Signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement was held in the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office

Date of article: 18/11/2014

Daily News of: 26/11/2014

Country:  Lithuania

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Article language: en

On 18 November 2014 the head of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office Augustinas Normantas signed a cooperation agreement with the head of the Law Institute of Lithuania Jurgita Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė. The Seimas Ombudsmen’s office and the Institute will collaborate in the field of research, counselling, development of projects and organising of conferences.

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Ombudsman: "Real progress for TTIP transparency"

Date of article: 25/11/2014

Daily News of: 25/11/2014

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: en

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has welcomed the decision of the European Commission to publish more EU negotiating texts and to give broader access to other documents in the context of the on-going Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the EU and the US. She opened an investigation in July 2014, asking the Commission to give timely public access to important TTIP documents, and to details of meetings with stakeholders. This was triggered by concerns about key documents not being disclosed, about delays, and about the alleged granting of privileged access to certain stakeholders.

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Volksanwältin Brinek startet Dialog mit Frauen

Date of article: 25/11/2014

Daily News of: 25/11/2014

Country:  Austria

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Article language: de

In der Volksanwaltschaft beschweren sich deutlich weniger Frauen als Männer. Sie verzichten damit auf Rat und Hilfe – und auf ihre Rechte. Welche Ursachen es dafür gibt und was die Volksanwaltschaft dagegen tun kann – darüber diskutierten die Teilnehmerinnen des Frauendialogs der Volksanwaltschaft am 24.11.2014.

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