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Media Briefing: Busting the spin on lobby transparency
Madrid, 26 September 2016 - The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) has published a recap briefing for journalists about the limitations to the current EU lobby transparency register regime, in preparation for the expected proposal on a new register following a College of Commissioners meeting on 28 September. The briefing by ALTER-EU, of which Access Info Europe
Access Info defends citizens’ right to know as part of lobby transparency reforms
Madrid, 6 June 2016 – Access Info Europe has called on the European Union and the Council of Europe to ensure that future lobby control rules that both are in the process of developing are fully in line with The International Standards for Lobbying Regulation. In submissions to separate public consultations held by the EU and Council of Europe, the
Spain’s extortionate Sunshine Tax is “a final solution for renewable energy”: What do the documents tell us?
Madrid, 19 May 2016 - On the day that the news is full of the fact that Portugal this month had four straight days of zero emissions energy production using renewable sources (full story here), documents obtained by Access Info Europe using Spain’s Transparency Law reveal the tense political battles behind a controversial 2015 law that imposes prohibitive taxes on
Sociedad civil va a los tribunales para obtener documentos del lobby en la ley de Autoconsumo
[ACTUALIZACIÓN - Madrid, 10 de marzo de 2017 - El pasado 7 de febrero de 2017, el Juzgado Central de lo Contencioso-Administrativo de Madrid emitió sentencia en primera instancia desestimando la demanda y confirmando los términos de la resolución del Consejo de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno. Access Info Europe y la Plataforma por un Nuevo Modelo Energético han recurrido esta
La regulación del lobby en España da sus primeros pasos, con carencias significativas
Madrid, 27 de abril de 2016 – La propuesta del para la creación de un registro de lobbies obligatorio en el Congreso de los Diputados, que se debate hoy en el parlamento, es necesaria pero no está a la altura de los estándares internacionales según Access Info Europe, ONG experta en temas de transparencia. Access Info insta al Congreso de
Will Timmermans really shed light on lobbying in Brussels?
This article was originally published by ALTER-EU. Brussels, 18 April 2016 - Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans' launch in March of a consultation to improve the EU lobby register came seven months late. Does it herald a genuine step forward towards improved lobby transparency in Brussels? A database of organisations working to influence EU legislation, the European transparency register was designed
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