Slovenia plans to impose charges on freedom of information requests
UPDATE Following the protest of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the Association of Slovenian Journalists, Transparency International Slovenia and Access Info Europe, the Slovenian coalition parties decided today to remove the problematic amendment to Article 24 of the new Freedom of Information Act from the legislative procedure. The group has welcomed the decision. “We are pleased that the coalition parties have taken the views of journalists, editors and non-governmental organisations and agreed that the amendment would directly infringe media freedom, freedom of information and possibilities of effective monitoring of the public and private sectors,” welcomed the group. The European…