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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7643

28 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 53
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transparency
Contents and goals of Commission's proposal on access to documents - A more liberal regime that nevertheless raises some criticisms

Brussels, 27/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted its draft regulation on public access to the documents of the European Institutions. This proposal is aimed above all to implement Article 225 of the Amsterdam Treaty, which stipulates that within two years of its taking effect, access to documents should have become a right for citizens and no longer depend on a discretionary practice on the part of the Institutions, described in internal codes and...

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