Ref. Ares(2018)1080177 - 26/02/2018
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Policy Co-ordination I
S G.D.2-Internal Market and Competitiveness
Brussels,
SG.D2 KM/isk
Mr Bram Vranken
On behalf of Vredesactie
Patriottenstraat 27, 2600 Berchem
Reply
by
email
as
requested:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents: Ref. GestDem N° 2018/429
Dear Mr Vranken,
You have received an email from SG ACCES DOCUMENTS
(xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx) to the
email address you provided us with
(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx) on 19 January
2018, informing you about the receipt of your request, as well as its registration under the Ref.
GestDem N° 2018/429.
1. SCOPE OF YOUR REQUEST
You requested access to documents:
1. Details of all stakeholders consulted (including member states, industry, academia and
others) by High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security policy Federica
Mogherini and her cabinet on the decision to establish:
a) The European Defence Fund; and
b) The Defence Industrial Development Programme.
2. Details of all meetings, including minutes of meetings, with all stakeholders identified under
1(a) and 1(b) respectively, in relation to:
a) The European Defence Fund; and
b) The Defence Industrial Development Programme.
3. All correspondence with the stakeholders identified under 1(a) and 1(b) respectively, in
relation to:
a) The European Defence Fund; and
b) The Defence Industrial Development Programme. Please note that the European Defence Fund (EDF), with its two -research and capability-
windows, is an initiative of the European Commission, announced by President Juncker in the
State of the Union speech in 2016. It was further elaborated on in the European Defence Action
Plan and the Defence Package of June 2017. The latter also included the Commission's proposal
for a European Defence Industrial Development Programme. The Commission initiatives in the
area of defence are closely linked and coordinated with the work on the implementation of the
follow-up to the EU Global Strategy on foreign affairs and security policy led by the High
Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini.
European Commission, 1049 Brussels, Belgium - Tel. +32 22991111
, http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/
2. DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS
We
have identified the following documents to be partially disclosed, as follows:
Registration No.
Reg. Date
Subject/Title
1. Are s(2016)6945032
13/12/2016
Letter from ASD President Mauro Moretti to
President Juncker
2. Are s(2017)3084405
20/06/2017
Letter from COMECE General Secretary, Fr. Olivier
Poquillon to President Juncker
Part of the documents to which you have requested access, contain personal data.
Pursuant to Article 4(1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, access to a document has to be
refused if its disclosure would undermine the protection of privacy and the integrity of the
individual, in particular in accordance with Community legislation regarding the protection of
personal data. The applicable legislation in this field is Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with
regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free
movement of such data.
When access is requested to documents containing personal data, Regulation (EC) No 45/2001
becomes fully applicable. According to Article 8(b) of this Regulation, personal data shall only be
transferred to recipients if they establish the necessity of having the data transferred to them and if
there is no reason to assume that the legitimate rights of the persons concerned might be prejudiced.
We consider that, with the information available, the necessity of disclosing the aforementioned
personal data to you has not been established and that it cannot be assumed that such disclosure
would not prejudice the legitimate rights of the persons concerned. Therefore, we are disclosing the
documents requested expunged from this personal data.
If you wish to receive these personal data, we invite you to provide us with arguments showing the
need for having these personal data transferred to you and the absence of adverse effects to the
legitimate rights of the persons whose personal data should be disclosed.
In case you would disagree with the assessment that the expunged data are personal data which can
only be disclosed if such disclosure is legitimate under the rules of personal data protection, you are
entitled, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, to make 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 Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretary-General
Transparency unit SG-B-4
BERL 5/282
B-1049 Bruxelles
or,
by email to:
xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
[e-Signed]
Marcel Haag
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