International Partners Meeting with Prime Minister Dr Mohammad Mustafa
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
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—including but not limited to correspondence, emails, minutes, notes (hand written or electronic), audio or video recordings, verbatim reports, operational conclusions, lines to take, briefings, and presentations—related to the International Partners Meeting held in Bruxelles on 26 May 2024 between the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles and the the Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Mohammad Mustafa.
The meeting was chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Mr Espen Barth Eide.
The meeting was attended by Australia, Canada, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, International Monetary Fund, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Office of the Quartet, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, United Kingdom, United States of America, and World Bank.
Yours faithfully,
Editoriale Domani Spa
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Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,
We are writing to you concerning your request for access to documents sent on 10/01/2025.
Since you have not indicated your postal address, we are not able to start handling your request. The 15 working days to reply to your request will start running only when you send us your postal address.
You can send your postal address by replying to this e-mail. If we do not receive your reply we may close this case.
Please note that you can submit a request for access to Commission documents via the portal 'Request a Commission document', which does not require you to indicate your postal address.
Why do we need your personal postal address?
Since 1 April 2014, the submission of a postal address became a mandatory feature when submitting an application for access to Commission documents via an e-mail. We would like to explain why we need your postal address in order to register and handle your application for access to documents when submitted via e-mail:
• Firstly, to obtain legal certainty as regards the date you received the European Commission reply to your application for public access to documents. Article 297 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that 'decisions which specify to whom they are addressed, shall be notified to those to whom they are addressed and shall take effect upon such notification.' In line with this provision, if the Commission does not grant full access to the requested documents, it notifies the reply to the applicant via registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt or via delivery service. This requires an indication of a valid postal address by the applicant;
• Secondly, to apply correctly the Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Knowing whether the applicant is an EU resident (or not) is necessary for deciding which conditions shall apply for the transmissions of personal data to applicants for access to documents. These conditions are not the same for recipients established in the Union and for recipients in third countries. As the vast majority of the documents requested contain personal data, the Commission cannot ensure the correct application of the data protection rules in the absence of a postal address;
• Thirdly, to apply correctly Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Article 4(1)(b) of that Regulation refers to the protection of the privacy and integrity of the individual and has to be applied in line with the Data Protection Regulation;
• Fourthly, to protect the interest of other citizens and safeguard the principle of good administration. The Commission has to treat all citizens equally by ensuring that the legal framework for public access to documents is respected. For example, it has to verify whether Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is being evaded by introducing several requests under different identities. Indeed, in its Ryanair judgment (EU:T:2010:511), the General Court confirmed that Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 cannot be evaded by splitting an application into several, seemingly separate, parts. In addition, the Commission has to make sure that the legal framework is respected and the right of access to documents is not abused by making requests under an invented identity.
The considerations above show that the request for and the consequent processing of the applicant's postal address is not only appropriate, but also strictly necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest within the meaning of Article 5(1)(a) of Data Protection Regulation, namely providing a smooth and effective access to documents.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents - cr
European Commission
Dear [email address],
My address is Via Aufidio Namusa 108, 00169, Rome (Italy)
Yours sincerely,
Youssef Hassan Holgado
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
informera de cet enregistrement (ou vous indiquera toute information
supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
Europäischen Kommission eingegangen.
Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
[3]Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1049/2001 vom 30. Mai 2001 über den Zugang der
Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
15 Arbeitstagen nach deren Registrierung und wird Sie über die
Registrierung Ihres Antrags (oder die Notwendigkeit weiterer Informationen
im Hinblick auf dessen Registrierung und/oder Bearbeitung) unterrichten.
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 20/01/2025 and registered on 20/01/2025 under the case number
2025/0328.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 10/02/2025. 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,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Sir,
With reference to your request for access to documents registered on
20/01/2025 with Commission reference 2025/0328, we are unfortunately not
in a position to handle your request as the subject and document falls
within the competences of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and
not the European Commission.
Request 2025/0328 is hereby closed.
Please kindly note that your initial request for access to documents has
been transferred to the European External Action Service
(EEAS): [1][email address].
Kind regards,
Access to documents team - SG.C.1
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Dear Mr Youssef Hassan Holgado
On behalf of Mr Seppo Nurmi please find attached the reply to your request
for access to documents.
Yours sincerely,
EEAS ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
[1][email address]
SG.LD.ATD
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