TC-INF - Information Policy
Terms of reference
On 4 October 2017, the Ministers' Deputies invited their Thematic Co-ordinator on Information Policy (TC-INF) to follow closely the co-operation between the Council of Europe and Internet and telecommunications companies (CM/Del/Dec(2017)1296/1.6).
On 4 May 2022, the Deputies invited the TC-INF to follow closely the implementation of the Council of Europe digital agenda 2022-2025 on “Protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the digital environment” (CM/Del/Dec(2022)1433/1.7).
On 10 January 2024, in the light of the Reykjavík Declaration and their discussions, the Deputies agreed to invite the TC-INF to make proposals for improving the transparency of their documentation and to report back (CM/Del/Dec(2024)1485/1.6). The TC-INF's subsequent work led to the adoption of the Council of Europe Transparency Framework, by the Committee of Ministers on 14 May 2025 (CM/Del/Dec(2025)134/3). On 4 June 2025, the Deputies invited the TC-INF to follow the implementation of the Transparency Framework (CM/Del/Dec(2025)1530/1.6).
See also:
Thematic Co-ordinator on Information Policy: Ambassador Aloisia WÖRGETTER, Permanent Representative of Austria
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Access to official documents
In May 2025, the Committee of Ministers (CM) adopted a Transparency Framework to ensure that the Council of Europe operates with transparency, allowing for open access to information, while safeguarding privacy rights, legitimate interests of member States and the security of the Organisation. It recognises that transparency of public authorities is fundamental to building trust, combating corruption, and empowering citizens to actively engage in matters of public interest. The Thematic Co-ordinator on Information Policy (TC-INF) is actively following the implementation of the Transparency Framework (CM/Del/Dec(2025)1530/1.6).
Most documents relating to the work of the CM are initially classified as "restricted" and are accessible only to member and observer States' governments and the Council of Europe Secretariat. These documents are typically declassified immediately after the meeting at which they are examined by the CM, although some remain classified for one year.
Documents prepared by the Ministers’ Deputies' subsidiary groups (GR-C, GR-DEM, etc.) are usually declassified after one year.
The texts currently in force on access to documents are CM/Del/Dec(1998)641/1.3 and CM/Del/Dec(2000)735/1.5a, para. 7.
