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The European Commission's failure to reply to a request for public access to documents referring to migration management in Greece
Tuesday | 01 December 2020
Entscheidung der Europäischen Bürgerbeauftragten über das Versäumnis der Europäischen Kommission, einen Antrag auf Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten betreffend Grenzmanagement in Griechenland zu beantworten
Friday | 27 November 2020
The European Central Bank's (ECB) refusal of public access to documents concerning an alleged violation of EU law by a bank
Friday | 27 November 2020
The European Medicines Agency’s failure to reply to a request for public access to documents concerning the pathogen SARS-CoV-2
Friday | 27 November 2020
The European Central Bank's (ECB) refusal of public access to documents concerning an alleged violation of EU law by a bank
Tuesday | 24 November 2020
Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Central Bank on the European Central Bank’s refusal of public access to documents concerning an alleged violation of EU law by a bank reported via the breach reporting mechanism
Tuesday | 24 November 2020
Decision of the European Ombudsman in case 1555/2020/DL on the European Commission's failure to reply to concerns raised about a contract between the Commission President and a German public relations company
Tuesday | 24 November 2020
Reply from the European Commission to the European Ombudsman's information request on how the European Commission handled requests for public access to decisions it took on other public access requests
Tuesday | 17 November 2020
The European Commission’s refusal to grant public access to preparatory documents related to the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on imports of iron or steel fasteners from China
Tuesday | 10 November 2020
How the European Central Bank (ECB) dealt with a request for public access to documents related to the German constitutional court’s ruling on the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Programme
Tuesday | 10 November 2020
How the European Central Bank (ECB) dealt with a request for public access to documents related to the German constitutional court’s ruling on the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Programme
Friday | 06 November 2020
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) refusal to grant public access to documents concerning the Corporate Sector Purchase Programme (CSPP) and the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
Thursday | 05 November 2020
Decision in case 2165/2019/MIG on the European Commission’s refusal to make public two invoices for expenses relating to an official visit to Buenos Aires by the then President of the Commission
Wednesday | 04 November 2020
The case concerned a request for public access to documents detailing the expenses relating to an official visit by the then President of the European Commission to Buenos Aires to attend the G20 summit. The Commission identified two invoices as falling within the scope of the request but refused access relying on the need to protect personal data.
The Ombudsman found that the access request could be addressed by disclosing information on the nature of the expenses at issue and made a corresponding proposal for a solution. The Ombudsman also suggested that such information be proactively disclosed in certain circumstances.
The Commission accepted the Ombudsman’s proposal for a solution and agreed proactively to disclose information on the nature of such miscellaneous costs in future.
The Ombudsman welcomed the Commission’s positive response and commended it for the steps it has already taken towards greater transparency of Commissioners’ expenses. On this basis, she closed the inquiry.
The Research Executive Agency's (REA) refusal to grant public access to projects that received funding under the Horizon 2020 programme, with ethics requirements
Friday | 30 October 2020
Decision in case 2252/2019/DL on the European Food Safety Authority's refusal to grant access to documents related to the approval of a reasoned opinion on maximum residue limits for pesticides in food
Friday | 30 October 2020
The complainant sought public access to two emails regarding what the complainant considered to be modifications to a scientific opinion on maximum residue limits for pesticides in food.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) refused access to the emails, arguing that they constitute personal data.
The Ombudsman found that one email constituted personal data and that EFSA was justified in refusing access, in line with the EU law on data protection and public access to documents. The other email, however, could not be considered sensitive as its substantive content did not include any private views or personal data. The Ombudsman therefore made a proposal for a solution, asking EFSA to disclose this email, with appropriate redactions of personal data only.
EFSA accepted the Ombudsman’s proposal for a solution and granted the complainant partial access to the email, only redacting personal data.
While acknowledging that the complainant remains dissatisfied, the Ombudsman is of the view that EFSA has given a satisfactory response to her proposal for a solution and closes the inquiry.
How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to documents concerning the European Defence Industrial Development Programme
Thursday | 29 October 2020
Decision of the European Ombudsman in the case 1470/2020/DL on the Research Executive Agency's refusal to grant public access to projects that received funding under the Horizon 2020 programme, with ethics requirements
Wednesday | 28 October 2020
How the European Council dealt with a request for public access to mobile phone based messages supposedly sent by its then President to heads of state and government
Wednesday | 28 October 2020