CPJ, partners call on European Commission to stop blocking journalists’ access to documents
The coalition says excessive redactions and delays are blocking scrutiny of EU spending, policy decisions and other matters of public importance.
- On Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 15 media outlets urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to improve journalists' access to documents, warning that delays were harming public debate across Europe.
- The Commission invokes Regulation 1049/2001 to delay requests and restrict document access; a 2024 rule change narrowed the definition of 'a document,' shielding Big Tech law enforcement from public scrutiny.
- European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho launched a probe last week into the Commission's refusal to release 17 documents concerning EU-funded infrastructure projects in Gaza.
- Tom Gibson, the Committee to Protect Journalists' representative, warned the Commission risks being 'accused of double standards' and requested a meeting with von der Leyen to discuss improvements.
- Signatories proposed specific recommendations to increase transparency and accountability, cautioning that the Commission's reputation for safeguarding democratic values is in peril amid global attacks on democratic norms.
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autonomija.infoThe media, journalists' associations and media freedom organizations called on the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to improve journalists' access to the institution's documents, warning that long waits, denial of requests and excessive blacking out of documents make it difficult to report on matters of public interest.
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CPJ, partners call on European Commission to stop blocking journalists’ access to documents
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday joined 15 media outlets, journalist associations and press freedom organizations in urging the European Commission to improve journalists’ access to its documents, warning that delays were harming public debate across Europe. In a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the groups said the Commission...
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