Legal advice regarding MoU with Egypt and Israel on natural gas
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Dear Energy,
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:
- Any legal advice or counsel produced or received by the European Commission regarding the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union, Egypt and Israel on cooperation related to trade, export and transport of natural gas to the European Union, signed on June 25, 2022. This request is meant to include any discussion about the matter of potential Palestinian sovereignty over gas reserves close to Gaza for which Israel has issued exploration licenses in October 2023. I note that the MoU in Section 8 explicitly allows for disclosure of the type of the information the applicant seeks, "without obtaining the other Side’s prior written consent".
Yours faithfully,
Alexander Fanta
Follow the Money
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1000 Bruxelles
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