Rapid border intervention; Greece 2020

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Minutes from the Frontex Management Board meeting approving the Rapid Border Intervention operation to Greece, launched 12 March 2020.

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Summary

Request to Frontex
Request for

Minutes from the Frontex Management Board meeting approving the Rapid Border Intervention operation to Greece, launched 12 March 2020.

  1. In relation to that meeting:
    1. The agenda of the meeting
    2. lists of participants
    3. the minutes of the meeting
    4. notes, presentations, documents and reports circulated amongst participants to prepare for the meeting or discuss during the meeting
    5. copies of written communications between Frontex and the participants related to the said meeting, including any updated materials if they differ from those provided under the previous line.
  2. In relation to the operation:
    1. Risk analysis or assessment produced by Frontex in relation to the situation at the Greek-Turkish borders from mid-February onwards;
    2. draft and final versions of the operational plan;
    3. correspondence between Frontex and Greece in relation to the operation;
    4. Correspondence between Frontex and other member states in relation to the operation.
Date request submitted 17 March 2020
Date registered 6 May 2020
Deadline extended? Yes
Date response received 22 June 2020
Full access granted? No (N.b. some documents were released to Border Violence Monitoring Network, who submitted a parially overlapping request).
Confirmatory application? Yes: Registered 10 July 2020
Exceptions invoked

Protection of the privacy and integrity of individuals (Article 4(1)(b)

Undermining of internal decision-making processes

Protection of public interest as regards public security (Article 4(1)(a) first indent)

No overridiing public interest (Article 4(3)

Not holding the relevant documents

Documents released

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