Tag: accountability

European Court of Justice upholds judgement in Access Info Europe appeal

Post author By Editor
Post date October 23, 2013

The Court of Justice of the EU dismisses in full the Council’s appeal against an earlier judgement in the much publicised Access Info Europe case.

The long awaited judgement of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in the Access Info Europe appeal was finally handed down last week, on 17 October. After losing a case against Access Info Europe (AIE) in front of the lower General Court, the Council appealed. The CJEU now has found that the General Court’s judgement was correct and must therefore be upheld. In total, three separate pleas in law filed by the Council were refuted.

Tags 2013, access info europe, accountability, case law, council, court, democracy, legislative procedures, regulation 1049

Implementation Oversight

Dalligate tests the European Parliament’s oversight over the Commission

Post author By Editor
Post date November 20, 2012

A few weeks ago, the European institutions were shaken by a series of events which, at first sight, could constitute the plot of an institutional thriller. Indeed, Dalligate is a test of strength for parliamentary oversight of the Commission, Maarten Hillebrandt argues.

Tags 2012, accountability, Commission, dalli, european parliament, maarten hillebrandt, oversight

Implementation Jurisprudence Research

Top Secret Intelligence in Europe: A Tipping Point in Luxembourg?

Post author By Editor
Post date October 22, 2012

Kadi is back in Luxembourg and with a vengeance! The timing is interesting both for the case itself and more generally for highlighting the use of secret intelligence and evidence to justify detention and other sanctions, Deirdre Curtin argues.

Tags 2012, accountability, court, deirdre curtin, open court proceedings, secrecy

Oversight

Dutch General Accounting Office: More Openness about EU’s Expenditures

Post author By Editor
Post date February 9, 2012

The ongoing financial crisis in the Eurozone may not only have the effect of furthering integration, embodied in a Commissioner for national budgets.

Tags 2012, accountability, expenditure, member states, Netherlands