Tag: 2023

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?

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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.