Ref. Ares(2022)3934794 - 25/05/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
ENVIRONMENT
The Director-General
Brussels
ENV.E.4
Mr Alexander Fanta
Netzpolitik Org. e.V.
Schönhauser Allee 6-7
10119 Berlin
GERMANY
Sent by email (with
acknowledgement of receipt):
ask+request-11079-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Mr Fanta,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – GESTDEM 2022/2429
We refer to your request for access to documents of 25 April 2022, registered on 29 April
2022 under the above-mentioned reference number.
You requested access to, I quote:
“All documents regarding a March 14 meeting between officials at DG ENV, DG CNCT
and DG ENER as well as member state representatives on a possible initiative on crypto-
currency (Bitcoin) mining using the proof-of-work method. My request is meant to
include e-mails, meeting minutes and other documents relating to the initiative.”
Due to the scope of your request, it has also been attributed to the Directorates-General
Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNCT) and Energy (ENER).1
This reply relates only to the remit of the Directorate-General Environment (DG ENV).
We regret to inform you that DG ENV 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 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, the right of access as defined
in that Regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the institution.
Given that DG ENV does not hold such documents, corresponding to the description
given in your application, I am unfortunately not in a position to fulfil your request.
1
DG CNECT received file Gestdem 2022/2474 and DG ENER file Gestdem 2022/2475.
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
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. Such
a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt of
this note to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Unit C.1. ‘Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents’
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Brussels,
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx.
Yours sincerely,
e-signed
Florika FINK-HOOIJER
Electronically signed on 24/05/2022 12:05 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121