Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Ombudsman" produced 234 items.
| 1. Budgets committee approves €38m purchase of buildings | December 15, 2011 |
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Purchase of three buildings to be funded from unspent 2011 surplus, while a further €110 million will be needed for renovation. The European Parliament's budgets... |
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| 2. Ombudsman warns of conflict of interest at food safety authority | December 8, 2011 |
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Report says European Food Safety Authority broke rules by allowing a member of staff to change jobs. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) failed to follow procedural... | |
| 3. Commission to propose dispute-resolution rules | November 24, 2011 |
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Consumers would be able to refer complaints to alternative dispute resolution bodies. The European Commission will next week aim to make it easier for consumers to settle... | |
| 4. Not-so-special advisers | July 20, 2011 |
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Ombudsman criticises Commission. Nikiforos Diamandouros, the European ombudsman, has called on the European Commission to improve the way it vets the appointment of special... |
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| 5. Medicines agency agrees to share documents | August 11, 2010 |
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Complainant wins access to reports on adverse effects to anti-acne drug. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which authorises drugs for use in the European Union, has... |
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| 6. Citizens deserve greater openness from the EU | March 18, 2010 |
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At the start of his second five-year term as European ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros says that he will push forward the frontiers of more transparency in the EU. The... |
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| 7. Commission ‘in breach of duty', says ombudsman | March 4, 2010 |
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The ombudsman slams the Commission for disrespect for him and for freedom of information. The European ombudsman has condemned the European Commission for failing to comply... |
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| 8. Greek wins second term as ombudsman | January 20, 2010 |
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Nikiforos Diamandouros elected despite the opposition of the European Parliament's largest group. Nikiforos Diamandouros was today elected for a second five-year term as the... | |
| 9. Which ombudsman? | January 7, 2010 |
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Three candidates, but who will get the job? MEPs will elect the next European ombudsman on 18 January, making a more judicious selection than | |
| 10. Business in brief | November 19, 2009 |
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| 11. VIP tickets ‘should not have been accepted' | October 29, 2009 |
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Senior Commission officials were given tickets to rugby match by sportwear firm. The European Commission has admitted that it should not have allowed two senior officials... | |
| 12. Nikiforos the brave? | October 1, 2009 |
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The ombudsman gets tough with Parliamant. Nikiforos Diamandouros, the European Ombudsman, is either brave or foolish – or perhaps both. The ombudsman is chosen by MEPs and... |
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| 13. EU's handling of Intel case criticised | August 10, 2009 |
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European Ombudsman reportedly criticised competition authorities for 'maladministration'. The European Commission today refused to comment directly on criticism by the EU's... | |
| 14. Roll up, roll up! Come and see the amazing flying ombudsman | July 2, 2009 |
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Nikiforos Diamandouros enters the lion's den. EU policymakers have shown some sympathy to the difficulties faced by beleaguered Roma in Italy and by people with foreign... |
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| 15. Taking the EU institutions to task | April 9, 2009 |
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The European ombudsman hopes that a new website will make more people aware of his work. In an attempt to make his work more known and of more use to European citizens, P.... |
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| 16. Civil service job applications ‘to rise' during economic crisis | March 5, 2009 |
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Tough job competition predicted in long term; application process to be made simpler. Applications to work for the EU's civil service will be driven up sharply by current... | |
| 17. Commission and Ombudsman clash over fishing quotas | February 24, 2009 |
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European Ombudsman upholds Scottish fishermen's claim that Commission wrongly reduced their days at sea in 2007. The European Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros, has... | |
| 18. MEPs vote for better public access to documents | February 17, 2009 |
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The Parliament's civil liberties committee supports proposal to give the public better access to EU documents. MEPs on the European Parliament's civil liberties committee... | |
| 19. Call for easier access to documents set to louden | February 17, 2009 |
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Parliamentary committee likely to endorse call for ‘user-friendly' rules on access to official documents. MEPs in the civil liberties committee will vote today to update... | |
| 20. Class actions 'should be' easier | November 27, 2008 |
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EU executive may introduce legislation to fill current legal vacuums and lower obstacles for consumers seeking compensation. The European Commission has outlined steps it... | |
