The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has asked the European Commission to set out the arrangements that it plans to put in place to ensure transparency and to secure appropriate stakeholder input during the upcoming Brexit negotiations. These should cover the types of information and documents the Commission intends to publish - including the timeline for negotiations and reports on negotiating rounds - and when.

The Ombudsman also suggests that the Commission detail how it intends to receive input from stakeholders throughout the process and to make it clear from the outset that this input will normally be published.

“I am conscious of the concerns of EU citizens and businesses about the potentially far-reaching implications of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. My office has already received complaints from individuals who are looking for more information about what has happened to date and I expect it will receive more. Businesses espe