Activities of Jo LEINEN related to 2018/2096(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ombudsman’s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU (short presentation) DE
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Ombudsman’s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU PDF (429 KB) DOC (53 KB)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is of the opinion that Member States’ governments deprive citizens of their right to information and circumvent transparency standards as well as proper democratic control by preparing or predetermining far-reaching economic and financial decisions in informal formats such as the Eurogroup and the Euro-Summit; insists that – without delay – EU legislation on transparency and access to documents is applied to informal bodies within the Council, in particular the Eurogroup; calls to fully formalise the Eurogroup at the next revision of the Treaties in order to guarantee proper public access and parliamentary scrutiny;