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Improving the European Parliament’s ethics and transparency framework
Inquiry SI/1/2023/MIK - Latest document added: Correspondence - Wednesday | 08 February 2023
In response to allegations of corruption by current and former members of the European Parliament, the Parliament's President set out draft proposals to improve the oversight and enforcement of the Parliament’s ethics rules. Following this, the European Ombudsman wrote to the Parliament's president, welcoming her initiative and sharing some observations on how to further improve the Parliaments et...

How the European Commission ensures respect for human rights in the context of international trade agreements
Inquiry SI/5/2021/VS - Latest document added: Correspondence - Wednesday | 08 February 2023
The Ombudsman has opened an initiative to assess how the European Commission ensures respect for human rights in the context of EU trade policy. The initiative aims to examine the use of so-called ‘human rights clauses’ in international trade agreements signed by the EU, as well as to look at how human rights are dealt with once trade agreements have entered into force. Based on the findings over ...

How the European Commission replied to a letter about alleged infringements by Austria of EU fundamental rights
Inquiry 103/2023/NK - Latest document added: Case opened - Wednesday | 08 February 2023
How Frontex terminated the secondment of a national expert
Inquiry 2104/2022/AV - Latest document added: Case opened - Tuesday | 07 February 2023
The European External Action Service's (EEAS) refusal to give public access to documents related to the surveillance system used to secure its buildings
Inquiry 1915/2022/OAM - Latest document added: Case description - Monday | 06 February 2023
The complainant, a non-governmental organisation active in the area of civil liberties, asked the European External Action Service's (EEAS) to give it public access to documents related to the surveillance system used to secure its building. The EEAS refused to grant access to the documents. In doing so, it invoked an exception under the EU legislation on public access to documents, arguing that d...
The European Data Protection Supervisor ’s failure to reply to correspondence concerning an allegedly delayed opinion on a complaint regarding an administrative inquiry at Eurojust
Inquiry 30/2023/JN - Latest document added: Case opened - Friday | 03 February 2023
How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to documents concerning complaints about a ban on short distance flights in France
Inquiry 101/2023/NH - Latest document added: Case opened - Friday | 03 February 2023
The European External Action Service's failure to reply to e-mails about a judicial matter in Bulgaria
Inquiry 47/2023/JL - Latest document added: Case opened - Friday | 03 February 2023
How the European Investment Bank (EIB) handled a request for public access to the summary of a project it is financing on the modernisation of an electricity distribution network in Poland
Inquiry 3/2023/OAM - Latest document added: Case opened - Friday | 03 February 2023
How the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) dealt with problems in a selection procedure for staff in EU delegations
Inquiry 22/2023/VB - Latest document added: Case opened - Thursday | 02 February 2023