Brussels, 14/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a press release published on Tuesday 13 May, European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros announced the launch of a consultation process within the European Network of Ombudsmen on access to information contained in databases. This follows a complaint from a Danish journalist about the refusal of the European Commission to disclose data on beneficiaries of EU agricultural subsidies.
In 2005, a Danish journalist asked the Commission to disclose data on...