Access Info Group
The Council of Europe Access Info Group is one of the two monitoring bodies established by the Tromsø Convention under its Article 11 to monitor the implementation of the Convention by its Parties.
The AIG is composed of independent experts in the area of access to official documents. It evaluates and reports on the legislative and other measures adopted by the Parties to give effect to the provisions set out in the Tromsø Convention. It also contributes to the effective implementation of the Tromsø Convention by means of expressing opinions related to the application of the Convention, exchanging information and reporting on significant legal, policy or technological developments as well as formulating proposals, including proposals for amendments under Article 19 of the Convention.
The Access Info Group is currently composed of the following 12 experts:
Mr Inge Lorange BACKER; Ms Biljana BOŽIĆ; Mr Grevorg HAYRAPETYAN; Ms Elona HOXHAJ ; Ms Elín HELGADÓTTIR; Ms Helena JÄDERBLOM; Ms Päivi Hannele KORPISAARI; Ms Rosanna LEMUT-STRLE; Mr Andrei LUTENCO; Ms Tetyana OLEKSIYUK; Mr Attila PÉTERFALVI and Mr Ivar TALLO.
The AIG has completed baseline evaluation reports in respect of Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine.
The AIG has also published its opinion on the definition of official documents under Article 1, paragraph 2, sub-paragraph b, of the Convention.
Chairperson: Helena JÄDERBLOM
Vice-Chair: Tetyana OLEKSIYUK