MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Restricting open government – E-000674/2025

Question for written answer  E-000674/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Barbara Bonte (PfE)

The following questions relate to Commission Decision (EU) 2024/3080 of 4 December 2024 establishing the Rules of Procedure of the Commission and amending Decision C(2000) 3614:

• 1.What considerations led the Commission to narrow the definition of documents accessible to the public through requests for information?
• 2.Does the Commission not regard access to internal decision-making documents, such as legal advice and expert opinions, as essential for citizens to participate in the democratic process?
• 3.How does the Commission reconcile restricting public access to documents with the democratic principles and open government it claims to uphold?

Submitted: 13.2.2025