Ombudsman’s Office takes part in European meeting on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

On 5 and 6 February, the Ombudsman’s Office took part in a European meeting of peers to discuss the European Union (EU) Pact on Migration and Asylum.

Organised by the Dutch Ombudsman, the event aimed to debate the implications of the Pact in the field of fundamental rights, as well as to share expectations and experiences about its impact on the functioning and mandate of Ombudsman-type institutions.

The meeting took place at the premises of the Belgian Federal Ombudsmen in Brussels and was attended by representatives of various counterpart institutions in the Member States, as well as the EU Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly.