Vozpópuli | 04/08/2016 Spanish - Industria reconoce ante el TC que los promotores de autoconsumo que pusieron en marcha sus proyectos bajo normas autonómicas, antes del decreto de 2015, podrían reclamar indemnizaciones cuando se anulen esas leyes. Read more...
Madrid, 27 July 2016 - The Madrid City Council today approved one of the most progressive sub-national transparency regimes in Europe, encompassing proactive publication on a broad scale, the right to request information, including via anonymous requests, and a strong lobby regulation that requires the registration of lobbyists before they meet with public officials. Welcoming the new package of open government measures, Access Info Europe noted that the holistic approach to transparency sets a standard not only in Spain but across Europe and globally, particularly since the Madrid City Hall is a member of the Open Government Partnership sub-national pilot
La Información | 26/07/2016 Spanish- La ordenanza de Transparencia, la primera en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid de este tipo y el primer texto normativo del mandato de Ahora Madrid, podría ver la luz este miércoles en el Pleno de Cibeles, donde se debatirá el registro de lobbies tras las dudas manifestadas por los socialistas el mes pasado. Read more...
Europa Press | 19/07/2016 Spanish- La Fundación Civio y Access Info Europe han mostrado este martes su preocupación ante la enmienda del Grupo Municipal Socialista al proyecto de ordenanza de Transparencia de Madrid pidiéndoles que apoyen el mantenimiento del registro de lobbies como obligación para garantizar "la transparencia en la actuación de los cargos públicos". Read more...
Madrid, 14 July 2016 - European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly today published key recommendations calling on the EU institutions to increase transparency of negotiations over future legislation, the EU’s traditionally secretive “trilogue” meetings. Access Info welcomed O’Reilly’s call for proactive publication of key information to shed light on this secretive part of the EU legislative process, noting that the EU treaties require openness in the legislative process. “It is high time the EU institutions act upon the fact trilogues are part of the EU legislative process and subject them to the same standards of transparency, public scrutiny, and participation as any
Madrid, 8 July 2016 – Access Info Europe has denounced the European Council’s recurrent lack of detail in its record-keeping, something highlighted by the shockingly minimalist minutes of the 17-18 March 2016 European Council meeting during which the so-called EU-Turkey “agreement” was concluded. The minutes of this significant meeting on the refugee crisis, which produced a controversial solution – many experts have raised doubts about its conformity with EU and international law – are so brief that they fit into a post it: “Post it-size accounts of high-level decision making about vital human rights issues are entirely unacceptable,” commented Helen
El Diario.es | 23/06/2016 Spanish- Los programas electorales del Partido Popular, Partido Socialista, Podemos, Ciudadanos e Izquierda Unida son poco ambiciosos en participación y transparencia. Y lo que es aún más preocupante: han desaparecido compromisos clave respecto a sus propuestas presentadas en las elecciones de diciembre de 2015. Read more...
El País | 21/06/2016 Spanish - Los nombres y sueldos de los asesores eventuales del Gobierno en funciones de Mariano Rajoy vuelven a ser un secreto. Tras publicar la información de los contratados a dedo para asesorar a los distintos ministerios en 2012 y 2013 en virtud de la Ley de Transparencia, el Ejecutivo se niega ahora a divulgar quiénes son, dónde trabajan y cuánto cuestan al erario público. Read more...
Madrid, 14 June 2016 - In the run-up to a second general election in less than a year, Spanish political parties are struggling to live up to their pro-transparency discourse as they offer voters weak transparency agendas for the coming legislative term. As campaigning for the 26 June elections swings into full gear, Access Info Europe is running a reality check on the state of transparency in Spain: what is being done, what isn’t, and what needs to be done to guarantee citizens’ right to know. Second election, halved commitments When at the beginning of the month the Access Info
Date: 21 June 2016 at 9.00 a.m. Place: European Parliament, Brussels