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The European Commission's refusal to give public access to documents concerning a project under the EU Defence Industrial Development Programme
Case 1980/2022/NH - Opened on Thursday | 10 November 2022 - Institution concerned European Commission
Complaint submitted
03/11/2022Analysis of the complaint
04/11/2022Inquiry ongoing
10/11/2022Preliminary inquiry outcome
Inquiry outcome
The complainant, a journalist, asked the European Commission to grant public access to documents concerning the EU Defence Industrial Development Programme and the EU Preparatory Action on Defence Research, in particular the largest project that received funding. The Commission identified two documents as falling within the scope of the request (a project proposal and grant agreement) but refused to disclose them. In doing so, it invoked exceptions under the EU legislation on public access to documents, arguing that disclosure could undermine the public interest as regards security and defence, as well as commercial interests.
The Ombudsman opened an inquiry and asked to review the documents in question.
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