Le Médiateur de la République a publié la lettre d'information N°54 du 10 mars 2011. Veuillez trouver ici la version en-ligne.

The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published a report about the fundamental rights situation of persons entering Greece irregularly at its land border with Turkey. This report is based on field research in the Evros region in January 2011.

The Ombudsman observed problems and has made recommendations to the Minister for Finance and the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank. According to the Ombudsman, the rights of the citizens as consumers are often violated by credit institutions.

The EU ombudsman recently expressed his intention to draft a statement of ethical principles for EU civil servants. In order to take full account of best practice in the Member States, he sent out a questionnaire to the national Ombudsman institutions in Europe the results of which can now be found online.

The I.O.I. North American region recently published its newsletter. Vice-President André Marin informs about meetings and conferences, the "Sharpening Your Teeth"-training and his investigations.

On 3 March 2011, Mr Juris Jansons was elected to the post of Ombudsman by the Latvian Parliament.

Karen Andreasyan was elected Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia on 2 March 2011. He was nominated last week by the Armenian parliament's majority.

Monsieur Jean-Paul Delevoye, Médiateur de la République, a rendu public le rapport de la mission qu'il avait constituée sur la maltraitance financière à l'égard des personnes âgées dans les établissements sanitaires, sociaux et médico-sociaux.