Operations in Hungary
Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency,
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:
1. The mandate of Frontex operational activities at the Hungarian-Serbian border (JO FOA 2016 Land/WB) and any changes thereto.
2. If available, the training manual/guidance/standards of procedure given to Frontex personnel deployed at the Hungarian-Serbian border, specifically as to the required steps taken should a third country national expresses their intention to seek asylum.
3. All official correspondence and/or internal notes or position papers in regard to
a. The effect on the mandate and on Frontex activities of the amendment to Section 71/A of Act LXXX of 2007 on Asylum and newly added Section 5 (1a) of Act LXXXIX of 2007 on State Borders, entered into force on 5 July 2016, that legalise the push-back of third country nationals without the right to stay in Hungary within 8 kilometres of the Serbian-Hungarian border to the external side of the border fence without the right to lodge an asylum application;
b. The effect on the mandate and on Frontex activities of the insertion of Section 80/J of Act LXXX of 2007 on Asylum, entered into force on 28 March 2017, prescribing that asylum applications can only be lodged inside the transit zones and that any third country national staying illegally anywhere on the territory of Hungary is pushed back to the external side of the border fence at the closest gate to their apprehension.
4. Reports, or if they cannot be made public, their exact number, on push-backs (see description in 3a. and b.) witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Hungarian-Serbian border.
5. Reports, or if they cannot be made public, their exact number, on violence witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Hungarian-Serbian border.
6. Documents pertaining to the exact mechanism for victims of abuses to file a complaint to Frontex officers deployed at the Hungarian-Serbian border on sight.
7. The number of reports of incidents filed by the Serbian Police to the Hungarian Police that was received by Frontex between 5 July 2016 and 31 August 2017 and any official documents and/or report on steps taken produced by Frontex as a consequence of these incident reports.
8. The current number of Frontex personnel deployed at the Hungarian-Serbian border.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any clarification regarding this request.
Yours faithfully,
Andras Lederer
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for your email and your interest in Frontex activities.
We would like to inform you that pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May
2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents, the right of access to documents is granted to a
citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having
its registered office in a Member State.
To confirm that you are invested in the right of access to the documents
requested, it is necessary to provide an ID card/passport/residence permit
in the EU/registration in an EU Member State (legal persons). You may
however refuse to provide such document containing personal data; in that
case, your request is not going to be processed.
After receiving the above mentioned documents, we will be able to start
processing your request and will get back to you within 15 working days.
Please be informed of the following:
- The person responsible for controlling the personal data (Data
controller) is the Head of Legal Affairs Unit
- The personal data is collected for the exclusive purpose of
assessing the nationality of the applicant
- The recipients of the personal data are the 3 Frontex Staff
members (Senior Legal Officer, Junior Lawyer and Legal Assistant) handling
requests for public access for documents
- The personal data collected (that is, the document sent to the
PAD mailbox) will be deleted as soon as the access for the request
document(s) is granted or refused. In Frontex, this procedure takes no
longer than 15 or 30 working days depending on the number/size of the
requested documents. During the processing of your data, you have a right
to access your data and rectify them if needed. You have a right to have
recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
If you will have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
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Dear PAD,
I am happy to provide you with a scan of my ID card, however you did not provide an e-mail address. I am not comfortable uploading my ID card on this public website for anyone to see. Please let me know where shall I send the scan in order to proceed.
Yours sincerely,
Andras Lederer
Dear Mr Lederer,
Please use this address: [email address]
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency
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From: Andras Lederer
Sent: 14 September 2017 12:15:46 (UTC+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb
To: PAD
Subject: Re: FW: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in Hungary
Dear PAD,
I am happy to provide you with a scan of my ID card, however you did not provide an e-mail address. I am not comfortable uploading my ID card on this public website for anyone to see. Please let me know where shall I send the scan in order to proceed.
Yours sincerely,
Andras Lederer
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for the provided document.
As your request falls under the regime of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public
access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, we will
now forward your email to the responsible Unit and get back to you with an
answer within 15 working days.
In the meantime, should you have any questions regarding your request or
public access to documents process, do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be
construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
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From: PAD
Sent: 14 September 2017 12:06
To: [FOI #4635 email]
Cc: PAD <[email address]>
Subject: FW: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in
Hungary
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for your email and your interest in Frontex activities.
We would like to inform you that pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May
2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents, the right of access to documents is granted to a
citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having
its registered office in a Member State.
To confirm that you are invested in the right of access to the documents
requested, it is necessary to provide an ID card/passport/residence permit
in the EU/registration in an EU Member State (legal persons). You may
however refuse to provide such document containing personal data; in that
case, your request is not going to be processed.
After receiving the above mentioned documents, we will be able to start
processing your request and will get back to you within 15 working days.
Please be informed of the following:
- The person responsible for controlling the personal data (Data
controller) is the Head of Legal Affairs Unit
- The personal data is collected for the exclusive purpose of
assessing the nationality of the applicant
- The recipients of the personal data are the 3 Frontex Staff
members (Senior Legal Officer, Junior Lawyer and Legal Assistant) handling
requests for public access for documents
- The personal data collected (that is, the document sent to the
PAD mailbox) will be deleted as soon as the access for the request
document(s) is granted or refused. In Frontex, this procedure takes no
longer than 15 or 30 working days depending on the number/size of the
requested documents. During the processing of your data, you have a right
to access your data and rectify them if needed. You have a right to have
recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
If you will have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
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Dear Mr Lederer,
While my colleagues are processing your request under the relevant PAD
procedures, I have noticed that the last question can be handled by us, as
it is rather a request for information than access to documents. We would
like to let you know that currently Frontex deploys 20 officers on the
Hungarian-Serbian border.
Kind regards,
Press office team
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be
construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via
e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
Dear Izabella Cooper,
Thank you very much for your attentive response, I appreciate your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Andras Lederer
Dear Mr Lederer,
Given the involvement of multiple Frontex entities, and the relatively
high complexity of the process of identifying which specific documents are
covered by your request, I would like to extend the deadline to provide
you with a reply for another 15 working days, in accordance with Art. 7(3)
of Regulation 1049/2001.
Nevertheless, we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be
construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via
e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
From: PAD
Sent: 14 September 2017 15:20
To: [FOI #4635 email]
Cc: PAD <[email address]>
Subject: RE: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in
Hungary
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for the provided document.
As your request falls under the regime of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public
access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, we will
now forward your email to the responsible Unit and get back to you with an
answer within 15 working days.
In the meantime, should you have any questions regarding your request or
public access to documents process, do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
From: PAD
Sent: 14 September 2017 12:06
To: [2][FOI #4635 email]
Cc: PAD <[3][email address]>
Subject: FW: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in
Hungary
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for your email and your interest in Frontex activities.
We would like to inform you that pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May
2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents, the right of access to documents is granted to a
citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having
its registered office in a Member State.
To confirm that you are invested in the right of access to the documents
requested, it is necessary to provide an ID card/passport/residence permit
in the EU/registration in an EU Member State (legal persons). You may
however refuse to provide such document containing personal data; in that
case, your request is not going to be processed.
After receiving the above mentioned documents, we will be able to start
processing your request and will get back to you within 15 working days.
Please be informed of the following:
- The person responsible for controlling the personal data (Data
controller) is the Head of Legal Affairs Unit
- The personal data is collected for the exclusive purpose of
assessing the nationality of the applicant
- The recipients of the personal data are the 3 Frontex Staff
members (Senior Legal Officer, Junior Lawyer and Legal Assistant) handling
requests for public access for documents
- The personal data collected (that is, the document sent to the
PAD mailbox) will be deleted as soon as the access for the request
document(s) is granted or refused. In Frontex, this procedure takes no
longer than 15 or 30 working days depending on the number/size of the
requested documents. During the processing of your data, you have a right
to access your data and rectify them if needed. You have a right to have
recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
If you will have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
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Dear Mr Lederer,
Please find enclosed our response together with the relevant documents. We
hope you will find them useful.
In case of any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be
construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via
e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
From: PAD
Sent: 26 September 2017 15:52
To: [FOI #4635 email]
Cc: PAD <[email address]>
Subject: RE: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in
Hungary
Dear Mr Lederer,
Given the involvement of multiple Frontex entities, and the relatively
high complexity of the process of identifying which specific documents are
covered by your request, I would like to extend the deadline to provide
you with a reply for another 15 working days, in accordance with Art. 7(3)
of Regulation 1049/2001.
Nevertheless, we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
From: PAD
Sent: 14 September 2017 15:20
To: [2][FOI #4635 email]
Cc: PAD <[3][email address]>
Subject: RE: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in
Hungary
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for the provided document.
As your request falls under the regime of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public
access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, we will
now forward your email to the responsible Unit and get back to you with an
answer within 15 working days.
In the meantime, should you have any questions regarding your request or
public access to documents process, do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
From: PAD
Sent: 14 September 2017 12:06
To: [4][FOI #4635 email]
Cc: PAD <[5][email address]>
Subject: FW: PAD request - access to documents request - Operations in
Hungary
Dear Mr Lederer,
Thank you for your email and your interest in Frontex activities.
We would like to inform you that pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May
2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents, the right of access to documents is granted to a
citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having
its registered office in a Member State.
To confirm that you are invested in the right of access to the documents
requested, it is necessary to provide an ID card/passport/residence permit
in the EU/registration in an EU Member State (legal persons). You may
however refuse to provide such document containing personal data; in that
case, your request is not going to be processed.
After receiving the above mentioned documents, we will be able to start
processing your request and will get back to you within 15 working days.
Please be informed of the following:
- The person responsible for controlling the personal data (Data
controller) is the Head of Legal Affairs Unit
- The personal data is collected for the exclusive purpose of
assessing the nationality of the applicant
- The recipients of the personal data are the 3 Frontex Staff
members (Senior Legal Officer, Junior Lawyer and Legal Assistant) handling
requests for public access for documents
- The personal data collected (that is, the document sent to the
PAD mailbox) will be deleted as soon as the access for the request
document(s) is granted or refused. In Frontex, this procedure takes no
longer than 15 or 30 working days depending on the number/size of the
requested documents. During the processing of your data, you have a right
to access your data and rectify them if needed. You have a right to have
recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
If you will have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
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