Strasbourg, 16/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On opening the plenary session on 15 April, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz announced that the election of the new European ombudsman - who will replace Nikiforos Diamandouros on 1 October - will take place during the July session (1-4 July).
A call for applications was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 4 April and applications must be submitted by 8 May at the latest. To be admitted, the candidates must inter alia...