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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8985

7 July 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/council
Chris Davies calls on UK Presidency to lift secrecy surrounding decision-making at meetings of Council of EU

Strasbourg, 06/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - By instigation of British Liberal MEP Chris Davies, several MEPs belonging to the ALDE group have written to the British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, urging him to reopen the debate on the transparency of meetings of the Council. "Europe cannot be closer to its citizens whilst its laws continue to be made in secret", said Mr Davies at a press conference on Tuesday, stating the view that the UK Presidency of the EU should "take the initiative now, in...

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