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’25 gramos’ Campaign launch: Misinformation, advertising and revolving doors with the sugar industry
Madrid, 27 June 2014 – In order to lift the lid on the lack of transparency around the decision making process with the sugar industry in Spain, Access Info Europe has joined the ’25 gramos’ campaign at its launch held this week. It is particularly difficult to find out who is taking part in, and influencing the decision-making process regarding
The revolving door phenomenon
Madrid, 26 June 2014 - The book 'El lobby en España. ¿asignatura pendiente?' ('Lobbying in Spain, a pending issue?') – developed by the Foro Empresarial APRI and published by Algón Editores – will be presented today in the Political and Constitutional Studies Centre in Madrid. Access Info Europe collaborated in the book with a chapter about revolving doors. It is
Austria Constitutional Amendment: Abolishing secrecy but failing to recognise the right to Information
Madrid, 16 June 2014 – The Austrian government is on the point of missing an historical opportunity to bring the constitution into line with international standards on the right of access to information, according to open government experts Access Info Europe. Access Info Europe today welcomed the proposal to abolish the constitutional protection of secrecy, a provision first adopted in
Ausencia de propuestas concretas y firmes en el borrador del II Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto
Madrid, 11 de junio de 2014 – Access Info Europe ha enviado esta semana sus comentarios al borrador del II Plan de Acción de España para la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (OGP, en sus siglas en inglés). El borrador quedó abierto a consulta pública tras su presentación el pasado mes de mayo; no obstante, cabe destacar que el proceso
European Commission attempting to block citizens’ requests via AsktheEU.org
Madrid, 2 June 2014 – The European Commission is impeding the public's right to submit access to documents requests via the AsktheEU.org web portal by refusing to register requests which are not accompanied by a postal address. AsktheEU.org, which is run by Access Info Europe, was launched in September 2011 with the aim of making the requesting process more transparent.
Politics for People Campaign: Now is time for new MEPs to tackle Corporate Lobbying
Brussels, Madrid, Cologne, 30 May 2014 – Civil society groups from across Europe this week called on newly elected Members of the European Parliament to make an urgent priority of tackling the problem of corporate lobbying in the next parliamentary term. The call by members of the Alliance for Lobby Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER_EU), of which Access Info Europe
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