transparency

 

European Union: ”Diluted wine and poison” – widened conflict on access rules

Poison
15/03/2012 -

Member states meeting in a working group held on to a restrictive approach to transparency on EU-documents at their latest gathering.

 
 

European Union: EU: Sharpened conflicts on new access rules (UPDATED)

Michael Cashman goes to plenary with amendments
01/12/2011 -

The European Parliament sharpens its resistance to new access rules in the EU, as proposed by the Commission.

 
 

European Union: More transparency for some, less for others

European Parliament, Brussels
14/10/2011 -

EU-parliamentarians ask for more transparency for themselves, but less so for ordinary citizens. This adds complexity to an already complicated issue.

 
 

Hungary: Hungary: Government to get tighter control of information

The Parliament in Budapest
30/06/2011 -

Civil rights organisation fears less transparency, more surveillance and a harder political pressure due to a new law.

 
 

European Union: EU: Parliament loses court case as transparency wins (updated!)

European Parliament in Strasbourg
10/06/2011 -

Mr Ciarán Toland, an Irish lawyer has won a victory for openness in the EU General Court. The European Parliament has lost. The disputed report will be released.

 
 

 
 
 

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