The Bucharest Tribunal has obliged the Government to disclose the number and date of the decisions approving military aid granted to Ukraine starting from 2020, after APADOR-CH challenged in court the authorities’ refusal to provide this information. The decision is not final and can be appealed.
In a statement released on Tuesday, APADOR-CH announced that it won in the first instance the lawsuit filed against the Government, represented by the General Secretariat of the Government (SGG), based on Law 544/2001 regarding free access to public interest information.
What the court decided
According to the organization, through the ruling pronounced on July 9, the Bucharest Tribunal rejected the exception invoked by SGG and fully accepted APADOR-CH's action, obliging the Government to disclose the requested information starting from September 2025.
The organization had requested the number and date of each government decision approving military aid for Ukraine starting from 2020, as well as information regarding the potential classification of these acts.
APADOR-CH specifies that it did not request the content of the decisions or any military information, but only data about the existence of the acts and their legal status.
How the lawsuit came about
The initiative began in the summer of 2025 when APADOR-CH requested the Government to disclose the value of military aid granted to Ukraine.
According to the organization, the Ministry of Defense responded that the information is classified as it is contained in government decisions "not intended for the public". Subsequently, the General Secretariat of the Government refused to disclose even the number and date of these decisions, invoking the exceptions provided by Law 544.
Following the refusal, APADOR-CH filed a lawsuit in court in October 2025.
APADOR-CH: The decision is a first step
The organization believes that the ruling confirms the citizens' right to have access to minimal information about normative acts approving expenditures from public funds.
However, APADOR-CH emphasizes that the decision does not compel the Government to disclose the value of military aid granted to Ukraine, so this information remains unknown for now.
According to the organization, identifying the government decisions is just the first step, with subsequent requests planned for precise information on the aid's value. In case of a new refusal, APADOR-CH mentions that further legal actions may be necessary.
The Bucharest Tribunal's decision is not final and can be appealed within 15 days from communication.