Tag Archives: Emily O’Reilly

EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly to investigate EU institutions about their obligation to introduce internal whistleblowing rules

Brussels, 31-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has opened an investigation into whether the EU administration is living up to its obligation to introduce internal whistleblowing rules. She has asked nine EU institutions, including the European Commission, Parliament, and Council, … Read the full press release

EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly calls on Council and Commission to publish EU negotiating directives for the on-going Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with US

Brussels, 31-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has called on the Council of the European Union to publish the EU negotiating directives for the on-going Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the US. She has also proposed to … Read the full press release

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly opened investigation on fundamental rights in the EU’s “cohesion” policy

Strasbourg, France, 22-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has opened an investigation on her own initiative into respect for fundamental rights in the EU’s “cohesion” policy. The Ombudsman has received many complaints in this area, for example about problems … Read the full press release

European Ombudsman O’Reilly, Schulz, Barroso to host #EUwishlist event on Twitter, 4 March

Strasbourg, France, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 4 March, from 9.00 to 11.30 CET, the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, is organising an interactive event in the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels with EP President Martin Schulz and Commission President José Manuel … Read the full press release

The European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly warned EU citizenship key objective is not succeeding

Vilnius, Lithuania, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has warned that the key objective of EU citizenship, namely for people to feel a stronger attachment to the EU, is not succeeding. At the closing conference of the “European … Read the full press release

EU Ombudsman O’Reilly criticised the over-representation of the “old” EU Member States’ banking industry in European Banking Authority’s new stakeholder group

Brussels, Belgium, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has criticised the manner in which the European Banking Authority (EBA) selected its key advisory body, the Banking Stakeholder Group. This follows a complaint from UNI Europa, a European trade union federation, … Read the full press release

Emily O’Reilly elected the next European Ombudsman

5-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The outgoing European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has warmly congratulated Emily O’Reilly on her election as the next European Ombudsman. Welcoming today’s vote in the European Parliament, Mr Diamandouros said “I am convinced that Emily O’Reilly will pursue with dedication, … Read the full press release