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Transparency and access-to-documents cases across the EU and its member states.
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27 July 2026
The Turco Judgment and Access to EU Legal Advice
Few judgments have shaped the practice of EU transparency law as durably as Sweden and Turco v Council, decided by the Grand…
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20 July 2026
Freedom of Information in Germany: The IFG Explained
A federal right of access since 2006 Germany's Informationsfreiheitsgesetz, usually shortened to IFG, gives everyone a legal claim to official information held…
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13 July 2026
Confirmatory Applications Under Regulation 1049/2001
A refusal is not the end of an EU access-to-documents request — by design, it is the halfway point. Regulation 1049/2001, the…
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3 December 2015Journalists Take the European Parliament to Court Over MEP Allowances
Journalists from across Europe asked the EU court to rule on the hidden records of parliamentarians' allowances. Twenty-nine journalists, representing all EU…
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10 March 2015
Semi-Transparency on TTIP: EU Cites US Limits on Disclosure
The European Commission opened up part of its negotiations with the United States on a transatlantic trade and investment agreement, but the…
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2 December 2014EU Data Supervisor Alarmed by Threats to Access Rights
Proposed new EU rules on data protection threatened public access to documents and freedom of expression. Data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx called…
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29 November 2014Secretive Talks on Access Rules
The Danish EU presidency took unusual steps to promote the adoption of new access rules: member countries were summoned to conflict talks…
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26 November 2014Denmark's Freedom of Information Reform Draws Criticism
A deal agreed behind closed doors A proposal for a new Danish law on freedom of information drew criticism from press representatives,…
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14 May 2014New Secrecy Clause in the Interest of the Nation
The Swedish parliament, Riksdagen — which in 1766 saw the birth of the first law on freedom of information ever — adopted…
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14 May 2014Revised Access Rule to Be Kept in the Freezer
There would be no change to the present EU rules on access to documents under the then Commission and Parliament. Reform of…