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General Court of the EU reverses Council’s decision to refuse access to legislative documents in an ongoing decision making process

In a recent court judgment (De Capitani v Council), the General Court of the EU finds that the Council erroneously relied on the access to documents regulation (Regulation 1049/2001) to refuse access to Council working party documents pertaining to an ongoing legislative decision-making procedure in order to protect the negotiation process, Dutch Foreign Ministry experts observe.

Emilio De Capitani
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Implementation Jurisprudence Legal reform

Swedish Presidency Programme barely mentions transparency

Transparency all but falls off the Presidency agenda of openness-loving Sweden.

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Jurisprudence Uncategorized

Op-Ed: “Access to EU documents and the litigation privilege: Case T-421/17 RENV – Leino-Sandberg v Parliament

On 28 September, the General Court delivered its judgment in the access to documents case of Professor Leino-Sandberg against the European Parliament. The final judgment of this multiple-year, multiple-judgment litigation saga is discussed by Anastasia Karatzia.

Prof. Leino-Sandberg (middle) participating in an European Ombudsman-organised expert panel on public access to EU documents in Brussels, November 2021.
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Jurisprudence

CJEU gets ready to broadcast sessions online

Starting Tuesday, delivery of judgments and reading of Advocate General’s opinions to be broadcast live, and some hearings with a delay of a few hours.

Credit: CJEU