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Access Info and ALTER EU launch a petition calling for full EU lobby transparency
Access Info and ALTER EU launch a petition calling for full EU lobby transparency Brussels/Madrid, 29 October 2013 – Access Info as part of the ALTER-EU coalition of civil society organisations have launched a petition for citizens to call for a mandatory and detailed lobby register for the European Union. The petition is being sent to Rainer Wieland MEP, European
Open Government Partnership: Civil society challenges Spain’s self assessment of open government commitments
Madrid, 28 October 2013 - Within the framework of the Open Government Partnership, Spain has submitted its self-assessment of its open government commitments made in the April 2012 national action plan. Access Info Europe considers that this first action plan introduced by Spain as well as its self-assessment are of low quality and therefore will accomplish little in Spain's development
Congratulations from the European Parliament and Michael Cashman on the ECJ ruling, Council v Access Info Europe
Madrid, 22 October 2013 – The European Parliament has issued a statement welcoming the 17 October 2013 ruling by the European Court of Justice in the case of Council v Access Info Europe Case C-280/11 P stating that EU citizens need a clearer and wider access to the decision-making process. The European Parliament had joined Access Info Europe in
Civil society outlines concerns to DG Enlargement about Montenegrin efforts to combat corruption
Podgorica/Madrid, 23 October 2013 - Today, Access Info with Montenegrin and international civil society organisations outlined concerns about Montenegro's efforts to combat corruption and organised crime, highlighting the reduction of information publically available on the national company register, in a letter sent to Mr. Dirk Lange, the Head of Unit for Montenegro within the European Commission's Directorate General for Enlargement.
European Court of Justice rules in favour of greater transparency of the Council of the EU
Opinion and Comment by the Access Info International Advisory Board Madrid, 22 October 2013 - After the landmark final ruling last week by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) that completely dismissed the Council of the European Union's appeal, in a five year battle over making public access to documents containing proposals by Member States during the
European Court of Justice rules in favour of greater transparency of the Council of the EU
Madrid/Luxembourg, 17 October 2013 — In a case brought by Access Info Europe, the European Court of Justice today rejected arguments by the Council of the European Union that it should be able to keep secret the identities of Member States making proposals in the context of negotiations on future EU legislation. This is the final ruling – by the
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