Publication

Against a backdrop of past scandals and criticism of early agreements negotiated in trilogues behind closed doors, the European Parliament is about to miss an opportunity to show that it takes its role as guarantor of legitimacy in EU decision-making seriously. By adding a provision for a legislative footprint that identifies the interest representatives with whom key actors met and from whom they received advice, Members of the Parliament have a chance to turn the EP into a role model for parliamentary transparency in a pluralistic democracy.