First Minister meeting with President of the European Commission: FOI release

Information requested

Minutes of the First Minister's meeting with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen on 26 July, as well as any briefing notes prepared for the First Minister in advance of the meeting.

Response

I enclose, via attachment, a copy of all of the information you have requested.

An exemption under section 32(1)(ii) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA) applies to some of the information you have requested. Section 32(1)(ii) concerns relations between the United Kingdom and any international organisation or international court. Discussion and briefing on ongoing international negotiations, the European Union’s bilateral relations and a not-yet confirmed Ministerial engagement have been redacted.

These exemptions are subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption.

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