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of the act of maladministration. You must clearly state who you are, which institution or body you are complaining about and what problem you are complaining about, though you may ask for the complaint to remain confidential.

What result can I expect?



If the Ombudsman cannot deal with your complaint – for example, if it has already been the subject of a court case – he will do his best to advise you which other body may be able to help. However, if he can deal with your complaint he will.

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Ombudsman1 - ombudsmenas
Uncover2 – atvožti, atidengti, nudengti, nuvožti
Refusal3 - atsisakymas; (pasiūlymo, pakvietimo ir pan.) atmetimas

To resolve1 your problem, the Ombudsman may simply need to inform the institution or body concerned. If the problem is not cleared up during his enquiries, the Ombudsman will try to find a friendly solution which puts the matter right and satisfies you.

If this fails, the Ombudsman can make recommendations to resolve the issue. If the institution concerned does not accept his recommendations, he can make a special report to the European Parliament so that it can take whatever political action is necessary.

Every year, the Ombudsman presents the European Parliament with a report on all his work.
The position of European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) was created in 2001. The responsibility of the EDPS is to make sure that all EU institutions and bodies respect people’s right to privacy when processing their personal data.
What does the EDPS do?
When EU institutions or bodies process personal data about an identifiable2 person, they must respect that person’s right to privacy. The EDPS makes sure they do so, and advises them on all aspects of personal data processing.

‘Processing’ covers activities such as collecting information, recording and storing it, retrieving it for consultation, sending it or making it available to other people, and also blocking, erasing or destroying data.

There are strict3 privacy rules governing these activities. For example, EU institutions and bodies are not allowed to process personal data that reveals4 your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or trade-union membership. Nor may they process data on your health or sex life, unless the data is needed for health care purposes. Even then, the data must be processed by a health professional or other person who is sworn5 to professional secrecy.
The EDPS works with the Data Protection Officers in each EU institution or body to ensure that the date privacy rules are applied.

In 2004, Mr Peter Johan Hustinx was appointed as European Data Protection Supervisor and Mr Joaquin Bayo Delgado as the Assistant Supervisor.
How can the EDPS help you?
If you have reason to believe that your right to privacy has been infringed by an EU institution or body misusing your personal data, you should complain to the European Data Protection Supervisor. He will investigate your complaint and let you know as soon as possible whether he agrees with it and, if, so, how the situation is being put right. For example, he can order the institution or body concerned to correct, block, erase6 or destroy any of your personal data that has been unlawfully7 processed.
If you disagree with his decision, you may take the matter to the Court of Justice.

Interinstitutional bodies

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Resolve1 –apsisprendimas
Identifiable2 - atpažįstamas , pripažintas, aiškus
Strict3 – griežtas, reiklus
Reveal4 – atskleisti, parodyti
Sworn5 – prisiekęs
Erase6 – ištrinti; išskusti; nuvalyti
Unlawfully7 – neteisėtas, neįstatymiškas


The Publications Office
The full name of this body is the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. It acts as the publishing house for the EU institutions, producing and distributing all official European Union publications, on paper and in digital form.

European Personnel Selection Office
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) became operational in January 2003. Its task is to set competitive examinations for recruiting staff to work in all the EU institutions. This is more efficient than having each institution organise its own recruitment competitions. EPSO’s annual budget of roughly €21 million is 11% less than what the EU institutions used to spend on recruitment.
An agency is not an EU institution: it is a body set up by a specific piece of EU legislation to carry out a very specific task. Not all EU agencies have the word ‘agency’ in their official title: they may, instead, be called a Centre, Foundation, Institute, Observatory, Office, etc.

Three of them – the EDA, EUISS and EUSC – carry out tasks for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (the ‘second pillar’ of the European Union). Four others – AMOCEB, CEPOL, Europol and Eurojust – help co-ordinate Police and Judicial Cooperation in criminal matters (the ‘third pillar’ of the European Union), including management of the EU’s external borders.
All the other agencies carry out tasks under the EU’s ‘first pillar’– the so-called ‘Community domain’.


Literature

1. http://www.ipc.lt/wg/php/wg0.php?zs=29
2. http://europa.eu.int/index_lt.htm
3. http://www.etazinios.lt/article/zinios/49/
4. http://www.penki.lt/news.aspx?Lang=LT&Element=News&IMAction=&TopicID=21
5. Vitalis Nakrošis, Europos Sąjungos regioninė politika ir struktūrinių fondų valdymas, 2003 m
6. Vygandas Paulikas, Europos Sąjungos institucijos ir valdymas, 2004 m.