Press and Information Division

PRESS RELEASE No 26/03

1 April 2003

FORMAL SITTING

SOLEMN UNDERTAKING BY THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN



Today the Court of Justice received the solemn undertaking given by Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros on the occasion of his taking up his duties as European Ombudsman.

Mr Diamandouros succeeds Mr Jacob Söderman, the first European Ombudsman, who was appointed in 1995.

Mr Diamandouros's CV can be found on the Ombudsman's website:

http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int




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