Operations in Bulgaria
Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency,
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:
1. The mandate of Frontex operational activities at the Bulgarian-Turkish border and the Bulgarian-Serbian border and any changes thereto.
2. If available, the training manual/guidance/standards of procedure given to Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Turkish border and Bulgarian-Serbian border, specifically as to the required steps taken should a third country national expresses their intention to seek asylum.
3. Reports or, if they cannot be made public, the exact number, of push-backs witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Turkish border in 2016 and 2017.
4. Reports or, if they cannot be made public, the exact number, on incidents of violence or other violations of fundamental rights witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Turkish border in 2016 and 2017.
5. Reports or, if they cannot be made public, the exact number, of push-backs witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Serbian border in 2016 and 2017.
6. Reports or, if they cannot be made public, the exact number, on incidents of violence or other violations of fundamental rights witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Serbian border in 2016 and 2017.
7. The current number of Frontex personnel deployed at the a) Bulgarian-Turkish border and b) Bulgarian-Serbian border.
Many thanks for your co-operation with these requests.
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Connelly
Dear Mr. Connelly,
Thank you for your email and your interest in Frontex activities.
We would like to inform you that pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May
2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents, the right of access to documents is granted to a
citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having
its registered office in a Member State.
To confirm that you are invested in the right of access to the documents
requested, it is necessary to provide an ID card/passport/residence permit
in the EU/registration in an EU Member State (legal persons). You may
however refuse to provide such document containing personal data; in that
case, your request is not going to be processed.
After receiving the above mentioned documents, we will be able to start
processing your request and will get back to you within 15 working days.
Please be informed of the following:
- The person responsible for controlling the personal data (Data
controller) is the Head of Legal Affairs Unit
- The personal data is collected for the exclusive purpose of
assessing the nationality of the applicant
- The recipients of the personal data are the 3 Frontex Staff
members (Senior Legal Officer, Junior Lawyer and Legal Assistant) handling
requests for public access for documents
- The personal data collected (that is, the document sent to the
PAD mailbox) will be deleted as soon as the access for the request
document(s) is granted or refused. In Frontex, this procedure takes no
longer than 15 or 30 working days depending on the number/size of the
requested documents. During the processing of your data, you have a right
to access your data and rectify them if needed. You have a right to have
recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
If you will have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
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From: Registration
Sent: 29 November 2017 12:59
To: PAD <[email address]>
Subject: PAD access to documents request - Operations in Bulgaria
Date: Reg.No:
29.11.2017 27460
Responsible
Organisation:
Cc:
Remark: Deadline:
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Dear PAD,
Many thanks for your reply. I can provide proof of EU citizenship as requested. Please provide me an email address to send a copy.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Connelly
Dear Mr. Connelly,
You can use this address: [email address]
Thank you in advance,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency
www.frontex.europa.eu
Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
Dear PAD,
This has now been emailed. Please confirm receipt.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Connelly
Dear Mr. Connelly,
Thank you for providing your documentation.
As your request falls under the regime of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001, we will now forward your email to the responsible Unit and get back to you with an answer within 15 working days.
In the meantime, should you have any questions regarding your request or public access to documents process, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Dear Mr Connelly,
As your request needs the consultation of several documents and databases,
which takes more time to process, I would like to extend the deadline to
provide you with a reply of another 15 working days under Article 7(3) of
the Regulation 1049/2001.
Nevertheless, we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
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construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via
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From: Registration
Sent: 29 November 2017 12:59
To: PAD <[correo electrónico]>
Subject: PAD access to documents request - Operations in Bulgaria
Date: Reg.No:
29.11.2017 27460
Responsible
Organisation:
Cc:
Remark: Deadline:
Remark for staff
member:
Reference:
Best Regards
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Dear Mr. Connelly,
Please find the rest of the documents as attached.
Best regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be
construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via
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From: PAD
Sent: 22 December 2017 13:50
To: Andrew Connelly <[FOI #4832 email]>
Cc: Registration <[email address]>; PAD
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: PAD access to documents request - Operations in Bulgaria
Dear Mr. Connelly,
Please find our response letter as attached.
Due to the size of the attachments, you will receive an additional email.
Best regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
From: Registration
Sent: 29 November 2017 12:59
To: PAD <[2][email address]>
Subject: PAD access to documents request - Operations in Bulgaria
Date: Reg.No:
29.11.2017 27460
Responsible
Organisation:
Cc:
Remark: Deadline:
Remark for staff
member:
Reference:
Best Regards
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Dear Mr. Connelly,
Please find our response letter as attached.
Due to the size of the attachments, you will receive an additional email.
Best regards,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency · Plac Europejski 6,
00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 ·
[1]www.frontex.europa.eu
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be
construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex,
unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for
the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or
dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via
e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
From: Registration
Sent: 29 November 2017 12:59
To: PAD <[email address]>
Subject: PAD access to documents request - Operations in Bulgaria
Date: Reg.No:
29.11.2017 27460
Responsible
Organisation:
Cc:
Remark: Deadline:
Remark for staff
member:
Reference:
Best Regards
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Dear PAD,
Thank you for the above documents, but nowhere within these can I see any information pertaining these two requests contained in my original request:
4. Reports or, if they cannot be made public, the exact number, on incidents of violence or other violations of fundamental rights witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Turkish border in 2016 and 2017.
6. Reports or, if they cannot be made public, the exact number, on incidents of violence or other violations of fundamental rights witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Serbian border in 2016 and 2017.
Please advise how the above two unanswered requests can be resolved.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Connelly
Dear Mr. Connelly,
Thank you for contacting us. Regarding your inquiry, however, we are in understanding that points (4) and (6) have been answered.
Since Frontex has no documents available, on incidents of violence or other violations of fundamental rights witnessed by Frontex personnel deployed at the Bulgarian-Turkish border in 2016 and 2017, the answer is zero - documents do not exist and no documents are held by Frontex. The same answer applies for the Bulgarian-Serbian border in 2016 and 2017.
Yours sincerely,
Transparency Office
Corporate Governance
Tel: +48 22 205 9500
Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency
www.frontex.europa.eu
Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland · Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by Frontex, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.