Ref. Ares(2023)7238047 - 24/10/2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY
The Director-General
Brussels, 24 October 2023
ENER.TF.3/AS/mc
ener.tf.3(2023)10985379
Ms Belen BALANYA
Corporate Europe Observatory
By email: ask+request-13531-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: Your application for access to documents n°2023/5407
Dear Ms Balanya,
We refer to your request for access to European Commission documents registered on 19
September 2023 under the above-mentioned reference number.
Your request concerns all correspondence since 1 March 2023 between Commissioner
Simson, her Cabinet and/or officials from DG Energy with representatives from the
consultancies of “EU Gulf Partnership”, “PR firm Project Associates”, “Macroscope
Strategies (formerly Westphalia Global Advisory)” and/or “Edelman” on the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), Adnoc, Masdar and/or Sultan Al Jaber.
Your request also concerns any records, minutes, or notes of meetings or discussions with the
consultancies on the above.
We regret to inform you that the Commission does not hold any documents that would
correspond to the description given in your application.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the right of access as
defined in that regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the
institution.
Given that no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your application,
are held by the Commission, the Commission is not in a position to fulfil your request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make
a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111
Office: DM24 07/128 – Tel. direct line +32 229-67851
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed to the Secretariat-General of the
Commission within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter. You can submit it via your
EASE portal1 account.
Yours faithfully,
Ditte Juul Jørgensen
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https://www.ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-request
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Electronically signed on 23/10/2023 13:22 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121