Brussels, 11/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - Citizens' access to information is essential in the democratic process. In its White Paper on governance (July 2001), the Commission did not take into account the urgent need to inform its citizens in order to encourage them to vote in the European elections, while having the necessary information about what the elections are about. (This would help to increase the level of voter participation in the 2004 European elections). In a press statement Tony...