(S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON BALTIC

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 047918

NOFORN
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/11/2034
TAGS: PINR ECON ENRG EPET EUN BE LG LH
SUBJECT: (S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON BALTIC
ENERGY INTERCONNECTIONS (C-RE9-00969)

REF: USEU BRUSSELS 000311

Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).


1. (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO SEND KUDOS TO
POST FOR THE VERY INSIGHTFUL REFTEL ON BALTIC ENERGY
INTERCONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE USED IN FINISHED PRODUCTS.
ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON EU
ASSISTANCE TO JOINT BALTIC ENERGY PROJECTS IF THIS
INFORMATION CAN BE ACQUIRED IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS.
ADDITIONALLY, ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE BIOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION ON ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION'S HIGH-LEVEL GROUP SET UP TO HELP ESTONIA, LATVIA,
AND LITHUANIA, AS WELL AS THEIR BALTIC SEA NEIGHBORS, DEVELOP
AN INTERCONNECTION PLAN TO IMPROVE ENERGY SECURITY, AS TIME
AND RESOURCES PERMIT. THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP US
POLICYMAKERS UNDERSTAND WHOM TO REACH OUT TO CONCERNING
BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY. THANK YOU AND REGARDS FROM WASHINGTON.


A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY OTHER KEY PLAYERS IN THE EU DEALING
WITH BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES THAT US POLICYMAKERS
SHOULD BE AWARE OF? IF SO, PLEASE DESCRIBE THESE INDIVIDUALS.


B. (SBU) HOW WILL THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION IN JUNE
2009 AND THE NOMINATION OF A NEW EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENERGY
AFFECT THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION'S HIGH-LEVEL GROUP?


2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-RE9-00969 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF
REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.
CLINTON