Region: Europe

Arantza Otaolea from the Bilbao Women's Council and co-president of OGP Euskadi, and Mikel Barturen from Sareen Sarea, an association that groups the networks of entities of the social sector, are participants in OGP Euskadi's civil society forum. In this interview, they share why citizen participation is fundamental to open government.  

In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Denmark's 2019-2022 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for co..

In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for Montenegro's third action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and ..

The 2020–2022 action plan of the Czech Republic yielded early results in judicial transparency and whistleblower protection. While implementation of several commitments was transferred to the next act..

From Greece’s fourth action plan, one ambitious commitment on whistleblowing in sports saw major early results. Other commitments, which were largely about opening datasets in different ministries, sa..

In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for Bulgaria's fourth action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and t..

The city of Hamburg in Germany has a history when it comes to open government. One essential step was taken in 2012 when the city introduced Hamburg’s Transparency Act, a pioneering effort in Germany...

Serbia’s fourth Open Government Partnership (OGP) action plan focused on digitalization and public participation in decision-making. Half of the commitments were either fully or substantially complete..

The Netherlands’ fourth Open Government Partnership (OGP) action plan saw advancements in transparency of political parties' financing. Preliminary work was also carried out in open contracting and in..