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The case concerned how the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) handled a selection procedure for recruiting an administrator for its Diversity Europe Group. The complainant had been informed that she was the best candidate and that she would be recruited. However the selection procedure was subsequently cancelled with no appointment being made.

The Ombudsman considered that the situation was highly regrettable and placed the complainant in a difficult situation. However, the Ombudsman’s inquiry showed that there was no maladministration in how the EESC’s general secretariat dealt with the selection procedure. Nonetheless, the Ombudsman considered that the matter raised issues concerning the communication to candidates in selection procedures and the organisation of selection procedures for EESC groups during the period around the renewal of the EESC’s term. To address this, the Ombudsman made two suggestions for improvement.