Meeting on the Impact of the US 232 Measures on Steel and Aluminium
Luis Miguel Hurtado Coronado made this access to documents request to Trade
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 meeting held on 13 February 2025 in Brussels regarding the impact of the US 232 measures on steel and aluminium.
The meeting was attended by:
- Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet member, Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)
- Eurofer representatives
I request access to the following documents:
- All correspondence (emails, letters, memos) exchanged between the European Commission (including Commissioner Šefčovič’s Cabinet) and relevant stakeholders 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 the implications of the US 232 measures and any proposed responses or policy recommendations.
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
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
2025/1460.
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Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Mr Hurtado Coronado,
We refer to your application for public access to documents of 13 March
2025, registered under the EASE reference number 2025/1460.
Your application is currently being handled and the reply to it should be
finalised very soon.
However, we will not be in a position to complete the handling of your
application within the time limit of 15 working days, which expires on 3
April 2025, i.e. today.
An extended time limit is needed as the application concerns documents
held by different Services, which must be consulted.
Therefore, we have to extend the time limit by 15 working days in
accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding
public access to documents.
The new time limit expires on 29 April 2025.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
DG TRADE Access to Documents Team
European Commission
Directorate General for Trade
Unit R3 – Transparency, Civil Society and Communications
CHAR
1049 Brussels
Belgium