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Civil society letter calls for UN SG Ban Ki-moon to recognise Right to Know in Post-15 Report
Madrid, 30 September 2014 - On the occasion of International Right to Know Day, Access Info Europe together with 130 other organisations has written an open letter to UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, calling on him to recognise freedom of expression and the right to information in his Post-2015 report. The UN secretary General and his team are drafting a
New Features Launched on Redesigned AsktheEU.org
Three New Transparency Campaigns Focus on the Demand for More Access to EU Documents Madrid, 29 September 2014 – Access Info Europe has launched a new version of the request platform AsktheEU.org, which now includes special features to help civil society organisations campaign to get access to EU documents, in celebration of International Right to Know Day on 28 September.
Looking for Leadership on Transparency in Europe
Madrid, 28 September 2014 – On the occasion of International Right to Know Day, Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe, argues that the European Union should be taking a strong lead on transparency standards across the 28 country region of 500 million inhabitants. With 751 new members of the European Parliament getting settled into their offices in Brussels,
¿Cómo asegurar la independencia y la eficacia del Consejo de la Transparencia?
Madrid, 26 de septiembre de 2014 – Con ocasión del Día Internacional del Derecho a Saber, el 28 de septiembre, Access Info Europe reclama al Gobierno de España que regule cuanto antes el Consejo de la Transparencia y propone una serie de recomendaciones basadas en estándares internacionales para dotarlo de mayor independencia. A menos de tres meses de la entrada
Hitting a Hundred Access to Information Laws Globally
Need for Better Data on Transparency in Practice [UPDATE 19 September 2014 - This law was signed and adopted by the President of Paraguay on Thursday 18 September 2014, making Paraguay the 100th country to adopt an access to information law] Madrid, 26 August 2014 – The civil society movement campaigning for government openness is on the point of reaching
Global Legislative Openness Week: launch of international campaign to open legislatures
Madrid/Washington D.C., 15 September 2014 - Access Info Europe, as part of a group of 107 civil society organizations from around the world, including the Sunlight Foundation, the Latin American Legislative Network, Open Knowledge, and local Transparency International chapters launched a global campaign to highlight the importance of transparent and accountable legislatures, and to help parliaments embrace new technologies when
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