Strasbourg, 22/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros has begun an investigation, following a complaint by German Christian Democrat Elmar Brok, member of the EP and a representative of a CDU youth group, alleging a lack of transparency at the Council in its legislative activity. The complaint focuses on the fact that Council meetings on its legislative activity are not public except for the provisions contained n Articles 8 and 9 of the Council's internal...