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Access to documents after Lisbon
Briefing 11-11-2011
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 ...