Obstacles
Germany: German court: Farmsubsidies have to be in the open
Information about farmsubsidies have to be made public also in Germany, a German court decided this week.
European Union: EU: Secret report released in member state
As EU-leaders discuss pension reforms, EU-citizens are not supposed to see the arguments.
Germany: Stylish German MPs trigger WoB-case about business secrets
Members of the German federal Parliament Bundestag in 2009 ordered stylish Mont Blanc pens for €68.000. An obvious story for tabloid daily newspaper Bild.
European Union: Lobbyists can not expect secrecy
The ‘presumption of confidentiality’ between EU institutions and their contacts can not be used as an argument anymore to reject access to document requests, if the Europe
European Union: EU: Wob-conference in Brussels gets cooperations off the ground
New journalistic stories using freedom of information acts as an integral and important part of the research are well on the way after conference in Brussels.
