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New logo of the European Ombudsman
European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has published the Annual Report 2021 and put a renewed focus on how the EU institutions manage the movement of staff from the EU public administration into the private sector, the so-called ‘revolving doors’ phenomenon.
Emily O`Reilly opened a broad inquiry into how the Commission manages revolving doors, requesting details of decisions it had taken related to staff moving to the private sector. The inquiry covered economically important departments as well as commissioner cabinets and the Legal Service. The aim is to assess the decision-making process and where this could be improved.
The European Ombudsman made suggestions to Frontex on how to improve the accountability of its work, and wrote to the European Investment Bank (EIB) with proposals to make more information public about the environmental implications of the projects it finances.
With this year being the 20th anniversary of the EU’s ‘Transparency Law’ (Regulation 1049/2001 on public access to documents), European Ombudsman Emily O`Reilly hosted a public conference on whether the law needs to be modernized. Recurring issues, such as delays in how the institutions handle requests for access or people being dissatisfied with the reasoning given for refusing access, coupled with the significant technological changes in the past twenty years, mean it is high time to consider whether the rules are meeting the public’s needs in this area.
This annual report carries the new logo of the European Ombudsman, designed to further embed a contemporary public image and to reinforce an understanding of the Ombudsman’s role in the EU administration. The presence of the EU flag makes it clear that the office is part of the collection of EU institutions and bodies, while the three logo elements represent the core aims of its mission: accountability, transparency and trust.
Please find the Annual Report 2021 attached in the donwload section below or here.
Source: Office of the European Ombudsman
