Access to Documents: Communications between Nordea Bank Abp and the European Parliament on EU Sustainable Finance Policy (July 2023 - Present)
Dear European Parliament,
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, I hereby request access to all documents (including, but not limited to, emails, letters, meeting minutes, presentations, and memos) detailing communications between Nordea Bank Abp (or any of its subsidiaries or representatives) and Members of the European Parliament, their assistants, or parliamentary committee staff (e.g., within ECON or ENVI Committees) concerning topics related to EU sustainable finance policy.
This request covers communications from July 2023 to the present date.
Please provide documents related to Nordea's engagement on the following specific topics:
Legislative Deliberations on Sustainable Finance: Communications concerning Nordea's input on legislative proposals or ongoing discussions related to sustainable finance, including amendments, positions, or concerns raised during the legislative process for relevant directives or regulations.
Impact of Sustainable Finance on Financial Sector: Views, analyses, or data provided by Nordea to the Parliament regarding the practical implications, challenges, or opportunities presented by the EU's sustainable finance framework for financial institutions.
Future of Sustainable Finance: Discussions or recommendations from Nordea on the future direction of EU sustainable finance policy, potential new initiatives, or areas requiring further regulatory attention from the Parliament's perspective.
I understand that certain information may be subject to exceptions under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. However, I kindly request that you provide access to as much information as possible, redacting only what is strictly necessary.
I look forward to your acknowledgment of this request and your response within the statutory time limit of 15 working days.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Joachim Kattrup
address:
Brofogedvej 8, 2.sal. DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
Our reference: 2025-0415
Dear Mr Kattrup,
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TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Directorate-General for Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative
Coordination
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Our reference: 2025-0415
Dear M. Kattrup,
Further to your application submitted under [1]Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001 requesting access to all documents between Members of the
European Parliament and Nordea Bank Abp, please be kindly informed that
Parliament does not hold any documents related to exchanges, events or
meetings between Members and third parties, if those are not part of a
parliamentary procedure (e.g. in the context of a committee meeting) and
were in any case held without the involvement of Parliament’s
administration.
In that respect, please also note that, in such cases, even if a meeting
was held on the Parliament’s premises and/or with using the Parliament’s
technical facilities, Parliament would normally not hold any documents.
Indeed, Parliament’s administration has no access to Members private
offices (please see [2]Rule 125(2) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure and
[3]Article 4 of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament).
However, as required by [4]Article 7 of Annex I of the Parliament’s Rules
of Procedure, meetings with interest representatives and events organised
by Members, are published on [5]Members individual official pages, under
the “meetings” tab, available via Parliament’s website. You can also look
up which MEP met with which organisation, using the organisation name as a
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individual pages.
On this basis Parliament considers your request handled and the file
closed. Please do not hesitate to [8]submit a new request should you
identify specific Parliament documents for which you would like to request
public access.
Kind regards,
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Directorate-General for Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative
Coordination
[9][European Parliament request email]
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