First complaint to new European Ombudsman

11 April 2025

Two decades ago former Vice President Gunter Verheugen and the European Commission’s Secretary-General were encouraging me to publish a book about the adoption lobby and how the European Commission countered those forces.

It was the beginning of the end of intercountry adoption.

And of my professional career.

Both took about 15 years to fully crumble.

Nowadays there is less enthusiasm for transparency and accountability at the European Commission.

Let’s see how the new European Ombudsman will deal with this complaint.

A litmus test.