Freedom of Information Act

The 1967 FOIA law requires federal agencies to respond to information requests within 20 business days

Vuk Jankovic first got hooked when he was a law student at the University of Montenegro in Podgorica. But instead of tobacco, booze or narcotics, his addiction involves pestering state institutions for information.

The best part is — they are legally required to answer him.

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Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing to obtain records of US government dealings with billionaire George Soros' network of nonprofits in FYROM (Macedonia), which stand accused by the country's government of fomenting regime change.

Montenegro is moving to reform its Freedom of Information Act, increasing the penalties and the number of offences that can be sanctioned for violating the law on public records.