Ref. Ares(2022)4052333 - 31/05/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
The Director
Brussels
SG.D/VM
Ms Frida Kieninger
Rue d’Edimbourg 26
1050 Brussels
Belgium
sent by e-mail to ask+request-
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Ms Kieninger,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No
2022/2129
We refer to your request addressed to the Commission to access documents, dated 11
April 2022, registered on 12 April 2022 under the following reference number:
GESTDEM 2022/2129.
Your request concerns the following:
1. all correspondence (including email, SMS, private twitter and WhatsApp) since
1st February 2022 between officials from the Secretariat General, particularly the
Recovery and Resilience Task Force, with representatives from the oil and gas
industry, namely ENTSO-G and ENTSO-G members such as SNAM, Enagas,
Gazsystem, Engie, Thüga, Bulgartransgaz, Fluxys, Gasunie, Ontras, Conexus
Baltic Grid, Amber Grid,Ren gasodutos and Reganosa as well as Plinacro,
Alexela, HEP, Gasunie, Buss Group, Trafigura, Vopak, Enel, Mediterranean Gas,
Nord-West-Ölleitung, Tree Energy Solutions, JSC Skulte LNG Terminal,
Gastrade, LNG Medgas and HEH (Fluxys, Buss Group, Partners Group) in which
the EU’s response to Ukraine invasion, particularly the RePowerEU
communication was discussed;
2. any briefings prepared for the Secretariat General, particularly the Recovery and
Resilience Task Force with representatives from the oil and gas industry, namely
ENTSO-G and ENTSO-G members such as SNAM, Enagas, Gazsystem, Engie,
Thüga, Bulgartransgaz, Fluxys, Gasunie, Ontras, Conexus Baltic Grid, Amber
Grid,Ren gasodutos and Reganosa as well as Plinacro, Alexela, HEP, Gasunie,
Buss Group, Trafigura, Vopak, Enel, Mediterranean Gas, Nord-West-Ölleitung,
Tree Energy Solutions, JSC Skulte LNG Terminal, Gastrade, LNG Medgas and
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
HEH (Fluxys, Buss Group, Partners Group) in which the EU’s response to
Ukraine invasion, particularly the RePowerEU communication was discussed;
3. list of meetings since since since 1st February 2022 between with representatives
from the oil and gas industry, namely ENTSO-G and ENTSO-G members such as
SNAM, Enagas, Gazsystem, Engie, Thüga, Bulgartransgaz, Fluxys, Gasunie,
Ontras, Conexus Baltic Grid, Amber Grid,Ren gasodutos and Reganosa as well as
Plinacro, Alexela, HEP, Gasunie, Buss Group, Trafigura, Vopak, Enel,
Mediterranean Gas, Nord-West-Ölleitung, Tree Energy Solutions, JSC Skulte
LNG Terminal, Gastrade, LNG Medgas and HEH (Fluxys, Buss Group, Partners
Group) in which the EU’s response to Ukraine invasion, particularly the
RePowerEU communication was discussed;
4. minutes of the meetings mentioned above;
5. any briefings prepared ahead of meetings between officials from the Secretariat
General, particularly the Recovery and Resilience Task Force with
representatives from the oil and gas industry, namely ENTSO-G and ENTSO-G
members such as SNAM, Enagas, Gazsystem, Engie, Thüga, Bulgartransgaz,
Fluxys, Gasunie, Ontras, Conexus Baltic Grid, Amber Grid,Ren gasodutos and
Reganosa as well as Plinacro, Alexela, HEP, Gasunie, Buss Group, Trafigura,
Vopak, Enel, Mediterranean Gas, Nord-West-Ölleitung, Tree Energy Solutions,
JSC Skulte LNG Terminal, Gastrade, LNG Medgas and HEH (Fluxys, Buss
Group, Partners Group) in which the EU’s response to Ukraine invasion,
particularly the RePowerEU communication was discussed.
The Secretariat-General does not hold any documents that would correspond to the
description given in your application.
As specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the right of access as
defined in that regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the
institution.
Given that no such documents, corresponding to the description given in your
application, are held by the Secretariat-General, the Commission is not in a position to
fulfil your request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make
a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days of receipt of
this letter to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents unit (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/242
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email to:
xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx.
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This letter is sent to your attention by email. We invite you to confirm the good
acknowledgment of receipt of this email within the 5 days of receipt.
Yours sincerely,
Elisa Roller
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Electronically signed on 31/05/2022 15:01 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121