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23 Mar 2017

Los Órdenes del Día del Consejo de Ministros revelan información clave para el debate público y la rendición de cuentas

2018-11-13T10:06:30+01:00

Madrid, 23 de marzo de 2017 – Varios medios han revelado que el Consejo de Ministros revoca concesiones de nacionalidad por errores administrativos y convalida gastos en contra de los criterios de los inspectores, gracias a la información obtenida por una solicitud de acceso a información de Access Info Europe. La periodista de El País, Elena Sevillano, expone en base a la información obtenida claras ineficiencias en el sistema de las concesiones de nacionalidad española. Debido a lo que parece una falta de coordinación del Ministerio de Justicia, el Consejo de Ministros habitualmente retira la nacionalidad concedida por faltas administrativas

Los Órdenes del Día del Consejo de Ministros revelan información clave para el debate público y la rendición de cuentas2018-11-13T10:06:30+01:00
22 Mar 2017

European Civil Society Organisations Urge EU to Publish Anti-Corruption Reports

2020-01-29T11:42:44+01:00

Madrid, 22 March 2017 – Access Info Europe, Transparency International EU, and 56 other civil society organisations have urged the Commission in an open letter not to abandon its leadership role in the fight against corruption, after it dropped the publication of long-awaited anti-corruption reports of all 28 Member States earlier this year. The letter, also being sent directly to First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, comes after an access to EU documents request for the actual draft reports was submitted by 14 leading transparency and anti-corruption organisations in Europe, including Access Info. “Access to these reports is essential in giving European

European Civil Society Organisations Urge EU to Publish Anti-Corruption Reports2020-01-29T11:42:44+01:00
22 Mar 2017

European Parliament Committee supports increase in decision-making transparency

2018-11-13T10:03:21+01:00

Madrid, 22 March 2017 – Access Info Europe has cautiously welcomed this week’s adoption of the report on ‘Transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions’ by the European Parliament Constitutional Affairs Committee. The report by Sven Giegold MEP takes important steps to improve record keeping and decision-making transparency by calling for the Council to publish the position of member states in minutes of working group meetings, as well as ensure documents created during trilogues (informal talks on legislation between the three main EU institutions) are made directly available online by the Parliament. “MEPs must now build upon the steps

European Parliament Committee supports increase in decision-making transparency2018-11-13T10:03:21+01:00
22 Mar 2017

Los nuevos españoles que nunca debieron serlo

2018-11-13T09:45:34+01:00

El País | 21/03/2017 Español - Jesús E. G., dominicano, consiguió la nacionalidad española por residencia el 18 de noviembre de 2013. El Ministerio de Justicia consideró que cumplía los tres requisitos que se le piden a cualquier solicitante: un tiempo determinado de residencia legal en España, integración y buena conducta cívica. Ya era un español más. Leer más...

Los nuevos españoles que nunca debieron serlo2018-11-13T09:45:34+01:00
18 Mar 2017

EU-Turkey agreement, one year later: lack of information blockading accountability

2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00

Madrid, 18 March 2017 – On the first anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, Access Info called for greater transparency of the decision making process of the agreement and condemned the inadequate record keeping and misleading statements. One year after concluding the agreement, stranded asylum seekers, human rights and humanitarian organisations, and the general public, are still denied even the most basic information about this agreement, including who is really responsible for it. Confusion increased on 1 March 2017 when the European Court of Justice ruled that the statement (press release) was “regrettably ambiguous” because in fact the agreement is between

EU-Turkey agreement, one year later: lack of information blockading accountability2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00
18 Mar 2017

One year later: what we (still don’t) know about the EU-Turkey agreement and accountability

2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00

Madrid, 18 March 2017 - As I sat at the Access Info Europe offices on the 1st of March reading the latest Order of the General Court of the European Union, I could not help but shake my head every other minute in disbelief. In a case brought by an Afghan refugee threatened with expulsion from Greece against the European Council, the Court had just proclaimed that the EU-Turkey agreement is not a measure adopted by the European Council or any EU institution for that matter, but rather by the EU Member States. Luisa Izuzquiza,Communications Officer   If

One year later: what we (still don’t) know about the EU-Turkey agreement and accountability2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00
17 Mar 2017

Parliament inaction on lobby transparency could sink register reform

2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00

[Article first published by the ALTER-EU] Madrid/Brussels, 17 March 2017 - The European Parliament must do more to improve lobby transparency, 100 civil society organisations urged in an open letter published today. MEPs were warned that the European Commission's current proposal for a revised EU Transparency Register would allow for even less scrutiny than the existing one, and that to champion greater transparency across all EU institutions, they must start with their own house first. A few weeks before Commission, Parliament and Council are expected to start negotiating a revision of the joint EU Transparency Register, the Alliance for Lobby

Parliament inaction on lobby transparency could sink register reform2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00
16 Mar 2017

The risks of transparency in times of rising populism

2018-11-13T09:45:35+01:00

Freedominfo.org | 16/03/2017 Inglés - It’s not often that your own colleagues working on democracy issues actually question the wisdom of pressing for greater transparency, but this has happened to me a few times lately. Most recently, I’ve been asked about the wisdom of pursuing Access Info’s high profile campaign to get the European Commission to publish the travel expenses of EU Commissioners. Leer más...

The risks of transparency in times of rising populism2018-11-13T09:45:35+01:00
14 Mar 2017

Enquiry about legislative transparency in the Council welcomed by Access Info

2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00

Madrid, 14 March 2017 – Access Info Europe today expressed concern over insufficient record keeping in the Council of the EU and welcomed the launch of the European Ombudsman’s strategic enquiry into transparency of one of the EU’s key decision making institutions. A focus of the Ombudsman’s enquiry is whether the Council is complying with a 2013 judgment of the European Court of Justice,[1] a case won by Access Info Europe in which the Court ruled that the public should have access to the positions of Member States in order to permit participation in legislative processes. “Ongoing holes in Council

Enquiry about legislative transparency in the Council welcomed by Access Info2018-11-13T10:03:40+01:00
14 Mar 2017

El Gobierno gasta 25 millones de euros en asesores a dedo para los ministros

2018-11-13T09:45:35+01:00

El País | 14/03/2017 Español - El primer Gobierno de Mariano Rajoy gastó al menos 25,6 millones de euros en contratar asesores eventuales para sus ministerios. Esa fue la cantidad que destinó entre 2012 y 2015 a pagar los sueldos de trabajadores que no pasan por ningún proceso selectivo para ocupar puestos retribuidos con más de 60.000 euros brutos de media al año. Entre 2012 y 2015, el gasto en asesoría creció un 16,7%. Leer más...

El Gobierno gasta 25 millones de euros en asesores a dedo para los ministros2018-11-13T09:45:35+01:00
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