AMIF and ISF-Borders and Visa: Outcomes of Policy Dialogue and Observations to National Programmes
Dear European Parliament,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001,
I am requesting documents in relation to the implementation of the EU Regulations No. 514/2014 (laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management) and the EU Regulation No. 515/2014 (establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa).
Article 13(1) of the Regulation No. 514/2014 establishes that “in order to facilitate the preparation of the national programmes, each Member State and the Commission shall hold a dialogue at the level of senior officials”.
Article 13(3) states that “after the conclusion of the policy dialogues, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament of the overall outcome”.
In view of these provisions, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
1. Any outcome of the policy dialogues for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund-Borders and Visa (ISF-Borders and Visa) shared by the European Commission with the European Parliament.
This may include, but not necessarily limited to, reports, minutes of meetings, verbatim reports of meetings, transcripts, etc that would provide a record of the proceedings, as well as any correspondence – including, but not limited to, letters, e-mails, and any attachments–.
If the information is available per Member State, I would like to receive documentation concerning Spain, Italy and Greece.
In addition, Article 14(6) of the Regulation No. 514/2014 establishes that “The Commission shall make observations within three months of the date of submission of the proposed national programmes”. Article 14(8) of the Regulation No. 514/2014 establishes that “the Commission shall inform the European Parliament of the overall outcome of the application of paragraphs 5 and 6”.
In view of these provisions, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
2. All observations made by the European Commission and shared with the European Parliament to the proposed national programmes of Spain, Italy and Greece for the AMIF and ISF-Borders and Visa.
I remain available for any question or clarification you might have in relation to my request.
Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Estela Casajuana
Acknowledgment of receipt
Dear Ms Casajuana,
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TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
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Our ref.: A(2018)4415
Dear Ms Casajuana,
The deadline for replying to your application received on 12 April concerning public access to documents expires tomorrow, on 4 May.
However, exceptionally, due to the fact that the internal and external consultation process for the relevant documents and the fact that the detailed analysis of all legal aspects linked to the possible disclosure of every document identified are still ongoing, Parliament needs to extend the time-limit for replying to your application foreseen in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 by a further 15 working days, in accordance with Article 7(3) of the same regulation. The new time limit expires on 31 May.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. We thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative Coordination
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Our reference: A(2018)4415
Dear Ms Casajuana,
Further to your request regarding public access to any outcome of the policy dialogues for the AMIF and ISF-Borders and Visa as well as to the observations made by the Commission and shared with the Parliament concerning the proposed national programmes for the AMIF and ISF-Borders and Visa, Parliament has identified several documents relevant to your application.
Following this application, Parliament grants public access to these documents via its Public Register of Documents. We provide you with the direct links to these documents for your convenience:
- Point 1 of your application
Relevant documents are linked to the meeting of the LIBE committee that took place on 20.03.2014 (originally foreseen for 6 March 2014):
* Letter from Mr Juan Fernando LOPEZ AGUILAR of 29.01.2014 to Commissioner Malmstrӧm with subject 'Outcome of policy dialogues- Financial programmes in the field of home affairs', ref 301963 of 29.01.2014 and Background Note
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWe...
* Letter from Mr Stefano MANSERVISI to Mr Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar of 17.03.2014, ref 3379, with country fiches enclosed
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/co...
- Point 2 of your application
Relevant documents are linked to the LIBE committee meeting that took place on 23-24.02.2015:
* Letter from Mr Claude MORAES to Commissioner AVRAMOPOULOS of 22.12.2014, ref 321117, letter from Ms Marta CYGAN to Mr Claude MORAES of 19.02.2015 and Background Note
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWe...
In addition, as regards the minutes of the LIBE committee meetings, please note that these are also available on Parliament's public register of documents, searching by Keyword:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWe...
and searching by Register Reference:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWe...
Moreover, the oral presentations and debates during the meetings are to be followed in the relevant web streaming files, available on-line (the date of the meeting has to be introduced in each case):
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en...
Parliament hopes that this information is useful to you.
On this basis, Parliament considers your request as handled and the file closed. Please do not hesitate to come back to us, should you have any new request for specific Parliament documents.
Kind regards,
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative Coordination
[email address]
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWeb