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News reports Oversight

Op-ed on current initiatives for enhancing EU’s democratic transparency

Parliamentary disobedience in the the eurosceptic UK strengthens democratic oversight in the EU.

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Implementation News reports

More secrecy and more summits means less democracy, says Professor of European Law

An article by professor Deirdre Curtin of the Open Government in the EU research group was published yesterday in the Irish Times.

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Research

Seminar on Transparency and Archives in the EU reveals a wide range of views

A seminar was held at the European Union Institute in Florence on 25 January 2013 with the title: “Transparency and Access to the Records and Archives of the EU Institutions”.

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Implementation Jurisprudence Research

Top Secret Intelligence in Europe: A Tipping Point in Luxembourg?

Kadi is back in Luxembourg and with a vengeance! The timing is interesting both for the case itself and more generally for highlighting the use of secret intelligence and evidence to justify detention and other sanctions, Deirdre Curtin argues.