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ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM
European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit B4 - Transparency
 
 

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Dear M. Hai,
 
Thank you for your e-mail  dated  10/01/2018.  We hereby acknowledge
receipt of your application for access to documents, which was registered
on the 12/01/2018 under GESTDEM 2018/255  reference.
 
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Yours faithfully,
 
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM
European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit B4 - Transparency
 

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Dear Mr Hai,
 
We refer to your request dated 10/01/2018 in which you ask for access to
documents under Regulation 1049/2001, registered on the 12/01/2018 under
reference number 2018/255.
 
Please find below our reply to the requested documents/information:  
 
                1 - Can you tell me how much is spent on Europe Direct by
the Commission?
 
You can find the relevant information on pages 7-8 of the document C(2016)
8443 "Annex to the Commission Decision concerning the adoption of the 2017
work programme in the field of Communication, serving as a financing
decision". Please, consult this document at the link below:  
 
2017 COMM Work Programme
[1]https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/fil...
 
 
                2 - Can you tell me how are providers selected?
 
Partners are selected through a Call for Proposals published by the EC
Representation in each Member State.
 
For the Selection of partners to carry out activities as Europe Direct
Information Centres, in the United Kingdom (2018-2020), for example, you
can find relevant information under the link below:
 
[2]https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/busin...
 
3 - Can you publish a copy of the contract?
 
You can find the template of the Framework Partnership Agreement and other
documents under the link below.
 
Call for Proposals launched by the UK Representation, for example:
 
[3]https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/busin...
 
                4 - Can you tell me in light of Brexit and a number of
other things what measures are taken to ensure that they don't act in a
political manner?"
 
Please see below the Independence Clause, as integral part of the Call for
Proposals.
 
Independance Clause:
"Although the centres work in close co-operation with the European
Commission Representation and the European Parliament Information Office,
they are independent and do not speak on behalf of the European Commission
and/or the European Parliament. The centres must, however, ensure that at
all times they convey the EU’s positions as accurately as possible and
communicate in a neutral, factually correct and non-partisan way. They
should also explain to their audience what the role of Europe Direct
information centres is".
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Jens MESTER
Head of Unit COMM.A.2 - Corporate services
Interinstitutional relations, visual communication, framework contracts
 
European Commission
DG Communication
Rue de la Loi 56 06/37
+32 2 296 39 73
 
 
 
 
 

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