Open government

Frankfurt was CIA hacking base, says Wikileaks

Wikileaks released a new batch of files associated to CIA classified documents on Tuesday. The whistleblower site also revealed that the US consulate in Frankfurt, Germany acted as a “covert CIA base”, with intelligence officers receiving diplomatic passports and cover from the government. “In addition to its operations in Langley, Virginia the CIA also uses the U.S.

Dean Thompson: U.S. government, Romania cooperate towards ensuring access to government information

The U.S. government is currently working with partners from around the world, Romania included, to ensure access to government information through the Open Government Partnership, U.S. Charge d'affaires a.i. Dean Thompson on Friday told the Open Data Day Conference organized by the government of Romania together with the Open Data Coalition, under the aegis of the American partnership.

Albania’s New Public Consultation Law Wins Praise

"The main goal of this law is to encourage the participation of the public and interest groups in decision making and governance, and raise the efficiency, transparency and accountability of public institutions toward the public," OSFA said in a statement after parliament approved the law on Thursday.

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