European Ombudsman @EUombudsman@respublicae.eu
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ 🇪🇺 Ombudsman O'Reilly promotes good EU administration by investigating complaints and systemic issues. Account managed by the comms team. https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/document/en/75419
Joined Apr 2022
RT @EU_Careers: 📣 @EUombudsman is #hiring! Join its team to help promote good administration at EU level by working on:
🔎 Transparency
✔️ Accountability
👍 Ethics
📁 Access to Documents
➕ ...more!
ℹ️All you need to know👉https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/joboffer-document/en/158804?utm_source=some_EPSO&utm_medium=tw_organic&utm_campaign=inquiry-officers-TAs
#EUCareers #ShapingEuropeTogether
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1563158730618744833
How much do you know about your right to #AccesstoDocuments🗃️?
Watch the explainer by 🇪🇺 Ombudsman O’Reilly on why access is important, how the public can access documents held by EU institutions, and what could be improved.
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Read our digital story: https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/webpub/2021/access-to-documents/en/?utm_source=some_EO&utm_medium=tw_organic&utm_campaign=accesstodocuments_summerposts
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1562434455209639938
Each year, we review how EU institutions responded to our proposals📑
The latest figures📊 show EU institutions responded positively to the Ombudsman’s proposals to correct or improve administrative practices 81% of the time.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1561986789212045312
We also recognise the good work done by EU institutions through the Award for Good Administration🏆
The 2021 overall winners were @EU_ECHO and @eu_eeas for their joint efforts to repatriate EU citizens stranded around the world🌎 due to the pandemic.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1561634169540706304
RT @aidanosullivan: Wanna work on inquiries for the @EUombudsman? We're hiring!! 🎉😁 https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/joboffer-document/en/158804
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1560539420029222912
In 2021, we made proposals to improve transparency🔎 to the @ECDC_EU and asked EU legislators to reflect on whether the agency needs new powers to more effectively deal with future #PublicHealth crises.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1560536131283943426
@NickdeCusa @vonderleyen @AlbertBourla Hi Nicolas,
The Ombudsman has closed this inquiry in July and upheld her finding of maladministration. You can find more information here: https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press-release/en/158303
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1560239694809632769
We suggested improvements for how @Frontex complies with its #FundamentalRights obligations and ensures accountability, such as publishing summaries of operational plans📄 and providing further training to its fundamental rights monitors.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1560188003510886401
On #RevolvingDoors, we found @EU_Commission should take a more robust approach to ensure public trust
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@EUDefenceAgency agreed to implement our recommendations on restricting movement of senior staff to the private sector.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1559819444339212288
#AccesstoDocuments🗃️ - we published new guidelines📄 for the EU administration, asked @EU_Commission to look again for texts📱 between its president and a pharma CEO, and asked what rules EU institutions have in place for recording work-related texts.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1557628745040777216
Our top inquiry topics in 2021:
📂 29% transparency and accountability (e.g. access to documents)
👐 26% culture of service
📑18% proper use of discretion (e.g. infringements)
📚 12% respect for procedural rights
👨👩👧👦11% respect for fundamental rights
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1557276784743387136
In 2021, we closed 305 inquiries:
🤝55.7% solutions found or Ombudsman's suggestions accepted by institution
👍 35.7% no maladministration
🚫8.9% no further inquiry justified
👎 1.3% maladministration
📎 1% other
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1556611934690185216
Our mission is to promote good administration at EU level. We help citizens, organisations, and businesses solve problems with EU institutions. We also proactively look into broader systemic issues.
Learn about our work and its impact: http://ombudsman.europa.eu/doc/annual-report/156017?utm_source=some_EO&utm_medium=tw_organic&utm_campaign=AR2021_summerposts
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1556611005693759488
Following an inquiry into how @EU_Commission handles #RevolvingDoors, we called on the Commission to:
◾️forbid jobs temporarily if risks cannot be offset or restrictions cannot be enforced
◾️publish decisions on staff members’ new jobs faster
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1554762640525762562
What are #RevolvingDoors and why can they undermine public trust in 🇪🇺 institutions? What are the current rules and what needs to change?
Watch the short explainer featuring Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly below + see our digital story here: http://ombudsman.europa.eu/webpub/2022/revolving-doors/en/?utm_source=some_EO&utm_medium=tw_organic&utm_campaign=revolvingdoors_summerposts
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1554081700195483648
We ask the @EIB to take a more robust approach to #revolvingdoors after our investigation into a former EIB Vice-President's move to an energy utilities company that had received EIB loans.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1552930430155980801
We are #hiring!
Join our team of inquiries officers and help us to promote good administration at the EU level by working on:
🔎 Transparency
✔️ Accountability
👍 Ethics
📁 Access to Documents
➕ ...and much more!
ℹ️ All you need to know: http://europa.eu/!nBVtHQ
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1552285962876686336
.@EU_Commission opened an infringement case against 🇩🇪over 13 years ago, following complaints by 2 retail companies - remains unclear when procedure will close. This significant delay is unreasonable and we ask EC to take next steps without further delay: https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/doc/correspondence/en/158615?utm_source=some_EO&utm_medium=tw_organic&utm_campaign=retail_germany_ikea_decathlon
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1549762221693194240
Following our initiative looking into how the EU ensures respect for #humanrights clauses in trade agreements, we suggest that @Trade_EU set up a new complaint-handling portal.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1549308829862547456
Interest in how #EUrecoveryfunds are spent in Member States is high and we have several ongoing #accesstodocuments inquiries. We welcome @EU_Commission's willingness to take our suggestions into account and to increase proactive publication of docs.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUombudsman/status/1549029583801835520
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ 🇪🇺 Ombudsman O'Reilly promotes good EU administration by investigating complaints and systemic issues. Account managed by the comms team. https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/document/en/75419
Joined Apr 2022
