25. November 2010
Transparency and access to information is doing are vital to maintain citizens' trust in Europe, says a resolution passed by Parliament on Thursday. The European Commission must co-operate fully with the Ombudsman.
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24. November 2010
Public Administration International offers from 9 to 20 May 2011 a two-week study programme in the UK for ombudsman offices, complaint-handling and human rights organisations.
24. November 2010
Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter recently released her 2009/10 annual report, noting that the more than 60 case summaries it contains show the positive difference her office makes for individuals as well as its broader contribution to improving public services and programs.
23. November 2010
Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen has issued a reprimand to the Ministry of the Interior for having failed to confirm an official badge for municipal parking supervisors, although this task was statutorily assigned to it as early as 1970.
22. November 2010
Un colloque place le 15e anniversaire de la loi instaurant des médiateurs fédéraux sous le signe, non plus des questionnements existentiels mais de la consolidation de l'institution.
22. November 2010
La Defensora del Pueblo Riojano, María Bueyo Díez Jalón, imparte una conferencia sobre” Derechos de los vecinos frente a la contaminación acústica” dentro de las I Jornadas de Concienciación Social, “Ruido, Salud y Convivencia “ en el Ateneo Riojano.
22. November 2010
The quick drug test used by the police to check drivers of vehicles for drugs gives a positive result remarkably often, even if the test subject has not taken any.