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18.09.2008 The Coalition for Free Access to Information appealed to the Skupština of the Republic of Serbia (the Parliament) to not ignore the constitutional right of the citizens to start independent legislative initiatives, regardless of the will of political parties and the state institutions.

05.08.2008 The Coalition for Free Access to Information asked the National Telecommunications Agency (RATEL) to review the contents of the Regulation that defines the new activities for internet service providers (ISPs) in Serbia who will be now obligated to keep the data on the traffic of their users and present it to the competent authorities.

30.01.2008 Marking the Data Protection Day, the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Delegation of the European Commission and the Council of Europe in Albania jointly emphasized the importance of a data protection system that meets European standards.

19.11.2007 Intergovernmental and civil society organisations propose a self-regulatory mechanism to foster participation, access to information and transparency in Internet governance at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Rio de Janeiro on 12 November 2007.

26.10.2007 The Croatian Women Network and Women infoteka initiated a case in front of Administrative Court, against the Croatian Gender Equality Office, on charges of violations of the Law on Free Access to Information.

17.10.2007 A group of 14 country specialists meeting on 9-12 September in Strasbourg refused to consider proposals to bring the future European Convention on Access to Official Documents into line with the prevailing standards in the 47 countries of the Council of Europe.

10.10.2007 We are yet to meet a local government, or local official, for that matter, who will not respond, if asked, without a moment of hesitation, that the work of the said municipality is „transparent“ and that informing the citizens is paramount. In real life, however, nothing is as clear and self-evident.

28.06.2007 The IP Justice launched its Keep the Core Neutral campaign yesterday (June 27), aimed to protect freedom of expression and innovation in domain name policy at ICANN’s San Juan Board meeting. The campaign includes a Global Petition submitted to ICANN Board of Directors.

05.06.2007 At the end of May of this year, the Foundation Open Society Institute – Macedonia (FOSIM) organized the first working session on the topic of improved implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information; the Law on Security of Classified Information and the Law on Protection of Personal Data.

11.05.2007 On May 7, the Metamorphosis Foundation organized a debate on the “Guidelines for Improving information Security in Macedonia”, at the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce. The debate was intended for Macedonian Experts in information security and other interested parties.

13.04.2007 The Metamorphosis Foundation joined the Association of Progressive Communications (APC) as a full member. In partnership with APC, Metamorphosis will conduct activities related to exchange of knowledge and experience, overcoming the digital gap, inclusion and human rights.

02.04.2007 GONG association criticized the Report on the Implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information for 2006, discussed last Friday in the Croatian Sabor, and claims that the data it lists are incorrect and don’t correspond to the actual situation in the field.

26.02.2007 The GONG and the Croatian Journalist Association (HND) express their opposition to the draft-Law on Classification and Confidentiality of Information, which they claim will further close the state administration and other bodies with public competences to citizens overview and scrutiny.

23.02.2007 The Transparency International Croatia (TIC) reports that the Draft-Law on Classification of Information, in its current form, may make the Law on the Right to Access Information totally obsolete and endanger the very progress of democracy in the country.

15.02.2007 The Foundation Open Society Institute Macedonia (FOSIM) and the Commission for Protection of Right of Free Access to Information presented the experiences, challenges, dilemmas and achievements of the first five months of implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information.

08.02.2007 In spite of the fact that a significant body of European legislation was introduced in Kosovo over the past several years, the implementation remains a problem, concludes the one-day conference Responsibility, Equality and Rule of Law: Towards Democratic Future, held yesterday, February 7, in Pristina.

16.11.2006 The Second International Conference e-Society.mk started yesterday, November 15, in Skopje. The conference, which will close on Friday, November 17, 2006, gathers Macedonian and international ICT experts, to facilitate exchange of experiences and create policies based on the latest information related to information society.

23.10.2006 The Macedonian Young Lawyers Association MYLA opened a toll-free phone number for citizens in need of legal assistance to implement their right to free access to information. The phone-line is part of the “Creation of System of Free Access to Information in Macedonia” project. All interested citizens may call 02 2774 712 with inquiries on how to implement their FOI rights.

16.10.2006 The Director for Public Relations at the Parliament of Albania has notified the editorial offices of the private media that starting on October 11, 2006, there shall be no live broadcasts of the plenary sessions of the Parliament. The reasons for this decision was explained with the need to sign specific contracts with the private TV stations.

04.10.2006 A project aimed at helping Albanians be more aware of their rights to access information was launched today by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the People's Advocate (Ombudsman).