Communications with BMGF
Dear International Cooperation and Development,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
- Any study, impact assessment, forecast, paper or other document authored by the The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in which European development efforts in Africa were mentioned or discussed between August 2016 and March 2018.
- All correspondence (including emails) between DG Devco officials (including the Commissioner and the Cabinet) and members and/or representatives of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation between August 2016 and March 2018.
- A list of meetings including detailed minutes and any other reports of such meetings between DG Devco officials (including the Commissioner and his Cabinet members) and members and/or representatives of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation between August 2016 and March 2018.
- All correspondence (including emails) between DG Devco officials (including the Commissioner and the Cabinet) themselves, and members and/or representatives The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about or mentioning the European External Investment Plan.
Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.
Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further
information which could facilitate your research. My postal adress will be forwarded to you.
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Mr Wetzels,
Thank you for your request for access to documents.
Unfortunately you have not indicated your postal address that is required
for registering and handling your request in line with the procedural
requirements.
Please send us your full postal address at your earliest convenience.
Pending your reply, we reserve the right to refuse the registration of
your request.
You may, of course, use directly the electronic form for entering your
request:
http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/...
Best regards,
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European Commission
Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Belgium
Dear International Cooperation and Development,
Hereby my postal adress:
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Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e-mail dated 1/08/2018. We hereby acknowledge receipt
of your application for access to documents, which was registered on
1/08/2018 under reference number GestDem 2018/4167.
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
will be handled within 15 working days. The time limit will expire on
23/08/2018. In case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be
informed in due course.
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that this is a private website which has no link with any institution of
the European Union. Therefore the European Commission cannot be held
accountable for any technical issues or problems linked to the use of this
system.
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Please refer to their privacy policy.
Yours faithfully,
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development
1049 Brussels
BELGIUM
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Dear Mr Wetzels,
Please find attached our request of extension of the time limit.
Kind regards,
DEVCO C1
Dear International Cooperation and Development,
This request is long overdue. When can I expect the documents? Thank you in advance!
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear International Cooperation and Development,
This request is long overdue as the extended time limit expired on september 13. When can I expect the documents?
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Mr Wetzels,
We have taken due note of your request and regret that the work in
compiling all the information -which requires inputs from various sources-
has faced some delays and is taking more time than anticipated.
Your request is being processed to provide you with a reply as soon as
possible.
Kind regards,
DEVCO C1
Dear International Cooperation and Development,
This request is long overdue as the extended time limit expired on September 13. When can I expect the documents or is it necessary I request an internal review?
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Mr Wetzels,
Please find attached documents for your attention in relation to your
application.
Best regards,
DEVCO C1