EIJC19 & Dataharvest

In September last year a large group of journalists lost a case in the European Court of Justice. They had asked for access to documented expenses by members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who each receive 4000+ Euros per month to keep an office in their home country. The journalists had documented that many of these offices do not exist. The Court ruled, that the MEPs’ right to privacy trumped the right to access to documents, although the costs are carried by the European taxpayers. So what now?
As the EU-court has ruled that privacy overrules transparency in the EU-institutions, how do we move forward? Accept and adapt? Challenge the ruling? Turn reporting into activism? Find new strategies to make legislators accountable? Join the discussion an let’s shape the strategies for tomorrow today.