Meeting with BusinessEurope
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
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 documents—including but not limited to correspondence, emails, minutes (hand written or electronic), notes (hand written or electronic), meeting conclusions, audio or video recordings, verbatim reports, operational conclusions, lines to take, briefings, and presentations—related to the following meetings
18/05/2021 Meeting with Katherine Power, Cabinet member of Mairead McGuinness, about Taxonomy Article 8 disclosures delegated act
Yours faithfully,
Diogo Augusto
6/4 Silvermills
Edinburgh EH3 5BF
United Kingdom
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2021/3963 - Ares(2021)3933655
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e-mail of 15 June 2021. We hereby acknowledge receipt
of your application for access to documents, which was registered on 16
June 2021 under reference number GESTDEM 2021/3963.
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, your application
will be handled within 15 working days.
The time limit will expire on 7 July 2021. In case this time limit needs
to be extended, you will be informed in due course.
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Yours faithfully,
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (GD)
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European Commission
Secretariat-General
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Dear Mr Augosto,
We refer to your e-mail of 16 June 2021 in which you make a request for
access to documents, registered on 18 June 2021 under the above mentioned
reference number.
Your application is currently being handled. 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 7 July 2021.
An extended time limit is needed as the application concerns documents
from third parties whose approval for disclosure is required.
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 28 July 2021.
We apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience this may cause.
Yours faithfully,
[1]Title: E-SignatureMartin Spolc
Head of Unit
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Dear Mr Augusto,
Please find attached a reply to your request for access to documents,
registered under the reference GestDem 2021/3963.
According to the standard procedure, a reply is usually also sent to you
by registered post. Please note, however, that due to the extraordinary
health and security measures currently in force during the COVID-19
pandemics, which include the requirement for all Commission non-critical
staff to telework, we are unfortunately not in a position to follow this
procedure until further notice.
We would therefore appreciate if you could confirm receipt of the present
e-mail by replying to [1][email address] and to
[2][email address]
Yours sincerely,
Fisma B2 Secretariat
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'Meeting with BusinessEurope”
In regards to the minutes provided, it is with surprise that I realise they provide no meaningful transparency on what was actually discussed in this meeting.
Is this the level of detail expected from the minutes of a meeting of this importance or is this an anomaly?
Is there any recording of the meeting from which more detailed, meaningful minutes could be extracted?
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/meet...
Yours faithfully,
Diogo Augusto
Dear [email address],
I am yet to receive a confirmation that my confirmatory request has been received.
Yours sincerely,
Diogo Augusto
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for your email dated 09/07/2021 by which you request, pursuant
to Regulation No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament,
Council and Commission documents, a review of the position taken by DG
FISMA in reply to your initial application GESTDEM 2021/3963.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your confirmatory application for access
to documents which was registered on 13/07/2021 (Ares(2021)4538095).
Your application will be handled within 15 working days (04/08/2021). In
case this time limit needs to be extended, you will be informed in due
course.
Please be informed that the answer to your confirmatory application is a
formal Commission decision that will be notified to you by express
delivery. Thank you for providing your contact phone number, so that the
external delivery service can contact you in case of absence.
Please note that the Commission will not use your phone number for any
other purpose than for informing the delivery service, and that it will
delete it immediately thereafter.
Yours faithfully,
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS TEAM (IC)
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European Commission
Secretariat-General
SG.C1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
Dear Sir,
Please find attached an advance copy of the reply to your confirmatory
request for access to documents registered under the number GESTDEM
2021/3963.
Yours faithfully,
Access to documents team (cr)
SG.C.1
Transparency
Berl. 07/251
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Please pass this on to the person who reviews confirmatory applications.
I am filing the following confirmatory application with regards to my access to documents request 'Meeting with BusinessEurope'.
I am going to assumer the email I have received today was sent in error. Let's quickly go over the facts.
Your account:
15/6 - initial application
9/7 - confirmatory application due to delay in receiving a reply
14/7 - reply to my initial request submitting required documents
The facts:
15/6 - initial application
6/7 - letter sent to me requesting extension
9/7 - reply from you sending documents
9/7 - confirmatory request (on the basis of what actually was disclosed)
12/7 - new email from me as I had not received confirmation my confirmatory request had been received
13/7 - confirmation of reception of my confirmatory request dated 9/7
16/7 - reply to my confirmatory request
In short, your reply to my confirmatory request bares very little resemblance with reality.
Therefore, I shall make the request once more hoping that, this time, it will be clear:
In regards to the minutes provided (file names "Redacted lobby records.pdf"): I understand that they provide no meaningful transparency on what was actually discussed in this meeting. Upon reading those minutes, no person that wasn't in the meeting will be able to have an idea of what was said.
Is this the level of detail expected from the minutes of a meeting of this importance or is this an anomaly?
Is there any recording of the meeting from which more detailed, meaningful minutes could be extracted?
For the sake of transparency and to avoid further misunderstandings: is this the only record held by the EU of what was discussed in such an important meeting?
A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/en/request/meet...
Yours faithfully,
Diogo Augusto
Dear [email address],
6 working days have gone by since I sent my confirmatory request and I am yet to receive so much as an acknowledgment.
Yours sincerely,
Diogo Augusto
[1]RE: Your confirmatory request for access to documents - GESTDEM
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utilisateur d’Ares)
Dear Mr Augusto,
I refer to your email of 9 July 2021, registered on 13 July 2021, by which
you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article 7(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
Please consider this as a confirmation that your confirmatory application
is currently being handled under the reference number above.
Please accept our apologies for sending you the Closing letter wrongfully
on 16 July 2021. I can assure you that we are doing our utmost to provide
you with a final reply by 4 August 2021 as stated in the acknowledgement
of receipt of 13 July 2021.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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Dear Mr Augusto,
I refer to your email of 9 July 2021, registered on 13 July 2021, by which
you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article 7(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
Your confirmatory application is currently being handled. Unfortunately,
we have not yet been able to gather all the elements needed to carry out a
full analysis of your request and to take a final decision. Therefore, we
are not in a position to reply to your confirmatory request within the
prescribed time limit which expires on 4 August 2021. Consequently, we
have to extend this period by another 15 working days in accordance with
Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. The new deadline expires on
25 August 2021. However, I can assure you that we are doing our utmost to
provide you with a final reply within the next 15 working days.
I regret this additional delay and sincerely apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
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European Commission
Secretariat General
SG.C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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Dear Mr Augusto,
I refer to your email of 9 July 2021, registered on 13 July 2021, by which
you submit a confirmatory application in accordance with Article 7(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents ("Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001"), registered under reference number above.
I also refer to our holding reply of 4 August 2021, by which the time
limit for replying to your confirmatory application was extended by 15
working days, pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation 1049/2001. This
extended time limit expires on 25 August 2021.
I regret to have to inform you that we are not able to respond within the
extended time-limit, as we have not yet finalised internal consultations.
I can assure you that we are doing our utmost to provide you with a final
reply as soon as possible.
I regret this additional delay and sincerely apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause.
Yours sincerely,
María OLIVÁN AVILÉS
Head of Unit
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European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
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Dear SG ACCES DOCUMENTS,
I am still waiting for a response which was due on 25/08.
Yours sincerely,
Diogo Augusto
Your message has been received by the Transparency Unit of the
Secretariat-General of the European Commission.
Requests for public access to documents are treated on the basis of
[1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
The Secretariat-General will reply to your request within 15 working days
upon registration of your request and will duly inform you of the
registration of the request (or of any additional information to be
provided in view of its registration and/or treatment).
L’unité «Transparence» du secrétariat général de la Commission européenne
a bien reçu votre message.
Les demandes d’accès du public aux documents sont traitées sur la base du
[2]règlement (CE) n° 1049/2001 du 30 mai 2001 relatif à l’accès du public
aux documents du Parlement européen, du Conseil et de la Commission.
Le secrétariat général répondra à votre demande dans un délai de 15 jours
ouvrables à compter de la date d’enregistrement de votre demande, et vous
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supplémentaire à fournir en vue de l'enregistrement et/ou du traitement de
votre demande).
Ihre Nachricht ist beim Referat „Transparenz“ des Generalsekretariats der
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Anträge auf Zugang zu Dokumenten werden auf der Grundlage der
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Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates und
der Kommission behandelt.
Das Generalsekretariat beantwortet Ihre Anfrage innerhalb von
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Dear Mr Augusto
Thank you for your e-mail.
We would like to assure you that the final decision on your confirmatory
application is currently in the process of being adopted. Unfortunately,
we cannot commit to a specific time frame when the final decision will be
taken.
However, we would like to assure you that we are doing our utmost to
provide you with a reply as soon as possible.
Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this delay may
cause to you and thank you for your understanding.
Yours sincerely,
SG ACCES DOCUMENTS
European Commission
Secretariat General
Unit C.1 (Transparency, Document Management and Access to Documents)
Dear Mr Augusto,
Please find attached the electronic version of Commission Decision
C(2021)7079, as adopted by the European Commission on 24.9.2021.
Given the exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
formal notification of the decision under Article 297 TFEU is being made
only in electronic form.
Please confirm receipt of the attached documents by return e-mail.
Kind regards,
Oana Boldis
European Commission
Secretariat General
SG.B.2 - Written, Empowerment & Delegation Procedures
Tel. +32 2 29 71829
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Dear Mr Augusto,
Unless we are mistaken, we have not received the confirmation of receipt
regarding the document addressed to you on the 27.9.2021.
Could you please check and confirm the receipt of the message as well as
the attached documents?
Kind regards,
Oana Boldis
European Commission
Secretariat General
SG.B.2 - Written, Empowerment & Delegation Procedures
Tel. +32 2 29 71829
Email [1][email address]
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From: BOLDIS Oana (SG) On Behalf Of SG GREFFE CERTIFICATION
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 5:08 PM
To: '[FOI #9639 email]'
<[FOI #9639 email]>
Cc: KONONIUK Agnieszka (SG) <[email address]>; SG DOSSIERS
ACCES <[email address]>
Subject: C(2021) 7079
Dear Mr Augusto,
Please find attached the electronic version of Commission Decision
C(2021)7079, as adopted by the European Commission on 24.9.2021.
<< File: 1_EN_ACT_part1_v2.pdf >> << File:
1_EN_annexe_acte_autonome_nlw_part1_v1.pdf >> << File:
2_EN_annexe_acte_autonome_nlw_part1_v1.pdf >>
Given the exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
formal notification of the decision under Article 297 TFEU is being made
only in electronic form.
Please confirm receipt of the attached documents by return e-mail.
Kind regards,
Oana Boldis
European Commission
Secretariat General
SG.B.2 - Written, Empowerment & Delegation Procedures
Tel. +32 2 29 71829
Email [2][email address]
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