Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 20.12.2024
The team of Access to Information Programme wishes you health and successful initiatives in 2025!
Audit Results on the Web Sites of the Administrative Courts and the Supreme Administrative Court 12.12.2024
On December 12, 2024, AIP presented the audit results on the web sites of the administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court at online conference.
28 Years AIP! 28 Years Access to Information Advocacy 23.10.2024
October 23, 2024 marks the 28th anniversary of the Access to Information Programme!
22nd award ceremony for the International Right To Know Day – 28 September 2024 08.10.2024
Access to Information Programme presented the annual Freedom of Information Awards to mark the 22nd International Right to Know Day.
AIP Representative Participates in Human Dimension Conference 02.10.2024
How does SLAPP affect the work of journalists and what can be done about it?
22nd award ceremony for the International Right To Know Day – 28 September 2024 28.09.2024
Access to Information Programme presented the annual Freedom of Information Awards to mark the 22nd International Right to Know Day.
In Memoriam! 10.09.2024
We are sad to announce that Tony Bunyan, co-founder and Director of Statewatch for more than 30 years, has passed away on 9th September 2024.
The State Owned Nuclear Power Plant Is Subject to FOIA 08.08.2024
“Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is a subject to the Access to Public Information Act (ZDOI) and has to consider on the merit a request for public information concerning damages to the budget in the amount of BGN 150 million (approx. USD 83 million) caused by the actions and inactions of the management of the nuclear power plant.”
The Access to Information Programme (AIP) opened the Call for Nominations for the Right to Know Day Awards Ceremony to be held on September 28, 2024 in Bulgaria 01.08.2024
The Access to Information Programme (AIP) opened the Call for Nominations for the Right to Know Day Awards Ceremony to be held on September 28, 2024 in Bulgaria. The Right to Know Day is the strongest tool in the AIP campaign for encouraging the exercise of the right to information and pushing for enhanced government transparency and accountability.
Meetings in the frames of Open Government Partnership Initiative 31.07.2024
On July 25 and 31, 2024, in the frames of Open Government Partnership Initiative (OGP) were held at the Council of Ministers. OGP is an international initiative aimed at securing concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, combat corruption, and leverage new technologies to strengthen governance.
Access to Information in Bulgaria 2023 09.07.2024
On July 9, 2024, Access to Information Programme presented the findings and conclusions from its annual Access to Information in Bulgaria report.
Online Press Conference Civil Audit on Active Transparency of Public Bodies'2024 20.05.2024
On May 20, 2024 Access to Information Programme presents the results of the Civil Audit on Active Transparency of Public Bodies'2024, 2024 Active Transparency Ranking, and 2024 Budget, Financial Transparency and Integrity of Municipalities Map. The presentation will be hold online in ZOOM.
10 Years Court Practice under Access to Public Information Act Conference 02.04.2024
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.
Litigation under the Access to Public Information Act Analysis 02.04.2024
The Access to Information Programme presented the book Litigation Under the Access to Public Information Act (2013 - 2023). The book contains an overview and analysis of the practice of the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court and the administrative courts under the Access to Public Information Act (APIA) over the last 10 years. We hope it will be useful in the daily work of administrative judges, lawyers, legal advisers, prosecutors, researchers, lecturers and students, representatives of non-governmental organizations, journalists and public figures who use the APIA in their work.
LEV INS is a Winner in European SLAPP Contest 2023 07.02.2024
The Bulgarian insurance company "LEV INS" received the anti-award for Corporate SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) of the year 2023 from the Coalition Against SLAPP in Europe (CASE). The anti-award was announced at a ceremony on 6th of Feb in Strasbourg. "LEV INS" attracted the jury's attention with a record case of one million leva against the media site Mediapool, which was recently lost in the first instance.
10 Years Court Practice under Access to Public Information Act Conference 21.01.2024
Access to Public Information Programme organizes 10 Years Court Practice under Access to Public Information Act Conference.
AIP and AEJ – Bulgaria call on Kozloduy NPP EAD to drop its legal claim for half a million leva 11.01.2024
Access to Information Programme and the Association of European Journalists – Bulgaria call on Kozloduy NPP EAD, a state-owned company which operates Bulgaria’s only nuclear power plant (NPP), to drop its legal claim for half a million leva (around 250 000 EUR) against a former employee who has revealed wrongdoings in the facility.
AIP Supports CSOs Address to the National Assembly Regarding Upcoming Procedures for Election of Authorities with Expired Mandate 09.01.2024
The Address is also supported by organizations such as the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives, Anti Corruption Fund, Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria, Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Bulgarian Center for Non-for-Profit Law, Institute for Market Economics, Institute for Public Environment Development, Centrе for Liberal Strategies, and the Center for Regulatory Impact Assessment.