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New opaque step in the adoption of Spain’s Access to Information Law
6 August 2012, Madrid-The current version of the legislative bill on Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Governance has now been published by the Spanish government. Please, see links below to access the updated bill: The legislative bill on Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Governance (27 July 2012) Comparing the text of the draft Law on Transparency with its
Civil society demands
Civil society demands a more transparent EU lobby register Madrid/Brussels, 23 July 2012 – Civil society organisations are fast making their opinions known on the EU’s one-year-old transparency register, calling for improvements to the information disclosed by interest groups so that citizens are able to identify who is lobbying the EU for what, and with what levels of success.
MEPs declarations of interests lack detail and rigor
MEPs declarations of interests lack detail and rigor Brussels, 19 July 2012 – An analysis of the declarations of interest of the 754 sitting MEPs found several issues with regards to their declarations that prevent citizens from having a full picture about the outside activities and potential conflicts of interests of Members of the European Parliament. The report, researched by
El Gobierno Vasco organiza el Congreso sobre la ley de Transparencia de Euskadi
Madrid, 10 de julio de 2012 — El pasado 27 de junio se celebró en Bilbao un congreso para debatir ideas y buscar aportaciones sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno del gobierno vasco. Entre los invitados al Congreso estaban políticos y expertos en transparencia, como Helen Darbishire, Directora Ejecutiva de Access Info Europe, que presentó los
España sigue sin transparencia sobre la transparencia
El pasado miércoles 27 de junio, la Coalición Pro Acceso recibió respuesta a la carta que envió el 1 de junio al secretario de Estado José Luis Ayllón, responsable de la ley de transparencia en el actual Gobierno. Esta carta solo responde a una de las seis preguntas que la Coalición Pro Acceso hacía al gobierno sobre la futura ley
Denmark drops reform 1049
Denmark drops reform of EU access to documents rules as disagreements prove insurmountable 20 June 2012 – The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU yesterday gave up on trying to reach an agreement between the European Commission, the Parliament and the Member States on reform of the rules that govern public access to EU documents. With the European
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