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"en.20020514.8.2-100"2
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Once upon a time, the government used to be the private property of king and nobility, all decisions were secret and people did not all enjoy the same civil rights. We have come a long way since then. Practically nobody would like to return to those days, but the last vestiges have still not been fully stamped out. It is very convenient for leaders and large businesses if citizens cannot access information, if they cannot access it in time or if they are unable to respond in time to measures which privileged groups find important. There is even fear for the consequences of democracy and openness which may conflict with traditional opinions on stability and state security held by leading groupings. Within the EU, the extent of public access differs greatly between northern and southern Member States, and between large ones and small ones. This allows for a great deal of secrecy to continue to exist at EU level, such as the Councils of Ministers, which meet behind closed doors and which have assumed the role of senate off their own bat. The proposal to declare all EP documents, such as attendance lists, written questions, Minutes, voting results and the lists of staff, public from now on is right and proper, but this does not constitute a step forward. I assumed that these documents had always been in the public domain, but obviously I have nothing against stressing this point. The fight goes on."@en1
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