Coalition negotiations - broad alliance calls for the preservation of freedom of information law

Many organisations call on the SPD to promote the preservation of the Freedom of Information Act.

There may be very different ideas about a modern state. In the ongoing coalition negotiations, the working group 9 of the Union and the SPD put their intentions on paper. Therefore, it is modern for the Union to restrict the freedom of information. Thus, the result paper states: "The Bundestag must be able to effectively control the government and the administration. However, we want to abolish the Freedom of Information Act in its present form.…

On the occasion of the announcement by the Union parties in the coalition negotiations that they want to abolish the Freedom of Information Act (IFG), a broad civil society alliance calls on the SPD presidents to protect freedom of information. 41 organisations, associations and projects from areas such as human rights, transparency and journalism address themselves in a public letter to Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil. They appeal to the SPD pr…

The Pirate Party of Germany is ready for any necessary debate on the latest plan from the CDU to abolish the Freedom of Information Act of 2006. Since its introduction, this law has made a decisive contribution to strengthening transparency and accountability in our country. It allows citizens to gain access to information from authorities and thus actively participate in shaping our democracy. The advantages of the Freedom of Information Act ar…