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Journalists' experience with the EU access to documents regulation (1049/2001)
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Do you wish to remain anonymous ?
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Yes
No
Type of media
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Print
Online media
Radio / TV
Other
Other:
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Do you rely on access to documents under Regulation 1049/2001 as part of your work?
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Yes
No
Could you explain the reasons why you do or do not use the right of access to documents under Regulation 1049/2001?
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If you do, how many requests have you made since 1 December 2024 (roughly speaking)?
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To make our responses relevant and specific to EU institutions, we would ask you to choose one institution for feedback:
European Commission
Council of the EU
European Parliament
EU agencies
Other
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Policy areas of your requests
Health
Environment
Migration
Digital / tech
Other:
Have legal deadlines been respected (3 weeks + 3 weeks)
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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How many times did you receive systematic deadlines extensions ?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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Typical actual response time
Less than 15 days
15 - 30 days
1 - 3 months
More than 6 months
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Have you ever abandoned a request due to delays ?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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Do you think the institution where you file your requests found all the documents within the scope of your request?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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Were the disclosed documents journalistically usable ?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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What were the legal exceptions invoked to justify the refusals or partial refusals (if any)
Protection of commercial interest
Protection of the decision making process
Protection of personal data
Ongoing investigations, audits or legal proceedings
International relations and public security
General presumptions of confidentiality
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Other:
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Were most of the time the confirmatory application successful ?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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Have you ever complained to the European Ombudsman ?
Yes
No
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If yes, was the European Ombudsman useful ?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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Do current access-to-documents practices limit your ability to investigate EU matters ?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don't know
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Please describe a concrete example of where you suspect misuse or obstruction related to a request *
(the applicant can't prove it)
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How would you rate your experience with access to documents in other EU institutions or bodies (excluding the one covered in this questionnaire)?
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Do you authorise the anonymised use of your responses in a public report for API ?
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No
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