Ref. Ares(2021)3785502 - 09/06/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY
Directorate A - Energy policy: Strategy and Coordination
A.5 - Planning and Legal Affairs
Brussels
ENER.A.5/ACB (2021)3958977
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Belen BALANYA
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
Rue d'Edimbourg 26
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
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Subject:
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem No 2021/2237
Dear Ms Balanya,
We refer to your e-mail dated 12/04/2021 in which you make a request for access to
documents, registered under the above-mentioned reference number.
You request access to:
the minutes of the following meetings:
Iberdrola 10 Nov 2020 - Laure Chapuis-Kombos Kitti Nyitrai Stefano Grassi - Green
Deal, Iberdrola strategic plan on clean energy investments including in renewable
energy and hydrogen, economic recovery
ENEL SpA 22 Apr 2020 - Commissioner Kadri Simson / Thor-Sten Vertmann Stefano
Grassi - Introduction of Enel, decarbonization and digitalization, sustainable investment,
recovery and upcoming EU energy initiatives.
Confindustria 01 Mar 2021 - Commissioner Kadri Simson / Stefano Grassi - Discussion
with Confindustria Energy Board (Gruppo tecnico Energia) on the Energy Work
Programme 2021, the “Fit for 55” package & EU Green Deal priorities in energy.
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Your application concerns the following document:
Ares reference
Date
Title
Are
s(2020)6928899
10/11/2020
VTC meeting report Kadri Simson and Iberdrola
Ares(2021)2961472
22/04/2020 Meeting report Kadri Simson with ENEL representatives
Ares(2021)2956989
01/03/2021 Minutes of the meeting 01/03/2021 between Kadri
Simson and Cofindustria Energy Board
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Yours sincerely,
(e-signed)
Anne-Charlotte BOURNOVILLE
Head of Unit
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Electronically signed on 01/06/2021 17:47 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 11 of Commission Decision C(2020) 4482