Activities of Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ related to 2022/2015(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on public access to documents - annual report for the years 2019-2021
Amendments (9)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that for there to be effective access to the European institutions' documents, it is not enough for them to be available online – they must also be translated into all the official languages of the European Union; regrets, in this regard, that a great deal of information is only available in English;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that the pandemic and the changes in the institutions' working procedures may have slowed down the processing of requests for access to documents; stresses that the institutions must put in place mechanisms to ensure that the highest level of transparency and access to documents is maintained, even in the event of a crisis;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the EU institutions to ensure the provision of data concerning the implementation of Union policies in an open, machine- readable format, which is especially essential for numerical or financial data;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that transparency in the decision-making process increases citizens' willingness to accept the political choices made; regrets, in this regard, that although Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 provides for an exception to access to documents of the institutions where the protection of the commercial interests of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property, is concerned, the Commission has nevertheless failed in its duty of transparency by not making public, in the context of the contracts for the purchase of vaccines against Covid-19, information relating to the manufacturers' liability, the price of the doses sold and the dates and volumes of doses delivered to each Member State;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses that European citizens, as taxpayers, have a legitimate interest in knowing how EU funds are used; regrets, in this context, that the written notification sent to Hungary in connection with the application of Article 6(1) of Regulation 2020/2092 was not made public on the grounds that the exceptions referred to in Articles 4(1)(4), 4(2)(2) and (3) and 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 were applicable, relating in particular to the protection of the public interest of the Union, the protection of court proceedings and legal advice, and the objectives of inspection, investigation and audit activities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that transparency in the decision-making process increases citizens' willingness to accept the political choices made; considers it regrettable, in this regard, that although Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 provides for an exception to access to documents of the institutions where the protection of the commercial interests of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property, is concerned, the Commission has nevertheless failed in its duty of transparency by not making public, in the context of the contracts for the purchase of vaccines against Covid-19, information relating to the manufacturers' liability, the price of the doses sold and the dates and volumes of doses delivered to each Member State;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that European citizens, as taxpayers, have a legitimate interest in knowing how EU funds are used; regrets, in this context, that the written notification sent to Hungary in connection with the application of Article 6(1) of Regulation 2020/2092 was not made public on the grounds that the exceptions referred to in Articles 4(1)(4), 4(2)(2) and (3) and 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 were applicable, relating in particular to the protection of the public interest of the Union, the protection of court proceedings and legal advice, and the purpose of inspection, investigation and audit activities;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that for there to be effective access to the European institutions' documents, it is not enough for them to be available online – they must also be translated into all the official languages of the European Union; considers it regrettable, in this regard, that a great deal of information is only available in English;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that the pandemic and the changes in the institutions' working procedures resulted in a slowdown in the processing of requests for access to documents; stresses that it is essential for the institutions to put in place mechanisms to ensure that the highest level of transparency and access to documents is maintained, even in the event of a crisis;