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.

News - Monday | 11 May 2026

The Ombudswoman regrets that the European Commission did not follow her recommendation to assess for disclosure a report by social media platform X on its compliance with EU digital rules. The Ombudswoman’s recommendation had stated that the Commission should assess the report in the interest of granting the widest possible public access.

News - Wednesday | 22 April 2026

After an own initiative inquiry examining how EU agencies handle revolving door cases, European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has drawn up a set of good practice guidelines to further strengthen EU agencies’ overall approach to revolving doors.

News - Wednesday | 22 April 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho’s annual report for 2025 shows that the number of complaints handled by the office rose by 54 percent (from 2264 to 3490) compared to 2024 and that the number of inquiries rose by 19 percent (from 415 to 492).

News - Wednesday | 22 April 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has opened an own-initiative inquiry into how the European Commission ensures the protection of consumers from food-related hazards through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).

News - Monday | 23 March 2026

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News - Wednesday | 18 March 2026

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has asked the European Commission to improve support for staff members with disabilities through the development of clearer and more comprehensive procedures for addressing complaints about alleged disability-related discrimination.

News - Tuesday | 03 March 2026

In addition to asking to meet with Commission representatives, the organisers are concerned that the Commission is failing to ensure balanced stakeholder involvement in the decisive phase of their Initiative and is not taking into consideration key evidence in its decision making, including a scientific opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

News - Tuesday | 24 February 2026

The European Ombudswoman has asked the European Commission to provide more clarity around the guidelines meant to assist the implementation of the AI Act after a complainant pointed out possible discrepancies between requirements imposed by the Act and the Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models.