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30 Nov 2017

Disclosed documents reveal that EU training of Libyan Coast Guard makes negligible reference to human rights protection

2018-11-13T10:03:06+01:00

Madrid, 30 November 2017 – Respect and protection of human rights are a negligible part of the EU’s training to the Libyan Coast Guard, as revealed by the training materials the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) disclosed in response to an access to documents request. From a total of 20 documents – including a video – released, only 0,5% of the content is dedicated to ensuring the protection of human rights. Instead, the presentations and handouts mainly address possible indications of human trafficking, interrogation, and documentation techniques, as well as the handling of weather apps. This comes in

Disclosed documents reveal that EU training of Libyan Coast Guard makes negligible reference to human rights protection2018-11-13T10:03:06+01:00
20 Nov 2017

Secrecy surrounding selection of EU Judges challenged in complaint to European Ombudsman

2018-11-13T10:03:06+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 20 November 2017 - Access Info Europe, represented by the EU Public Interest Clinic and The Good Lobby, has submitted a new complaint to the European Ombudsman about the refusal of the Council of the EU to disclose the opinions on the candidates’ suitability to become members of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). For each judicial appointment to the CJEU, a special panel – comprising seven former members of the CJEU, members of national supreme courts and lawyers of recognised competence, one of whom is proposed by the European Parliament – issues an opinion regarding

Secrecy surrounding selection of EU Judges challenged in complaint to European Ombudsman2018-11-13T10:03:06+01:00
19 Nov 2017

Gracias por todo, Esther

2018-11-13T10:06:28+01:00

Madrid, 19 de noviembre de 2017 - En Civio, Transparencia Internacional España y Access Info estamos, hoy, muy tristes. Esther Arizmendi, presidenta del Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno (CTBG), ha fallecido, y no podemos más que agradecer todo el esfuerzo que ha hecho para que la transparencia no se quedara en el título de una ley y fuera real, contra viento y marea. Queremos trasladar a sus familiares y amigos, así como a sus compañeros en el CTBG, nuestro profundo pesar y un abrazo enorme. Cuando se creó el CTBG tuvimos muchas dudas. Queríamos un organismo más independiente, con

Gracias por todo, Esther2018-11-13T10:06:28+01:00
8 Nov 2017

General Court of the European Union hears arguments for transparency of EU-Turkey Deal

2018-11-13T10:03:06+01:00

Luxembourg, 8 November 2017 – Access Info Europe had a hearing today in the General Court of the European Union in the case for access to documents it brought against the Commission, seeking access to certain documents containing legal analysis and advice relating to the EU-Turkey refugee return deal. This case started at the very same time as the EU-Turkey deal was reached (EU summit 17-18 March 2016) in the face of concerns raised by key human rights bodies such as the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner and the UNHCR about the deal’s content. "Our goal was to get

General Court of the European Union hears arguments for transparency of EU-Turkey Deal2018-11-13T10:03:06+01:00
6 Nov 2017

Access Info, Transparencia Internacional y Civio piden al Consejo de Transparencia ejemplaridad y transparencia en la contratación de abogados externos

2018-11-13T10:06:28+01:00

Madrid, 6 de noviembre de 2017 - Desde el primer conflicto en los tribunales ante el Gobierno, a finales de 2015, el Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno (CTBG) se ha encontrado con una coyuntura no prevista: su representación legal estaba encomendada a la Abogacía del Estado, pero también la de sus oponentes: los ministerios. Con el conflicto de interés servido, el Gobierno decidió optar por que los abogados del estado representaran a los ministerios y el CTBG tuvo que buscar su propia representación legal. La primera vez que ocurrió algo así, en el proceso contra RTVE, y según el

Access Info, Transparencia Internacional y Civio piden al Consejo de Transparencia ejemplaridad y transparencia en la contratación de abogados externos2018-11-13T10:06:28+01:00
17 Oct 2017

Review process tackling MEPs allowances avoids public scrutiny

2018-11-13T10:03:07+01:00

Madrid, 17 October 2017 - Access Info Europe has criticised the European Parliament’s refusal to disclose information in full relating to the revision of Member of the European Parliament’s General Expenditure Allowance (GEA), following an access to EU documents request. The Parliament Bureau’s ‘Ad hoc Working Group on the GEA’ denied access to a note containing the background, advice, and proposals for the rules, and a list of questions to be discussed, fearing that disclosure of the information would make it unable to reach a decision on the review of MEP allowances. “The refusal to recognise the overriding public interest

Review process tackling MEPs allowances avoids public scrutiny2018-11-13T10:03:07+01:00
5 Oct 2017

Transparency is core feature of new Council of Europe Guidelines on participation

2018-11-13T10:03:07+01:00

Madrid, 5 October 2017 – Access Info Europe has welcomed the inclusion of core access to information principles in the Council of Europe’s Guidelines on public participation in decision making. The Guidelines, published last week on the eve of Right to Know Day (27 September 2017), include two of the pro-transparency organisation’s recommendations submitted during the 2016 public consultation: the need for timely provision of information and the narrow application of possible exceptions to access. “With the adoption of these guidelines, members of the Council of Europe must push to bridge the gap between citizens and decision makers, by enabling

Transparency is core feature of new Council of Europe Guidelines on participation2018-11-13T10:03:07+01:00
4 Oct 2017

La sociedad civil demanda una sólida regulación del lobby

2018-11-13T10:06:28+01:00

Madrid, 4 de octubre de 2017 – Access Info Europe y Transparencia Internacional España instan a los grupos parlamentarios a que la regulación del lobby en el Congreso de los Diputados garantice la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas en la toma de decisiones, en línea con los estándares internacionales. Las organizaciones han valorado positivamente la reanudación del debate sobre la regulación de la actividad de los lobbies a través de la Proposición de reforma del Reglamento del Congreso de los Diputados presentada por el Grupo Parlamentario Popular. Sin embargo, consideran que el alcance del actual texto es muy limitado,

La sociedad civil demanda una sólida regulación del lobby2018-11-13T10:06:28+01:00
29 Sep 2017

Decision-Making Transparency in Europe identified as top priority on International Right to Know Day

2018-11-13T10:03:07+01:00

Brussels, 29 September 2017 – Members of the European Parliament together with CSOs, academics, and journalists from across the EU have called for greater openness of decision making and full transparency of spending of public funds in the final declaration of an International Right to Know Day event held on 28 September 2017. The closing statement of the expert, high-level event, organised by the European Parliament’s cross-party Transparency and Anti-Corruption Intergroup (ITCO) along with Access Info Europe and Anticor Belgium, also called for full respect for the right of access to information, and urged all EU Member States to align

Decision-Making Transparency in Europe identified as top priority on International Right to Know Day2018-11-13T10:03:07+01:00
21 Sep 2017

La Audiencia Nacional ordena la publicación de documentos sobre la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto

2018-11-13T10:06:29+01:00

[ACTUALIZACIÓN - 2 de marzo de 2018 - Los documentos publicados están disponibes aquí.] Madrid, 21 de septiembre de 2017 – La Audiencia Nacional confirma la sentencia de primera instancia y dictamina que el Gobierno Español debe otorgar a Access Info Europe los documentos relacionados con la participación en la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP en sus siglas en inglés), tal y como había resuelto el Consejo de Transparencia. La sentencia firme rechaza por segunda vez el intento del Gobierno de considerar los informes de avance sobre el Plan de Acción de la OGP como documentos internos de carácter

La Audiencia Nacional ordena la publicación de documentos sobre la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto2018-11-13T10:06:29+01:00
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