Abolish 1st [and 2nd] reading secret deals - bring back democracy “warts and all” (pdf) by Tony Bunyan: "As the European Parliament starts its new term major questions hang over the way it is doing
Abolish 1st [and 2nd] reading secret deals – bring back democracy “warts and all” (pdf) by Tony Bunyan: “As the European Parliament starts its new term major questions hang over the way it is doing its job. In the last parliament over 80% of new measures were agreed in secret “trilogue” meeting with the Council of the European Union (the 27 governments). This practice raises fundamental issues of transparency, openness and democratic accountability.”