The fundamental premise of the right of access to public information is that the information held by governmental institutions is in principle public and may be concealed only on the basis of legitimate reasons which should be detailed in the law.
[2] Slovenia has a good regulatory framework on access to public information.
[4] Slovenian Constitution, adopted in 1991, for the first time legally defined a right to access to public information.
[6] Relevant bodies have to make a decision on a FOI request within 20 business days: this term may be extended to a maximum of 30 business days in case of requests requiring a complex compilation of the documents sought.
[5] On the occasion of the International Right to Know Day celebrated on September 28, 2015, Information Commissioner Mojce Prelesnik highlighted that a key problem affecting the right of access to public information in Slovenia is the failure of state institutions to store certain data, which is particularly problematic in fields such as environmental protection, healthy food and consumer protection.