On Monday 15 November the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, called for a revision of Regulation 1049/20 on public access to documents of EU institutions to update it for modern communication technology.
“This cornerstone of EU transparency comes from a radically different era, predating many modern tools such as smartphones, instant messaging and big data. It needs to catch up with today’s reality while maintaining its core strengths”, Ms O’Reilly said in a statement.
In her...