Brussels, 02/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 2 June, the European Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros, called on the European Parliament to defend the European Union's commitment to transparency and the right of citizens to accessing EU documents. He criticised the recent European Commission proposals (EUROPE 9655) made during a public “civil liberties, justice and internal affairs” committee at the EP.
According to the Ombudsman, the European Commission's proposals, “would mean...