Public access to documents – report 2022-2024

4.3.2026 A10-0011/10

Amendment 10

Milan Uhrík, Christine Anderson

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0011/2026

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Public access to documents – report 2022-2024

(2025/2137(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Firmly believes that the Commission should lead by example as regards transparency, good governance, not spreading disinformation and not interfering with electoral integrity;

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4.3.2026 A10-0011/11

Amendment 11

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0011/2026

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Public access to documents – report 2022-2024

(2025/2137(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Considers that the way in which the President of the Commission dealt with the access to document request in that case has decreased trust in the Commission; regrets the Commission’s persistent refusal to explain why no access could be granted to the requested documents; notes that the judgment underscores the duty to proactively retain documentation to ensure the effective exercise of the right of access;

26. Considers that the way in which the President of the Commission dealt with the access to document request in that case has decreased trust in the Commission; regrets the Commission’s persistent refusal to explain why no access could be granted to the requested documents; notes that the judgment underscores the duty to proactively retain documentation to ensure the effective exercise of the right of access; calls for full clarification regarding the existence, preservation, deletion or recoverability of the requested messages; insists that internal record management rules cannot limit obligations under Article 15 TFEU and Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;

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4.3.2026 A10-0011/12

Amendment 12

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0011/2026

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Public access to documents – report 2022-2024

(2025/2137(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27a. Notes that the existence of a document within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is independent of its registration; stresses that documents relating to EU policies or significant financial commitments cannot be deemed non-existent solely because they were not registered or were categorised as ‘short-lived’, and that any unjustified destruction, non-registration or loss of such documents constitutes a serious breach of the principles of transparency and good administration, as well as of the duties of integrity and loyalty binding EU officials and office-holders under the applicable legal framework;

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4.3.2026 A10-0011/13

Amendment 13

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0011/2026

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Public access to documents – report 2022-2024

(2025/2137(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32a. Calls for a thorough and independent review of the conduct of the President of the Commission in relation to the preservation and handling of documents requested under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001; stresses that members of the Commission are bound by the principles of transparency, integrity and good administration laid down in Article 17 TEU and Articles 41 and 42 of the Charter; considers that, where serious breaches of document preservation or transparency obligations are established, appropriate disciplinary or institutional measures must be examined in order to uphold the rule of law, safeguard the credibility of the EU’s legal order and restore public trust;

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4.3.2026 A10-0011/14

Amendment 14

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0011/2026

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Public access to documents – report 2022-2024

(2025/2137(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37a. Notes that systemic delays and inadequate record preservation practices identified in Ombudsman inquiries and case-law demonstrate structural shortcomings in the current framework; calls for the revised transparency rules to include enforceable consequences where institutions fail to preserve documents or repeatedly disregard statutory deadlines, including proportionate administrative and disciplinary measures; stresses that transparency obligations must be effective in practice and not merely declaratory;

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