Anne-Flore m’a d’abord contacté par téléphone pour m’expliquer qu’après avoir signalé qu’un fil électrique de lampadaire pendait sur la voie publique, l’opérateur de réseau lui demandait de régler l’intervention de remise en état. Stupéfaite et malgré de nombreuses démarches, notamment...

El convenio de colaboración prevé dar la máxima celeridad a la tramitación de las quejas presentadas al Síndic y que afecten a competencias municipales. Establece la elaboración de un informe anual de balance de la actividad realizada y la posibilidad de debatirlo en el Pleno...

People have the right to know what those in power are doing. This was the basis on which the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents was adopted more than ten years ago in Tromsø, Norway. This Convention is the first binding international legal instrument to recognise a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities. It establishes minimum rules for the prompt and fair...

I would like to thank you for the invitation to this important panel discussion. I think that International IDEA is a great forum for exchanging views on democracy assistance for Central and Eastern European Member States of the EU. Over the past 5 years I have directly participated in events of concern to IDEA in Poland. I have been able to observe the process of democratic backsliding here. It has not been a success story, as we are still facing challenges and further pressure on...

Inklusion und Barrierefreiheit in den Medien war das Schwerpunktthema des 60. Treffens der Beauftragten von Bund und Ländern für Menschen mit Behinderung, das in diesem Jahr per Video-Konferenz durchgeführt wurde. Dazu sagte Matthias Crone: „Gerade in Zeiten der Pandemie kommt es darauf an, dass...