Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-09-Speech-2-336"
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"en.20040309.12.2-336"2
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"I take it from the Commissioner's response that basically, if letters of formal notice have been sent out and no subsequent legal action has been taken, citizens in Ireland who want copies of letters sent to the Irish Government can in fact get them. That is my interpretation of what you have said, Commissioner.
In relation to ongoing legal action, I cannot understand who the Commission is trying to protect. If the Commission is taking legal action against Member States it would seem that the interests or the protection of Member States are given priority by the Commission and that we basically end up with a situation where citizens throughout the European Union are going to be accusing the Commission of being extremely secretive and protecting the interests of the Member States. If you have taken legal action against a Member State, surely the only thing you should be concerned about is any kind of information that would prejudice your case against the Member State?
In relation to access to documents, you are making an extremely restrictive interpretation of the regulation. In relation to the public interest, surely in many of these cases the public interest should take priority? I do not understand why the Commission is playing into the hands of the Member States. By doing this, the Commission is encouraging a culture of secrecy where Member States are not providing the information. This is going to have a knock-on effect, even in countries such as Sweden which have a tradition of much more openness."@en1
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