Topics of strategic initiatives in 2023 (requests for clarification, not formal inquiries)

Ongoing

• The European Commission and transparency in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
• How the European Commission intends to guarantee respect for human rights in the context of the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding

Closed

• How the Council of the EU ensures transparency of the decision making concerning sanctions against Russia
• How the EU Asylum Agency complies with its fundamental rights obligations and ensures accountability for potential fundamental rights violations
• Public consultation of the European Ombudsman on transparency in EU environmental decision making
• The information provided by the European Commission to unsuccessful bidders in the context of calls for tenders and proposals
• How the European Commission ensures that there are no conflicts of interest with external experts involved in evaluating project proposals under the European Defence Fund
• The transparency and accountability of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
• How the European Medicines Agency ensures proactive transparency concerning clinical trial data of medicines seeking EU marketing authorisation
• Improving the European Parliament’s ethics and transparency framework
• How the European Commission deals with the provision by third parties of travel expenses and hospitality in the context of business trips