"Not all institutional problems are solved through vision, good judgement and careful management. Very often the biggest challenge lies in changing a culture, or a mindset."
Read here Emily O’Reilly’s speech to Ombudsmen worldwide at
@the_ioi
conference:
"Rule of law is the operating system of democracy, the engine. When it functions well, it purrs away in the background unobtrusively. We take notice only when it fails."
Emily O'Reilly speech at
@CEPS_thinktank
webinar on rule of law & ethics in the EU:
Happy
#EuropeDay
!
Now is a good time to think of your democratic rights – in just one month's time you will be able to vote in the European elections on 6-9 June 🇪🇺
#UseYourVote
#EUelections2024
👋 We're at
@Europarl_EN
in Brussels today for
#EUOpenDay2024
!
Come to our session to learn all about the European Ombudsman's role in upholding transparency, ethics and accountability in the 🇪🇺 EU institutions.
#EuropeDay
#EUOpenDay
🇪🇺
We have asked
@EU_Commission
to reconsider its decision and to give wide access to documents concerning its proposal for a regulation to prevent and combat online child sexual abuse
#CSAM
📌
Following up on our initial request for information, we have now decided to open an inquiry into how
@EU_Commission
guarantees respect for
#HumanRights
in context of the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding.
Find the details of the inquiry here:
Very interesting debate organised by the
@EUombudsman
on how to best secure independent
#PublicAdministrations
and good cooperation between the democratically legitimised political level and the administration. 1/2
If you missed yesterday’s excellent discussion with
@EUombudsman
O’Reilly,
@JHahnEU
,
@MungiuPippidi
and former UK ambassador to US, Kim Darroch, on how to protect the independence of EU and other public administrations - you can watch a recording here:
Standards, rules but also culture and connections: what makes public administration safe from undue pressure?
Follow LIVE
@EUombudsman
event with Commissioner
@JHahnEU
, Professor
@MungiuPippidi
and Lord Darroch:
"Tensions arise at times between political appointees and public officials. The question for today is: at what point do those normal and healthy tensions become unhealthy?"
Follow here the live panel discussion:
#EOdebate
Everything is ready for our event 'Guarding the guardians – the survival of independent public administrations in volatile and polarised times'.
With Emily O'Reilly,
@JHahnEU
,
@MungiuPippidi
,
and former UK ambassador to US, Kim Darroch.
Live as of 16:30:
👇You can still register to follow this event online (starts at 16.30 on 17 April) - listen to
@EUombudsman
O’Reilly,
@JHahnEU
@MungiuPippidi
and the former UK ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch, discuss how to safeguard the independence of public administrations