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Transparency and access-to-documents cases across the EU and its member states.
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23 November 2011Global Test Finds Weak Compliance With Freedom-of-Information Laws
One hundred and five countries were asked. Only 14 of them came up with useful answers in time. A global test of…
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26 August 2011Dutch journalist investigated for exposing transport payment flaws
A Dutch journalist, Brenno de Winter, showed on television how easy it was to cheat a new electronic payment system for public…
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9 August 2011Sweden Releases Secret EU Report on Pension Reform and Euro-Rules
As EU leaders discussed pension reforms, citizens were not meant to see the arguments behind the debate. A report that the Council…
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9 August 2011EU Governments Resist Revealing Their Positions
EU member states did not take yes for an answer. A fresh pro-transparency court ruling was repeatedly challenged by the Council of…
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8 July 2011European Parliament Holds Back ACTA Documents
The European Parliament called for transparency on new global trade rules, but declined to grant access to documents on a controversial agreement…