We strive for a European Union that enjoys the full trust of its citizens. A Union that is demonstrably accountable, effective and transparent. And a Union that closely engages with and involves its citizens. This means that citizens should be able to follow how laws affecting their lives are made.
In recent years, the EU and its institutions have shown a commitment to modernising the EU’s legislative working methods, pursuing the principles of transparency and accountability. In July 2020, the Council took an important step towards increasing transparency in its legislative work through active communication and more frequent, more proactive publication of EU legislative documents. Nevertheless, throughout the EU and its institutions, bodies and agencies, there is still more that we can and must do.
That is why we pledge to work for an even higher degree of transparency. Each and every one of us pledges to take steps to ensure that the EU’s decision-making process becomes more open, so that citizens can better follow the EU’s democratic processes. We further pledge to strive to set a strong example internationally of an effective, inclusive and transparent decision-making process.
To this end, we should engage citizens in a discussion of how to foster a higher degree of transparency. The Conference on the Future of Europe, which is based on inclusiveness, openness and transparency, presents a major opportunity in this regard. We should use the Conference to improve transparency with a view to increasing citizens’ trust and confidence in the EU.
Jeppe Kofod
Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Denmark
Tom de Bruijn
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Michael Roth
Minister of State for Europe of Germany
Sophie Wilmès
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions of Belgium
Svetlan Stoev
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
Milena Hrdinková
State Secretary for European Affairs of the Czech Republic
Eva-Maria Liimets
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Thomas Byrne T.D.
Minister of State for European Affairs of Ireland
Miltiadis Varvitsiotis Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
Juan González-Barba Pera
State Secretary for the European Union of Spain
Clément Beaune
State Secretary for European Affairs of France
Andreja Metelko Zgombić
State Secretary for Europe, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
Luigi Di Maio
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy
Nikos Christodoulides
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
Arnoldas Pranckevičius,
Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Jean Asselborn
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg
Judit Varga
Minister for Justice of Hungary
Evarist Bartolo
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta
Karoline Edtstadler
Federal Minister for EU and Constitution of the Republic of Austria
Konrad Szymański
Minister for European Affairs of Poland
Ana Paula Zacarias
Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal
Iulia Matei
Secretary of State for European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Anže Logar
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia
Martin Klus
State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Tytti Tuppurainen
Minister for European Affairs of Finland
Hans Dahlgren
Minister for EU Affairs of Sweden
Věra Jourová
Vice-President for Values and Transparency of the European Commission
Katarina Barley
Vice-President of the European Parliament, MEP (S&D)
Tom Berendsen
MEP (EPP)
Esther de Lange
MEP (EPP)
Jeroen Lenaers
MEP (EPP)
Niels Fuglsang
MEP (S&D)
Agnes Jongerius
MEP (S&D)
Thijs Reuten
MEP (S&D)
Christel Schaldemose
MEP (S&D)
Vera Tax
MEP (S&D)
Marianne Vind
MEP (S&D)
Malik Azmani
MEP (RENEW)
Asger Christensen
MEP (RENEW)
Pascal Durand
MEP (RENEW)
Laurence Farreng
MEP (RENEW)
Dubravka Šuica
Vice-President for Democracy and Demography of the European Commission
Emily O'Reilly
European Ombudsman
Daniel Freund
MEP (Greens)
Heidi Hautala
MEP (Greens)
Yannick Jadot
MEP (Greens)
Niklas Nienaß
MEP (Greens)
Kim van Sparrentak
MEP (Greens)
Tineke Strik
MEP (Greens)
Nikolaj Villumsen
MEP (GUE/NGL)
Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ
MEP (NI)
Dorien Rookmaker
MEP (NI)