It entered into force on 1 December 2020 after it had been ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 20 May 2020.
[3] In addition to Ukraine, it is obligatory for Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Moldova, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary, Lithuania, Iceland, Armenia, Albania, Spain, Latvia, North Macedonia.
The Tromsø Convention is the first binding international legal instrument to recognize a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities.
It is a multilateral agreement through which the opportunities for citizens to access public information are increased.
Limitations on this right are only permitted in order to protect certain interests like national security, defense or privacy.