Interactions with Ms Nathalie Tocci
Dear Climate Action,
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 correspondence, including attachments (i.e. any emails, mail correspondence or telephone call notes) between DG CLIMA, including any Cabinet Members and/or officials, and Ms Nahalie Tocci
- a list of all meetings and/or calls attended by DG CLIMA, including any Cabinet Members and/or official, that were attended by Ms Nathalie Tocci as well.
The list should include:
- date, individuals attending and organisational affiliation, list of issues discussed, as well as minutes and other reports of these meetings and/or calls;
- all documents prepared for the purpose of the meetings issued both in preparation and after the meetings took place
Yours faithfully,
Myriam Douo
Friends of the Earth Europe
26 Rue d'Edimbourg,
1000 Brussels
Belgium
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Dear Ms Douo,
We refer to your request for access to documents dated 12 February 2021,
registered on 16 February 2021 under the above mentioned reference number.
We were not in a position to complete the handling of your application
within the time limit of 15 working days, which expired yesterday.
In accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents we have to extend the time limit by 15 working
days, the new deadline is set 30 March 2021. We will provide a reply as
soon as possible.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Sincerely,
Access to Documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Climate Action
Av. de Beaulieu 24
1049 Brussels
Dear Ms Douo,
Enclosed please find a copy of our reply.
According to standard operational procedure, the reply is usually also
sent to you by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the
extraordinary health and security measures currently in force during to
the COVID-19 epidemics, which include the requirement for all Commission
non-critical staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to
follow this procedure until further notice.
We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present
e-mail by replying to [1][email address].
Kind regards,
Access to Documents team
European Commission
Directorate-General for Climate Action
Av. de Beaulieu 24
1049 Brussels
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Dear Climate Action,
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 'Interactions with Ms Nathalie Tocci'.
In your response to my request you mention Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 concerning the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual to refuse me access to the two documents you possess that fall under the scope of my request.
First of all, I believe there the law was misquoted in your decision. You mention “Article 9(1)(b) of the Data Protection Regulation” as grounds to refuse disclosure of the documents I requested. However, there is no article 9(1)(b) of the Data Protection Regulation. Would you please clarify and correctly reference the disposition you are basing your reasoning on?
Second, I would like to address the point on personal data. You mention the name of the individual that my request covers as a person whose name is considered personal data. It is interesting to state that I have placed a number of access to document requests covering the name of Nathalie Tocci and her interactions with various DGs of the European Commission and have always received the information (see especially here : https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/docu... and here: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/appo...) after consent from Ms Tocci.
As the General Court of the European Union stated, if comparable documents are in the public domain, disclosure of the contested documents cannot be withheld (Case T-167/10, paras. 87-88). Indeed, the Commission failed to demonstrate that disclosing this information would cause harm, as disclosure of the many comparable documents containing the same data did not cause any.
My request is of public interest and it should override the need for data protection of Ms Tocci’s name. Ms Tocci was appointed special adviser to Vice President Josep Borrell in 2020. She has declared very questionable side activities (one of them being her position as non-executive director of ENI) and measures were taken by the EEAS to limit Ms Tocci’s interactions with various DGs. I am therefore monitoring Ms Tocci’s interactions with the Commission to assess whether those measures have been implemented.
Minimizing conflict of interest among special advisors have been deemed important by the European Parliament (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e...) and the European Ombudsman (https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/decis...) , as even the perception of conflict of interest can lead to a lack of trust in EU institutions.
In assessing this existence of perception of conflicts of interest, transparency is obviously of the essence.
That is why the disclosure of these documents is of public interest and necessary for public scrutiny of EU institutions.
If you are not able to disclose the entirety of the documents, I would request you consider partial disclosure.
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/inte...
Yours faithfully,
Myriam Douo
Friends of the Earth Europe
26 Rue d'Edimbourg,
1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
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Dear Madam,
Thank you for your email dated 12/04/2021 by which you request, pursuant
to Regulation No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament,
Council and Commission documents, a review of the position taken by DG
CLIMA in reply to your initial application GESTDEM 2021/747.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your confirmatory application for access
to documents which was registered on 12/04/2021 (Ares(2021)2476319).
Your application will be handled within 15 working days (03/05/2021). In
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Yours faithfully,
Access to documents team (cr)
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Dear Ms Douo,
I refer to your email of 12 April 2021, registered on the same day, by
which you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article
7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
Your confirmatory application is currently being handled. Unfortunately,
we have not yet been able to gather all the elements needed to carry out a
full analysis of your request and to take a final decision. Therefore, we
are not in a position to reply to your confirmatory request within the
prescribed time limit which expires on 3 May 2021.
Consequently, we have to extend this period by another 15 working days in
accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. The new
deadline expires on 27 May 2021.
However, I can assure you that we are doing our utmost to provide you with
a final reply within the next 15 working days.
I regret this additional delay and sincerely apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
European Commission
Secretariat General
SG.C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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Dear Ms Douo,
I refer to your email of 12 April 2021, registered on the same day, by
which you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article
7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
I also refer to our holding reply of 3 May 2021, by which the time limit
for replying to your confirmatory application was extended by 15 working
days, pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation 1049/2001. This extended time
limit expires on 27 May 2021.
I regret to have to inform you that we were not able to respond within the
extended time-limit, as we have not yet finalised internal consultations.
I can assure you that we are doing our utmost to provide you with a final
reply as soon as possible.
I regret this additional delay and sincerely apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
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Unit C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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Dear Ms Myriam Douo,
Please find attached the electronic version of Commission Decision
C(2022)3853 as adopted by the European Commission on 6.6.2022.
Given the exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
formal notification of the decision under Article 297 TFEU is being made
only in electronic form.
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Kind regards,
BEVIERE Chantal
European Commission
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Subject: C(2022) 3853 - Friends of the Earth Europe
Dear Ms Myriam Douo,
Please find attached the electronic version of Commission Decision
C(2022)3853 as adopted by the European Commission on 6.6.2022.
Given the exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
formal notification of the decision under Article 297 TFEU is being made
only in electronic form.
Please confirm receipt of the attached document by return e-mail.
Kind regards,
BEVIERE Chantal
European Commission
Secrétariat général de la Commission – Greffe B-2
Procédures écrites, habilitations, délégations et transmissions externes
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
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Dear Mr, Ms
It is very important for us.
Please, could you please acknowledge the receipt of the document enclosed
in the message addressed to you ?
BEVIERE Chantal
European Commission
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Dear Mr, Ms
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BEVIERE Chantal
European Commission
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Subject: C(2022) 3853 - Friends of the Earth Europe
Dear Ms Myriam Douo,
Please find attached the electronic version of Commission Decision
C(2022)3853 as adopted by the European Commission on 6.6.2022.
Given the exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
formal notification of the decision under Article 297 TFEU is being made
only in electronic form.
Please confirm receipt of the attached document by return e-mail.
Kind regards,
BEVIERE Chantal
European Commission
Secrétariat général de la Commission – Greffe B-2
Procédures écrites, habilitations, délégations et transmissions externes
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 2-295.77.42
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