OMBUDSMAN CENSURE
July 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has been formally criticised by the European Ombudsman, over its handling and investigation of a complaint against the Greek government by a campaigner opposing the construction of a biological treatment plant and sewerage system in a pretty coastal tourist town.Ombudsman Jacob Söderman has ruled that the Commission misinformed the complainant and kept fundamental information concealed from her and also made a mistake when it concluded that the relevant Directive (on environmental assessments) was not applicable and so ...
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