Annual report 2002 - EOI

234 ANNUAL REPORT | 2002
“might have crystallised his basic view on human life and its purpose”. He concluded his
address by ensuring the Minister that “accepting the values of the Republic would not be
a burden for him”.
Mr Michel Barnier, Member of the Commission and Mrs Anna-Marie Nyroos,
Finnish Ambassador to the Council of Europe congratulating Mr Söderman.
Prominent guests at the ceremony included, amongst others, Mr Renzo IMBENI, Vice-
President of the European Parliament, Mrs Anna-Marie NYROOS, Finnish Ambassador to
the Council of Europe, Mr Michel BARNIER, Member of the European Commission, Mr
Nino GEMELLI and Mr Roy PERRY, respectively chairman and vice-chairman of the
Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament and Mr Julian PRIESTLEY, Secretary
General of the European Parliament.
OPEN DAYS
On 4 May, the Ombudsman’s office participated in the Open Day organised by the
European institutions in Brussels. The Ombudsman’s stand was located in the European
Parliament and contained information about the Ombudsman’s work, including his Annual
The Ombudsman’s stand at the Open Days in Brussels on 4 May.