Main shortcomings of Spanish transparency law highlighted by Victoria Anderica in ‘El Objetivo’
Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:12:20+01:00Madrid, 14 October 2013 – “The law does not recognise access to information as a fundamental right,…a lot of information is left out,…and the oversight body is not independent”. These three serious shortcomings of the Spanish transparency law were highlighted by Victoria Anderica of Access Info Europe on the prime time Spanish TV programme El Objetivo. In the programme, broadcast on Sunday 13 October, Victoria acknowledged that the law will help to improve the current situation in Spain, by permitting a wider transparency of public accounts. However the shortcomings in the new legislation as it stands mean that Spain will