In the Dark - How the Commission deals with Access to Documents Requests relating to Europe’s Recovery Transformation

Abstract

There is an old adage in the world of official transparency that “sunlight is the best disinfectant”. But when it comes to Europe’s recovery transformation via the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) programme and related instruments, the Commission insists on conducting as much of it as possible in the dark. As concerns grow about both the effectiveness and even potentially corruption in the use of recovery funds, this lack of transparency is particularly worrying.

Keywords

• Next Generation
• Next Generation EU
• Recovery and Resilience Facility
• Transparency
• Next Generation