[Opinion]: Trialogues: What goes on behind closed doors?

Carl Dolan is the director of the Transparency International EU Office.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Ombudsman opens investigation to promote transparency of 'trilogues' http://www.europeansources.info/record/ombudsman-opens-investigation-to-promote-transparency-of-trilogues/

Transparency International: EU Office, 15.09.15: Trialogues: What goes on behind closed doors? http://www.transparencyinternational.eu/2015/09/trialogues-what-goes-on-behind-closed-doors/

European Parliament: Secretary-General: Completing the Legislative Cycle: Legislation: Trilogue negotiations http://www.europarl.europa.eu/the-secretary-general/resource/static/files/Documents%20section/SPforEP/Trilogue_negotiations.pdf

EUObserver, 28.05.15: Ombudsman takes aim at secret EU law-making https://euobserver.com/institutional/128868

ESO: Background information: Secretive 'trialogue' talks to agree EU law face investigation http://www.europeansources.info/record/secretive-trialogue-talks-to-agree-eu-law-face-investigation/

EurActiv, 17.09.15: [Opinion]: Trade secrets trialogue underlines the EU’s democratic deficit http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/trade-secrets-trialogue-underlines-eus-democratic-deficit-317714

EurActiv: Tag: Trialogues http://www.euractiv.com/topics/trialogues

Statewatch (and 32 other civil rights organisations), 30.09.15: NGO Letter to the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament http://www.statewatch.org/news/2015/sep/ngo-letter-trilogues.pdf

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