Critical Raw Materials Act lobbying
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I would like to request access to all documents related to lobbying on the ‘Critical Raw Materials Act’ and the strategic projects supported under it, as well as the ‘EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform’, including the raw materials, hydrogen and gas mechanisms under it, and similar/ related topics since 1 January 2025. In particular I would like to request:
1. A list of all meetings/ discussions between officials and or Commissioners with lobby organisations where this topic was discussed. This should include targeted consultations and stakeholder workshops/dialogues.
2. Any records, minutes, preparatory briefings, or other notes of these meetings/discussions, including correspondence which set-up, or was follow-up to, these meetings, as well as attendance lists. I would also like to receive full notes of any meetings held, and not just the summary notes proactively published by the Commission.
3. All correspondence since the above date, where this topic was raised, as exchanged between officials and or Commissioners with lobby organisations.
4. I would also like to receive all of the above types of documents as they relate to this topic between member state government(s) and the DG or Commissioners.
5. In addition I would like to receive a list of all studies or impact assessments which the DG has contracted out, or undertaken on, this topic.
Please note that I am tabling similar requests to Grow, Competition, Energy, Trade, International Partnerships and Climate. I look forward to receiving the respective documents accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Pascoe Sabido
Corporate Europe Observatory
Rue d’Edimbourg 26
1050 BXL
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 21/07/2025 and registered on 21/07/2025 under the case number
2025/3663.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 11/08/2025. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear applicant,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 21 July 2025 under case number EASE 2025/3663.
We are currently working on your request. However, 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 11 August 2025.
• the application concerns documents held by different cabinets and
Services, which must be consulted.
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 2 September 2025.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
SG D Secretariat
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Please can you confirm when I should expect the relevant documents, as the legal deadline is long overdue.
Yours faithfully,
Pascoe Sabido
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
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European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
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Dear applicant,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/3663.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
SG D Secretariat
Dear applicant,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/3663.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
SG D Secretariat
Dear applicant,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/3663.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
SG D Secretariat
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Thank you for the documents - much appreciated.
Please accept this as confirmation of my receipt of the documents.
I'll go through them and if there's any need for follow-up, will reach out.
Yours faithfully,
Pascoe Sabido