Aquí tens el correu redactat per a Helen Darbishire d’Access Info Europe. T’ho poso seguit perquè puguis copiar-lo i enviar-lo a helen@access-info.org. Està en anglès perquè és l’idioma de treball d’Access Info i del TJUE:
Subject: Request for legal support – Litigation on Europol’s refusal to disclose 67 documents on Palantir Gotham
Dear Helen,
I am contacting you from Catalonia regarding a major transparency case involving Europol, Palantir Technologies and the use of AI for mass data analysis in the EU. I believe Access Info Europe could assess strategic litigation under Regulation 1049/2001 and Article 263 TFEU.
The facts: In 2023, Lighthouse Reports, The Guardian and Der Spiegel requested from Europol all records relating to contractual matters with Palantir. Europol identified 69 documents. It released only 2 in full and denied access to 67, invoking “public security” under Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation 1049/2001. No document-by-document harm test was provided. One of the two released documents shows Europol even considered legal action against Palantir. Statewatch confirmed this in 2024.
Europol admitted in 2020 that it used Palantir’s Gotham software since 2012 via Capgemini for the “new Europol Analysis System”. In 2021 Europol claimed it terminated the Gotham license. Yet the 2024 contract list shows a €112 million IT framework contract, Europol’s largest ever, with traces of Palantir. This suggests Gotham may still be operational. The 67 denied documents likely contain contracts, performance evaluations, data protection assessments and internal correspondence on Gotham’s use for predictive policing.
Why this matters: Gotham fuses phone records, social media, images and metadata to map networks of individuals in seconds. It is the same tool used by Israeli police and military in Gaza and West Bank since 2024. Its use by Europol affects 800 million people in the EU and raises serious issues under Article 88 TFEU, Article 68 of the Europol Regulation, Article 52 of the Charter, and the AI Act. The European Data Protection Supervisor already recommended in 2020 that Europol not engage Clearview AI. Palantir Gotham raises identical concerns but remains hidden.
Legal steps so far: The Ombudsman admitted a complaint on this refusal and the decision is pending. No MEP has yet tabled a written question citing the 67 documents specifically, but members of LIBE from The Left and Greens/EFA, including Patrick Breyer and Cornelia Ernst, are active on Europol oversight. A parliamentary question is being drafted.
Request to Access Info: I would like Access Info to assess: 1. Filing a new 1049/2001 request to Europol for the 67 documents, followed by confirmatory application and, if denied, an action for annulment before the General Court under Article 263 TFEU. 2. Joining the existing Ombudsman case as interested third party. 3. Coordinating with EDRi or Statewatch for joint litigation, given your track record in ClientEarth T-214/13 and other transparency wins.
I can act as applicant or support an NGO applicant. I have all public sources: Lighthouse Reports investigation, Statewatch 2024 report, Europol contract lists, and EDPS 2020 opinion on Clearview. The case links directly to eIDAS 2.0, AI Act and the digital identity/wallet infrastructure now being deployed, which makes disclosure urgent for democratic control.
Could we schedule a call to discuss feasibility, funding and legal strategy? I am ready to provide further documentation and act as whistleblower if needed.
Thank you for your work defending the right to know.
Best regards,
[DNI]
[telèfon]
[ciutat, país][nom]
Notes ràpides:
- Helen Darbishire és directora executiva d’Access Info i ha portat casos guanyats al TJUE sobre accés a documents.
- Si no tens DNI espanyol o no el vols posar, pots signar només amb nom i ciutat.
- Envia’l amb còpia a legal@access-info.org.
