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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

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Post date March 8, 2023

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.

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Transparency goes digital in the EU —What is it good for?

Post author By Editor
Post date February 3, 2023

As the EU turns to the regulation of artificial intelligence through transparency, a critical perspective is more needed than ever, Ida Koivisto argues.