The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, is launching an “Award for Good Administration” within the EU institutions, agencies and bodies. The award, which is a pilot project, seeks to recognise those ordinary staff who bring high standards of public service to their work either as individuals or as members of a team. This includes high standards of ethics, transparency and accountability. There may be an overall award in addition to category awards.

Ms O'Reilly said: "My office regularly encounters EU staff who make great efforts to help people encountering problems with the EU public administration. Many EU staff also work hard to find innovative ways of implementing citizen friendly policies. This award is a way of formally recognising their efforts and of sharing best practice with the wider administration.”

“It is my role to deal with complaints about maladministration in the EU institutions and to conduct strategic inquiries with a view to improv