Meetings of members of the General Department FISMA with the unregistered lobbyfirm EUTOP
Dear DG FISMA
my name is Lisa Hirdes and I am working with Nina Katzemich from LobbyControl.
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting a list of all meetings held with EUTOP consultancy in the past twelve month between the lobbyfirm and DG FISMA or within DG FISMA concerning EUTOP.
This list should include the date of the meeting, the topics discussed, and the names of all attendees from the Commission and EUTOP. We would also like to receive any minutes or meeting reports.
At the time of writing, EUTOP remains outside the EU lobby transparency register; We would like the list of meetings taken place between EUTOP and ALL DG officials – including the Commissioner, his Cabinet and Director General (because we understand that meetings between these individuals and unregistered lobbyists cannot be physically uploaded to the Commission’s published lobby meetings lists).
Yours faithfully,
Lisa Hirdes
LobbyControl – Initiative für Transparenz und Demokratie e.V.
Am Justizzentrum 7
50939 Köln
Dear Mrs katzemich,
Thank you for your e-mail dated 11/10/2016. We hereby acknowledge
receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered
on 11/10/2016 under GESTDEM 2016/5670 reference
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
will be handled within 15 working days. The time limit will expire on
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Yours faithfully,
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM
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European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit B4 – Transparency
Dear Ms Hirdes,
I refer to your e-mail from 11 October 2016 in which you made the
following request for access to documents :
"I am requesting a list of all meetings held with EUTOP consultancy in the
past twelve month between the lobbyfirm and DG FISMA or within DG FISMA
concerning EUTOP.
This list should include the date of the meeting, the topics discussed,
and the names of all attendees from the Commission and EUTOP. We would
also like to receive any minutes or meeting reports.
We would like the list of meetings taken place between EUTOP and ALL DG
officials – including the Commissioner, his Cabinet and Director General
(because we understand that meetings between these individuals and
unregistered lobbyists cannot be physically uploaded to the Commission’s
published lobby meetings lists). "
After searching our archives, we could not find trace of any meetings held
between EUTOP consultancy and DG FISMA officials in the past twelve
months.
As regards the last point of your request, since 1 December 2014,
transparency rules apply in respect of meetings with our Director General,
Commissioner and Members of his Cabinet. They may only meet interest
representatives (organisations and self-employed individuals) on issues
relating to policy-making and implementation in the EU if they are
registered in the EU’s Transparency Register. Information on their
meetings (date, location, name of the organisation or self-employed
individual and subject of the meeting) are published on our website.
Please consult our website using the following link:
[1]http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/finance/index_en...
Yours sincerely,
Eric Ducoulombier
Head of Unit, FISMA/02, Inter-Institutional relations, Planning and
Stakeholders relations
DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
European Commission
Rue de Spa 2 (SPA 2 9/44)
B-1000 Brussels/Bruxelles
Belgium/Belgique
Tel : +32 2 296 54 67
E-mail : [email address]
web: [2]http://ec.europa.eu/finance