El Síndic de Greuges de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ángel Luna, ha instado al Ayuntamiento de Gandia a adoptar medidas para poner fin a la actividad de una vivienda en el campo que presuntamente se utiliza para la celebración de fiestas y eventos sin contar con autorización administrativa.

La actuación del Síndic se inició tras la queja presentada por una vecina, que denunciaba las molestias por ruido procedentes de una casa situada en una zona rural, donde desde hace años se organizan fiestas con música amplificada en el exterior y gran afluencia de personas. Según la reclamante, el inmueble se alquila para este tipo de eventos pese a no figurar registrado como vivienda turística.

Tras solicitar información al Ayuntamiento, la institución ha constatado que la policía local ha intervenido en varias ocasiones por avisos relacionados con música a alto volumen. Asimismo, las comprobaciones municipales han confirmado que la vivienda no dispone de licencia de actividad y que el uso turístico es incompatible con la normativa urbanística aplicable a la parcela.

El Ayuntamiento ha trasladado los hechos a distintos departamentos municipales y a la Dirección General de Turismo de la Generalitat Valenciana para determinar posibles infracciones administrativas.

En su resolución, el Síndic considera que la administración local ha realizado actuaciones de investigación y control. No obstante, advierte de que no consta que se hayan adoptado todavía medidas concretas que garanticen el cese de una actividad no autorizada que estaría generando molestias a los vecinos.

Por ello, la institución ha insistido al Ayuntamiento de Gandia sobre la necesidad de actuar con rapidez y determinación para restaurar la legalidad y proteger los derechos de los vecinos al descanso, a la salud y a disfrutar de una vivienda y un entorno adecuados.

Consulta nuestra actuación sobre este asunto.

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, pursuant to Article 25 of the Human Rights Ombudsman Act, submitted an independent intervention (amicus curiae) to the Labour Court in Celje in a pending case concerning the regulation laid down in Article 11.a of the State Legal Examination Act (ZPDI). The intervention was submitted within the framework of an initiative currently under consideration by the Ombudsman.

The case concerns the obligation to reimburse education costs in the amount corresponding to the gross salaries received during judicial traineeship if, after passing the state legal examination, the trainee does not enter into an employment relationship at the request of the competent ministry, as provided for in Article 11.a of the ZPDI.

In the intervention, the Ombudsman points to several problematic aspects of such regulation, particularly from the perspective of the right to remuneration for work performed, the right to private property, the principle of proportionality and the right to the free choice of employment. According to the Ombudsman, the obligation to repay the entire amount of gross wages may constitute a disproportionate interference with the individual’s human rights, given that the trainee performs work within an employment relationship and generates economic value for the employer.

In the Ombudsman's opinion, the regulation also raises questions regarding respect for the principles of proportionality and fairness as elements of the rule of law, as well as the principle of equality before the law. In particular, it must be assessed whether comparable situations are treated equally in the legislation or whether there are reasonable and objectively justified grounds for different regulation.

The intervention also refers to Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to the peaceful enjoyment of possessions, and to the European Social Charter, which guarantees the right to fair remuneration. In this context, the Ombudsman draws attention to the views of the European Committee of Social Rights concerning the inadmissibility of unpaid internships that effectively negate remuneration for work performed and may constitute discrimination against young people. In the Ombudsman’s view, any interference with the right to fair remuneration for work and with the property rights of individuals must be carefully justified, proportionate and consistent with the international obligations of the Republic of Slovenia.

The full text of the Ombudsman’s independent intervention is available via the link on the right.

Brussels: The Ombudsman of Albania and President of the Mediterranean Ombudsmen Network (AOM), held an official meeting with the Ombudsman of the European Union, Ms. Teresa Anjinho.

The meeting focused on the supervision of institutions, the transparency of European funds and the approximation of public accountability standards.

Ms. Anjinho has taken over the leadership of the European institution after a long career in public and legislative life. She previously served as a Member of Parliament and Secretary of State in Portugal, as well as a member of the Supervisory Committee of OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office). This informative profile serves as a clear message to the international community: the experience formed in high state engagements serves today as an asset and guarantee to exercise supervision with full independence and authority over EU agencies.

During the meeting, Mr. Shabani emphasized that:

“Guaranteeing EU standards in public administration is not only a mission for the future when Albania becomes part of the EU, but an obligation to become a reality as soon as possible.”

In his institutional capacity, the Ombudsman offered support for the European transparency agenda, reconfirming the strategic partnership with Brussels to guarantee good administration standards even beyond the current borders of the EU.

This report provides information about the activities carried out by the Public Defender's Office of Georgia in 2025 within the framework of its mandate in the following areas: examination of individual cases, monitoring, public awareness raising and education, relations with international human rights organizations, as well as data and information on the financial and human resources of the Public Defender's Office of Georgia.

This follow-up report shows that since our report in 2023 there has been progress in how the healthcare system provides information to patients on waiting lists.

Of the 34 recommendations we made, 32 have either been fully or partially met.

Key improvements include:

• a dedicated ‘Waiting Times’ website and a new mobile App allowing patients and carers to view personal medical records.
• new text and letter notification systems to provide regular status updates to patients and their carers
• a more transparent framework explaining exactly how trusts manage and prioritise their waiting lists
• the early development of a ‘support while waiting’ program, designed to help patients manage their physical and mental wellbeing while they are on a waiting list.

Read the report here.