Critics blasted MEPs for showing "contempt for the electorates of Europe" after they voted for the anti-democratic measure designed to hand more power to unelected bureaucrats. During a sitting at the European Parliament today representatives rubber stamped what on the surface appears a dry technical report - but one which contains an "explosively dangerous" catch. The Corbett Report - named after the British Labour MEP Richard Corbett who drafted it - will remove massive chunks of EU policy making from the public view.

GETTY Brussels passed a report this afternoon make swathes of EU lawmaking secret from voters

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Instead, many Brussels laws will now be decided behind closed doors in 'trilogue' talks, which take place between unelected officials at the EU Commission and European Parliament and a handful of elected MEPs. Europhiles insist that the measures will speed up EU decision making at a time when the bloc's deathly slow processes and inability to act to global challenges is denting voters' confidence in it. But critics fear the true motive behind the move is to obscure its deeply unpopular lawmaking from public view, allowing eurocrats to meddle in member states' affairs unchallenged.

GETTY The Corbett report was rubber stamped at the European Parliament today

Vital amendments to laws can be made in the clandestine get togethers away from the prying eyes of elected representatives and journalists.

This is an explosively dangerous move Ukip leader Paul Nuttall

The EU is gearing up to pass a series of controversial measures and reforms as it endures a period of huge political uncertainty, including a push for greater economic integration of the eurozone and plans for a European army. And eurosceptics fear that the new measure will allow Brussels bureaucrats to force through the plans with the minimum of public scrutiny, because unlike the EU parliament trilogue talks are not open to the press.

GETTY The report was drafted by British Labour MEP Richard Corbett

Reacting to the move, Ukip leader Paul Nuttall said: "This is an explosively dangerous move by the big groups in the European Parliament because it reduces the public visibility of important legislative votes and transfers huge amounts of decision-making power to behind closed doors. "Though on the surface, a technical report, it will mean that more and more legislation will be fast-tracked without proper public deliberation onto so-called Trilogue meetings of the Commission, Council and Parliament..

"There will be less votes in public view, and smaller political groups, most of which are Eurosceptic, will have less ability to make amendments to the laws that impact on peoples' lives. "Eurosceptic groups will thus be denied an even playing field and a fair books of rules. This shows Federalist contempt for the electorates of Europe." Reacting to the passing of the report, Mr Corbett tweeted: "Delighted that European Parliament just adopted my proposed overhaul of its Rules of Procedure, ensuring greater transparency, efficiency & clarity."

GETTY Ukip leader Paul Nuttall believes the vote transfers too much power behind closed doors

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