European Commission announces consultation on the regime for access to documents of the European institutions

The following has been posted to the EC Transparency initiative website

Access to Documents: The Commission will launch a consultation in spring 2007 where the public will be invited to comment on the regime for access to documents of the European institutions. The outcome will be taken into account when drafting the proposal for the amendment of Regulation 1049/2001.

Read regulation 1049/2001

The statewatch website has useful section on case law relating to the regulations and a general overview