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Midiendo impactos medioambientales a través del derecho de acceso a la información
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
EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights
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,
Message to AsktheEU.org Users – Latest news and server transfer
[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
“If there is something you have always wanted to know, why not ask?” – Interview with Vicky Cann
[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
#Luxleaks Scandal Highlights Urgent Need for Corporate Transparency
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
Viajes en el Congreso y en el Senado sí, pero con transparencia
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
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