Access to public documents for all

Greek citizens and legal entities will soon be able to request access to public documents, both administrative and private, as the Tromso Convention will be voted for by Parliament on Friday.

Greece is one of the last countries in Europe tο have not yet adopted the Tromso Convention which entered into force on December 1, 2020.

The Tromsο Convention was the first binding international legal instrument to recognize a general right to access official documents held by public authorities.

Greece's adoption of the convention is seen as another important step towards transparency and citizen participation in the public sphere.

Through this instrument, citizens can, for instance, ask the municipality where they live to find out how much money has been allocated for playgrounds, how many have finally been built and how many are expected to be built.