We wanted to invite the European Ombudsman to the meeting. VP promised this to the EO over a year ago.

C.

From: SLOOTJES Rene (HR)
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 11:55 AM
To: JAKOB Thinam (HR)
Cc: SCHIEBLE Christoph (HR); WILLIAMS Karen (HR); LINDER Christian (CAB-SEFCOVIC)
Subject: whistleblowing - ethics correspondents

Dear Thinam,

The guidelines on whistleblowing are set for adoption on 6 December (coming Thursday).

We would like to do a presentation to the ethics correspondents at the next meeting of the network on this, which would take place in January if I'm not mistaken(?).

Separately, the cabinet informed us that the Vice-President would like to meet the ethics correspondents on ethics issues: whistleblowing, gifts and transparency were mentioned. Could you organise this?

Timing of this meeting would also be early next year – best to plan this after the next network meeting so that the correspondents are fully informed of the whistleblowing rules.

Many thanks,

René