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Germany’s first action plan focused on improving open data and transparency across fields such as transportation and extractives, as well as expanding civic engagement opportunities. Civil society was actively involved in the co-creation process primarily through the Open Government Network.…

Latvia’s third action plan includes commitments on open data, whistleblower protection, beneficial ownership transparency, and governance of state-owned enterprises. Commitments continue from the previous action plans but contain mostly incremental steps in important policy areas. Moving forward, Latvia could pursue…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term Report for Moldova's third action plan (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of December 2016 through June 2018. In Moldova, the IRM researcher Diana…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term Report for Romania's third action plan (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of August 2016 to June 2018. In Romania, the IRM researcher Ioana…

The third national action plan resulted in major achievements in several policy areas. New reports on the extractive sector and the introduction of online tools for monitoring public contracting led to outstanding changes. However, the verification system for beneficial ownership…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term Report for Albania's third action plan (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2016 to June 2018. In Albania, the IRM researcher Gjergji…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Latvia's third action plan (2017-2019). The report covers the development and design of its commitments. In Latvia, the IRM researcher Zinta Miezaine's findings are summarized below: "Latvia’s third…

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the End of Term Report for Italy's third action plan (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of September 2016 to June 2018. In Italy, the findings of the…

Bulgaria’s third action plan was mostly oriented towards e-government and depended on the technical implementation of projects, which was often slowed down by changes in government and long public procurement procedures. At the end of the action plan cycle, over…