This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Industry lobbying on the Preparatory Action on Defence Research and the EDRP'.



 
Ref. Ares(2017)1712877 - 30/03/2017
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH & INNOVATION 
 
Directorate J - Common Support Centre 
  J.1 - Common Legal Support Service 
Brussels 
 
Bram Vranken 
Vredesactie 
Patriottenstraat 27, 
2600 Berchem 
 
Sent by email only: 
ask+request-3995-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx 
 
Subject: 
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2017/942 
 
Dear Sir, 
We  refer  to  your  message  dated  15/02/2017  in  which  you  made  a  request  for  access  to 
documents, registered on 16/02/2017 under the above mentioned reference number. 
You requested access to:  
1.  -  a  list  of  meetings  of  DG  Research  and  Innovation  officials  and/or  representatives 
(including  the  Commissioner  and  the  Cabinet)  and  representatives  of  individual 
companies, including lobby consultancies and law firms, and/or industry associations, in 
which  the  upcoming  Preparatory  Action  (PA)  on  Defence  Research  and  the  European 
Defence Research Programme (EDRP) were dealt with;  

2. - minutes and other reports of these meetings;  
3. - all correspondence (including emails) between DG Research and Innovation officials 
and/or  representatives  (including  the  Commissioner  and  the  Cabinet)  and 
representatives  of  individual  companies  (including  lobby  consultancies  and  law  firms) 
and/or industry associations, in which the PA on Defence Research and the EDRP were 
dealt with. 

Please find below our answers to your requests:  
1.  The  European  Commission’s  Preparatory  Action  on  defence  research  and  the  future 
European  Defence  Research  Programme  were  discussed  during  one  meeting  of 
Commissioner Carlos Moedas with the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of 
Leonardo SpA, on 15 November 2016;  
 
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 
Office: ORBN  
 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx 


2. There are no minutes of the above-mentioned meeting; 
3.  Neither  Commissioner  Carlos  Moedas,  nor  the  members  of  his  Cabinet  or  DG  RTD 
officials had any correspondence with representatives of individual companies, including 
lobby  consultancies  and  law  firms,  and/or  industry  associations  on  the  Preparatory 
Action on defence research or on the European Defence Research Programme. 
 
Yours faithfully, 
Liliane De Wolf 
Head of Unit 
 

Electronically signed on 29/03/2017 14:36 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563