Transparency is Essential for a Credible Post-2015 Development Agenda
Madrid, 19 June 2015 – Access Info Europe has joined civil society organisations from around the globe in calling on the UN to take significant steps to integrate transparency, accountability and participation more fully into the Post-2015 development agenda. In proposing a series of crucial edits to the “Zero Draft” of the Outcome Document for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the
Civil society urges World Bank to collect and publish beneficial ownership data of contractors
Madrid, 10 June 2015 - Over 100 civil society organizations from around the globe including Access Info Europe, on 8 June 2015 called on the World Bank to require that all companies bidding for Bank-financed procurements disclose their beneficial ownership information and that this information be published in an open data format as part of the Bank’s efforts to foster
End impunity for corruption and recognize people’s rights to information and participation
Hundreds of groups worldwide call for governments to act Madrid, 9 December 2014 - On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the UNCAC Coalition, an anti-corruption network of 350 public interest groups worldwide and of which Access Info Europe is Europe Region Corrdinator, is calling on governments to get serious about tackling corruption as they agreed when they adopted the
Lanzamiento de una nueva campaña global contra el secretismo en la contratación pública
Madrid, jueves 27 de febrero de 2014 - Hoy se lanza la nueva campaña global Stop Secret Contracts que pide a los líderes mundiales que terminen con el secretismo en la contratación pública. La campaña está coordinada por la Open Knowledge Foundation, y ha sido firmada por Access Info Europa junto con otros signatarios como Global Witness, Integrity Action, el
UN anti corruption conference makes progress on beneficial ownership transparency and access to information
Madrid, 13 December 2013 – Access Info Europe has welcomed the progress made on beneficial ownership transparency and access to information mechanisms during the recent conference of governments which are signatories to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), held on 25-29 November in Panama. Access Info Europe has been engaged in advocacy for stronger transparency mechanisms under the UNCAC as
Convención de la ONU Contra la Corrupción – Llamada a la acción sobre el derecho a la información y a la transparencia en la propiedad empresarial
Madrid, 23 de agosto de 2013 – Varias ONGs instaron hoy a los miembros de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas Contra la Corrupción (UNCAC) a pasar a la acción promoviendo la adopción de leyes de acceso a la información y aumentando la disponibilidad de información sobre los beneficiarios de las empresas privadas. La carta enviada a los miembros del