| Country | EUROPEAN UNION |
| RTI law score | 96/150 – see also the legal analysis section |
| What were we looking for? | Information regarding adoption of a mandatory lobby register at EU level and 15 AsktheEU.org requests. |
| We found proactively published… | 25,0% of information |
| We managed to get via FOI requests… | 25,7% of information |
EUROPEAN UNION’S
MAIN FINDINGS
Extense use of exceptions
Scroll over to learn more!Extense use of exceptions
Exceptions to access to information were applied in all processes analysed. The cost of compiling or copyright are the most commonly applied exceptions.Lobby contacts
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There is no access to the name of public officials, companies or lobbyists who participate in decision-making processes.Response time
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It took an average of 149 days to get responses to the access to documents requests.IN DETAIL:
WHAT WE FOUND PROACTIVELY PUBLISHED
| Appointments diaries of public officials | Minutes of meetings (including meetings within government or between government and outside interests) | Document justifying the particular decision taken | Documents submitted by lobbyists and external interest groups | Documents submitted to a public consultation (if held) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adoption of a mandatory lobby register at EU level | NOT HELD |
Information proactively published
Information partially published or not clear
Information not proactivelly published
NOT HELD Cases in which public consultation was not held
IN DETAIL:
WHAT WAS DISCLOSED VIA REQUESTS
| List of meetings | Minutes of meetings | Third-party documents (including correspondence) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed | 88,9% | 6,7% | 0,0% |
| Denied | 0,0% | 13,3% | 8,3% |
| Partial | 0,0% | 60,0% | 81,8% |
| Information not held | 11,1% | 20,0% | 9,1% |