{"id":29470,"date":"2017-09-14T14:03:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/?p=29470"},"modified":"2018-11-13T10:03:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T09:03:18","slug":"eu-commissioners-travel-expenses-to-be-published-proactively-every-two-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/es\/2017-09-14\/eu-commissioners-travel-expenses-to-be-published-proactively-every-two-months\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commissioners\u2019 travel expenses to be published proactively every two months"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madrid, 14 September 2017<\/em> – Access Info today cautiously welcomed draft changes to the Code of Conduct for EU Commissioners announced<\/a> yesterday by the EU, which will require the proactive publication of travel expenses every two months.<\/p>\n

The pro-transparency organisation, which, with the support of 120 citizens from across Europe, has been campaigning for access to the Commissioners\u2019 travel expenses, noted that the draft text of the Code<\/a> contains nothing on the precise data to be made public.<\/p>\n

Access Info has called for more specificities. \u201cThe devil is in the detail. A truly transparent system will provide citizens with enough detail for them to understand where and how taxpayers\u2019 money is spent on travel, accommodation, and other costs, and judge for themselves whether it is being spent appropriately<\/em>,\u201d stated Andreas Pavlou, campaigner and researcher at Access Info Europe.<\/p>\n

The new draft rules, laid out in Article 6.2 of the Code, would cover all missions undertaken by Commissioners unless publication of the information would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security, defence and military matters, international relations or the financial, monetary or economic policy of the Union or a Member State.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is essential the Commission interpret any restrictions to transparency of their expenses very narrowly. If it is publically known that Commissioners are travelling on a certain mission, there is little reason for the cost of it to therefore be hidden from public view<\/em>,\u201d states Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info.<\/p>\n

The Ombudsman also reacted to the news<\/a> noting that the changes will be examined \u201cin detail, in particular to verify that the new rules satisfactorily address issues that have been raised with my office.\u201d<\/p>\n

The campaign by Access Info Europe<\/a> for access to EU Commissioners\u2019 travel expenses for 2016 is being dealt with via a complaint to the Ombudsman made by 53 European citizens.<\/p>\n

The reforms announced by President Juncker to the Code of Conduct for Commissioners follows the State of the European Union address yesterday.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact:<\/h2>\n

Luisa Izuzquiza<\/strong>, Communications Officer | Access Info Europe
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\nAndreas Pavlou<\/strong>, Campaigner and Researcher | Access Info Europe<\/p>\n

Send an e-mail<\/a> or call +34\u202f913\u202f656\u202f558<\/p>\n

Photo: European Parliament<\/a> via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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