If the details of a given meeting cover elements of Hungary’s Standard Disclosure List under its access to information law, they have to be published. Otherwise, this area is unregulated. The regulatory gap has been criticised by anti-corruption NGOs and international organisations. Table 5: External informal government department meetings: duty to document and proactive publication Class of Information: Minutes, agendas and lists of participants of ad hoc meetings with external actors as part of informal decision-making process of government departments (e.g. meetings with lobby groups such as representative bodies, ngos, trade unions, business interests, companies, professional lobbyists etc). Is a duty to document? Are there provisions for proactive publication? Country Law Guidelines Law Guidelines Consistently released under FOI X NC X X X Austria X NC X NC NC Finland X X X X X Germany X NC X NC X Hungary X X X Ireland S S X X X X NC Italy X X Poland   S S Scotland  S   S X X NC Slovenia   X X X X X Spain - - - - - Sweden
If the details of a given meeting cover elements of Hungary’s Standard Disclosure List under its access to information law, they have to be published. Otherwise, this area is unregulated. The regulatory gap has been criticised by anti-corruption NGOs and international organisations. Table 5: External informal government department meetings: duty to document and proactive publication Class of Information: Minutes, agendas and lists of participants of ad hoc meetings with external actors as part of informal decision-making process of government departments (e.g. meetings with lobby groups such as representative bodies, ngos, trade unions, business interests, companies, professional lobbyists etc). Country Is a duty to document? Are there provisions for proactive publication? Law Guidelines Law Guidelines Consistently released under FOI Austria X NC X X X Finland X NC X NC NC Germany X X X X X Hungary X NC X NC X Ireland X S X X S Italy X X X X NC Poland  X  X S Scotland  S S   S Slovenia  X  X NC Spain X X X X X Sweden - - - - -
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