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How the European Investment Bank (EIB) handled a complaint raising concerns about a wind energy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina that received EIB funding
Inquiry 2920/2025/KW - Latest document added: Case description - Monday | 06 July 2026
The complainant raised concerns with the European Investment Bank (EIB) about a wind energy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina that received EIB funding. They asserted that the project is not compliant with EU environmental law, the Aarhus Convention, and the EIB’s Environmental and Social Standards. They also argued that the Conclusions Report, issued by the EIB Complaints Mechanism in response to...
The European Commission's refusal to give public access to the opinion of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board related to the legislative initiative on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services
Inquiry 1039/2026/PVV - Latest document added: Decision - Monday | 29 June 2026
The complainant asked the European Commission to grant public access to the September 2023 opinion of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) related to the legislative initiative on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services. The Commission refused access, invoking an exemption under the EU legislation on access to documents for the protection of an ongoing decision-making process.
How the European Commission replied to concerns about an opinion of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) on exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields
Inquiry 1898/2025/MIK - Latest document added: Correspondence - Monday | 29 June 2026
The complainants raised concerns about an opinion of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER), which advises the European Commission. The opinion covers scientific evidence on the adverse health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, which are generated by mobile phones or Wi-Fi, among other things. In particular, the complainants raised concerns abo...
The European Commission’s decision not to carry out an impact assessment on two legislative proposals to counter migrant smuggling
Inquiry 2031/2024/VB - Latest document added: Decision - Thursday | 25 June 2026
The complainant, a pan-European civil society platform, raised concerns with how the European Commission prepared the 'Facilitation Package' of draft legislative proposals for countering migrant smuggling. In particular, the complainant argued that it was wrong for the Commission not to carry out an impact assessment before presenting the proposals.
The European Commission's failure to comply with its 'Better regulation guidelines' in preparing a legislative proposal on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence
Inquiry 983/2025/MIK - Latest document added: Decision - Thursday | 25 June 2026
The complainants, eight civil society organisations, raised concerns that the European Commission failed to follow its 'better regulation guidelines' in preparing a legislative proposal on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence. In particular, the complainants were concerned that the Commission failed to carry out a prior impact assessment, including a climate consistency assessment ...
How the European Commission prepared a proposal to amend legislation related to the Common Agriculture Policy
Inquiries 1379/2024/MIK , 2031/2024/VB , 983/2025/MIK - Latest document added: Decision - Thursday | 25 June 2026
The complainants, environmental non-governmental organisations, raised concerns about how the European Commission prepared proposals to amend EU regulations related to the Common Agricultural Policy. In particular, they raised concerns with how the Commission consulted stakeholders and with its failure to carry out an impact assessment, as required under its internal rules ('Better Regulation'), a...
How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to text messages exchanged within the 'Washington Group' chat
Inquiry 1214/2026/NH - Latest document added: Case opened - Tuesday | 23 June 2026
The complainant asked the European Commission to grant public access to text messages exchanged between the Commission President and world leaders in the ‘Washington Group’ – a reported informal text group chat. The complainant also asked the Commission to preserve the messages from automatic deletion and requested a list of identified documents, regardless of whether access to them is granted.
How the European Commission is handling an infringement procedure concerning beach concessions in Italy (INFR(2020)4118)
Inquiry 901/2026/LA - Latest document added: Case description - Friday | 19 June 2026
The complainant raised concerns about how the European Commission is dealing with an infringement procedure against Italy regarding the rules for granting authorisations to use public maritime domains for seaside tourism and leisure services (beach concessions). In particular, the complainant alleges the Commission has incurred significant delays in its handling of the procedure, has failed to com...
How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to a text message sent by an EU Head of State to the Commission President concerning the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations
Inquiry 2482/2025/NH - Latest document added: Recommendation - Friday | 05 June 2026
The complainant, a journalist, asked the European Commission to grant public access to a text message sent by an EU Head of State to the Commission President concerning the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations. The Commission confirmed that its President had received the text message but noted that the message had been received via the instant messaging application ‘Signal’, which had had the ‘disappear...
How the European Commission ensures transparency, inclusiveness and accountability in the adoption of harmonised standards related to artificial intelligence
Inquiry 1974/2025/MIK - Latest document added: Correspondence - Wednesday | 13 May 2026
The complainant, a non-governmental organisation, raised concerns about the process of adopting harmonised standards related to artificial intelligence in the context of the AI Act. In particular, the complainant is concerned that the European Commission has failed to take sufficient steps to ensure these potentially far-reaching standards, which are adopted by standard-setting bodies that operate...