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9 Dic 2009

International Aid Transparency Initiative

2020-02-14T12:12:56+01:00

  The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) is a multi-stakeholder, government-led initiative which aims to increase the availability and accessibility of aid information. The IATI focuses on donor transparency and is working to agree common standards of aid information that must be published by donors, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders. By aiming to make more aid information accessible the IATI is working to increase the ability of stakeholders to participate in decision making, increase aid effectiveness and address poverty. As an NGO Access Info is not a member of the IATI but we see it as an

International Aid Transparency Initiative2020-02-14T12:12:56+01:00
6 Dic 2009

Ratification Readiness

2018-11-13T10:14:02+01:00

Ratification Readiness Analysis This is a resource page for national NGOs and FOI experts working on analysis of whether their national legal framework is ready for ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents.   You can download here the framework for the analysis, the Convention and the Explanatory Memorandum:   • Ratification Readiness Analysis Framework   • Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents   • Explanatory Memorandum to the Convention   On this page we will be posting the results of completed analyses along with advocacy and related materials.

Ratification Readiness2018-11-13T10:14:02+01:00
26 Nov 2009

Europe and the Police

2018-11-13T10:14:02+01:00

Ireland, Germany, Spain lagging behind on police transparency Ireland is the only country in Europe to exclude the police from the scope of its freedom of information law, in Germany the right to know does not apply to all police forces, and Spain is the largest EU country without an access to information law and so no public right to obtain information from the police. These findings are contained in our new report, The Right to Know: Europe and the Police presented at a conference on police transparency held at the Centre for Freedom of Information, Dundee (Scotland) on 26

Europe and the Police2018-11-13T10:14:02+01:00
18 Nov 2009

Question to Brussels

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Question for Brussels: How should a citizen request EU documents? At the end of 2009, Access Info filed access to information requests with the 16 Directorate Generals of the European Union. The aim was to monitor whether or not their internal guidelines on answering information requests were of a good enough standard. The findings of Access Info's research, published in the report "Question for Brussels: How should a citizen request EU documents?" include a serious barrier to access posed by languages: only two of the 16 DGs had an internet page about access to documents in all the official languages of the EU. “If you don’t speak English, you

Question to Brussels2020-02-14T11:42:36+01:00
17 Nov 2009

access info’s EU requests

2018-11-13T10:14:02+01:00

Access Info’s Access to EU Documents Requests Access Info firmly believes that an access to information law is meaningless unless it is actually used. Apart from that, making requests is an excellent way to monitor the state of transparency within the European Union. It also provides us with opportunities to push for greater transparency by taking legal action, for example. In general, we request information, wait for the response, and carefully analyse it to see if it is in line with international access to information standards. If it isn’t, we submit a confirmatory application, which is an appeal to the

access info’s EU requests2018-11-13T10:14:02+01:00
20 Oct 2009

New Report on Aid Transparency: Not Available! Not Accessible!

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Donor governments are failing to make available the information needed to prevent corruption in international aid projects and to permit taxpayers to evaluate the effectiveness of aid spending, according to a the report "Not Available! Not Accessible!" launched today by Access Info Europe. The study found that only half (52%) of the basic information which should be published on aid agency is available. The evaluation of the websites of five leading aid agencies from Canada, France, Norway, Spain, and the UK, ranked Norway’s aid agency lowest with just 30% and found that the UK’s Department for International Development provided most

New Report on Aid Transparency: Not Available! Not Accessible!2020-02-14T16:15:24+01:00
20 Oct 2009

Aid Transparency Principles

2020-02-14T12:11:58+01:00

Access Info is part of a global campaign to promote transparency of international aid. We started researching this field in 2007 and in 2008, alongside Tiri, we helped to launch the Publish What You Fund initiative. Access Info helped draft a set of principles, the Aid Transparency Principles and has conducted monitoring of donor government transparency. We also conduct training and provide assistance to civil society organisations in developing countries who are trying to get more information about international aid flows. The Aid Transparency Principles (Draft for Consultation) The Aid Transparency Principles (Draft for Consultation) Every year the world’s richest

Aid Transparency Principles2020-02-14T12:11:58+01:00
9 Oct 2009

Commitment to review Counter-Terror laws in Europe

2018-11-13T10:14:03+01:00

Commitment to Review Counter-Terror Laws in Europe On Wednesday 7 October Access Info joined 40 organisations in sending an open letter to the Council of Europe’s new Secretary General Thorbjoern Jagland calling for follow up to the commitment made by member states at a meeting held in Reykjavik in May 2009 to review the impact of counter-terror laws on freedom of expression and access to information. We have since received news that the letter has been received and is on the agenda of the next meeting of the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on Media and New Communication Services (CDMC)

Commitment to review Counter-Terror laws in Europe2018-11-13T10:14:03+01:00
28 Sep 2009

Letter to Zapatero

2018-11-13T10:14:03+01:00

The Coalición Pro Acceso calls for an open and participatory debate around Spain’s new access to information law To mark International Right to Know Day (28 September) the Coalición Pro Acceso launched a campaign in support of access to information in Spain. The Coalición Pro Acceso yesterday wrote to President Zapatero welcoming his recent announcements confirming that the Spanish Government is preparing a law on access to information. The platform of over 30 leading Spanish NGOs and academic experts called for the drafting of the law to be transparent and participatory to ensure inclusion of the Nine Principles which the

Letter to Zapatero2018-11-13T10:14:03+01:00
21 Ago 2009

Exceptions

2021-03-04T13:42:25+01:00

Exceptions: Can I get access to all information (or documents) held by public bodies? No. The right of access to information is not an absolute right. There may be some small quantities of information that public bodies hold that would cause harm if they were released, at least if released at this point in time. For example, to release all information about an ongoing police criminal inquiry might harm the possibility that the police will catch the criminal suspect. After the enquiry is finished and the criminal arrested, the information could be released. This is an example of information being

Exceptions2021-03-04T13:42:25+01:00
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