Public Access to EU Documents Report (2022-2024)

by name voted on 10.03.2026

Summary

This report evaluates EU document access from 2022-2024, highlighting systemic delays and calling for stronger, modernized transparency rules.

10 10.03.2026

Report

government

human rights

european union

administrative law

public administration

public finance and budget policy

Key points

Access to documents is recognized as a fundamental right essential for democratic participation and accountability in the EU.
There is a lack of penalties for institutions that fail to comply with the legal deadlines for granting or refusing access to documents.
Institutions should prioritize partial disclosure of documents to respect the overriding public interest in transparency.
The Council of the European Union must improve its transparency, particularly regarding how it meets and deliberates on legislative acts.

Vote

PPE

S&D

PfE

ECR

Renew

Verts/ALE

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT REPORT on public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 2024 REPORT on public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 2024 Public access to documents – report 2022 - 2024

These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.