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The people's right to be informed and their right to give their voice: Are they defined as constitutional rights and what is the name for that principle?

• Belarus
  Yes. The constitutional right is the Public information principle.
  
• Denmark
  Yes. The constitutional right is the Public information principle. (involve (the public)/public participation (all factsheets)) (see also DK Country and DK Practical Examples)
  
• Estonia
  Yes. It is a duty to provide information about the activities of state agencies, local governments, and their officials - public disclosure; public display of plan ; the right to address state agencies, local governments, and their officials with memoranda and petitions - presenting proposals and objections during a planning process; exercising the supreme power of state by electing the Riigikogu; electing local councils of cities and rural municipalities . (see also EE Country and EE Planning System)
  
• Finland
  Yes. The Right of access to information (PerL) and Participation in policy-making (HallL) are constitutional rights.
• Germany
  Yes. The constitutional right is the obligation to provide information and obligation to participation. (see also DE Planning System )
  
• Latvia
  Yes. The constitutional right is the Public information principle.
• Lithuania
  The constitutional right is a principle that the searching, getting and the distribution of the information by the people can not be disturbed. This right can be limited only by law (The 25th paragraph of Constitution).
• Norway
  Yes. The constitutional right is the Public information principle. (see also NO Country)
• Poland
  Yes. The constitutional right is the Public information principle.
• Russia
  Yes. There is a constitutional right to be informed on environmental matters, called public participation right. (see also RU Planning System and RU Practical Examples)
  
• Sweden
  Yes. The constitutional rights are the Principle of free access to official documents (offentlighetsprincipen) and the Principle of citizens participation in planning. (see also SE Country and SE Planning System)

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