EU: European Parliament re-elects Ombudsman
01 January 2005
The European Parliament has voted to re-elect P. Nikiforos Diamandouros as European Ombudsman with 564 votes out of a total of 643 votes cast. Mr Diamandouros said, "I look forward to continuing to serve EU citizens diligently, dynamically, effectively and, most importantly, fairly and impartially.":
Statement to the Petitions Committee (pdf)