21/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - 8 candidates for ombudsman post. On 20 May, at the opening of the European Parliament plenary session, the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, announced that eight candidates had applied for the post of Ombudsman. These candidacies were sent to him before 8 May deadline, although Schulz explained that only six are eligible. The six are Alex Brenninkmeijer (Dutch Ombudsman), Markus Jaeger (Council of Europe official), Ria Oomen-Ruijten MEP (EPP,...