Ref. Ares(2020)5042718 - 25/09/2020
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY
Directorate A - Energy policy
A.1 – Strategy and Policy Coordination
Brussels
ENER/PP/AV(2020) 5600359
By registered letter with acknowledgment of
receipt
Faye Holder
40 Bermondsey Street
London
United Kingdom
Advance copy by email
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Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2020/2210
Dear Ms Holder,
We refer to your e-mail dated 30/03/2020 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered under the above-mentioned reference number.
You request access to:
All documentation, including but not limited to attendance lists, agendas, background
papers, minutes/notes, video recordings and email correspondence about or
summarising, the following meetings:
1. Between TOTAL S.A. and cabinet members of Commissioner Kadri Simson, Kitti
Nyitrai, Laure Chapuis-Kombos, and Stefano Grassi, to discuss the impact of Covid-19
on oil sector, role of clean energy investment for recovery; gas sector (LNG, hydrogen,
clean transition); low carbon electricity & solar; Green Deal on the 8th April 2020
2. Between Hydrogen Europe (HE) and cabinet member Kitti Nyitrai, of Commissioner
Kadri Simson's cabinet, to discuss green hydrogen for decarbonising the economy and
the energy system, impact of the current crisis on the hydrogen industry and their role in
a Green Recovery on the 6th April 2020.
Your application concerns the following documents:
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: DM24 08/153 - Tel. direct line +32 229-20815
xxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
1. Total
Ares reference
Date
Title
Ares(2020)949359
11/02/2020
Meeting request open date - Stefano Grassi with
European Public Affairs of Total
Ares(2020)949385
13/02/2020
[H/R] Meeting request open date - Stefano Grassi with
European Public Affairs of Total
Ares(2020)2379695
08/04/2020
VideoConference report Stefano Grassi and members
Cabinet Simson with Total representatives
2. Hydrogen Europe
Ares reference
Date
Title
Ares(2020)2426039
06/04/2020
ENER - Minutes Conference call Executive Vice-
President Timmermans & Commissioner Kadri Simson -
Hydrogen Europe
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Yours sincerely,
(e-signed)
Paula PINHO
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Electronically signed on 23/09/2020 15:19 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563