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Request Process in Spain
Summary: The Access to Information Law defers to other legislation Request sent to Ministry of Justice Outcome of request Information refused Time taken to respond 6 working days (deadline is 1 month) Reason for refusal FOI exceptions applied to registers. Personal privacy. Information not held. The initial request was sent in Spanish to the Central Mercantile Register on 4
Beyond Access: Open Government Data and the “Right to Reuse”
Madrid, 7 January 2011 - Access Info Europe and Open Knowledge Foundation have published a report Beyond Access: Open Government Data and the “Right to Reuse” Public Information, the result of research into the open government data and access to information movements. Following a public consultation, the report identifies the practical, technical and legal challenges facing these movements. You can
Access Info launches an international public consultation on the Spanish access to information draft law
Access Info launched today an international consultation on the Spanish access to information leaked draft law. This follows a consultation conducted in Spain which reveals that the majority of the public called for improvements of the law. The results of this consultation will be sent to the Spanish government. Please find below the text of the draft and a questionnaire.
Request Process in Greece
Summary: Administrative Silence: No response to our request Request sent to Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Click here) Outcome of request Administrative Silence Time taken to respond N/A (Deadline is one month) Reason for refusal N/A The initial request was sent to the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 16 February 2015. The legal deadline for responding
French amendment to security law
Threat to Open Data withdrawn by French Parliament Madrid/Paris, 20 December 2010 – Access Info Europe and Regards Citoyens welcomed the withdrawal on 16 December 2010 of a proposed amendment to France’s security and access to information laws which would have required background behaviour checks on users of government information. The proposed amendment was significantly changed in the French parliament
Design Competition 2011
Access Info and Statewatch launch website design competition 17 June 2011: Access Info and Statewatch welcomes all designers and website creators to participate in a competition for the new AccessForRights website. The site aims to bring together activists from all areas of civil society, including of course individuals, who are interested in protecting our civil liberties. Access Info wants to
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