Hi,
I'd like to call on your attention the campaign from http://www.access-info.org
The campaign is related to a treaty which is being drafted by the Council of Europe, which would impose obligations on signatory states to release information to physical and juridical persons upon request, in a mode similar to the Freedom of Information requests already existing in some national legislations. The campaign is attempting to make the treaty codify strong standards of transparency for signing members.
Although it is not an issue that directly concerns Free Software and the FSFE, I would think that it is in FSFE's interest to improve the level of government transparency, both due to reasons of principle and practical advantages for Free Software.
My apologies if this information is redundant or off-topic.
--David.
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