Rule 103  : Transparency of Parliament's activities

1.    Parliament shall ensure the utmost transparency of its activities, in line with the provisions of Articles 1, 3, second paragraph, 28(1) and 41(1) of the EU Treaty, Article 255 of the EC Treaty and Article 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

2.    Debates in Parliament shall be public.

3.    Committees shall normally meet in public. They may decide, however, at the latest when the agenda of a meeting is adopted, to divide the agenda for that meeting into items open to the public and items closed to the public. However, if a meeting is held in camera, the committee may, subject to Article 4(1) to (4) of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, open documents and minutes from the meeting to public access. Rule 153 shall apply in the event of any breach of the rules governing confidentiality.

4.    Consideration by the committee responsible of requests relating to procedures on immunity pursuant to Rule 7 shall always take place in camera.