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Bulgaria

Improvements to Access to Public Information Act (BG0035)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Bulgaria, Second Action Plan 2014-2016 (Updated)

Action Plan Cycle: 2014

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: Administration of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications and all other administrations

Support Institution(s): NA

Policy Areas

Access to Information, Anti Corruption and Integrity, Legislation, Open Data, Right to Information

IRM Review

IRM Report: Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2014-2015

Early Results: Major Major

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Yes

Ambition (see definition): High

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

Amendments and supplementations to the access to public information act. These ammendments are targeted at the improvement of the openness of and facilitation of access to public information through: broadening the scope and making the obligation for publishing information more detailed, strengthening coordination and control for law provisions enforcement, transposing the directive 2013/37/EU amending directive 2003/98/EC on reuse of public sector information – amendments and future actions envisaged

IRM Midterm Status Summary

For Commitment details, see Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2014-2015.

IRM End of Term Status Summary

For Commitment details, see Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2014-2016.


Commitments

Open Government Partnership