Ref. Ares(2020)5042769 - 25/09/2020
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY
Directorate A - Energy policy
A.1 – Strategy and Policy Coordination
Brussels
ENER/DJ/AV(2020) 5589948
By registered letter with acknowledgment of
receipt
Jude Omidiran,
40 Bermondsey Street,
London
United Kingdom
Advance copy by email:
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Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2020/1786
Dear Ms Omidiran,
We refer to your e-mail dated 30/03/2020 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered under the above-mentioned reference number.
You request access to:
All documentation, including but not limited to attendance lists, agendas, background
papers, minutes/notes and email correspondence about or summarising, the following
meetings:
1: Peeter Kadarik, Cabinet member of Kadri Simson, Kitti Nyitrai, Cabinet member of
Kadri Simson and Kadri Simson, Commissioner with Equinor regarding Security of
operations under current circumstances (covid-19), oil market developments, off-shore
wind and hydrogen on 23/03/2020
2: Stefano Grassi, Cabinet member of Kadri Simson, Kadri Simson, Commissioner Thor-
Sten Vertmann, Cabinet member of Kadri Simson with EDF regarding Discussion on the
road to climate neutrality via innovation and low-carbon technologies. EDF's role in
European and global energy markets on 21/01/20
3. Stefano Grassi, Cabinet member of Kadri Simson, Laure Chapuis-Kombos, Cabinet
member of Kadri Simson, Kadri Simson, Commissioner with WindEurope regarding
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office: DM24 08/153 - Tel. direct line +32 229-20815
xxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
European Green Deal, role of the wind industry to reach the Paris Agreement and the
renewable targets on 28/01/2020
4. Thor-StenVertmann, Cabinet member of Kadri Simson, Laure Chapuis-Kombos,
Cabinet member of Kadri Simson, Kadri Simson, Commissioner, Stefano Grassi, Cabinet
member of Kadri Simson with European Round Table for Industry (ERT) regarding
European Green Deal, sector integration, energy efficiency, industrial strategy on
28/01/2020
Your application concerns the following documents:
1. Equinor
Ares reference
Date
Title
Ares(2019)7895300
18/12/2019 Meeting request - Commissioner Kadri Simson with
Equinor - 20/02/2020 (Brussels)
Ares(2020)1726075
23/03/2020 Meeting minutes - 23 March 2020 - Commissioner
meeting with Equinor
Ares(2020)1727445
24/03/2020 Thank you for meeting 23 March 2020 with Equinor
2. EDF
Ares reference
Date
Title
Ares(2019)7745718
10/12/2019
Meeting request - Commissioner Kadri Simson with EDF
Group - 21/01/2020 (Brussels)
Ares(2019)7754027
16/12/2019
Meeting request - Commissioner Kadri Simson with EDF
Group 21/01/2020 + EDF position on European Green
Deal
Ares(2019)7754563
17/12/2019
[AR] Meeting request - Commissioner Kadri Simson with
EDF Group 21/01/2020 + EDF position on European
Green Deal
Ares(2020)1935574
21/01/2020
Meeting Minutes Kadri Simson with EDF representatives
3. WindEurope
Ares reference
Date
Title
Ares(2019)7789769
20/11/2020
Meeting request - Commissioner Kadri Simson - Open
Date (Brussels) - With Chief Executives of the Leading
Wind Energy Companies [20/11/2019]
Ares(2020)3799533
28/01/2020
Meeting Kadri Simson with CEOs of Wind Energy
Companies
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4. European Round Table for Industry (ERT)
Ares reference
Date
Title
Ares(2019)7653653
03/12/2019
Congratulations + Meeting request Commissioner Kadri
Simson Open Date (Brussels) - With ERT Members
[03/12/2019]
Ares(2020)3799540
28/01/2020
Meeting Kadri Simson with European Roundtable for
industry representatives ERT
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Yours sincerely,
(e-signed)
Paula PINHO
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Electronically signed on 23/09/2020 15:20 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563