Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Access Info Europe (Access Info)
EU Transparency Register
49931835063-67 First registered on 22 Jan 2011
Goals / Remit
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.Main EU files targeted
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.Address
Head Office
Calle Principe de Anglona 5, 2 Centro
Madrid 28005
SPAINEU Office
Calle Principe de Anglona 5, 2 Centro
Madrid 28005
SPAINWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The following Access Info team members will be involved in promoting the transparency of the EU during 2024:
Helen Darbishire
Rachel HannaPerson in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
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/)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
181,423€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Donations
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Adessium Foundation 100,000€ Contribution mySociety 40,685€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Anti-corruption
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.orgOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 01 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Transparency register Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet member)
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