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Ombudsman opens inquiry into how EU staff recruitment test was carried out
Uudised - Reede | 17 märts 2023
The Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into how the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) carried out ‘pre-selection’ tests as part of a procedure to recruit new staff into the EU civil service. A significant number of job candidates have complained to the Ombudsman about the tests, specifically in relation to the requirement that they be exclusively carried out remotely. Candidates cited experi...
Ombudsman asks Commission for details on business trips by senior officials
Uudised - Esmaspäev | 06 märts 2023
The Ombudsman has asked the Commission how it deals with requests for business trips by its senior staff members that are paid for by third parties. The Ombudsman decided to ask for these details following news that some business trips between 2015 and 2021 by the Director-General of the Commission’s transport department had been paid for by the Qatari government or organisations close to it. The ...
EO express 01/2023
Uudised - Esmaspäev | 13 veebruar 2023
The EO express brings you an overview of the European Ombudsman's recent activities, including inquiry openings, key findings, speeches and events. It is published six times a year. RECENT INQUIRY DEVELOPMENTS Ombudsman regrets Frontex’s continued refusal to simplify access to documents procedure The Ombudsman confirmed her finding of maladministration against the European Border and Coast Guard A...
Ombudsman calls for transparency in Parliament's ethics reform process
Uudised - Esmaspäev | 30 jaanuar 2023
The Ombudsman has welcomed draft proposals by the President of the European Parliament on reforming the Parliament’s ethics rules as a step in the right direction, calling for transparency in the process and the next steps. In a letter to President Metsola, Ombudsman O’Reilly emphasized that a strong anti-corruption and ethics system must be an integral part of all EU institutions and bodies. Refe...
Ombudsman welcomes Commission's constructive response to GDPR inquiry findings
Uudised - Esmaspäev | 30 jaanuar 2023
The European Commission will strengthen its monitoring of the implementation of the EU’s data protection law, following an Ombudsman inquiry based on a complaint by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. It will now require detailed information every two months from all national data protection authorities (DPAs) on cross-border investigations related to potential infringement of the General Data ...
Ombudsman launches guide on access to EU documents
Uudised - Teisipäev | 17 jaanuar 2023
The Ombudsman has launched a guide on access to EU documents to help raise awareness and understanding about the public’s rights in this area. Drawn up by experts in the European Ombudsman office, the guide answers basic questions about who can make access requests and what kind of documents are covered by the EU law, through to more complex ones on how the rules have been interpreted by the court...
EO express 05/2022
Uudised - Reede | 16 detsember 2022
The EO express brings you an overview of the European Ombudsman’s recent activities, including inquiry openings, key findings, speeches and events. Subscribe here if you want to get the EO express - published six times a year - in your mailbox. RECENT INQUIRY DEVELOPMENTS Ombudsman calls for improved transparency around EU recovery funds The Ombudsman has urged the Commission to treat access to do...
Ombudsman asks for more information on ethics rules related to European Defence Fund
Uudised - Teisipäev | 13 detsember 2022
The Ombudsman has asked the Commission for information on how it ensures that experts evaluating proposed projects under the European Defence Fund (EDF) do not have conflicts of interest. These experts evaluate and review projects meant to develop defence technology and equipment and their input helps the Commission to decide which projects should receive money from the fund. The Fund came into be...
Ombudsman calls for improved transparency around EU recovery funds
Uudised - Neljapäev | 01 detsember 2022
The Ombudsman has urged the Commission to treat access to document requests concerning EU recovery funds with greater consistency and to better explain its reasoning if it decides not release the asked-for information. The Ombudsman’s findings followed a complaint by a journalist looking for documents related to how the Commission evaluated the Danish and Swedish plans for money allocated under th...
Ombudsman welcomes progress on Commission’s treatment of ‘revolving doors’
Uudised - Neljapäev | 17 november 2022
Ombudsman O’Reilly has welcomed the Commission’s constructive response to her inquiry on how it handles moves by staff to the private sector. In reply to the Ombudsman’s proposals to strengthen the implementation of the rules on ‘revolving doors’, the Commission said that for cases where there is a reputational risk for the Commission, it would ask former staff to report back on how they are compl...