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

European Parliament procedure 2018/2096(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 105 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2018-11-06 and 2018-11-06.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina ANDERSON | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113959.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Sofia SAKORAFA | Greece | GUE/NGL | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125091.md |
| Ángela VALLINA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125050.md |
| Kostadinka KUNEVA | Greece | GUE/NGL | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125092.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Max ANDERSSON | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124994.md |
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |

## Official source documents

- PE628.528: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ35-AM-628528_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2096-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2096-INI.json

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