http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190901-200955-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/a-supervisory-agency-of-its-own-making/ ”A Supervisory Agency of Its Own Making”? Stein, Torsten eng 2019-09-01 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 competences European Ombudsman Independent Institutions Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 In December 2019, the recently constituted European Parliament will elect the European Ombudsman. The current European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, already announced that she will seek a new mandate when her term expires. Her performance during the last five years, however, raises serious questions about her understanding of the mandate.