This document discusses Freedom of Information (FOI) laws in Europe. It provides background on FOI legislation in different European countries, with Sweden passing the first FOI law in 1766 and most countries now having some form of FOI laws. It notes that while most countries have similar legal structures for FOI, there is significant variation in levels of exemptions and how open different legal systems are. The document also describes the Farmsubsidy network which used FOI requests to obtain agricultural subsidy data from European governments starting in 2002.
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1. How to use Freedom of Information in Europe? Karel Platteau Deputy Editor Wobbing Europe The Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism M. +32 474 51 44 12 T. +32 2 705 59 19 F. +32 2 705 59 29 E. [email_address] W. http://www.wobbing.eu
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4. The extremes General picture: similar legal structure – varying levels of exemptions in EU and member states Sweden Germany FOI since 1766 FOI since 2006 constitutional status very little legal practice yet informal approach formal approach very open strong protection of privacy, strong protection of business
5. No is not necessarily an answer: www.Farmsubsidy.org
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