Activities of Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA related to 2022/2015(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on public access to documents - annual report for the years 2019-2021
Amendments (11)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe included among its proposals and measures on decision- making the guarantee of a wide right of access to documents;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that the EU institutions have the obligation to implement Article 15(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in line with democratic principles, in particular those laid down in Article 10(3) of the Treaty on European Union; and Article 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses that the EU institutions must work as closely as possible to citizens and that access to documents is a key tool in ensuring citizen’s trust in the Union;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that any update to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001Urges the Council to unblock the 2008 recast of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and emphasises that any update should faithfully integrate the principles established by the case law and adapt the regulation to technological developments without constituting a step back compared to, social, cultural and political developments with a view to enhancing transparency and accountability improving the current legislative framework;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasises that increased transparency in the Union's decision- making is the result of democratic development and the culture of participation; recalls that a balanced framework is needed in which the interests of the Union are safeguarded and which is consistent for all institutions;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the EU institutions to ensure the provision of data in an open, user- friendly machine- readable format, which is especially essential for numerical or financial data;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites Parliament’s own relevant bodies to ensure that documents are easily accessible to the publicimprove the accessibility of the documents to the public, irrespective of their medium;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for all EU institutions to fully comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case T- 540/152 on access to trilogue documents; remains ready to engage with the Council and the Commission to jointly define the legislative milestones for which access to documents must be ensured; _________________ 2 Judgment of 22 March 2018, Emilio De Capitani v European Parliament, T-540/15, EU:T:2018:167.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fact that the Council systematically refuses to grant access to its internal documents under the pretence of protecting its decision-making process; stresses that the lack of transparency affects both public scrutiny and the cooperation with the other institutions, notably the European Parliament;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that the Council should improve its rules and procedures on legislative transparency, including the accessibility and classification of legislative documents with the aim of working as openly as possible;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that a corruption scandal such as the one affecting the EU institutions may increase the interest of citizens and organisations in access to documents; calls on the institutions to prioritise transparency and avoid opaque practices;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the European Ombudsman plays an important role in facilitating citizens’ access to documents and has developed an important informal procedure with the institutions for submitt, notably when the access has been partially or completely refused by an EU institution or body, and welcomes the Fast-Track procedure for ‘access to documents’ complaints that can result ing a recommendation to the institution concerned about the full or partial disclosure of the requested document(s).