Kingdom of Sweden and another v Council of the European Union (Joined Cases C-39 and 52/05P) – WLR Daily

Posted July 3rd, 2008 in disclosure, EC law, law reports, opinions by sally

Kingdom of Sweden and another v Council of the European Union (Joined Cases C-39 and 52/05P); [2008] WLR (D) 215

“The Council of the European Union did not have a general entitlement to refuse all requests by members of the public for access to opinions from its legal service in the context of legislative enactment. The principle of transparency was an overriding public interest capable of prevailing over a statutory reason for refusing access to a document.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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