Enhver unionsborger samt enhver fysisk eller juridisk person med bopæl eller hjemsted i en medlemsstat har ret til at klage til Den Europæiske Ombudsmand over tilfælde af fejl og forsøm­melser i forbindelse med handlinger foretaget af Unionens institutioner, organer, kontorer og agen­turer med undtagelse af Den Europæiske Unions Domstol under udøvelsen af dens domstolsfunk­tioner.
Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State has the right to refer to the European Ombudsman cases of maladministration in the activities of the institutions, bodies, offices or agencies of the Union, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role.