Resistance to the elimination of freedom of information: “Not a burdensome duty, but a historic achievement”

Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and Friedrich Merz (CDU) in conversation. – All rights reserved: IMAGO / Political-Moments Dressed up as “dismantling bureaucracy”, the government coalition is planning to flatten freedom of information. Federal and state freedom of information officers are resisting this. More than a hundred organizations are also calling in an open letter today to prevent the deep cuts in transparency rights and freedom of the press.