NGOs urge the government to provide argumentation for refusing publicizing answers to EU questionnaire
Tbilisi. Over 30 Civil Society Organizations address to the Prime Minister of Georgia to provide argumentation for refusing publicizing answers to EU questionnaire.
“Given the high public interest in Georgia’s accession to the European Union, we urge you to make public the answers to the EU questionnaire or to present an argument on the basis of which you make information confidential under Georgian law. In case the information provided to the EU truly contains professional, personal, commercial, or state secrets, the relevant parts should be encrypted and the rest should be made public, as required by the standards of Freedom of Information of Georgia and the EU.
According to the latest survey, 88% of the Georgian population supports the country’s accession to the European Union. With this in mind, the government should ensure the transparency, openness, and involvement of stakeholders in the process”.
Source: osgf.ge
