The council lacks transparency and does not have to justify itself to anyone.
Although maybe the cause of her headache wasn't the helicopter, but rather the howling contradiction of being on the steering committee of the world's most secretive policy summit and also on the advisory council of Transparency International USA.
"But this council wanted transparency and openness.
Nigeria, under President Olusegun Obasanjo, a former advisory council chairman of Transparency International, is still at the bottom of the index, more than a year after the change of government that restored democracy after a period of corrupt military rule.
"I suppose the fact that I polled almost 2,000 votes and the protest [Get Cov Back To The Ricoh group] was just over 200, I would say is a clear vindication of the entire council's policy, transparency and stance over the whole issue".
The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, an Obama-era council that made transparency one of its six "pillars" of modern policing, encouraged departments to submit data to the Police Data Initiative.
(10) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(14) impose transparency obligations as regards social, environmental and corporate governance aspects in non-financial reporting.
Article 45 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6) requires transparency of charges and of the exchange rate used prior to the initiation of a payment transaction.
The European Council expresses satisfaction at the progress made in achieving greater transparency in Council proceedings, through the approval of a Code of Conduct to facilitate public access to Council minutes and statements when the Council acts as legislator, and at the growing number of debates which have been broadcast to the public.
The increasing use of closed-door "trilogue" negotiations between the European Commission, Council and Parliament undermines transparency and provides fertile ground for lobbyists.
