Den bredere offentlighed i EU ved faktisk ikke, at der findes sådan noget som Den Europæiske Ombudsmand, og kan end ikke gætte, hvad han gør, eller hvilke problemer de kan gøre ham opmærksom på. ###>The wider public in the EU, in fact, does not know that such a thing as the European Ombudsman exists, let alone being able to guess what he does and the issues that they can bring to his attention.