On 3 September 2020, Members will examine a petition on discrimination against journalists and restrictions on freedom of expression in Poland. Among other things, the petition argues that journalists opposing the incumbent government in Poland are victims of...

At the meeting of 3 September 2020, the Committee will hear three petitions opposing the functioning of an on open-pit lithium mine in Valdeflores, Spain. The petitioners argue that the mine constitutes a real threat to the surrounding environment and that European legislation on public access to environmental information, the management of wast...

The report presents the challenges and progress in terms of protection of constitutional rights and freedoms in 2019 and discusses the situation in terms of compliance with the recommendations/proposals made by the Public Defender. The Office of the Public Defender of Georgia received 6,737 applications about violations of human rights. Of these, 5,039 applications...

European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly commends the European Banking Authority (EBA) for agreeing to introduce the measures she recommended to deal with future revolving door situations. This follows her finding that the EBA should not have allowed its former Executive Director to become CEO of a financial lobby association.

According to the EBA’s reply to the Ombudsman, it is ready to forbid senior staff from taking up certain positions when they leave the EBA in the future. Shortly after the Ombudsman made her findings of maladministration in this case – in order to demonstrate its commitment to this approach - the EBA prohibited its former Executive Director from taking up another post in the private sector. The EBA has also adopted a new policy for assessing post-employment restrictions and prohibitions for staff. It has in addition put in place procedures to suspend immediately access to confidential informat

Die Europäische Ombudsfrau Emily O'Reilly lobt die Europäische Bankenaufsichtsbehörde (EBA) dafür, dass sie sich bereit erklärt hat, die von ihr empfohlenen Maßnahmen einzuführen, um mit künftigen „Seitenwechseln“ umzugehen. Dies folgt ihrer Feststellung, dass die EBA ihrem ehemaligen Exekutivdirektor nicht hätte erlauben dürfen, CEO einer Finanzlobby-Vereinigung zu werden.

Ihrer Antwort an die Ombudsfrau zufolge ist die EBA bereit, leitenden Angestellten künftig die Besetzung bestimmter Positionen zu untersagen, wenn sie die EBA verlassen. Kurz nachdem die Ombudsfrau in diesem Fall einen Missstand in der Verwaltungstätigkeit festgestellt hatte, untersagte die EBA ihrem ehemaligen Exekutiv-Direktor, eine andere Stelle in der Privatwirtschaft anzunehmen. Die EBA hat auch eine neue Richtlinie für die Evaluierung von Einschränkungen und Verboten für Angestellte nach Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses verabschie