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Decision on how the European Parliament communicated with an applicant for a traineeship (case 1266/2022/LM)
Thursday | 15 December 2022
The case concerned how the European Parliament communicated with an individual regarding his application for a traineeship. The complainant contended that he was shortlisted, interviewed and then rejected before the period for shortlisting candidates had formally started. He argued that this was in breach of the selection procedure rules.
The Ombudsman found that the Parliament had initially miscommunicated with the complainant, but that it promptly remedied this. The Ombudsman closed the inquiry with a finding of no maladministration but encouraged the Parliament to improve the information provided on the dedicated webpage for the traineeship in question, notably about the possibility to interview candidates.
Entscheidung in der oben genannten Angelegenheit über die Entscheidung der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Gesundheit und Digitales (HaDEA) bereits gebilligte Fördermittel nicht zu gewähren
Thursday | 01 December 2022
Decision on how the European Commission dealt with an infringement complaint against Poland concerning EU-funded survey works in south-eastern Poland and the Polish judicial system (case 1296/2022/ABZ)
Wednesday | 23 November 2022
The decision by the European Parliament to change the nature of the contract under which a conference interpreter was employed
Friday | 18 November 2022
How the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) handled a complaint concerning the conduct of on-line test for contract agents ((international cooperation specialist (FG IV)-RCT-2022-00024))
Thursday | 20 October 2022
How the European Parliament communicated with a candidate for a traineeship
Monday | 19 September 2022
How the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) organised the online test to recruit International Cooperation Specialists ((FGIV) - RCT-2022-00024)
Tuesday | 13 September 2022
Decision concerning the rejection of the Research Executive Agency’s (REA) of an application for funding under the programme Horizon Europe and the European Commission’s rejection of the request for review (1553/2022/PL)
Thursday | 08 September 2022
How the European Commission (DG COMP) handled a complaint concerning disclosure of a leniency application in Romania
Wednesday | 31 August 2022
How the European Commission dealt with complaints against Poland as regards the EU-funded surveying works in south-eastern Poland and the Polish judiciary system
Thursday | 04 August 2022
The European Commission’s failure to reply to a letter concerning the EU-funded project in Southern Spain
Friday | 29 July 2022
Decision on how the European External Action Service (EEAS) dealt with concerns about the pre-selection of candidates for the Junior Professionals in Delegations programme (case 1537/2021/OAM)
Tuesday | 28 June 2022
The case concerned how the European External Action Service’s handled a complaint concerning the pre-selection of candidates by Romania for the Junior Professionals in Delegations programme. The EEAS said that, according to the rules, it cannot review Member States’ assessments of candidates, unless there is a manifest error or substantiated allegations that the procedure was not fair, transparent and objective, which was not the case. The Ombudsman found the EEAS’s explanation of its role, as well as its assessment of this case, was reasonable.
The Ombudsman therefore closed the inquiry finding no maladministration.
The European Commission’s failure to acknowledge receipt of a complaint concerning the projects to rehabilitate coastal area in Southern Spain
Friday | 08 April 2022
Decision on how the European Commission dealt with a complaint against the Spanish region of Aragón for its rules on the use of coal in heating installations (case 407/2022/PL)
Tuesday | 15 March 2022
Decision on how the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) carried out a selection procedure for officers in its Standing Corps (case 56/2021/NH)
Friday | 04 March 2022
The case concerned the decision by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) not to select the complainant as an officer in its Standing Corps following an interview as part of a selection procedure. The complainant argued that his application had received unjustifiably low scores. In addition, the complainant was concerned that Frontex did not allow him to request a review of the decision.
The Ombudsman found that the selection board set up by Frontex had followed the vacancy notice when scoring the complainant’s application. Frontex confirmed that it had processed the complainant’s request for review, but acknowledged that the information provided to the complainant may not have been clear. In the course of the inquiry, Frontex implemented changes in its practices, which the Ombudsman welcomed.
The Ombudsman closed the inquiry with the conclusion that there was no maladministration by Frontex.
How the Commission addressed a complaint in relation to an infringement of EU law by Poland and other Member States
Friday | 18 February 2022
The European Commission’s failure to reply in an appropriate manner to a request concerning the EU Digital COVID Certificate
Tuesday | 11 January 2022
The European Commission’s failure to keep the complainant informed on the state of play of an infringement complaint concerning traineeships in Italian courts
Wednesday | 15 December 2021
The European Commission's failure to reply to an infringement complaint concerning an alleged breach by Ireland of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Friday | 03 December 2021
Decision concerning how the European Parliament Citizens' Inquiries Unit replied to a request concerning social security in Latvia (Complaint 1953/2021/LM)
Tuesday | 23 November 2021