Ombudsman’s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU

This dossier concerns the Ombudsman's strategic inquiry on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU. The amendments stress transparency as a Treaty and Charter requirement, criticise the Council's lack of transparency and access to documents as maladministration, reference the revision of Regulation 1049/2001, trilogues, and transparency as a safeguard against fake news and a component of the rule of law.