Council investigations into Dalligate

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Dear European Council,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001 and further to these previous requests, http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/artic...
and http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/gayle..., I would like to request all documents relating to any investigations the European Council has conducted into the conduct of Gayle Kimberley in relation to her paid work as a lobbyist for Swedish Match and her involvement in the Dalligate affair during her sabbatical from the European Council.

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann

Postmaster Consilium, European Council

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SECRETARIAT DGF Access, European Council

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Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
concerning your request for access under Regulation 1049/2001.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Transparency Service - Access to documents

 

Dear European Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of European Council's handling of my FOI request 'Council investigations into Dalligate'.

I was very surprised to read your reply to my request dated 30 January 2014.

As you may be aware, the 'Dalligate' scandal was a huge media story in 2012 and it ultimately led to the departure of a European commissioner. It is hard to think of a bigger scandal or one more damaging in recent times for the EU institutions and the individuals connected with it.

Previously the European Council has confirmed that Gayle Kimberley, whose name has been intimately linked to the Dalligate scandal and who has been questioned by Maltese police and OLAF about her involvement in this scandal, remains a member of Council staff.

It is therefore legitimate and very much within the public interest to ask for the information from the Council about investigations that you have conducted into this affair. The letter of 30 January asserts that that "the public interest in having access to information about the administrative status of Ms Kimberley (and possible outside activities carried out while working for the Council) does not, on balance, prevail over the interest of Ms Kimberley to protect personal data of that nature as may be contained in documents in her personal file." Yet no evidence is given for this strong assertion and I reject it.

I do not consider that it is appropriate for you to apply a blanket ban to the release of the information requested. I would like to request a list of documents that fall within my request and I would furthermore ask you to reconsider your decision.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: http://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/counc...

Yours faithfully,

Vicky Cann

Postmaster Consilium, European Council

Your message has been received by the Transparency and Access to Documents Unit of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. All requests for access to documents are treated on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
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Dear Ms Cann,

 

 

Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
extending the time limit for the Council to reply to your confirmatory
application for public access under Regulation 1049/2001.

Yours sincerely,

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Transparency Service - Access to documents

 

 

SECRETARIAT DGF Access, European Council

Dear Ms Cann,

The General Secretariat of the Council would like to inform you that the
reply to your confirmatory application is in the process of being
finalised. It will be sent to you as soon as it is officially adopted by
the Council.

We apologise for the time taken in responding to your confirmatory
application.

Yours sincerely,

For the General Secretariat of the Council

Transparency - Access to documents

Tel. +32-2-281 6710

 

 

SECRETARIAT DGF Access, European Council

Dear Ms Cann,

 

In order to fulfil the legal obligations foreseen under Regulation
1049/2001, the reply of the Council to your confirmatory application needs
to be sent by registered mail.

 

Could you please send us a postal address to which the General Secretariat
can send the Council's reply letter by registered mail ? You can send the
address directly to the following email:

 

[1][email address]

 

A copy of the Council's reply will also be sent to you by email (in this
case via the platform ask the EU.org) on the day of its adoption.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Yours sincerely,

For the General Secretariat of the Council

Transparency - Access to documents

 

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SECRETARIAT DGF Access, European Council

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Dear Ms Cann,

 

Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
concerning your request for access under Regulation 1049/2001.

 

This letter is being sent by e-mail only to an address of the internet
platform asktheEU.org due to the fact that you have not provided the
General Secretariat with a postal address for the original reply to be
sent by registered mail.

Please confirm receipt of this confirmatory reply by e-mail to the
following address: [email address]

 

Yours sincerely,

 

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Transparency Service - Access to documents

 

Dear SECRETARIAT DGF Access,

Thanks - I can acknowledge receipt of this response.

Yours sincerely,

Vicky Cann

Postmaster Consilium, European Council

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