Strasbourg, 14/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has found that the Council has given no valid reasons for refusing to meet in public whenever it is acting in its legislative capacity. The Ombudsman has forwarded this finding in a special report to the European Parliament, with a recommendation that: “The Council of the European Union should review its refusal to decide to meet publicly whenever it is acting in its legislative capacity.” The...