What is public about parliamentary decision-making in Europe?
Parliaments try to show accountability by making legislative processes, and occasionally votes or proceedings, public. We collected data about 13 European countries, as well as Australia, the US, Canada, and the European Parliament to see what is accessible to the public about their work. We find that plenary sessions, as well as legislative texts, are generally accessible, although not always easily, but votes and committee proceedings are kept secret more often than not.