Has the EU really become more transparent? Sort of, EU ombudswoman says | Radio Schuman

As EU ombudswoman since 2013, Emily O’Reilly oversees an impartial physique tasked with holding EU establishments accountable. She investigates circumstances of maladministration, both on her personal initiative or in response to complaints from EU residents.

O’Reilly has additionally urged the European Fee to fight secrecy, which she argues undermines public belief. In 2022, her workplace criticised Ursula von der Leyen’s undisclosed textual content messages with Pfizer’s CEO throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Extra just lately, she referred to as for the publication of a secret protocol despatched to Mercosur, pressed for human rights protections within the EU-Tunisia migration deal, and demanded readability from Frontex on its function in Mediterranean search and rescue operations.

In her newest motion, O’Reilly opened an inquiry into the Fee’s resolution to loosen up environmental requirements within the Frequent Agricultural Coverage following protests by European farmers.

Immediately, Radio Schuman brings you a style of Euronews’ Isabel Silva’s interview with O’Reilly, which will probably be revealed in full this week.

We’ll additionally take a fast have a look at the European Parliament agenda for the day, which incorporates a dialogue with particular friends on the Capital Markets Union and the brand new plan to finance Ukraine.

In France right now, a trial begins involving the far-right Nationwide Rally celebration, accused of utilizing EU funds to pay its personal celebration staff.

And to complete off the present, let’s speak about whether or not and when therapies involving psychedelic medicine would possibly turn out to be legally permitted in Europe.

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