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Inquiries 2238/2021/MHZ, 2249/2021/MHZ - Latest document added: Correspondence - Friday | 02 June 2023

The complainants are two retail companies, which alleged that the European Commission failed to appropriately handle infringement proceedings against Germany concerning planning laws and retail space. The complainants took issue with the time taken for the proceedings, with the initial infringement complaint having been submitted in 2008, and the differing explanations given by the Commission for ...

Inquiries 2238/2021/MHZ, 2249/2021/MHZ - Latest document added: Correspondence - Friday | 02 June 2023

The complainants are two retail companies, which alleged that the European Commission failed to appropriately handle infringement proceedings against Germany concerning planning laws and retail space. The complainants took issue with the time taken for the proceedings, with the initial infringement complaint having been submitted in 2008, and the differing explanations given by the Commission for ...

Inquiry 157/2023/VB - Latest document added: Correspondence - Thursday | 01 June 2023

The complainant, a manufacturer of devices involving brain stimulation used in certain treatments, was concerned by how the European Commission adopted an 'implementing regulation' to revise the risk classification of such devices in the context of the EU Medical Devices Regulation. In particular, he contended that the Commission had failed to seek sufficient scientific assessment or consult with ...

Inquiry OI/4/2022/PB - Latest document added: Recommendation - Thursday | 01 June 2023

The Ombudsman opened an own-initiative inquiry to look into how the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) deals with requests for public access to documents. The inquiry stemmed from information raised in a complaint to the Ombudsman about systematic delays and other issues in how Frontex handles public access requests. The Ombudsman's inquiry found issues with two practices used by Fro...

Inquiry 1904/2021/MHZ - Latest document added: Correspondence - Wednesday | 31 May 2023

The complainants, a group of civil society organisations, were concerned that the European Commission failed to ensure human rights risks were assessed before providing support to African countries to develop surveillance capabilities, notably in the context of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTFA). The complainants contended that, before agreeing to support projects with potential survei...