Journal of the Charles University Law Faculty
Jiří Kolman
Free Access to Information in Council of the European Union in the Light of the Recent Judicial Judgment Access Info Europe vs. Council. Democracy vs. Diplomacy
Jurisprudence 2/2014 Section: Articles Page: 27-35
Keywords: free access to information, Access Info Europe, Council of the European Union
Abstract: The article deals with the free access to information by comparison of legislation granting free access to ´documents´ and to ´information´. Debate about the scope of free access to information or documents held for example by EU Council is a concrete example of clash of two views on functioning of EU institutions. This debate resembles a war of the two worlds – democratic and diplomatic. This conflict crystallised in judicial proceedings recently held in ECJ Access Info Europe versus Council.
