Blog – Page 15 – Access Info Europe

Open Government – international trends?

Helen Darbishire2021-04-14T11:15:03+02:00

Date: 24/03/2021 Access Info Executive Director Helen Darbishire participated in the Scottish Public Information Forum (SPIF), the event bringing together rights holders, duty bearers, government, the Scottish Information Commissioner and the public around a table twice a year to discuss, equally, the practical enjoyment of access to information rights in Scotland. Learning from each other helps improve understanding and practice across and within sectors. It is organised by Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS), an independent, non-party political organisation that campaigns for a robust legal right to access information so people can find out how they are governed

Open Government – international trends?Helen Darbishire2021-04-14T11:15:03+02:00

MEPs to vote on Frontex claiming legal costs from transparency activists

Helen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:37:29+02:00

Madrid/Brussels, 19 March 2021– Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the Budget Control Committee will vote on Monday 22 March 2021 on whether or not Frontex was right to claim €23,700.81 from two transparency activists after they lost an access to documents case at the Court of Justice of the European Union.

MEPs to vote on Frontex claiming legal costs from transparency activistsHelen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:37:29+02:00

Spain: Local Authorities need Training and Transparency Tools

Helen Darbishire2021-08-30T12:05:16+02:00

Madrid, 17 March 2021– Spanish local authorities need more training (85%) and specific transparency tools (75%) in order better to fight corruption, according to a survey conducted by Access Info Europe in collaboration with the Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP) and the Red de Entidades Locales por la Transparencia y la Participación Ciudadana.

Spain: Local Authorities need Training and Transparency ToolsHelen Darbishire2021-08-30T12:05:16+02:00

A discussion of freedom of information laws in the U.S. and Europe

Helen Darbishire2021-04-14T10:24:57+02:00

Date: 16/03/2021

A discussion of freedom of information laws in the U.S. and EuropeHelen Darbishire2021-04-14T10:24:57+02:00

The importance of transparency in Covid-19 Recovery Plans

Helen Darbishire2021-04-15T12:46:49+02:00

Date: 16/03/2021 Since the European Union announced, through the Next Generation Funds, the allocation of 140 billion euros for the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Member States are making a major communication effort to ensure that the whole process is carried out under the principles of transparency and accountability. However, managing these funds in a timely manner requires certain procedural flexibilities that may lower the standards of the projects funded, leading to corruption and mismanagement. How can this situation be prevented, what control mechanisms should Spain implement, and how can they reach decentralised administrations? In order to answer these questions,

The importance of transparency in Covid-19 Recovery PlansHelen Darbishire2021-04-15T12:46:49+02:00

Win for Transparency: European Parliament supports amending Article 113 of Fisheries Control Regulation

Helen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:38:12+02:00

Madrid, 11 March 2021– Access Info Europe welcomes the vote by the European Parliament to remove limits on access to information in the controversial Article 113 of the EU’s Fisheries Control regulation.

Win for Transparency: European Parliament supports amending Article 113 of Fisheries Control RegulationHelen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:38:12+02:00

Governments delay access to public records during pandemic

Helen Darbishire2021-03-22T11:42:33+01:00

The Independent | 09/03/2021 A year after the first coronavirus shutdowns, public records have become harder to get in many US states and cities. As states prepared to reopen their economies following coronavirus shutdowns last spring, The Associated Press asked governors across the U.S. for records that could shed light on how businesses and health officials influenced their decisions. Read more...

Governments delay access to public records during pandemicHelen Darbishire2021-03-22T11:42:33+01:00

Call on MEPs to end Secrecy of EU Fishing Controls

Helen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:38:30+02:00

Madrid/Brussels, 9 March 2021– MEPs are being urged to vote on 9 March 2021 to end secrecy surrounding the control of fishing by removing a controversial clause that dates from 1993, long before the EU’s transparency norms got adopted.

Call on MEPs to end Secrecy of EU Fishing ControlsHelen Darbishire2021-04-01T14:38:30+02:00

Open Data Day: Access Info calls on governments to collect and publish all SDG data

Helen Darbishire2022-10-26T12:33:03+02:00

Madrid, 5 March 2021– On the occasion of International Open Data Day, Access Info is calling on governments to collect and publish data on the 231 indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals, in order to measure progress towards the achievement of the goals by 2030, and to release that data following the open data principles.

Open Data Day: Access Info calls on governments to collect and publish all SDG dataHelen Darbishire2022-10-26T12:33:03+02:00

Transparency and access to information in the COVID-19 era

Helen Darbishire2021-07-13T12:06:57+02:00

Date: 25/02/2021 During the international response to COVID-19, a good part of the controversies has revolved around the handling of information: committee composition, hospital occupation, availability of breathing equipment, purchases from suppliers, deconfinement plans, tracking staff, vaccination plans, etc.

Transparency and access to information in the COVID-19 eraHelen Darbishire2021-07-13T12:06:57+02:00