An influential group of British MEPs is urging the UK presidency to throw open member states' EU law-making debates to public scrutiny.
The members want UK foreign minister Jack Straw to put the issue on the agenda of the next meeting of the general affairs council (GAC) in Luxembourg on 3 October.
The move would simply require member states' assent to change the GAC's rules of procedure, but would in effect revive a key transparency clause of the failed EU constitution.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.