12 Countries Sign European Access to Info Treaty

Access Info Europe reports that 12 nations have signed the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents, the world's first treaty on access to information.

Signers are: Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, and Sweden. Next step is ratification.

The Convention, among other things, sets minimum standards on access rights, and guarantees the right to request official documents.

More details at Access Info Europe.