On 20 August 2010, she requested the ECB to grant access to two documents, entitled ‘The impact on government deficit and debt from off-market swaps. The Greek case’ and ‘The Titlos transaction and possible existence of similar transactions impacting on the euro area government debt or deficit levels’. The ECB refused access to those documents on the ground, inter alia, of the protection of the public interest so far as concerns the economic policy of the EU and Greece. Ms Thesing and Bloomberg Finance LP challenged that decision before the General Court.