16/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman welcomes the decision taken by the European Parliament to put an end to discriminatory treatment towards eight of its officials. The latter had complained to the Ombudsman that they had been recruited at a lower grade (C5 instead of C4) compared to colleagues who had successfully completed the same entry examination. The Parliament, which had already had to give way in a similar case to comply with a decision of the Court of First Instance,...