EU's citizens complain about Lack of Transparency

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EUobserver

[SIZE="4"]EU citizens complain about lack of transparency[/SIZE]

Lack of transparency remained the key topic of EU citizens' complaints to the European ombudsman last year, with Maltese, Luxembourg, Cypriot and Belgian citizens having the most grumbles...

The European Commission received the most complaints (66%), deemed as "normal" by the ombudsman, as it takes the most decisions affecting EU citizens' lives. The parliament received 10 percent of complaints, while the office handling applications for EU jobs came in third, with seven percent...

Complaints ranged from age discrimination to language discrimination and lack of transparency concerning MEPs' salaries...

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All the more reason for the planned information campaigns.