European Ombudsman

2021-10-05 - Clear writing for European 2021 (14/10/2021)
2021-10-05 - The European Commission's failure to reply to a letter concerning a breach of EU law in Portugal
2021-10-05 - The European Commission’s failure to reply to letters raising concerns about the demolition of a school building in the context of an EU-funded project in Cyprus
2021-10-04 - “Mediterranean: from the Sea that separates us to the Sea that unites us”
2021-10-04 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the Council of the EU on its refusal to give public access to documents concerning a legislative proposal on the taxation of digital services
2021-10-04 - The Council of the EU's refusal to give public access to documents concerning a legislative proposal on the taxation of digital services
2021-10-04 - The Council of the EU's refusal to give public access to documents concerning a legislative proposal on the taxation of digital services
2021-10-04 - 11th Meeting & General Assembly of the Association of the Mediterranean Ombudsmen (04/10/2021)
2021-10-04 - LSE seminar (08/10/2021)
2021-10-01 - Decisione in merito alle modalità di gestione da parte della Commissione europea di una denuncia relativa al modo in cui l'Italia ha recepito la legislazione dell'UE in materia di adeguata remunerazione dei medici (caso 1358/2020/LM)
2021-10-01 - Internal selection procedures within the European Ombudsman’s Office
2021-10-01 - Management of training requests from Ombudsman staff members
2021-10-01 - Requests for permission for external activity or assignment
2021-10-01 - Decision on how the European Commission handled a complaint about how Italy transposed EU legislation on appropriate remuneration of doctors (case 1358/2020/LM)
2021-09-30 - Decision of the European Ombudsman in the case SI/2/2021/AMF on the transparency of the EU portal for managing tenders for contracts awarded by EU institutions
2021-09-30 - Reply from the Publications Office to the European Ombudsman on the transparency of the EU portal for managing tenders for contracts awarded by EU institutions
2021-09-30 - The European Commission’s failure to reply to correspondence concerning the rule of law in Germany and a project for EU funding
2021-09-30 - Multilingualism – a challenge for the EU Agencies Network
2021-09-28 - Decision on how the European Commission dealt with a complaint about a Polish university not selecting a student for the Erasmus+ programme (case 1540/2021/FA)
2021-09-28 - Decision on how the European Commission dealt with a complaint alleging that Italy breaches EU law in how it conducts municipal elections - CHAP(2020)02508 (case 1286/2021/LM)
2021-09-28 - Decisione relativa alla trattazione, da parte della Commissione europea, di una denuncia secondo cui l’Italia viola il diritto dell’Unione per quanto riguarda l’organizzazione delle elezioni municipali - CHAP(2020)02508 (case 1286/2021/LM)
2021-09-27 - The European Commission’s alleged failure to keep the complainant informed on the state of play of an infringement complaint about France’s intergovernmental agreement with the United States for the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
2021-09-27 - How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to documents concerning an open competition conducted by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
2021-09-24 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Commission on its refusal to grant full public access to documents related to meetings of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) committees (GESTDEM 2020/7932)
2021-09-24 - Reply from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) to the solution proposal of the European Ombudsman
2021-09-24 - Solution proposal on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s (Frontex) refusal to give public access to documents concerning the 'European Border and Coast Guard Day’ (case 1062/2021/ABZ)
2021-09-24 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency's (Frontex) on its refusal to give public access to documents concerning the 'European Border and Coast Guard Day'
2021-09-24 - The European Border and Coast Guard Agency's (Frontex) refusal to give public access to documents concerning the 'European Border and Coast Guard Day'
2021-09-24 - The failure by the European Commission (Europe Direct) to reply to an e-mail concerning the occupational activity of a former EU official
2021-09-24 - The European Anti-Fraud Office’s (OLAF) failure to reply to a confirmatory application to obtain public access to two final OLAF reports on investigation activities
2021-09-23 - Reply from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to the European Ombudsman on how CJEU handled concerns about public comments made by an advocate general of the Court concerning the draft EU Digital Markets Act
2021-09-23 - How the Research Executive Agency (REA) complied with a decision by the European Commission concerning the evaluation of a project proposal under the Horizon 2020 programme
2021-09-22 - Presenting the findings of a report from the European Ombudsman to an Extraordinary Frontex Management Board Meeting (06/10/2021)
2021-09-21 - The European Council's failure to reply to a letter concerning fundamental rights in Slovenia
2021-09-20 - The refusal by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to give public access to documents concerning a search and rescue operation
2021-09-17 - Ethical lobbying in a post-COVID world - Global Public Affairs Forum, Paris
2021-09-17 - The European Commission's refusal of public access to text messages exchanged between the Commission President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company on the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine
2021-09-17 - The European Commission's refusal of public access to text messages exchanged between the Commission President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company on the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine
2021-09-17 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Commission concerning the refusal of public access to text messages exchanged between the Commission President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company on the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine (your reference GESTDEM 2021/2908)
2021-09-17 - How an EU civilian mission handled the termination of a staff member’s contract
2021-09-15 - The European Commission (DG COMP)'s failure to reply to a complaint concerning a breach of competition rules in Germany
2021-09-15 - The European Commission's failure to reply to a request for feedback following the rejection of a proposal for psychological support to victims of human trafficking
2021-09-13 - Commission's alleged failure to reply to letter concerning the European Reference Network for Pierre Robin Syndrome
2021-09-10 - Decision Appointing the Advisory Selection Committee for the selection procedure OMB/7/2021 ICT Applications Developer - Temporary post - AST 5
2021-09-10 - Décision portant sur le refus de la Commission européenne de fournir un accès public à l’annexe d’une lettre du ministre français de l’intérieur au commissaire européen chargé de l’emploi et des droits sociaux concernant les sapeurs-pompiers volontaires français (Affaire 1291/2021/DL)
2021-09-10 - Decision on the European Commission's refusal to provide public access to the annex to a letter sent by the French Minister of the Interior to the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights concerning volunteer firefighters in France (case 1291/2021/DL)
2021-09-09 - The decision of the European Data Protection Board not to grant public access to the preparatory documents of its guidelines on the processing of personal data in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects
2021-09-09 - Decision on the European Data Protection Board’s refusal to grant public access to the preparatory documents for its guidelines on the processing of personal data in the context of the provision of online services (case 386/2021/AMF)
2021-09-08 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Commission on its procedure for revising the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) State aid Guidelines, which no longer include the ‘Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite’ sub-sector
2021-09-08 - How the ceramic sector was assessed in the context of the European Commission’s revision of the 'State Aid Guidelines' for the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme
2021-09-08 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Commission on its procedure for revising the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) State aid Guidelines, which no longer include the seamless steel pipe sub-sector
2021-09-08 - How the steel pipe sector was assessed in the context of the European Commission’s revision of the 'State Aid Guidelines' for the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme
2021-09-08 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European External Action Service (EEAS) on its refusal to grant public access to documents concerning EU-funded security projects in Mali
2021-09-08 - The European External Action Service's (EEAS) refusal to grant public access to documents concerning EU-funded security projects in Mali
2021-09-08 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the Council of the EU on its refusal to give full public access to documents related to the discussions on the 'Digital Markets Act' proposal
2021-09-08 - The Council of the EU's refusal to give full public access to documents related to negotiations on the draft 'Digital Markets Act'
2021-09-08 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament on the European Parliament’s refusal to give public access to documents related to the EU-China Friendship Group - European Parliament reference: A(2021)648
2021-09-08 - Follow-up to the suggestions in the above-mentioned inquiry on how the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control gathered and communicated information during the COVID-19 crisis
2021-09-08 - The European Parliament's refusal to give public access to documents related to the 'EU-China Friendship Group'
2021-09-08 - The European Parliament's refusal to give public access to documents related to the 'EU-China Friendship Group'
2021-09-08 - Decision on how the European Commission dealt with two infringement complaints that Spain had breached EU data protection rules - CHAP(2021)317 and CHAP(2021)1713 (case 1429/2021/OAM)
2021-09-08 - Decisión sobre el modo en el que la Comisión Europea tramitó dos denuncias por infracción por parte de España del Derecho de la UE en materia de protección de datos - CHAP(2021)317 and CHAP(2021) (Reclamación 1429/2021/OAM)
2021-09-08 - Ombudsman welcomes ECDC’s transparency measures
2021-09-08 - Decision on the European Commission’s refusal to grant access to preparatory documents relating to anti-dumping measures on imports of steel fasteners from China (case 1379/2020/MAS)
2021-09-08 - Letter from Director ECDC - Decision of the European Ombudsman in the inquiry on how the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control gathered and communicated information during the COVID-19 crisis
2021-09-07 - Query Q2/2021/OAM by the Catalan Ombudsman concerning the issuing of EU Digital COVID Certificates for those who have recovered from COVID-19 infections confirmed by antigen tests
2021-09-07 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Commission regarding the query Q2/2021/OAM by the Catalan Ombudsman concerning clarifications from the European Commission on the issuing of EU digital COVID recovery certificates
2021-09-07 - Query by the Catalan Ombudsman concerning clarifications from the European Commission on the issuing of EU digital COVID recovery certificates
2021-09-07 - Meeting with the president of the European Parliament, to present European Ombudsman's Annual Report for 2020 (28/09/2021)
2021-09-07 - Women In Business Event (30/09/2021)
2021-09-07 - Meeting with the Ombudsman of Tallinn (28/09/2021)
2021-09-07 - Meeting with the HATVP (16/09/2021)
2021-09-07 - EBA meeting and presentation (16/09/2021)
2021-09-07 - Meeting with the Secretary General of the OECD (16/09/2021)
2021-09-07 - European School of Administration presentation (08/09/2021)
2021-09-06 - Follow up reply from the Council of the EU on decision in case 1946/2018/KR of the European Ombudsman on how the General Secretariat of the Council informs the public about meetings that the European Council President and members of his private office have with interest representatives
2021-09-03 - The European Commission’s failure to acknowledge receipt of an infringement complaint against Spain concerning the protection of cultural and historical patrimony
2021-09-02 - The Council’s failure to provide a substantive reply to correspondence concerning the refugee situation in Greece
2021-09-02 - The European Commission’s failure to inform the complainant of its assessment of an infringement complaint
2021-09-01 - The Council of the EU's refusal to give full public access to documents related to negotiations on the draft 'Digital Markets Act'
2021-08-31 - The European Commission’s failure to reply to correspondence concerning the independence of the judges of the Belgian constitutional court
2021-08-30 - The European Commission's refusal to give full public access to documents concerning statistical data from Spain on active substances used in pesticides
2021-08-25 - Follow-up reply from the European Commission to the European Ombudsman's decision on how the European Commission ensures transparency in relation to experts negotiating ‘advanced purchase agreements’ with pharmaceutical companies for vaccines against COVID-19
2021-08-25 - Decision on how the European Commission handled the complainant’s request about the meeting appointments of its Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (case 809/2021/MIG)
2021-08-25 - The European External Action Service’s (EEAS - Delegation in Washington, USA) failure to reply to correspondence concerning a traineeship that had to be postponed and was cancelled because of COVID-19
2021-08-24 - Letter from the European Ombudsman to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on its refusal of public access to documents relating to the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 - EMA reference number ASK-82701
2021-08-24 - The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) refusal of public access to documents relating to the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
2021-08-24 - The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) refusal of public access to documents relating to the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
2021-08-24 - Decision on the European Data Protection Supervisor’s (EDPS) refusal to grant public access to documents related to a report concerning the Schrems II judgment (case 274/2021/TE)
2021-08-24 - Decision in the case 1313/2021/TE on how the European Commission dealt with a complaint that the German police and Attorney-Generalship had breached fundamental rights
2021-08-23 - Transparency and Democracy in the EU of tomorrow? Meet and discuss with the European Ombudsman (08/10/2021)
2021-08-23 - How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to documents concerning Germany’s recovery and resilience plan under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) (your reference: GestDem 2021/4558)
2021-08-23 - How the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to documents concerning fishing authorisations
2021-08-20 - Proposal for a solution in the case 274/2021/TE on the EDPS's refusal to grant public access to documents related to a report concerning the Schrems II judgment
2021-08-20 - Report on the inspection of the European Ombudsman's inquiry team in the case 274/2021/TE on the EDPS’s refusal to grant public access to documents related to a report concerning the Schrems II judgment
2021-08-20 - Report on the meeting of the European Ombudsman's inquiry team with the European Data Protection Supervisor
2021-08-20 - Reply from the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) to the European Ombudsman's proposal for a solution in the case 274/2021/TE on the EDPS's refusal to grant public access to documents related to a report concerning the Schrems II judgment
2021-08-20 - Follow-up reply of the European Commission to the Ombudsman's decision in case 763/2020/DL on the European Commission's failure to make public proactively all 'confirmatory decisions' it takes following requests for review of its decisions on public access to documents
2021-08-20 - Follow-up reply of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to the Ombudsman's decision in case 1094/2020/DL on how it ensures transparency of information about European political parties and foundations
2021-08-19 - How the Commission assessed an infringement complaint against Sweden about the right to a fair trial

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