Transparency of CAP Trilogues process

A group of NGOs is calling for the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council to make the CAP trilogue process transparent by publishing meeting calendars, agendas, minutes, and '4-column' documents, arguing that the CAP's 387 billion € budget and its role in the European Green Deal make it a matter of significant public interest.

• The signatories argue that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is vital for the European Green Deal, specifically the Biodiversity Strategies and 'Farm to Fork' initiatives, and involves 387 billion € of EU taxpayers’ money until 2027.
• The NGOs highlight a systemic lack of transparency in EU trilogue negotiations, which are used in 70-80% of legislative procedures, noting that this issue has been investigated by the EU Ombudsman and the European Court of Justice.
• Despite a 2016 call from the EU Ombudsman to publish agendas and minutes, the NGOs state that information on the current CAP negotiations, including the '4-column' documents, remains inaccessible to the public.
• The letter requests the systematic and timely publication of meeting calendars, agendas, minutes, and the latest versions of '4-column' documents to ensure citizens can exercise their democratic rights as per the Treaty of the European Union.

APA

ClientEarth (2020). Transparency of CAP Trilogues process. https://www.clientearth.org/media/3ronpyll/cap-ngo-letter_cap-trilogue-transparency_november-2020.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Transparency of CAP Trilogues process. 2020. https://www.clientearth.org/media/3ronpyll/cap-ngo-letter_cap-trilogue-transparency_november-2020.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=ClientEarth |title=Transparency of CAP Trilogues process |date=30 November 2020 |url=https://www.clientearth.org/media/3ronpyll/cap-ngo-letter_cap-trilogue-transparency_november-2020.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2020transparency, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Transparency of CAP Trilogues process}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/3ronpyll/cap-ngo-letter_cap-trilogue-transparency_november-2020.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }