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War in Ukraine requires EU to urgently step up its sanctions implementation transparency, NGO says

The NGO Access Info Europe calls on EU to implement disclosure commitments to safeguard effectiveness of sanctions against Russian oligarchs.

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Legal reform Oversight

European Ombudsman conference: Technological change, legal reform?

Part II: The expert panel sees problems aplenty with Regulation 1049/2001 – but not everyone is keen to trade it for something else.

Conference signals start of a broader call to reopen revision of EU access to documents law. Second part of two reports on where the EU stands with access to documents.

Credit: @GundiGadesmann / European Ombudsman
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Legal reform

Parliament and NGOs challenge the Council over secrecy of national fishing quotas control

Ongoing legislative trilogue negotiations expected to see a tug-of-war after Council favours a roll-back of a more ambitious Commission proposal advanced further by European Parliament amendments. At stake is the transparency of national controls of fisheries’ compliance with EU quotas.

Credit: EU Fisheries Control Coalition.
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Civil society

NGO-run EU access request portal marks 10th anniversary

Over the first decade of its existence, AsktheEU.org has built a strong reputation among EU civil society, journalists, and researchers.