Correspondence of national Rule of Law breaches
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
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 correspondence from journalists, academics and NGOs in EU Member States to the Commission complaining of Rule of Law breaches in their home countries since 2011.
Yours faithfully,
Bethany Howard
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Yours faithfully,
Access to documents team (cr)
SG.C.1
Transparency
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Yours sincerely,
Bethany Howard
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[1]Ares(2021)932362 - RE: access to documents request - Correspondence of
national Rule of Law breaches -- Ref. Gestdem 2021/568
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Yours faithfully,
Access to documents team (rc)
SG.C.1
Transparency
Dear Ms Howard,
Please find attached a reply to correspondence with the European
Commission.
Kind regards,
JUST C1 secretariat
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European Commission
Directorate General Justice and Consumers
Unit C1 - [2]Justice policy and rule of law
M[3]ailing address:
European Commission – DG JUST/C1
Rue Montoyer, 59
MO59 05/027
B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
E-mail:
[4][email address]
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4. mailto:[email address]
Dear [email address],
Thank you kindly for your reply and information.
I would like to clarify that I am searching for correspondence in relation to all Member States and that it does not need to be specific to journalists and academics, but individual complaints on the Rule of Law situation in their home countries.
Yours sincerely,
Bethany Howard
Dear Ms Howard,
Following the request for access to EU documents that you submitted on 2
February 2021 and your further email of 12 February 2021, under the right
of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation
1049/2001, we would like to take the opportunity to further clarify the
scope of this request.
If you agree, we would kindly ask you to provide your telephone details to
arrange a time to call and discuss the request.
Alternatively, you can provide us with a personal email address where we
can contact you.
Kind regards,
JUST C1 secretariat
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European Commission
Directorate General Justice and Consumers
Unit C1 - [2]Justice policy and rule of law
M[3]ailing address:
European Commission – DG JUST/C1
Rue Montoyer, 59
MO59 05/027
B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
E-mail:
[4][email address]
References
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2. http://myjusticenet.jls.cec.eu.int/WhoIs...
3. http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/t...
4. mailto:[email address]
Dear [email address],
Thank you kindly for your response – I shall clarify my request below:
I am seeking information from the EU Member States: Bulgaria, Spain and France. Would it be possible to receive correspondence on rule of law breaches from the following organisations:
Bulgaria:
• Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
• Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights
• Ombudsman of Republic of Bulgaria
• Commission for Protection against Discrimination
• Rule of Law Institute
• Transparency International Bulgaria
• Liberal Strategies Center
• Foundation for Local Government Reform
• Open Society Institute Bulgaria
• Agency for Social Analyses – Think tank
• Centre for the Study of Democracy – Think tank
• Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch
Spain:
• Elcano
• Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
• Faes foundation
• Fundación Alternativas
• Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch
France:
• Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'Homme (FIDH)
• syndicat
Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT)
• aute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité or HALDE
• Foundation pour le droit civil continental
• Comité Consultatif National d’Ethique
• CNIL
• Instiute Jaques Delors
• Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch
If it possible to identify further organisations who have sent complaints on rule of law breaches, that would be of great use.
If you would like further clarifications/information, please contact me by:
Email: [email address]
Telephone: +447501394786
Kind regards,
Bethany Howard
Dear Ms Howard,
Please find attached a reply to correspondence with the European
Commission.
Kind regards,
JUST C1 secretariat
[1]cid:image001.png@01D64F09.BA4EBA70
European Commission
Directorate General Justice and Consumers
Unit C1 - [2]Justice policy and rule of law
M[3]ailing address:
European Commission – DG JUST/C1
Rue Montoyer, 59
MO59 05/027
B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
E-mail:
[4][email address]
References
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2. http://myjusticenet.jls.cec.eu.int/WhoIs...
3. http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/t...
4. mailto:[email address]
Dear JNiovi Ringou,
Thank you kindly for informing me of the process of the FOI request. Well understood for the new deadline.
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation,
Yours sincerely,
Bethany Howard
Dear Ms Howard,
Please find attached a reply to correspondence with the European
Commission.
Kind regards,
JUST C1 secretariat
[1]cid:image001.png@01D64F09.BA4EBA70
European Commission
Directorate General Justice and Consumers
Unit C1 - [2]Justice policy and rule of law
M[3]ailing address:
European Commission – DG JUST/C1
Rue Montoyer, 59
MO59 05/027
B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
References
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2. http://myjusticenet.jls.cec.eu.int/WhoIs...
3. http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/t...