EDPS appointment procedure
Alexander Fanta made this access to documents request to Human Resources and Security Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
Dear Human Resources and Security,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents in relation to the procedure for the appointment of a new European Data Protection Supervisor.
I note that Article 52 of Regulation 2018/1725 gives the Commission the duty to make a list of candidates based on a public call. It is my understanding that the Commission made its list on the basis of a written assessment procedure and interviews. I wish to request all documents related to the recent procedure to appoint a new EDPS following the current mandate of Wojciech Wiewiórowski. This is meant to include the questions for the recent assessment, any documents related to the interviews, as well as any assessments of the candidates following the procedure which formed the basis for making a shortlist.
I further note that I made a similar request to DG JUST, registered under case number 2025/2964.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander Fanta
Follow the Money
Rue Auguste Orts 2
1000 Bruxelles
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 20/06/2025 and registered on 20/06/2025 under the case number
2025/3242.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 11/07/2025. 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 Human Resources and Security - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Sir,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 20/06/2025 under case number EASE 2025/3242.
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 11July 2025.
As the application concerns documents held by different Services, we are
in the process of consulting them.
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 01/08/2025.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Best regards,
HR unit 02
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Dear M Fanta,
We are writing you concerning your request for access to Commission
documents registered on 20 June 2025, under case number EASE 2025/3242.
On 14 July 2025 we have sent you the reply to your request on the same
subject with reference EASE 2025/2964. Considering that the two requests
ask for the same set of documents, which you have already received with
the reply to EASE 2025/2964, we would like to inform you that we have
closed this case.
Best regards,
Unit HR.02
Dear Human Resources and Security,
thank you for your reply concerning the EDPS documents. Indeed, I already received a number of documents, and if you say there are no more that are relevant held by either DG, I consider the case closed.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander Fanta