Access to documents. European Ombudsman Special report following complaint 917/2000/GG

The committee adopted the report by Astrid THORS (ELDR, FIN) on the Ombudsman's Special Report. It supported the Ombudsman's recommendation that the Council should reconsider the complainant's application and give access to the documents requested, unless one or more of the exceptions contained in Article 4 of Decision 93/731 applies. It also welcomed the Council Secretary-General's published intention to implement the Ombudsman's recommendation, and called on the Council to report to Parliament's competent committee in six months time on the specific measures taken to implement the Secretary-General's decision and the new EU regulation.�