Call for Nominations with a view to the Election of the European Ombudsman
Date: 2024-08-30
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Ombudsman, announcement of candidacy, appointment of members








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C/2024/4914


30.8.2024







            CALL FOR NOMINATIONS WITH A VIEW TO THE ELECTION OF THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN
         
(C/2024/4914)


Having regard to Articles 24 and 228 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties adopted by the European Parliament on 24 June 2021 (1) and, in particular, Articles 11 and 12 thereof,
Having regard to Rule 237 of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the Election of the Ombudsman,
Whereas this election of the European Ombudsman by the European Parliament will be for the duration of the 2024-2029 parliamentary term,
Whereas the European Ombudsman is eligible for reappointment,
Whereas the European Ombudsman is chosen from persons who are citizens of the Union, have full civil and political rights, offer every guarantee of independence, meet the conditions required for the exercise of the highest judicial office in their country or have the acknowledged competence and qualifications to undertake the duties of the Ombudsman, and have not been members of national governments or members of the European Parliament, the European Council or the European Commission within the two years preceding the date of publication of the calSl for nominations.


1.   

Nominations are hereby invited with a view to the election of the European Ombudsman by the European Parliament.



2.   

Applicants must have the support of a minimum of 39 Members of the European Parliament who are nationals of at least two Member States and must provide all supporting documents needed to show conclusively that they fulfil the conditions required by the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, as well as a solemn undertaking on their part that, if elected, they will not engage in any other occupation, whether gainful or not, during their term of office.



3.   

Nominations must be submitted to the President of the European Parliament no later than 30 September 2024 (2).



4.   

The processing of all personal data during the assessment and election procedure will be compliant with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). All details on the processing activities are available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ombudsmanelection/en/home.





Roberta METSOLA
                  

President of the European Parliament






(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2021/1163 of the European Parliament of 24 June 2021 laying down the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties (Statute of the European Ombudsman) and repealing Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom (OJ L 253,16.7.2021, p. 1).

(2)  Nominations should be sent to:
The President of the European Parliament
(Nominations to the post of European Ombudsman)
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Postal address:





Allée du Printemps




B.P. 1024/F




67070 Strasbourg




FRANCE




or




60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60




1047 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Nominations should state relevant contact details, including an electronic address.

(3)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).


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