The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:50+01:00Date: 25 March 2015 Location: London, United Kingdom
AsktheEU Report on EU Transparency 2011-2012
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:50+01:00In the year running up to 28 September 2012, members of the European public presented a total of 214 requests for documents with European institutions and bodies using the AsktheEU.org request platform. As of 23 September, almost 65% of the 214 requests made using AsktheEU.org resulted in full (37%) or partial (28%) disclosure of documents. In a further 19% of instances (40 requests) the institution responded that it did not hold the information requested, either because the document did not exist or because it was not in that institutions’ possession. Information was refused in only 13 cases (6% of requests).
The Right of Access to Information in Cyprus: Report and Recommendations
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00This report consists of the findings of research into the right of access to information in Cyprus conducted in 2010 by Access Info Europe, KAB and IKME as part of the Access Info Cyprus Project. It was researched, written and edited by: Helen Darbishire and David Pardo of Access Info Europe; Faika Deniz Pasha, Derviş Musannif, Ilke Dagli and Didem Erel of the EU Cyprus Association (KAB); and Orestis Tringides and Alecos Tringides of the Institute for Social-Political Studies (IKME). Additional legal analysis was by David Goldberg, Oncel Polili and Panayiota Stavrou. Thanks to Andreas Pavlou of Access Info Europe
The Anti-Corruption Transparency Monitoring Methodology
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00This guide on how to test levels of transparency in areas of government prone to corruption was released by Access Info Europe on October 2011, together with the results of the first large-scale monitoring conducted using the methodology in Croatia, conducted by Transparency International Croatia. The “Anti-Corruption Transparency Monitoring Methodology” was presented at the UN Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption currently taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco. The data from Croatia, where 200 answers were received to 560 questions (35% or around one third), shows that there are areas where huge progress has been made
Tko su pravi vlasnici medija – traži se transparentnost
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00GONG | 10/03/2015 Croatian – U samo dvije od 20 analiziranih zemalja moguće je znati tko je zapravo vlasnik medija dok u 10 od 20 zemalja čak ni medijski regulatori ne znaju tko je zapravo vlasnik tiskanih medija, a u slučaju online medija ova brojka pada na šest. Stoga, Access Info Europe otvara peticiju za potpisivanje' Deset preporuka o transparentnosti vlasništva nad medijima'. Read more...
Report on the European Central Bank and the right of access to EU documents
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00Of the 25 access to documents requests made by citizens to the European Central Bank via AsktheEU.org between September 2011 and August 2013, just eight were successful in obtaining all or some of the information requested. In three instances there was full disclosure of the documents requested. The other five requests were successful even though no documents were provided because the requested correspondence did not exist or the meetings enquired about had never taken place. Five requests concerned documents that the ECB did not hold, and requesters were generally referred to another institution which was likely to possess those documents.
Qui són els amos de les notícies?
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00Media.cat | 10/03/2015 Catalan – Una campanya europea exigeix que la legislació obligui a fer públics els propietaris i fonts de finançament dels mitjans de comunicació. Qui hi ha darrere les notícies que llegim, sentim o veiem cada dia? A quins interessos responen? Read more…
Kampagne: Zehn Empfehlungen für EU-Medientransparenz
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00derStandard.at | 05/03/2015 German – Diese Woche präsentiert die Non-Profit-Organisation Access Info Europe eine neue Unterschriftenaktion für mehr Transparenz bei der Eigentümerschaft von Medienunternehmen. Im Vorfeld wurden dafür die Gesetzeslage und die praktische Umsetzung in zwanzig Ländern untersucht.Das Ergebnis: Zu wenig Medientransparenz - in nur neun der zwanzig untersuchten Beispiele muss die Eigentümerschaft von Medienunternehmen offengelegt werden, eine Meldung an Medienregulierungsbehörden oder Firmenregister gemacht werden. Read more…
Transparencia en los medios: quién es el dueño de la información que lees
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:11:24+01:00eldiario.es | 05/03/2015 Spanish – ¿Quién está detrás de los medios de comunicación? ¿A quién pertenecen? Responder a estas preguntas no es tarea fácil. Access Info Europe, organización dedicada a promover la transparencia y el derecho a la información en la Unión Europea, lo ha intentado, pero se ha topado de frente con la opacidad que caracteriza a las grandes corporaciones mediáticas. Read more…
Join the Campaign for Transparency of Media Ownership
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:05:52+01:00» In only 2 out of 20 countries analysed is it possible to know who really owns the media. » In 10 out of 20 countries not even the media regulators know who really owns the print media and for online media this figure drops to 6. Madrid, 4 March 2014 – Today Access Info Europe is opening for signature the Ten Recommendations on Transparency of Media Ownership. We are seeking endorsements from all civil society organisations, media freedom and journalists groups who wish to see greater availability of information about who really owns the media. The Ten Recommendations on