Closed facilities in Greece

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Dear Migration and Home Affairs,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:

For the period from 1 November 2019 to date:

- All correspondence – including, but not limited to, letters, e-mails, and any attachments – exchanged between DG HOME representatives and any other actor (including, but not limited to, other European bodies' officials or Member State representatives) regarding, related to, or mentioning the concept of closed facilities for migrants and asylum seekers in Greece. [1]

- All documents – including, but not limited to, briefings, notes, papers, non-papers, or reports – created or held by DG HOME, or exchanged between DG HOME representatives and any other actor (including, but not limited to, other European bodies' officials or Member State representatives) regarding, related to, or mentioning the concept of closed facilities for migrants and asylum seekers in Greece.

- A list of all meetings held between DG HOME representatives and any other actor (including, but not limited to, other European bodies' officials or Member State representatives) where the concept of closed facilities for migrants and asylum seekers in Greece was discussed.

and, finally, for each of these meeting(s):
- Any record of the aforementioned meeting(s). This may include, but not necessarily limited to, minutes of the meeting(s), verbatim reports of the meeting(s), transcripts etc, that would provide a record of the proceedings of the meetings(s).

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any clarification in regards to any aspect of my request.

Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Luisa Izuzquiza
Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d'Édimbourg 26
1050 Bruxelles

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[1] "Closed facilities" in the context of this request mirrors the term employed by the media in reference to the new Greek government's plan to create new centers for the hosting of migrants and asylum seekers in Greece. For reference please see: https://euobserver.com/migration/147227 and https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/g...

Dear Migration and Home Affairs,

Could you please confirm you received my request? I have not yet received an acknowledgment and it has been two weeks since I filed it.

Thank you!

Yours faithfully,

Luisa Izuzquiza

ve_home.access.to.documents (HOME), Migration and Home Affairs

[1]Ares(2020)889984 - your application for access to documents, ref number
GestDem 2020/0820.

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Dear Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail dated 23/01/2020.
We apologies for the delay in dealing with your request, which is due to
an administrative error.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your application for access to documents,
which was registered under reference number GestDem 2020/0820.

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European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
will be handled within 15 working days. The time limit will expire on
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European Commission
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STAMATI Katerina, Migration and Home Affairs

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[5]Ares(2020)1186880 - Holding letter - Application for access to
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Dear Ms Izuzquiza,

 

Please see attached a letter related to your abovementioned request.

 

Kind regards,

 
European Commission
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
Unit C4 - Migration Management Support

 

 

 

 

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Dear Ms Izuzquiza,

 

I refer to your request, Ref GestDem No 2020/0820, to receive documents
related to the new centres for the hosting of migrants and asylum seekers
in Greece.

 

I confirm that we are working on your request and we will get back to you
as soon as possible. Apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Kind regards,

 
European Commission
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
Unit C4 - Migration Management Support

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium