Communication with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dear International Partnerships,
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) - All incoming or outgoing correspondence (including emails, sent or received) between DG INTPA officials (including the Commissioner and Cabinet members) and members, employees or representatives of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) between the 1st of January 2022 and the 29th of March 2023.
2) - A list of meetings, including detailed minutes and any other reports of such meetings, between DG INTPA officials (including the Commissioner and Cabinet members) and members, employees or representatives of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) dating between the 1st of January 2022 and the 29th of March 2023.
Should my request be denied wholly or partially, please explain the denial or all deletions referring to specific exemptions in the regulation. Also I expect the partial release of documents, in case of partial exemption according to article 4.6.
Do not hesitate to get back to me should you need any further information which could facilitate your research. My postal address hereby:
Hans Wetzels
Naarderstraat 153
2574PG, Den Haag
The Netherlands
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Hans Wetzels
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 30/03/2023 and registered on 30/03/2023 under the case number
2023/1997.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 25/04/2023. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for International Partnerships - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Good afternoon,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 30/03/2023 under case number 2023/1997.
We are currently working on your request. However, due to the Easter
period we have not yet been able to gather all the elements necessary to
carry out a full analysis of your request. We will not be able to send you
the reply within the prescribed time limit expiring on 25/04/2023.
Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 19/05/2023.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
Head of Unit, Unit G4 INTPA
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Dear Sir,
We would like to inform you that the handling of your request registered
under reference EASE 2023/1997 is facing some delays and is taking more
time than anticipated. Your request is being processed to provide you with
a reply as soon as possible.
Thank you very much for your understanding. Please allow us to express our
sincere apologies for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
INTPA G4 Head of Unit
European Commission
DG International Partnerships
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2023/1997.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,