Jacob Söderman, den europæiske ombudsmand, holdt et indlæg i denne forbindelse og meddelte, at han siden han indledte sit arbejde for næsten syv år siden, har modtaget 10 000 henvendelser fra borgere vedrørende dårlig forvaltning i fællesskabsinstitutionerne.
On this matter Mr Söderman, the European Ombudsman, said that since he had taken up his duties (almost 7 years ago) he had received 10 000 applications from citizens on cases of maladministration by Community institutions.