Strasbourg, 2 November 2026 – Luxembourg has signed the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents, also known as the Tromsø Convention.

The Convention was signed by Ambassador Olivier Maes, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the Council of Europe, in the presence of Secretary General Alain Berset.

The Tromsø Convention is the first international treaty to recognise a general right of access on request to official documents held by public authorities. It aims to strengthen transparency, accountability and public participation in democratic societies.

The Convention entered into force on 1 December 2020. To date, 17 countries have ratified it.