Associate Prof in Media and Global Development @developmentuea
Researching borders & camps | resistance & solidarity | transparency & public spheres
Jul 4, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
1/ Earlier this year, I filed a complaint to the @EUombudsman over @EUHomeAffairs handling of my #FOIA request. The verdict is now in: the European Commission committed an act of maladministration.
But this is a bittersweet victory. ombudsman.europa.eu/en/decision/en…
2/Why? Because the entire record is gone. Since 2015, Commission representatives stationed on Greek islands have been sending daily updates to Brussels about the situation in EU hotspots. The emails are the principal source of information for relevant policymakers & bureaucrats.