On Europe Day today, we mark 75 years of unity and cooperation — a journey that began with the Schuman Declaration in 1950.

To celebrate this milestone, we asked our colleagues what Europe means to them.

Here is what they said 🗨️

#EuropeDay

'Trust in institutions can never be taken for granted', says Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho at the European Citizen's Initiative Day by @eesc.bsky.social.

Read here on what she thinks is necessary to strengthen citizens' trust in EU institutions: www.ombudsman.europa.eu/speech/20120...

#CivSocWeek

Today on #InternationalWomensDay, European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho celebrates women and girls in Europe and around the world, while recognising the importance of working together to ensure equality becomes a reality.

Join us for the next #BeersPoliticsEU on "Access Granted. How Transparent is Lobbying in Brussels?"
📍 Location: Beer Manía, Chaussée de Wavre 174/176, 1050 Brussels
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
🪴 Doors open: 17:30
⌛ Time: 18:00-19:00
🎫 Entrance: FREE
Signup: www.meetup.com/beers-politi...

Following an inquiry related to participants at a high-level meeting, we have suggested that @ec.europa.eu ask lobbyists who meet with it if they agree to disclosing their data when specifically requested.

This measure would increase lobbying transparency.

🔗 www.ombudsman.europa.eu/case/67700?u...

The Commission should also record any assessment it makes of conflicts of interest risks in relation to work travel by staff.

Following our inquiry into how @ec.europa.eu manages staff business trips, we propose that third party contributions to such trips are recorded when the initial trip request is made.

www.ombudsman.europa.eu/decision/197...

We also found that there is no systematic review of the financial interests of experts. We therefore suggested that @ec.europa.eu asks candidate experts to complete a detailed declaration, including financial and family interests.

We found that, when assessing potential conflicts of interests of external experts evaluating projects under the European Defence Fund, @ec.europa.eu relies mainly on info submitted by these experts. We encourage it to proactively look for other sources.

www.ombudsman.europa.eu/case/64921?u...