Access to Information Programme (AIP) Foundation was established on October 23, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria by journalists, lawyers, sociologists, and economists who work in the area of human rights. They joined efforts to promote the right to information and initiate a public debate on related issues.

Access to Information Programme Foundation is a non-governmental organization registered by the Sofia City Court
Reg. #13 849/96. Since Oct. 30, 2002, AIP is in the Register of Organizations Working in Public Interest at the Ministry of Justice with Reg. # 20021030027.

The mission of AIP is to facilitate implementation of Article 41 of the Bulgarian Constitution which establishes the right of information:

(1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
(2) Citizens shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or official secret and does not affect the rights of others.