02 April 2024

 

On March 14, 2024, at the "Hotel Central Sofia," the Access to Information Programme held 10 Years Court Practice under Access to Public Information Act Conference.

At the hybrid conference, held both in-person and online via Zoom with direct video streaming on Facebook, the current judicial practice related to the implementation of the Access to Public Information Act (APIA) was presented and discussed by the legal team of the Access to Information Programme. The aim of the event was to acquaint the audience with the practice of the Supreme Administrative Court and regional administrative courts in recent years. AIP also presented a brief analysis of judicial decisions on important issues related to the implementation of the APIA.

Guests at the conference included Minister of Justice Dr. Atanas Slavov, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Simon van der Burg, Chairperson of the Bulgarian Judges' Assiciation Tatyana Zhilova, Chairperson of the Supreme Bar Council Ivaylo Dermendzhiev, magistrates from the Supreme Administrative Court and administrative courts, university professors, and others.

"The right to access information is a fundamental right; it guarantees transparency in various sectors of governance," said Ambassador van der Burg of the Netherlands, while Minister Slavov emphasized that "despite many successes in recent decades – the development of the basic legal framework, its subsequent development and improvement, to which the Access to Information Programme has made a significant contribution, the challenges to citizens' constitutional right to access information have not been exhausted."

 

The Conference was held in the frames of the 10 Years Court Practice under Access to Public Information Act supported by a grant from The Netherlands Embassy at Sofia, Bulgaria

 

Конференцията се провежда в рамките на проект „Съдебна практика по Закона за достъп до обществена информация през последните 10 години“, подкрепен от Посолството на Кралство Нидерландия в България.