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2 May 2010

Coalicion WPFD 2010

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Spanish government urged to publish draft access to information law Madrid, 3 May 2010 – On World Press Freedom Day Spain’s Coalición Pro Acceso has written to the government calling on it to publish the draft of the future access to information law. The 30-member coalition is calling on the government to publish the draft before it is sent to parliament, so that civil society can provide comments and suggestions. The Coalición Pro Acceso argues that a public debate will benefit the future law. “Publishing the draft law would be a gesture of transparency in line with the openness that

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2 May 2010

Legal Leaks Toolkit

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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media presents access to information toolkit for journalists Berlin, 3 May 2010 – To mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, which has a special focus on the Right to Know, the OSCE, Access Info (Madrid), and Berlin-based n-ost Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe will present a toolkit for journalists on how to use their right of access to information, the “Legal Leaks Toolkit”. The right to know is the fundamental right of journalists and all citizens to access information held by public bodies. This right is an essential part of the right

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2 May 2010

World Press Freedom Day 2010

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The Open Cyprus Project celebrates World Press Freedom Day. 3 May 2010, Nicosia/Madrid: The Open Cyprus Project marked World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2010, by renewing its call for full recognition of the right of access to information in Cyprus. According to the UNESCO, the right to know is an essential for freedom of expression and media freedom. It has been recognised as a fundamental human right at the international level but is still not fully respected in law or practice in Cyprus. Cyprus_WPFD_PressRelease.pdf Read the article by Helen Darbishire, David Pardo and Ilke Dagli on May 9, 2010

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2 May 2010

World Press Freedom Day 2010

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World Press Freedom Day special focus on the Right to Know 3 May 2010 is World Press Freedom day. It focuses this year on the “Right to Know”, the right of everyone to access information held by public bodies. This right is an essential part of the right to freedom of expression anchored in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Proclaimed by the UN in 1993, World Press Freedom Day aims to raise awareness of media freedom issues and to promote the right of journalists to collect and disseminate information without risk to life or liberty. To

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14 Apr 2010

Montenegro Questionnaire

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Montenegrin Government Releases EU Accession Questionnaire Madrid/Brussels/Podgorica, 14 April 2010: Access Info Europe and MANS welcome the release on Monday, 12 April 2009, by the Montenegrin government of its replies to the European Union’s pre-accession questionnaire, which were submitted to the European Commission in December 2009. The two civil society organisations had previously been refused access by the European Commission and the Montenegrin government respectively, and had launched litigation against the refusal.

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11 Apr 2010

DG Trade Vademecum

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Recommendations on DG Trade Vademecum submitted to EU Access Info Europe and Corporate Europe Observatory on 6 April 2010 submitted a new round of comments to the EU’s Directorate General for Trade on its internal guidelines for access to documents, the controversial “Vademecum” first leaked to the public in March 2009 and revised by DG Trade in June 2009 following a strong reaction by the public.

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7 Apr 2010

100 Question Campaign

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The Coalición Pro Acceso puts transparency to the test Madrid, 5 April 2010 – In order to address the lack of transparency of Spanish public bodies and the lack of an access to information law, the Coalicion Pro Acceso today launched the “100 Question Campaign”. The goal it to demonstrate the need to for greater openness of the Spanish Administration.

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25 Feb 2010

Reform of the European Court of Human Rights

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Reform of the European Court of Human Rights Access Info has joined human rights groups from around Europe in calling for the European Court of Human Rights to be given the resources needed to function properly, but not at the expense of other Council of Europe human rights mechanisms. This campaign is in response to planned reforms of the European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg and representing 47 European member states and 800 million individuals. In more than 80% of rulings, states are found to have violated human rights. A letter signed by 150 organisations, calls for a

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5 Feb 2010

Right of Access to Information in Cyprus

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The Right of Access to Information in Cyprus 28 February 2010, Nicosia/Madrid: In 2010 Access Info Europe, The Cyprus EU Association (KAB) and the Socio-Political Studies Institute (IKME) are launching a new EU-funded project to promote the right of access to information and public participation in Cyprus. Our goal: A full and functioning access to information law During 2010 and 2011 we will be working to increase; √ government transparency and accountability √ equal access to information island-wide √ public participation in decision-making √ openness of public procurement procedures √ citizen awareness of the right of access to information

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5 Feb 2010

Open Government Data

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OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA What is Open Government Data? Open government data is about getting access to information held by government bodies formats that anyone can use for any purpose. Read more... Read the Beyond Access Report to know more about the relation between the right of access to information and the Open Government Data.

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