31 March 2016

Trilogues are meetings held between representatives of the European Parliament, Council and European Commission to discuss policy and legislative proposals. In a joint submission to a public consultation by the European Ombudsman, HAI, ISDB, the Medicines in Europe Forum and the Nordic Cochrane Centre recommend the establishment of a register of Trilogue documents, in order to level the playing field in favour of the public interest.

> Click here to download the joint submission (pdf, 98 Ko)

At present there is very limited, if any, access to documents related to Trilogue Meetings. Trilogues are meetings held between representatives of the European Parliament, Council and European Commission to discuss policy and legislative proposals.
 
In order to reduce this immense disparity and to level the playing field in favour of public interest, we would recommend setting up a register of Trilogue documents which would contain:

• A full list of all documents publicly available, properly indexed (per topic and date)
• Calendars for Trilogue meetings (forecast and actual meetings held), as well as a timeline for the decision-process;
• Agendas of Trilogue meetings, with links to any documents or reports being discussed;
• Lists of participants in Trilogue meetings, including observers and their CVs and declarations of interests;
• Detailed minutes of Trilogue meetings, including any informal vote with detailed information on any major and minor disagreements among stakeholders present; as well as access to presentations shared at the meeting, additional reports or background information. 

©HAI, ISDB, MiEF, NCC March 2016

> Click here to download the joint submission (pdf, 98 Ko)