It goes on and on. The referendum for the expropriation of large real estate corporations, for well-equipped hospitals, for more video surveillance and an ad-free Berlin a further Initiative that intends to present your idea to the people of Berlin to vote in the summer. Calls for a transparency law, to wrest the Senate, the house of representatives and of the public administration, as all the hitherto well-kept secrets.

A thicker bill that is to be placed in a referendum in parallel to the Bundestag election in the fall of 2021 to the vote, already. The goal: in the Future, should be placed in a Central, universally accessible Online Register of the state of Berlin, all the resolutions of the Senate, treaties, public enterprises, reports, award decisions, planning documents, funding decisions, environmental data and information about the contact of the administration with lobbyists in the open. As a free service, available at all times. So far, the files must be insight requested – the cost of fees.

winner of the people’s desire is the Association “More democracy” and the “Open Knowledge Foundation Germany”, which operates, among other things, the Portal fragdenstaat.de . Although Red-Red-Green coalition agreement, a transparency law promised, but because of the coalition’s internal conflicts to the Interior and security policy are currently being blocked various projects to each other. Now, a people to create desire for a remedy. A model of Hamburg, which has decided such a law two years ago. The goal: An early insight into the Actions and decision-making bases of politics and administration for everyone. But also the ability to publish internal data and evaluate.

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The pioneer of Hamburg has set up an Online Portal based on state law. There report, Senate resolutions, and contracts from 100 000 Euro, relating to the General interest are, for example, accessible to the public. Berlin is content so far as most of the Federal States, with a freedom of information act. It authorities are obliged, at the request of private individuals, journalists, businesses and other interested parties internal data.

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have submitted to the SPD, Left and Green in Berlin so far, no transparency law, the FDP parliamentary group in the chamber of deputies tutoring. Your bill for a greatly expanded Online access of the citizens to the documents of the public administration, was tabled in January to the Parliament, rots is currently in the specialist committees of the house of representatives. When he is there to advise, is open. After all, there was in the plenary session on 21. January a debate on the topic.

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praised During the Left-the Deputy Michael Efler the “good overall impression” of the FDP design, and a member of the Green Steffen Zillich, the willingness to said, to discuss with the Opposition about a transparency law, blocked the SPD – with the note that not all Berlin had a connection to the Internet. Starting in the summer, the people should desire to bring in the previously tough and inconclusive discussion about a transparent administration and the state government a new impetus.