The European Ombudsman

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The European Ombudsman

• Ilona Orgussaar

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Contents

• Who is the European Ombudsman?
• What does European Ombudsman do?
• How to complain to the European Ombudsman?
• What result can be expected?
• Complaint against the European Comission

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Who is the European Ombudsman? (1)

• An Ombudsman for the European Union.
• Was created by the Maastricht treaty in 1992.

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Who is the European Ombudsman? (2)

• The first Ombudsman Jacob Söderman of Finland.
• Current Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros of
  Greece.

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What does European Ombudsman do? (1)

• Receives complaints from
• any citizen of the Union
• any natural or legal person residing in a Member
  State.

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What does European Ombudsman do? (2)

• Helps to uncover maladministration in the EU
  institutions and bodies.
• Maladministration means for example
• discrimination
• abuse of power
• incorrect procedure
• unfairness.

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How to complain to the European Ombudsman?

• Within two years since becoming aware of
  maladministration
• State clearly
• who you are
• institution/body complaining about
• problem complaining about.

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What result can be expected?

• If cannot deal the problem, gives advice.
• Informes the institution or body concerned.
• Tries to find a friendly solution.
• If fails, makes recommendations to solve the
  issue.

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Complaint against the European Comission

• Complaint 3939/2005/DK
• Failure to recruit as contractual agent.
• Lack of graduate-level experience.
• Decision no maladministration has been revealed.

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Thank you for your attention!