Officials, diplomats want even more EU secrecy

EUObserver and NGO ClientEarth preview discussions between EU Member States in the Council of the European Union on the proposal to revise the Regulation on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, and suggest that transparency campaigners were pessimistic about the prospects.

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ClientEarth: Press Release, 10.4.12: Council of the EU changing law to restrict access to information http://www.clientearth.org/news/press-releases/council-of-the-eu-changing-law-to-restrict-access-to-information-1841

Website: ClientEarth: European Union Aarhus Centre http://www.clientearth.org/aarhus-centre/

ESO: Background information: Access to documents http://www.europeansources.info/record/access-to-documents/

ESO: Background information: Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič welcomes vote in European Parliament in favour of extending citizens' rights on access to documents http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-vice-president-maros-sefcovic-welcomes-vote-in-european-parliament-in-favour-of-extending-citizens-rights-on-access-to-documents/

ESO: Background information: Transparency NGOs call on EU not to restrict document access http://www.europeansources.info/record/transparency-ngos-call-on-eu-not-to-restrict-document-access/

EUObserver, 7.6.12: Brussels hits out at 'nutty NGOs' and corporate sharks http://euobserver.com/18/116533

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