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10 Mar 2015

Report on the European Central Bank and the right of access to EU documents

2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00

Of 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.

Report on the European Central Bank and the right of access to EU documents2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00
10 Mar 2015

Qui són els amos de les notícies?

2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00

Media.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…

Qui són els amos de les notícies?2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00
5 Mar 2015

Kampagne: Zehn Empfehlungen für EU-Medientransparenz

2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00

derStandard.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…

Kampagne: Zehn Empfehlungen für EU-Medientransparenz2018-11-13T10:05:51+01:00
5 Mar 2015

Transparencia en los medios: quién es el dueño de la información que lees

2018-11-13T10:11:24+01:00

eldiario.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…

Transparencia en los medios: quién es el dueño de la información que lees2018-11-13T10:11:24+01:00
4 Mar 2015

Join the Campaign for Transparency of Media Ownership

2018-11-13T10:05:52+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

Join the Campaign for Transparency of Media Ownership2018-11-13T10:05:52+01:00
4 Mar 2015

Access Info files complaint before EU Ombudsman on procurement transparency in Serbia

2021-08-11T13:21:44+02:00

Madrid, 4 March 2015 - Access Info Europe has criticised the European Commission’s refusal to provide full disclosure of an evaluation document about the procurement process for a water sewage plant in Serbia, in a complaint sent today to the European Ombudsman.

Access Info files complaint before EU Ombudsman on procurement transparency in Serbia2021-08-11T13:21:44+02:00
23 Feb 2015

Transparency register under scrutiny

2018-11-13T10:11:25+01:00

European Voice | 23/02/2015 English – Almost a thousand names of companies have been added to the European Union’s transparency database since 19 November – the day that Frans Timmermans, the first vice-president of the European Commission, announced new rules of engagement with lobbyists. Read more…

Transparency register under scrutiny2018-11-13T10:11:25+01:00
17 Feb 2015

Transparency of Media Ownership FAQs

2018-11-13T10:11:25+01:00

If we do not know who the owners of media companies are, it is impossible to take steps to address excessive media concentrations and conflicts of interest. For example, prior to amendments in the law requiring disclosure of media ownership in 2011, the leading national broadcasters in Georgia were seen as mouthpieces of government and their real owners were hidden behind offshore companies. In Croatia, the process of privatising the print media from 2000 onwards was rife with corruption scandals with the real ownership structure of the media often hidden behind secret contracts and far-reaching informal agreements involving high-profile

Transparency of Media Ownership FAQs2018-11-13T10:11:25+01:00
17 Feb 2015

Access Info Europe y Civio se reúnen con el recién formado Consejo de la Transparencia

2018-11-13T10:11:25+01:00

Madrid, 16 de febrero de 2015 - Access Info Europe y Civio han mantenido una reunión con el Consejo de la Transparencia de España con el objetivo de presentarse formalmente y poner en común reflexiones y posibles mejoras a la ley de transparencia y su implementación. El Consejo de la Transparencia empezó a trabajar el mismo día de entrada en vigor de la ley de transparencia (el 10 de diciembre de 2014), su presidenta de hecho fue nombrada el 11 de diciembre. Desde entonces el Consejo se ha centrado en trazar su plan estratégico y preparar una serie de documentos

Access Info Europe y Civio se reúnen con el recién formado Consejo de la Transparencia2018-11-13T10:11:25+01:00
12 Feb 2015

MEP Julia Reda questions European Commission on postal address policy

2018-11-13T10:11:26+01:00

Madrid, 12 February 2015 – A Member of the European Parliament, Julia Reda (Pirate Party, Germany), has filed a Parliamentary Question calling on the European Commission  to provide justifications for its policy of refusing to register access to documents requests if citizens do not provide their personal postal address. Access Info Europe welcomes this investigation into the postal address policy, introduced on 1 April 2014, which the Commission has stated is necessary because it is "increasingly confronted with cases where applicants seem to hide behind false identities". Julia Reda’s Parliamentary Question notes that the new policy is placing barriers for

MEP Julia Reda questions European Commission on postal address policy2018-11-13T10:11:26+01:00