EU Institutions: Revisiting Gender Balance and Women’s Empowerment by Gabriela Belova, Albena Ivanova

“…The authors point out that, at the moment, three of the institutions included in the single institutional framework of the EU are headed by women—Ursula von der Leyen, Roberta Metsola, and Christine Lagarde—and the European Ombudsman is a woman. This represents an undisputed achievement in the field of gender balance at a higher political level within the EU as well as the appointment of the first-ever commissioner for equality. …”
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INVOLVEMENT OF THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION IN THE MECHANISM OF CONSTITUTIONAL JUSTICE by Elena ANGHEL

“…Since the adoption of the law, the People's Advocate is organized and operates in Romania exercising a general mandate to defend the rights and freedoms of individuals in their relations especially with public administration authorities, borrowing the experience of the classic Western European ombudsman. Year 2002 marks a new stage in the evolution of the People's Advocate institution, by adding to the existing competencies the possibility of involvement in the mechanism of constitutional justice. …”
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Right to Information and Communication between Government and Citizens: Identifying Continuities and Discontinuities in the Practices of Turkey at the 10th Anniversary of the Law o... by Tuğba ASRAK HASDEMİR

“…Also this article will focus on the applications to the Council of Cassation of Right to Information in Turkey since this Council, like European Ombudsman, is the final authority to review the decisions related with partial or full refusal of the access to the information and documents. …”
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Right to Information and Communication between Government and Citizens: Identifying Continuities and Discontinuities in the Practices of Turkey at the 10th Anniversary of the Law o... by Tuğba ASRAK HASDEMİR

“…Also this article will focus on the applications to the Council of Cassation of Right to Information in Turkey since this Council, like European Ombudsman, is the final authority to review the decisions related with partial or full refusal of the access to the information and documents. …”
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Why we need easy access to all data from all clinical trials and how to accomplish it by Gøtzsche Peter C

“…Such calls have come, for example, from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Health Organization (WHO), the US National Institutes of Heath, the US Congress, the European Commission, the European ombudsman, journal editors, The Cochrane Collaboration, and several funders, for example the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation.…”
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