19/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Ombudsman has received complaints from citizens on the death of clandestine immigrants in Spanish territorial waters. Nikiforos Diamandouros referred these plaintiffs to the Spanish national ombudsman, pointing out that the European Ombudsman's competency is limited to cases of mis-management on the part of the institutions and bodies of the European Union. Concerning the suggestion that the European authorities should adopt a position on this...