President. – I have one announcement before we go to the vote.
On 16 September 2024 I informed you about the publication of the call for nominations with a view to the election of the European Ombudsman and the applicable procedure. By the closing date of 30 September 2024 I had received seven applications. Six of them fulfilled the required conditions and are therefore considered admissible.
The nominees for the office of Ombudsman, in alphabetical order, are: Teresa Anjinho, Emilio de Capitani, Marino Fardelli, Julia Laffranque, Claudia Mahler and Reinier van Zutphen.
I will now transmit the six nomination files to the Committee on Petitions, which will hold hearings of the nominees open to all Members on 3 December 2024. The related documents will be made available on Parliament's website.