Annual Report 1999

Summary:

The European Ombudsman published in June 2000 the annual report covering the activities of his office for the year 1999.

Further information:

Concerns about a lack of information or wrong information is still the most frequent allegation in the complaints received by the ombudsman(23%).

The proportion of complaints outside the mandate remains about 70%. Many of these complaints concern allegations that Community law has not been correctly applied in a Member State.

The mandate of the Ombudsman, established by Article 195 of the EC Treaty, empowers him to receive complaints from any citizen of the Union or any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of Community institutions and bodies with the exception of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance acting in their judicial role.

European Ombudsman: Annual Report 1999 https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/rest/medias/pdf?lang=en&path=1225891648265_rap99_en.pdf

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