Dear Mr Fanta,

 

Thank you for your request dated 2 December 2025 for access to European
Central Bank (ECB) documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(1) of [1]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, you will receive a reply within 20 working days.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[2][Emailadresse]

 

 

Privacy notice: By submitting a request for access to documents, the ECB
collects information about you for the sole purpose of processing your
request in accordance with [3]Decision ECB/2004/3. All personal data are
processed in accordance with EU Data Protection Law ([4]Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council). The ECB is the
controller for the processing of the personal data. The recipients of the
data will be the ECB’s Compliance and Governance Office and, only when
necessary, other institutions within the European System of Central Banks,
the Single Supervisory Mechanism, or EU institutions.

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certain conditions to request deletion of your stored personal data. You
can exercise your rights by contacting the ECB's Compliance and Governance
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Officer ([6][Emailadresse]).Furthermore, you have the right to address
the European Data Protection Supervisor ([7]www.edps.europa.eu) any time
regarding this processing of your personal data.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

From: Alexander Fanta

Sent: Tuesday, 02 December 2025 08:55:57 (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin,
Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

To: [8][Emailadresse]

Subject: [EXT] access to documents request - Ukraine loan "backstop"

 

Dear European Central Bank,

 

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in
Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:

 

- The internal analysis on the "backstop" to the "reparations loan" for
Ukraine planned by the European Commission. The existence of such an
analysis was reported by the Financial Times on 2 December 2025. See:
[9]https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de...

 

- Any exchanges with the European Commission about the loan, including
minutes of meetings, e-mails, or any other documents related to exchanges
with the Commission about the loan

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alexander Fanta

Follow the Money

Rue Auguste Orts 2

1000 Bruxelles

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been sent via the
AsktheEU.org website.

 

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If [11][EZB request email] is the wrong address for information
requests to European Central Bank, please tell the AsktheEU.org team on
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
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Dear Mr Fanta,

 

We refer to your request of 2 December 2025 for access to European Central
Bank (ECB) documents.

 

We regret to inform you that, due to the increased workload created by a
high number of simultaneous requests, the ECB has not yet been able to
conclude its internal assessment as well as a detailed analysis of all
legal aspects related to the possible disclosure of the requested
documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(3) of [1]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, the ECB has decided to extend the time limit for responding
to your application by 20 working days.

 

We apologise for the inconvenience this delay may cause.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[2][Emailadresse]

 

 

From: Access to documents <[Emailadresse]>
Sent: 02 December 2025 13:38
To: [FOI #16637 email]
Cc: Access to documents <[Emailadresse]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of receipt: access to documents request - Ukraine
loan "backstop"

 

Dear Mr Fanta,

 

Thank you for your request dated 2 December 2025 for access to European
Central Bank (ECB) documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(1) of [3]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, you will receive a reply within 20 working days.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[4][Emailadresse]

 

 

Privacy notice: By submitting a request for access to documents, the ECB
collects information about you for the sole purpose of processing your
request in accordance with [5]Decision ECB/2004/3. All personal data are
processed in accordance with EU Data Protection Law ([6]Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council). The ECB is the
controller for the processing of the personal data. The recipients of the
data will be the ECB’s Compliance and Governance Office and, only when
necessary, other institutions within the European System of Central Banks,
the Single Supervisory Mechanism, or EU institutions.

You have the right to restrict processing and to access, rectify and under
certain conditions to request deletion of your stored personal data. You
can exercise your rights by contacting the ECB's Compliance and Governance
Office ([7][Emailadresse]) or the ECB’s Data Protection
Officer ([8][Emailadresse]).Furthermore, you have the right to address
the European Data Protection Supervisor ([9]www.edps.europa.eu) any time
regarding this processing of your personal data.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

From: Alexander Fanta

Sent: Tuesday, 02 December 2025 08:55:57 (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin,
Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

To: [10][Emailadresse]

Subject: [EXT] access to documents request - Ukraine loan "backstop"

 

Dear European Central Bank,

 

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in
Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:

 

- The internal analysis on the "backstop" to the "reparations loan" for
Ukraine planned by the European Commission. The existence of such an
analysis was reported by the Financial Times on 2 December 2025. See:
[11]https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de...

 

- Any exchanges with the European Commission about the loan, including
minutes of meetings, e-mails, or any other documents related to exchanges
with the Commission about the loan

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alexander Fanta

Follow the Money

Rue Auguste Orts 2

1000 Bruxelles

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been sent via the
AsktheEU.org website.

 

Please kindly use this email address for all replies to this request:
[12][FOI #16637 email]

 

If [13][EZB request email] is the wrong address for information
requests to European Central Bank, please tell the AsktheEU.org team on
email [14][Emailadresse]

 

This message and all replies from European Central Bank will be published
on the AsktheEU.org website. For more information see our dedicated page
for EU public officials at [15]https://www.asktheeu.org/help/officers

 

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

 

 

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part, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please
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Dear Mr Fanta,

 

The ECB has prepared the reply to your request for access to ECB
documents. However, we attempted to send it as a PDF, but received a
notification that the email was undeliverable.

Can you please provide us with another e-mail address where we can send
out our letter?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[1][Emailadresse]

 

 

From: Access to documents <[Emailadresse]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 15:14
To: [FOI #16637 email]
Cc: Access to documents <[Emailadresse]>
Subject: Extension of deadline: access to documents request - Ukraine loan
"backstop"

 

Dear Mr Fanta,

 

We refer to your request of 2 December 2025 for access to European Central
Bank (ECB) documents.

 

We regret to inform you that, due to the increased workload created by a
high number of simultaneous requests, the ECB has not yet been able to
conclude its internal assessment as well as a detailed analysis of all
legal aspects related to the possible disclosure of the requested
documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(3) of [2]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, the ECB has decided to extend the time limit for responding
to your application by 20 working days.

 

We apologise for the inconvenience this delay may cause.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[3][Emailadresse]

 

 

From: Access to documents <[4][Emailadresse]>
Sent: 02 December 2025 13:38
To: [5][FOI #16637 email]
Cc: Access to documents <[6][Emailadresse]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of receipt: access to documents request - Ukraine
loan "backstop"

 

Dear Mr Fanta,

 

Thank you for your request dated 2 December 2025 for access to European
Central Bank (ECB) documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(1) of [7]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, you will receive a reply within 20 working days.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[8][Emailadresse]

 

 

Privacy notice: By submitting a request for access to documents, the ECB
collects information about you for the sole purpose of processing your
request in accordance with [9]Decision ECB/2004/3. All personal data are
processed in accordance with EU Data Protection Law ([10]Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council). The ECB is the
controller for the processing of the personal data. The recipients of the
data will be the ECB’s Compliance and Governance Office and, only when
necessary, other institutions within the European System of Central Banks,
the Single Supervisory Mechanism, or EU institutions.

You have the right to restrict processing and to access, rectify and under
certain conditions to request deletion of your stored personal data. You
can exercise your rights by contacting the ECB's Compliance and Governance
Office ([11][Emailadresse]) or the ECB’s Data Protection
Officer ([12][Emailadresse]).Furthermore, you have the right to address
the European Data Protection Supervisor ([13]www.edps.europa.eu) any time
regarding this processing of your personal data.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

From: Alexander Fanta

Sent: Tuesday, 02 December 2025 08:55:57 (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin,
Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

To: [14][Emailadresse]

Subject: [EXT] access to documents request - Ukraine loan "backstop"

 

Dear European Central Bank,

 

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in
Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:

 

- The internal analysis on the "backstop" to the "reparations loan" for
Ukraine planned by the European Commission. The existence of such an
analysis was reported by the Financial Times on 2 December 2025. See:
[15]https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de...

 

- Any exchanges with the European Commission about the loan, including
minutes of meetings, e-mails, or any other documents related to exchanges
with the Commission about the loan

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alexander Fanta

Follow the Money

Rue Auguste Orts 2

1000 Bruxelles

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is a request for access to information under Article 15 of the TFEU
and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been sent via the
AsktheEU.org website.

 

Please kindly use this email address for all replies to this request:
[16][FOI #16637 email]

 

If [17][EZB request email] is the wrong address for information
requests to European Central Bank, please tell the AsktheEU.org team on
email [18][Emailadresse]

 

This message and all replies from European Central Bank will be published
on the AsktheEU.org website. For more information see our dedicated page
for EU public officials at [19]https://www.asktheeu.org/help/officers

 

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

 

 

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Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in
part, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please
notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete this e-mail from your
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Dear Mr Fanta,

 

Please find the ECB’s response to your request for access to documents. To
ensure timely delivery, the PDF file has been compressed into a ZIP format

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[1][Emailadresse]

 

From: Access to documents <[Emailadresse]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 11:55
To: [FOI #16637 email]
Cc: Access to documents <[Emailadresse]>
Subject: RE: ECB's reply ready to be sent out to you - : access to
documents request - Ukraine loan "backstop"

 

Dear Mr Fanta,

 

The ECB has prepared the reply to your request for access to ECB
documents. However, we attempted to send it as a PDF, but received a
notification that the email was undeliverable.

Can you please provide us with another e-mail address where we can send
out our letter?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[2][Emailadresse]

 

 

From: Access to documents <[3][Emailadresse]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 15:14
To: [4][FOI #16637 email]
Cc: Access to documents <[5][Emailadresse]>
Subject: Extension of deadline: access to documents request - Ukraine loan
"backstop"

 

Dear Mr Fanta,

 

We refer to your request of 2 December 2025 for access to European Central
Bank (ECB) documents.

 

We regret to inform you that, due to the increased workload created by a
high number of simultaneous requests, the ECB has not yet been able to
conclude its internal assessment as well as a detailed analysis of all
legal aspects related to the possible disclosure of the requested
documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(3) of [6]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, the ECB has decided to extend the time limit for responding
to your application by 20 working days.

 

We apologise for the inconvenience this delay may cause.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[7][Emailadresse]

 

 

From: Access to documents <[8][Emailadresse]>
Sent: 02 December 2025 13:38
To: [9][FOI #16637 email]
Cc: Access to documents <[10][Emailadresse]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of receipt: access to documents request - Ukraine
loan "backstop"

 

Dear Mr Fanta,

 

Thank you for your request dated 2 December 2025 for access to European
Central Bank (ECB) documents.

 

In accordance with Article 7(1) of [11]Decision ECB/2004/3 of the European
Central Bank, you will receive a reply within 20 working days.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Compliance and Governance Office

DG Secretariat

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstrasse 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main

[12][Emailadresse]

 

 

Privacy notice: By submitting a request for access to documents, the ECB
collects information about you for the sole purpose of processing your
request in accordance with [13]Decision ECB/2004/3. All personal data are
processed in accordance with EU Data Protection Law ([14]Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council). The ECB is the
controller for the processing of the personal data. The recipients of the
data will be the ECB’s Compliance and Governance Office and, only when
necessary, other institutions within the European System of Central Banks,
the Single Supervisory Mechanism, or EU institutions.

You have the right to restrict processing and to access, rectify and under
certain conditions to request deletion of your stored personal data. You
can exercise your rights by contacting the ECB's Compliance and Governance
Office ([15][Emailadresse]) or the ECB’s Data Protection
Officer ([16][Emailadresse]).Furthermore, you have the right to address
the European Data Protection Supervisor ([17]www.edps.europa.eu) any time
regarding this processing of your personal data.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

From: Alexander Fanta

Sent: Tuesday, 02 December 2025 08:55:57 (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin,
Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

To: [18][Emailadresse]

Subject: [EXT] access to documents request - Ukraine loan "backstop"

 

Dear European Central Bank,

 

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in
Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:

 

- The internal analysis on the "backstop" to the "reparations loan" for
Ukraine planned by the European Commission. The existence of such an
analysis was reported by the Financial Times on 2 December 2025. See:
[19]https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de...

 

- Any exchanges with the European Commission about the loan, including
minutes of meetings, e-mails, or any other documents related to exchanges
with the Commission about the loan

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alexander Fanta

Follow the Money

Rue Auguste Orts 2

1000 Bruxelles

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is a request for access to information under Article 15 of the TFEU
and, where applicable, Regulation 1049/2001 which has been sent via the
AsktheEU.org website.

 

Please kindly use this email address for all replies to this request:
[20][FOI #16637 email]

 

If [21][EZB request email] is the wrong address for information
requests to European Central Bank, please tell the AsktheEU.org team on
email [22][Emailadresse]

 

This message and all replies from European Central Bank will be published
on the AsktheEU.org website. For more information see our dedicated page
for EU public officials at [23]https://www.asktheeu.org/help/officers

 

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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This e-mail is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above.
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Officer. Further information on data protection is available on the ECB
website. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the European
Data Protection Supervisor.

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