types of equipment during policing of protests according to a report published today by Access Info Europe, following research conducted in 42 countries and territories across Europe by means of access to information requests. The research by the Madrid-based pro-transparency organisation aimed to get a comprehensive picture of the legal framework for, and the actual use of different types of, equipment – including batons, shields, tear gas, and rubber bullets. This goal was

The Transparency of the Policing of Protests2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

Timmermans takes swipe at MEPs on transparency

2018-11-13T10:06:56+01:00

euobserver | 23/04/2015 English – EU commission vice-president Frans Timmermans has taken a swipe at MEPs who preach transparency but have not implemented the same rules as the commission when it comes to meetings with lobbyists. Making a pointed reference to this "august" building during a transparency debate on Thursday (23 April), Timmermans noted that while the parliament asks many questions of him, it gets "irritated" when the process is reversed. Read more...

Timmermans takes swipe at MEPs on transparency2018-11-13T10:06:56+01:00

Interior da la callada por respuesta: ninguna petición de información contestada en 2 años

2020-02-14T14:00:04+01:00

El Confidential | 21/04/2015 Spanish – No sabe, no contesta. Esta es la respuesta más habitual de la Administración a las solicitudes de información de los españoles, según se desprende del informe Tuderechoasaber 2014, publicado por la Fundación Ciudadana Civio y Access Info Europe y que evalúa la información facilitada por las instituciones públicas a petición de los ciudadanos. Read more...

Interior da la callada por respuesta: ninguna petición de información contestada en 2 años2020-02-14T14:00:04+01:00

Informe de Tuderechoasaber.es 2014

2018-11-13T09:47:17+01:00

Las instituciones reducen su uso del silencio administrativo, aunque es mayoritario como obstáculo para la transparencia » El silencio, primer baremo de la opacidad institucional, baja del 57% en 2013 al 42,7% gracias a una mejora sustancial de las entidades locales; las respuestas satisfactorias también aumentan » La Fundación Ciudadana Civio y Access Info Europe presentan el Informe Tuderechoasaber 2014, que analiza las solicitudes de información enviadas a las instituciones desde esta web durante el año Madrid, 21 de abril de 2015 – En 2014, el año de plazo que las administraciones públicas han tenido para adaptarse a sus nuevas obligaciones

Informe de Tuderechoasaber.es 20142018-11-13T09:47:17+01:00

La falta de transparencia de los lobbies en España impulsa la corrupción

2020-02-14T14:00:11+01:00

La Información | 16/04/2015 Spanish – La sinergia entre los lobbies y la administración pública levanta numerosas suspicacias. El término lobbista va inevitablemente acompañado de calificativos como desconfianza, intercambio de favores o corrupción. Read more...

La falta de transparencia de los lobbies en España impulsa la corrupción2020-02-14T14:00:11+01:00

Legal Leaks training in Ankara: Empowering Turkish journalists to access information from European institutions and public bodies in Europe

2020-02-14T14:00:18+01:00

This article was originally published by UNESCO. What are the grants received from the European Union (EU) in Turkey? Who are the beneficiaries? How were they decided? And, who lobbied in those decisions? Accessing this type of information can be a source of interesting and original stories for journalists. European Union institutions have information about each and every country, not only on EU member states. To help media professionals access information held by public bodies at the EU level as well as in Turkey and other countries, a Legal Leaks training seminar was organized by UNESCO in cooperation with Access

Legal Leaks training in Ankara: Empowering Turkish journalists to access information from European institutions and public bodies in Europe2020-02-14T14:00:18+01:00

Pressure mounts as two more MEPs question Commission on postal addresses policy

2020-02-14T14:00:25+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 15 April 2015 – Two prominent defenders of EU transparency, MEPs Sophie In ’t Veld (Netherlands, Liberal) and Heidi Hautala (Finland, Greens), yesterday tabled a joint Parliamentary question calling on the European Commission to explain its policy of refusing to register access to documents requests if requesters do not provide a personal postal address as a form of identification. Access Info Europe welcomed the move by the MEPs, noting that the Commission has still not responded to an earlier question tabled by MEP Julia Reda (Germany, Pirate Party) on 27 January 2015, despite the 6-week deadline stipulated in the

Pressure mounts as two more MEPs question Commission on postal addresses policy2020-02-14T14:00:25+01:00

Global civil society mobilise to put transparency at heart of UN development agenda

2020-02-14T14:00:35+01:00

Madrid, 14 April 2015 - Transparency, accountability and participation must be at the heart of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Financing for Development (FfD) agenda according to a position paper published today by the Transparency, Accountability and Participation in Post-2015 (TAP) Network, which was supported by Access Info Europe and 26 other civil society organisations from around the world. According to the TAP Network, a lack of transparent and accountable governance has cost developing and emerging economies $6.6 trillion USD (€5.5 trillion) over the past decade alone. The TAP Network paper, disseminated to all UN Missions on

Global civil society mobilise to put transparency at heart of UN development agenda2020-02-14T14:00:35+01:00
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