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JHA Council conclusions on transparency in JHA and the public register of Council documents (19 March 1998)
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JHA Council conclusions on transparency in JHA and the public register of Council documents (19 March 1998)

Conclusions of the 2075th meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, held on 19 March 1998, on the public register of the documents of the Council of the European Union and on transparency concerning cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs.

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Title JHA Council conclusions on transparency in JHA and the public register of Council documents (19 March 1998)
Document type Text
Source Press Releases. [ON-LINE]. [Brussels]: Council of the European Union, [06.12.2006]. 6889/98 (Presse 73). Available on http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/6889EN8.htm.
Keywords access to Community information, Council of the European Union, dissemination of Community information, JHA, public conduct of debates, transparency in decision-making
Copyright © European Communities
Caption Conclusions of the 2075th meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, held on 19 March 1998, on the public register of the documents of the Council of the European Union and on transparency concerning cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs.
Location in the digital library EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> Council >> Council of the European Union >> Organisation and operation >> Operation >> Transparency
Document extract 2075th Council meeting - Justice and Home Affairs - Brussels, 19 March 1998 […] Openness and transparency in Justice and Home Affairs In order to make progress on openness and transparency in its activities in the field of Title VI of the Treaty on the European Union, the Council declared that it was in favour of: (i) making available to the public the calendar of the K4 Committee and other JHA working groups; (ii) increasing the number of press briefings on JHA matters during each Presidency, subject to each Presidency’s view of the appropriateness at the time. These would not be specifically linked to meetings of the K4 Committee; (iii) making available a progress report towards the end of each Presidency on JHA business. Such a document would be drawn up under the responsibility of the Presidency. It could be supplemented, as necessary, by explanatory publications on JHA matters, taking account of the resources available; (iv) having an open debate in JHA matters during each Presidency where a suitable topic arises subject to the demands on time of other agenda items; (v) making available to the public proposals in the field of JHA at the same time as they are made available to the European Parliament. As a first step, they would be m (...) Read more in ENA
See also Openness and Transparency in the Council (2006)
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