Netherlands: Case dropped on investigative reporter
Journalist Brenno de Winter who demonstrated major weaknesses in a Dutch transport payment system on TV is acquitted for allegations of fraud.read more
View ArticleDenmark: One year and still no answer
Danish investigative journalist Bo Elkjær has waited for requested documents on the treatment of prisoners in Iraq for more than a year.read more
View ArticleDeath threats against journalists behind FOI based research
Slovenian Journalists Blaz Zgaga and Matej Surc received death threats after having reported aboutread more
View ArticleCross border access gets prestigious award
Wobbing, or request for access, in a neighbouring country helped award winning Danish journalist topple minister.read more
View ArticlePortal for the people
People in Spain are now able to make and track requests for information from public bodies via the new web portal TuDerechoaSaber.es (“Your right to know”).read more
View ArticleWorld's oldest access law will remain
Swedish parliamentarians have unanimously agreed not to propose a recast of the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act, the first law in the world to grant citizens access to public information.<read more
View ArticleSlovenian arms trade cover-up unveiled
The final volume of the trilogy In the Name of the State was published on 19 April 2012.read more
View ArticleThe untold Yugoslavian arms trade scandal UPDATED DOCUMENTS
Journalists Matej Šurc and Blaž Zgaga investigated the illegal trade of arms in Slovenia during the early 1990s and chronicled their findings in the trilogy read more
View ArticleTransparency widens to state-owned companies
Companies owned by the state for 50 percent or more fall under the same transparency regulations as public bodies, a court ruling by the Berlin Administrative Court says.read more
View ArticleSecret James Bond-party disclosed by request
Swedish security service throw a secret James Bond-party for their employees. The costs: 625 000 Euro (5,3 million Swedish kronor). How come we know?read more
View ArticleGovernment to hide behind lowered curtain
Danish politicians are on the verge to create an access free zone for themselves. Proposal for a new law on freedom of information draws criticism. read more
View ArticleBelgian Finance Ministry lacks control
BRUSSELS - Wobbed audits show that the internal control at the Belgian Ministry of Finance are below par.read more
View ArticleAsked for documents got a bill instead
Question: What have Spain done to fight corruption?Answer: The government doesn't have to tell. Please pay €3000 for bringing the case to court. read more
View Article”Yes-minister-law” to hide political documents from the public
Danish parliamentarians get ready to adopt a new access law with politically sensitive documents kept secret by definition.read more
View ArticleJournalist to open up bank with environmental law
A ”bad bank” is legally an authority, the Irish High Court has ruled. The bad bank NAMA might now have to open up for the public thanks to an environmental information reguread more
View ArticleCitizens sign up against power abuse
A proposed new Danish law on access to documents has caused close to a political uproar. More than 75 000 citizens have signed a petition against the law.read more
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