Transparency

The Eurogroup is continuously working on improving transparency, in order to provide more consistency in the way citizens and national parliaments in the member states are informed of its activities.

In September 2018, President Centeno initiated a review of the Eurogroup's transparency policy, responding to concerns expressed by national parliaments and the EU ombudsman.

In September 2019, the Eurogroup agreed to a list of concrete actions to improve transparency. Actions included:

• creating an online register of publicly available Eurogroup documents
• expanding the content of Eurogroup summing-up letters
• ensuring that the right to access to documents is clearly stated on Eurogroup webpages
• publishing the calendar of Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) meetings
• publishing the draft Eurogroup (non-annotated) agenda as soon as it is approved by the EWG
• improving the EWG webpage

With the launch of the Eurogroup document register in February 2020, all actions have been completed. Ministers have committed to regularly assess and review the transparency policy.

• Working Methods of the Eurogroup
• Eurogroup transparency policy review and way forward, 20/09/2019
• Reply by Eurogroup President Mário Centeno to the request by the Ombudsman, 11/7/2019
• Request by Ombudsman for information on transparency of the Eurogroup Working Group, 13/5/2019
• Summing up letter, Eurogroup 7/9/2018
• Reply from the Eurogroup President to the European Ombudsman's letter on Eurogroup transparency, 1/12/2016
• Discussion on increasing transparency of the Eurogroup's activities, 11/2/2016

You can request access to documents by contacting the General Secretariat of the Council:

• Request a document