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Propiedad de los Medios de Comunicación: Necesidad de Estándares de Transparencia

2018-11-13T10:05:10+01:00

This article was originally published in Artículo XIII - Informe Estatal de los Medios de Comunicación. El Problema de la propiedad de los medios en Europa En Europa, informar a los reguladores mediáticos sobre quién es el verdadero propietario de un medio de comunicación no está considerado como un requisito en la mayoría de los países. Esta conclusión se desprende de un exhaustivo análisis llevado a cabo por Access Info Europe y el Programa de Open Society para un Periodismo Independiente en torno al estado de la legislación europea en esta materia y su puesta en práctica. Dicha investigación se

Propiedad de los Medios de Comunicación: Necesidad de Estándares de Transparencia2018-11-13T10:05:10+01:00

Police and Protests Infographics

2018-11-13T09:46:32+01:00

'Transparency of the Policing of Protests': Report Infographics Below you will find our seven infographics (one interactive, and six question-by-question) on the research conducted for our Transparency of the Policing of Protests Report. Please feel free to download and use these as you wish - why not share them on social media! Findings Question-by-Question Report Summary And Overview Report Findings Question-by-Question We asked about legislation... We asked about the types of equipment permitted in protests... We asked about supplementary equipment at their disposal...

Police and Protests Infographics2018-11-13T09:46:32+01:00

Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression called to endorse Transparency of Media Ownership

2018-11-13T09:46:32+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 29 April 2015 – To mark World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2015), Access Info Europe, the European Federations of Journalists, and the International Federation of Journalists have called on the five Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression[1] to endorse the Ten Recommendations on Transparency of Media Ownership[2]. The recommendations, developed during three years of research by Access Info and the Open Society Program on Independent Journalism, have already been endorsed by 78 civil society organisations, media outlets, and journalists. The ten recommendations include: 1. Disclosure of essential basic information 2. Information is findable and free 3. Information is

Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression called to endorse Transparency of Media Ownership2018-11-13T09:46:32+01:00

Full Lobby Transparency campaign launched with ALTER-EU debate at the Parliament

2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

This article was originally published on ALTER-EU.org: http://www.alter-eu.org/alter-eus-new-campaign-launched-with-transparency-debate-at-the-parliament Brussels, 29 April 2015 - ALTER-EU launched its new campaign Full lobby transparency now! with a high-profile debate. Held at the European Parliament, panellists included ALTER-EU members and officials from the Commission, Parliament and Council. Here, Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans renewed the Commission's commitment to a mandatory lobby register but postponed submitting a proposal to the Autumn. Timmermans also rejected the possibility of trying to do so via legislation, instead choosing to implement a sanctions-based system for the unregistered and those who submit false information. Facing a fully packed house, the Vice-President

Full Lobby Transparency campaign launched with ALTER-EU debate at the Parliament2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

The Transparency of the Policing of Protests

2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

Report finds Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests Madrid, 24 April 2015 - There is a serious lack of transparency about the use of various types of equipment during policing of protests according to a report published today by Access Info Europe, following research conducted in 42 countries and territories across Europe by means of access to information requests. The research by the Madrid-based pro-transparency organisation aimed to get a comprehensive picture of the legal framework for, and the actual use of different types of, equipment – including batons, shields, tear gas, and rubber bullets. This goal was

The Transparency of the Policing of Protests2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

Timmermans takes swipe at MEPs on transparency

2018-11-13T10:05:10+01:00

euobserver | 23/04/2015 English – EU commission vice-president Frans Timmermans has taken a swipe at MEPs who preach transparency but have not implemented the same rules as the commission when it comes to meetings with lobbyists. Making a pointed reference to this "august" building during a transparency debate on Thursday (23 April), Timmermans noted that while the parliament asks many questions of him, it gets "irritated" when the process is reversed. Read more...

Timmermans takes swipe at MEPs on transparency2018-11-13T10:05:10+01:00

Interior da la callada por respuesta: ninguna petición de información contestada en 2 años

2018-11-13T10:05:10+01:00

El Confidencial | 21/04/2015 Spanish – No sabe, no contesta. Esta es la respuesta más habitual de la Administración a las solicitudes de información de los españoles, según se desprende del informe Tuderechoasaber 2014, publicado por la Fundación Ciudadana Civio y Access Info Europe y que evalúa la información facilitada por las instituciones públicas a petición de los ciudadanos. Read more...

Interior da la callada por respuesta: ninguna petición de información contestada en 2 años2018-11-13T10:05:10+01:00

High levels of administrative silence leave Spanish FOI requesters in the dark

2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00

Madrid, 22 April 2015 - Levels of administrative silence remained high in Spain in 2014, in the year running up to Europe’s newest transparency law coming into force, according to a report published by civil society organisations Access Info Europe and Civio. Out of the 314 requests for information sent via the Tuderechoasaber.es request platform in 2014, 42% did not receive any reply from Spanish institutions or public bodies. This is a drop from the 57% recorded in 2013. Satisfactory responses to requests rose marginally from 12.7% to 18.5%, which remains an unacceptably low level in a country where the

High levels of administrative silence leave Spanish FOI requesters in the dark2018-11-13T09:46:33+01:00
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