By decision 6040 as of 8 May 2014 (in Bulgarian), the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) upheld a decision of the Administrative Court – Veliko Tarnovo (ACVT) repealing the refusal of the Veliko Tarnovo University President to provide information on the project “Joint risk monitoring on emergencies in the border region of the Danube.” The president had based his refusal on the argument that the information sought was not public, since it did not concern the public life in Bulgaria. The court held that the information is public since it was created and kept by an obliged under the APIA body in relation to its activity on a project, financed by EU funds, which determines its relation to public life in the Republic of Bulgaria, and also since such an activity in general falls within the scope of interest and public life of the EU.
The initial request was filed by Ms. Kamelia Dzhanabetska demanding information about the participation of the VT University in the project.