National plans implementing the "Pact on Migration and Asylum" (see COM (2024) 251
Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
Under the right of access to documents as foreseen by art.15.3 TFEU, currently framed by Regulation 1049/2001 and as interpreted by the CJEU Jurisprudence I am requesting, together with the representatives of the Civil Society, of the Academia and of the EU Media listed below, the National Implementation Plans foreseen by the EU Common Implementation Plan ( COM(2024) 251) of the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration.
These National Plans were due to be submitted to the European Commission by December 12th,2024. As provided for in the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation and the Asylum Procedure Regulation, these National Implementation Plans are an essential preliminary step in view of the relevant EU financial transferts and the establishment of comprehensive national migration and asylum strategies ( to be transmitted by the Member States to the Commission by June 2025).
Needless to say all these documents are deemed to have an essential impact on the protection and promotion of Fundamental rights and on the sound use of EU financial resources at national and supranational level.
Please notice that we are requesting these National Implementing Plans in view of submitting in a timely manner, possible suggestions and observations not only at national level (as already recommended by the EU Common Implementation Plan *) but notably at European level before the finalization of the relevant procedures. A swift trensmission or publication of the relevant national plans will, then, be more appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation
Yours sincerely
ACADEMIA
Emilio De Capitani (Scuola Superiore S.Anna, PISA -Italy)
Proff. Nicoletta PARISI and Dino RINOLDI (Università Cattolica – Milano -Italy)
Prof. Tullio Scovazzi
Prof. Chiara FAVILLI (University of Florence -Italy)
Proff. Mario Savino and Daniela VITIELLO (University of TUSCIA and ADIM scholar Network - Italy)
Prof. Luisa MARIN (University of INSUBRIA -Italy)
Prof. Steve PEERS (Royal Holloway, University of London – UK).
Prof. Marie-Laure Basilien Gainche (University Lyon III - Jean Moulin -France)
Prof. Violeta MORENO-LAX (Queen Mary University of London – UK)
Prof. Dimitry KOCHENOV (CEU Rule of Law Clinic in Budapest
MEDIA
Elena Sanchez Nicolas (EUOBSERVER)
Harald SCHUMAN and Maria MAGGIORE (Investigative Journalists)
Roberto CASTALDI (EURACTIV – Italian Section)
CIVIL SOCIETY
Daniela PADOAN (Libertà e Giustizia – Milano -Italy)
Paola REGINA (Unione Forense per i Diritti Umani – Lombardia -Italy)
ASGI (Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull’Immigrazione -Italy)
Virgilio DASTOLI (Pres. Movimento Europeo -Italian Section)
Chris JONES (Statewatch – UK)
Anna SIBLEY (GISTI – Groupe d’Information et de Soutien des immigrés - France)
(*) The Commission encourages Member States to engage and make use of social partners, local and regional authorities and other stakeholders, in particular representatives of civil society organisations, through regular exchanges and consultation. This helps to identify challenges, improve policy solutions and ensure broader ownership during the preparation of the National Implementation Plans and subsequently during its implementation, where these same actors often play critical roles.”
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European Commission
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
You are perfectly right.
I apologize for this
My Full adress is
Emilio DE CAPITANI
11 rue Darwin
1190 - Forest (Bruxelles)
Yours faithfully,
Emilio De Capitani
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European Commission
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Dear Sir,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered under case number EASE 2025/0289.
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 as the documents requested originate from third parties,
which have been consulted.
. We will not be able to send you the reply within the prescribed time
limit expiring on 7/02/2025.
Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of [1]Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001,
we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional working days. The new
time limit expires on 28/02/2025.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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HOME Access to documents team
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
the (extended) deadline of February 28th being now past, should I consider that my request for access to documents, also on behalf of other EU Citizens and ONGs, has been dismissed ?
Thanks in advance for your reply
Yours faithfully,
Emilio DE CAPITANI
11 Rue Darwin
1190 - Forest (Bruxelles)
tel +32.498983242
PS A full history of my request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.asktheeu.org/request/nationa...
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