Brussels, 19/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman, Jacob Söderman, warmly welcomed the news from the European Commission that it has fulfilled the requirements of his draft recommendation on the import of reindeer meat from Russia by organising an on-the-spot inspection. This follows his inquiry into alleged lack of impartiality in the procedures leading the Commission to allow the imports (see EUROPE 17 December 2001). After the follow-up mission had been carried out and with...