ARE THE TTIP NEGOTIATIONS TRANSPARENT?

WE INVESTIGATED WHAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AND WHAT IS NOT.
HERE’S WHAT WE FOUND

TTIP TRANSPARENCY OVER TIME

The following timeline guides you through the development of transparency around the TTIP negotiations. Browse through, and let us know if you think we have missed something!

WHAT ARE THE KEY DOCUMENTS?

WHICH INFORMATION IS PROACTIVELY PUBLISHED?

EU textual proposals

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EU textual proposals

Since January 2015, following public pressure, the EU Commission has disclosed textual proposals on a rolling basis.

EU position papers

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EU position papers

Since January 2015, following public pressure, the EU Commission has disclosed position papers on a rolling basis.

Consolidated texts

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Consolidated texts

The EU Commission does not proactively disclose to the public ongoing or final consolidated texts that bring together EU-US positions. These are available however, to MEPs and national MPs via ‘reading rooms’.

Legal Advice

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Legal Advice

The EU Commission publishes legal reports from external experts, but it does not proactively publish the internal legal advice it receives.

Drafts, non-papers and other

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Drafts, non-papers and other

The EU Commission does not proactively disclose drafts and non-papers to the public.

Minutes of meetings

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Minutes of meetings

Advisory Group minutes of meetings are published proactively, while minutes of meetings with other third-parties (such as lobbies) are not.

Agendas

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Agendas

The EU’s transparency policy has not been extended to include publishing proactively the work agenda or list of meetings of the EU Chief Negotiator. The rules do apply to Commissioners’ and Directors-General’s record of meetings.

Correspondence

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Correspondence

The EU Commission does not proactively publish relevant correspondence related to TTIP to the public.

US docs. in possession of the EU

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US docs. in possession of the EU

The EU Commission does not proactively disclose US documents in possession of the EU to the public.

WHAT ABOUT THE REST? WHAT ARE PEOPLE REQUESTING?

We have analysed 77 access to EU documents requests related to TTIP submitted through AsktheEU.org (click here to download the raw data). Requests show an overwhelming interest for information about who discusses TTIP when meeting with the Commission, and therefore who is influencing the EU’s negotiating position. Out of these 77 requests made since 2013:

0%
requested minutes of meetings
0%
requested third-party documents
0%
requested lists of meetings
0%
requested correspondence with other institutions
0%
requested position papers
0%
requested other type of documents

SO PEOPLE ARE ASKING – THIS IS WHAT THEY GET:

Outcomes according to the type of document requested via AsktheEU.org:
Number and combination of exceptions applied to deny (full or partial) access to TTIP-related documents via AsktheEU.org: