Jørgensen/Algeria Meetings
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 related Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen's meetings with Algerian officials in February 2026.
More specifically, I would like to request:
- meeting agenda(s)
- attendance list(s)
- briefing(s), transcript(s) and recording(s)
- minutes/notes
- correspondence (email, letter, recorded audio) between Commissioner Jørgensen, his cabinet members or staff and Algerian officials regarding the meetings in February 2026
Please provide the written documentation in a PDF format and audio documents in an mp3 format.
I understand I should receive a full response within 15 working days.
Do not hesitate to contact me if my request is too broad or unclear.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Callaghan
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We are writing to you concerning your request for access to documents sent
on 16/02/2026 and registered on 16/02/2026 under case number 2026/1028.
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 [1]'Request a Commission document', which does
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Since 1 April 2014, the submission of a postal address became a mandatory
feature when submitting an application for access to Commission documents
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order to register and handle your application for access to documents when
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• Firstly, to obtain legal certainty as regards the date you received
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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
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These conditions are not the same for recipients established in the
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the documents requested contain personal data, the Commission cannot
ensure the correct application of the data protection rules in the
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• Thirdly, to apply correctly [3]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Article
4(1)(b) of that Regulation refers to the protection of the privacy and
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• Fourthly, to protect the interest of other citizens and safeguard the
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whether Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 is being evaded
by introducing several requests under different identities. Indeed, in
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Regulation, namely providing a smooth and effective access to documents.
Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
My postal address is:
Al. Grunwaldzka 415
Gdańsk 80-309, Polska
Yours faithfully,
Ed Callaghan
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
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[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).
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Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 16/02/2026 and registered on 16/02/2026 under the case number
2026/1028.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 09/03/2026. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
I have replied separately via email due to privacy reasons. Please notify me once you have received my verification.
Yours faithfully,
Ed Callaghan
Dear Mr Callaghan,
We have received your information and will proceed with the handling of
your request.
Kind regards,
DG ENER Access to documents
Dear Mr Callagham,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 16/02/2026 under case number EASE 2026/1028.
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 09/03/2026.
The application concerns documents held by different Services, which must
be consulted.
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 30/03/2026.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
DG ENER Access to Documents Team
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
I am following up on my request EASE 2026/1028. The extended time limit expired on 30th March. When can expect a full response to the request?
I would also appreciate the request being processed as a matter of urgency given it was submitted on 16th February. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Ed Callaghan
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
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Dear Mr Callaghan,
Thank you for your follow-up email.
We are finalising our reply to your access to documents request (EASE
2026/1028) and will send it to you shortly. We appreciate your patience
and will ensure the matter is addressed as a priority.
In the meantime, we wish you a happy Easter break.
Kind regards,
DG ENER Access to Documents Team
Dear Mr Callaghan,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/1028.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
DG ENER Access to Documents Team
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
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 'Jørgensen/Algeria Meetings'.
The refusal relies on Article 4(1)(a), third indent (protection of the public interest as regards international relations) of Regulation 1049/2001. I respectfully submit that the decision does not sufficiently demonstrate that full refusal is justified for all documents concerned, nor does it explain why partial access could not be granted.
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 establishes the principle that EU citizens are entitled to the widest possible access to documents held by the institutions (Article 1 and recitals 1–4).
While Article 4(1)(a) provides for mandatory exceptions where disclosure would undermine the public interest as regards international relations, the Court of Justice and General Court have consistently held that such exceptions must be interpreted and applied strictly, and that refusals must be specifically and concretely justified for each document concerned.
In addition, Article 4(6) of the Regulation requires institutions to assess whether partial access can be granted to documents where only parts are covered by an exception.
The refusal letter does not explain i) how disclosure of each of the identified documents (briefing, mission report, draft information note) would specifically and actually undermine that interest ii) or distinguish between different categories of information (for example factual background, agenda items, or non-sensitive administrative details). EU case-law requires that the institution demonstrate a reasonably foreseeable and not purely hypothetical risk to the protected interest.
The refusal does not explain why redaction of sensitive passages would be insufficient to protect the interest relied upon. The obligation to consider partial access is explicitly laid down in the Regulation and reaffirmed in judicial interpretation of Regulation 1049/2001.
This confirmatory application does not seek disclosure of confidential negotiating strategies or sensitive diplomatic exchanges. It concerns transparency regarding the activities of a Commissioner acting in an official capacity, an area in which Regulation 1049/2001 explicitly aims to strengthen democratic accountability and public trust.
I therefore respectfully request the Commission to:
1. Review its refusal decision in application 2026/1028;
2. Carry out a document‑by‑document and passage‑by‑passage assessment; and
3. Grant partial access to the requested documents, limiting any refusals strictly to information whose disclosure would specifically and actually undermine the public interest protected by Article 4(1)(a).
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/request/jorgens...
Yours faithfully,
Ed Callaghan
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 confirmatory request for case
2026/1028, sent on 20/04/2026 and registered on 20/04/2026.
We will handle your confirmatory request within 15 working days as of the
date of registration. The time-limit expires on 12/05/2026. 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 Mr Callaghan,
We are writing concerning your confirmatory request for access to
Commission documents for case EASE 2026/1028, registered on 20 April 2026.
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 due to the need to conduct further services
consultations, that are still ongoing. We have thus not been able to send
you the reply within the prescribed time limit expiring on 12 May 2026.
Please rest assured that we are actively working on your request and aim
to provide you with a reply within the extended time limit of 15
additional working days, in line with Article 8(2) of [1]Regulation (EC)
No 1049/2001, expiring on 7 June 2026.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
SG.A.2 Access to Documents Team
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Dear CALLAGHAN Ed,
Please find attached the electronic version of European Commission
Decision C(2026) 3935 as adopted by the European Commission on 03/06/2026
concerning the request 2026/1028.
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