Ref. Ares(2022)5957703 - 26/08/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
The Director
Brussels
SG.D/ER
Ms Venetia Roxburgh
1 Long Lane
London
United Kingdom
sent by e-mail with
acknowledgment of receipt within
5 working days:
ask+request-11661-
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Dear Ms Roxburgh,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No
2022/4408
We refer to your request addressed to the Commission to access documents, dated
29/07/2022, registered on 02/08/2022 under the following reference number: GESTDEM
2022/4408.
Please find enclosed documents falling within the scope of your request, namely
“All documentation (including but not limited to all email correspondence, attendance
lists, agendas, background papers, transcripts, recordings and minutes/notes) relating to
the following meetings:
1. Between ArcelorMittal and Gints Freimanis, Cabinet member of Valdis
Dombrovskis on 4 February 2022;
2. Between ArcelorMittal and Joan Canton, Cabinet member of Thierry Breton
on 20 October 2021;
3. Between ArcelorMittal and Kurt Vandenberghe, Cabinet member of Ursula
von der Leyen on19 October 2021.”
Your request was split between different European Commission services and this reply
only contains documents related to the meeting held on 19 October 2022 between
ArcelorMittal and Kurt Vandenberghe, Cabinet member of Ursula von der Leyen
(number 3 above).
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Please note that in line with Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in the
attached document, all personal data has been redacted. In your request, you do not
express any particular interest to have access to these personal data nor do you put
forward any arguments to establish the necessity to have the data transmitted for a
specific purpose in the public interest.
In case you disagree with this position, you are entitled, in accordance with Article 7(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, to submit a confirmatory application requesting the
Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon
receipt of this letter to the Secretariat-General of the Commission at the following
address:
European Commission
Secretary-General Transparency unit SG-C.l
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
e-
signed
Elisa Roller
SG.D - Director
Enclosure:
1 Ares 2021 6405507 ArcelorMittal Meeting - email_Redacted
2 Ares 2021 6405507 ArcelorMittal Meeting_Redacted
3 Ares 2021 6511129 Summary Meeting ArcelorMittal_Redacted
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Electronically signed on 26/08/2022 14:15 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121