Tag: council

European Ombudsman conference discusses access to documents law in changed technological context

Post author By Editor
Post date November 21, 2021

Part I: In the high-level panel, everyone agrees to move forward – in their own direction.

Conference signals start of a broader call to reopen revision of EU access to documents law. First part of two reports on where the EU stands with access to documents.

Photo: snapshot from conference livestream.

Tags 2021, 20years, access to documents, Commission, conference, council, European Ombudsman, european parliament, reform, regulation 1049

Jurisprudence

Council faces new wave of judicial scrutiny of its access to documents policy

Post author By Editor
Post date November 3, 2021

Three recent cases mark an end to the lull in access litigation against the Council of recent years.

Tags 2021, aarhus convention, access to documents, access to environmental information, case law, council, informality, legislative procedures, register, regulation 1049

Legal reform

Presidency sponsorship guidelines watered down at last minute

Post author By Editor
Post date July 19, 2021

Previous-day version of textual proposal shows expansive language removed from finally adopted guidelines.

Tags 2021, council, EU ethics, presidency, sponsorship

Legal reform

Council adopts new voluntary guidelines on Presidency sponsorship

Post author By Editor
Post date June 30, 2021

Guidelines contain non-compelling language and continue to suggest that the Presidency is not part of the Council.

In 2019, the Romanian Presidency caused a stir when it accepted sponsorship from sugary fizzy-drink producer Coca-Cola.

Tags 2021, alter-eu, council, EU ethics, European Ombudsman, presidency, sponsorship