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The little-known EU parliament secretary-general Klaus Welle (c) celebrates 10 years in the job on Friday (Photo: European Parliament)

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The shadowy EU parliament boss who likes to say 'no'

The little-known EU parliament secretary-general Klaus Welle (c) celebrates 10 years in the job on Friday (Photo: European Parliament)

The most senior unelected official of the European Parliament has refused access to documents requests in 95 percent of cases when they concern papers he has written, a survey by EUobserver reveals.

Over the course of four months, EUobserver requested 22 papers written by parliament secretary-general Klaus Welle. He granted EUobserver access to only one paper written by him - and refused access to 21 such documents.

The decisions highlight the level of power Welle has within the ...

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