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Ombudsman fails non-EU citizens in Frontex access to documents decision

Recent Statewatch complaints to the European Ombudsman have resulted in significant victories for transparency over the activities of EU justice and home affairs agencies, but one decision made by the Ombudsman approves of restrictions placed by Frontex on the right of non-EU citizens to file requests for access to documents. Read More

Deportation Union: the role of Frontex

Join Statewatch and the Transnational Institute (TNI) on Monday 14 December for the third and final webinar in the series covering Statewatch’s report ‘Deportation Union: Rights, accountability and the EU's push to increase forced removals’. Read More

Frontex: multi-million euro contracts signed while lobby register still in the works

Frontex has issued 21 calls for tender with an estimated value of over €210 million since the entry into force of its new Regulation in December 2019. Read More

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (COM(2000) 0030 -C5- 0057/2000 – 2000/0032(COD)): Opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market – Draftsman: Heidi Anneli Hautala – Entwurg einer Stellungsaufnahme des Ausschusses für Recht und Binnenmarkt für den Ausschuss für die Freiheiten und Rechte der Bürger, Justiz und innere Angelegenheiten zu dem Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und der Kommission (KOM(2000) 30 – C5-0057/2000 – 2000/0032(COD)) (available in English and German)

Draft – Parliament and Council Proposal relating to public access to the documents of the European Parliament, Council and Commission / Projet – Proposition de reglement du Parlement Europeen et du Conseil relatif a l’acces du public aux documents du parlement Europeen, du Conseil et de la Commission

Third report on the implementation of Council Decision 93/731/EC on access to Council documents (1998-1999)

Letter from Mr Graham Watson, Chairman of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedom and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Amendments for the draft report and draft opinion on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (COM(2000) 0030 -C5- 0057/2000 – 2000/0032(COD)))

Public access to documents – Confirmatory application made by Mr B. Hayes (04/00)

NON-PAPER – REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DOCUMENTS

POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on .. December 2000 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2000 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents and improving transparency in their working methods (2000/0032(COD) – PE1)