Ombudsman welcomes Dutch initiative on EU transparency

Date of article: 19/06/2019

Daily News of: 19/06/2019

Country:  EUROPE

Author: European Ombudsman

Article language: en

European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly welcomes the initiative of the Dutch government, which is supported by other EU governments (Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Sweden*), to improve legislative transparency in the Council of the EU. This follows a similar initiative in 2015.

Proposals to publish more legislative documents and allow for greater openness of trilogue negotiations to help greater citizen awareness of, and engagement with, EU law-making are broadly in line with recent Ombudsman recommendations. They will also help to show the shared responsibility for EU decision-making.

Europeans have a right to know what their governments are doing in Brussels.

“As the six Member States supporting the initiative highlight, the Strategic Agenda of the European Council, to be agreed this week, is an opportunity to modernise EU decision-making, improve accountability and fight

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Le Défenseur des droits va former des officiers instructeurs de la gendarmerie nationale

Date of article: 18/06/2019

Daily News of: 18/06/2019

Country:  France

Author: National Ombudsman of France

Article language: fr

Le 18 juin 2019, le Défenseur des droits et l’Inspection générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (IGGN) organisent une session pilote de formation à l’attention des officiers de la gendarmerie exerçant dans l’ensemble des écoles de formation de la Gendarmerie nationale.

Cette session de formation s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une nouvelle collaboration, en cours de développement, entre le Défenseur des droits et l’Inspection générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (IGGN). Elle porte sur la prévention des discriminations et la sécurisation des pratiques professionnelles au regard des règles déontologiques et juridiques, inhérentes au statut militaire et à l’exercice des fonctions de gendarme, comme le précise le Code de la sécurité intérieure.

Elle poursuit quatre objectifs pédagogiques :

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Complaining about a public service: an equalities and human rights perspective

Date of article: 18/06/2019

Daily News of: 18/06/2019

Country:  United Kingdom - Northern Ireland

Author: Northern Ireland Ombudsman

Article language: en

As part of our research into complaints handling in the public sector, we are hosting an event in Parliament Buildings on 25 June. The aim of the event is to explore the experience of complaining through an equalities and human rights lens. This event builds on the Ombudsman’s longstanding commitment to bringing equality and human rights considerations into the work of the Office.  Using a series of small group discussions with opportunities for feedback to the group as a whole, the event will explore questions such as:

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