In Brussels, even transparency is slow in coming
Sometimes you have to be patient to appreciate the benefits of European transparency. In our case, it took six weeks to obtain from the Council of the European Union a draft resolution on the 2027–2030 work plan for culture, which had become obsolete whilst our request was being processed. On 17 September, ElectronLibre submitted an official request to the Council of the European Union for access to a document: the… draft resolution on the European Work Plan for Culture 2027–2030. Nothing particularly controversial. It is simply a matter of finding out the direction in which Member States intend to steer European cultural policy over the next four years. However, the document has not yet been made public, and is of particular interest to some of our readers, hence our request.…