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The European Parliament’s failure to reply to an administrative complaint concerning its decision to change the nature of the contract under which a conference interpreter was employed
Tuesday | 02 August 2022
The European Parliament’s rejection of a staff complaint because it was made too late
Friday | 29 July 2022
Decision on how the European Commission dealt with a complaint about an unauthorised landfill in Italy (case 1234/2022/LM)
Monday | 25 July 2022
How the steel pipe sector was assessed in the context of the European Commission’s revision of the 'State Aid Guidelines' for the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme
Tuesday | 19 July 2022
The European Commission’s role in assessing the sustainability of gas projects on the list of 'projects of regional significance' of the 'Energy Community'
Tuesday | 19 July 2022
Decision on the European Personnel Selection Office’s decision not to admit a candidate to a selection procedure for experts in technical support to Member States’ structural reforms (case 702/2022/PL)
Monday | 18 July 2022
The case concerned the European Personnel Selection Office’s decision not to admit the complainant to a selection procedure for ‘experts in technical support to Member States’ structural reforms’, because she did not meet the eligibility requirements as regard the level of education and years of professional experience.
The Ombudsman found no manifest error in the selection board’s finding that the complainant did not fulfil the eligibility criteria. The Ombudsman thus closed the inquiry with a finding of no maladministration.
The Commission's (EU Delegation in Jakarta) refusal to make a payment under a grant agreement as part of the EU Share project
Friday | 15 July 2022
Decision on the European Commission’s role in assessing the sustainability of gas projects on the list of 'projects of regional significance' of the 'Energy Community' (327/2021/KR)
Friday | 15 July 2022
The complainant, a civil society organisation, raised concerns about the sustainability assessment of gas projects in the Energy Community, an international organisation for cooperation on energy between the EU and countries in the Western Balkans and in the Black Sea region. Such projects may benefit from streamlined permitting procedures and have to comply with the criteria set out in the EU’s Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation, as applied also by the Energy Community.
The Energy Community is not an EU body and is thus outside the Ombudsman’s mandate. However, as the European Commission represents the EU in the Energy Community, the Ombudsman asked the Commission to explain how it ensures that the sustainability of gas projects is properly assessed, and its role in the process.
In the context of this inquiry, the Commission also gave an update on its efforts to improve how the sustainability of EU gas ‘projects of common interest’ (PCI) is assessed, which was the subject of a previous Ombudsman inquiry.
The Ombudsman found the Commission’s explanations satisfactory and closed the case with a finding of no maladministration.
How the steel pipe sector was assessed in the context of the European Commission’s revision of the 'State Aid Guidelines' for the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme
Friday | 15 July 2022
Decision in the above case on how the European Commission handles requests for interpretation of meetings with stakeholders and interest groups on the EU Health Policy Platform
Friday | 08 July 2022
Decision in the above case on how the European Commission dealt with a complaint that Italian rules governing the gambling sector breach EU law
Tuesday | 05 July 2022
The decision by the European Commission to recover EU funding granted under a contract for the provision of technical assistance in a third country
Friday | 01 July 2022
The European Commission's refusal to give public access to information held in the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) on companies
Friday | 24 June 2022
Decision on whether a requirement in a call for tenders for architectural services organised by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) was unnecessarily restrictive (Complaint 521/2021/LM)
Wednesday | 22 June 2022
A call for tenders for the procurement of architectural services, organised by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), included the requirement that one member of the team that would provide the service be an architect registered with a specific association in Ireland. The complainant, an Irish architectural firm, contended that such a requirement is discriminatory, as other categories of professionals, such as registered building surveyors or chartered engineers, could provide the services listed in the call for tenders.
The Ombudsman found that Eurofound had not clearly demonstrated why the requirement was justified. However, she closed the inquiry with the finding that no further inquiries were justified because Eurofound has not awarded any contract. She nonetheless made a suggestion for improvement for any future calls for tenders for the provision of architectural services that Eurofound may organise.
Decision on the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) decision to withdraw a job offer for the position of Associate Credit Risk Model Officer (case 529/2022/EIS)
Tuesday | 21 June 2022
Decision on how the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) assessed the professional experience of a candidate in a selection procedure for EU staff in the field of international cooperation (case 270/2021/KT)
Monday | 20 June 2022
The case concerned how the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) assessed the complainant’s professional experience in a selection procedure for recruiting EU staff in the field of international cooperation.
The Ombudsman found nothing to suggest a manifest error in how the selection board assessed the complainant’s qualifications and, therefore, closed the inquiry with a finding of no maladministration.
How the European Commission dealt with a complaint that France violates freedom of movement for workers by deducting social security contributions from pensions originating from Switzerland (CHAP (2014)2212)
Wednesday | 08 June 2022
Decision in the above case on how the European Commission replied to a letter concerning inheritance rights in Romania
Tuesday | 07 June 2022