Links and External Resources

Here you will find links and references with more information on the global communities defending the democratic values of transparency, accountability, access to information and public participation.

Transparency International and Access Info Cyprus - Resources

Open Cyprus Project ("The Right of Access to Information in Cyprus") in the Tool Database of TI
Access to Information - Assessment Approaches (User Guide) - Citation of Open Cyprus Final Report
Access to Information - Examples of Promising Practices (User Guide) - Citation of Open Cyprus Final Report

Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters - Reports

Transparency International Report: Differences in access to information cultures and regulations in EU Member States (pdf).

page 2: "Some EU member states like Spain, Cyprus and Luxembourg still do not have a specific Freedom of Information Law."

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Second Evaluation Round - Addendum to the Compliance Report on Cyprus (.pdf, alternative download) (Strasbourg, 7-11 June 2010)

page 2: "GRECO recommended (note: Cyprus) to develop legislation on the right to access to information held by public authorities, to - subsequently - take measures to inform the public about their right to access information and to enhance transparency in public administration (including "e-government")."

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Third Evaluation Round - Evaluation Report on Cyprus on Transparency of Party Funding (.pdf, alternative download) - (Strasbourg, 1 April 2011)

With recommendations on public access of related documents.