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European Council accused of secrecy by MPs Print E-mail
Monday, 04 February 2008

The secretive manner in which the conclusions of The European Council are prepared gives Parliament no opportunity to have any say in vital EU business matters, according to Westminster's European Scrutiny Committee. 

At the publication of a new report, The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers, committee chair Michael Connarty said that members were "extremely concerned" by the Prime Minister's "apparent ability to commit the UK to politically binding European Council conclusions, which have such a major influence on the direction of EU business, without needing to call for Parliamentary scrutiny".

"We have made two recommendations. Firstly, we recommend that the Government should discuss with other member states the options for improving the process by which Council Conclusions are prepared and secondly, we recommend that the Government should give Parliament the opportunity to scrutinise the Conclusions while they are still in draft."
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