Petitionsausschuss beriet Eingaben zur Corona-Krise

Date of article: 07/12/2020

Daily News of: 07/12/2020

Country:  Germany

Author: Federal Committee on Petitions of Germany

Article language: de

Der Parlamentarische Staatssekretär im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, Thomas Bareiß (CDU), hat die Entscheidung verteidigt, coronabedingte Einnahmeausfälle bei Solo-Selbstständigen über die Grundsicherung (Hartz IV) auszugleichen. Die Bundesregierung habe die Solo-Selbstständigen von Beginn der Krise an im Blick gehabt, sagte er...

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Watching EU watchdogs - assessing the accountability powers of the European Court of auditors and the European Ombudsman

Date of article: 04/11/2020

Daily News of: 04/12/2020

Country:  EUROPE

Author: Journal of European Integration

Article language: en

The paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the accountability
capacity of the two main EU watchdog institutions. The overarching
research question is: how powerful are these watchdog institutions in
holding the EU executive to account? The paper presents an expanded
analysis of the formal and organisational accountability powers of
these EU watchdogs and how these are exercised, based on an indepth
case study. We apply an assessment framework of accountability
powers developed previously. Both watchdogs have comparable
formal powers when it comes to accountability...

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A resolution on the role of the Ombudsman was adopted by the United Nations (UN) on 19 November 2020

Date of article: 04/12/2020

Daily News of: 04/12/2020

Country:  Ireland

Author: National Ombudsman of Ireland

Article language: en

It is an important recognition of the role of Ombudsman, and mediator institutions, in the worldwide promotion and protection of human rights, good governance and the rule of law.  The resolution is the result of a number of years of work by International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) President, and Irish Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, and his colleagues at the IOI.  The IOI is the only global organisation for the...

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