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Hungary to Restrict Public Interest Data Requests

The Hungarian government wants to further restrict public interest data requests, a last resort of ensuring the state's accountability. A recent bill would disallow anonymity of public interest data requests and...

by András Szeles
Image: J. A. Alcaide - Flickr/CC content

The Hungarian government wants to further restrict public interest data requests, a last resort of ensuring the state's accountability. A recent bill would disallow anonymity of public interest data requests and impose a fee for this type of service. Restrictions would apply to revealing public interest data related to the pre-proposal phase of deliberations or to copyright laws. The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union says the restrictions are illegitimate and that access to public interest data is a constitutional right and a precondition of the state's transparency and democratic functioning.

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