Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-03-Speech-1-157"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Openness of meetings of the Council when acting in its legislative capacity - Access to the institutions documents - (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060403.12.1-157"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-03-Speech-1-1582
lpv:speaker	lp:Barbara Kudrycka2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2007-11-15)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-11-15)3 member; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; JURI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3
lpv:translated text	"I am glad that the European Union institutions are becoming increasingly open and transparent, but we must remember that providing access to documents and ensuring the openness of Council meetings is not a favour which European Union institutions may but need not grant to European citizens. It is rather a legal and moral duty, in keeping with the basic principles of good management of public affairs, or what is known as good governance, because it will enable us gradually to overcome the Europeans’ alienation from the European Union institutions and their growing euroscepticism, and do away with the sort of jokes that say that all we deal with here is the symbolic curvature of the banana. If the European Union is exporting and wishes to export its basic democratic values associated with the protection of human rights and the values of good governance, it must itself become the best example of these values. However, speaking from the perspective of the post-communist new Member States, but also of states aspiring to democracy and states in transition, I must conclude with regret that, due to their limited transparency, European Union institutions are still not the best example to follow. Therefore, we most certainly need new regulations which will particularise the duties of European Union institutions and will provide a clear and precise definition of the circumstances in which access to documents and to the records of Council meetings may be denied. However in practice tracing most information represents a major problem. To obtain access to a document, one needs first of all to know that it exists. The next important aspect of ensuring the greatest possible access and openness of the meetings of European Union institutions is limiting corruption, conflict of interest and all ambiguities as well as accusations of lack of objectivity in decision making. How often have we heard accusations of biased decision-making by the European Union institutions, of following unclear principles...?"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1

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