The access to information and the transparency in decision making in Moldova are characterized by insignificant development at central level and by chronic inertia at district and local levels, says a report compiled by the Center for Promotion of Freedom of Expression and Access to Information “Acces-info”, quoted by Info-Prim Neo. After almost 12 years of the adoption of the Law on Access to Information, we cannot speak about a radical change as regards the culture of public institutions’ openness and the increase in people’s interest in ensuring the right to information. According t the report, only 49% of the total number of requests for information sent during the monitored period were granted within the term set by the legislation. The inspection and law enforcement bodies provided answers in 84% of the cases, the ministries – 64%, while the mayor’s offices of settlements from district centers did not answer to about 60% of the applications sent by NGOs, media outlets and people. Compared with 2010, the number of answers received from ministries on time in 2011 fell by 5%, from administrative authorities, central institutions and organizations -by 18%, from municipal and district councils – by 17%, from mayors’ offices of settlements from district centers – by 13%. A serious cause that affects the efficient implementation of the Law on Transparency in Decision Making is the lack of clear, specific and viable penalties that can be used in all the cases when its provisions are violated. In order to make the decision-making process more transparent, a series of definite measures should be taken, including to create a system of information and dialogue with legally created associations, to change the attitude towards the role, importance and efficiency of people’s participation in decision making. The study was made within the project “Ensuring public participation in decision making and effective access to information” that forms part of the Ensuring Good Governance by Increasing Public Transparency Project. The report is carried out and published with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Soros Foundation Moldova.