Blog – Page 45 – Access Info Europe

Over 50 Spanish constitutional experts urge recognition of access to information as a fundamental right

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:57+01:00

Madrid, 12 December 2016 - Over 50 of Spain’s top constitutional experts, lawyers, and academics have called upon the Spanish government to recognise access to information as a fundamental right in line with international jurisprudence which links the right to information to freedom of expression. The experts insist that there is no need for a constitutional reform as the Spanish Constitution already establishes the right to information (Article 20.1.d) and freedom of expression (20.1.a). In the letter, released to coincide with the second anniversary of the entry into force of Spain’s Transparency Law (10 December 2014), the signatories recognised the

Over 50 Spanish constitutional experts urge recognition of access to information as a fundamental rightHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:57+01:00

Panel Session on Freedom of Information and Open Data

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:28+01:00

Date: 12 December 2016, at 11.30am Place: Vienna, Austria

Panel Session on Freedom of Information and Open DataHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:28+01:00

Workshop about how to combat ‘off the record’ government

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:29+01:00

Date: 9 December 2016, at 03.30 pm Place: Room 5 (Iéna), OGP Summit, Paris.

Workshop about how to combat ‘off the record’ governmentHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:29+01:00

Round table about how best to measure Transparency

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:29+01:00

Date: 9 December 2016, at 02.15 pm Place: Hémicycle (Iéna), OGP Summit, Paris.

Round table about how best to measure TransparencyHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:29+01:00

EU-Turkey Agreement: an appeal to the European Court of Justice

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:30+01:00

Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso | 06/12/2016 English - Access Info Europe, a Madrid-based organization promoting access to information, filed a petition to the European Court of Justice asking the disclosure of the legal details of the EU-Turkey deal on migration. Read more...

EU-Turkey Agreement: an appeal to the European Court of JusticeHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:30+01:00

Transparency NGO sues EU commission on Turkey deal

Helen Darbishire2023-10-30T17:17:22+01:00

Euobserver | 02/12/2016 English - Transparency NGO Access Info Europe is taking the EU commission to the European Court of Justice to obtain documents linked to the EU's migrant swap deal with Turkey. The lawsuit was triggered after the commission denied the Madrid-based NGO information requests "of the Commission’s own evaluation of the legality of what was agreed with Turkey." Read more...

Transparency NGO sues EU commission on Turkey dealHelen Darbishire2023-10-30T17:17:22+01:00

Access Info challenges European Commission secrecy around EU-Turkey refugee deal legal advice before the European Court of Justice

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:57+01:00

Madrid, 2 December 2016 – Access Info Europe is taking the European Commission to the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union to obtain its legal analysis of this year’s controversial EU-Turkey deal on return of refugees to Turkey. The 18 March 2016 deal – officially “statement” – which is having a direct impact in the lives of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war - was much-criticized by human rights groups for being out of line with international human rights and humanitarian law. Access Info Europe submitted two access to information requests asking for

Access Info challenges European Commission secrecy around EU-Turkey refugee deal legal advice before the European Court of JusticeHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:57+01:00

Civil society calls on Spanish Government to be open about the Open Government Partnership – again!

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:58+01:00

Madrid, 24 November 2016 – A letter from seventeen (17) Spanish civil society organisations sent today to the Spanish government calls for information about progress on the third Open Government Partnership Action Plan, as well as urging the Spanish authorities to send ministerial level representatives to the OGP summit, to be held in Paris on 7-9 December 2016. The letter from members of the Coalicíon Pro Acceso[1], also signed by five (5) individual transparency experts, notes that Paris is a high level summit, and at least 32 countries, including France, Germany and the UK, will be sending heads of state

Civil society calls on Spanish Government to be open about the Open Government Partnership – again!Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:58+01:00

Conference on Communication and Transparency

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:30+01:00

Date: 1 and 2 December 2016 Place: Facultad de Derecho of Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.

Conference on Communication and TransparencyHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:10:30+01:00

Europe: access to information in practice, not just on paper

Helen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:58+01:00

[Article first published by the Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso] Long established and widely recognized, the right to access to information is severely curtailed in many European countries due to deficient implementation of existing law In case you missed it, this year marks the 250th anniversary since the world’s first transparency law was adopted, in Sweden in 1766. At a quick glance, it seems we have a lot to celebrate in Europe – every country on the continent (bar Cyprus and Luxembourg which have draft laws) now has a transparency law that gives citizens the right of access to government-held information.

Europe: access to information in practice, not just on paperHelen Darbishire2018-11-13T10:03:58+01:00