In late 2013, Spain’s transparency law was passed. Prior to approval in the Cortes, I observed that “the culture of secrecy in public administration begins at the top of government and filters down to all levels”. “There is no freedom of information, there is no set of rules for good governance. Spain is known as being one of the most secretive if not the most secretive democracies in Europe. Although the juxtaposition of secretive with democracies is all but an oxymoron, it isn’t wrong.”
The barely transparent portals of town halls
Of the 67 municipalities on the islands, only eleven score an acceptable mark
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