Access to documents after Lisbon
Citizens' right to access documents of the EU institutions has been enshrined in EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. In 2008, the Commission proposed to change Regulation 1049/2001 which sets out the rules for access to such documents. The Council objects strongly to many of Parliament's proposed amendments to the Commission proposal. This has led to an ""institutional impasse"", which continues with little sign of any breakthrough. Many MEPs feel that the proposal is a step backwards. For example, the current broad definition of ""a document"" would be changed in order to exclude preparatory and other draft documents, while the exceptions allowing the institutions to refuse access would be re-considered. Balancing personal data protection, the distinction between access to documents and to information, or between legislative documents and administrative documents, and the treatment of classified documents are other points of contention. Both Parliament and NGOs argue for user-friendly access to all documents related to the legislative process of each act, its ""legislative footprint"". Besides updating the Regulation, Parliament also wants to tackle the malfunctions of daily administrative practice, as well as non-compliance with case law, in institutions' handling of access requests.
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- acceso a la información de la UE
- ciudadanía europea
- construcción europea
- datos personales
- DERECHO
- derecho a la información
- Derecho de la Unión Europea
- derechos y libertades
- documentación
- documento
- EDUCACIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN
- informática y tratamiento de datos
- instituciones de la Unión Europea y función pública europea
- poder ejecutivo y administración pública
- relación interinstitucional (UE)
- transparencia administrativa
- Tratado de Lisboa
- UNIÓN EUROPEA
- VIDA POLÍTICA