EU-US video conference 16 May 2004
Arun Dohle made this access to documents request to Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
Dear Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations,
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/data concerning EU-US video conference of 16 May 2004.
Like mails, phonecall notes, internal and external emails.
Video material. Briefings for the Cabinet - minutes of the meeting.
Yours faithfully,
Against Child Trafficking (ACT)
Keizersgracht 482
1017EG Amsterdam
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 15/02/2025 and registered on 17/02/2025 under the case number
2025/0866.
We will handle your 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.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood - Access to
Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Dohle,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 17 February 2025 under case number EASE 2025/0866.
You requested access to:
"All documents/data concerning EU-US video conference of 16 May 2004. Like
mails, phone call notes, internal and external emails. Video material.
Briefings for the Cabinet - minutes of the meeting. "
We are not able to identify any document based on the description given in
your request.
In line with Article 6(2) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents, we invite you to send us more detailed
information on the documents you request, such as references, dates or
periods during which the documents would have been drawn up, persons or
bodies who drafted the documents etc.
The 15 working days to reply to your request will start running only when
you reply to this message. If you do not reply within 7 working days, we
will close this case in line with our detailed rules for the application
of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Kind regards,
ENEST ACCDOC Team
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Dear Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations,
The date was 14 May 2004, not 16 May 2004. Apologies.
https://x.com/roelie_post/status/1888930...
Yours faithfully,
Against Child Trafficking
Dear Sir,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered under case number EASE 2025/0866.
Thank you for your reply to our first clarification request.
Your current access to documents request reads as follows:
“All documents/data concerning EU-US video conference of 14 May 2004. Like
mails, phonecall notes, internal and external emails. Video material.
Briefings for the Cabinet - minutes of the meeting.”
In line with Article 6(2) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents, we invite you to send us more detailed
information on the documents you request. Could you please let us know who
attended the video conference?
You have shared with us a hyperlink, but we do not have access.
The 15 working days to reply to your request will start running only when
you reply to this message. If you do not reply within 7 working days, we
will close this case in line with our detailed rules for the application
of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Please address your reply to : [2][email address].
Thank you.
Kind regards,
ENEST ACCDOC Team
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Dear Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations,
Please find below more details on the video conference of 14 May 2004, including the participants:
EU-US VIDEO CONFERENCE
ROMANIAN CHILDREN – INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS
Friday 14 mai 2004
18h00 à 19h30
CHARL salle SDR1
On the Washington side the participants will be:
John Ballif Director, CA/OCS/CI
Scott Boswell Chief of the Adoptions Unit within CA/OCS/CI
Mike Ambrose Deputy Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau, Dept. of
Health and Human Services
Mike Mozur Director, EUR/NCE
Dana Murray Romanian Desk Officer
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Belen Martinez Carbonell EC Delegation Washington
Bucharest
Tom Delare, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy Bucharest.
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Anne de Ligne EC Delegation Bucharest
Brussels:
Member of the Independent Panel
Matthias Ruete
Dirk Lange
Roelie Post
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Luisa Ragher DG RELEX – US Desk
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Rick Holzapple Political Officer US Embassy Brussels
Dear Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations,
Just to be clear, the time limit is 18 March 2025.
Yours faithfully,
Against Child Trafficking
Dear Applicant,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered under case number EASE 2025/0866.
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 18 March 2025.
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 8 April 2025.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
ENEST ACCDOC Team
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Dear Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations,
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 'EU-US video conference 16 May 2004'.
The legal timelimit has largely expired.
We request you to provide public access to the requested data without delay.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/request/eu_us_v...
Yours faithfully,
Against Child Trafficking
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2025/0866, sent on 07/05/2025 and registered on 08/05/2025.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 02/06/2025. 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
Dear applicant,
We are writing concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case 2025/0866 registered on 8 May 2025.
We are currently working on your confirmatory 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 2 June 2025 due to ongoing internal
consultations.
Therefore, in line with Article 8(2) 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 24 June 2025.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
Secretariat-General - Access to documents
European Commission
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Dear Sir,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/0866.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
ENEST ACCDOC Team
Please copy to SecGen
Dear [email address],
This reply is fully unsatisfactory - therefore we request a confirmatory review by the College.
There must be a full file on this important meeting.
The fact that, again, no file can be found points towards a larger problem.
There appears to be a pattern of non registration, obstruction or other signs of mal-administration on the Romanian children file. Also the fact that the Cabinet Verheugen did not send certain files to the central archives is alarming.
Please get back to us with a final reply by the College.
Yours sincerely,
Arun Dohle
Dear applicant,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/0866.
Kind regards,
Secretariat-General - Access to documents
European Commission
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your confirmatory request for case
2025/0866, sent on 09/06/2025 and registered on 10/06/2025.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 01/07/2025. 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
Please pass this on to the General Secretariat - Access to Documents
The deadline passed on 1st July 2025.
You failed to extend this time limit for additional 15 working
days.
This extended deadline would be 24 July 2025.
Awaiting your reply without any further delays.
Yours faithfully,
Arun Dohle
Against Child Trafficking
Dear DOHLE, Arun ,
Please find attached the electronic version of European Commission
Decision C(2025) 6603 as adopted by the European Commission on 25/09/2025
concerning the request 2025/0866.
In accordance with the Terms and Conditions of this portal, please note
that this decision is being formally notified pursuant to article 297 TFEU
through this electronic platform only.
Yours sincerely,
Access to documents team - SG.A.2
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Time limit: 10 March 2025