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Decision Making Transparency is an Essential Part of Open Government Access Info Europe tells UK FOI Commission

2018-11-13T10:04:36+01:00

Madrid, 23 November 2015 – Access Info Europe has warned that any move by the UK government to amend the FOI law by expanding blanket exceptions to decision-making transparency or by extending a political veto over disclosure, would be an attack on international standards. These concerns were set out in a submission to the government-appointed FOI Commission, which has been criticised for being stacked with transparency sceptics. The Commission’s consultation document opened the possibility of extending the use of Cabinet vetoes to block disclosure of information, even after a judicial decision to do so. Access Info Europe called for the

Decision Making Transparency is an Essential Part of Open Government Access Info Europe tells UK FOI Commission2018-11-13T10:04:36+01:00

Giegold Report Welcomed but Could Be More Ambitious Says Access Info

2018-11-13T10:04:36+01:00

Madrid, 20 November 2015 - Access Info Europe today welcomed recommendations by Sven Giegold MEP, Rapporteur for the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, on greater transparency and accountability ofEU institutions, but has warned that they do not go far enough in addressing the need to improve access to EU documents in law and in practice. The pro-transparency organisation pointed to the need for exceptions to the right of access to EU documents be subject to a public interest test, and the importance of removing barriers to access such as the requirement since April 2014 that requesters must supply

Giegold Report Welcomed but Could Be More Ambitious Says Access Info2018-11-13T10:04:36+01:00

29 periodistas demandan al Parlamento Europeo

2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

El Mundo | 20/11/2015 Spanish – La Ley de Transparencia española entró en vigor a finales de 2014. Tarde, muy tarde. Este hito histórico sitúa a las instituciones del Estado en el pelotón de cola de los países desarrollados en materia de rendición de cuentas. Por el contrario, desde 2000, la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea garantiza a toda persona física o jurídica a acceder a los documentos de sus tres instituciones insignia: el Parlamento Europeo, el Consejo y la Comisión. Read more...

29 periodistas demandan al Parlamento Europeo2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

Access Info presents: The Berlaymont Snail!

2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

It’s just like the good old days: the doorbell rings, and there is the postman with a registered letter – how exciting!! - you sign and open it, but nowadays you are more likely to find it’s a letter from the European Commission refusing to grant access to this or that document. These days we refer to the postal service as “snail mail”. And yes, once again the Berlaymont Snail has arrived in Madrid to deliver a letter to Access Info! Except that the refusal to grant access to information had already arrived ten days ago via AsktheEU.org. The Commission's

Access Info presents: The Berlaymont Snail!2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

Journalists take European Parliament to Court over access to MEPs’ expenses

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Madrid, 20 November 2015 - The refusal by the European Parliament to make public details on spending of MEPs expenses allowances on grounds of personal data protection has been challenged before the European Court of Justice by a network of journalists from each of the 28 Member States. This initiative was started by Slovenian journalist Anuška Delić who discovered that she could get information about the expenses of members of the Slovenian parliament but not about Slovenian MEPs in Brussels. Welcoming the legal challenge, Access Info argued that the European Parliament should be setting a standard for levels of transparency

Journalists take European Parliament to Court over access to MEPs’ expenses2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

“España es el país con menos jueces y más corruptos de Europa”

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Levante | 15/11/2015 Spanish – Las crónicas jurídicas y periodísticas de la última década en la Comunitat Valenciana las han protagonizado los casos Terra Mítica, Fabra, Gürtel, Bankia, Brugal, Emarsa o Imelsa. Son un síntoma de que «algo iba mal» en la sociedad valenciana. Todos se han judicializado. Pero «la respuesta penal a la corrupción es una respuesta que llega tarde». Read more...

“España es el país con menos jueces y más corruptos de Europa”2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

Poletika

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El Periódico | 14/11/2015 Spanish – Estos días los partidos políticos debaten internamente sus programas electorales y en unas semanas todos los presentarán de manera oficial y los pondrán por escrito. Falta algo más de un mes para las elecciones generales del 20 de diciembre y es una buena ocasión para que los ciudadanos nos convirtamos en sujetos activos. Es cierto que leer los programas no parece que sea lo más divertido del mundo, pero es una manera de saber si nos engañan y si cumplen después lo que prometen. Algo muy básico. Read more...

Poletika2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

Access Info wins access to names of participants in meetings held by Spanish government

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Madrid, 12 November 2015 – In an important ruling from Spain’s Transparency Council, Access Info Europe has won access to the names of participants in meetings held to discuss the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Welcoming this standard-setting ruling Access Info Europe noted that it should contribute to genuine accountability of decision-making processes. Helen Darbishire of Access Info, who presented the complaint, said “it is essential to know who precisely gets to participate in meetings inside government, be they public officials, experts, lobbyists, or others.” Importantly the Transparency Council confirmed that Spain’s 2013 Transparency Law anticipates provision of information which “merely

Access Info wins access to names of participants in meetings held by Spanish government2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00

Cámara abierta 2.0

2018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00

RTVE 24 horas | 07/11/2015 Spanish – Las nuevas oficinas de Facebook España, Poletika.org, el Museo Sorolla y su crowdfunding, y Ara Malikian en 1minutoCOM Read more...

Cámara abierta 2.02018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00
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