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Articoli Correlati: EU law making - transparency

The European Ombudsman, Emily ÒReilly, found that the Council of the EU - through practices that inhibit the scrutiny of draft EU legislation - undermines citizens’ right to hold their elected representatives to account. The Ombudsman specifically criticises the Council’s failure to record the identity of Member States taking positions during discussions on draft legislation, and the widespread practice of disproportionately marking documents as not for circulation. The Ombudsman is now asking the Council systematically to record Member State positions in Council working parties and in COREPER ambassador meetings and, in principle, to make these documents available to the public. “Making the EU legislative process more accountable to the public, by being more open, would send an important signal ahead of the European elections in 2019,” said the Ombudsman.