Panel Discussion on transparency in Spain’s public administration and Spanish companies
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:34+01:00Date: 5 October 2016, 18:00h Place: Plaza de la Villa, Madrid
Ley General de Transparencia de México, primer lugar de la clasificación global del derecho a la información
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:35+01:00La Jornada Aguascalientes | 02/10/2016 Spanish – La clasificación elaborada por las organizaciones internacionales Centre for Law and Democracy y Access Info Europe, evalúa el marco jurídico general de 112 países y se sustenta en una valoración de criterios fundamentales para la garantía efectiva del derecho de acceso a la información en poder de los gobiernos. Read more...
Formal complaint to President Juncker on Barroso, Kroes and De Gucht revolving door cases filed by ALTER-EU
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:59+01:00[UPDATE - 8 November 2016 - On 2 November 2016 ALTER-EU responded to the Ad Hoc Ethics Committee opinion which said Barroso’s new role at Goldman Sachs International was not a breach of the rules. Read the statement here.] [UPDATE - 13 October 2016 - On 12 October 2016 ALTER-EU handed over to to Secretary-General Alexander Italianer the 63,000 signatures gathered through the WeMove petition Barroso, don’t sell our public interest to Goldman Sachs, demanding greater ethics and transparency and to put a stop to revolving doors.] Madrid-Brussels, 30 September 2016 - The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU)
ALTER-EU reaction to Commission’s announcement on transparency register
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:35+01:00Madrid/Brussels, 28 September 2016 - The European Commission has today published its proposal for a new inter-institutional agreement on the lobby transparency register [1], and the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) makes the following reaction: "The Commission’s response is too little too late. If you look at the political situation in Europe, the Commission should do its utmost to regain public trust. People want to know who their leaders are really working for, especially in the light of the scandals of former Commissioners Barroso and Kroes taking on high-level jobs with big multinational companies. This could have
Maratón de preguntas por derecho
Helen Darbishire2016-10-06T10:19:23+02:00SER Madrid Norte | 28/09/2016 Spanish – El 28 de septiembre se celebra el Día Internacional del Derecho Saber, una iniciativa reconocida por las Naciones Unidas, donde se reclama el derecho de todos los ciudadanos a acceder a la información de las administraciones públicas como vía esencial para facilitar la participación ciudadana y garantizar la rendición de cuentas y la transparencia. Read more...
Derecho a saber: dificultades y soluciones
Helen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:07:59+02:00El Diario.es | 28/09/2016 Spanish – ¿Por qué una obra pública multiplica al final su presupuesto inicial? ¿Quién tomó la decisión que no soy capaz de comprender y en qué apoyó sus argumentos? ¿Cuánto cobran nuestros representantes en dietas? ¿Cómo se adopta una decisión importante y quién participó en ella? Read more...
Statement by European RTI Community on the world’s First Official Access to Information Day!
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:35+01:00Madrid, 28 September 2016 - On the first officially-recognised International Right to Know Day [1], European civil society groups working on the right of access to information today raised concerns that a lack of government transparency is damaging democratic processes, thereby facilitating rising mistrust and demagogic populism in Europe. Recent monitoring by civil society organisations has demonstrated that while significant progress has been made - there are now 111 access to information laws globally and governments regularly publish key datasets on spending and services - there remain serious shortcomings with transparency of decision making which is shielding much government activity
Alcobendas se suma al Día Internacional del Derecho al Saber que se conmemora mañana, 28 de septiembre
Helen Darbishire2016-09-29T11:13:41+02:00Madrid Norte 24h | 27/09/2016 Spanish – El 28 de septiembre se celebra el Día Internacional del Derecho Saber, una iniciativa reconocida por las Naciones Unidas. En este día se reclama el derecho de todos los ciudadanos a acceder a la información de las administraciones públicas como vía esencial para facilitar la participación ciudadana y garantizar la rendición de cuentas y la transparencia. Read more...
Media Briefing: Busting the spin on lobby transparency
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:59+01:00Madrid, 26 September 2016 - The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) has published a recap briefing for journalists about the limitations to the current EU lobby transparency register regime, in preparation for the expected proposal on a new register following a College of Commissioners meeting on 28 September. The briefing by ALTER-EU, of which Access Info Europe is a steering committee member, addresses questions such as will the new register be "mandatory" in reality? Will the Commission get to grips with the current lobby register's problem with dodgy data? And what is the added value of bringing
Panel discussion on transparency in politics and the media
Helen Darbishire2017-05-17T12:46:20+02:00Date: 23 September 2016; 11.45 – 13.15h Place: Room A45 Facultad de Filosofía Edificio A Universidad Complutense de Madrid.