On Tuesday 13 February, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly recommended that the Council of the EU improve the transparency of its legislative process and explained that “The approach falls short of what is expected of the Council in terms of legislative transparency”.
The investigation opened in March 2017 concludes that the Council has been unable to systematically record the identities of the member states that take a position during the discussions on the draft laws, which are...