In this interview, Norbert Schwaiger, former Head of the Press Service at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, describes the first steps in the creation of the policy on information for journalists concerning the substance of Council meetings.

In this interview, Norbert Schwaiger, former Head of the Press Service at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, summarises the progress towards transparency in the Council. In particular, he presents the ‘Birmingham Declaration’, dated 16 October 1992, and the Edinburgh European Council, held on 11 and 12 December 1992, as the first important stages of the process of openness in this institution.

In this interview, Norbert Schwaiger, former Head of the Press Service at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, comments on the impact of developments in information technology as well as on the influence of the Scandinavian countries, in particular of Sweden, on the policy regarding access to Council documents.

In this interview, Norbert Schwaiger, former Head of the Press Service at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, outlines the policy regarding information on the Council which is available to the public.

In this interview, Norbert Schwaiger, former Head of the Press Service at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, outlines the difficulties regarding the dissemination of information about the activities of the Council to the public through the media.