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Shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean

Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency,


On 21 and 22 April 2021, exactly one year ago up to 130 people drowned at sea after being left to die, with no search and rescue operation being conducted or coordinated in order to save their lives.

Shortly after this incident Luisa Izuzquiza and Arne Semsrott requested information via fragdenstaat regarding this case. You can find their request here:
https://fragdenstaat.de/en/request/shipwreck-in-the-central-mediterranean/#message-605581


Various documents have not been released by Frontex indicating the reason that “it forms the basis of an ongoing investigation”.
 Given that it is now one year later and important aspects of the event are left unanswered, I am kindly asking you to overhaul the requested information once more.


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


1. All Serious Incident Report filed for the 21 and 22 April 2021.


2. For 21 and 22 April 2021, with regard to Frontex’s operational activities in the Central Mediterranean:

- all Technical Equipment Mission Reports;

- all ICC Daily reports and/or JCB Minutes; and 

- all Daily reporting packages.

3. For all assets deployed by Frontex in the Central Mediterranean, and involved in the above-mentioned events:

- all positions logged during 21 and 22 April 2021;

- all footage gathered during 21 and 22 April.

4. All correspondence issued and received by Frontex during 21 and 22 April with regards to, or mentioning the above-mentioned boat in distress. 
Please note that:

- this includes, but is not limited to, all correspondence exchanged with Italian and Maltese authorities and actors,Libyan actors, NGO and civil society actors such as Alarm Phone, and any private actors such as merchant vessels; as well as Frontex internal correspondence;

- this includes, but is not limited to, all e-mails (including all attachments), messages and notifications exchanged, as well as all phone call logs.


Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any doubts or questions in regards to this request.

Please also note that, in line with the European Ombudsman's decision in case 104/2020/EWM, I hereby express my wish to receive all responses and documents related to this request via this e-mail address only and not through the Frontex portal. I will not accept a notification to this e-mail address, but only the actual responses. Thank you in advance.


Yours faithfully,

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  • Datum
    21. April 2022
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    12. Mai 2022
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Giovanna Reder
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Antrag nach EU-Verordnungen 1049/2001 sowie 1367/2006 Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, auf Basis der Verordnungen 1049/2001 sowie 1367/2006 bitte ich Sie um Übersendung von Dokumenten, die folgende Informationen enthalten:
Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency,
 On 21 and 22 April 2021, exactly one year ago up to 130 people drowned at sea after being left to die, with no search and rescue operation being conducted or coordinated in order to save their lives. Shortly after this incident Luisa Izuzquiza and Arne Semsrott requested information via fragdenstaat regarding this case. You can find their request here: https://fragdenstaat.de/en/request/shipwreck-in-the-central-mediterranean/#message-605581 
Various documents have not been released by Frontex indicating the reason that “it forms the basis of an ongoing investigation”.
 Given that it is now one year later and important aspects of the event are left unanswered, I am kindly asking you to overhaul the requested information once more.
 Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting the following documents:
 1. All Serious Incident Report filed for the 21 and 22 April 2021.
 2. For 21 and 22 April 2021, with regard to Frontex’s operational activities in the Central Mediterranean:
 - all Technical Equipment Mission Reports; 
- all ICC Daily reports and/or JCB Minutes; and 
 - all Daily reporting packages. 3. For all assets deployed by Frontex in the Central Mediterranean, and involved in the above-mentioned events: 
- all positions logged during 21 and 22 April 2021;
 - all footage gathered during 21 and 22 April. 4. All correspondence issued and received by Frontex during 21 and 22 April with regards to, or mentioning the above-mentioned boat in distress. 
Please note that:
 - this includes, but is not limited to, all correspondence exchanged with Italian and Maltese authorities and actors,Libyan actors, NGO and civil society actors such as Alarm Phone, and any private actors such as merchant vessels; as well as Frontex internal correspondence;
 - this includes, but is not limited to, all e-mails (including all attachments), messages and notifications exchanged, as well as all phone call logs.
 Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any doubts or questions in regards to this request. Please also note that, in line with the European Ombudsman's decision in case 104/2020/EWM, I hereby express my wish to receive all responses and documents related to this request via this e-mail address only and not through the Frontex portal. I will not accept a notification to this e-mail address, but only the actual responses. Thank you in advance. 
Yours faithfully,
Ich weise ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass ich eine Antwort per E-Mail an diese Adresse und nicht über ein Webportal wünsche. Ich möchte Sie um eine Empfangsbestätigung bitten und danke Ihnen für Ihre Mühe! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Giovanna Reder Anfragenr: 246799 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/246799/ Postanschrift Giovanna Reder << Adresse entfernt >>
Mit freundlichen Grüßen Giovanna Reder
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New information regarding your application is available under this link https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ( https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ) Token: <<entfernt>> Email: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Case Id: PAD-2022-00144 Please be informed that the link is valid until Saturday, 22 June 2024 **** **European Border and Coast Guard Agency** Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 www.frontex.europa.eu ( http://frontex.europa.eu/ ) *DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by *Frontex *, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. *
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New information regarding your application is available under this link https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ( https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ) Token: <<entfernt>> Email: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Case Id: PAD-2022-00144 Please be informed that the link is valid until Friday, 28 June 2024 **** **European Border and Coast Guard Agency** Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 www.frontex.europa.eu ( http://frontex.europa.eu/ ) *DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by *Frontex *, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. *
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Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, meine Informationsfreiheitsanfrage „Shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean“ vom 21.04.2022 (#246799) wurde von Ihnen nicht in der gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Zeit beantwortet. Sie haben die Frist mittlerweile um 5 Tage überschritten. Bitte informieren Sie mich umgehend über den Stand meiner Anfrage. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Giovanna Reder
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New information regarding your application is available under this link https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ( https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ) Token: <<entfernt>> Email: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Case Id: PAD-2022-00144 Please be informed that the link is valid until Thursday, 18 July 2024 **** **European Border and Coast Guard Agency** Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 www.frontex.europa.eu ( http://frontex.europa.eu/ ) *DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by *Frontex *, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. *
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New information regarding your application is available under this link https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ( https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ) Token: <<entfernt>> Email: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Case Id: PAD-2022-00144 Please be informed that the link is valid until Tuesday, 23 July 2024 **** **European Border and Coast Guard Agency** Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 www.frontex.europa.eu ( http://frontex.europa.eu/ ) *DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by *Frontex *, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. *
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Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, meine Informationsfreiheitsanfrage „Shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean“ vom 21.04.2022 (#246799) wurde von Ihnen nicht in der gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Zeit beantwortet. Sie haben die Frist mittlerweile um 32 Tage überschritten. Bitte informieren Sie mich umgehend über den Stand meiner Anfrage. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Giovanna Reder
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New information regarding your application is available under this link https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ( https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ) Token: <<entfernt>> Email: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Case Id: PAD-2022-00144 Please be informed that the link is valid until Tuesday, 13 August 2024 **** **European Border and Coast Guard Agency** Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 www.frontex.europa.eu ( http://frontex.europa.eu/ ) *DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by *Frontex *, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. *
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New information regarding your application is available under this link https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ( https://pad.frontex.europa.eu/PadCases/PAD-2022-00144/<<entfernt>> ) Token: <<entfernt>> Email: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Case Id: PAD-2022-00144 Please be informed that the link is valid until Thursday, 15 August 2024 **** **European Border and Coast Guard Agency** Plac Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 205 9500 · Fax: +48 22 205 9501 www.frontex.europa.eu ( http://frontex.europa.eu/ ) *DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, cannot be construed as automatically constituting any form of commitment by *Frontex *, unless its contents clearly indicate otherwise. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination, either in whole or in part, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. *

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Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency, I am filing this confirmatory application in relation to my access to document request “request according to EU regulation 1049/2001 and 1367/2006” (reference PAD-2022-00144). My initial request, as well as all subsequent correspondence, can be found here: https://fragdenstaat.de/anfrage/shipw... The request: On 21. April 2022, I filed a request for access to the following documents: 1. All Serious Incident Report filed for the 21 and 22 April 2021. 2. For 21 and 22 April 2021, with regard to Frontex’s operational activities in the Central Mediterranean: - all Technical Equipment Mission Reports; - all ICC Daily reports and/or JCB Minutes; and - all Daily reporting packages. 3. For all assets deployed by Frontex in the Central Mediterranean, and involved in the above-mentioned events: - all positions logged during 21 and 22 April 2021;- all footage gathered during 21 and 22 April. 4. All correspondence issued and received by Frontex during 21 and 22 April with regards to, or mentioning the above-mentioned boat in distress. Please note that: - this includes, but is not limited to, all correspondence exchanged with Italian and Maltese authorities and actors,Libyan actors, NGO and civil society actors such as Alarm Phone, and any private actors such as merchant vessels; as well as Frontex internal correspondence; - this includes, but is not limited to, all e-mails (including all attachments), messages and notifications exchanged, as well as all phone call logs. On 28 April 2022, Frontex registered the application and denied access to most documents on 15 June 2022. This is a confirmatory application under Regulation 1049/20012, Art 7, based on four aspects of your response to my request: a) Concerning point 1 of the application and how the disclosure of the document would ‘negatively effect on the ability of Frontex and other parties to establish a meaningful cooperation or engagement with Libya’. b) Concerning point 1 of the application and the protection of the public interest. c) Concerning point 3 of the application, regarding information on assets deployed by Frontex. d) Point 1, 2, 3 and 4 regarding the ability of Frontex to provide and receive legal advice Regarding point a) I would like to request further explanation as to how the release of this document would negatively effect Frontex to ‘establish a meaningful cooperation or engagement with Libya’. Furthermore there is no specific explanation on how the release of these documents would ‘jeopardise the mutual trust of all parties, an essential prerequisite for establishing international relations, respectively for engaging with third countries.’ Regarding point b) I would like to request an explanation as to how the release of the SIR would ‘undermine the protection of the public interest as regards [to] international relations’? NGOs, members of the European Parliament as well as journalists constantly report about Frontex’s cooperation with the Libyan Coast Guard. The content of the requested documents is therefore a matter of public concern. As regards to Point a) and b) I’d like to request the decision not to disclose the document to be reconsidered in view of the principle of ‘widest possible access’ stipulated in Regulation 1049/2001. I would like to request that Frontex reconsidered if non-sensitive parts of the documents can be released in view of this principle. Regarding point c) I would like to have a clarification if the three documents you identified were part of "positions logged during 21 and 22 April 2021" or "footage gathered during 21 and 22 April"? As regards to Point c) I’d like to request the decision not to disclose the document to be reconsidered in view of the principle of ‘widest possible access’ stipulated in Regulation 1049/2001. I would like to request that Frontex reconsidered if non-sensitive parts of the documents can be released in view of this principle. Regarding point d) given that throughout the document it has been argued that ‘these documents pertain to the ability of Frontex to provide and receive legal advice’, I would like to request further explanation as to how the release of this document would hinder Frontex to receive and, more notably, provide legal aid. Thank you for revising my request. Please do not hesitate to contact me in regards to this confirmatory application. Anfragenr: 246799 Antwort an: <<E-Mail-Adresse>> Laden Sie große Dateien zu dieser Anfrage hier hoch: https://fragdenstaat.de/a/246799/ Postanschrift Giovanna Reder << Adresse entfernt >>