On Friday 19 July, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, announced the opening of an inquiry following a complaint lodged by the NGO Foodwatch International, criticising the EU Council for still not having guidelines for commercial sponsorship by EU Council Presidencies.
In a letter dated 15 July to the Secretary General of the EU Council, Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, the European Ombudsman contests the EU Council's earlier response to the NGO that it was not in a position to “examine or...