European Ombudsman 'Award for Good Administration' 2026

The nominations for the fifth edition of the Award for Good Administration have been confirmed. The Ombudsman Award for Good Administration is open to projects by teams in any EU institution, body, office, or agency that have had a positive impact on the lives of EU citizens. The public vote is now open until June 15^th 2026 at midnight.

The 48 nominees include:

• Timely and transparent management of the Erasmus+ programme (Project 36)

Category: Excellence in open administration

• DiscoverEU Inclusion Action – Opening Europe to all young people (Project 31)

Category: Excellence in diversity and inclusion.