Request for information on EU funding and EIA Directive implementation in the Czech Republic
Dear Environment,
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:
I would like to request the following specific information regarding EU funds allocated to the Czech Republic and any related actions due to incorrect implementation of Directive 2011/92/EU (EIA Directive):
1. EU funds available and used for trans-European infrastructure projects:
Please provide information for each of the following programming periods (2007–2013, 2014–2020, 2021–2027):
a) What was the total amount of EU funding available to the Czech Republic for the TEN-T trans-European infrastructure (including transport and other infrastructure)?
b) How much funding was actually used by the Czech Republic in each period?
c) What specific projects or types of infrastructure were funded, and by which mechanisms?
2. Infringement-related actions due to incorrect transposition of the EIA Directive:
For each of the above periods, please specify:
a) Were any formal decisions made by the European Commission to suspend or restrict funding due to incorrect implementation of the EIA Directive or other environmental laws?
b) If yes, please provide the relevant decisions or documentation, and detail the legal provisions of EU law that the Czech Republic was found to have violated.
3. Other measures taken due to incorrect implementation (if no formal decisions):
If no formal decisions to suspend funding were issued, were other measures taken by EU institutions due to the incorrect transposition of the EIA Directive or other environmental legislation?
If so, please provide details and documents related to these actions and identify the EU institutions involved.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Beata Sabolova
Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 21/05/2025 and registered on 27/05/2025 under the case number
2025/2866.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 19/06/2025. We will let you know
if we need to extend this time limit for additional 15 working days.
To find more information on how we process your personal data, please see
[1]the privacy statement.
Yours faithfully,
Directorate-General for Environment - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Ms Sabolová,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 27 May 2025 under case number EASE 2025/3129. 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 19 June 2025. The application concerns documents
held by different Services, which must be consulted, and several files
have to be examined. Therefore, in line with Article 7(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1049/2001, we need to extend this time limit by 15 additional
working days. The new time limit expires on 10 July 2025. We apologise for
any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind regards,
Pascal Boijmans Head of Unit
Dear Madam,
We are writing concerning your request for access to Commission documents
registered on 27 May 2025 under case number EASE 2025/2866
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. In order to retrieve the documents requested, large files
have to be examined. Also, the application concerns documents held by
different Services, which must be consulted.
We will not be able to send you the reply within the prescribed time limit
expiring on 19 June 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 10 July 2025.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
ENV E.3 secretariat
DG ENVIRONMENT
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Dear Ms SABOLOVÁ,
Please find attached documents for your attention.
Best regards,
REGIO ACCES DOCUMENTS
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/3129.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
Dear Environment,
I am writing in follow-up to my request for information.
To this date I received answer only to Point 1** of my request.
**Points 2 and 3 (and their sub-questions)** concerning infringement-related actions and any other measures taken due to the incorrect transposition of Directive 2011/92/EU (EIA Directive) remain unanswered.
Regulation 1049/2001 sets a statutory deadline of 15 working days (Article 7 §1), extendable once by the same period in duly justified cases (Article 7 §3). More than **three months** have now elapsed since my original request, and I have not been informed of any valid reason for the extended delay.
I therefore kindly—but firmly—request that you:
1. **Provide the complete set of documents and information requested under Points 2 and 3** without further delay, or
2. **Indicate the precise date by which the outstanding material will be delivered**, together with an explanation for the protracted delay, should additional time genuinely be necessary.
If no reply is received within **15 working days of receipt of this email**, I will consider lodging a confirmatory application under Article 7 §2 of Regulation 1049/2001 and, if needed, seek further review.
Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to receiving the outstanding documents soon.
Yours faithfully,
Beata Sabolova
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/2866.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
ENV E.3 secretariat
DG ENVIRONMENT