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About the Transparency of the Media Ownership Project
Madrid, 1 August 2013 - Research by Access Info Europe and the Open Society Media Program in 20 countries (19 European region plus Morocco) has revealed that the legal framework in most countries is insufficient to guarantee transparency of media ownership. » In only 9 of the 20 countries (including only four of the EU member states surveyed), can the
Public Consultation on Transparency of Media Ownership in Europe
Madrid, 1 September 2013 – Access Info and the Open Society Media Program would like your input on our draft recommendations for improving the transparency of media ownership in Europe – please fill in this questionnaire – it has 10 questions and takes 8 minutes: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TransparencyMediaOwnership Recommendations: Access Info and the OSMP has developed a set of recommendations which are
Spain’s Pro-Transparency Organisations denounce adoption by Parliamentary Committee of weak and insufficient draft access to information law
Madrid, 31 July 2013 – The Constitutional Commission of Spain’s Parliament (Congress) today adopted using the voting majority of the ruling Partido Popular and two smaller parties, the draft law on Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance. This will be passed to the plenary of the parliament in September for subsequent approval by the Senate, most likely to come
Open Government Project
1 February 2013 - The Open Government Standards are being drafted through a consultative process amongst civil society organisations across the world that are working to promote open government. The Standards define the measures that different governments must adopt in order to advance and become Open Governments. Participation It means that the public can engage directly in the consideration of
EU Citizens Project
There are six organisations involved in the Alter Citizens Project. These are Access Info Europe – based in Spain, AITEC – based in France, Environmental Law Service – based in the Czech Republic, Friends of the Earth Europe – based in Belgium, Health Action International – based in the Netherlands, and SpinWatch – based in the UK.
Another Secretive Step For Spain’s Transparency Law
Madrid, 26 July 2013 – Access Info Europe today criticised once again the process by which Spain’s transparency law is being adopted, which continues to be secretive and non-participatory. In the latest development, on Thursday 25 July, with domestic and international attention focused on the news of Spain’s tragic train crash, a closed door session of the Parliament’s Constitutional Commission
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