A paper just published by a Member of the French Parliament, Mr P.- Y. Le Borgn',who reports on the worrying social situation at EPO. He claims in particular theconvening of a Conference of the ministers of the EPO Contracting states (Article 4a EPC)that would task an independent authority to audit the governance of the European Patent Organisationwith a view to make concrete proposals to fix the governance crisis the EPO is going through.(only available in French for now)

International press:

Aufstand gegen den Sonnenkönig -Die Berliner Zeitung

Ambiance délétère et président contesté - RTL.be

or, if you prefer Libération... Ambiance délétère et président contesté

Der verhasste 'Sonnenkönig' - Frankfurter Rundschau

www.marchiebrevettiweb.it

And finally, anew blog article from the Parti Socialiste Saint-Germain en Laye

The IPKat Blog reported on the unrest at the EPO onthe 28th of March ,the 25th of March andthe 17th of March 2014(printable version)

Please find a post from a French Member of Parliament(printable version)on the social situation at the EPO and his actions in front of the French Ministry

The French news agency (Agence France Presse - AFP) published an article (printable version) describing the deleterious atmosphere at the EPO during the current presidency of Benoit Battistelli.
This press release was then published byLiberationandBoursorama(printable version).

The Berliner Zeitung (printable version) gave an overview of the social unrest.

On overview of how the President commented the reasons for the unrest in the press.

Please find here a publication about the participation of Mr Battistelli's in the town elections of 23rd and 30th of March 2014.

The Union Syndicale Federale has sent anopen letter (in French only)to the chairman of the Administrative Council, Mr. Jesper Kongstad

The newspaper "Die Zeit" published on the 20th of March anarticle(printable version)about Benoit Battistelli and what motivates him and his policies

Popular intellectual property blogIPKat reports onthe ongoing unrest at the EPO

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A look at Mr. Battistelli's Inner Circle

What do the EPO staff want?