Adopted on 28th February 2018

On 28 February 2018, the Greens/EFA Group adopted, for the first time, a comprehensive Position on the future of the EU in all constitutional matters. 

Short-term: Restoring confidence and strengthening democratic legitimacy

1) Protecting the public interest by controlling the influence of the private interests

A revision of the European Parliament’s rules of procedure, was adopted on 31 January 2019, to increase transparency obligations for meetings between elected officials and lobbies. When MEPs act as rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs or committee chairs, they will be obliged to publish their scheduled meetings with interest representatives on Parliament’s website. Other MEPs are also encouraged to publish online information on such meetings. Agendas for meetings between MEPs and interest representatives will be made public.

Source : Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF)

Indicateurs

1. Pluralisme : Mesure le degré de représentation des opinions dans l’espace médiatique

2. Indépendance des médias : Mesure la capacité laissée aux médias de fonctionner en toute indépendance des pouvoirs politiques, gouvernementaux, économiques et religieux

3. Environnement et autocensure : Analyse les conditions d’exercice des activités d’information

The controversial backstop will be on the agenda when Theresa May heads to Brussels after MPs backed an amendment to replace the plan with “alternative arrangements”. This would mean a reopening of the Withdrawal Agreement thrashed out between the UK and EU as the parties bid to find a way of avoiding a hard border in Ireland. However, European Council president Donald Tusk has said the agreement is not open for renegotiation.