Government rejects GONG’s request for copies of all items on agendas of closed-door sessions

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The government on Thursday adopted a proposed decision to reject a request by the non-governmental organisation GONG to provide it with copies of all items on the agendas of government sessions held behind closed doors during its present term in office.

ZAGREB, April 16 (Hina) – The government on Thursday adopted a proposed decision to reject a request by the non-governmental organisation GONG to provide it with copies of all items on the agendas of government sessions held behind closed doors during its present term in office.

The government said in a statement that it had asked GONG to specify which items it was interested in, but that the NGO responded by requesting copies of “absolutely all items on absolutely all agendas of absolutely all closed-door government sessions.” The government said that its decision was in accordance with the Right of Access to Information Act.