Documents related to narcotics traffic and production in Albania

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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:

Reports relating to the production and trafficking of narcotics in Albania, including law enforcement efforts to counter it and support provided by the EU and member states to Albanian authorities to do so.

These documents should include but not be limited to: emails, letters, memos, reports, official requests, correspondence (diplomatic and otherwise) between the EU office in Albania and other EU and European Commission agencies as well as government agencies and diplomatic missions of EU member states and foreign countries.

Yours faithfully,

Giovanni Vale

EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, European External Action Service

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Dear Mr Vale,

 

This message is an acknowledgement of receipt for your requests 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 requests for access to documents have been registered under reference
number: 2017/130

Please refer to this number in any further correspondence.

 

In accordance with the Regulation, you will receive a reply within 15
working days: 17/11/2017.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

EEAS Access to Documents (AD)

[1][EEAS request email]

SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs

European External Action Service

 

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EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, European External Action Service

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Dear Mr Vale,

 

We refer to your request for access to documents registered under
reference number 2017/130.

 

After careful examination of your request, we realise that your request is
not sufficiently precise in order for us to determine which documents
could potentially fall within the scope of your request. Pursuant to
Article 6(2) of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents (which the EEAS is also
respecting – hereinafter referred to as "the Regulation"), we ask you to
clarify your application.

 

Could you please narrow down your request, be more precise and if possible
target specific documents.

 

Please note that when we have your clarification, we will make every
effort to process your request as quickly as possible, however the
time-limit necessary to process your request will depend on the number of
documents identified and therefore to be examined. Under these
circumstances, we hope that you will be able to accept that your request
will be processed as quickly as possible.

 

Please also note that many documents concerning production and trafficking
of narcotics are publicly available via bodies such as the EMCDDA
[1]www.emcdda.europa.eu, UNODC  [2]https://www.unodc.org/ or the EU-funded
project PAMECA [3]http://pameca.org.al/, where you could find further
information that seem to be of your interest.

 

We look forward to hearing from you with regard to the above with the view
to being able to further process your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

EEAS Access to Documents (AD)

[4][EEAS request email]

SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs

European External Action Service

 

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From: EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 3:54 PM
To: '[FOI #4727 email]'
Subject: Request Under Regulation 1049 - acknowledgement of receipt

 

Dear Mr Vale,

 

This message is an acknowledgement of receipt for your requests 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 requests for access to documents have been registered under reference
number: 2017/130

Please refer to this number in any further correspondence.

 

In accordance with the Regulation, you will receive a reply within 15
working days: 17/11/2017.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

EEAS Access to Documents (AD)

[6][EEAS request email]

SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs

European External Action Service

 

[7]unnamed

 

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Dear EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS,

Thank you for your email. Having considered your message, I would accordantly like to refine my request to focus solely on communication between EEAS and the Albanian government on the topic of narcotics trafficking and production in and through Albania.

Thank you very much for your collaboration.

Yours sincerely,

Giovanni Vale

EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, European External Action Service

Dear Mr Vale,    

 

Our services are still examining your request for access to documents.
This email is to inform you that our services will need to extend the time
limit for another 15 working days.

Thank you for your understanding,

 

Yours sincerely,

 

EEAS Access to Documents (AD)

[1][email address]

SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs

European External Action Service

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr. Vale,

Thank you for your request for access to documents addressed to the
European External Action Service (EEAS). Please note that your request has
been transferred to the European Commission, Directorate General for
Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR).

Unfortunately you have not indicated your postal address that is required
for registering and handling your request in line with the procedural
requirements. Please send us your full postal address at your earliest
convenience. Pending your reply, we reserve the right to refuse the
registration of your request.

You may, of course, use directly the electronic form for entering your
request:

[1]http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/...

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

[2]cid:image001.png@01D341EC.38457640
European Commission
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
NEAR Access to Documents

[3][email address]

 

 

 

 

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Dear European External Action Service,

As I'm sure you're aware, you do not require my physical address to process this request. Furthermore, I would request that all communication be conducted via digital means, if for nothing else than the sake of the environment.

However, should you still require my address (which I am confident you do not) it is:
Giovanni Vale
via cotonificio 4
33013 Gemona del Friuli (UD)
Italy

Please continue to process my request with the greatest possible haste in accordance with the applicable regulations and advise me of the legislation requiring me to provide you with my address.

Yours faithfully,
Giovanni Vale

EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, European External Action Service

Dear Mr Vale,

 

Please note that your request falls under the competence of the European
Commission, DG NEAR and was sent to them.

Your request will be closed in our database.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

EEAS Access to Documents (AD)

[1][EEAS request email]

SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs

European External Action Service

 

 

 

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Dear EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS,

Thanks very much for your message, and for passing my request along to DG NEAR. However, I would like to request that you do not close my request with yourselves, as I find it hard to believe that the EEAS has not produced any documents relating to my request. I will be happy to continue with the DG NEAR request, but in parallel to my request to you, rather than in place of.

Yours sincerely,

Giovanni Vale

EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, European External Action Service

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Dear Mr Vale,

 

This message is an acknowledgement of receipt for your requests 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 requests for access to documents have been registered under reference
number: 2017/163

Please refer to this number in any further correspondence.

 

In accordance with the Regulation, you will receive a reply within 15
working days: 12/01/2018.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

EEAS Access to Documents (AD)

[1][EEAS request email]

SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs

European External Action Service

 

[2]unnamed

 

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Dear EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS,

On October the 25th 2017, I filed a Freedom of Information request asking you all documents related to the production and trafficking of narcotics in Albania, exchanged between the EU office in Albania and other EU and European Commission agencies. On November the 8th, I have been asked to narrow my request, and so I did on November the 12th, asking you all «communication between EEAS and the Albanian government on the topic of narcotics trafficking and production in and through Albania».

Since then, you have forwarded my request to the the European Commission, Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), without specifying the reasons to do so. As my FOI request was filed to DG NEAR, I asked you, on December the 13th, not to close my request, as I believed - and I still do - that EEAS has surely produced documents related to narcotics trafficking and production in and through Albania. You accepted but decided to register my request for access to documents as a new one, on December 14th.

Today is January 12th. Almost three months passed since my initial FOI request. As I am still working on this topic, and as your documents would be very useful to me, I am writing you here to urge you to comply as soon as possible to the EU regulation and to respect my right of access to documents, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001.

Thank you very much for your collaboration.

Yours sincerely,
Giovanni Vale

EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS, European External Action Service

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Dear Mr Vale,

On behalf of Mr Visentin please find attached the reply to your request for access to documents.

Yours sincerely,

EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS (AD)
[EEAS request email]
SG.AFFGEN.2 – Parliamentary Affairs