Ref. Ares(2020)3438983 - 01/07/2020
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT
Director-General
Brussels,
MOVE
Mr Mathias Schindler
Bundestagsbüro Julia Reda, MdEP Unter
den Linden 50 11011 Berlin,
Germany
Sent by email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2020/3548
Dear Mr Schindler,
We refer to your e-mail dated 08/06/2020 in which you make a request for access to documents,
registered on 10/06/2020 under the above mentioned reference number.
In particular, you have submitted the following request:
“
I am asking for any information related to palantir and its products and services, including:
a) meeting records (drafts, memos, invitations, appointments, cancellations) involving Palantir
officials and people representing Palantir and their interests
b) correspondence (including within the [Authority name] and with the European institutions
concerning Palantir technologies and / or its products and services or the regulatory
environment of the EU that affects their products and services. This may include policy papers,
consultation input, memoranda or any other form of information.
c) invoices, tenders, service agreements, purchases, orders, procurement documents, offers etc.
concerning products and services using Palantir Technologies”
.
Having examined your request, we regret to inform you that the Directorate-General for mobility
and transport (DG MOVE) does not hold any documents that would correspond to your request.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/20011 regarding public access to
documents, 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 DG MOVE services, DG MOVE is not in a position to fulfil your request.
1 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public
access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents,
OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Please be informed that in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, you are entitled
to make a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position. Such a
confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter to
the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretary-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (unit SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Brux
elles
or by email to
: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
Henrik HOLOLEI
Director-General
c.c.:
MOVE ACCESS DOCUMENTS
SG ACCESS DOCUMENTS
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Electronically signed on 01/07/2020 09:28 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563