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12 Nov 2014

#Luxleaks Scandal Highlights Urgent Need for Corporate Transparency

2018-11-13T10:11:35+01:00

Comment by Pam Bartlett Quintanilla, Campaigner at Access Info Europe Madrid, 12 November 2014 - Top on the agenda of the European Parliament today is the #luxleaks scandal, uncovered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists through the leaking of hundreds of secret tax agreements signed between Luxembourg and large multinational companies, when Jean-Claude Juncker, the new President of the European Commission, was Finance Minister and then Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is well-known for its culture of banking secrecy and for its past refusals to cooperate fully with tax transparency initiatives launched by the EU and other inter-governmental fora

#Luxleaks Scandal Highlights Urgent Need for Corporate Transparency2018-11-13T10:11:35+01:00
12 Nov 2014

Viajes en el Congreso y en el Senado sí, pero con transparencia

2020-02-14T16:02:03+01:00

Madrid, 12 de noviembre de 2014 - Ante los recientes escándalos que apuntan a que algunos senadores y diputados usaron dinero público de manera continuada para pagar viajes personales, Access Info Europe, Qué hacen los Diputados y Civio hacen un llamamiento para que se implemente de inmediato la ley de transparencia en las Cortes Generales. La Ley 19/2013, de 9 de diciembre, de transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno entrará en vigor para los organismos estatales el próximo 10 de diciembre de 2014 pero a solo un mes de esta fecha, muchos organismos siguen sin estar preparados

Viajes en el Congreso y en el Senado sí, pero con transparencia2020-02-14T16:02:03+01:00
11 Nov 2014

Entendiendo la ley de transparencia II: ¿Qué instituciones deben aplicarla y cómo?

2020-02-14T16:02:09+01:00

Post originalmente publicado en El Blog de Tuderechoasaber.es Madrid, 11 de noviembre de 2014 - En este post vamos a analizar qué instituciones deberán aplicar nueva norma sobre transparencia y hasta qué punto deberán hacerlo. La Ley de Transparencia es bastante confusa al definir en los artículos 2 y 3 los sujetos que están obligados a cumplirla, pero sobre todo genera confusión cuando intentamos entender qué obligaciones de transparencia tendrá cada uno de estos sujetos; ahí está la trampa: no todos deben ser igual de transparentes. En la siguiente tabla hemos indicado las distintas obligaciones que establece la ley y

Entendiendo la ley de transparencia II: ¿Qué instituciones deben aplicarla y cómo?2020-02-14T16:02:09+01:00
7 Nov 2014

EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights

2018-11-13T10:11:36+01:00

Brussels/Madrid, 15 November 2014 - The Directive requiring large EU companies to produce yearly statements revealing non-financial information must now be implemented by Member States following its adoption by the Council of the European Union last month and its publication in the Official Journal of the EU today. The Directive will specifically require businesses to publish information relating to environmental, social, and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption, and bribery as well as produce an evaluation of potential risks involved and the strategy employed to mitigate them. Access Info Europe welcomes the Directive's implementation across Europe. "As the first EU legislation

EU Member States to Implement Directive for Companies to Disclose Non-Financial Information on Environment and Human Rights2018-11-13T10:11:36+01:00
5 Nov 2014

Lo que será y lo que podría haber sido el Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno

2020-02-14T16:02:13+01:00

Madrid, 5 de noviembre de 2014 - Hoy se ha publicado el Real Decreto 919/2014, de 31 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el Estatuto del Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno. Esta norma desarrolla la naturaleza, el mandato, las funciones, los recursos y el presupuesto de este nuevo organismo cuyo objetivo principal es velar por el cumplimiento de las obligaciones de publicidad y de buen gobierno previstas en la norma, así como garantizar el derecho de acceso a la información pública. El Real Decreto nos aporta más detalles sobre el nuevo organismo pero también deja dudas y omite

Lo que será y lo que podría haber sido el Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno2020-02-14T16:02:13+01:00
5 Nov 2014

El decreto del Consejo de Transparencia confirma la dependencia del Gobierno y favorece su politización

2020-02-14T16:02:18+01:00

Madrid, 05 de noviembre de 2014 – El Gobierno ha llevado hoy al BOE el Real Decreto por el que se aprueba el Estatuto del Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno, el organismo encargado de asegurar que se cumplan los requisitos de transparencia y de proteger el derecho de acceso a la información pública de los ciudadanos. Lo hace ocho meses después del plazo legal establecido por la propia Ley de Transparencia, que cumplió el 10 de marzo. La Fundación Ciudadana Civio y Access Info Europe, organizaciones que desde la sociedad civil promueven la adopción de mejores medidas de transparencia

El decreto del Consejo de Transparencia confirma la dependencia del Gobierno y favorece su politización2020-02-14T16:02:18+01:00
4 Nov 2014

Slurs against anti-corruption activist threaten future of freedom of expression and information in Montenegro

2020-02-14T15:35:22+01:00

Madrid, 4 Novmber 2014 - Access Info Europe today raised concerns about the future of freedom of expression and access to information in Montenegro in the wake of a media smear campaign against the Executive Director of Montenegrin anti-corruption NGO MANS, Vanja Calovic. This is the second time this year the Montenegrin newspaper, the Informer, has conducted a campaign against Calovic which involves slurs of a sexual nature. The attacks started after MANS exposed several cases of corruption and organised crime in Montenegro. Calovic is also the independent evaluator for the Open Government Partnership’s Independent Reporting Mechanism of the Montenegrin

Slurs against anti-corruption activist threaten future of freedom of expression and information in Montenegro2020-02-14T15:35:22+01:00
4 Nov 2014

Civil society welcome Juncker commitment to improve lobbying transparency in the EU

2018-11-13T10:11:37+01:00

Madrid, 4 November 2014 - ALTER-EU, of which Access Info Europe is a steering committee member, has welcomed EU Commission President Juncker's commitment to improve transparency around lobbying through a mandatory lobby register and more proactive publication of information, in a letter sent this week. The coalition wrote to seek assurance that the commitment to a mandatory register will take the form of a legislative proposal rather than an Inter-Institutional agreement, and that the scope of proactive transparency is widened to cover a broad range of Commission meetings between officials and that all such information is published on a regular

Civil society welcome Juncker commitment to improve lobbying transparency in the EU2018-11-13T10:11:37+01:00
31 Oct 2014

Recommendations on TTIP Transparency Presented to EU Ombudsman

2018-11-13T10:11:38+01:00

Madrid, 31 October 2014 – Increased disclosure, more proactive transparency of key documents and a more balanced influence of interests were the key issues raised in Access Info Europe’s submission to the public consultation opened by the European Ombudsman on the transparency of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. The talks, conducted between the EU and the US, will determine future rules that will govern the daily lives of citizens on both sides of the Atlantic, including the quality of food, consumer protection, and chemicals safety. Yet, citizens have effectively been shut out as stakeholders due to a

Recommendations on TTIP Transparency Presented to EU Ombudsman2018-11-13T10:11:38+01:00
31 Oct 2014

Report on Transparency of Media Ownership by Leading Media Policy Expert

2018-11-13T10:11:38+01:00

Madrid, 31 October 2014 - The 10 Recommendations for Transparency of Media Ownership (TMO) are currently "the most refined checklist of relevant criteria on TMO and the ideal starting point to discuss action points," according to a background report written for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The report by Peggy Valcke, one of the leading experts in media policy in Europe, states media ownership transparency as an essential prerequisite for the proper functioning of democracies. You can read a copy of the background report here  

Report on Transparency of Media Ownership by Leading Media Policy Expert2018-11-13T10:11:38+01:00
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