Accountability in the EU

Edited by Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Professor of European and Transnational Public Law, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Jacques Ziller, Honorary Professor of Public Law, Université de Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, Honorary Professor of European Union Law, University of Pavia, Italy and formerly of the European University Institute, Florence

• Contents:1. The Developing Role of the European OmbudsmanHerwig C.H. Hofmann2. The European Ombudsman: A Resilient Institution in a Turbulent, Evolving Administrative OrderJarle Trondal and Anchrit Wille3. Monitoring the law and independent from politics’? The relationship between the European Ombudsman and the European ParliamentChristine Neuhold4. Public Awareness of EU Rights and the Functions of the European Ombudsman: Some Unpleasant FindingsGeorge Tridimas and Takis Tridimas5. Advancing transparency in the European Union: the role of the European OmbudsmanDacian C. Dragos and Bogdana Neamtu6. Discretion and law in the EU administration: where the courts do not enterJoana Mendes7. New perspectives for the European Ombudsman opened by the Lisbon TreatyRoberto Mastroianni8. The Ombudsman's role in promoting good governanceIan Harden9. From Maladministration to Good Administration: Retrospective Reflections on a Ten-Year JourneyP. Nikiforos Diamandouros 10. Variations Around the O-Word: the European Ombudsman from Médiateur to Garante ? Some Concluding RemarksJacques ZillerIndex

‘Accountability in the EU is a collection that will retain value for some years and serve as a starting point for future research into the EO. Accountability in the EU provides us with a robust claim for how the EO should and does operate to add value to the accountability network in the EU. . .’