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First of all I would like to pass on my congratulations on the level of detail in the report by Ms Mazzoni. In the last two years the European Ombudsman has made promising progress towards ensuring that its activity becomes transparent and understandable for EU citizens. I feel we must not lose sight of this trend, especially now that the European Year of Citizens is approaching. However, it is worthwhile emphasising that while the Treaty of Lisbon armed the world of direct democracies with new rights, notably citizens’ initiatives, we have to be careful with the critical powers regarding freedom of information. As I urged in my speech last October, in terms of access to information we must respect the fact that information can arise in relation to law enforcement, security and defence policy that guarantees the security of European citizens because it is confidential – therefore greater access cannot be called for in connection with classified information, especially not in the spirit of political marketing. At the same time, what is important and indeed exemplary from the report’s perspective is if the Ombudsman undertakes to ensure that institutions and institutional practices change and develop in line with the needs and efforts of citizens to a certain extent. It would be ideal if we were able to handle all the problems where they occur, based on clear and transparent standards. We hope that the Ombudsman intends to carry out his tasks in view of these considerations and with an open mind to the needs of society."@en1
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