The House point out that the second paragraph of Article 1 of the EU Treaty obliges the institutions of the EU to take an approach of openness and closeness to the citizen during their decision-making processes and that any deviation from this principle would have to be based on very specific and strong reasons.
David HAMMERSTEIN MINTZ (Verts/ALE, ES) Ziņojums par Padomes sanāksmju atklātumu gadījumos, kad tā darbojas kā likumdevējs A6-0056/2006 Procedūra: iniciatīva Debates: 03.04.2006.