Press release : Reaction to the Release the Galvin Report
Parlorama, specialised in political monitoring of legislative assemblies throughout Europe, welcomes the European Parliament’s decision to release information on MEPs’ expenditures. Disclosure and transparency are highly valued principles for open democracy initiatives wherein Parlorama is highly active. Continue Reading
The importance of open data in a video-clip.
The Open Knowledge Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2004 and promoting the openness of any kind of data and contents that can be used freely, reused and distributed: or, in a few words, it promotes open knowledge. On April the 13th was released a clip aimed at sensitizing public awareness of the issue. Continue Reading
US Congress almost ready for transparency-budget cuts.
Everything began with some rumours regarding the end of the Statistical Abstracts section on the US Census Bureau. One might have thought it was the beginning a natural evolution, leading the way the information repository Data.gov , USASpending.gov, Apps.gov/now, the citizen engament tools and online collaboration tools. Continue Reading
EP resists lobbies pressures on CDS proposal.
After succeeding on March 7th in the marginalization of external pressure coming from the financial lobbies and groups of interest, a new challenge arises for the European Parliament on April 20th, when it will vote the proposed Over-The-Counter (OTC) derivatives regulation. Continue Reading
Major scandal in the EP : “More transparency !”
Journalists reveal a major scandal in the European Parliament. After 8 months of investigation relying on contacting Members of the European Parliament to offer them a financial retribution in exchange of law amendments proposals in the European hemicycle, the results are scary. Continue Reading
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