Two letters sent to Hungarian and Polish re: rule of law & EU’s financial interests
Dear Commissioner Johannes Hahn, dear Director-General for Budget Gert-Jan Koopman,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, we are requesting documents which contain the following information:
- two letters signed by Director-General for Budget Gert-Jan Koopman and sent to the Hungarian and Polish governments on November 19, 2021 arguing that problems with the independence of the judiciary, ineffective prosecution of corruption, and deficiencies in public procurement could pose a risk to the EU’s financial interests.
At the time of our request the existence of these letters has only been confirmed by a Tweet by EU Commission spokesperson Eric Mamer, after being disclosed by several leading media outlet. The latter also reported on - and therefore disclosed – the letters’ contents. See e.g. FINANCIAL TIMES, https://www.ft.com/content/ef1f2c45-c792... EURONEWS: https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/21/us-e... POLITICO EUROPE: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commi... and NEPSZAVA, https://www.nepszava.hu/3138615_cimboras...).
We look forward to receiving a prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris
Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, Middlesex University, London
c/o The Good Lobby
Rue d'Arlon 53, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Document requested:
-two letters signed by Director-General for Budget Gert-Jan Koopman and
sent to the Hungarian and Polish governments on November 19, 2021 arguing
that problems with the independence of the judiciary, ineffective
prosecution of corruption, and deficiencies in public procurement could
pose a risk to the EU’s financial interests.
Commission reference: GESTDEM 2021/7224
Yours faithfully,
DG Budget Access to Documents team
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Budget
Unit 03 – Strategic Coordination and Communication
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B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
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Dear applicant,
Please find attached the reply to your request for access to documents, registered under reference GestDem 2021/7224.
According to standard operational procedures, the reply is usually also sent to you by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during the COVID-19 epidemic, which includes the requirement for all Commission non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to send the letter to you by post until further notice.
We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm your receipt of this e-mail by replying to: [DG BUDG request email]
Yours faithfully,
DG Budget Access to Documents team
European Commission
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Dear applicant,
Please find attached the reply to your request for access to documents,
registered under reference GestDem 2021/7224.
According to standard operational procedures, the reply is usually also
sent to you by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the
extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during the
COVID-19 epidemic, which includes the requirement for all Commission
non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to
send the letter to you by post until further notice.
We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm your receipt of this
e-mail by replying to: [DG BUDG request email]
Yours faithfully,
DG Budget Access to Documents team
European Commission