Décoration Grand Officier de l’Ordre de Léopold to Catherine Day handed by Didier Reynders
Arun Dohle made this access to documents request to Secretariat General of the European Commission
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 documents related the othe Decoration handed by Didier Reynders to former Secretary-General Catherine Day on 7 November 2016.
Request to be allowed to receive such Decoration.
Agreement.
List of invitees.
And any other documents related to this Decoration.
From the Internet:
"Ce lundi 7 novembre, j’ai remis la décoration de Grand Officier de l’Ordre de Léopold à Madame Catherine Day, ancienne Secrétaire générale de la Commission européenne.
Catherine Day a été de novembre 2005 à septembre 2015 Secrétaire générale de la Commission européenne, nommée par le Président Barroso et maintenue par son successeur Juncker.
5ème personnalité à occuper ce poste depuis le Traité de Rome, elle fut aussi la première femme. Le Secrétaire général est le plus haut fonctionnaire de la Commission européenne.
auparavant collaboré avec plusieurs Commissaires, spécialisée en matière de politique économique extérieure et de commerce. Et nous pouvons attester, notamment à la faveur de la signature du CETA, de ce que les discussions sur le commerce peuvent constituer une activité très intense…
En 2000, elle avait également été nommée Directrice générale-adjointe pour les Relations extérieures (RELEX).
Sa force travail est légendaire, si bien qu’elle fut surnommée « Catherine Night and Day »… Retenons aussi sa connaissance de nombreuses langues, lui permettant de discuter avec ses interlocuteurs en français, anglais, allemand, espagnol, italien ou encore en russe.
A travers certaines décorations, nous souhaitons saluer des personnalités jouant ou ayant joué un rôle à l’échelon européen, pas seulement dans leur fonction mais également dans les relations avec la Belgique.
Je suis dès lors particulièrement heureux, à travers l’honneur fait à Madame Catherine Day, de reconnaître le soutien et l’écoute dont notre pays a pu bénéficier grâce à elle pendant la crise dans le secteur financier. "
Yours faithfully,
Arun Dohle
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Hereby the address.
Yours faithfully,
Arun Dohle
Against Child Trafficking (ACT)
Keizersgracht 482
1017EG Amsterdam
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We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 22/12/2024 and registered on 27/12/2024 under the case number
2024/7112.
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'Décoration Grand Officier de l’Ordre de Léopold to Catherine Day handed by Didier Reynders'.
The legal time limit expired.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/deco...
Yours faithfully,
Against Child Trafficking
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
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registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
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[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
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Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
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der Kommission behandelt.
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Dear Applicant,
Your application for a confirmatory application for 2024/7112 cannot be
introduced as the case is still in initial phase with the deadline
extended until 14/02/2025.
Please see attached the deadline extension sent you on 23/01/2025.
Kind regards,
European Commission
Access to Documents Team - dd
Dear SG ACCES DOCUMENTS,
How was this letter sent to us?
Please provide further proof.
Let's get to the bottom of this.
Until final proof is provided, we maintain the confirmatory appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Against Child Trafficking
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Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
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Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
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[1]RE: Internal review of access to documents request - Décoration Grand
Officier de l’Ordre de Léopold to Catherine Day handed by Didier Reynders
- Ares(2025)576564 - Ares(2025)650991 (Please use this link only if you
are an Ares user – Svp, utilisez ce lien exclusivement si vous êtes un(e)
utilisateur d’Ares)
Dear Applicant,
The deadline extension was made on 23/01/2025 and extended the deadline
until 14/02/2025. The extension letter was only sent 2025-01-27 11:40:00
due to a technical error. The case is currently being dealt and your will
be receiving a reply in due course. Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
European Commission
Access to Documents Team
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'Décoration Grand Officier de l’Ordre de Léopold to Catherine Day handed by Didier Reynders'.
The legal time limit has expired.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/request/decorat...
Yours faithfully,
Arun Dohle
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2024/7112, sent on 14/02/2025 and registered on 15/02/2025.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 10/03/2025. We will let
you know if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working
days.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Dohle,
Please find in attachment the reply to your request for access to
documents ref. EASE 2024/7112.
With best regards,
HR F.5 - Ethical Conduct
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Hello,
We are writing concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case [1]2024/7112, registered on 15/02/2025.
As you did not receive a reply to your initial request registered on
27/12/2024, you submitted a confirmatory request.
In the meantime, the initial reply in question was sent to you on
11/02/2025.
Against this background, the Secretariat-General has closed your
confirmatory request.
You can submit a new_rec confirmatory request for this case in accordance
with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 if you wish to ask for a
review of the initial reply.
Kind regards,
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