Press Release: Ombudsman: ‘Further steps to increase TTIP transparency necessary’

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, while welcoming the real progress by the European Commission, made a series of recommendations in January 2015 on how to further increase the transparency of the on-going Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the US.

The recommendations relate to public access to consolidated negotiating texts, greater proactive disclosure of TTIP documents and increased transparency as regards meetings that Commission officials hold on TTIP with business organisations, lobby groups or NGOs.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: TTIP negotiating mandate made public http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ttip-negotiating-mandate-made-public/

ESO: Background information: Ombudsman asks Council and Commission to publish more TTIP documents http://www.europeansources.info/record/ombudsman-asks-council-and-commission-to-publish-more-ttip-documents/

ESO: Key Source: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/

ESO: Background information: European Commission publishes TTIP legal texts as part of transparency initiative http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-publishes-ttip-legal-texts-as-part-of-transparency-initiative/

EurActiv, 03.02.15: Commission faces maladministration probe over TTIP secrecy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/commission-faces-maladministration-probe-over-ttip-secrecy-311749

EurActiv, 21.04.15: Ombudsman: EU must interrogate US over TTIP transparency http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/ombudsman-eu-must-interrogate-us-over-ttip-transparency-313928

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