Ref. Ares(2022)5720258 - 12/08/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY
Directorate B - Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency and Innovation
B.5 - Innovation, Research, Digitalisation, Competitiveness
Head of Unit
Brussels,
ENER.B5/SB/kke/(2022)6317318
Per e-mail only: ask+request-11079-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your request for access to documents - GestDem 2022/2475
Dear Mr Fanta,
We refer to your email of 25 April 2022 with which you introduced a request for access
to documents, registered on 2 May 2022 under the above-mentioned reference number.
By your application, you requested access to the following:
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation
1049/2001 as well as under 2003/4/EC, I am requesting documents which contain the
following information:
- 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
for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) under request
GestDem 2022/2474 and to Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) under
request GestDem 2022/2429.
DG CNECT, in lead of the meeting of 14 March, replied to your request under their
remit, identifying and disclosing the copy of the following document with reference
ARES(2022)4403702 of 15/06/2022:
Initiative on bitcoin/proof of work meeting of 14 March 2022
This is to confirm that DG ENER has no additional documentation falling in the scope of
your request.
Yours faithfully,
Vincent Berrutto
Commission europĆ©enne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIĆ - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: 3/138 - Tel. direct line +32 229-68642 - Email
: xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Electronically signed on 12/08/2022 11:08 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121