European parliament constituted, Schulz re-elected president

epa04293318 Recently re-elected President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz takes his seat during a plenary session at European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 01 July 2014. The European Parliament is meeting for the first plenary session since the European elections in May. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

The new, eighth European Parliament was constituted on Tuesday and its first decision was to choose Martin Schulz as its president for another two and half years, backing a combative social democrat who has fought for more power for the EU legislature. German center-left politician Schulz has been elected president after centre-left group S&D made…

The European Union and the Open Government Partnership

We recommend that the new EU leadership commits the EU institutions to close engagement with and eventual membership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). OGP participation will encourage the EU institutions to uphold the same inclusion, transparency and accountability standards that they ask of others both inside and outside the EU. It will help bridge…