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)