Legal news
Denmark: Citizens sign up against power abuse
11/05/2013 -
A proposed new Danish law on access to documents has caused close to a political uproar. More than 75 000 citizens have signed a petition against the law.
European Union: What the ECB knew but will not tell
22/04/2013 -
The European Central Bank has refused to show what it knew about Greece's mounting debts since 2001.
European Union: Battle of data control turned into a copy-paste war
09/03/2013 -
Politicians table amendments from industry as their own suggestions. Defenders of new data rules use the same copy-past technique.
Ireland: Journalist to open up bank with environmental law
06/03/2013 -
A ”bad bank” is legally an authority, the Irish High Court has ruled. The bad bank NAMA might now have to open up for the public thanks to an environmental information regu
Denmark: ”Yes-minister-law” to hide political documents from the public
08/02/2013 -
Danish parliamentarians get ready to adopt a new access law with politically sensitive documents kept secret by definition.
