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Oversight

European Ombudsman concludes Commission revolving door inquiry with call to action

Ombudsman O’Reilly presents findings after studying over 100 decisions pertaining to outgoing senior staff, of which a mere 2 were rejected.

Photo credit: Gunnebo Entrance Control.
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Research

7th Global Conference on Transparency Research takes place next week in Copenhagen

After a year of postponement, the 7th edition of the GCTR, organised by Copenhagen Business School, takes place from 18-20 May under the banner “Rethinking Transparency: Challenging Ideals and Embracing Paradoxes”.

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Legal reform

Enhanced transparency of decion making among CoFEU Plenary’s list of proposals

Draft report, endorsed by the European Parliament, proposes swathe of measures aimed at strengthening transparency and participation for citizens and parliaments.

Meeting of the citizens’ panel on European democracy at the European University Institute in Florence. Credit: Department of European Politics, Italian government.
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Jurisprudence

CJEU gets ready to broadcast sessions online

Starting Tuesday, delivery of judgments and reading of Advocate General’s opinions to be broadcast live, and some hearings with a delay of a few hours.

Credit: CJEU