European Parliament Written Declaration 0057/2010 Rule 123 of Procedures
Dear European Parliament,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
I refer to EP written declaration 0057/2010 by MEP Mario Borghezio 14.06.10
in relation to the above section
a. have the archives been created, if so I require a copy of all files, records etc,
b. if not created what progress or attempts have has been made to do so as required by the President of the Parliament.
c. who/whom has been instructed and empowered to bring forward the declaration ?
Yours faithfully,
Chris Gaffney
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Dear European Parliament, Under the right of access to documents in the EU
treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents
which contain the following information: I refer to EP written declaration
0057/2010 by MEP Mario Borghezio 14.06.10 in relation to the above section
a. have the archives been created, if so I require a copy of all files,
records etc, b. if not created what progress or attempts have has been
made to do so as required by the President of the Parliament. c. who/whom
has been instructed and empowered to bring forward the declaration ? Yours
faithfully, Chris Gaffney
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Dear European Parliament Ask EP,
can you please give me the requested information and not impossible to follow links
Yours sincerely,
Chris Gaffney
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Dear European Parliament,
Please please issue me with the requested information as requested.. I spent hours searching the links you provided and could NOT find the information.
Simply forward the requested info as a matter of urgency.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Gaffney
Dear European Parliament,
YOU ARE BOUND BY LAW TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS.
PLEASE DO SO
Yours faithfully,
Chris Gaffney
Dear Mr Gaffney,
Please find attached the response that has been sent to you on 28/08/2023.
Best regards
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Directorate-General for Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative Coordination
[European Parliament request email]
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Dear Mr Gaffney,
following your two requests related to the declassification of documents
with regard to UFOs, as called for in the [1]written declaration 0057/2010
of 16 June 2010, as tabled by Mr Borghezio, you have received responses
from two different services of Parliament, namely the Transparency Unit
and the Citizens' Enquiries Unit, which were both intended to assist you
in finding relevant information on Parliament's website. We understand
that, these responses notwithstanding, you have experienced difficulties
in finding the information or documents you were seeking.
In this context, we would like to clarify two points, on Mr Borghezio's
declaration and on Parliament's work:
1) Mr Borghezio's written declaration, as governed by the relevant
[2]rules and if successful, would have resulted in a declaration by
Parliament on UFO declassification. However, even when successful, such
declarations cannot go beyond making an announcement or affirming a point
of view. This means that, even if Mr Borghezio's written declaration had
received the necessary support, its addressees, such as the Member States,
would not have been legally obliged to follow up. In the event, with only
44 signatures, Mr Borghezio's declaration 0057/2010 did not receive the
necessary support under the mentioned rules and was not adopted by
Parliament, but instead lapsed on 16. October 2010.
2) Parliament normally works by debating proposals on a large range
of issues in committees or in plenary. These debates are conducted in
writing and orally and the resulting documents – written submissions,
amendments to proposals, oral statements – are always made publicly
available, including under the links you have received. Indeed, Parliament
does not produce classified documents. Similarly, data gathered by
Parliament's research services are published in the relevant studies (on
the ThinkTank [3]website).
Therefore, if you have been unable to find the kind of information and
documents you are interested in following the links you have received, it
is likely because the study of signs of complex life outside our solar
system, while of ongoing scientific concern, has not featured prominently
in Parliament's work, which is often focussed on broader regulatory
issues.
Please note that the Commission does occasionally deal with the subject,
i.e. [4]here. We would also like to draw your attention to the fact that,
independently of Mr Borghezio's declaration, Parliament would not possess
any documents that have been drawn up or declassified only by Member
States. Indeed, our service can only handle applications for specific
documents of the European Parliament.
Kind regards,
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the
Presidency
Directorate for
Interinstitutional Affairs and
Legislative Coordination
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