ADVANCING THE RIGHT OF
ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN SPAIN
WE CAMPAIGN FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY, IN LAW AND IN PRACTICE
Closer Every Day to an Access to Information law in Spain?
Madrid 28 September 2011 – Today Access Info Europe and the Coalición Pro Acceso will hold a round table to celebrate International Right to Know Day with members of four Spanish political parties to discuss their proposals for transparency in the next legislative period. Spain’s two major political parties, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), currently in government, and
Spanish Cabinet Approves & Publishes Draft Access to Information Law
29 July 2011: On the same day that it announced early elections, the Spanish government released to Access Info Europe a proposed access to information law, finally taking a step towards fulfilling an electoral promise first made in 2004. There is little chance of the law being adopted during this legislative period, but it raises the stakes for the campaign
El PP presenta una propuesta de ley de acceso a la información sin reconocer que es un derecho fundamental
Madrid 13 de julio de 2011- Access Info Europe da la bienvenida a la nueva propuesta de ley de acceso a la información del Grupo Popular que ayudará a generar un debate sobre el contenido de la futura legislación española sobre el acceso a la información pública. Entre los fallos, el más relevante es que sigue sin reconocer el carácter
El borrador de la ley de acceso a la información no asegura una mayor transparencia
Madrid, 22 de junio de 2011- Respondiendo a las demandas del movimiento 15M el gobierno confirmó ayer que va a presentar una ley de transparencia, pero basándose en el borrador de la ley de acceso a la información pública que ha sido severamente criticado por expertos nacionales e internacionales por no cumplir los estándares mínimos del Consejo de Europa. La
15 May Movement Demands Access to Information Law in Spain
Madrid 26th May – Last week the squares of Spanish cities were “taken” by the Spanish youth who are calling for “real democracy” and an end to corruption in the face of a system that they feel is failing them on the economy, welfare, and citizen representation. Citizens camped out in Madrid’s central square Puerta de Sol, fed up with
Spanish government to decide on transparency law in one month
Meeting with Ministry of Presidency secures commitment on draft law Madrid, 17 march 2011- A meeting held today between Spain’s Ministry of the Presidency and civil society organisations of Spain’s Coalicion Pro Acceso resulted in a commitment to provide, within one month, information on whether or not the Spanish government will pass the draft transparency law to the parliament. After
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