European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly welcomes the new transparency steps taken by the Council of the EU to enable the public better to exercise its democratic right to have its say in EU law making through following the legislative process.

The measures include proactively publishing progress reports on negotiations on draft laws as well as the Council mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament. This is in line with proposals made by the Ombudsman in her inquiries into legislative transparency in the Council and the transparency of trilogues.

The changes mark progress in one of the Ombudsman’s key objectives - ensuring that citizens know what decisions governments are taking on their behalf in Brussels.

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