The international Right to Know Day (September 28) will be celebrated for the first time in Romania, by the group of NGOs
that advocated for the law and are currently monitoring its implementation.

A press conference will be held on Monday, September 29, during which will be presented:

a. the results of a FOIA campaign on the how the public authorities used their advertising funds ( public money for
advertising in the media). The study is also a relevant monitoring on how various public institutions apply and interpret
the law.

b. exemplary cases of persons challenging the authorities decisions in court;

c. ingenious ways to use the law.

All the people in the audience will receive a template of a FOIA request to file in the days to come, as a gesture to mark
the Right to Know Day.

A manifesto for the occasion - "Be curious! You have the right to know!" - inviting people to file a FOIA request or at least to learn more about their access to information rights, as well as the poster for the international campaign (design by DeeBeeDuss Systems) were distributed to the media, public servants and institutions, civil rights organizations and activists, in preparation of the event.

September 28 was designated as the international Right to Know day by the FOIA advocates network created last year as part of a program coordinated by Open Society Institute.

The event is celebrated in several countries and is meant to draw the attention to the importance the access to information holds in any operational democracy.