P. Nikiforos Diamandouros

Den Europæiske Ombudsmand

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Det glæder mig meget at kunne byde Dem velkommen til mit websted! De har måske lagt mærke til, at webstedet har fået et nyt udseende. Ombudsmanden lancerede en ny visuel identitet den 27. september 2010. Lanceringen faldt sammen med institutionens 15-årsdag. Samme dag præsenterede Ombudsmanden også sin strategi for embedsperioden 2009-2014, som indeholder en række mål og prioriteter, der er udformet for at sikre, at EU-borgerne fuldt ud kan nyde godt af deres rettigheder, og for at forbedre kvaliteten af EU-forvaltningen. Strategien er tilgængelig under afsnittet »Ressourcer« på dette websted.

Formålet med webstedet er at give Dem tydelige, korrekte og letforståelige oplysninger om, hvad Den Europæiske Ombudsmand kan gøre for Dem. Herudover kan De finde ud af, hvad Ombudsmanden indtil videre har opnået, og hvordan De indgiver en klage. Webstedet opdateres jævnligt med pressemeddelelser, oplysninger om kommende begivenheder, publikationer og sagsresuméer.

Webstedet indeholder også en interaktiv vejledning på alle 23 officielle EU-sprog. Hver dag får flere borgere råd gennem denne vejledning. Den findes for hurtigt at kunne identificere det relevante organ, De skal henvende Dem til for at indgive en klage. Denne tjeneste har vist sig at være særligt nyttig for borgere, virksomheder og andre organisationer i hele Europa. Ved toårsdagen for lanceringen af den interaktive vejledning den 5. januar 2011 havde mere end 45.000 gjort brug af denne tjeneste.

Selv hvis De ikke ønsker at indgive en klage, er De måske interesseret i at finde ud af mere om Ombudsmandens arbejde med at holde EU's institutioner, organer, kontorer og agenturer ansvarlige. Afsnittet »Sager« på webstedet giver Dem mulighed for at søge i alle Ombudsmandens afgørelser, forslag til henstillinger og særberetninger samt sagsresuméer.

Jeg håber, at webstedet fortsat vil vise sig at være en værdifuld ressource for alle, der følger Ombudsmandens arbejde, og at De er tilfreds med besøget. De er velkommen til at kontakte mig med feedback eller forslag, De ønsker at give.

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P. Nikiforos Diamandouros

Den Europæiske Ombudsmand behandler klager over fejl og forsømmelser i Den Europæiske Unions institutioner og organer.

Hvis man er statsborger i en af Unionens medlemsstater eller har fast bopæl i en medlemsstat, kan man indgive klage til Den Europæiske Ombudsmand. Virksomheder, foreninger og andre organer med hjemsted i Unionen kan også klage til Ombudsmanden.

Sager åbnet

31. januar 2012 :  The actions of the European Parliament in relation to the publication of the article "Cash for Legislation" by the UK newspaper 'The Sunday Times'

1) The complainant alleged that Parliament failed: (i) to comply with its security rules, thus enabling two journalists from the Sunday Times to act under cover within Parliament's premises, making unauthorised recordings with audio and video recording devices, amongst other things; (ii) to bring criminal charges against the Sunday Times or to inform the competent public prosecutor of the illegal entry into its premises; and (iii) to impose the sanctions provided in its Rules governing Photographers and Television Crews inside its buildings in Brussels and Strasbourg (Bureau Decision of 7 September 2005).

2) Parliament failed to defend the complainant from the accusations made against him or to offer him legal assistance. Moreover, Parliament lacks a specialized body or procedure able to defend MEPs against defamatory accusations.

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31. januar 2012 :  OLAF's investigation concerning the complainant, following the publication of the article "Cash for Legislation" by the UK newspaper 'The Sunday Times'
31. januar 2012 :  Unequal treatment of candidates due to the neutralisation of questions in the admission tests of Open Competitions
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Afsluttende sammendrag af sager

Delay in reacting to the complainant's observations in an infringement case (Tilført den: 8. februar 2012)

Summary of decision on complaint 489/2011/MHZ against the European Commission

A Polish NGO submitted a complaint to the Commission alleging that Poland infringed EU environmental law by allowing the construction of a high voltage power line in an inhabited area. The Commission took a preliminary decision to close the complaint file and invited the complainant to submit observations. After the complainant did so, it took the Commission seven months to take a final decision. The complainant alleged that its case had been mishandled and turned to the Ombudsman.

In its opinion, the Commission was not able to justify its delay. However, it provided an exemplary statement of reasons for its decision to close the infringement complaint in its letters sent directly to the complainant. It referred in detail to its contacts with the Polish authorities regarding the infringement case and exhaustively explained why it considered that EU law had not been violated.

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Manglende overholdelse af proceduremæssige bestemmelser i en overtrædelsessag (Tilført den: 6. februar 2012)
Afslag på at give aktindsigt i procedurevejledning for konkurrencesager (Tilført den: 1. februar 2012)
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Pressemeddelelser

24. januar 2012 :  Ombudsman achieves friendly solution: NGO receives EUR 70 000 from the Commission

The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has helped settle a dispute between the European Commission and the NGO Migration Policy Group (MPG) concerning an EU project launched as part of the "European Migration Dialogue". After an audit, the Commission issued a recovery order for more than EUR 130 000 because MPG had delivered too late supporting documents for staff costs. The Commission eventually accepted a friendly solution proposal from the Ombudsman and refunded EUR 70 000 to the NGO.

Mr Diamandouros commented: "I very much welcome the Commission's positive reply to my friendly solution proposal. Friendly solutions are an excellent tool to achieve win-win outcomes for both complainants and the EU institutions concerned and should be used as often as possible whenever conflicts arise in EU projects or programmes."

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12. januar 2012 :  Ombudsman: Commission needs to review the "Early Warning System"
5. januar 2012 :  Ombudsman welcomes release of adverse reaction reports by European Medicines Agency
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