Speech by Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho at the Third Interinstitutional Seminar on Public Access to Documents

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has opened an inquiry into how the European Commission’s trade department (DG TRADE) handles interactions with tobacco lobbyists.

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has welcomed the commitment by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) to handle more efficiently candidates’ requests for review in the context of EU civil service selection procedures.

The EO express brings you an overview of the European Ombudsman's recent activities, including inquiry openings, key findings, speeches and events.

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has opened an inquiry to examine how the European Commission ensures that its ‘reality checks’ meetings with stakeholders...

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has found several instances of maladministration in how the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) supports Greek authorities in processing asylum applications.

Europol has won the 2026 European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration for a game designed to help children learn how to be safe online. By encouraging players to deal with different types of cybercrime such as fraud, identity theft, and online grooming, the ‘Cyber Defenders’ game aims to increase young people’s digital resilience.

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has concluded that the European Commission’s response to her findings related to the preparation of urgent legislative proposals is overall constructive,  but remains too general to allow her to determine whether future urgent law-making will be sufficiently transparent, evidence-based, and inclusive. The Ombudswoman will therefore continue to monitor the situation through future complaints.

An inquiry by Ombudswoman Anjinho has found maladministration for how the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to a text message sent by the French President to the President of the European Commission concerning the EU-Mercosur trade deal.