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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.access-info.org/"><img border=0 width=84 height=71 src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC7481.8042B3C0" align=left hspace=8 alt="access
info logo" title="" v:shapes="Bild_x0020_3"></a><![endif]><a href="http://www.access-info.org/"></a><a href="http://www.access-info.org/"><span lang=EN-US>Access Info Europe</span></a><span lang=EN-US> will also be launching at this event a new web portal via which anyone can file a request to any institution, office, body or agency that is covered by the European Union Access to Documents </span><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/PDF/r1049_en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Regulation 1049/2001</span></a><span lang=EN-US>. The portal, which will be called </span><a href="http://www.asktheeu.eu"><span lang=EN-US>www.asktheeu.org</span></a><span lang=EN-US>, will track the responses received from the EU institutions, and provide opportunities for users to rate their satisfaction with the answers received.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The seminar will be on <b><span style='color:#7B8958'>28 September 2011,</span> </b>from<b> <span style='color:#7B8958'>10:00-12:30,</span></b> followed by a reception. It will be in Room ASP A1-G2 at the European Parliament in Brussels - (entrance from the Place du Luxembourg side of the Altiero Spinelli building).<br><br>Please fill in the </span><a href="http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/shortcuts/document.faces/en/10816/pdf.bookmark"><span lang=EN-US>following registration form</span></a><span lang=EN-US> ASAP.<br><b><span style='color:#009A9D'><br>For more information, contact:</span></b><br>Pam Bartlett, Access Info Europe - </span><a href="mailto:pam@access-info.org"><span lang=EN-US>pam@access-info.org</span></a><span lang=EN-US> <br>Gundi Gadesmann, European Ombudsman's Office - </span><a href="mailto:gundi.gadesmann@ombudsman.europa.eu" title="European
Ombudsman Home Page"><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>gundi.gadesmann@ombudsman.europa.eu</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kersti Ruth Wissenbach</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Consultant Coordinator<br>Access Info Europe<br>Madrid<br>+34 91 366 53 44<br>+31 63 419 39 66<br>skype: kersti.wissenbach<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.access-info.org" target="_blank" title=www.access-info.org><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>www.access-info.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>Síguenos en </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/Access_Info" target="_blank" title=Twitter><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>Twitter</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>, y en </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Access-Info-Europe/367870967220" target="_blank" title=Facebook><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>Facebook</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>Si quieres ayudar a Access Info Europe en su campaña por una ley de acceso a la información en España, haz </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://www.access-info.org/en/support-us" target="_blank" title="click aquí"><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>click aquí</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>