Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-13-Speech-1-032"
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"Mr President, what we are discussing now may seem like a dreary, formal list, but it is in actual fact incredibly important and is a crucial prerequisite in the constant battle for increased transparency in the European institutions. Transparency is the area in which Mrs Maij-Weggen manifestly excels, and I wish to congratulate her on her work.
It may be observed that Parliament takes the lead when it comes to efforts to open up our institutions. Our documents and activities are openly available to the people of Europe. We are an open institution with open meetings. I believe that we are one of the world’s most transparent parliaments, both through our conscious commitment to formal decision-making and through unconventional methods such as the ‘Open Up Europe’ initiative taken by a number of liberal MEPs or the decision to put MEPs’ financial interests on the Web in accordance with the name and shame principle. Through methods such as these, transparency can be achieved. What is happening in the European Parliament can now be followed on computers from northern Finland to the Greek islands.
There is, of course, a lot more to be done, however. It is also a question of ensuring that there are clear rules so that access to documents is not dependent upon discretion or the sympathetic interpretation of an application. The register is therefore an important tool for ensuring that people know what applies and how they can appeal.
The document should perhaps make clear what further increased openness it is leading to. How in fact are documents from third parties or Member States or those forming part of an official correspondence to be dealt with? There is scope for interpretation in these areas. I hope that Parliament’s employees in general will interpret all applications generously and that we shall soon have reports on how many applications are rejected.
Access to documents and across-the-board transparency are prerequisites for confidence in the EU’s activities. I really do hope that the Commission and the Council will have their registers in order by 3 June and that, shortly after that, we can begin the evaluation which is prescribed by Article 255 and which is to be ready in a year and a half’s time."@en1
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