Meeting on Steel Sector Competitiveness and Decarbonization Investments
Luis Miguel Hurtado Coronado made this access to documents request to Secretariat General of the European Commission
Dear Sir/Madam,
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council, and Commission documents, I hereby request access to all documents related to the 13 February 2025 meeting held to discuss solutions aimed at keeping the steel sector competitive and bringing forward the necessary investments in decarbonization, which took place with the Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez.
The meeting was attended by:
Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President)
Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet member)
Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet member)
Representatives from Eurofer
Lobbyists from the following organizations:
Riva Group
APERAM SA
ArcelorMittal
Finarvedi S.p.A.
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
Tata Steel Nederland
I request access to the following documents:
- All correspondence (emails, letters, memos) exchanged between the European Commission (including Executive Vice-President Ribera’s Cabinet) and Eurofer or other lobbyists regarding the meeting, before and after the event.
- Preparatory documents, including briefing notes, agendas, talking points, or background reports prepared for the meeting.
- Presentations (slides, reports, documents) shared during or related to the meeting.
- Meeting notes and minutes, including any conclusions or follow-up actions.
- A list of all participants, specifying their roles and affiliations.
- A summary of the topics discussed, including key concerns, proposed solutions, and any agreements or policy commitments made.
- If any documents contain confidential or exempt information, I request that redacted versions be provided where possible. Additionally, if the requested documents are available in digital format, I would prefer to receive them electronically.
Should there be any costs associated with processing this request, please notify me in advance. I appreciate your time and consideration in handling this request and look forward to your response within the timeframe stipulated under Regulation 1049/2001.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Luis Miguel Hurtado
Carrer Formentera, 15 Oficines 1er B
Reus, Tarragona (Spain)
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 13/03/2025 and registered on 13/03/2025 under the case number
2025/1454.
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Hello,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 13/03/2025 under case number 2025/1454.
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 03/04/2025.
• in order to retrieve the documents requested, large files have to be
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