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12 Abr 2018

Helen Darbishire: “Right of access to information is one of the instruments to defend democracy”

2018-11-13T09:44:15+01:00

Legal Dialogue| 12/04/2018 Inglés - Citizens have a right to know how their money is being spent by governments, investigative journalists have a right to obtain information for their investigations, civil society organizations are fighting to get better access to data around Europe—all of them are exercising the old European right of access to information. Leer más...

Helen Darbishire: “Right of access to information is one of the instruments to defend democracy”2018-11-13T09:44:15+01:00
27 Mar 2018

¿Por qué es importante recurrir esta sentencia?

2018-11-13T10:06:27+01:00

1. Porque limita la definición de información pública que establece la Ley de Transparencia. El artículo 13 de la Ley de transparencia dice: “Se entiende por información pública los contenidos o documentos, cualquiera que sea su formato o soporte, que obren en poder de alguno de los sujetos incluidos en el ámbito de aplicación de este título y que hayan sido elaborados o adquiridos en el ejercicio de sus funciones”. La interpretación que hace la sentencia limita de facto esta definición, haciendo que en la práctica aplique exclusivamente a la información elaborada por los organismos públicos y no también a

¿Por qué es importante recurrir esta sentencia?2018-11-13T10:06:27+01:00
27 Mar 2018

Access Info recurre la sentencia que limita el derecho de acceso a información elaborada exclusivamente por organismos públicos

2018-11-13T10:06:27+01:00

Madrid, 27 de marzo de 2017 – Access Info Europe ha recurrido esta semana la sentencia del Juzgado Central de lo contencioso-administrativo que deniega acceso a las actas del Consejo de Centro Europeo de Biología Molecular, solicitadas por Access Info. El Tribunal, en contra del criterio previo del Consejo de Transparencia y confirmando la denegación inicial del Ministerio de Economía, ha resuelto que debe ser el Centro Europeo de Biología Molecular (EMBL en sus siglas en inglés) quien decida sobre el acceso sobre las actas y los documentos relacionados con las reuniones ya que han sido generados íntegramente por éste.

Access Info recurre la sentencia que limita el derecho de acceso a información elaborada exclusivamente por organismos públicos2018-11-13T10:06:27+01:00
23 Mar 2018

The General Court of the European Union rules in favour of greater openness of the EU legislative process

2018-11-13T10:03:04+01:00

Madrid, 23 March 2018 – Access Info has welcomed the 22 March 2018 judgment of the General Court of the European Union in the case of De Capitani v Parliament, a ruling in favour of legislative transparency. The Court found that the European Parliament was wrong when, in 2016, it denied Emilio De Capitani, a former senior official at the Parliament, access to documents produced in the EU’s secretive, informal, “trilogue” negotiations between the Council, Commission, and Parliament. The General Court emphasised that “openness strengthens democracy by allowing scrutiny of the legislative process” and that “the possibility for citizens to

The General Court of the European Union rules in favour of greater openness of the EU legislative process2018-11-13T10:03:04+01:00
13 Mar 2018

European Parliament urged to support protections for right of access to information in wake of killing of Slovak journalist

2020-01-29T11:30:29+01:00

Madrid, 13 March 2018 – In light of the shocking news that Jan Kuciak was likely killed as a result of his work as an investigative journalist and whose freedom of information requests may have been passed to the subject of his inquiry, a total of 61 civil society organizations today wrote to the European Parliament calling for stronger safeguards for those who exercise the right of access to information. The statement and the list of signatories can be found here Please contact Access Info to add your organisation The statement, sent to all 751 Members of the European Parliament

European Parliament urged to support protections for right of access to information in wake of killing of Slovak journalist2020-01-29T11:30:29+01:00
13 Mar 2018

Letter to European Parliament with Statement on killing of Jan Kuciak

2018-11-13T09:38:35+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 13 March 2018 Dear Member of the European Parliament In advance of tomorrow's parliamentary debate on the killing of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, please find below a statement signed by 61 civil society organisations from across Europe and elsewhere expressing their concern about the fact that his investigation may have been exposed after he submitted request for information, and calling on the European Union to take action to help protect journalists and all those who exercise their fundamental right of access to information. More details can be found in this story by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting

Letter to European Parliament with Statement on killing of Jan Kuciak2018-11-13T09:38:35+01:00
2 Mar 2018

European Commission starts publishing travel expenses proactively

2019-11-04T17:11:42+01:00

Madrid, 2 March 2018 – Access Info Europe has welcomed today the start of proactive publication of EU Commissioners travel expenses as a positive step towards greater transparency and accountability of spending of public funds. Proactive publication of this information had been a crucial demand of Access Info, which has led a campaign for greater transparency of travel expenses since 2014. Finally, in September 2017 the European Commission had announced changes to Commissioners’ code of conduct that would require publication of these expenses every two months. Since Wednesday (28 February 2018), the information is publicly available online, although it’s not

European Commission starts publishing travel expenses proactively2019-11-04T17:11:42+01:00
26 Feb 2018

Tres años de la Ley de transparencia: perspectiva de una activista

2018-11-13T10:06:27+01:00

[Artículo publicado en el Número 5 de la Revista Española de la Transparencia] Alba Gutiérrez, Coordinadora de campañas Madrid, 26 de febrero de 2018 - El derecho de acceso a la información es esencial para la democracia y para el ejercicio de otros derechos básicos de las personas. Entre las finalidades y objetivos de la transparencia está el que los ciudadanos podamos conocer cómo se toman las decisiones o bajo qué criterios actúan nuestras instituciones. Sólo con un completo conocimiento de la información relevante es posible enjuiciar propuestas, formular alternativas y exigir una rendición de cuentas sobre cómo

Tres años de la Ley de transparencia: perspectiva de una activista2018-11-13T10:06:27+01:00
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