REFUGIADOS Y MIGRACIONES
ARROJANDO LUZ A LA FORMA EN QUE SE TOMAN LAS DECISIONES EN RESPUESTA A LA CRISIS HUMANITARIA EN EUROPA
New Guide on Access to EU Documents
Madrid, 9 May 2013 – To celebrate Europe Day, Access Info is launching a citizen-friendly Guide on Access to EU Documents and is calling on members of the public and civil society organisations to exercise their rights and file access to documents requests. The EU has recognised a fundamental right of access to EU documents, but the EU's freedom of
Citizens trip to Brussels: Figuring out the European Union Institutions
Citizens trip to Brussels: Figuring out the European Union Institutions Brussels, 18 November 2012 – As part of the EU Citizens Project, 46 citizens from 6 countries in Europe had the opportunity to travel to Brussels, from the 14 to 16 November 2012, as part of a trip organised to bring citizens closer to the EU institutions and to encourage
Incumplimiento de plazo y falta de voluntad política
Bruselas, 6 de mayo de 2013 – La Comisión ha preparado un Estado de la Cuestión (28/02/2013) que describe los progresos alcanzados desde el anterior (06/09/2012) y los avances en el cumplimiento de las condiciones delineadas por el Parlamento Europeo en materia de evitar el dominio de la industria sobre los grupos asesores de peso. Sin embargo, aunque la Comisión
Italy: The Silent State
Unsatisfactory (73%) versus satisfactory (27%) responses to requests • Italian public institutions do not answer, refuse or gave inadequate answers to 73% of requests from citizens and the media; • Only 27% of 300 rquests resulted in release of information, of which just 13% received full information. Perugia, 25 April 2013 – Italians are asking questions but the Italian government
Filtración del informe de la investigación de la OLAF sobre Dalligate
Bruselas, 28 de abril de 2013 – Fuera cual fuese la verdadera razón de la dimisión del sr. Dalli, el caso del ex-Comisario maltés demuestra que la Comisión necesita urgentemente una transparencia y unas normas éticas más rigurosas para evitar abusos de influencias. En lugar del actual Código de Conducta y el Reglamento de Personal, vagamente redactados, la Comisión necesita
The Voices of EU Citizens Presented in Brussels
«I don’t want to be rich, I want to be happy» Madrid/Brussels, 24 April 2013 — Access Info Europe today called on the European Union to make the “European Year of Citizens” a reality by removing obstacles to participation in Brussels decision making, in particular by increasing levels of EU transparency. *A member of the Spanish public speaking in this