Emily oreilly reelected as european ombudsman

Tullamore native and European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has been re-elected by the European Parliament. 

She was elected with 569 votes in favour out of 678 MEPs today. Her mandate will last for five years.

Ms O’Reilly said “I am delighted to have been re-elected as European Ombudsman and I thank the European Parliament for its broad cross-party support. The work that I began in October 2013 continues, transforming my strategic goals into reality, with a view to improving the quality of the European Union administration for the sake of all Europeans.'

'The EU has unfortunately not yet achieved the high levels of legitimacy which it needs among many Europeans. This is mainly a political challenge but also one for the EU administration. It is already of a very high standard, but must become the ‘gold standard’ in ethics, transparency, accountability and effectiveness. My task is to work with the institutions and agencies to help make that happen.'

The new European Commission has made a fresh and positive start, and I am confident we can make real progress together in the next five years,” she remarked.

The European Ombudsman will now work to implement her new strategy “Towards 2019” with the key objectives of ensuring relevance, increasing visibility and achieving greater impact.