A new Ombudsman with a new style: Emily O'Reilly, in office for a year, is bringing changes to the European ombudsman's office, a relatively new institution. She is taking advantage of all available resources to use her mandate to the fullest. Christian Feustel, senior policy adviser at BusinessEurope, says that O’Reilly is not just resolving cases of maladministration, but is extending her area of action to political cases, such as transparency in the transatlantic partnership (TTIP) negotiations.
Indeed, the ombudsman…