ADVANCING THE RIGHT OF
ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN SPAIN
WE CAMPAIGN FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY, IN LAW AND IN PRACTICE
Civil Society & International Organisations criticise Spain’s draft access to information law
80,000+ Sign Avaaz Petition against the draft 3.600 Contributions received to 15-day web-based consultation on draft Article Updated: 14 April 2012 – The Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe, the Coalición Pro Acceso, and thousands of Spanish citizens call for a stronger transparency law in the face of a sub-standard draft. Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
One day left to call for changes to Spain’s draft transparency law!
Madrid, 9 April 2012 – Spanish citizens have until tomorrow, Tuesday 10 April, to make comments on the draft transparency law and to tell the government that they want a much stronger protection of the right of access to information. The draft law had numerous weaknesses, including a very limited definition of information, a limited scope of bodies to which
Comments submmitted in Consultation on Spain’s draft Access to Information Law
Madrid, 3 April 2012 – Access Info today published recommended submissions for the public consultation on Spain’s draft Access to Information law. These are in addition to a formal submission which will be made by the over 50 NGOs members of the Coalición Pro Acceso. The very short consultation ends on Tuesday 10 April. Access Info’s position is that the
Draft Spanish access to information law contains excessive exceptions and falls below international standards
Madrid, 26 March 2012 – The Spanish government today opened for public consultation the draft “Law on Transparency, Access to Public Information, and Good Governance”. Specialist NGO Access Info Europe welcomed the law and unprecedented consultation but noted that serious improvements are needed to bring the law into line with international standards, in particular by revising the definition of information
New website launched to track access to information requests in Spain
Madrid, 22 March 2012 – As of today people in Spain will be able to make and track requests for Information from public bodies in a simple and free way via the new web portal TuDerechoaSaber.es (“Your right to know”) being launched by human rights organisations Access Info Europe and Fundación Ciudadana Civio. Based on mySociety’s Alaveteli software which also
El diputado Alberto Garzón pide al congreso la entrega de los presupuestos en formato abierto y reutilizable
Madrid, 10 de febrero de 2012 -Hoy el diputado por Izquierda Unida Alberto Garzón ha preguntado al congreso si los presupuestos generales de 2012 que el nuevo gobierno entregará a los diputados será entregado utilizando un formato abierto y reutilizable, acorde con la política de transparencia que el nuevo gobierno viene prometiendo. La práctica en los últimos años ha
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