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• Hungary establishes electronic freedom of information regime

  10 January 2006
  The Hungarian Parliament has passed in July 2005 a law on electronic freedom of information, which according to the Ministry of Informatics and Communication makes Hungary one of the most progressive countries in the world with regard to the publicity of information of public interest.

• EU data protection directive improperly implemented in Austria and Germany, says European Commission

  31 October 2005
  The European Commission has recently launched infringement procedures against Austria and Germany for failure to properly implement the EU data protection directive adopted in October 1995.

• ID documents become mandatory in the Netherlands

  31 October 2005
  Under a new law that came into effect on 1 January 2005, all Dutch citizens and residents aged 14 and above must now carry a valid ID document at all times.

• Technical problems for Dutch biometric passport

  17 October 2005
  A study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has raised fresh concerns over a number of technical issues related to the issuance of biometric passports.