News - Thursday | 22 October 2026

The European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO) is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026. To commemorate this milestone, the European Ombudsman Office, along with ENO members, created a special report looking back at how EU law has enabled ombudsmen across Europe to turn citizens’ rights into reality and make a tangible difference to people’s lives. The report also includes a code of good practice for ...

News - Thursday | 08 October 2026

Upon closing an inquiry related to general purpose AI models and energy consumption, European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho encouraged the European Commission to continue to improve technical solutions to better enable AI providers to estimate their models’ energy use and meet the objectives set out in the EU’s AI Act.

News - Thursday | 20 August 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has opened an inquiry into how the European Commission’s trade department (DG TRADE) handles interactions with tobacco lobbyists.

News - Wednesday | 15 July 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has welcomed the commitment by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) to handle more efficiently candidates’ requests for review in the context of EU civil service selection procedures.

News - Monday | 13 July 2026

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News - Wednesday | 08 July 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has opened an inquiry to examine how the European Commission ensures that its ‘reality checks’ meetings with stakeholders follow transparency requirements for decision-making.

News - Monday | 06 July 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has found several instances of maladministration in how the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) supports Greek authorities in processing asylum applications.

News - Thursday | 25 June 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has concluded that the European Commission’s response to her findings related to the preparation of urgent legislative proposals is overall constructive, but remains too general to allow her to determine whether future urgent law-making will be sufficiently transparent, evidence-based, and inclusive. The Ombudswoman will therefore continue to monitor the situati...

News - Friday | 05 June 2026

An inquiry by Ombudswoman Anjinho has found maladministration for how the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to a text message sent by the French President to the President of the European Commission concerning the EU-Mercosur trade deal.