Europe

In 2025, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for France's 2021-2023 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 English…

In 2025, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for France's 2023-2025 action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics and the strengths and challenges the IRM identifies to inform a stronger…

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…