Ombudswoman urges EU institutions to improve transparency amid complaints

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Ombudswoman urges EU institutions to improve transparency amid complaints  Teresa Anjinho, the new European Ombudswoman, urged EU institutions to enhance transparency after a rise in complaints, especially against the European Commission.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/27/ombudswoman-urges-eu-institutions-to-improve-transparency-amid-complaints  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:01A citizen complains to the European mediator on the rise this year.

00:07Teresa Angel reveals that the main criticisms are difficulties in accessing documents,

00:13public participation and a lack of transparency.

00:17I recently presented the report in my annual report where it is possible to verify that

00:23it is one of the biggest increases in transparency, 42.2% of our claims are in transparency,

00:31very essentially associated with access to documents.

00:36The new Ombudsman argues that it is better to prevent, in order to increase,

00:41the transparency of the European Union's institutions.

00:45Teresa Angel emphasized that the Commission needs to do more in future,

00:50referring to the Pfizer-Gate case which involved the President of the European Commission

00:55in a text message exchange about vaccines during the pandemic.

01:00It is possible to do more, and mainly the European Commission,

01:03because what we watch are successive changes in the delivery of these documents.

01:11And, being a journalist, I can see this very well.

01:14Many times, the access to information that is denied is a access to information that is denied.

01:20In a first interview with Euronews, Anin Jo makes it clear that the European Ombudsman

01:25does not have judicial power, but it is on the side of citizens.

01:30We are not merely watchdogs administratives.

01:33We also are and must be a guardian of the European citizenship.

01:37Anin Jo has launched her own initiative inquiry into the sensitive issue of revolving doors.

01:50The term refers to former public officials who take up roles in the private sector

01:55or engage in lobbying.

01:56This raises concerns about conflicts of interest between public duties and private gains.

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