21/12/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 19 December, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, took the view that the European Commission had not adopted a consistent approach across all its departments to comply with its transparency obligations when dealing with tobacco industry representatives. According to Ms O'Reilly, this is a case of maladministration. The Commission is criticised for not disclosing the minutes of meetings with tobacco industry representatives, and for the lack of a...