The main types of maladministration alleged were lack of transparency, including refusal of information (216 cases), unfairness or abuse of power (135 cases), unsatisfactory procedures (102 cases), avoidable delay (69 cases), discrimination (63 cases), negligence (62 cases), legal error (35 cases), and failure to ensure fulfilment of obligations, that is, failure by the European Commission to carry out its role as “guardian of the Treaty” vis-à-vis the Member States (24 cases).
I measc na bpríomhchineálacha drochriaracháin líomhanta bhí easpa trédhearcachta, lena n-áirítear diúltú eolas a thabhairt (216 cás), éagothroime nó mí-úsáid cumhachta (135 cás), nósanna imeachta míshásúla (102 cás), moill inseachanta (69 cás), idirdhealú (63 cás), faillí (62 cás), earráid dlíthiúil (35 cás), agus teip a chinntiú go gcomhlíontar oibleagáidí, is é sin, go bhfuil ag teip ar an gCoimisiún Eorpach a ról mar “caomhnóir an Chonartha” vis-à-vis na mBallstát (24 cás) a chomhlíonadh.