Launch of the project “The Right to Access Information: Researching and Reforming Transparency, Participation and Accountability in Cyprus” 12 April 2010, Nicosia/Madrid: KAB, IKME and Access Info Europe are launching a bicommunal coalition to promote the right of access to information and public participation in Cyprus following a day-long training. Access to information has been recognised as a fundamental human

The Open Cyprus Project celebrates World Press Freedom Day. 3 May 2010, Nicosia/Madrid: The Open Cyprus Project marked World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2010, by renewing its call for full recognition of the right of access to information in Cyprus. According to the UNESCO, the right to know is an essential for freedom of expression and media freedom. It

Montenegrin Government Releases EU Accession Questionnaire Madrid/Brussels/Podgorica, 14 April 2010: Access Info Europe and MANS welcome the release on Monday, 12 April 2009, by the Montenegrin government of its replies to the European Union’s pre-accession questionnaire, which were submitted to the European Commission in December 2009. The two civil society organisations had previously been refused access by the European Commission

The Right of Access to Information in Cyprus 28 February 2010, Nicosia/Madrid: In 2010 Access Info Europe, The Cyprus EU Association (KAB) and the Socio-Political Studies Institute (IKME) are launching a new EU-funded project to promote the right of access to information and public participation in Cyprus. Our goal: A full and functioning access to information law During 2010 and

Ratification Readiness Analysis This is a resource page for national NGOs and FOI experts working on analysis of whether their national legal framework is ready for ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents.   You can download here the framework for the analysis, the Convention and the Explanatory Memorandum:   • Ratification Readiness Analysis Framework

Exceptions: Can I get access to all information (or documents) held by public bodies? No. The right of access to information is not an absolute right. There may be some small quantities of information that public bodies hold that would cause harm if they were released, at least if released at this point in time. For example, to release all