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06ZAGREB1178
2006-09-28 10:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Zagreb
Cable title:
BARROSO, THE EU'S "PAUSE" AND AVOIDING A "DOUBLE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 001178
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FROM AMBASSADOR BRADTKE FOR U/S BURNS, EUR A/S FRIED AND
PDAS VOLKER, USNATO FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND
PASS TO NSC FOR AINSLEY
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TAGS: PREL PGOV NATO EU HR
SUBJECT: BARROSO, THE EU'S "PAUSE" AND AVOIDING A "DOUBLE
NO" AT THE RIGA SUMMIT
Classified By: Ambassador Robert A. Bradtke for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 001178
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FROM AMBASSADOR BRADTKE FOR U/S BURNS, EUR A/S FRIED AND
PDAS VOLKER, USNATO FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND
PASS TO NSC FOR AINSLEY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV NATO EU HR
SUBJECT: BARROSO, THE EU'S "PAUSE" AND AVOIDING A "DOUBLE
NO" AT THE RIGA SUMMIT
Classified By: Ambassador Robert A. Bradtke for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Despite EU and Croatian Government efforts to downplay
Commission President Barroso's comments about a "pause" in
the EU's enlargement process, the damage has been done. For
many Croatians, Barroso has turned on its head the EU's
assurance that "When you are ready to join us, we will be
ready for you." A typical comment on the website of one of
Croatia's leading dailies was: "Proof that they lied to us,"
echoing events in Hungary.
2. (C) What this means is that what NATO leaders say about
enlargement in Riga has become even more important. Failure
to provide a strong signal that NATO will/will enlarge in
2008 will be seen as delivering the second part of a "double
no" to Croatia and the countries of this region. As we
negotiate communique language, I hope we will continue to be
guided by what the President said in Warsaw in June 2001: "We
should not calculate how little we can get away with, but how
much we can do to advance the cause of freedom."
BRADTKE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FROM AMBASSADOR BRADTKE FOR U/S BURNS, EUR A/S FRIED AND
PDAS VOLKER, USNATO FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND
PASS TO NSC FOR AINSLEY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV NATO EU HR
SUBJECT: BARROSO, THE EU'S "PAUSE" AND AVOIDING A "DOUBLE
NO" AT THE RIGA SUMMIT
Classified By: Ambassador Robert A. Bradtke for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Despite EU and Croatian Government efforts to downplay
Commission President Barroso's comments about a "pause" in
the EU's enlargement process, the damage has been done. For
many Croatians, Barroso has turned on its head the EU's
assurance that "When you are ready to join us, we will be
ready for you." A typical comment on the website of one of
Croatia's leading dailies was: "Proof that they lied to us,"
echoing events in Hungary.
2. (C) What this means is that what NATO leaders say about
enlargement in Riga has become even more important. Failure
to provide a strong signal that NATO will/will enlarge in
2008 will be seen as delivering the second part of a "double
no" to Croatia and the countries of this region. As we
negotiate communique language, I hope we will continue to be
guided by what the President said in Warsaw in June 2001: "We
should not calculate how little we can get away with, but how
much we can do to advance the cause of freedom."
BRADTKE