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Solana plans for the security state agreed, an end to EU openness?
- Mr Jacob Soderman, the European Ombudsman, said in an interview that there was no need to change the code of access to protect military secrets, that the new code should not put "non-military" issues Read More
Sweden: How an inquiry into the security services was undermined (1)
In December 1997 the Swedish government gave the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSFR) the task of carrying out an in- depth research project on the Swedish military security and Read More
Statewatch analytical observatory: Comparison of the positions of the Commission, Council and the European Parliament on the new code of access and with the existing 1993 Decision (prior to the “Solana Decision” in July 2000)
This analytical observatory compares the position taken by the Council and the European Parliament on the Commission's proposal. The Council's draft common position of 18 August (SN 2970/3/00) is included, this will be updated with Read More
Amendment to the 1993 Decision on public access to Council documents and to the decision, in December 1999 to include references to classified documents on the public register
This amendments to the 1993 Decision on public access to Council documents was agreed at the meeting of COREPER on 26 July and adopted by "written procedure" on 14 August 2000. It not only changes Read More
European Parliament report on the right of access to EU documents – “has ignored civil society” (1)
The full text of the report adopted by the European Parliament (EP) on the new code of access to documents (16.11.00) is provided below. The adoption of the legislative resolution by the parliament has been Read More
Germany and France lead fight for more secrecy by EU governments and UK sits on the fence – Council position on access to documents even worse than the Commission’s
The draft position of the Council of the European Union on the new code of public access to EU documents is even worse than the unsatisfactory Commission proposal. The views of the member states on Read More
Analysis of the Decision of 14 August 2000 to amend the 1993 code of access to EU documents
The fourth recital in the Preamble defines the underlying purpose of this proposal, it says: "(4) The exchange of information in the particularly sensitive areas referred to in recital (1) [military and non-military crisis management], Read More
Observatory on public access to EU documents
This "Observatory" tracks the progress of the new measure to put into effect Article 255 of the Amsterdam Treaty to "enshrine" the citizens' right of access to documents from the Council of the European Union, Read More
The amendment to the Decision of the Council on 19 December 1999
The Decision, agreed by "written procedure" on 14 August 2000 by the EU governments (doc ref: 10702/00) also amends the provisions of "Council Decision on the improvement of information on the Council's legislative activities and Read More
Sweden joins the Netherlands court case against the Council on access to documents
Today (28.9.00) the Swedish government announced that it would join the Netherlands in their court case against the Council of the European Union against the "Solana Decision". The text of the announcement is below. Pressrelease, Read More