Ref. Ares(2020)4121693 - 05/08/2020
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Secretariat-General
Directorate E – Single market and connectivity
The Director
Brussels,
Hans Wetzels
Hereweg 164
6371LZ, Landgraaf
Netherlands
Advance copy by email: ask+request-
xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Mr Wetzels,
Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2020/4458
We refer to your e-mail dated 17/07/2020 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered on 17/07/2020 under the above-mentioned reference number.
You will find enclosed the documents related to the meetings between
1. 23/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and Coca Cola on the Green
Deal and sustainability (in Davos)
2. 23/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and General Electric on the
European Green Deal and renewable energy (in Davos)
3. 23/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and Unilever and IKEA on
Opportunities and collaboration on the European Green Deal (in Davos)
4. 29/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and EUROFER on the Steel
sector and the Green Deal
5. 31/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and ACEA on the Green
Deal and car industry
6. 05/02/20 between Diederik Samson and Royal Schiphol Group, Heathrow Airport
Holdings, Neste, Shell and World Economic Forum on the European Green Deal
As regards your request about the following meetings the Commission does not hold any
documents that correspond to the description given in your application.
1. 16/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and VDA on the EGD:
challenges and opportunities for the automotive industry
2. 23/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and Shell on the European
Green Deal and its implementation (in Davos)
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/
3. 23/01/20 between executive vice-President Timmermans and Volkswagen on the
European Green Deal challenges and opportunities for the automotive industry (in
Davos)
4. 18/12/19 between Daniel Mes and ACEA on the Green Deal and car industry
Please note that some of the documents contain personal data that has been redacted
according to the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/17251) and to the
internal rules of procedure of the Commission. As your request does not express any particular
interest to have access to these personal data, and does not establish the necessity to have the data
transmitted, I conclude that access cannot be granted to these personal data.
In case you would 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.
You should send any such confirmatory application within 15 working days of receipt of this
letter to the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretary-General
Transparency unit SG-C.1
BERL 7/242
B-1049 Bruxelles
or by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
(e-signed)
John WATSON
1 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the
protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies,
offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and
Decision No 1247/2002/EC.
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Electronically signed on 05/08/2020 11:30 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563