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13 Jul 2015

Spain: Draft Regulation Limits Already Weak Transparency Law

2018-11-13T09:46:12+01:00

Madrid, 13 July 2015 - Access Info Europe and the 65-member Coalición Pro Acceso have strongly criticised the draft implementing Regulation for Spain’s transparency law as a deliberate attempt by the government to further limit an already weak law and have called for it to be redrafted with urgency. Particularly egregious features of the Regulation include inverting the public interest test so that the balance tips in favour of secrecy, and reducing further the kinds of information that can be requested. In response to a poorly-publicised consultation on the draft, the concerns raised in the civil society submission include the

Spain: Draft Regulation Limits Already Weak Transparency Law2018-11-13T09:46:12+01:00
10 Jul 2015

Félix Ontañón: “En materia de transparencia, España está más cerca de China o Zimbabwe que de Europa”

2018-11-13T10:11:23+01:00

Universidad Pablo de Olavide | 10/07/2015 Español– El experto en gobierno abierto considera que habría que promover una reforma legislativa para que el acceso a la información por parte de los ciudadanos fuera un derecho fundamental. Leer más…

Félix Ontañón: “En materia de transparencia, España está más cerca de China o Zimbabwe que de Europa”2018-11-13T10:11:23+01:00
6 Jul 2015

‘Polétika’: participación y vigilancia ciudadana

2018-11-13T10:04:48+01:00

El Huffinton Post | 06/07/2015 Spanish – Para muchos políticos la vida política de la ciudadanía está acotada y debe seguir así. Es trabajo de los profesionales. Se limita a la reflexión de una jornada y al ejercicio de voto en urna. Nada más lejos que desmerecer este acto, que tanto, tanto, costó y que hay que mantener en libertad y en verdad. Sin embargo, muchas personas piden y esperan más. Read more...

‘Polétika’: participación y vigilancia ciudadana2018-11-13T10:04:48+01:00
3 Jul 2015

Corrupción y opacidad, los males de Grecia

2018-11-13T10:04:48+01:00

Compromiso Empresarial | 03/07/2015 Spanish – Además del gasto incontrolado en el sector público, el Estado griego asumió el sobrecoste de grandes obras, como la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas en 2004, cuyo presupuesto final  de 14.000 millones de euros, un 5,9% de su PIB, supuso el doble del coste inicial. De esta manera, en 2009 el déficit griego alcanzó el 13,6% del PIB, aunque de cara a las instituciones de la UE se maquillaron los datos, para que oficialmente el déficit apareciera por debajo del 7%. Read more...

Corrupción y opacidad, los males de Grecia2018-11-13T10:04:48+01:00
1 Jul 2015

Access Info condemns sabotage of Hungarian FOI law

2018-11-13T09:46:14+01:00

Madrid, 1 July 2015 - Access Info Europe today condemned the proposal by the Hungarian government to amend the Freedom of Information Act in ways that would seriously limit the exercise of the right of access to information in Hungary. Hungarian civil society is reacting strongly to the proposal put by the government to an accelerated decree process in parliament which would result in arbitrary fees for searching for data and for copying and delivering it.[1] Other concerns are that the new rules would permit refusal of requests on the grounds that documents are “preparatory” or the copyright of third

Access Info condemns sabotage of Hungarian FOI law2018-11-13T09:46:14+01:00
26 Jun 2015

Lobbying Transparency via RTI Laws

2018-11-13T09:46:14+01:00

This document sets out the classes of information that should be made available by public bodies in order to get a full picture of the influence of interest groups, particularly lobbyists, on governmental and legislative decision making. You can download the report in PDF and in Word . If you have any comments about the contents of this report, we are happy to hear from you. For a member of the public to be able to follow how a particular decision is being or was taken, it is essential that there be full transparency about the influences which shaped that

Lobbying Transparency via RTI Laws2018-11-13T09:46:14+01:00
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