Cyberattacks on EU hospitals
Dear European External Action Service,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
- Any communication between hospitals or health authorities in the European Union and the European External Action Service, since the start of the year (January 1st 2020). This could include but is not limited to, e-mails, text messages, basis documents, memos or drafts.
- Any documentation transmitted between EU member states and the EEAS since the start of the year (January 1st 2020), detailing information on national cyber attacks, cyber threats, weaknesses of cybersecurity systems, across EU health bodies or hospitals.
- Any notification communicated from any public body within the EU to the EEAS, concerning cyberattacks to hospitals or health authorities in the EU, and any follow up communication between the EEAS and the specific body in such cases.
This request extends to any information that the EEAS holds in relation any of the above points, including information that may have been deemed short-lived or unimportant.
Yours faithfully,
Samuel Stolton
EURACTIV Brussels
International Press Centre
Boulevard Charlemagne 1, 1041 Bruxelles
Dear Mr Stolton,
This message is an acknowledgement of receipt for your request for access to documents under Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (which the EEAS is also respecting).
Your request for access to document have been registered under reference number: 2020/088. Please refer to these number in any further correspondence.
In accordance with the Regulation, you will receive a reply within 15 working days: 28/7/2020.
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS (SBR)
[EEAS request email]
SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs
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Dear Mr Stolton,
Your applications are currently being handled. However, we are not in a
position to complete the handling of your applications within the time
limit due to special circumstances [article 7(3) and 8(2) of the
Regulation] – force majeure - current working arrangements due to the
pandemics.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
We will make every effort to process your request as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your understanding,
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS (SBR)
[1][EEAS request email]
SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs
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Dear BEN RAHMOUN Souad (EEAS),
It is to my regret that the above request is long overdue. Your authority has had ample time to respond to my request, and under EU law such a response should have been filed by now.
I would appreciate it if this could be hastily dealt with, in a spirit of goodwill and commitment to transparency.
Yours sincerely,
Samuel Stolton
