I European Summit on Citizenship and Fight Against Corruption
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:04:37+01:00Date: 13th and 14th November 2015 Location: Valencia, Spain
Cámara abierta 2.0
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00RTVE 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...
Vienna Policy Conference: Rebuilding Trust in Europe
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00Date: 29-30 October 2015 Location: Vienna, Austria
Más participación, mejores políticos
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:58+01:00eldiario.es | 28/10/2015 Spanish – La corrupción y el fraude son el segundo problema que más preocupa a la ciudadanía en nuestro país. Los políticos y los partidos el cuarto. Así lo reflejan los últimos barómetros del CIS de junio y julio, aunque es una tendencia que se instauró hace más de un año: corrupción y política están entre las primeras causas de preocupación de los españoles. Read more...
Viena Policy Conference 2015
Helen Darbishire2020-02-14T11:17:20+01:00Date: 29-30 October, 2015 Location: Hotel Meliá Vienna – Donau City Straße 7, 1220, Vienna
Access Info welcomes Cyprus’ commitment to strong FOI law
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:04:38+01:00Madrid, 21 October 2015 - Access Info Europe has welcomed Cypriot Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou’s commitment to adopt a strong access to information (Freedom of Information) law that will be “one of the best in the European Union”. The pro-transparency organisation, headquartered in Madrid, urges the Cypriot government to act on this promise, noting that in order to bring the law into line with European and international standards, the government should recognise the fundamental nature of the right, including all public bodies in the law, reducing the number of exceptions, and removing other obstacles such as the requirement to provide
Acceso a la información y regulación del lobby: prioridades políticas de urgencia
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:13+01:00eldiario.es | 20/10/2015 Spanish – Sólo a través del acceso a la información pública es posible saber quién está forjando las decisiones que determinan nuestra vida y asegurarnos de que nuestros representantes públicos tienen en cuenta una pluralidad de voces que garantiza un sistema democrático verdaderamente representativo. Read more...
Open Government Partnership Global Summit | 2015
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:14+01:00Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 – 9:00am to Thursday, October 29, 2015 – 4:00pm Location: Mexico
Ministry defends planned freedom of information law
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:14+01:00Cyprus Mail | 20/10/2015 English – Cyprus aspires to have among the best possible freedom of information (FOI) legislation in the EU, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou has said, and place restrictions on access to information only in cases where it was necessary. Read more...
Access Info issues formal complaint on Spain’s lack of commitment to the OGP
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:14+01:00Madrid, 16 October 2015 - Access Info Europe submitted a formal complaint to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in relation to the Spanish government’s manifest lack of commitment towards the principles and values supported by the Alliance, of which Spain is member since 2011. Access Info’s complaint is specifically structured around four key obstacles to transparency, participation and accountability which constantly complicate collaboration and cooperation with the government when trying advance in open government matters: No communications mechanisms have been set up to enable dialogue and facilitate consultation processes with civil society; this includes the absence of an identifiable contact