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How the European Commission dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the work of researchers participating in the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Tuesday | 22 December 2020
Decision in case 593/2020/MMO on how the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency dealt with an administrative complaint from a staff member who had not been promoted
Friday | 18 December 2020
Decision in case 1342/2020/MAS on the European Commission’s exclusion of a candidate from the selection procedure for its Junior Professionals Programme
Wednesday | 25 November 2020
The failure of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) to reply to an email concerning alleged discrimination of an external contractor
Friday | 13 November 2020
Decision of the European Ombudsman in case 1746/2020/NH on the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) rejection of a request to be included on its list of professional representatives
Monday | 09 November 2020
How the European Commission dealt with a request to put on hold an anti-dumping investigation during the COVID-19 crisis
Thursday | 22 October 2020
Decision in case 924/2020/TE on how the European Commission dealt with a request to put on hold an anti-dumping investigation during the COVID-19 crisis
Tuesday | 20 October 2020
The complaint concerned the refusal by the European Commission to put on hold an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Chinese aluminium products or, in the alternative, to give an Italian importer more time to respond to information requests sent to it by the Commission.
The Ombudsman noted that the Commission had already extended the deadlines to take account of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. Extending the deadlines further may have undermined the ability of the Commission to meet its obligations to complete the anti-dumping investigation within the legal deadlines that are binding on it. Therefore, the Ombudsman found that the Commission acted reasonably and she closed the case with a finding of no maladministration.
Decision in case 169/2020/LM on how the European Personnel Selection Office dealt with a complaint on a technical problem during a test in a selection procedure for EU civil servants
Monday | 12 October 2020
The complainant participated in a selection procedure organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) for the recruitment of EU civil servants. During the test, the complainant encountered a technical problem with her computer. Even though the incident did not cause any time loss, the complainant considered that her performance in the test was affected by the incident. She argued that EPSO had failed to take proper action to remedy the disadvantage that she suffered and she thus complained to the Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman inquired into the issue and found that the matter had been dealt with according to the established procedures. EPSO and the selection board had taken an approach based on objective criteria and applied it equally to all the candidates in the same situation. The Ombudsman thus closed the inquiry with a finding of no maladministration.
Commission and alleged insufficient measures taken to alleviate situation of research fellows in Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions during COVID-19 crisis
Friday | 02 October 2020
How the European Commission dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the work of researchers participating in the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Friday | 02 October 2020
Decision of the European Ombudsman in the case 2285/2019/KT on how the European Parliament evaluated a tender for translation services
Thursday | 24 September 2020
Decision of the European Ombudsman concerning complaint 1138/2020/DDJ against the Council of the European Union
Wednesday | 09 September 2020
Decision in case 389/2020/NH on whether a selection procedure for EU civil servants organised by the European Personnel Selection Office required knowledge that was not mentioned in the notice of competition
Tuesday | 08 September 2020
The case concerned a selection procedure organised by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) to recruit communication experts to the EU administration. The complainant, who did not pass the selection procedure, argued that one of the tests required candidates to have prior knowledge of Brussels, which gave an unfair advantage to candidates who were familiar with the city.
The Ombudsman found that neither the test assignment, nor the scoring grid used to assess the candidates’ answers, indicated that prior knowledge of Brussels was required.
The Ombudsman closed the inquiry with the finding that there had been no maladministration by EPSO in this case.
The European Commission’s alleged failure to acknowledge receipt of an infringement complaint
Friday | 07 August 2020
EPSO and failure to reply on substance to a request for review regarding selection procedure EPSO/AD/356/18
Friday | 07 August 2020
Decision in case 638/2020/VB on how the European Personnel Selection Office carried out a shooting test in a selection procedure for armed security and protection officers for the EU institutions
Friday | 17 July 2020
The complaint was that the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) had not ensured equal treatment of candidates in a shooting test in a selection procedure for recruiting armed security and protection officers for the EU institutions.
The Ombudsman found nothing to suggest that EPSO had failed to ensure equal treatment of candidates. The Ombudsman therefore closed the inquiry with a finding of no maladministration.
Alleged irregularities in the selection procedure for the European prosecutor from a participating EU member state
Tuesday | 07 July 2020
The European Commission’s alleged discrimination towards a candidate with disabilities who was successful in selection procedure EPSO/A/18/04 - Administrators (A7/A6)
Monday | 06 July 2020