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6Oct 2014

Timmermans Hearing – Better Regulation Requires a Mandatory Lobby Register

Madrid, 7 October 2014 - As MEPs prepare to interview vice-president-designate Frans Timmermans, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), of which Access Info is a steering committee member, is calling on Mr Timmermans to make the introduction of a mandatory lobby register his priority. Timmermans has been handed the portfolio of 'better regulation' and will also act

3Oct 2014

Report on Transparency of Media Ownership

Madrid, 3 October 2014 - Citizens are unable to establish who owns or controls the media operating in their country because of none or limited media specific or general disclosure provisions, accroding to one of the key findings of a report on The Transparency of Media Ownership in the European Union and Neighbouring States. The report is based on a

29Sep 2014

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.

29Sep 2014

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,

25Sep 2014

¿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