Press Release: Ombudsman calls on EU institutions to engage more positively with his critical remarks

The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has published a study of the follow-up given by the European institutions to the criticisms and suggestions concerning their work, which he made in 2008. The Ombudsman issued 53 critical remarks on such matters as unjustified refusal of access to documents, non-transparent tender procedures or infringement of the right to be heard. In 62% of these cases, the institutions gave a positive follow-up response, thereby making similar maladministration less likely to occur in the future. In 38% of cases, the Ombudsman considered the follow-up unsatisfactory.