FOMENTANDO EL DERECHO DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑA
HACEMOS CAMPAÑA PARA UNA MAYOR TRANSPARENCIA EN LA LEY Y EN LA PRÁCTICA
15 May Movement Demands Access to Information Law in Spain
Madrid 26th May – Last week the squares of Spanish cities were “taken” by the Spanish youth who are calling for “real democracy” and an end to corruption in the face of a system that they feel is failing them on the economy, welfare, and citizen representation. Citizens camped out in Madrid’s central square Puerta de Sol, fed up with
Spanish government to decide on transparency law in one month
Meeting with Ministry of Presidency secures commitment on draft law Madrid, 17 march 2011- A meeting held today between Spain’s Ministry of the Presidency and civil society organisations of Spain’s Coalicion Pro Acceso resulted in a commitment to provide, within one month, information on whether or not the Spanish government will pass the draft transparency law to the parliament. After
Successful Twitter Campaign: Getting a meeting with Spain’s Ministry of the Presidency
On 8 March 2011, Access Info Europe launched its first Twitter campaign asking for information about the status of Spain’s access to information law from the Ministry of the Presidency. During the day around 300 people sent a tweet to the recently inaugurated Twitter profile of the Ministry, with the message “Where is the transparency law?” The ministry responded rapidly,
The Centre for Law and democracy criticizes the limited scope of the Spanish access to information draft law
17 January 2011. The centre of Law and Democracy publishes a detailed analysis of the Spanish Access to Information Law and criticizes its limited scope, weak definition of information, and the extensive and vague list of exception. The analysis also criticizes the secrecy surrounding the development of this law is being developed and calls for a more consultative and participative
Materials Spain
Documents on the right of Access to information in Spain Spain is the only country in the EU with a population of more than one million which still does not have an Access to Information law. Below are some useful documents in which Access Info Europe has analysed the current relevant legal provisions in Spain as well as the draft
Results of first public consultation confirm defects of Spain’s draft Access to Information law
17 January 2011 - Access Info Europe published today the results of the public consultation it launched on the draft Spanish Access to Information law. Results of the consultation (Spanish) The consultation reveals that the Spanish public wants the government to be transparent with the adoption process of this law, which was leaked to Access Info Europe and then published
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