European Ombudsman

• The European Economic and Social Committee's (EESC) refusal to give public access to interventions it made in proceedings before the Italian Court of Auditors

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• The European Commission’s failure to reply to a letter concerning the process to appoint the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

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• The European Commission's refusal to give public access to documents related to an audit concerning the compliance of farmers with environmental requirements for EU funding in Lithuania

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• Decision on the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’s (ENISA) refusal to give public access to documents related to its follow-up to an investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (case 1689/2024/MIG)

  The case concerned the refusal by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) to give public access to documents related to an investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into misconduct by one of its staff members. In refusing access, ENISA relied on an exception under the EU legislation on public access to documents, arguing that disclosure would undermine the need to protect the privacy and integrity of the individuals mentioned in the documents, including the person concerned by the OLAF investigation.

  The Ombudsman found that the complainant had not established a need for disclosure of the personal data in the public interest, as required by the EU legislation on data protection. ENISA had therefore been justified in refusing to disclose any personal data contained in the documents at issue. However, based on the arguments put forward by ENISA, the Ombudsman was not convinced that the documents at issue constituted personal data in their entirety. She

• How the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) dealt with an issue of annual leave

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