The Report testifies that the Parliament has been very active in the last legislative year and passed several significant legal documents important for harmonisation with the EU acquis communautaire. The communication process has been improved, with a special focus on public hearings. The Parliament’s work has been made more transparent than before first and foremost by making all the documents from the plenary sessions open to the public via the Internet and via live Internet streaming of all sittings. Urgent procedures with limited consultation and discussion time are still used in the legislative process. In February, the MPs set up the Women’s Parliamentary Network.

The European Commission also assessed the Parliament’s oversight of the executive and gave a positive opinion of the fact that the Prime Minister and his deputy take part in regular sessions, that the Government presents its annual activity programme and that the ministers submit quarterly reports to the relevant committees.

The Parliamentary committees have developed a more pro-active approach. The European Integration Committee continued its reviewing of reports submitted by the Government with the active support of the relevant assembly service. The European Commission also gave recommendations about the independent regulatory bodies.