The General Secretariat of the Council has refused full access to seven eu-LISA Interoperability Progress Reports requested on 9 October 2025, granting only partial access with redactions, and has informed delegations of the applicant's 23 June 2026 confirmatory application seeking review. The decision, communicated in a note dated 25 June 2026, cites public security and decision-making exceptions under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
The request covered the 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th reports. On 8 December 2025, partial access was granted to the 9th report (document 6242/24) with personal data redacted; full access was refused because eu-LISA did not consent, citing public security under Article 4(1)(a) first indent, as disclosure would reveal authentication and access control architecture and rollout dates. On 12 December 2025, the 11th and 12th reports had not yet been issued by eu-LISA, and consultations were ongoing for the 4th, 7th, 8th, and 10th reports. On 3 June 2026, partial access was granted to those four reports, but full access was refused under Articles 4(1)(a) (public security) and 4(3) (decision-making process), because sections 2.3, 3, 4, 5, and 6 contain rollout dates, security-sensitive information, and operational assessments that could undermine public security and eu-LISA's decision-making.
The confirmatory application, filed on 23 June 2026, argues that the redactions are excessive given past public release of similar reports and that the information is now obsolete. The Council will now review the application and issue a final decision.