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Germany: German court: Farmsubsidies have to be in the open
Information about farmsubsidies have to be made public also in Germany, a German court decided this week.
European Union: EU: Nordic trio put farm-data in the open - in spite of court decision
Denmark will tell who gets what farmsubsidies from the EU – to all those who ask. Finland and Sweden have taken the same approach.
Netherlands: Een wobverzoek schrijven
'Een wobverzoek schrijven' by Sebastiaan ter Brug.
Britain: Freedom of Information - Masterclass
Investigative journalist and FOI expert Matthew Davis explains how the Freedom of Information Act transformed journalism, giving reporters powerful new weapons in their armory.


