Brussels, 24/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - Presenting his annual report, the European Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros, stressed in Brussels on 24 April that “the rate of complaints still stands at the record high level attained in 2004”. One quarter of the inquiries carried out in 2005 concerned lack of transparency in the EU administration, including refusal of information. According to the Ombudsman: “The EU institutions have, over the years, done a lot to improve their services for...