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European Union: Secretive talks on access rules
The Danish EU-presidency has taken unusual steps to promote adoption of new access rules: Member countries have been summoned to conflict talks, before there is an open conflict.
European Union: ”Cannot be accepted”, says commissioner after EU-transparency vote
A clear, if not overwhelming, majority in the European Parliament has voted against proposed deteriorations of the present access law in the EU.
European Union: EU: Sharpened conflicts on new access rules (UPDATED)
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
EU-parliamentarians ask for more transparency for themselves, but less so for ordinary citizens. This adds complexity to an already complicated issue.
European Union: EU: Governments battle for the right to block out citizens
Member states of the EU ask the Court in Luxembourg for help to hide their positions from the citizens, even after the positions have been leaked and known.
