Secrecy and openness in the European Union
- the ongoing struggle for freedom of information
by Tony Bunyan (Statewatch)
Chapter 1: The 1993 Decision on access to EU documents
Chapter 2: The Decision tested: The Guardian case
Chapter 3: The Decision tested: The Statewatch cases
Chapter 4: The Decision tested: The Swedish journalists union case
Chapter 5: The Amsterdam Treaty and the run-up to the Regulation
Chapter 6: The "Solana Decision"
Chapter 7: The battle over the new Regulation
Chapter 8: The new Regulation, its implementation and new challenges
Appendices:
Appendix 1: The 1993: Council code
Appendix 2: New Regulation on access to EU documents came into operation on 3 December 2001
Appendix 3: Useful addresses and websites
Appendix 4: Select bibliography
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