Dear Madam, Sir

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:

- All documents, including but not limited to emails, presentations, reports, minutes, verbatim reports, instructions, non-papers, summaries, related to the decision to create the video posted on Twitter by president Donald Tusk on 6 September 2018, https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status...

- All documents related to the costs of the video, including, if applicable, any contracts

All the best,
Peter Teffer

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Dear Mr Teffer,

 

Thank you for your message dated 10 September 2018.

 

The Transparency team has forwarded it to the competent service of the
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Dear Sir,

Thank you for your message to the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU.

We woudl like to inform you that we do not have any document concerning this video. As is the case for other similar material was produced by the Council's own in-house audiovisual service, making use of the Council's own video images. We estimate that the approximate cost of this kind of video product is around 800 euros.

Yours sincerely,

The Public Information Service
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Tel: +32 (0) 2 281 56 50
Fax: +32 (0) 2 281 49 77
E-mail: www.consilium.europa.eu/infopublic

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Initial question:

From: Peter [FOI #5910 email]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 10:47 AM
To: SECRETARIAT DGF Access [European Council request email]
Subject: access to documents request - Video

Dear Madam, Sir

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:

- All documents, including but not limited to emails, presentations, reports, minutes, verbatim reports, instructions, non-papers, summaries, related to the decision to create the video posted on Twitter by president Donald Tusk on 6 September 2018, https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status...

- All documents related to the costs of the video, including, if applicable, any contracts

All the best,
Peter Teffer

postal address:
EUobserver
Rue Montoyer 18B
1000 Brussels
Belgium

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For future correspondence please use the following link: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/contacts/... #5910 email]

Dear Madam, Sir,

Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.

I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request which I sent on September 10, 2018, via the AsktheEU platform. I asked for :
- All documents, including but not limited to emails, presentations, reports, minutes, verbatim reports, instructions, non-papers, summaries, related to the decision to create the video posted on Twitter by president Donald Tusk on 6 September 2018, https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status...
- All documents related to the costs of the video, including, if applicable, any contracts

The General Secretariat of the Council of the EU replied the day after - which is commendable - but said that it possessed no documents concerning the video. I find this somewhat difficult to believe, given that the video was made in-house. Were no emails sent between staff before and during the production process of this video? Were there no written instructions? This seems unlikely.

A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/video

All the best,
Peter Teffer

Postmaster Consilium, Consejo Europeo

Your message has been received by the Transparency and Access to Documents Unit of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. All requests for access to documents are treated on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
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Dear Mr Teffer,

 

Thank you for your message of 12 September 2018 sent via asktheu.org.

 

As your first request concerned a video production for communication
purposes, the Transparency Team treated it initially as a request for
information not falling under Regulation 1049/2001, and consequently
forwarded it to the Public Information Service of the General Secretariat
of the Council. You received a reply from that service on 11 September
2018. However, following your request of 12th September, the Transparency
service realised that dispatching your initial request to the Public Info
Service was an error due to an internal  misunderstanding.

 

We would like to apologise for this inconvenience and will treat your
application of 10 September 2018 as an initial request under Regulation
1049/2001. The General Secretariat of the Council will proceed with
internal consultations in order to assess your request on the basis of the
applicable rules. You will receive a reply within 15 working days from the
day of your first application, that is by 1 October 2018.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Transparency

 

 

General Secretariat of the Council

Directorate-General Communication and Information - COMM
Directorate Information and Outreach
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Please find attached a letter from the General Secretariat of the Council
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Yours sincerely,

 

 

Transparency

 

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Council of the European Union

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