Documents on the UN Tax Convention
Dear European External Action Service,
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 to lobbying on the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, which is also referred to as the “UN Tax Convention”, since 1 June 2025.
Document types should include, but not be limited to:
1. All records, minutes, briefings, or other notes of meetings/discussions between EEAS officials (including Commissioners) with private sector lobbyists, such as representatives of private sector companies, industry associations and legal firms, where this topic was discussed.
I would like to receive full notes of any meetings held, and not just the summary notes proactively published by the Commission.
2. All correspondence where this topic was raised since the above date, as exchanged between EEAS officials or Commissioners with private sector lobbyists. This should include correspondence that set-up, or was follow-up to, these meetings; attendance lists; presentations; briefings; studies or impact assessments; and any documents relating to consultations and stakeholder workshops/dialogues on this topic.
3. I would also like to receive all of the above types of documents as they relate to this topic between EEAS officials or Commissioners and other EU institutions; EU member state governments; and external public sector bodies (such as the OECD).
This request does not seek access to confidential negotiating texts or positions intended exclusively for use at the negotiating table.
If anything is unclear or if there are ways that this request could be refined, please do not hesitate to contact me by email or on +44 7796 683 205.
Please note that I am tabling similar requests to DG TAXUD and DG ECFIN.
I look forward to receiving the respective documents accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Dominic Eagleton
Global Witness
244-254 Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9DA
United Kingdom
www.globalwitness.org
Yours faithfully,
Dominic Eagleton
Dear Mr Eagleton,
Thank you for your message.
Indeed, under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 the right to
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request.
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
[EEAS request email]
SG.LD.ATD
Dear EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS,
Thank you for responding to my request.
I confirm that I have submitted this request for information on behalf of Global Witness, a legal entity with a registered office in Belgium: Global Witness, WeWork, Rue de Commerce 31, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium (www.globalwitness.org/en/about-us/contact-us; EU Transparency Register ID: 10439809375-73).
Please let me know if you require further evidence to confirm my eligibility to request this information.
Yours sincerely,
Dominic Eagleton
Dear EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS,
Could you confirm whether I have provided enough evidence to verify that I have the right to request this information?
Thank you,
Dominic Eagleton
Dear Mr Eagleton,
This message is an acknowledgement of receipt for your request for access
to documents, which was registered on 17 March 2026, under Regulation
1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission documents, which the EEAS is also respecting.
Your request for access to documents has been registered under reference
number: 2026/45
Please refer to this number in any further correspondence.
In accordance with the Regulation, you will receive a reply within 15
working days: 10/4/2026. Please note that the calculation of the deadline
takes into account the public holidays followed by the EU institutions and
not those of individual countries.
Your personal data will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with
regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions,
bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data. Please
consult the Privacy Statement for further related information.
The European External Action Service reserves the right to ask for
additional information regarding our identity in order to verify
compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and the EEAS’s implementing
measures.
In case we need additional information, clarification or context to the
nature of your request, you will be contacted by us.
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
[EEAS request email]
SG.LD.ATD
Dear Mr Eagleton,
Your application is currently being handled.
However, we are not in a position to complete the handling of your
application within the time limit of 15 working days. The delay in
replying to your application is due to the need to run consultations as
regards the release of the documents.
We therefore, exceptionally, need to extend the deadline for reply by an
additional 15 working days: 28/4/2026.
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
[1][EEAS request email]
SG.LD.ATD
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Dear Mr Eagleton,
On behalf of Mr Seppo Nurmi please find attached the reply to your request
for access to documents.
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
[1][EEAS request email]
SG.LD.ATD
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