A new era for combating discrimination faced by LGBTI people

Date of article: 28/10/2014

Daily News of: 28/10/2014

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: en

The call for more equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people takes centre stage at a high-level conference at the Council of the EU in Brussels on 28 October 2014. It is the first time a Presidency of the Council of the EU convenes such a meeting, signalling a renewed drive by EU institutions to tackle the discrimination and hostility still faced by LGBTI people across Europe today.

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Ombudsman: EIB's public tender failure weakens EU efforts to strengthen rule of law

Date of article: 27/10/2014

Daily News of: 27/10/2014

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: en

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has criticised the European Investment Bank (EIB) for endorsing the exclusion of an Italian company from a public tender for the construction of a bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EIB, which is financing the project, based its decision on a legal error and ignored the findings of its own complaints mechanism that the exclusion of the company was unlawful.

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Ombudsfrau: Fehlverhalten der EIB bei öffentlicher Ausschreibung schwächt EU-Bemühungen um Rechtstaatlichkeit

Date of article: 27/10/2014

Daily News of: 27/10/2014

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: de

Die Europäische Ombudsfrau, Emily O'Reilly, hat die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) dafür kritisiert, den Ausschluss einer italienischen Firma von einer Ausschreibung für den Bau einer Brücke in Bosnien und Herzegowina bestätigt zu haben. Die EIB finanziert dieses Projekt. Sie stützte ihre Entscheidung auf einen Rechtsfehler und ignorierte ihre eigene Beschwerdestelle, die festgestellt hatte, dass der Ausschluss unrechtmäßig war.

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La Médiatrice: l'erreur de la BEI dans une procédure de marché affaiblit les efforts de l'UE à renforcer l'état de droit

Date of article: 27/10/2014

Daily News of: 27/10/2014

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: fr

La Médiatrice européenne Emily O'Reilly a critiqué la Banque Européenne d'Investissement (BEI) pour avoir endossé l'exclusion d'une entreprise italienne d'un marché public pour la construction d'un pont en Bosnie-Herzégovine. La BEI, qui finance le projet, a fondé sa décision sur une erreur de droit et a ignoré les résultats de son propre mécanisme de plaintes qui avait conclu que l'exclusion de la société était illégale.

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The Office of the Ombudsman participates in 6th International Conference of Ombudsman Institutions for the Armed Forces

Date of article: 27/10/2014

Daily News of: 27/10/2014

Country:  Malta

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Article language: en

The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman will participate in the 6th International Conference of Ombudsman Institutions for the Armed Forces, on invitation of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), a centre for security, development and the rule of law.

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