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1049 campaign update 13 april 2012
EU Transparency Campaign Update 13 April 2012 - The 20 civil society demands on the future of the EU access to documents regulation were once again sent to the Member State representatives who are negotiating the reform of the access to information rules that apply to EU institutions. As of 11 April 2012, date the demands were sent, the 20
open up lobbying UK
Access Info urges UK government to open up lobbying Madrid, 13 April 2012 – As part of Access Info Europe’s work on lobbying transparency, a formal submission to the UK government was presented via the Unlock Democracy’s website in response to a public consultation on introducing a statutory register of lobbyists, on Thursday 12 April. To ensure the transparency of
Spain’s Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership is weak and vague, and has not been subject to a public consultation.
Access Info Europe today raised a series of concerns about the Spanish government’s Open Government Action Plan which will be presented in Brasilia next week at the Open Government Partnership summit, and has called for a full public consultation on the proposals. The Action Plan (see version in English on the OGP website here) was developed without input from civil
Euro-Just lobbies Council for Special Secrecy Exclusion
Euro-Just lobbies Council for Special Secrecy Exclusion Brussels, 12 April 2012 – A leaked document dated 12 April 2012 has revealed that EuroJust, the EU’s judicial cooperation body, attended the last Council meeting to argue for special language to exclude it from the future access to documents rules. According to the text passed to Access Info Europe, EuroJust is arguing
Civil Society & International Organisations criticise Spain’s draft access to information law
80,000+ Sign Avaaz Petition against the draft 3.600 Contributions received to 15-day web-based consultation on draft Article Updated: 14 April 2012 – The Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe, the Coalición Pro Acceso, and thousands of Spanish citizens call for a stronger transparency law in the face of a sub-standard draft. Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
España y transparencia en la UE
España debe comprometerse con la transparencia en la reforma del Reglamento europeo Madrid, 11 abril 2012 – Hoy, Access Info Europe y Ecologistas en Acción han instado al gobierno español a que se posicione claramente a favor de una mayor transparencia dentro de la Unión Europea, en consonancia con el actual proceso abierto para aprobar la ley estatal de transparencia.
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