Dear European Parliament,

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:

I would like to know the following information, for the last five years, broken down annually:

(a) The total amount of funding British newspaper groups receive from the European Union, or any of its institutions, broken down by group,

(b) The total amount of funding British newspapers receive from the European Union, or any of its institution, broken down by newspaper,

(c) The total amount of funding the ‘Metro’ receives from the European Union, or any of its institutions,

(d) The total amount of funding the ‘Evening Standard’ receives from the European Union, or any of its institutions.

Please include all funding, including bursaries, loans or any other transaction.

If you need further clarification, please contact me by email. My preferred format to receive the information is electronically, but I can accept hard copies.

Some parts of this request may be easier to answer than others, and in such case I would ask that you release available data as soon as possible rather than delay the entire request.

If FOI requests of a similar nature have been asked already, please include your responses to those requests. If the costs of processing this request exceed the limit in the Act, please advise what information you are able to supply within the cost limit.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.

Yours faithfully,

Rob Comley