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European Commission Vice President challenges institutions to be transparent about meetings with lobbyists

2018-11-13T10:11:33+01:00

Madrid - This Wednesday, Vice-President Timmermans, responsible for transparency and better regulation, challenged the European Parliament and Council to follow the Commission's lead on lobby transparency. The statement was made after the college of Commissioners debated Jean Claude Juncker's promised to proactively publish information about meetings with lobbyists. The European Commission has announced that, as of 1 December 2014, EU Commissioners, all cabinet staff and high level officials such as Directors General will implement a series of initiatives which, according to Vice President Timmermans, include “full transparency” on Commissioners' agendas and proactive publication of lobby information so that citizens can

European Commission Vice President challenges institutions to be transparent about meetings with lobbyists2018-11-13T10:11:33+01:00

Midiendo impactos medioambientales a través del derecho de acceso a la información

2020-02-14T16:01:57+01:00

Madrid, 20 de noviembre de 2014 - Las organizaciones Access Info Europe, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, Ecologistas en Acción, Fundació Ent, Greenpeace, Oceana, y WWF, han pedido información acerca del posicionamiento del gobierno español sobre la reforma del Reglamento de la Unión Europea sobre la pesca en aguas profundas del Atlántico nororiental, en una carta dirigida a la ministra de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Isabel García Tejerina. La carta a la ministra García Tejerina incluye ocho preguntas a través de las cuales se pretende descifrar el impacto que la propuesta planteada por la Comisión Europea tendría sobre el sector

Midiendo impactos medioambientales a través del derecho de acceso a la información2020-02-14T16:01:57+01:00

EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights

2020-02-14T11:19:16+01:00

Brussels/Madrid, 15 November 2014 - The Directive requiring large EU companies to produce yearly statements revealing non-financial information must now be implemented by Member States following its adoption by the Council of the European Union last month and its publication in the Official Journal of the EU today. The Directive will specifically require businesses to publish information relating to environmental, social, and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption, and bribery as well as produce an evaluation of potential risks involved and the strategy employed to mitigate them. Access Info Europe welcomes the Directive's implementation across Europe. "As the first EU legislation

EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights2020-02-14T11:19:16+01:00

Message to AsktheEU.org Users – Latest news and server transfer

2020-01-30T10:20:28+01:00

[UPDATE 18 November 2014 - AsktheEU.org was successfully transferred over to the mySociety servers] 13 November 2014 Dear Users and Potential Users of AsktheEU.org First of all, thanks to all our users and all those who have collaborated with AsktheEU.org in the first three years of our existence. AsktheEU.org has become and will continue to serve as an important platform for increasing the transparency of the EU institutions by permitting citizens to make access to documents requests to EU bodies and publishing the answer to those requests online. This is to let you know that on 17-18 November, AsktheEU.org will

Message to AsktheEU.org Users – Latest news and server transfer2020-01-30T10:20:28+01:00

«If there is something you have always wanted to know, why not ask?» – Interview with Vicky Cann

2018-11-13T10:11:35+01:00

[Originally published on AsktheEU.org on 13 November 2014] Madrid, 13 November 2014 - Vicky Cann is a campaigner for Corporate Europe Observatory, a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge the privileged access and influence enjoyed by corporations and lobby groups in EU policy making. Vicky makes access to documents requests through AsktheEU.org to expose potential conflicts of interest or highlight where the EU revolving door rules have not been followed. She spoke to Andreas Pavlou of Access Info Europe about her experiences. - Thank you Vicky for taking time out to speak with us about your experience

«If there is something you have always wanted to know, why not ask?» – Interview with Vicky Cann2018-11-13T10:11:35+01:00

#Luxleaks Scandal Highlights Urgent Need for Corporate Transparency

2018-11-13T10:11:35+01:00

Comment by Pam Bartlett Quintanilla, Campaigner at Access Info Europe Madrid, 12 November 2014 - Top on the agenda of the European Parliament today is the #luxleaks scandal, uncovered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists through the leaking of hundreds of secret tax agreements signed between Luxembourg and large multinational companies, when Jean-Claude Juncker, the new President of the European Commission, was Finance Minister and then Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is well-known for its culture of banking secrecy and for its past refusals to cooperate fully with tax transparency initiatives launched by the EU and other inter-governmental fora

#Luxleaks Scandal Highlights Urgent Need for Corporate Transparency2018-11-13T10:11:35+01:00

Viajes en el Congreso y en el Senado sí, pero con transparencia

2020-02-14T16:02:03+01:00

Madrid, 12 de noviembre de 2014 - Ante los recientes escándalos que apuntan a que algunos senadores y diputados usaron dinero público de manera continuada para pagar viajes personales, Access Info Europe, Qué hacen los Diputados y Civio hacen un llamamiento para que se implemente de inmediato la ley de transparencia en las Cortes Generales. La Ley 19/2013, de 9 de diciembre, de transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno entrará en vigor para los organismos estatales el próximo 10 de diciembre de 2014 pero a solo un mes de esta fecha, muchos organismos siguen sin estar preparados

Viajes en el Congreso y en el Senado sí, pero con transparencia2020-02-14T16:02:03+01:00

Entendiendo la ley de transparencia II: ¿Qué instituciones deben aplicarla y cómo?

2020-02-14T16:02:09+01:00

Post originalmente publicado en El Blog de Tuderechoasaber.es Madrid, 11 de noviembre de 2014 - En este post vamos a analizar qué instituciones deberán aplicar nueva norma sobre transparencia y hasta qué punto deberán hacerlo. La Ley de Transparencia es bastante confusa al definir en los artículos 2 y 3 los sujetos que están obligados a cumplirla, pero sobre todo genera confusión cuando intentamos entender qué obligaciones de transparencia tendrá cada uno de estos sujetos; ahí está la trampa: no todos deben ser igual de transparentes. En la siguiente tabla hemos indicado las distintas obligaciones que establece la ley y

Entendiendo la ley de transparencia II: ¿Qué instituciones deben aplicarla y cómo?2020-02-14T16:02:09+01:00

EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights

2018-11-13T10:11:36+01:00

Brussels/Madrid, 15 November 2014 - The Directive requiring large EU companies to produce yearly statements revealing non-financial information must now be implemented by Member States following its adoption by the Council of the European Union last month and its publication in the Official Journal of the EU today. The Directive will specifically require businesses to publish information relating to environmental, social, and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption, and bribery as well as produce an evaluation of potential risks involved and the strategy employed to mitigate them. Access Info Europe welcomes the Directive's implementation across Europe. "As the first EU legislation

EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights2018-11-13T10:11:36+01:00
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