European Commission tried to hide controversial pesticide documents

The European Commission should have granted an NGO access to documents on pesticide approvals, an EU court ruled — the latest setback for the institution in a string of transparency battles.

Personal Remarks

It is one thing to face a lack of transparency regarding general agricultural chemicals, but the deliberate concealment of data on controversial pesticides is an inexcusable breach of public trust. When the stakes involve environmental health and human safety, withholding information moves past a mere oversight and becomes a fundamental failure of regulatory accountability.

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EU Commission loses another access to documents court case