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Stop Fighting EU Transparency
Council of EU challenges pro-transparency ruling - Greece, UK and other member states set to join appeal Access Info launches campaign calling for governments and MEPs to support EU transparency 21 July 2011 - The Council of the European Union is challenging the pro-transparency decision of the General Court of the European Union in a case won by Access Info
El PP presenta una propuesta de ley de acceso a la información sin reconocer que es un derecho fundamental
Madrid 13 de julio de 2011- Access Info Europe da la bienvenida a la nueva propuesta de ley de acceso a la información del Grupo Popular que ayudará a generar un debate sobre el contenido de la futura legislación española sobre el acceso a la información pública. Entre los fallos, el más relevante es que sigue sin reconocer el carácter
EU Council fights open decision making
Council of the EU Fights Open Decision Making: Greece, UK, and other member states to intervene in favour of secrecy Madrid, 27 June 2011 – The Council of the European Union is appealing against a March 2011 General Court (Court of Justice) ruling that promised to open Brussels law making up to proper scrutiny and participation by members of the
Review anti terror laws
Council of Europe to guide member states on review of anti-terror laws Madrid, 8 July 2011 – In response to a campaign by human rights, media and journalists’ organisations from across Europe, the Council of Europe has agreed to provide guidance to member states so that they fulfill a promise made in May 2009 to review anti-terror laws for their
What is OGD
What is open government data? Open government data is about getting access to information held by government bodies formats that anyone can use for any purpose. To qualify as “open”, it must be possible for the data to come in formats which allows it to be freely copied, shared, combined with other material, or republished as part of websites which
El borrador de la ley de acceso a la información no asegura una mayor transparencia
Madrid, 22 de junio de 2011- Respondiendo a las demandas del movimiento 15M el gobierno confirmó ayer que va a presentar una ley de transparencia, pero basándose en el borrador de la ley de acceso a la información pública que ha sido severamente criticado por expertos nacionales e internacionales por no cumplir los estándares mínimos del Consejo de Europa. La
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