Ref. Ares(2022)8905103 - 21/12/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
Directorate D - Twin Transition, Economic & Social Affairs
SG.D.1 - Digital Transition, Industry & Single Market
Brussels,
SG.D.1/ANM
Ms Venetia Roxburgh
1 Long Lane
London
By e-mail to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject:
Your application for access to documents (GESTDEM 2022/6395)
Dear Madam,
We refer to your request registered on 9 November 2022 under the above-mentioned reference
number.
We enclose the copies of the documents requested which include:
the documents relating to the meeting between Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.,
Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana and cabinet member of President von der
Leyen, Kurt Vandenberghe, on the 26th February 2021,
the documents relating to the meeting between European Round Table for Industry and
President von der Leyen on the 19th July 2022,
the documents relating to the meeting between Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
and President von der Leyen on the 30th March 2022.
List of identified documents
Please find below the list of documents that fall under the scope of your request:
As regards the meeting between Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V., Confederazione
Generale dell'Industria Italiana and cabinet member of President von der Leyen, Kurt
Vandenberghe, on the 26th February 2021:
1. Letter from Confindustria and BDI to Ms. Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General of
DG Environment from 28 April 2021 and
2. the cover e-mail from Confindustria to Cabinet von der Leyen from 29 April 2021
(Ares(2021)2873192),
3. Letter from Confindustria and BDI to President Von der Leyen, dated 29 January
2021 and
4. the cover e-mail sent by Delegazione Confindustria Presso l'Unione europea to
President Von der Leyen, dated 1 February 2021 (Ares(2021)838906),
5. E-mail from Confindustria to Cabinet von der Leyen “Follow up of last Friday call”
from 2 March 2021 (Ares (2021)1598471 – redacted version Ares(2022)1193442)
and
6. The reply to the latter from 3 March 2021 (Ares(2021)1598503 – redacted version
Ares(2022)1193442),
7. Minutes of the meeting “Videoconference with Cofindustria and BDI – summary of
the meeting” (Ares(2021)3677805),
8. Letter from the Director-General DG ENV to the presidents of Confindustria and
BDI from 2 April 2021 (Ares(2021)2297170).
As regards the meeting between European Round Table for Industry and President von der Leyen
on the 19th July 2022:
9. Joint statement by BusinessEurope, DIGITALEUROPE, ERT, Eurochambres and
EuroCommerce “Businesses call for fresh political engagement to renew economic
integration in the Single Market” from 27 June 2022 (Ares(2022)6553060),
10. Internal e-mail sent within Cabinet von der Leyen “Follow up call president Von der
Leyen?” from 22 September 2022 (Ares(2022)6553060 – redacted version
Ares(2022)7271581),
11. Minutes of the meeting “Meeting (VTC) 19 July 2022 on economic situation”
(Ares(2022)6564416 – redacted version Ares(2022)7271581).
As regards the meeting Between Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. and President von
der Leyen on the 30th March 2022:
12. Internal e-mail sent within Cabinet von der Leyen “Request for a Meeting with BDI
(…) and BDI (…) on 30 or 31 March in Brussels” (Ares(2022)4364426),
13. Minutes of the meeting “Minutes BDI meeting President 30 March 2022”
(Ares(2022)3392353 – redacted version Ares(2022)4364426).
Examination of documents
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to documents, these
documents may be partially disclosed. Redactions have been made for the following reasons:
Redactions on the ground of protecting the privacy and integrity of the individual (Article 4(1)(b)
of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001
Full disclosure is prevented by the exception concerning the protection of privacy and the integrity
of the individual outlined in Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, because these
documents contain personal data. Article 9(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 on the
protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union
institutions, bodies, offices and agencies does not allow the transmission of these personal data,
except if you prove that it is necessary to have the data transmitted to you for a specific purpose in
the public interest and where there is no reason to assume that the legitimate interests of the data
subject might be prejudiced. In your request, you do not express any particular interest to have
access to these personal data, nor show that you need have the data transmitted for a specific
purpose in the public interest. Consequently, pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
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1049/2001, access cannot be granted to the personal data contained in the requested documents, as
the need to obtain access to that personal data for a purpose in the public interest has not been
substantiated and there is no reason to think that the legitimate interests of the individuals
concerned would not be prejudiced by disclosure of the personal data concerned.
Final remarks
Please note that documents originating from third parties are disclosed to you based on Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001. However, this disclosure is without prejudice to the rules on intellectual property,
which may limit your right to reproduce or exploit the released documents without the agreement of
the originator, who may hold an intellectual property right on them. The European Commission does
not assume any responsibility from their reuse.
Please note that the minutes of the meetings were drawn up for internal use. They solely reflect the
services’ interpretation of the interventions made and do not set out any official position of the
third parties to which these documents refer, which were not consulted on their content. They do
not reflect the position of the Commission and cannot be quoted as such.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, you are entitled to make a
confirmatory application requesting the Commission to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt of this
letter to the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address:
European Commission
Secretariat-General
Transparency, Document Management & Access to Documents (SG.C.1)
BERL 7/076
B-1049 Brussels
or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
Yours faithfully,
Electronically signed
Elisa ROLLER
Director
Annexes: Disclosed documents.
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Electronically signed on 21/12/2022 14:48 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121
