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08BRUSSELS1865
2008-12-10 17:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USEU Brussels
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POSSIBLE EU ELECTION MONITORING IN AFRICA FOR 2009

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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 001865 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/FO, DRL/MLGA AND DRL/FO CHRIS CAMPONOVO
PARIS AND LONDON FOR AFRICA WATCHERS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM EUN XA
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE EU ELECTION MONITORING IN AFRICA FOR 2009

REF: 12/1/2008 BOWLES/GREGG EMAIL

Classified By: USEU POL M-C CHRIS DAVIS FOR REASON 1.4 D

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 001865

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/FO, DRL/MLGA AND DRL/FO CHRIS CAMPONOVO
PARIS AND LONDON FOR AFRICA WATCHERS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM EUN XA
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE EU ELECTION MONITORING IN AFRICA FOR 2009

REF: 12/1/2008 BOWLES/GREGG EMAIL

Classified By: USEU POL M-C CHRIS DAVIS FOR REASON 1.4 D


1. (C) On December 1, European Commission official Stefano
Gatto (protect) of DG RELEX shared the following list of
African countries, in priority order, whose national
elections the European Union is likely to observe during

2009. The EU observes elections in areas where the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe does not
have an election monitoring mandate. Of the seven African
elections listed, the Commission hopes the EU will observe as
many as six. The Commission is currently in consultations
with Member States on this priority list, so it may be
subject to change. Gatto said that the EU used to be much
more open about its monitoring plans, but now prefers to
treat them confidentally in the hopes that subject countries
will invite the EU to monitor, and will consequently be more
helpful on reforms and access requirements that may be
necessary for the EU to agree to observe. Gatto feels that
public release of the list of countries the EU wishes to
monitor would compromise its negotiating position and asked
that we treat it as confidential.


2. (C) List of African elections the EU wishes to monitor in
2009, in priority order.


1. Ivory Coast

2. Malawi

3. Guinea

4. Sudan (according to Gatto, the EU is unlikely to observe
due to the security situation in the south, and because the
Sudanese election is actually six separate events. However,
he did not rule it out given that there was strong interest
in the Member States for an observation to take place.)

5. Chad

6. Mozambique

7. Mauritania

MURRAY
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