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The European Commission's refusal to grant public access to documents used in preparing the chapters on Germany and Hungary in its 2020 'Rule of law report'
Wednesday | 13 January 2021
The European Commission’s refusal to grant public access to documents concerning the export of breeding cattle to third countries
Thursday | 14 January 2021
Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Commission on the European Commission's refusal to grant public access to documents used in preparing the chapters on Germany and Hungary in its 2020 'Rule of law report'
Monday | 11 January 2021
The European Commission's refusal to grant public access to documents used in preparing the chapters on Germany and Hungary in its 2020 'Rule of law report'
Monday | 11 January 2021
How the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) dealt with a request for public access to correspondence with journalists
Tuesday | 22 December 2020
Meeting on how the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) dealt with a request for public access to correspondence with journalists
Friday | 18 December 2020
How the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) dealt with a request for public access to correspondence with journalists
Friday | 18 December 2020
The European Commission‘s failure to reply to a request for public access to documents concerning a Commission environmental group
Friday | 11 December 2020
Decision in case 1794/2019/OAM on the European Commission’s refusal to provide full access to documents relating to an event attended by Commission officials and by a former Commission head of unit
Friday | 11 December 2020
The case concerned the European Commission’s refusal to grant public access to names contained in documents related to a corporate event attended by Commission officials and by a former Commission head of unit. The complainant, a journalist, wished to get access to the information in the documents to investigate whether the former Commission head of unit, who had left the EU civil service to take up a position in a multinational company, had acted in accordance with his legal obligations not to lobby former colleagues.
The Ombudsman made a proposal for a solution, asking the Commission to provide the complainant with a copy of the requested documents without redacting the name of the former Commission head of unit. The Commission rejected the Ombudsman’s proposal, arguing that the complainant had provided only abstract and general references to possible wrongdoings by a former staff member and that such concerns could not justify disclosing the personal data to him.
The Ombudsman found that the Commission’s refusal to disclose the respective documents without redacting the specific personal data to be maladministration. In a subsequent recommendation to the Commission, the Ombudsman reiterated her view that the requested documents should be disclosed without redacting the name of the former head of unit.
The Ombudsman regrets that the Commission has rejected her recommendation. She has drawn attention, on many occasions, to the difficulties involved in enforcing the conditions attached to officials’ ‘revolving doors’ moves. Assuring the highest level of transparency is fundamental so that problems can be identified and addressed. The Commission’s lack of full public disclosure in this case will not help in terms of public confidence in the Commission’s management of ‘revolving door’ situations.
The European Commission's failure to reply to a request for public access to documents referring to migration management in Greece
Tuesday | 01 December 2020
Entscheidung der Europäischen Bürgerbeauftragten über das Versäumnis der Europäischen Kommission, einen Antrag auf Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten betreffend Grenzmanagement in Griechenland zu beantworten
Friday | 27 November 2020
The European Central Bank's (ECB) refusal of public access to documents concerning an alleged violation of EU law by a bank
Friday | 27 November 2020
The European Commission’s failure to reply to concerns raised about a contract between the Commission President and a German public relations company
Thursday | 26 November 2020
The European Medicines Agency’s failure to reply to a request for public access to documents concerning the pathogen SARS-CoV-2
Wednesday | 25 November 2020
The European Central Bank's (ECB) refusal of public access to documents concerning an alleged violation of EU law by a bank
Tuesday | 24 November 2020
Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Central Bank on the European Central Bank’s refusal of public access to documents concerning an alleged violation of EU law by a bank reported via the breach reporting mechanism
Tuesday | 24 November 2020
Decision of the European Ombudsman in case 1555/2020/DL on the European Commission's failure to reply to concerns raised about a contract between the Commission President and a German public relations company
Tuesday | 24 November 2020