The  Right  to  Information  as  a  Tool  for  Implementing  the  Principle  of  Transparency by European Institutions Cover Image

Prawo do informacji jako narzędzie realizacji zasady jawności przez instytucje europejskie
The Right to Information as a Tool for Implementing the Principle of Transparency by European Institutions

Author(s): Michał Szczegielniak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Public Administration
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: access to public information; principle of transparency in UE; right to information

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the significance of the transparency principle implemented by the right to information for the functioning of the European community. The article consists of four parts. The first part illustrates the evolution of the approach to the transparency principle in individual treaties constituting the EU, the second one presents the connection of transparency with selected European values, the third part portrays the right to information as a tool for implementing the transparency principle, while the last part is dedicated to the pragmatics of information disclosure by selected European institutions.

  • Issue Year: 21/2024
  • Issue No: 88/3
  • Page Range: 259-272
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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