Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,

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:

All documentation (including but not limited to all email correspondence, attendance lists, agendas, background papers, and minutes/notes) relating to the meetings listed below:

- Between Cabinet members of Commissioner Kadri Simson (Thor-Sten Vertmann and
Barbara Glowacka) and Engie on 17 March 2023.

- Between Cabinet member of Commissioner Kadri Simson (Thor-Sten Vertmann) and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA on 8 February 2023.

Yours faithfully,

Rose Harris

Sg-Acc-Doc@ec.europa.eu, Secretariat General of the European Commission

Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
 
 
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
 
 
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
 
 

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sg-acc-doc@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are writing to you concerning your request for access to documents sent
on 24/11/2023 and registered on 24/11/2023 under case number 2023/7001.

Since you have not indicated your postal address, we are not able to start
handling your request. The 15 working days to reply to your request will
start running only when you send us your postal address.

You can send your postal address by replying to this e-mail. If we do not
receive your reply we may close this case.

Please note that you can submit a request for access to Commission
documents via the portal [1]'Request a Commission document', which does
not require you to indicate your postal address.

Why do we need your personal postal address?

Since 1 April 2014, the submission of a postal address became a mandatory
feature when submitting an application for access to Commission documents
via an e-mail. We would like to explain why we need your postal address in
order to register and handle your application for access to documents when
submitted via e-mail:

• Firstly, to obtain legal certainty as regards the date you received
the European Commission reply to your application for public access to
documents. Article 297 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the
European Union (TFEU) states that 'decisions which specify to whom
they are addressed, shall be notified to those to whom they are
addressed and shall take effect upon such notification.' In line with
this provision, if the Commission does not grant full access to the
requested documents, it notifies the reply to the applicant via
registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt or via delivery
service. This requires an indication of a valid postal address by the
applicant;
• Secondly, to apply correctly the [2]Data Protection Regulation (EU)
2018/1725. Knowing whether the applicant is an EU resident (or not) is
necessary for deciding which conditions shall apply for the
transmissions of personal data to applicants for access to documents.
These conditions are not the same for recipients established in the
Union and for recipients in third countries. As the vast majority of
the documents requested contain personal data, the Commission cannot
ensure the correct application of the data protection rules in the
absence of a postal address;
• Thirdly, to apply correctly [3]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Article
4(1)(b) of that Regulation refers to the protection of the privacy and
integrity of the individual and has to be applied in line with the
Data Protection Regulation;
• Fourthly, to protect the interest of other citizens and safeguard the
principle of good administration. The Commission has to treat all
citizens equally by ensuring that the legal framework for public
access to documents is respected. For example, it has to verify
whether Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is being evaded
by introducing several requests under different identities. Indeed, in
its Ryanair judgment ([4]EU:T:2010:511), the General Court confirmed
that Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 cannot be evaded by
splitting an application into several, seemingly separate, parts. In
addition, the Commission has to make sure that the legal framework is
respected and the right of access to documents is not abused by making
requests under an invented identity.

The considerations above show that the request for and the consequent
processing of the applicant's postal address is not only appropriate, but
also strictly necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the
public interest within the meaning of Article 5(1)(a) of Data Protection
Regulation, namely providing a smooth and effective access to documents.

Yours faithfully,

Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission

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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,

1 Temple Avenue
London
United Kingdom

Yours faithfully,

Rose Harris

Sg-Acc-Doc@ec.europa.eu, Secretariat General of the European Commission

Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
 
 
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
 
 
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
 
 

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ENER-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Ms Harris,

We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 24/11/2023 under case number 2023/7000.

We are currently working on your request. However, we have not yet been
able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full analysis of
your request. We will not be able to send you the reply within the
prescribed time limit expiring on 15/12/2023.

The application concerns documents held by different Services, which must
be consulted.

Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 16/01/2023.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards,

DG ENER Access to Documents Team

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ENER-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Ms Harris,

We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 24/11/2023 under case number 2023/7001.

We are currently working on your request. However, we have not yet been
able to gather all the elements necessary to carry out a full analysis of
your request. We will not be able to send you the reply within the
prescribed time limit expiring on 15/12/2023.

The application concerns documents held by different Services, which must
be consulted.

Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 16/01/2023.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards,

DG ENER Access to Documents Team

References

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ENER-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

Dear Ms Harris,

We refer to your request for access to documents, registered on 24/11/2023
under the above mentioned reference number.

We would like to inform you that we are currently handling your request.

Nevertheless, we are still awaiting for a contribution from third parties
that were consulted.

We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible with our
initial reply.

We apologise for any inconvinience this may cause.

Kind regards,

DG ENER Access to Documents Team

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    1.Invitation KS to the World Economic Forum s Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative meeting visit of the Port of Antwerp Bruges Redacted.pdf

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    10.Doorstep Fluxys.pdf

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    11.Meeting with CEO Fluxys PoaB.pdf

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    12.Meeting request for a bilateral meeting between Commissioner Simson and OMV CEO Alfred Stern during OPEC in Vienna Redacted.pdf

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    14.Briefing material for Commissioner Simson for bilateral meeting with OMV CEO Stern in Vienna Redacted.pdf

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    3.Invitation KS RK to visit the site Fluxy s Zeebrugge Opwijk pipeline the Port of Antwerp Bruges Redacted.pdf

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    4.Invitation hydrogen ready pipeline worksite visit Redacted.pdf

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    5.RK confirmation of the visit to Fluxys and the Port of Antwerp on 03.07.2023 Redacted.pdf

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    6.Change of date for the visit to Fluxys and the Port of Antwerp to 07.07.2023 Redacted.pdf

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    7.Briefing package for Commissioner Simson s visit to Fluxys and the Port of Antwerp Redacted.pdf

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    8.Agenda Fluxys PoaB visit Redacted.pdf

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Dear Ms Harris,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/7000.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.

Kind regards,

DG ENER Access to Documents Team

ENER-ACCES-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu,

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    Initial reply 2023 7001.pdf

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    1.MEETING REQUEST BG open date from the Director for EU affairs of ENGIE on renewable energy developments Fit for 55 and the Green deal plan and subsequent acts and challenges and the methane Redacted.pdf

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    2.Re MEETING REQUEST BG open date from the Director for EU affairs of ENGIE on renewable energy developments Fit for 55 and the Green deal plan and subsequent acts Redacted.pdf

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    4.INVITATION TSV 17.02.2023 Energy Post on behalf of the board of PGE Polska discussion on EMD Redacted.pdf

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    5.Meeting proposal to discuss EMD Redacted.pdf

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    6.MEETING MINUTES CAB PGE TV Redacted.pdf

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Dear Ms Harris,

Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/7001.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.

Kind regards,

DG ENER Access to Dpocuments Team