Annual Report on Public Access to EU Documents (2019-2021)

by name voted on 13.07.2023

Summary

This resolution reviews public access to EU documents for the years 2019-2021. It calls for greater transparency, better handling of text messages, and more proactive disclosure by all EU institutions.

9 13.07.2023

Other

government

human rights

public sector

european union

administrative law

public administration

information and information processing

Key points

The European Commission receives the highest volume of initial applications for public access to documents compared to other EU institutions.
There are significant concerns regarding systemic delays in responding to access requests and the frequent use of unjustified refusals.
Institutions are urged to recognize that work-related text messages used for policy decisions must be treated as official documents.
The Council's excessive use of the 'LIMITE' classification is criticized for severely hampering and delaying citizen access to legislative documents.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ECR

ID

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

29 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Renew

2:18 min

7.8. Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (vote)

Anders VISTISEN

Anders VISTISEN

ID

1:44 min

3. Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021

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