Europe

The Slovak Republic’s sixth action plan includes promising commitments on media freedom and beneficial ownership transparency. The co-creation process was open but a change in government and political uncertainty limited the engagement of civil society in the process. During implementation, the IRM recommends that the Office of the Plenipotentiary reengage civil society in the multi-stakeholder forum and provide frequent implementation updates.

Under Romania’s sixth action plan, sustained commitments across action plan cycles and civil society engagement led to notable results in transparency and open data. For future success, reformers can strengthen government stakeholder buy-in, support for the open government agenda nationwide, and inter-agency coordination.

The United Kingdom (UK)’s fifth action plan led to significant early results in public procurement transparency with the adoption of the Procurement Act 2023. It also led to moderate early results in open justice, particularly remote observations of court hearings…

Norway's fifth action plan includes commitments addressing public procurement, digital inclusion, and anti-corruption. The action plan presents an opportunity to implement mechanisms for broader participation of civil society groups and other interested groups, beyond those stakeholders already participating in the…

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Romania's 2022-2024 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for commitments in the action plan. ----- The report is available in…

Kosovo’s first action plan addresses key areas of open government, including open data, citizen participation in decision-making, public procurement, and political finance transparency. The action plan saw an ambitious co-creation process with active involvement of the National Coordinating Council, Kosovo’s…

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for the Slovak Republic's 2024-2026 action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform…

Overview At-a-Glance Action Plan: Action plan - Lisbon, Portugal, 2024 - 2025 Action Plan Submission: 2024 Action Plan End: July 2025 Lead Institution: Lisbon City Council/Department of Transparency and Corruption Prevention Description Duration Sep 2025 Date Submitted 29th November 2024…