Inquiry: Transparency Of EU Council Decision Making - European Scrutiny Committee - The Lid Must Be Lifted On Council Decision Making - There Should Be Far More Transparency, Particularly About Negotiations Conducted By Officials

The great majority of European legislation is proposed by the Commission and agreed by the European Parliament and the European Council, in which all Member State Governments take part. The process for agreement at Council is complex, and can include discussions at one of the 150 working groups at official level, and at the ambassadorial level in COREPER before being agreed by Ministers at Council level.