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Nikoforos Diamandouros - "The intermediate stages of the debates are the more delicate ones" (Photo: European Commission)

Ombudsman criticises EU council opaqueness

The European ombudsman has said that the EU Council, the member states' decision-making body, still has a long way to go to open all of its meetings to the public, with ministers still holding their "delicate" discussions behind closed doors.

In an interview with EUobserver, the EU's ombudsman Nikoforos Diamandouros said that "it is obvious that more steps remain to be taken" by the council, despite a move towards more openness in December.

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Nikoforos Diamandouros - "The intermediate stages of the debates are the more delicate ones" (Photo: European Commission)

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