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:
Languages available: all the official languages. For further information on the formal sitting, please contact Christopher Fretwell: Tel: (352) 4303 3355; fax: (352) 4303 2731 Pictures of the sitting are available on "Europe by Satellite" European Commission, Press and Information Service L-2920 Luxembourg: tel (352) 4301 35 177 ) fax (352) 4301 35 249 or B-1049 Brussels: tel (32) 2-296 4106 ) fax (32) 2-296 5956 or (32) 2-230 1280 |