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EU: European Ombudsman calls on European Parliament to defend EU's commitment to transparency and the citizens’ right of access to EU documents

01 June 2008

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European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, called on the European Parliament (EP) to defend the European Union’s commitment to transparency and the citizens’ right of access to EU documents at a public hearing in the EP's LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), the Ombudsman said:

"The Commission's proposals would mean access to fewer, not more, documents. This raises fundamental issues of principle about the EU's commitment to openness and transparency."

Press release (pdf)

Full-text of speech (pdf)

See for full background and documentation: EU-FOI: Statewatch's: Observatory on access to EU documents: 2008 - 2009 (link)

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