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News on developing implementation practices with reference to open government in the EU.

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Implementation Jurisprudence

Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP writes op-ed on lack of transparency in the EU

Sophie in ‘t Veld, a Dutch member of the European Parliament for the Democrats ’66 / ALDE party, laments the apparent lack of EU transparency in an op-ed on European news website Euractiv.com. “Trust in government and politics, both national and European, is at an all-time low, and the key to restoring trust is transparency.”

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Implementation Legal reform

Transparency of EP committee votes kept off the agenda

The EP’s two largest political groupings, the EPP (people’s parties) and S&D (social democrats), are keeping the item of public voting in parliamentary committees off the agenda.

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Implementation

Questionnaire on Open Council Meetings, Part II

And the results are…

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Implementation

Secretariat of the Council of the EU Investigates Impact of Open Meetings

On Monday 16 September, the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU circulated a questionnaire concerning the effects of open meetings.

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