Brussels, 26/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - Speaking before the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Ombudsman Jacob Soederman explained the reasons for his request to have the statute of the Ombudsman amended so as to get rid of the restrictions on (1) access to documents, (2) hearings of officials and other agents of Community bodies. He was speaking in the perspective of the report that the European Parliament has to draw up on the draft revision of Article 3...