Dear Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU,

I would like to request access to the following documents or information related to lobbying on Global Gateway. In particular I would like:

1. A list of all meetings/ discussions since 1 January 2025 between Permanent Representation officials and businesses, trade associations, or think tanks where this topic was discussed.

2. Any records, minutes, preparatory briefings, or other notes of these meetings/discussions.

3. All correspondence since 1 January 2025, where this topic was discussed, exchanged between Permanent Representation officials and businesses, trade associations, or think tanks.

To the extent possible, my strong preference is to receive documents in electronic format.

I would also be grateful to receive the documents in batches, as soon as they are identified and available to send.

Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Lora Verheecke
Rue Roger van der Weyden 27
1000 Brussels

Aktindsigt, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

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Aktindsigt, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

Udenrigsministeriet bekræfter hermed modtagelsen af din henvendelse til [Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU request email]<mailto:[Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU request email]>, som varetages af kontoret for Koncernjura, Offentlig ret og Arkiv (”DKJUR”). Din henvendelse vil snarest muligt blive fordelt til en af vores sagsbehandlere.

Udenrigsministeriet vil holde dig opdateret gennem sagsbehandlingsprocessen og kontakte dig pr. e-mail eller telefon, hvis dette skulle blive nødvendigt for behandlingen af din henvendelse.

Du kan læse om, hvordan Udenrigsministeriet behandler dine personoplysninger her:

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby confirms receipt of your inquiry to [Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU request email]<mailto:[Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU request email]>, which is handled by the Office for Public Law and Administrative Law and Archive ("DKJUR"). Your inquiry will be handed over to one of our employees in the office as soon as possible.

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Lars G. Karlsson, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

Dear Lora Verheecke,

 

Thank you for your request for access to documents or information related
to lobbying on Global Gateway since 1st of January 2025.

 

Your request is processed in accordance with The Danish Access to Public
Administration Files Act (“Offentlighedsloven”) – ‘The Access to Public
Administration Files Act’, hereafter. Based hereupon, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs has searched through the Ministry’s records and have
identified an extensive assortment of documents, of possible relevance to
your request.

 

According to section 9 (2) no. 1 of the Access to Public Administration
Files Act, a request for access to documents may be rejected if processing
the request necessitates a disproportionate use of resources. The Ministry
of Foreign Affairs estimates that the processing of all information
relevant to your request for access to documents, in its current
definition, would necessitate a disproportionate use of resources.
Therefore, unless your request is delimited, in order to significantly
reduce the extent of required resources, it is the assessment of the
Ministry that your request may be rejected in accordance with section 9
(2) no. 1 of the Access to Public Administration Files Act.

 

As examples on how to delimit the request, you could for instance add
specific names of businesses, trade associations or think tanks to your
request, which would make it possibly for us to search for documents
containing relevant information concerning your topic.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will resume the processing of the case,
when the Ministry in turn receives your precise and delimited request. We
kindly ask you to send the information at the latest on Tuesday the 9^th
of December 2025. Following, the Ministry shall assess, in accordance with
relevant provisions in the Access to Public Administration Files Act,
whether your request may be accommodated, in full or partially. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Lars G. Karlsson

_______________________________________________________

 

LARS G. KARLSSON  / [1][email address]

HEAD OF ARCHIVES / PUBLIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND ARCHIVE

DIRECT +45 3392 0519 / MOBILE +45 2526 7619

 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ASIATISK PLADS 2 / DK-1448 COPENHAGEN K

TLF. +45 3392 0000 / [2]WWW.UM.DK

 

 

 

 

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Fra: Lora Verheecke <[FOI #16623 email]>
Sendt: 27. november 2025 10:00
Til: Aktindsigt <[Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU request email]>
Emne: access to documents request - Lobbying on Global Gateway since 1
January 2025

 

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Dear Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU,

 

I would like to request access to the following documents or information
related to lobbying on Global Gateway. In particular I would like:

 

1. A list of all meetings/ discussions since 1 January 2025 between
Permanent Representation officials and businesses, trade associations, or
think tanks where this topic was discussed.

 

2. Any records, minutes, preparatory briefings, or other notes of these
meetings/discussions.

 

3. All correspondence since 1 January 2025, where this topic was
discussed, exchanged between Permanent Representation officials and
businesses, trade associations, or think tanks.

 

To the extent possible, my strong preference is to receive documents in
electronic format.

 

I would also be grateful to receive the documents in batches, as soon as
they are identified and available to send.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Lora Verheecke

Rue Roger van der Weyden 27

1000 Brussels

 

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Dear Lars G. Karlsson,

Thank you very much for your reply.
In order to delimit the request, may I please ask you for documents since 1st June 2025?
Regards,

Lora Verheecke

Lars G. Karlsson, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

Dear Lora Verheecke,

 

Thank you for the delimited request. We will continue our case handling
using the new requested period.

 

We will get back to you, if we need to discuss the possibility of a
further delimitation.

 

Please allow up to 3 weeks for a decision to be made.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Lars G. Karlsson

_______________________________________________________

 

LARS G. KARLSSON  / [1][email address]

HEAD OF ARCHIVES / PUBLIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND ARCHIVE

DIRECT +45 3392 0519 / MOBILE +45 2526 7619

 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ASIATISK PLADS 2 / DK-1448 COPENHAGEN K

TLF. +45 3392 0000 / [2]WWW.UM.DK

 

 

 

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Lora Verheecke <[FOI #16623 email]>
Sendt: 5. december 2025 11:54
Til: Lars G. Karlsson <[email address]>
Emne: Re: SV: Access to documents request - Lobbying on Global Gateway
since 1 January 2025

 

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Dear Lars G. Karlsson,

 

Thank you very much for your reply.

In order to delimit the request, may I please ask you for documents since
1st June 2025?

Regards,

 

Lora Verheecke

 

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Marcus Rugaard Sylvest, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

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Dear Lora Verheecke

 

Please find the attached document, regarding your access to information
request.

 

Kind regards

Marcus

 

 

MARCUS RUGAARD SYLVEST  / [1][email address]

STUD.JUR. / KONCERNJURA, OFFENTLIG RET OG ARKIV (DKJUR)

DIREKTE +45 3392 1905

 

UDENRIGSMINISTERIET

ASIATISK PLADS 2 / 1448 KØBENHAVN K

TELEFON +45 3392 0000 / [2]WWW.UM.DK

 

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Dear Marcus Rugaard Sylvest,

Thank you very much for keeping me up to date.

Yours sincerely,

Lora Verheecke

Anders Fredrik Mihle, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

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Dear Lora Verheecke,

Please see the attached decision regarding your request for access to
documents, along with the enclosed appendices.

Best regards,

_______________________________________________________

 

ANDERS MIHLE / [1][email address]

TEAM LEADER / PUBLIC AND ADMINISTRATIV LAW AND ARCHIVE

DIRECT: +45 3392 0782 / CELL: + 45 2022 2178

 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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Fra: Lora Verheecke <[4][FOI #16623 email]>
Sendt: 27. november 2025 10:00
Til: Aktindsigt <[5][Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU request email]>
Emne: access to documents request - Lobbying on Global Gateway since
1 January 2025

 

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unless you have verified the sender and know the content is safe.

 

Dear Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU,

 

I would like to request access to the following documents or
information related to lobbying on Global Gateway. In particular I
would like:

 

1. A list of all meetings/ discussions since 1 January 2025 between
Permanent Representation officials and businesses, trade
associations, or think tanks where this topic was discussed.

 

2. Any records, minutes, preparatory briefings, or other notes of
these meetings/discussions.

 

3. All correspondence since 1 January 2025, where this topic was
discussed, exchanged between Permanent Representation officials and
businesses, trade associations, or think tanks.

 

To the extent possible, my strong preference is to receive documents
in electronic format.

 

I would also be grateful to receive the documents in batches, as
soon as they are identified and available to send.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Lora Verheecke

Rue Roger van der Weyden 27

1000 Brussels

 

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This is a request for access to information under Article 15 of the
TFEU and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been sent
via the AsktheEU.org website.

 

Please kindly use this email address for all replies to this
request: [6][FOI #16623 email]

 

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to Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU, please tell the
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Denmark to the EU will be published on the AsktheEU.org website. For
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Dear Anders Fredrik Mihle,

Thank you very much for all your work.

Yours sincerely,

Lora Verheecke