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Access Info Europe

Acronym: Access Info

General Information

Identification Code: 49931835063-67
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Entity Form: Association, registered in Spain
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/22/2011
Last Update: 1/23/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Access Info promotes and protects the right of access to information as a tool for defending human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, for advancing public participation in decision making, and for combatting corruption and holding power to account. Access Info's mission is that the right of access to information be enshrined in law and work in practice. This includes the right of access to EU documents as established by Article 15 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Digital economy and society
  • Enlargement
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • sub-national
  • global
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The main policy areas and legislative files that Access Info follows are: * Regulation 1049/2001 on access to EU documents (when relevant); * Transparency of the EU institutions, including Council and Commission, including transparency of policy making and spending; * Rules on the EU Transparency Register and related regulation of lobbying and transparency related to influence; * The legislation related to transparency of EU Funds at EU and national level; * Reform of the fishing control regulation with respect to transparency; * The Open Data Directive and its implementing act; * Legislative files that affect whistleblower protection, fight against corruption, money laundering rules, copyright, data protection, public procurement (transparency of), and media freedom.
Communication Activities: Relevant policy implementation, public relations and communication activities such as projects, events and publications: * AsktheEU.org - Access Info runs the https://www.AsktheEU.org website, an online platform where citizens can file access to documents requests to any EU institutions. All responses and requests are published online and in real-time. Access Info also regularly files information requests of our own. * Transparency of the European Institutions (Council, Commission, Parliament) and other EU bodies and agencies with a specific focus on: - ensuring an open legislative process - promoting open decision making - promoting good record keeping - identifying and challenging procedural issues related to Regulation 1049/2001 - identifying and challenging overuse of exceptions Access Info undertakes appeals, complaints to the European Ombudsman as well as legal challenges to the Court of Justice of the European Union. * To read our priorities and action please visit: https://www.access-info.org
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Anti-corruption

Head Office

Address: Calle Principe de Anglona 5, 2 Centro
Post Code: 28005
City: Madrid
Country: SPAIN
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EU Office

Address: Calle Principe de Anglona 5, 2 Centro
Post Code: 28005
City: Madrid
Country: SPAIN
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Info Members: The following Access Info team members will be involved in promoting the transparency of the EU during 2024: Helen Darbishire Rachel Hanna

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: We do not have member organisations. As an association we have board members and some other members, plus a team of an average of 6 persons. Access Info is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Organisation Members: Freedom of Information Advocates Networks (www.foiadvocates.net) Open Government Partnership – Helen Darbishire is an Envoy of the OGP Steering Committee and Access Info is a part of the government-civil society forum in Spain. (www.opengovpartnership.org) United Nations Convention against Corruption Coalition (http://www.uncaccoalition.org/) - Access Info is a member of the steering committee of the UNCAC Coalition Global Data Barometer (https://globaldatabarometer.org/) - Access Info is the regional coordination hub for Europe Open Spending EU Coalition member https://www.open-spending.eu/ Coalición Pro Acceso - Spanish civil society network to advance transparency, Access Info coordinates (http://www.proacceso.org/)