KPO dla Kultury
Dear Madam, Sir,
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 communication between Poland and the European Commission in 2024 and 2025 regarding the National Recovery Plan for Culture (KPO dla Kultury), which is a part of Poland's Recovery and Resilience Plan.
To help you find all documents: the responsible ministry was the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, MKiDN) and its specialised agency – the National Institute for Music and Dance (Narodowy Instytut Muzyki i Tańca, NIMiT).
This request is including but not limited to minutes, (hand-written) notes, audio recordings, (draft) reports, verbatim reports, operational conclusions, lines to take, briefings, papers, e-mails, text or chat messages, letters, interservice consultations, and presentations.
If the Commission is considering to invoke the exception clause that publication would undermine the protection of “[…] the financial, monetary or economic policy” of the EU or of specific Member States, I would like remind you of the European Ombudsman decision, which said the "risk of those policies [i.e. the financial, monetary or economic policy of the Union or a Member State] being undermined must not, however, be merely hypothetical and a refusal to disclose documents must be appropriately reasoned".
I also would like to point out on 1 December 2022, the Ombudsman said: "The Ombudsman has urged the Commission to treat access to document requests concerning EU recovery funds with greater consistency and to better explain its reasoning if it decides not release the asked-for information. [..] She asked the Commission to take this into account when dealing with future access requests related to the recovery funds, noting the importance of the public being able to follow how the funds are being used and whether promised milestones have been met."
If the Commission is considering to invoke an exception from article 4.2 or 4.3, please keep in mind there is an overriding public interest in disclosure. That public interest is that journalists want to scrutinize the exchange of information in light of accusations made that Poland may have misinformed the European Commission.
If the Commission is considering to deny access to (parts) of the document(s), I would request that the Commission at least provide a list of documents that match my request.
Only digital copies are required, please consider the environment by not sending me any physical mail.
I am of course available to clarify my request further if needed.
Sincerely
Peter Teffer
Follow the Money
Overtoom 197
1054HT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Dear Madam, Sir,
On 19 January 2026, I submitted a request for documents (All communication between Poland and the European Commission in 2024 and 2025 regarding the National Recovery Plan for Culture (KPO dla Kultury), which is a part of Poland's Recovery and Resilience Plan.) Since then I have not received a confirmation of receipt, let alone a registration reference. Can you inform me if the request has been received, and registered?
Sincerely
Peter Teffer
Follow the Money
Overtoom 197
1054HT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Dear Mr Teffer,
Your request was registered on 23 January 2026 with the reference 2026/0458.
It is currently being analysed.
We have attached the message that was sent to you confirming the registration.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM
European Commission
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
Unit R.1 – HR Correspondent, Document Management, Data Protection and Assurance Coordination
Dear Madam, Sir,
I refer to my access to documents request registered under case number 2026/0458. The time-limit expired on 13 February 2026. However, I have not yet received a reply, nor a message informing me of the need to extend the time limit for an additional 15 working days.
Can you reply to my request without delay?
All the best
Peter Teffer
Dear Mr Teffer,
Thank you for your message.
The deadline for your request was extended by DG ECFIN on 11 February 2026. The new deadline is 6 March 2026.
We have attached the message confirming the extension of the deadline.
Please let us know if you require any further assistance.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM
European Commission
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs Unit R.1 – HR Correspondent, Document Management, Data Protection and Assurance Coordination
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Mr Teffer,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2026/0458.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Yours sincerely,
ECFIN Unit G.2
Dear Madam, Sir,
I confirm receipt of your 6 March reply to my access to documents request, registered under reference 2026/0458.
Thank you for your cooperation.
All the best,
Peter Teffer