BackThe European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, is currently inquiring into the issue of "trilogues" with a view to boosting transparent law-making in the EU. A debate about transparency and non-disclosure of documents will take place at the European Parliament on 28 September 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00.
Hundreds of these informal negotiations between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission take place every year. Now being an established feature of how the EU adopts laws, trilogues are where deals are done that affect EU citizens, businesses and organisations.
Parliament, Council and Commission have a Treaty obligation and an interest in legislating as openly as possible to maintain public trust. What is the right balance between the 'space to negotiate' and greater transparency?
The Ombudsman has asked the three institutions for information about their transparency policies as regards trilogue documents. She is expecting a reply in the autumn.
The Ombudsman would like to facilitate a debate about how trilogues could be made more transparent and where non-disclosure of documents needs to be maintained.
Speakers:
- Emily O'Reilly, European Ombudsman
- Malcolm Harbour, former MEP and IMCO chair, Senior Advisor at the European Policy Centre
- Vicky Marissen, PACT European Affairs
- Jorgo Riss, Greenpeace Europe
- Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris, Global Clinical Professor, NYU School of Law
Moderator: James Crisp, EurActiv
For more details regarding this event please use the following LINK.
Source: The European Ombudsman
