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European survey reveals Spanish greatly concerned about transparency, ethics and regulation of lobbying
Madrid, 31 January 2013 — In the midst of a major scandal involving possible irregular payments to leading members of Spain’s governing party using money from major companies, a European opinion poll conducted just a few days ago reveals that 82% of Spaniards believe that lobbying from the business sector may lead to government policies which are not in the public
Carta al Director de Gobierno Abierto de Navarra: “La reciente Ley Foral de Transparencia restringe el acceso a la información”
Madrid, 31 de enero 2013 — La organización Access Info Europe y la Fundación Ciudadana Civio, impulsoras del proyecto tuderechoasaber.es, enviaron una carta a Valentín Elizondo Nevares, Director General de Gobierno Abierto y Nuevas Tecnologías de Navarra, para expresar su preocupación por el retroceso que supone la Ley Floral de Transparencia y Gobierno Abierto recién adoptada.
European poll shows considerable concern about EU Ethics
European poll reveals widespread concern about EU Transparency Vast majority of people want more transparency, ethics and lobbying regulation Brussels, 31 January 2013 – A majority of people across Europe are concerned about ethics and lobbying in European Union policy-making, and want better regulation of lobbyists, as well as increased transparency of the EU, according to a new opinion
Access Info Europe and the Foundation Civio have asked that political parties are included in the future of Transparency Law
Madrid, 11 February 2013- Three weeks ago, Access Info Europe and Tuderechoasaber.es platform jointly launched a petition on Change.org to demand that political parties be included in future Transparency Law which has already exceeded 160,000 signatures. Members of various political groups have recently stated to media that are in favor of including political parties in the future Transparency Law. Carlos
Legal Leaks Toolkit now available in Italian
Milan, 17 January 2013 – The Legal Leaks Toolkit was launched today in Milan at a meeting of journalists and civil society organisations. The Italian version of the toolkit was prepared by Diritto di Sapere with input from Ernesto Belisario, lawyer and founder of the Italian Open Government Association, and Luca Bolognini, lawyer and president of the Italian Institute for
DDS Founded
New Italian Right to Information NGO: Diritto di Sapere Milan, 20 July 2012: Access Info Europe’s director Helen Darbishire was in Milan on 20 July 2012 as one of the founders of the new Italian right to information organisation Diritto di Sapere (“Right to know”). Guido Romeo (l) and Helen Darbishire (r) sign papers with Notary in Milan, Italy.
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