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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-10-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enforcement of the ECJ judgment on the 'Turco' case (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20081008.20.3-153"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-10-08-Speech-3-1542
lpv:speaker	lp:Costas Botopoulos2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2007-10-25--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2007-10-25--2009-07-13)3 substitute; JURI (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2007-10-01--2009-07-13)3 member; BUDG (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2007-10-01--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Turco judgment is a significant step forward for law and democracy. It explains the concept of public interest as stated in Regulation 1049/2001 governing public access to documents. This concept is to be interpreted such that the right to broader knowledge of the facts leading to decision-making is considered to be more important than, and to outweigh, internal procedure secrecy whereby a decision is taken. In other words, according to the Turco judgment, it is important that citizens should not only know – as they have a right to do so – how or why a decision is taken, but also be aware of the documents on which a decision is based, so the documents have to be as widely known as possible. Now this leads us in tabling today’s oral question to call on the departments of the Commission and the Council to take this decision into account. As the President-in-Office has said, let us interpret Regulation 1049/2001 in the light of this new case law. Some problems might, of course, also arise in connection with what is known as document secrecy, especially in the case of the opinions of the Legal Department. I know only too well, as I am a lawyer. Never let us say, though, that such documents should remain secret in case they cause problems. Instead, I believe that we should call on a radical change in the culture of transparency. Transparency means balance and respect for procedure, not fear of knowledge. Let me end with one final remark: we really must see the difference here between what happens in practice in the Council and what happens in our own institution. In Parliament, access to meetings and documents is almost total. I think the Turco judgment provides an opportunity to bring the Council into line with this, too."@en1
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