Length of inquiry of cases closed by the European Ombudsman

in 2013

(13 months on average)

in 2022

(less than 6 months on average)

101 (22%)

157 (48%)

Cases closed within 3 months

171 (37%)

126 (38%)

Cases closed within 3 to 12 months

  65 (14%)

  36 (11%)

Cases closed within 12 to 18 months

124 (27%)

  11 (3%)

Cases closed after more than 18 months[1]