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Det kan noteres, at ombudsmanden og hans stab deltog i 80 konferencer, seminarer og lignende i 2003, og at ombudsmanden besøgte næsten alle medlemslande, nye såvel som gamle.
It can be recorded that the Ombudsman and his staff attended 80 conferences, seminars, etc. in 2003 and the Ombudsman has visited almost all Member States, both old and new.
Ikke desto mindre er det på samme tid blevet tydeligt, at der mangler viden om, hvilke områder der er omfattet af ombudsmandens beføjelser, siden en overvældende procentdel af klagerne falder uden for hans kompetence.
At the same time, however, there is little awareness of what falls within the Ombudsman’s mandate, since the overwhelming proportion of complaints fall outside his mandate.
I disse tilfælde opfordres klageren til at kontakte andre organer, navnlig Udvalget for Andragender og nationale eller lokale ombudsmænd.
In these cases complainants are urged to contact other bodies, in particular, the Committee on Petitions and national or local ombudsmen.
Der blev iværksat undersøgelser i 253 sager, og der faldt afgørelser i 180 sager.
Investigations were initiated in 253 cases and decisions taken in 180 cases.
I 87 sager konkluderede ombudsmanden, at der ikke var fundet noget bevis på fejl eller forsømmelser.
In 87 cases, the Ombudsman concluded that there was no evidence of maladministration.
48 sager blev afsluttet af de respektive institutioner.
48 cases were settled by the relevant institution.
Årsberetningen beskriver en del sager, der er blevet behandlet i løbet af 2003.
The annual report describes a selection of cases dealt with during 2003.
En kort gennemgang af nogle af de forskellige typer sager kan ses nedenfor.
A brief account of certain categories of cases is given below.
Den tidligere ombudsmand, Jacob Söderman, gjorde i årenes løb en stor indsats for at sikre at institutionerne offentliggjorde deres dokumenter.
The previous Ombudsman, Jacob Söderman, made a considerable effort over the years to achieve a situation in which the institutions make their documents available to the public
Det skal her bemærkes, at Parlamentet tidligere har modtaget en særlig rapport om problemet med hensyn til aktindsigt i forbindelse med henstillingen til Rådet i klage 917/2000 fra den britiske NGO "Statewatch".
It should be remembered that Parliament has on a previous occasion received a special report on the problem of access to documents in connection with the recommendation to the Council in complaint 917/2000 by the British NGO 'Statewatch'.
Klage 648/2002 vedrørte Rådets afslag på at give fuld aktindsigt i dokumenter, der omhandler forhandlinger i forbindelse med et forslag om gennemførelse af konkurrencereglerne i EF-traktatens art. 81 og 82.
Complaint 648/2002 concerned the Council’s refusal to grant full access to documents relating to negotiations in connection with a proposal for a regulation implementing the competition rules in Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty.
Rådet havde afslået at give aktindsigt i visse afsnit af dokumenterne med henvisning til forordning (EF) nr. 1049/2001, art. 4, stk. 3, der tillader afslag på aktindsigt, hvis dokumentets udbredelse kan være til alvorlig skade for institutionens beslutningsproces.
The Council had declined to grant access to certain sections of the documents by invoking Article 4(3) of Regulation No 1049/2001 which allows access to be refused if disclosure of the document would seriously undermine the institution’s decision-making process.
Disse afsnit af dokumenterne omhandlede nationale delegationers holdninger og forslag.
These sections concerned the proposals and positions of national delegations.
Ombudsmanden og klageren var af den mening, at det ville være tilstrækkeligt at slette delegationens navn og derefter at frigive dokumentet som sådan til klageren.
The complainant and the Ombudsman were of the opinion that it was sufficient to delete the delegation’s name and then to release the text as such to the complainant.
Rådet havde helt slettet passager i teksten.
The Council had deleted entire passages from the text.
Sagen blev afsluttet med en kritisk bemærkning, hvorefter Rådet besluttede at give klageren adgang til dokumentet i dets helhed.
The case concluded with a critical remark whereupon the Council decided to grant the complainant access to the documents in their entirety.
Klage 1015/2002 omhandlede bl.a. Rådets afslag på aktindsigt i responsa fra Rådets juridiske tjeneste.
Complaint 1015/2002 concerned, among other things, the Council’s refusal to grant access to opinions from the Council’s Legal Service.
Rådet afslog i begyndelsen at give aktindsigt med henvisning til forordning (EF) nr. 1049/2001, art. 4, stk. 2, som under visse omstændigheder giver institutionerne mulighed for at afslå aktindsigt i bl.a. responsa.
The Council declined initially to grant access to these documents by invoking Article 4(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001 which allows the institutions under certain circumstances to refuse access inter alia to legal opinions.
Rådet havde givet et generelt afslag.
The Council had given a general refusal.
Ombudsmanden anmodede om aktindsigt i disse dokumenter og understregede, at der bør skelnes mellem responsa i forbindelse med retsforfølgning, som normalt ikke offentliggøres, og responsa udkast til lovgivning, som bør være tilgængelig for offentligheden.
The Ombudsman requested that access be given to these documents and emphasised that a distinction should be made between legal opinions connected with legal proceedings which are normally not published and opinions on draft legislation which ought to be accessible to the public.
Disse to eksempler viser, at institutionerne stadig nærer modvilje mod at give aktindsigt i dokumenter, og at de ikke har forstået, at fri adgang til dokumenter bør være reglen og ikke undtagelsen, og at der derfor ikke automatisk bør gives afslag, men at der skal træffes afgørelse fra sag til sag.
These two examples show that the institutions are still reluctant about granting access to documents and that they have not understood that free access to documents is the rule and that there is nothing automatic about derogations but that it is necessary to decide on a case-by-case basis.
I denne sammenhæng skal det nævnes, at Europa-Parlamentet klart har fastslået i sin beslutning af 14. marts 2002
In this context it should be mentioned that the European Parliament has clearly stated in its resolution of 14 March 2002
EUT C 47 E af 27.2.2002, s. 483. om gennemførelse af forordning (EF) nr. 1049/2001, at Parlamentet er uenig med Kommissionen, der fortsat afslår adgang til dokumenter, der omhandler overtrædelsesproceduren, jf. EF-traktatens art. 226.
OJ C47 E, 27.2.2003, p.483. on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 that it disagreees with the Commission that continues to deny access to documents concerning infringement procedures under Article 226 of the Treaty.
Udvalget for Andragender har gentagne gange uden held forsøgt at få adgang til information om sager, hvor Kommissionen har indledt overtrædelsesprocedure mod en medlemsstat, ofte som resultat af et andragende indgivet til Europa-Parlamentet.
The Committee on Petitions has repeatedly and in vain tried to obtain information on cases where the Commission has, often as a result of petitions submitted to the European Parliament, opened an infringement procedure against a Member State.
- Mere åbenhed i forbindelse med udvælgelsesprøver
- More openness in connection with recruitment competitions
Ombudsmanden har i tidens løb modtaget en mængde klager fra borgere om mangel på gennemskuelighed og åbenhed i forbindelse med udvælgelsesprøver.
The Ombudsman has over the years received a large number of complaints from citizens about lack of transparency and openness in connection with recruitment competitions.
Siden en af ombudsmandens mål er at forbedre forholdene mellem institutionerne og offentligheden, og siden et stort antal borgere for første gang kommer i kontakt med en af institutionerne i forbindelse med udvælgelsesprøverne, er det vigtigt, at de får et godt førstehåndsindtryk.
Since one of the Ombudsman’s chief objectives is to improve relations between the institutions and the general public and since a large number of citizens come into contact for the first time with an institution in connection with a recruitment competition, it is important that they receive a good impression.
Ombudsmandens henstilling om, at kandidater bør have adgang til deres rettede prøvebesvarelser, blev accepteret af Kommissionen tilbage i 1999 og senere i 2000 af Europa-Parlamentet.
The Ombudsman’s recommendation that candidates ought to have access to their marked examination scripts was accepted by the Commission back in 1999 and later in 2000 by the European Parliament.
Ombudsmanden behandlede i 2003 to klager (2097/2002 og 2059/2002) over Rådets afslag på at give adgang til rettede prøvebesvarelser.
In 2003 the Ombudsman dealt with two complaints (2097/2002 and 2059/2002) on the Council’s refusal to grant access to marked examination scripts.
Efter Ombudsmandens henstilling har Rådet nu endelig besluttet at ændre sine regler.
Following a recommendation from the Ombudsman the Council too has now at last agreed to alter its rules.
Det kan derfor nu konstateres, at alle kandidater, der har deltaget i udvælgelsesprøver har ret til at se deres rettede prøvebesvarelser.
It can therefore now be said that all candidates in recruitment competitions have access to their marked examination scripts.
Klage 341/2001 angik Europa-Parlamentets afslag på at informere klageren om navnene på de kandidater, der havde bestået udvælgelsesprøven, og det antal point, de havde fået.
Complaint 341/2001 concerned the European Parliament’s refusal to inform the complainant of the names of the successful candidates in a recruitment competition and the points they obtained.
Ombudsmanden fremsendte en henstilling til Parlamentet, hvori han opfordrede det til i fremtiden at udarbejde en sådan liste, og at Parlamentet derudover skulle underrette alle kandidaterne om, at en sådan liste blev offentliggjort.
The Ombudsman addressed a recommendation to Parliament calling on it to ensure that in future the institution produced such a list and, moreover, informed all candidates that such a list would be published.
I første omgang nægtede Parlamentet at følge henstillingen.
Parliament initially refused to follow the recommendation.
Ombudsmanden besluttede derfor, at udarbejde en særlig rapport, hvorefter Parlamentet valgte at følge ombudsmandens henstilling.
The Ombudsman then decided to draw up a special report, following which Parliament chose to follow the Ombudsman’s recommendation.
Det er også et resultat af ombudsmandens indsats, at der ikke længere findes aldersgrænser ved institutionernes udvælgelsesprøverne.
The fact that age limits no longer apply in the institutions’ recruitment competitions is also thanks to the efforts of the Ombudsman.
De fleste udvælgelsesprøver vil i fremtiden blive foretaget af EPSO (De Europæiske Fællesskabers Personaleudvælgelseskontor).
Most of the recruitment competitions in the EU will in the future be organised by EPSO (European Personnel Selection Office).
En henstilling bør derfor sendes til EPSO for at sikre, at det følger de regler om åbenhed og gennemskuelighed, som er blevet indført ikke mindst som følge af ombudsmandens indsats.
A recommendation should be addressed to EPSO that it also comply with the rules on openness and transparency which have been introduced not least thanks to the efforts of the Ombudsman.
- Sager om forsinkelser, manglende svar på korrespondance, uhøflig sprogbrug, etc.
- Cases of delay, failure to answer correspondence, discourteous language, etc.
En række klager kunne have været undgået, hvis klageren havde modtaget et tilfredsstillende svar i rette tid.
A number of complaints could have been avoided if the complainants had received a satisfactory answer in time.
Selv om institutionerne faktisk har handlet korrekt, opstår sagerne, fordi de ikke har forstået at forklare klageren, hvorfor de har handlet, som de har gjort.
Cases often arise where the institution has in fact acted correctly but has failed to explain to the complainant the reasons why it has acted as it has done.
Sådanne sager kan munde ud i en kritisk bemærkning fra ombudsmanden.
Such cases may give rise to a critical remark from the Ombudsman.
En deltager i en udvælgelsesprøve havde ikke forstået forskellen mellem "at have opnået det nødvendige antal point" og "være kommet på reservelisten" og blev anklaget for at ville snyde.
A participant in a recruitment competition had not understood the difference between ‘having obtained the necessary number of points’ and ‘entered on the reserve list’ and was accused of wanting to ‘cheat’.
Embedsmænd i EU kan til tider have tendens til at glemme, hvor svært det kan være for udefrakommende at forstå EU-jargon, såvel som hvordan EU's institutioner fungerer.
EU officials can be inclined to forget that it may be difficult for outsiders to understand the way the institutions operate as well as EU jargon.
En anden sag handler om en ansat ved EU's politimission i Sarajevo, som blev afskediget på grund af upassende opførsel.
Another case concerns an employee at the EU police mission in Sarajevo who was dismissed for misconduct.
Afskedigelsen var åbenbart berettiget, men vedkommende havde ikke fået mulighed for at give sin forklaring af sagen.
The dismissal was apparently justified but the person in question was not given an opportunity to express his view of the matter.
Uhøflig sprogbrug kan også afstedkomme en kritisk bemærkning.
Discourteous language may also result in a critical remark.
Institutionerne bliver nødt til at forstå, at korrekt og tilfredsstillende kommunikation med klageren er i deres egen interesse.
The message needs to be got across to the institutions that proper and satisfactory communication with complainants is in their own interest.
- Fællesskabets adfærdskodeks for god forvaltningsskik
- The European code of good administrative behaviour
Ombudsmanden fremlagde i 1999 et forslag til en adfærdskodeks for god forvaltningsskik i Fællesskabets forskellige institutioner og organer.
In 1999 the Ombudsman put forward a proposal for a code of good administrative behaviour for EU institutions and bodies.
Parlamentet vedtog beslutningen den 6. september 2001
On 6 September 2001 Parliament adopted the resolution
De fleste institutioner og organer har siden besluttet sig for at anvende kodeksen som en retningslinje i forhold til offentligheden.
Most institutions and bodies have adopted the code as a guideline for their relations with the general public.
Da det er yderst vigtigt, at alle institutionerne følger den samme kodeks, har ombudsmanden og Udvalget for Andragender gentagne gange opfordret Kommissionen til også at tilslutte sig brugen af den fælles kodeks.
Since it is of the utmost importance that all institutions follow the same code, the Ombudsman and the Committee on Petitions have repeatedly called on the Commission to adopt the common code.
Under drøftelsen af Ombudsmandens Årsberetningen for 2001 den 26. september 2002, udtalte kommissionær Erkki Liikanen, at Kommissionen havde sin egen kodeks, som på mange områder svarede til ombudsmandens kodeks, og at Kommissionen ikke var i stand til at foreslå en forordning med en adfærdskodeks for god forvaltningsskik, som den var blevet opfordret til at gøre.
During the debate on the Ombudsman’s annual report for 2001 on 26 September 2002 Commissioner Liikanen stated that the Commission had its own code which on many points matched the Ombudsman’s code and that the Commission was not in a position to propose a regulation containing the code of good administrative behaviour as the Commission had been invited to do.
Under drøftelsen af Ombudsmandens Årsberetning for 2002 den 25. september 2003 udtalte Kommissionens viceformand, Loyola de Palacio, at udkastet til forfatningstraktaten indeholdt retsgrundlaget for et fremtidigt regelsæt for god forvaltningsskik.
During the debate on the Ombudsman’s annual report for 2002 on 25 September 2003 Commission Vice-President Loyola de Palacio stated that the draft Constitutional Treaty contained a legal basis for future legislation on good administrative behaviour.
Ombudsmanden fremfører i årsberetningen, at han som opfølgning skrev til Kommissionens formand, at forberedelserne burde igangsættes med det samme, således at lovgivningen kan gennemføres, så snart forfatningen er vedtaget.
The Ombudsman states in the annual report that, by way of follow-up, he wrote to the Commission President that this legislation ought to be prepared starting now so that it could be rapidly implemented when the Constitution is adopted.
Ordføreren kan kun tilslutte sig dette ønske, ikke mindst set i lyset af den kendsgerning, at forfatningen i mellemtiden er blevet vedtaget af Det Europæiske Råd.
The rapporteur can only endorse this request, not least in view of the fact that the Constitution has in the meantime been adopted by the European Council.
- Ombudsmandens adgang til dokumenter og vidneforklaringer
- Inspection of documents and hearing of witnesses by the Ombudsman
Artikel 3, stk. 2, i Ombudsmandens statut omhandler til dels ombudsmandens aktindsigt og til dels hans ret til at anmode om en vidneforklaring.
Article 3(2) of the Ombudsman's statute deals partly with the Ombudsman's access to documents and partly with his hearing of witnesses.
Ombudsmanden kontaktede formanden for Kommissionen med skrivelse af den 13. december 1999, hvori han foreslog en ændring af de pågældende regler.
By letter of 13 December 1999, the Ombudsman contacted the President of Parliament with a proposed change to the relevant provisions.
Han mente, at art. 3, stk. 2, begrænser ombudsmandens beføjelser til at foretage undersøgelser.
His view was that Article 3(2) imposes restrictions on the Ombudsman in terms of his investigative powers.
I henhold til den nuværende formulering kan adgang til dokumenter afslås på baggrund af "behørigt begrundet henvisning til tavshedspligt", og adgang til dokumenter, der er klassificerede som hemmelige, kan kun gives i det tilfælde "at den pågældende medlemsstat forinden har givet sit samtykke hertil".
According to the current wording, access to documents can be refused 'on duly substantiated grounds of secrecy' and access to documents from a Member State that are classed as secret may be granted only where 'that Member State has given its prior agreement'.
Derudover skal ansatte indkaldt til vidneforklaringer svare "efter instrukser fra deres administrationer og har fortsat tavshedspligt".
In addition, employees of the institutions called on to testify must speak 'in accordance with instructions from their administrations and shall continue to be bound by their duty of professional secrecy'.
Ifølge beslutningen skulle ovenstående begrænsninger fjernes.
In the resolution it was resolved to remove the above restrictions.
Det er i henhold til EF-traktatens art. 195, stk. 4, Europa-Parlamentet, som fastsætter ombudsmandens statut efter høring af Kommissionen og med godkendelse af Rådet, der træffer afgørelse med kvalificeret flertal.
Pursuant to Article 195(4) of the EC Treaty, Parliament lays down the Ombudsman's statute after consulting the Commission and with the approval of the Council acting by a qualified majority.
Kommissionen udtrykte forbehold over for forslaget, og Rådet kunne ikke godkende det.
The Commission expressed reservations about the proposal and the Council was unable to approve it.
En delegation fra Udvalget for Andragender besøgte København den 17.-18. september 2002, hvor de fremlagde problemet for den danske europaminister, Bertel Haarder, der var rådsformand.
A delegation from the Committee on Petitions that visited Copenhagen on 17-18 September 2002 submitted the problem to the Danish Minister for European Affairs, Bertel Haarder, Council President.
Han lovede at tage sagen op i Rådet.
He promised to raise the matter in the Council.
Dette skete ved møder i Rådet (almindelige anliggender) i oktober og november 2002.
This happened at meetings of the General Affairs Group in October and November 2002.
Et kvalificeret flertal i Rådet kunne ikke tilslutte sig Parlamentets beslutning.
A qualified majority of the Council was unable to approve Parliament's resolution.
Det var ikke desto mindre Rådets holdning, at Ombudsmandens Statut bør opdateres set i lyset af udviklingen og gennemførelsen af forordning (EF) nr. 1049/2001 om aktindsigt i dokumenter.
However, the view was expressed that the Ombudsman's statute should be updated in the light of developments and of the implementation of Regulation No 1049/2001 on access to documents.
Ombudsmanden bringer ikke dette emne på banen i sin årsberetning, hvilket sikkert afspejler, at han ikke har oplevet problemer med hensyn til sin kontrol af dokumenter.
The Ombudsman does not broach this problem in the annual report, which is surely a reflection of the fact that he has not encountered problems in connection with his inspection of documents.
Det er ordførerens overbevisning, at artikel 3, stk. 2, sætter begrænsninger for ombudsmandens arbejde, hvilket er i strid med den tillid, som der ellers vises ombudsmanden.
The rapporteur believes that Article 3(2) imposes restrictions on the work of the Ombudsman, this being at variance with the confidence generally demonstrated towards the Ombudsman.
Emnet bør tages op igen i den nye valgperiode.
The issue ought to be raised again in the new parliamentary term.
- Samarbejde mellem Udvalget for Andragender og ombudsmanden
- Cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and the Ombudsman
Der bliver ofte opfordret til et tættere samarbejde mellem Udvalget for Andragender og ombudsmanden.
There are regular calls for enhanced cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and the Ombudsman.
Forholdet er karakteriseret ved tillid og vilje til at samarbejde, men bortset fra en gensidig aftale om overførsel af sager - hvilket førte til, at seks klager blev overført til Udvalget for Andragender og andre 243 klagere blev rådet til at fremsende et andragende - erkendes det, at samarbejdet mellem disse organer i praksis ikke er særlig vidtrækkende.
Relations are characterised by trust and the will to cooperate, but apart from an agreement on mutual transfer of cases - which led to six complaints being tranferred to the Committee on Petitions and a further 243 complainants being advised to submit petition - it has to be recognised that cooperation is not particularly far-reaching in practice.
Jacob Söderman fremsatte selv nogle forslag til et tættere samarbejde i forbindelse med præsentationen af årsberetningen for 2001, men de er ikke blevet gennemført.
Jakob Söderman himself put forward certain specific proposals for closer cooperation in connection with the presentation of the 2001 annual report, but these have not been put into practice.
En faktor, som modvirker samarbejdet, er dog uden tvivl de forskellige arbejdsmetoder.
One factor hampering cooperation is undoubtedly the different working methods.
Ombudsmanden oprettede i 1996 et netværk af kontakter, der består af ombudsmænd og lignende organer, der bl.a. har haft til formål at gøre det lettere at videresende klager, der falder uden for ombudsmandens kompetencer, til de organer i medlemslandene, som bedst muligt kan behandle disse klager.
In 1996, the Ombudsman established a network of contacts comprising ombudsmen and similar bodies which, among other things, was meant to make it easier to forward on complaints that are outside the Ombudsman's terms of reference to those bodies in Member States that are best suited to deal with these complaints.
Udvalget for Andragender modtager en lang række klager, der må afvises, eftersom de angår sager, som ikke falder inden for EU's arbejdsområde.
The Committee on Petitions receives a large number of petitions that are declared inadmissible since they relate to matters outside the EU's field of activity.