Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-11-16-Speech-4-023"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-11-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Public access to documents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001116.2.4-023"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-11-16-Speech-4-0242
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan-Kees Wiebenga2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-12-09--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2001-10-07)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-09-13--2001-10-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, transparency and openness do not appear in a good light in the European Union. In the eyes of the citizens, the European Union is a cumbersome bureaucracy that spends its time cooking up all manner of regulations behind closed doors. As a parliamentarian, I can confirm the accuracy of this impression. The Council of Ministers, in particular, is a sealed fortress. And the present legislative proposal from the Commission is no cause for celebration either. Fortunately, this Commission proposal has been heavily adapted by the various parliamentary committees, due in part to the contribution of a number of liberal draftsmen of opinions that have just spoken. The guiding principle must be that all documents are accessible, subject to certain exceptions. That is the will of this Parliament. All in all, the ELDR Group feels that the proposal has been substantially improved on, but that there is still room for improvement nonetheless. I would point out that the arrangements pertaining to the registration of documents are too complex, the grounds for exceptions could be formulated better, and that non-European EU citizens have a right to openness too. The stipulations concerning the duty of the Commission and the Council to provide Parliament with information, have no place in this legislative proposal. The doctrine of political responsibility must not be confused with the citizens’ rights to openness. All in all, I call upon the Social Democrat and Conservative groups, and, of course, the others too, to support our amendments. Mr President, a word about the position of the European Commission, because I have already talked about the Council. My group and I have our doubts about the European Commission. According to reports, this regulation on public access has rarely been discussed in the college, and has been regarded by it up until now as a predominantly official matter. I am keen to hear what the Commissioner in attendance today thinks about this. If it to be the case then it is a miscalculation because this is about the credibility and reliability of the European Union in the eyes of the citizens. I call upon the Commission to give its full cooperation in delivering a sound regulation based on the principle of public access subject to certain exceptions."@en1
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