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00ATHENS1501	GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...]	2000-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR

00HELSINKI2613	FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S JUNE 7 [...] (C) FINNISH PRESIDENT TARJA HALONEN TRAVELED TO MOSCOW JUNE 7 FOR THE FINLAND-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND HER FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE THE LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIZE EACH OTHER UP. OVERALL THE FINNS WERE IMPRESSED WITH PUTIN'S GRAS [...]	2000-06-12 13:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI EUN RU
00THEHAGUE1650	THE DUTCH ON EU FOSSIL FUEL GRANTS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-02 12:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1676	SECRETARY SLATER DISCUSSES TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater visited the Netherlands May 31 and June 1 to discuss transportation issues with Dutch government and private sector officials. Although front-burner issues such as hushkits were mentioned, most of the conversations were broader, touching on the future [...]	2000-06-06 13:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EIND ELTN EWWT FR NL SENV EUN FAA IMO
00THEHAGUE1693	DUTCH DISCOURAGED ABOUT EU EFFORT TO DEFINE FRY WHITE LIST [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-07 13:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1695	PEACEKEEPING REMAINS SENSITIVE ISSUE IN... [...] SUMMARY: SINCE THE FALL OF THE SREBRENICA ENCLAVE IN 1995, DUTCH POLITICIANS HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN REVIEWING THEIR PEACEKEEPING DECISIONMAKING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT DUTCH TROOPS WILL NEVER AGAIN BE PLACED IN SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. GIVEN THEIR CONTINUING BELIEF IN THE GOAL OF PROMOTING PEACE A [...]	2000-06-07 13:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO MARR NL MPOS NATO EUN
00THEHAGUE1697	ESTABLISHING A PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD FOR [...] POST CONTACTED THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND CONVEYED U.S. GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN-BASED STANDARDS OVER PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARDS BY THE CEN TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. 2. THE SPOKESMAN OF THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS STATED THAT H [...]	2000-06-07 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD SZ EUN
00THEHAGUE1698	CODEL GRAMM [...] Post grants country clearance to Codel Gramm. Control officer will be Wendy Moore, econ officer, who can be reached at (31)(70)310-9273; fax 310-9273; e- mail moorewc(AT)state.gov. 2. Hotel reservations have been made for the delegation at the Amsterdam Hilton, Apollolaan 138, 1077 BG [...]	2000-06-08 09:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1737	CODEL GRAMM: COST ESTIMATES [...] Per ref A., post submits the following approximate cost estimates for hotel accommodation, transportation and representational events for Codel Gramm. Would appreciate fund cite ASAP. 2. Per diem for delegation for 2.5 days at USD 197/day: USD 5417.50 Supplemental for actual [...]	2000-06-09 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1779	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON U.S.- EU VISA BAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH ARE PLEASED THAT THE 6/13-14 EU GAC ENDORSED MORE FREQUENT UPDATES OF THE EU SERBIA VISA BAN LIST. THEY THINK THEY NOW HAVE A POLITICALLY RESPONSIVE TOOL TO PRESSURE MILOSEVIC AND HIS REGIME. THEY STILL SUPPORT CLOSER EU COORDINATION WITH NON-EU STATES ON FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, [...]	2000-06-15 11:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC CVIS PHUM SR NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1801	GREECE/TERRORISM: DUTCH PM KOK MAY RAISE CONCERNS WITH SIMITIS [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-16 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GR UK NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1850	GREECE/TERRORISM: DUTCH PM KOK PRESSES SIMITIS AT FEIRA [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-21 17:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL GR UK NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1867	DUTCH RESPOND TO UK ALIEN SMUGGLING TRAGEDY [...] THE GON REACTED WITH BOTH WORDS AND ACTIONS TO THE JUNE 19 DISCOVERY IN THE UK OF 58 VICTIMS OF ALIEN SMUGGLING. 2. BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN WHICH THE VICTIMS WERE DISCOVERED IS OF DUTCH REGISTRATION AND THE DRIVER IS DUTCH, THE GON BECAME IMMEDIATELY INVOLVED. IT HAS SINCE ARRESTED BOTH THE [...]	2000-06-22 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SMIG CVIS PINR ASEC CH NL EUN KPRD
00THEHAGUE1868	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF CODEL GRAMM TO THE [...] Summary: With a booming economy, ample budget surpluses, and a rapidly declining national debt, the Netherlands is exceptionally well positioned for the coming of the euro. So far, businessmen believe that the benefits of the transition have far exceeded the costs, but the Dutch Central Bank [...]	2000-06-22 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1937	THE NETHERLANDS: EU DIGITAL SIGNATURE DIRECTIVE [...] Summary. Emboff met with Ministry of Economic Affairs official Martin Buys to discuss Dutch implementation of the directive. The GON is drafting legislation, therefore no public version is available. Buys said that the GON wishes to limit government involvement in electronic signatures, all [...]	2000-06-27 13:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT ETRD EUN
00THEHAGUE1950	DUTCH CONFIRM EU PLANS FOR MINISTERIAL TROIKA [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-28 11:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO NL OSCE EUN
00THEHAGUE2000	URGENT ACTION REQUEST ON FRY ANTI-TERRORISM LAW [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-30 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SR NL EUN
01THEHAGUE3267	AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - DUTCH QUESTIONS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, CHARGE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DUTCH DEPUTY POLITICAL SECRETARY GENERAL HERMAN SCHAPER ON NOVEMBER 8 TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE AND HE WOULD APPRECIATE TALKING POINTS TO ADDRESS DUTCH QUESTIONS IN PARA 2 BELOW BY COB WASHINGTON TIME ON NOVEMBER 7. [...]	2001-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID EUN NL JA
02AMMAN2371	EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT DOES LITTLE FOR JORDAN'S [...] (sbu) Jordan's Association Agreement with the EU entered into force May 1 after a five-year ratification process that had frustrated Jordan and embarrassed EU diplomats here. While both sides have publicly lauded the agreement as a catalyst for investment and trade, privately the GOJ, EU and [...]	2002-05-14 07:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV JO WTRO EUN
02AMMAN6671	TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LIST 21) [...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via Diplomatic Note that the Global Relief Foundation has no branches or activities in Jordan. GNEHM [...]	2002-11-13 16:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02AMMAN7178	TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LISTS 21 AND 22) [...] (U) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed us via Diplomatic Note December 2 that the Global Relief Foundation (list 21),under that and other names cited in List 21, has no assets in Jordan. The MFA also informed us that Jemaah Islamiyah (list 22) similarly has no assets in [...]	2002-12-10 11:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02ANKARA8484	TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE [...] (C) On November 8, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing efforts Hakan Okcal to brief him on the pre-notification of BIF (ref b). Also on November 8, we separately met with Finance Ministry Inspectorate official Hamza Kocer on BIF's bank accounts in Turkey. Kocer w [...]	2002-11-20 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU EUN
02ANKARA8959	TERRORIST FINANCE- TURKEY: MFA WELCOMES KADEK'S [...] (C) On December 11, A/POL and poloff delivered reftel talking points to Kemal Asya, MFA Deputy Director General for Intelligence and Research. Asya thanked USG for including KADEK as an alias to PKK and for asking the EU to do the same. He cautioned however, that he was not optimistic about [...]	2002-12-13 07:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR TU EUN
02FRANKFURT11824	GERMANY'S OLDEST POWER PLANT, OBRIGHEIM TO SHUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Environment Minister Juergen Trittin and Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (ENBW, Germany's third largest energy supplier),have come to an agreement for the shutdown of Germany's oldest nuclear reactor Obrigheim on November 15, 2005. The 2003 shutdown of Obrigheim was part [...]	2002-12-20 15:23:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM EUN
02ROME1091	THE EURO CHANGEOVER IN ITALY [...] SUMMARY: ITALYS TRANSITION TO THE EURO WENT SMOOTHLY, WITH ONLY A FEW SNAGS PRINCIPALLY IN THE SOUTH. ITALIANS STOPPED USING LIRE ON FEBRUARY 28, ALTHOUGH THE BANKING ASSOCIATION, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BANK OF ITALY, HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR EXCHANGING LIRE FOR EUROS UNTIL JUNE 30. OPIN [...]	2002-03-01 13:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IT EUN
02ROME1232	GOI ON EU/USG IMPASSE ON IDA GRANTS NEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE EU'S POSITION ON AN ENHANCED IDA GRANT PROGRAM IS CLEAR: SUCH A PROGRAM MUST BE VERY LIMITED IN SCOPE, TARGETED FOR BASIC NEEDS (E.G. HEALTH AND EDUCATION),AND TESTED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL RELATIONS AT ITALY'S FI [...]	2002-03-08 16:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IT IDA EUN
02ROME1548	ITALY ON WASSENAAR HOS: NOT TO WORRY [...] (U) ITALY SEES NO REMAINING SUBSTANTIVE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT HEAD OF SECRETARIAT SUCCESSION ISSUE, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR TOLD ECONOFF ON MARCH 22. ITALY ACCEPTS THAT THE SWEDISH CANDIDATE, AMBASSADOR DANIELSSON, WILL BE THE NEXT HOS, AND DE MOHR SAID ITALY IS FULLY S [...]	2002-03-27 08:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC IT KSTC PARM EUN
02ROME1589	BALKANS: GOI ON ASSISTANCE FOR BOSNIAN MILITARY [...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) THE MFA'S BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR, MAURIZIO MASSARI, TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 27 THAT THE GOI WILL MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION'S PROGRAM TO HELP REINTEGRATE THE 10,000 BIH SOLDIERS TO BE DISCHARGED B [...]	2002-03-28 17:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN
02ROME1610	AMBASSADOR TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 COURTESY CALL ON EU AFFAIRS MINISTER ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SURROUNDING EU ENLARGEMENT. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE MINISTER'S RECENT UNHELPFUL COMMENTS ON IRAQ, [...]	2002-03-29 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IT EUN
02ROME1697	OUR MESSAGE ON BIOTECH: GOI NEEDS TO HEAR IT DIRECT [...] (U) THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: I NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE GOI FROM SLIDING INTO THE ANTI-BIOTECH CAMP. SINCE THE OCTOBER 2001 EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER AND THE VISIT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VENEMAN IN NOVEMBER, THE PM [...]	2002-04-04 14:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL SENV TBIO EUN
02ROME1720	AMBASSADOR GALVANIZES SUPPORT FOR STRICT IPR [...] SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR MEL SEMBLER HOSTED A RECEPTION, SPONSORED BY COPYRIGHT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, TO SOLIDIFY SUPPORT FOR THE STRICT APPLICATION OF ITALY'S NEW ANTI- PIRACY LAW. BOTH THE AMBASSADOR AND DR. MAURO MASI, REPRESENTING THE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER, ARTICULATED A SHARED INTEREST IN [...]	2002-04-05 14:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD IT EUN
02ROME1818	SICHAN SIV ROME MEETINGS CONCERNING UNGASS ON [...] (SBU) ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFFS, AMBASSADOR TO THE UN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01818 111403Z ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SICHAN SIV AND L/HRR MICHAEL DENNIS MET 4/10 WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRIES OF LABOR/WELFARE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO DISCUSS ISSUES BEFOR [...]	2002-04-11 13:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI IT EUN UNICEF UN
02ROME1821	ITALY/ALBANIA - GOI CONDITIONS AID PLEDGE TO GOA: [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) ON APRIL 9, BALKAN OFFICE HEAD MAURIZIO MASSARI AND MFA UNDER SECRETARY ROBERTO ANTONIONE HAD "EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING" MEETINGS IN TIRANA WITH PRIME MINISTER MAJKO, FOREIGN MINISTER DADE, AND ECONOMIC MINISTER MEKSI. MASSARI TOLD PO [...]	2002-04-11 15:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AL EAID ENRG IT PREL EUN
02ROME1848	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO GALILEO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POST DISCUSSED REFTEL GALILEO TALKING POINTS WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA),THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY (ASI) AND THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION (MIT). THE OFFICIAL GOI RESPONSE WAS PROVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ITALIAN GALILEO STEERING COMMITTE [...]	2002-04-12 14:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL ECON IT EUN
02ROME1853	STEEL 201: ITALY NOT EXERCIZED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE GOI CONTINUES TO SPEAK WITH RESTRAINT ABOUT USG STEEL SAFEGUARDS -- DEFENDING LIMITED EU RESPONSIVE SAFEGUARDS AND LOOKING TO BRUSSELS FOR A LEGAL OPINION ON THE WTO-CONSISTENCY OF RETALIATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME CALLING FOR AVOIDANCE OF A PROTECTIONIST SPIRAL AND FOREGOIN [...]	2002-04-12 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT EUN
02ROME2628	ITALYS LOCAL ELECTION SNOOZE [...] CONSULATES NAPLES, MILAN, AND FLORENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CABLE. 2. SUMMARY: ITALYS LOCAL ELECTIONS WERE OVERSHADOWED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 02628 310712Z ATTENTION TO THE NATO-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN ROME. ELECTIONS WENT SMOOTHLY, WITH INCUMBENTS OR I [...]	2002-05-31 07:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IT EUN
02ROME2660	POSSIBLE ITALIAN INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE APPARENT INTENTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02660 01 OF 02 311621Z ANTI-MAFIA PROSECUTOR TO PROCEED WITH AN INVESTIGATION OF PRESIDENT DJUKANOVIC IS A NOT UNEXPECTED RESULT OF A YEARS-LONG PROBE, AND A MASSIVE ONGOING TRIA [...]	2002-05-31 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MW OPRC PGOV SR SRIT EUN
02ROME2694	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR RAISES WARNING SIGNS [...] (U) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ANTONIO FAZIO HAS HARSHLY CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILURE TO REIN IN THE PUBLIC DEFICIT, WHICH HAS BALLOONED TO NEAR E41 BILLION. THE CRITICISM, THE FIRST OPENLY SOUR NOTE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT, WAS MADE AT THE BANK OF ITALYS ANNUA [...]	2002-06-04 16:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IT EUN
02ROME2706	ITALY ON STEEL: GIVE US SOMETHING TO WORK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. ARMED WITH AN EVIDENT PRESIDENT BUSH-PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI UNDERSTANDING THAT UNILATERAL TRADE ACTIONS SHOULD BE AVOIDED, ITALY IS LOOKING TO DAMPEN EC AND MEMBER STATE CALLS FOR STEEL RETALIATION. ITALY'S ALTERNATE 133 REPRESENTATIVE, HOWEVER, TOLD VISITING EB ASSISTAMT SEC [...]	2002-06-05 11:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN
02ROME2729	MFA VIEW ON POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF DJUKANOVIC [...] (C) AS PROMISED REF A, POLOFF FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S BALKAN OFFICE, MARIZIO MASSARI, TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02729 061321Z REGISTER THE MINISTRY'S VIEWS ON THE NEW INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT DJUKAN [...]	2002-06-06 13:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC PGOV IT MW SR EUN
02ROME2862	GOI TO NAME SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS; WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 10, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, MAURIZIO MORENO, AND DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE, GIOVANNI RICCIULI, TOLD SPECIAL CYPRUS COORDINATOR TOM WESTON THAT ITALY WOULD APPOINT ITS OWN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CYPRUS, SOMEONE OF APPROPRIATE RANK AND [...]	2002-06-12 17:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY GR IT TU EU EUN
02ROME3175	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT - ITALY FACTUAL UPDATE [...] (U) PER INSTRUCTIONS (REF A),EMBASSY ROME SUBMITS TWO FACTUAL UPDATES TO ITS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED (REF B) 2002 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (IRF) REPORT. BOTH UPDATES INVOLVE SECTION II ("STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"),SUBSECTION "LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK." 2. (SBU) 1ST FACTUAL UPDATE: [...]	2002-06-28 06:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF IT EUN
02ROME3244	ITALY: GROWING CONCERN ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING A REPORT BY LIBYAN TV THAT LIBYAN AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03244 030828Z ITALIAN NAVAL UNITS WERE PERFORMING JOINT EXERCISES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN EARLY JUNE, POLMIL OFF MET JUNE 18 WITH ANTONIO BELLAVIA, THE MFAS DESK OFFICER FOR L [...]	2002-07-03 08:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREL MOPS LY IT EUN
02ROME3313	GOI VIEWS ON FUTURE OF EU; PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 3, THE CHIEF OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, GUISEPPE BUCCINO, EXPRESSED TO POLOFF HIS CONCERNS ABOUT PROGRESS, OR THE LACK THEREOF, ON CRITICAL EU INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS. HE IS STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE CONVENTION DOCUMENT CAN BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE [...]	2002-07-05 16:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
02ROME3422	USG OPPOSITION TO EU PROPOSAL TO [...] ITALY'S AGMIN PARTICIPANT IN THE 133 COMMITTEE MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03422 111258Z COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE REPORTS THAT THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL TO RECTIFY THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE FOR GRAINS WAS SOLIDLY REJECTED BY MOST [...]	2002-07-11 13:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD IT EUN
02ROME3622	STEP FORWARD FOR CYBER-SECURITY IN ITALY [...] LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER OUR BILATERAL INITIATIVE ON THE SUBJECT, THE GOI IS TAKING A STEP FORWARD TO BETTER PROTECT KEY GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS FROM ATTACK (REF A). POST HAS LEARNED THAT ITALY IS CREATING A COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE AND LEAD PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PR [...]	2002-07-23 12:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCIP IT EUN
02ROME3639	BOSSI ON ITALIAN POLITICS, DEVOLUTION, IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NORTHERN LEAGUE LEADER (AND MINISTER FOR REFORM AND DEVOLUTION) BOSSI MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR JULY 17 FOR A WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION OF ISSUES, INCLUDING DOMESTIC POLITICS, DEVOLUTION, IMMIGRATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE EU. RELAXED AND STRAIGHTFORWARD, BOSSI EXPLAINED NEXT STEPS IN [...]	2002-07-23 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR ELAB IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME3652	THE ECB, NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS AND THE BANK [...] (SBU) THE BANK OF ITALY (BOI),LONG A CORNERSTONE OF THE ITALIAN ECONOMY, FACES CHANGED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES. WITH THE ADVENT OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE BOI IS ONE OF THIRTEEN NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS WITH A VOICE IN THE SINGLE ECB MONETARY POLICY. THE ECB IS ORGANIZED WITH "CENT [...]	2002-07-24 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ECON IT EUN
02ROME3700	ITALIANS SUPPORT ALBANIAN AMMO INCINERATOR PROJECT [...] THE GOI SUPPORTS THE AMMUNITION INCINERATOR FOR ALBANIA BUT DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE NOW TO CONTRIBUTE, ACCORDING TO MAURIZIO MASSARI, HEAD OF THE MFA'S BALKAN AFFAIRS OFFICE. HE TOLD POL-MIL OFFICER IT WAS NOT A MATTER OF WHETHER ITALY WOULD CONTRIBUTE, BUT WHEN. ITALY CONSIDERS THE P [...]	2002-07-26 15:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
02ROME3954	AMBASSADOR TALKS TRADE, STEEL AND BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE URSO ON AUGUST 8. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (SEPTEL),THE TWO DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF SEVERAL KEY TRADE ISSUES. 2. (U) FAST TRACK: URSO WAS PLEASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FAST TRACK LEGISLATION IN TH [...]	2002-08-12 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL IT EUN
02ROME402	WASSENAAR HOS: ITALY STILL MUMBLING BUT COMING [...] (SBU) UGO DE MOHR, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR, GAVE HIS VIEW OF THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE WASSENAAR HEAD OF SECRETARIAT ISSUE DURING A JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH ECONOFF. SIPDIS HE SEES, OR AT LEAST COUCHES, THE SITUATION IN PROCEDURAL TERMS: THE DECEMBER PLENARY HAVING ENDED WITHOUT SE [...]	2002-01-25 17:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ETTC IT KSTC PARM EUN
02ROME4341	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIANS WAIT FOR EU [...] (U) ITALY WILL AWAIT THE RESULTS OF SEPT. 11 DISCUSSION AT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04341 061232Z THE EU CFSP HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL, INCOMING MFA HU [...]	2002-09-06 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL EU EUN
02ROME4495	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUBSTANTIVE PATENT [...] (U) ECONOFF MET ON 12 SEPTEMBER WITH COUNSELOR GIULIO PRIGIONI, THE NEWLY-APPOINTED ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO WIPO (REF.A) TO DISCUSS REF POINTS (REF. B). 2. (SBU) THE GOI AGREES WITH THE USG POSITION THAT THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS SHOULD REMAIN FOCUSED AND PRODUCTIVE, PR [...]	2002-09-16 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EUN
02ROME4519	ITALY'S BARRIERS TO AG BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL A, POST PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON ITALY'S BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. ITALY'S THREE NATIONAL BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY ARE A BAN ON EU-APPROVED CORN VARIETIES, ITALY'S RESTRICTIVE THRESHOLD FOR ADVENTITIOUS PRESENCE OF BIOTECH MATERIAL IN [...]	2002-09-17 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO IT EUN
02ROME4900	GOI ON TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 4 THE MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TOLD POL MINISTER COUNSELOR THAT WHILE ITALY RECOGNIZED THE REFORMS PUT IN PLACE RECENTLY BY THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04900 082132Z TURKISH LEGISLATURE, IT WOULD HAVE LIKED TO [...]	2002-10-08 13:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL TU IT EUN
02ROME4963	CROATIA/ICTY: GOI SUPPORTS STRONG PRIVATE, NUANCED [...] (C) DRAWING ON POINTS REFTEL, POL MC ON OCTOBER 4 UNDERLINED TO DIRECTOR OF MFA BALKANS OFFICE MAURIZIO MASSARI USG'S VIEW THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA SHOULD COMPLY IMMEDIATELY AND IN FULL WITH THE INDICTMENT BY THE ICTY OF GENERAL BOBETKO. HE UNDERSCORED THE SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS OF NON [...]	2002-10-11 07:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS PREL PGOV HR IT UN EUN
02ROME4989	PRESSING ITALIAN POLICYMAKERS ON EU BIOTECH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DEMARCHES ON SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS OCTOBER 8-10, DCM, ECMIN, AGMIN AND SCIENCE COUNSELOR PRESSED THE U.S. POSITION ON EU TRACEABILITY AND LABELING (T/L) AND FOOD AND FEED (F/F) PROPOSALS. EMPHASIZING THAT THE UPCOMING AGRICULTURE MINISTERS COUNCIL AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS COUN [...]	2002-10-11 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
02ROME5036	ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND [...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...]	2002-10-16 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN
02ROME5049	THE 2003 BUDGET (PART I): A TIGHTROPE WALK [...] (U) THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES ON THE ITALIAN BUDGET. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A DIVIDED ITALIAN CABINET, AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT DEBATE, HAS AGREED UPON AND SENT TO PARLIAMENT THE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL 2003 BUDGET. THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET IS AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AN [...]	2002-10-17 07:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EUN
02ROME5458	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIAN PREPARATIONS FOR [...] WE CONVEYED REFS A AND B POINTS TO ALESSANDRO FALLAVOLLITA, CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (AND CURRENT HEAD OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO SEOUL). FALLAVOLLITA: - INDICATED ITALY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEND AN UNDERSECRETARY AS HEAD OF ITS DELEGATION; IF NOT, FALLAVOL [...]	2002-11-07 16:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL IT EUN
02ROME5560	ITALY MAINTAINS STATUS QUO AFTER ECJ OPEN SKIES [...] WE CONTACTED ALDO SANSONE, DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND MARIA LUISA TIMPONE, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, ENAC (ITALY'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY) REGARDING THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (ECJ) DECISION ON MEMBER STATE OPEN SKIES AGREEMENTS WITH THE U.S. (RE [...]	2002-11-15 13:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION
02ROME5568	BETTER REGULATION: OMB ADMINISTRATOR GRAHAM [...] SUMMARY. REACTION TO OMB ADMINISTRATOR JOHN GRAHAM'S MESSAGE ON REGULATORY REFORM IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE RANGED FROM A LIVELY GIVE-AND-TAKE AMONG SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS, INCLUDING A NOTED EU PARLIAMENTARIAN, TO POLITE CURIOSITY AMONG BUSINESS LEADERS. WHILE BOTH AUDIENCES ACKNOWLEDGED THE UTILI [...]	2002-11-15 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL ETRD IT EUN
02ROME5569	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO PRE- GAERC POINTS ON DPRK, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 14, POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO ROCCO ANTONIO CANGELOSI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. ON THE DPRK, CANGELOSI'S WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DIALOGUE?" POLMINCOUNS REPLIED THAT WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN ANYT [...]	2002-11-15 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN TU CY IT EUN
02ROME5599	DELIVERY OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO PM BERLUSCONI [...] (S) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY DCM, MET WITH PM BERLUSCONI AT CIAMPINO AIRPORT LATE EVENING OF 15 NOVEMBER TO DELIVER PRESIDENT BUSH'S MESSAGE ON THE PRAGUE NATO SUMMIT AND TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES (SEPTEL). BERLUSCONI WAS MAKING A SHORT SECRET PAGE 02 ROME [...]	2002-11-18 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME560	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND [...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]	2002-02-05 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02ROME5697	REENGAGING PM BERLUSCONI ON BIOTECH [...] (C) JOINED BY AMBASSADORS HALL AND NICHOLSON I HAD DINNER NOVEMBER 12 WITH PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, HIS PRINCIPAL ADVISOR GIANNI LETTA, AND SEVERAL OTHERS. WE USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPRESS UPON THE PM THE NEGATIVE EFFECT EU POLICY WAS HAVING ON THE WILLINGNESS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO DIST [...]	2002-11-25 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV TBIO EUN
02ROME5720	COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL: UPDATE AND GOI REQUEST [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. ECONCOUNS MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY SENIOR OFFICIALS NOVEMBER 20 AS A FOLLOW ON TO OUR OCTOBER 30 MEETING (REFTEL). PENDING RUBBERSTAMP BY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER GASPARRI, SECRETARY GENERAL VITTORIO STELO HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO POS [...]	2002-11-25 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IT ECIP WTRO EUN
02ROME590	ITALIAN BOVINES POSITIVE TO [...] MORE THAN 20,000 BOVINES, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY CALVES, WERE FOUND POSITIVE TO BOLDENONE STEROID HORMONES AND SEIZED IN 50 CATTLE FARMS BY THE ANTI-ADULTERATION UNITS OF ITALY'S CARABINIERI. 2. THE INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED IN DECEMBER 2001 WITHIN THE NATIONAL RESIDUE CONTROL PROGRAM CONDU [...]	2002-02-06 16:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT EUN
02ROME5982	STEEL: ITALY ON UPCOMING OECD HIGH-LEVEL STEEL [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 13, 2002 ECONOFF SPOKE WITH GIUSEPPE LORENZINI, OFFICE III DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS, MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (WHICH INCLUDES THE FOREIGN TRADE SUB-MINISTRY). OFFICE III HAS THE GOI LEAD ON THE ISSUE OF STEEL RESTRUCTURING. 2. (SBU) L [...]	2002-12-13 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD IT EUN
02ROME5989	GOI SELLS REMAINING STAKE IN TELECOM ITALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNEXPECTEDLY, ON DECEMBER 9, THE GOI SOLD ITS RESIDUAL 3.5 PERCENT SHARE IN FORMERLY STATE- OWNED INCUMBENT OPERATOR TELECOM ITALIA. ECONOMIC AANALYSTS AND EMBASSY CONTACTS AGREE THAT THE SALE WAS DICTATED BY BUDGET NEEDS, RATHER THAN BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONSIDERA [...]	2002-12-16 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN ECON KPRV ETRD IT WTRO USTR EUN KRV
02ROME6037	EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT - GOI CITES PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 17, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI TOLD POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE GOI WAS, IN GENERAL, PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS IN COPENHAGEN. WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE DECISION ON TURKEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE POSITIVE, HE [...]	2002-12-18 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY IT EUN
02ROME6059	ITALIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER DISCUSSES GALILEO WITH [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC MINISTER COUNSELOR SCOTT KILNER. REASONS 1.5B AND D. 2. (C) SUMMARY. ON 4 DECEMBER DCM MET WITH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COUNSELOR EMILIO MARAINI AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06059 191120Z [...]	2002-12-19 11:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ETTC IT EUN
02ROME6062	FINI AND FRATTINI ON THE EU CONVENTION [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEPUTY PM AND GOI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EU CONVENTION GIANFRANCO FINI AND FM FRANCO FRATTINI TOLD PARLIAMENT THAT POSITIONS WITHIN THE EU CONVENTION ARE STILL DISTANT AND THE CONVENTION WILL PROBABLY TRANSMIT "DIVERGENT" PROPOSALS TO THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE (IGC). [...]	2002-12-19 13:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IT EUR EUN
02ROME6097	ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL: UPDATE [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. ECMIN AND ECON SPECIALIST MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY SENIOR OFFICIALS DECEMBER 16 TO CONVEY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REF C. OFFICIALS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AND THE MINISTRY FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY [...]	2002-12-23 07:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IT ECIP WTRO EUN ITECIP
02ROME611	GOI'S REACTION TO SENDING A COORDINATED U.S. AND [...] (C) ON THE EVE OF THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN SPAIN, POL MC DELIVERED THE POINTS IN REF A TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. FERRARI FULLY AGREED WITH THE US MESSAGE AND STRESSED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00611 072259Z [...]	2002-02-07 17:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL XF EUN
02ROME6137	WHY PM BERLUSCONI WON'T MOVE FORWARD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF HIGH-LEVEL AND INTENSIVE EMBASSY WORK WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS GOVERNMENT, A COORDINATED, ITALIAN NATIONAL POLICY ON BIOTECHNOLOGY REMAINS ELUSIVE. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALEMANNO CONTINUES TO PRESS THE ANTI-GMO CASE BY ARGUING FOR A "ZERO-TOLERA [...]	2002-12-27 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL PGOV IT EUN
02ROME966	ITALIAN DEFMIN'S COMMENTS SPARK ANOTHER ROUND OF [...] ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO REVIVED OPPOSITION PARTY ACCUSATIONS THAT HE IS A "EURO-SKEPTIC" BY SUGGESTING THAT THE EU HAD RUSHED INTO CREATING ITS OWN MILITARY IDENTITY WITHOUT THINKING IT THROUGH. THE NUMBER OF TASKS APPROPRIATE FOR THE EU'S RAPID REACTION FORCE (RRF) SHOULD B [...]	2002-02-25 17:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MASS EU IT EUN
02STATE250963	DESIGNATING HAMAS AND HEZBALLAH: APPROACHING EU CAPITALS [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. FOR EU MEMBER CAPITALS: THE POINTS AT PARAS TWO AND THREE ARE FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON 12/9 AND 12/10. WE UNDERSTAND THE DANISH PRESIDENCY INTENDS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AT THE C [...]	2002-12-07 02:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL SY EUN EFIN
03ABUDHABI2561	TERRORIST FINANCE -- AL-AQSA FOUNDATION (LIST 34) [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered 5/31 reftel talking points and background paper to UAE Central Bank FIU Chief Abdulrahim Al-Awadi. We will notify Washington of any actions the UAEG undertakes. Wahba [...]	2003-05-31 11:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI2944	TERRORIST FINANCE -- DESIGNATION OF ONE [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 3. (C) Post delivered 6/15 ref A talking points and background paper to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and faxed a courtesy copy [...]	2003-06-18 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3838	TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Post delivered ref demarche to the office of the UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 21. We will follow-up with the Central Bank and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]	2003-08-21 09:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3957	TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Charge d'Affaires urged UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 27 to check carefully for offices or financial assets of individuals and charities designated in ref B for [...]	2003-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI3958	TERRORIST FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref information on pending terrorist financing cases to UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi 8/27 and expressed the USG's appreciation for the UAE's [...]	2003-08-31 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03ABUDHABI4596	IRAQ DONORS PLEDGES FROM NON-EU CAPITALS - REQUEST [...] (U) Classified by CDA Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Charge met with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al- Nuami to urge that the UAEG donate generously at the Madrid donors' conference. Al-Nuami confirmed that the UAE was a [...]	2003-10-14 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAUD EUN
03ABUDHABI561	TERRORIST FINANCE -- UAE WILL FREEZE ASSETS OF ENTITIES [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al-Suwaidi confirmed to Charge on February 3 that the UAE Central Bank would freeze any assets in the UAE linked to the entities designated in E.O. 13224 lists 27, 28, 2 [...]	2003-02-03 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
03AMMAN105	TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LIST 19) [...] (U) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed us via Diplomatic Note January 7 that the four individuals cited in List 19 have no assets in Jordan. The MFA also said it would forward any information it receives from other ministries relevant to those named on the list to the E [...]	2003-01-07 08:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
03AMMAN4035	TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LISTS 27, 28, 30) [...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via a Diplomatic Note dated June 29, 2003 that the Benevolence International Foundation, the Benevolence International Fund, Bosanaka Idealna Futura (REF A),Nurjamam Riduan Isamuddin, Mohamad Iqbal Abdurrahman (REF B),and Nabil Abd [...]	2003-07-03 12:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
03AMMAN7151	TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN: AL-ZARQAWI (LIST 41) [...] (C) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied by classified diplomatic note to the Embassy's note of September 25 regarding the co-sponsorship by the United States and Germany of Abu Musa'ab al-Zarqawi to be added to the United Nations lists. Following is the Embassy's translation of [...]	2003-11-02 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL JO IZ EUN
03ANKARA2366	DEMARCHE FOR APRIL 14 EU FMS MEETING: TURKISH MFA [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-11 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU EUN
03BRUSSELS2375	EUROPOL - U.S. COOPERATION [...] Summary. The mission of Europol (the European Police Office) has steadily expanded from its initial focus on fighting drugs to encompass all serious crimes, including terrorism, illicit migration, trafficking in persons, child pornography, money-laundering and counterfeiting of the Euro. W [...]	2003-05-06 15:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AINF KCRM KJUS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS3186	EU CUBA POLICY: EMPHASIZING THE "CRITICAL" IN THE [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: On June 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche (ref a) and discussed the EU's announced reevaluation of its common position on Cuba. Karl Buck (protect) of the EU Council Secretariat, said that the visit to Cuba of the Austrian Just [...]	2003-06-19 14:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS3231	EU PARLIAMENT U.S. RELATIONS RESOLUTION MIXED [...] (C) Summary: On June 19 the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on "A Renewed Transatlantic Relationship for the Third Millenium." Foreign Relations Committee Chair Elmar Brok, a German Christian Democrat and strong advocate of close transatlantic ties, drafted the resolution and time [...]	2003-06-23 12:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS3243	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2003 [...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. In a productive June 9-10 meeting in Athens, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from Central Asia (Italy),Eastern Europe (Germany),Southwest Asia (UK) and Southeast Asia and China (Australia). [...]	2003-06-23 16:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4143	FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EU USE-OF-FORCE DOCTRINE: [...] (C/NF) The draft European Security Strategy (ESS),which will be discussed at the September 5-6 informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (ref. A),provides the U.S. with an early opportunity to engage on this emerging EU security doctrine. Born of the divisions over Iraq, the ESS is [...]	2003-08-28 18:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MCAP FR IT PL UK DA GM SP NATO UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4424	EC ON UN: A COMMITMENT TO "MILITANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, the EC issued a policy paper on the "European Union and the United Nations: The Choice of Multilateralism." The paper is meant to "catalyze" debate within the EU, and to dovetail with the European Security Strategy (reftels) now being developed. Full of genuflect [...]	2003-09-16 10:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4518	RFG: SHOULD THE EU BE INVOLVED WITH PSI? [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) At the September 16 meeting of the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC),PSC Ambassadors broadly supported the case for EU involvement in, or association with, the Proliferation Security Initiative [...]	2003-09-23 11:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4996	PARIS PACT ROUNDTABLE ON IRAN [...] Summary. The second roundtable convened by the "Paris Pact" for countries affected by the Afghanistan Opium Economy was held at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on October 15. This meeting was a considerable improvement over the first roundtable on the Balkans h [...]	2003-10-28 08:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF KCRM SNAR IR RS XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5015	STATUS OF BILATERAL PROTOCOLS ON EXTRADITION AND [...] The U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance were signed at the Summit in Washington on June 25, 2003. Before these agreements can be sent to Congress for ratification, protocols to existing bilateral extradition and MLATs must be negotiated. In the limited instances whe [...]	2003-10-29 08:23:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KCRM KJUS PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5113	EU ON CUBA: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, Poloff discussed EU Cuba policy with Karl Buck, Latin America Division Chief in the EU Council Secretariat. He said the EU Latin America Working Group (COLAT) had affirmed unanimously on November 4 the punitive measures the EU had announced in June in response to [...]	2003-11-06 11:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS

03BRUSSELS5469	USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This is first cable in new series designed to provide labor reporting officers and attaches with a review of recent key EU actions in the areas of labor affairs and social policy as well as a look-ahead of what to expect in coming months. This report will highlight areas of US/EU dialogue/ [...]	2003-12-03 12:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5510	EU TROIKA DEC 9-12 VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary. Senior EU officials will visit Pyongyang December 9-12 to convey EU support for the Six Party Talks; EU interest in improving ROK-DPRK relations in order to coordinate peninsular development; the need to respect human rights; and the need to begin a process of economic reforms. [...]	2003-12-05 14:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM KNNP EAID KS CH KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5525	U.S.-EU COTER CONSULTATIONS ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] The U.S. and EU COTER held their quarterly counterterrorism coordination meeting on December 3. The U.S. was represented by S/CT,s Senior Advisor for Multilateral Affairs, Chris Ensley, DOJ senior counsel Mark Richards, Econoff Kim Gagne and NAS Frank Kerber. The EU COTER delegation was cha [...]	2003-12-08 10:25:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TS AG MO SR BK AL MK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5593	A/S ROCCA CONSULTATIONS ON SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) On December 8 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with EU counterparts at the European Commission to discuss ongoing developments in South Asia (participants listed para 11). --On Afghanistan, interlocutors said at this time they could identify only euros 20 million in available Comm [...]	2003-12-11 14:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5619	EU "SOCIAL SUMMIT" STRESSES JOBS AND LABOR [...] Summary: The Prime Ministers and Employment and Social Affairs Ministers of the EU Troika (Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands) gathered with EU-level trade union and employers organization leaders December 11 to review the employment situation in Europe. The "Social Summit," co-chaired by E [...]	2003-12-15 10:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5635	TRANSATLANTIC LEGISLATORS' DIALOGUE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: The biannual Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD) meetings were held in Williamsburg, Virginia on November 13-16 (list of participants in paras 20-21). The six members of Congress and ten members of the European Parliament (MEP's) reviewed the draft EU Constitutional Trea [...]	2003-12-16 12:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1252	IRAQI EMBASSY IN COLOMBO [...] (C) Charge and newly-arrived DCM met Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo july 17. Rodrigo quickly focused on SIPDIS issue MFA had raised before (reftels) of status of Iraqi Embassy in Colombo. He had heard from Sri Lankan Ambassador in Baghdad that Iraqi Ambassador in Colombo was part of the [...]	2003-07-17 08:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CE EUN
03COLOMBO2160	Ambassador meets with other Tokyo co-chairs to [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met December 21 with representatives of the other co-chairs of the Tokyo process (Japan, Norway, Italy/EU) to discuss a possible joint statement regarding Sri Lanka's cohabitation impasse. The co-chairs agreed on the outlines of a possible statement drafted by th [...]	2003-12-21 06:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS CE NO JA EUN LTTE
03COLOMBO630	Sri Lanka/Maldives: EU intervention on [...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has no information re European Union intervention against the bilateral U.S./Sri Lanka Article 98 agreement prior to the November 22, 2002, signing of the agreement. There are indications, however, that the Germans and Dutch approached the GSL through the Sri Lankan am [...]	2003-04-10 08:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM CE MV EUN
03FRANKFURT10308	Responses to Commission Communication on Company [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission has published a synthesis of the results of the consultation on its Communication on "Modernising Company Law and enhancing Corporate Governance in the European Union". While there was widespread support for a very large majority of the proposals, [...]	2003-12-18 08:33:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT10314	ECB on the Stability and Growth Pact: Results or [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank (ECB) was exceptionally, sternly and publicly critical of Ecofin's decision on Germany and France under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP),but has been careful neither to trash the SGP nor the process. Rather, their message is that the SGP lives a [...]	2003-12-18 13:07:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT10320	ECB Staff Projections: Growth to Pick Up in 2004 - [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank's (ECB's) December staff projections suggest real Euro area annual average growth of 0.4% in 2003 rising to 1.6% in 2004 and 2.4% in 2005. The basic story is that exports will help lift growth in the near term followed by a strengthening of domestic [...]	2003-12-18 13:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT10327	The German Banking Sector -- Something Happens [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: From speculation over banking mega-mergers, to mooted collapse of the three- pillared banking system, to a circling of the wagons to protect against foreign invaders, the German banking sector is abuzz with rumor. With too many German banks a [...]	2003-12-18 14:36:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT5345	ECB's Next President Trichet: No Obstacles [...] (SBU) Summary: European Central Bank (ECB) senior officials do not foresee any obstacles to Jean-Claude Trichet becoming the next President of the European Central Bank. Finance Ministers are scheduled to make their official recommendation at the Ecofin meeting on July 15. The ECB Governin [...]	2003-07-01 08:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT5670	Economic Forecast for Germany: Slow Growth and [...] (SBU) Summary: Our forecast for Germany for this year and next is for continued slow growth with a modest pick up in 2004 driven by net exports. While 1.3% real growth in 2004 might be deemed a "recovery" after 0.1% growth in 2003 it is mostly closing a part of the output gap that has opened [...]	2003-07-10 14:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT6409	Stability and Growth Pact: Listerine Syndrome; [...] Summary: "The taste people hate, twice a day." Wretchedly-tasking Listerine's old advertising slogan is akin to the criticism of the EU Stability and Growth Pact (SGP): we don't like these rules, but we need rules at least twice a year when budget results are issued [...]	2003-08-04 13:47:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT7034	Accession Countries And The Euro: Convergence [...] (SBU) Summary: EU member states and acceding countries (ACs) are beginning to face the dilemmas that EU economic rules are likely to present them both as soon as accession occurs in May 2004. EU rules require ACs to adopt the euro as soon as they fulfill the convergence criteria on inflatio [...]	2003-08-26 11:52:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT7038	Securities Exchanges, Clearing and Settlement: [...] (SBU) Introduction: The European world of clearing and settlement is not as boring as these dreary back-office chores imply. Intense rivalry in the market place has become even more so - spreading beyond the continent, across the channel and across the Atlantic. Deu [...]	2003-08-26 13:01:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT7111	Investment Services Directive Moving Toward [...] (SBU) Summary: Negotiations on the controversial pre- trade transparency provisions of the proposed revision to the Investment Services Directive appear to be moving toward a compromise. Compromise amendments circulated in the European Parliament and texts being discussed [...]	2003-08-29 05:30:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT7208	Prospectus Directive: Final Adoption is Milestone [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-02 13:33:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8257	Economic Forecast for Germany: Waiting for a [...] (SBU) Summary: The German economy is expected, at best, to stagnate in 2003. Since GDP declined by -0.3% in the first half of the year compared to the previous half- year, positive GDP growth in 2003 is no longer achievable. Driven by improving net exports, German economy [...]	2003-10-06 05:48:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8258	German Banks: Light at the End of the Tunnel? [...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: The first half of 2003 witnessed stabilization in the German banking sector after a disastrous 2002 - the worst since the war. However, German banks are not out of the woods yet. Continuing benefits of cost cutting, consolidation, cooperation on [...]	2003-10-06 05:49:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8270	CDU/Teufel: Insider View of European Constitution [...] (SBU) Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President (M-P) Erwin Teufel (CDU - Christian Democratic Union),a prominent German conservative and active participant in drafting the proposed European constitution, supports the draft constitution despite its shortcomings from a conservative perspective. A [...]	2003-10-06 09:28:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM EUN
03FRANKFURT8629	Expert report on best practices for financial [...] (SBU) Summary: In September a group of European experts issued a report to the European Commission with 31 recommendations on best practices for financial analysts. This work coincides with work underway in the US, UK and the International Organization of Securities Commis [...]	2003-10-20 07:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8839	Economic Europe: A Year of Redefinition? Or a [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: In his book "Struggle for Europe," Yale University historian (and foreign service brat) William Hitchcock describes not wars that have swept through Europe but trials and tribulations of peacetime in post WWII Europe. As the title suggests, peace does not mea [...]	2003-10-24 14:42:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8852	EU Stability and Growth Pact: Commission Wakes to [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-27 07:22:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8965	Investment Services Directive: Ruffled Feathers [...] (SBU) Summary: The political agreement reached by EU Finance Ministers on the Investment Services Directive (ISD) on October 7 ruffled more than a few feathers. The UK is upset with the Italians who pushed through a position over the British objections; the European Commission is upset with [...]	2003-10-30 06:31:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT9271	BaFin guidelines on cross-border provision of [...] (SBU) Summary: In September 2003, the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued interpretive guidelines on how it will treat the cross-border provision of financial services into Germany. According to the recent guidelines, targeted offers of banking or other [...]	2003-11-10 14:25:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT9404	European Financial Market Regulatory [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's November 6 launch of measures to extend the Lamfalussy procedures beyond securities to banking and insurance means all financial services governed at the EU level will be covered by a combination of policy and supervisory committee [...]	2003-11-14 08:45:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT9824	The EU Stability and Growth Pact: Dead, On Ice, It [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-01 15:34:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03OTTAWA1668	Canadians Pleased with President's AIDS [...] This cable contains an action request (para.9). 2. ESTH Counselor and ESTH Specialist called on Ed Aiston, Director General for International Affairs, and Martin Methot, his deputy, in the Canadian Health Ministry to discuss the President's AIDS initiative. Aiston said the Canadian Governme [...]	2003-06-12 19:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID EUN
03ROME1053	GOI PUSHES STRONGLY FOR EU ASSUMPTION OF ALLIED [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING BETWEEN DIRECTOR GENERAL GIANCARLO ARAGONA AND THE DCM, ARAGONA QUESTIONED CONTINUED DELAYS IN THE EU'S ASSUMPTION OF OPERATION ALLIED HARMONY FROM NATO AND MINIMIZED THE WORK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE BERLIN PLUS PROCESS. DCM MADE CLEAR THE U.S. HAS NO OBJECTION T [...]	2003-03-13 19:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU MARR MK PREL NATO EUN
03ROME1117	FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI SPEAKS HIS MIND ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOMIC REFORM, INCLUDING OF THE PENSION SYSTEM, WILL MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR, FINANCE MINISTER GIULIO TREMONTI UNDERSCORED IN A WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS ON MARCH 13TH. FRUSTRATED WITH STABILITY PACT CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY BRUSSELS, TREMONTI SAID THAT I [...]	2003-03-18 16:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ELAB IT NATO ITALIAN POLITICS EUN
03ROME1203	TFI201: ITALY FREEZES IRAQI GOVERNMENT ASSETS [...] (C) ECON COUNSELOR MET WITH GIUSEPPE MARESCA, FINANCE MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES, ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 21 TO DISCUSS REFTEL REQUEST. MARESCA'S IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS "THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL DO THIS. WE SIMPLY HAVE TO DECIDE THE BEST MECHANISM." THE FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY [...]	2003-03-21 18:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL IT IZ EUN
03ROME1226	ITALY: SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL B, POST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (ITALY'S EQUIVALENT OF THE FCC): 2. QUESTION: HOW DOES ITALY DEFINE "SIGNIFICANT MARKET POWER" IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO ITS REGULATORY CO [...]	2003-03-24 15:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME1234	BRAZILIAN SEABIRD BYCATCH NPOA [...] AS A FOLLOW UP TO AND UPDATE OF REF B) E-MAIL, U.S. MISSION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FORMAL RESPONSE TO REF A) INQUIRY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRASILIAN NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION (NPOA) FOR SEABIRD BYCATCH. 2. INITIALLY, ALT PERM REP SPOKE WITH JEREMY TURNER, CHIEF OF THE FISHING T [...]	2003-03-25 08:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS TBIO KSCA EUN
03ROME1414	ASSISTANCE FOR SYRIAN PORT DEVELOPMENT: ITALY [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-03 10:21:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	EAID ETTC PREL SY IT EUN
03ROME1528	HEAD OF ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY CRITICAL OF PNR AGREEMENT AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFE HARBOR APPLICATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST - SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY, CHAIRMAN STEFANO RODOTA AND SECRETARY GENERAL GIOVANNI BUTTARELLI EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING CONTINUED U.S.-EU DIVERGENCE IN PRIVACY [...]	2003-04-10 05:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME1625	ITALIAN REQUEST FOR EU EXCEPTION TO LIBYA ARMS [...] (SBU) ON THE BASIS OF REF EMAIL, ECMIN RAISED RECENT REPORTS THAT THE GOI HAD ASKED THE EU TO RELAX THE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST LIBYA DURING AN APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ANTONIO BADINI. 2. (C) BADINI CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS CORRECT, EXPLAINING THAT A FEW WE [...]	2003-04-16 08:33:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC EU IT LY PREL EUN
03ROME1678	FM FRATTINI COMMENTS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 16, MFA DEPUTY HEAD OF CABINET PASQUALE TERRACCIANO GAVE A/DCM A BRIEF READOUT OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI'S COMMENTS AT THE EU FM'S APRIL 14 LUNCH ON THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT. FRATTINI WAS APPARENTLY SCATHING IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE INITIATIVE, INSISTING, DESPITE ASS [...]	2003-04-18 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT EU NATO EUN
03ROME1734	DPRK/SARS: ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GOI [...] (S) DURING A CATCH-UP SESSION, THE MFA DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIA, PAOLA MUNZI (STRICTLY PROTECT),REVEALED TO POLOFF SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DPRK, SARS, AND THE GOI, AS WELL AS HER FUTURE POSTING. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO MUNZI, THE DPRK HAS MADE A SERIES OF ODD REQUE [...]	2003-04-24 08:45:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP KN IT EUN
03ROME200	ITALY MORE RECEPTIVE TO GALILEO M-CODE OVERLAY [...] (C) GALILEO AND THE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE CAME UP DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS ON JANUARY 14 AND 15 ON OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL) WITH MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (I.E. INDUSTRY) MARZANO AND GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE. MARZANO DISPLAYED CLEAR INTEREST IN [...]	2003-01-16 15:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL PREL ECPS ETRD IT EUN NATO AVIATION
03ROME2150	EU BIOTECH: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REACTION TO THE MAY 13 USG ANNOUNCEMENT REQUESTING WTO CONSULTATIONS ON THE EU,S MORATORIUM ON BIOTECH APPROVALS HAS BEEN RESTRAINED. FOREIGN TRADE VICE MINISTER URSO SUGGESTED THAT RESOLUTION OF THE BIOTECH CASE MIGHT BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LINKAGE WITH OTHER DISP [...]	2003-05-16 07:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
03ROME2193	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: TRANSPORT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ELIMINATING NATIONAL BARRIERS AND CUTTING THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE TO ALLOW THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE EU IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ITALY'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY DURING THE UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY. THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TOLD US [...]	2003-05-16 14:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EAIR EWWT IT EUN ITELTN
03ROME2317	ITALY: EU DIGITAL VAT DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO REFTEL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITALY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU DIGITAL VAT DIRECTIVE. INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY FOR EU AFFAIRS. 2. (SBU) ITALY HAS NOT ENACTED THE EU DIGITAL VAT DIRECTIVE. EU MINISTRY OFFICIALS DO [...]	2003-05-27 10:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN IT EUN
03ROME2429	ITALY AND THE EU: WHY DO MILK QUOTAS MATTER? [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to finally put to rest the knotty problem of EU fines for overproducing milk, the Berlusconi government has found itself caught between an exasperated EU and intransigent Italian milk producers, supported by the Northern League (LN). The GOI has used tough tactics i [...]	2003-06-03 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PGOV EAGR EFIN PREL ECON IT EUN
03ROME2436	PNR, SAFE HARBOR: ITALY PRIVACY DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary General of the Italian Privacy Authority Buttarelli expressed strong opposition to the interim PNR agreement in a meeting with Econcouns May 27. Buttarelli believes that Commission officials made a mistake in agreeing to PNR as this violates national laws. The princip [...]	2003-06-04 05:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME250	SCENE-SETTER U.S-ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL [...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS INTENDED AS AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALYS COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TO HELP WASHINGTON AGENCIES PREPARE FOR MARCH 6-7, 2003 BILATERAL MEETINGS IN ROME. 2. SUMMARY. ITALY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DEVELOPED COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE AND FIXED LINE MARKE [...]	2003-01-21 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME2501	USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...]	2003-06-06 05:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN
03ROME2585	GOI WANTS TO COORDINATE ON BURMA DURING EU [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MARCO DELLA SETA, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR COVERING BURMA, POL MC AND POLOFF PASSED A SHORT HISTORY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARDS BURMA AND BRIEFLY DISCUSSED U.S. REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S DETENTION. DELLA SETA OFFERED A PRECIS OF EU AND ITALIAN POLICY TOWARDS BURMA [...]	2003-06-10 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT BM EUN
03ROME2595	AIRPORT NOISE IN ITALY: NO IMMINENT NIGHT FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Ministry officials, in contrast to their previous statements, told U.S. industry representatives in a recent meeting that there are currently no plans to ban night flights in Italy. Officials from Italy's Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that a 1999 Presidential [...]	2003-06-10 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION
03ROME2652	ITALY PRIVACY DRAFT EXECUTVE ORDER WOULD [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, SEE PARAGRAPH FIVE. 2. (SBU) IN A WORRISOME AND UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT, THE GOI HAS ISSUED A LEGISLATIVE DECREE WITH A PROVISION THAT, IF ADOPTED IN ITS CURRENT FORM, WOULD REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR TELECOM COMPANIES TO MAINTAIN TELEPHONE DATABASES FROM FIVE [...]	2003-06-12 09:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME2737	FM FRATTINI'S VISIT TO SIX ARAB COUNTIES PRIOR TO [...] (C) Summary: FM Frattini's pre-EU Presidency visits to Rabat, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Beirut, and Damascus June 4-9 showcased Italy's priority on improving Euro-Med cooperation but otherwise generated no surprises. Frattini introduced Italy's EU Presidency priorities, promoted the roadmap and [...]	2003-06-17 16:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT AG LY MO SY TS LE EUN
03ROME2763	LIBYAN REFERENCE IN US-EU PROLIFERATION STATEMENT [...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR NP. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT BELIEVES QADAFFI HAS "CHOSEN THE PATH OF REINTEGRATION" INTO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND WAS TAKING IMPORTANT STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION, THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, [...]	2003-06-18 15:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IT LY EU EUN
03ROME28	ITALY SEEKS STRONGER TRADE ROLE IN 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-07 10:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN WTO
03ROME280	OPEN SKIES - AMENDING BILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. ECONOFF DELIVERED TEXT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON JANUARY 21 TO DR. ALDO SANSONE (TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS),TO DR. LUISA TIMPONE (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DI [...]	2003-01-23 18:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD IT EUN AVIATION FAA
03ROME2837	OPEN SKIES AND CSI: GOI LOOKS TOWARDS THE JUNE 25 [...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ALDO SANSONE, GOI OFFICIALS ARE RELIEVED THAT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION WAS GRANTED A MANDATE TO NEGOTIATE A U.S./EU OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT. HE BELIEVES THAT THE EC NO LONGER HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MEMB [...]	2003-06-23 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EWWT ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION
03ROME291	FURTHER GOI VIEWS ON GAERC DISCUSSION OF IRAQ [...] (C) ON JANUARY 24, WE DELIVERED POINTS ON IRAQ DEBATE AT JANUARY 27 GAERC TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS GIANCARLO ARAGONA. ARAGONA TOLD DCM THAT THE GOI CONCURRED WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU SHOULD NOT ISSUE A COMMON STATEMENT ON IRAQ AT THIS TIME. CONSENSUS AT THE GAE [...]	2003-01-24 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EU IZ IT EUN
03ROME3006	ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY TO CRITICIZE US SUSPENSION [...] (C) THERE HAS A STRONG NEGATIVE REACTION AMONG EU MEMBERS TO OUR DECISION TO SUSPEND MILITARY AID TO 35 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NOT SIGNED ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS (REF A),AMBASSADOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA, THE MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, TOLD DCM JULY 2. THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE EU PARLIAMENT, WHERE PM BERLUS [...]	2003-07-02 16:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD IT KSEP KTIA MARR PARM PREL MASS KICC EUN
03ROME3029	BERLUSCONI, THE ITALIAN JUDICIARY AND EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: On the cusp of Italy's EU presidency, the Berlusconi government's agenda has been eclipsed publicly by the Prime Minister's renewed rhetorical assaults on the Italian judiciary (septel addresses the furor caused by Berlusconi's offensive outburst in the European Parliament July 2 [...]	2003-07-03 10:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EU IT EUN
03ROME3045	ITALY FLAGS DISCUSSION POINTS FOR PSI BRISBANE [...] (S) POST CONVEYED REFTEL LETTER TO PAOLO CUCULI IN THE MFA DISARMAMENT OFFICE ON JULY 2. CUCULI WILL ACCOMPANY FILIPPO FORMICA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DISARMAMENT OFFICE, TO THE JULY 9-10 MEETINGS IN AUSTRALIA AND IS INVOLVED IN PREPARING ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INIT [...]	2003-07-03 14:31:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT EUN
03ROME3200	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSIONS ON ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini and Members of the Italian Parliament told CODEL Hyde that improving the transatlantic relationship was a priority for the Italian EU Presidency. Fini said that the GOI recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices America has made to preserv [...]	2003-07-14 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU IT EUN
03ROME3214	MID-EAST PEACE PROCESS: WHAT TO EXPECT OF ITALY AS [...] (C) Summary: Italy has identified the MidEast Peace Process as among its top foreign policy priorities during its EU Presidency (July-December 2003). PM Berlusconi has consciously upgraded Italy's relations with Israel to balance its traditional close ties to the Palestinians and make the GOI [...]	2003-07-14 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IS IT KPAL PREL EUN
03ROME3215	EU/BURMA: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSALS;ICG [...] (C) POLOFF DISCUSSED REFTELS A AND B WITH MARCO DELLA SETA, THE ITALIAN MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR COVERING BURMA. HE WAS INTERESTED IN UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BURMA RAZALI'S BRIEFING TO THE INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (ICG) ON BURMA BUT IS UNABLE TO ATTEND ON SHORT NOTICE. HE INDICATED THE ITALIAN PE [...]	2003-07-14 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC BM IT EUN
03ROME3263	EU PRESIDENCY: FRATTINI ADVOCATING AN ACTIVE [...] (C) IN A JULY 16 MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE, LUIGI MACCOTTA, ECONOFF UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE THAT THE USG PLACES ON THE COMMISSION'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CORE GROUP, AND EU MEMBERS' COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1483 (PER REFS A, B). MACCOTTA NOTED THAT THE FM WAS C [...]	2003-07-17 11:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL IZ IT EUN
03ROME3277	AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...]	2003-07-18 09:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN
03ROME3304	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: EU/EUROMED INFORMAL TRADE [...] (U) Italian trade officials hosted an informal trade ministerial meeting in Palermo July 6-7. The July 6 session included trade ministers from the EU 15 plus the 10 EU accession countries, as well as European Commissioner for External Trade Pascal Lamy and European Free Trade Agreement partner [...]	2003-07-18 17:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN
03ROME3313	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: ECOFIN DEBATE OVER THE [...] (SBU) FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S CALL FOR A SOFTENING OF THE EU STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT IN A TELEVISED BASTILLE DAY INTERVIEW THE SAME EVENING AS THE JULY 14 MEETING OF EUROZONE FINANCE MINISTERS IN BRUSSELS (USEU SEPTEL) TOOK GOI OFFICIALS BY SURPRISE, CARLO MONTICELLI (PLEASE PROTECT),SENI [...]	2003-07-21 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT EUN
03ROME3360	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: U.S./EU TASK FORCE [...] (U) U.S., Commission and Council officials and representatives of the Italian EU Presidency discussed a wide range of subjects, from the U.S. Passenger Name Record and Container Security Initiatives to Europe's efforts to assist Africa, at the July 18th U.S./EU task force meeting in Rome. Ta [...]	2003-07-23 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV MOPS IT EUN
03ROME3368	U.S.-EU TROIKA POLITIAL DIRECTORS - PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Jones had broad, frank and productive discussions at the U.S.-EU Troika Political Directors meeting, chaired by Italian MFA POLDIR Giancarlo Aragona in Rome on July 18. Both sides agreed on the need for strengthened and complementary U.S.-EU and EU-NATO security relations un [...]	2003-07-24 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME3381	ONTENEGRO: POSSIBLE DJUKANOVIC INDICTMENT [...] (U) ITALIAN PRESS REPORTING OF THE POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRO'S PM DJUKANOVIC FOR CIGARETTE SMUGGLING HAS BEEN MUCH LESS EXTENSIVE THAN THAT IN SERBIA-MONTENEGRO. THE INITIAL PRESS REPORTS JUNE 30 HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FOLLOW-UP HERE IN ITALY. THIS IS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE SITUATION [...]	2003-07-24 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MW PGOV PREL SR EUN
03ROME3388	EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-25 11:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME344	AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S. DISCUSSION PAPER ON REGIONAL [...] (C) ECONOFF PASSED REFTEL NON-PAPER TO ITALIAN MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR, EMPHASIZING U.S. INTEREST IN ADDRESSING REGIONAL NONPROLIFERATION AT THE UPCOMING INTERSESSIONAL MEETING. DE MOHR SAID HE WELCOMED THE U.S. PROPOSAL AND WOULD SHARE IT WITH HIS GOI COLLEAGUES AT THEIR [...]	2003-01-29 14:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MCAP IT EUN
03ROME3463	LIBERIA: SETAF SUPPORT FOR ECOWAS MISSION [...] (U) THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION REQUEST. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Italian officials are supportive of US assistance for stabilization efforts in Liberia. As reported ref A, A/Pol Minister-Counselor met on July 24 with DG for Africa Cabras to secure Italy's lead in requesting EU funding for assis [...]	2003-07-30 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL IT EUN
03ROME3465	ITALIANS ON PREPARATIONS FOR PARIS PSI MEETING [...] (C) ITALY'S REPORT ON THE BRISBANE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE MEETING HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO CONCERNED AGENCIES FOR COMMENT IN PREPARATION FOR THE SEPTEMBER PARIS MEETING, ACCORDING TO PIERO SARDI, ACTING HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL OFFICE. SARDI SAID IT IS UN [...]	2003-07-30 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT EUN
03ROME3483	PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR JULY 29 MEETING IN MOSCOW, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIAN COOPERATION WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE NUCLEAR FACILITY AT BUSHEHR, HAD CEASED. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED CLOSER EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, PREPARATIONS FOR PUTIN'S NOVEMBER [...]	2003-08-01 07:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MARR PREL RS EUN
03ROME3484	Progress Report on Ending the Italian Driftnet [...] Summary: On 25 July 2003, Department and Embassy Rome officers met with Italian Department of Fisheries Deputy Director Plinio Conte to discuss Italy's implementation of the 1999 US-Italy driftnet agreement. It appears that Italy has made significant progress towards ending the use of large [...]	2003-08-01 07:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PHSA ETRD IT EUN
03ROME3542	US-ITALY HEALTH COOPERATION: A 25 MILLION DOLLAR [...] Summary. The US and Italy have long shared strong medical and health research collaborations, but this relationship has expanded and deepened in the last year. On April 17, Health Minister Sirchia and Secretary of Health and Human Services Thompson signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understandin [...]	2003-08-05 13:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL KSCA TBIO IT EUN
03ROME3608	WOMAN DIES OF MAD COW IN ITALY [...] SUMMARY: MAD COW DISEASE RETURNED TO ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS WITH THE DEATH OF A YOUNG SICILIAN WOMAN WHO SUCCUMBED TO VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (VCJD) AUGUST 6. THIS IS ITALY'S FIRST CONFIRMED DEATH FROM THE DISEASE. STATEMENTS FROM CONFIRMED DEATH FROM THE DISEASE. STATEMENTS FROM TH [...]	2003-08-08 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT EUN
03ROME3621	SUBJECT: ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: CIVIL AVIATION [...] (U) Summary. Dr. Aldo Sansone, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry Director General for International Affairs, emphasized to Embassy officers that Italy's EU Presidential role will moderate the government's handling of civil aviation issues, including Open Skies (OS),Single European Sky (S [...]	2003-08-11 12:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR IT PREL EUN
03ROME3629	REACH: ITALIAN CHEMICALS INDUSTRY'S STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Begin summary. On July 24, SCI Officers met with Francesca Poggiali (please protect),a Federchimica official responsible for External Affairs, who is working as a consultant to the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities assis [...]	2003-08-12 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TPHY TBIO EIND IT EUN
03ROME3633	ITALY,S BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE RELEASE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FOUR-YEAR ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT (DPEF) HAS STARTED OFF ITALY'S ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS WITH A BANG. THE DPEF, WHICH SETS BUDGETARY GUIDELINES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND MAKES PROJECTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, WAS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED COMPROMISE AM [...]	2003-08-12 11:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IT EUN
03ROME3687	BIOTECH: ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS? [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 10:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID IT EUN
03ROME3794	BERLUSCONI'S END OF SUMMER MEETINGS WITH SCHROEDER [...] (C) Summary: The agenda for PM Berlusconi's August 22/23 meeting with German Chancellor Schroeder will include the Intergovernmental Conference and transatlantic relations. We told the PM's acting diplomatic advisor that an excellent vehicle for improving US-EU relations would be a commitment [...]	2003-08-21 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GM AF EUN
03ROME3823	ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON ESDP; EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY SUPPORTS USG VIEWS ON ESDP AND BERLIN PLUS. ITALIAN OFFICIALS CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE CALLED THE AUGUST 29 ESDP EXPERTS LEVEL MEETING TO PRE-EMPT A RUMORED "GANG OF FOUR" MEETING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND TO FOCUS ON THE "POSITIVE ASPECTS" OF THE APRIL 29 SUMMIT DECLARATION. TH [...]	2003-08-22 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ESDP NATO PARM
03ROME3916	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: SEPTEMBER 4 INFORMAL [...] (U) ACCORDING TO THE GOI'S DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE INFORMAL MINISTERIAL ON TELLECOMMUNICATIONS, THE MINISTERS WILL ASSESS THE STATE OF BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO DELAYS IN CERTAIN AREAS. THE MINISTERS WILL ADDRESS THE USE OF EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS F [...]	2003-08-28 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS IT EUN
03ROME3976	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - ITALY SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 1, MFA EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT AND ESDP COORDINATOR SANDRO DE BERNADIN TOLD POLOFF THAT OVERALL, THE ITALIAN PRESIDENCY WAS SATISFIED THAT THE "GANG OF FOUR" PROPOSAL FOR AN EU PLANNING OFFICE AT TERVUREN RECEIVED NO SUPPORT FROM THE OTHER EU MEMBERS AND ACCESSION COUNTRIES AT [...]	2003-09-02 17:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ESDP CFSP
03ROME398	WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN ITALY [...] (U) PA ITALY HAS FOCUSED CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES ON BIOTECH ISSUES OVER THE PAST YEAR, SPONSORING SPEAKER PROGRAMS, DVCS, ROUNDTABLES, SEMINARS, INTERNATIONAL AND VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROJECTS, PRESS INTERVIEWS, OP-ED PIECES, AND OTHER PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE U.S. BIOTECH [...]	2003-01-31 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT KPAO TBIO EUN
03ROME4020	WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: ITALIAN EXPECTATIONS [...] (U) In advance of next week's WTO ministerial meeting in Cancun, DCM hosted a lunch on September 3 for key GOI officials with trade responsibilities. The guests included Amedeo Teti, Director General for Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (Foreign Trade); Massimo Leggeri, [...]	2003-09-04 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR IT EUN WTO
03ROME4021	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - ON BOARD WITH MOST USG [...] (C) Poloff discussed all points ref a with MFA European Correspondent Sandro DeBernadin on September 1. He promised to take them under consideration as he continued to draft Foreign Minister Frattini's briefing papers for the Gymnich, in consultation with appropriate bureaus within the MFA. H [...]	2003-09-04 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ESDP
03ROME4022	FRATTINI-STRAW MEETING READOUT [...] (C) Summary: During an August 29 meeting in Rome, FM Frattini and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw agreed on the necessity of a quick finish for the Intergovernmental Conference on the EU constitution, but Straw cautioned that some items in the current draft would need clarification before it w [...]	2003-09-04 18:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT UK EUN ESDP
03ROME4032	TELEKOM SERBIA SCANDAL GROWS, IMPLICATING EU [...] Summary: Over the past several weeks, pro-Government daily "Il Giornale" published numerous articles on the 1997 sale by Telekom Serbia of a stake to Telecom Italy - - a ruinous financial speculation that helped keep Milosevic in power and allegedly involved kickbacks to several members of It [...]	2003-09-05 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV SR IT EUN
03ROME4133	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: A SLOW START ON AN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian Government unveiled an ambitious work program for its EU Presidency on July 1. Nine weeks into its Presidency, however, progress in most areas has been slow. Given the extended August break and the December holidays, Italy has, in effect, just over three months to c [...]	2003-09-10 17:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV ECON PREL IT EUN
03ROME4137	AIDS EPIDEMIOLOGY IN ITALY [...] Summary: More than 100,000 Italians are estimated to be HIV-positive and 51,172 cases of AIDS have been registered from 1982 to December 31, 2002. Cases of AIDS, which are still mainly transmitted through intravenous drug use, have been declining since 1995, as combination therapy for HIV i [...]	2003-09-11 07:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA IT EUN
03ROME4150	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: CYPRUS DISCUSSIONS WITH SCC [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 8, SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS TOM WESTON DISCUSSED UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS AND TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE PEACE PROCESS, INCLUDING THE UNHELPFUL "CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT" SIGNED RECENTLY WITH NORTHERN CYPRUS. IN SEPARATE MEETINGS, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCON [...]	2003-09-11 12:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU GR IT EUN
03ROME4186	EU WILL NOT TABLE AN IRAN RESOLUTION AT THE UNGA [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 11, POLOFFS MET WITH MFA GULF COUNTRIES OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUIGI MACCOTTA, TO CONSULT ON THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE IRAN RESOLUTION (REF C). POLOFF ALSO LEFT POINTS WITH THE MFA'S HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, WHOSE OFFICIALS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT. MACCOTTA STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE E [...]	2003-09-12 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR EU IT UNHRC EUN
03ROME4187	BERLUSCONI AND PUTIN DISCUSS IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR AUGUST 29-31 MEETING IN SARDINIA, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIA IS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PUTIN SAID THAT HE WAS DETE [...]	2003-09-12 17:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT IR RS EUN IAEA
03ROME4227	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: SEPTEMBER 4 INFORMAL [...] (U) MINISTERS AT THE INFORMAL TELECOM MINISTERIAL, HELD IN VITERBO, ITALY, ON SEPTEMBER 3-5, AGREED TO A SET OF GUIDELINES THAT WOULD MAKE BROADBAND MORE ACCESSIBLE. COMMISSIONER LIIKANEN'S REMARKS 2. (U) EU INFORMATION SOCIETY COMMISSIONER ERKKI LIIKANEN EMPHASIZED THAT THE COMMISSION WAS [...]	2003-09-17 08:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS IT EUN
03ROME4230	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - THE WAY AHEAD ON BELARUS [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 16, MFA NIS DESK OFFICER LORENZO ORTONA CONFIRMED TO POLOFF THAT THE DRAFT US-EU STATEMENT ON BELARUS WE PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENCY WAS DISCUSSED AT THE SEPTEMBER 12 PSC IN BRUSSELS. ORTONA SAID THAT WHILE ITALY AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES AGREED WITH THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DRAF [...]	2003-09-17 11:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO IT EUN
03ROME4238	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: FRANCE'S CHALLENGE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary. France's continued flouting of Stability and Growth Pact budgetary guidelines dominated the September 12-13 informal ECOFIN meetings in Stresa, Italy. Although most delegations, with Holland and Austria being the most vocal, called for fines to be imposed on France, the French [...]	2003-09-17 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IT EUN

03ROME4241	ITALIAN VIEWS ON OECD STEEL SUBSIDIES DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (SBU) During its EU Presidency the GOI is hoping for progress towards an agreement on steel subsidies among major steel-producing countries, as currently being worked by the High Level Group (HLG) under the auspices of the OECD. However, Minist [...]	2003-09-18 05:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IT CH EUN
03ROME4397	GOVERNMENT OF ITALY INTERESTS AT SEPTEMBER 25-26 [...] (C) AS REPORTED REF B, MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI TOLD POLOFF ON SEPTEMBER 24 THAT ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE WITH US VIEWS ON PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL STEERING BOARD (PIC SB) POINTS. HE SAID THAT ITALY HAD SOME DIFFERENCES ON TIMING AND THERE WERE SOME AREAS WHERE ITAL [...]	2003-09-25 17:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK IT EUN
03ROME4407	EU IGC - A EURO-PARLIAMENTARIAN'S VIEW [...] Summary: Poloff and Pol Specialist met with European Parliament (EUP) Constitutional Affairs Committee President Giorgio Napolitano recently to hear his views on the EU Convention's draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and his thoughts on the upcoming Inter-Governmental Confer [...]	2003-09-26 07:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV IT EUN
03ROME4436	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY Q EU AG [...] SUMMARY: at the informal meeting in Taormina, Sicily Sept 20 Q 23 EU Agricultural Ministers, Ag Commissioner Fischler, and Health Minister Byrne assessed the outcomes of Cancun and started wooing the Third World. The Common Ag Policy (CAP)- was justified as good for Europe and good for the d [...]	2003-09-26 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR IT ECON EUN ETRO WTO
03ROME4439	ITALY: EU PRESIDENCY WILL WORK TO DISSUADE EU REP [...] (C) POL M/C AND POLOFF MET WITH MFA CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES OFFICE DIRECTOR, NICOLO GORETTI AND MFA LATIN AMERICA EU LEAD MINISTER GIULIO CESARE PICCIRILLI AND DELIVERED POINTS (REF) ON KARL BURK'S PLANS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON CUBA. POL M/C STATED THAT IT WAS UNFO [...]	2003-09-26 18:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU IT EUN
03ROME4460	ARTICLE 98/ITALY: NO CHANGE IN ROME'S POSITION [...] (C) DURING A SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING DEVOTED TO OTHER ISSUES, POL MC RAISED THE ISSUE OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS WITH CLAUDIO PAGE 02 ROME 04460 291757Z BISOGNIERO, DEPUTY TO MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ARAGONA. NOTING THE SCHEDULED OCTOBER 1 MEETING BETWEEN UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON AND ARAGO [...]	2003-09-29 17:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT MARR PHUM PREL EUN
03ROME4495	ITALIAN VIEWS ON GALILEO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-30 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ECPS IT NATO EUN
03ROME454	EU CONVENTION VICE PRESIDENT AMATO ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 3, EU CONVENTION VICE PRESIDENT GIULIANO AMATO TOLD AMBASSADOR SEMBLER THAT WHILE HE WAS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE CHANCES OF APPROVING A CONSTITUTION BEFORE FORMAL ENLARGEMENT, MUCH WORK REMAINED. IT WAS STILL POSSIBLE THAT THE CONVENTION COULD HAVE A PRODUCT READY TO P [...]	2003-02-05 12:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME4541	OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIAN PAINTS A SOMBER VIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CENTER-LEFT PARLIAMENTARIAN NICOLA ROSSI EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERN ABOUT ITALYS ECONOMY IN A SEPTEMBER 24TH CONVERSATION WITH ECONOFFS. CIRCUMSPECT IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE CENTER-RIGHT GOVERNMENT, ROSSI ARGUED, NONETHELESS, THAT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL REFORMS, ECONOMIC GRO [...]	2003-10-03 13:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IT EUN
03ROME4564	EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERS MEETING IN ROME [...] (U) SUMMARY. EU Defense Ministers discussed five main issues during their Oct. 3-4 informal meeting in Rome, the first meeting of EU DefMins at 25. They proposed creating a working group to consider an EU role in Bosnia/SFOR, including replacing SFOR with an EU operation under UK command by [...]	2003-10-06 14:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EUN NATO
03ROME4616	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: VIEWS ON FIRST IGC SESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian EU Presidency views the results of the Summit for the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the European Constitution quite positively, and is hopeful that it was the beginning of a process in which European leaders start to see the constitution in terms [...]	2003-10-09 06:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN ESDP
03ROME4641	HEALTH MINISTRY THREATENS TOOTHPASTE SEIZURES OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ITALY'S HEALTH MINISTRY IS THREATENING TO SEIZE COLGATE PALMOLIVE AND OTHER TOOTHPASTE BRANDS THAT CLAIM TO PREVENT CAVITIES. THIS ACTION IS APPARENTLY BASED ON THE MINISTRY'S INTERPRETATION OF THE EU COSMETICS DIRECTIVE. THE ARGUMENT IS THAT, BY CLAIMING TO PREVENT CAVITIES, THE [...]	2003-10-10 04:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON IT EUN
03ROME4642	STATUS REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Summary Italy's biotech regime is subject to EU legislation. Italy is more restrictive than EU laws in some instances. With the exception of corn, banned under the Amato Decree, Italy follows EU policies on agricultural biotechnology. For seeds for planting, the absence of an EU agreed law [...]	2003-10-10 05:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EU IT EUN
03ROME4651	ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA CRITICIZES EU STUDY [...] SUMMARY: A HIGH-LEVEL STUDY GROUPS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STIMULATING GROWTH IN EUROPE RECEIVED MUCH CRITICISM IN ROME, ESPECIALLY FROM LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA. IN JULY 2002, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THIS GROUP TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWT [...]	2003-10-10 11:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IT EUN
03ROME4661	IRAQ DONORS PLEDGES: AMBASSADOR PRESSES ITALIAN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER MET WITH PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, UNDERSECRETARY IN THE PM'S OFFICE GIANNI LETTA, FOR 30 MINUTES ON OCTOBER 9 TO URGE -- IN THE STRONGEST TERMS -- THAT THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT MAKE THE MOST GENEROUS PLEDGE POSSIBLE AT THE UPCOMING MADRID DONORS' CONFE [...]	2003-10-10 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IT IZ PREL EUN
03ROME4662	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - GAERC POSITIONS [...] (SBU) ON OCTOBER 9, THE MFA'S EU EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT AND ESDP COORDINATOR SANDRO DE BERNADIN BRIEFED POL MINISTER COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN AND POLOFF ON EXPECTED CONCLUSIONS FOR THE OCTOBER 13-14 GAERC. ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) DE BERNADIN EXPECTED THAT MINISTERS WOULD ISSUE A STATEMEN [...]	2003-10-10 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
03ROME4663	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: READOUT ON EU-UKRAINE SUMMIT [...] (C) POST PASSED POINTS REFTEL TO THE MFA EU OFFICE AND NIS OFFICE ON OCTOBER 3. ON OCTOBER 8, SILVIA COSTANTINI FROM THE MFA'S OFFICE OF EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS TOLD POLOFF THAT WHILE THE OCTOBER 7 UKRAINE-EU SUMMIT IN YALTA WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCING A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO UKRAINE'S I [...]	2003-10-10 16:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON UP IT EUN
03ROME4670	ITALY CITES ANKARA'S PROGRESS ON EU MEMBERSHIP, [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 8, ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR FOR AEGEAN ISSUES GIOVANNI RICCIULLI GAVE POLOFFS A READOUT OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCO FRATTINI'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH GUL IN ROME. RICCIULLI CONVEYED ITALY'S POSITIVE VIEW OF TURKEY'S PROGRESS TOWARD GAINING EU MEMBER [...]	2003-10-14 08:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME4746	GALILEO/M-CODE: INCREASED HIGH-LEVEL ITALIAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF AN OCTOBER 9 MEETING ON ANOTHER SUBJECT WITH PM BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY GIANNI LETTA, AMBASSADOR SEMBLER TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THE USG'S CONTINUED GREAT CONCERN OVER LACK OF PROGRESS ON RESOLVING THE GALILEO/M-CODE OVERLAY DISAGR [...]	2003-10-17 06:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD IT TSPA TSPL PREL EUN
03ROME4764	MADRID DONORS' CONFERENCE: ITALY CONSIDERING 100 [...] (C) Summary. We have been told on a confidential basis that Prime Minister Berlusconi has proposed to his cabinet a Madrid Conference pledge of 100 million euros for 2004. A final decision, however, has not been taken yet. The Italian delegation to Madrid will be led by FM Frattini and domin [...]	2003-10-17 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN IT IZ PREL EUN
03ROME4802	CIVAIR BEHIND THE SCENES: GOI TAKES LONG VIEW OF [...] (SBU) GOI officials, back from the first round of U.S.-EU Open Skies negotiations, are taking a long view of the process, since Italy believes it will be "years" before existing bilateral agreements are replaced by anything concrete from Brussels. Aldo Sansone, the Transportation Ministry's D [...]	2003-10-21 10:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EU IT EUN AVIATION FAA
03ROME4818	ITALIAN VIEWS ON WTO MINISTERIAL IN CANCUN [...] (C) Italy views the intransigence of G-20 middle-income countries as the reason for the breakdown of the Cancun WTO ministerial meeting. Amedeo Teti, Director General For Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (Foreign Trade) and Federico Eichberg, senior advisor to Foreign [...]	2003-10-22 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN WTO
03ROME4840	READOUT OF ITALY-UKRAINE BILATERAL SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 14 MFA COUNSELOR FOR NIS AFFAIRS LORENZO ORTONA GAVE POLOFFS A READOUT OF PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 8 BILATERAL MEETING WITH UKRAINE PRESIDENT LEONID KUCHMA FOLLOWING THE EU-UKRAINE SUMMIT IN YALTA. ORTONA REPORTED THAT BOTH LEADERS UNDERLINED THE IMP [...]	2003-10-22 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT UP ECON PREL EUN
03ROME4841	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: OCTOBER 16-17 COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. The Italian EU Presidency is, in general, pleased with the results of the October 16-17 European Council Meeting and with progress thus far on the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC). Italy remains confident that any new EU agreements on European security architecture will not je [...]	2003-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO EUN
03ROME490	ITALY/MEPP: A READ OUT OF THE EU JANUARY COMEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE JANUARY MEETING OF THE EU COMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS (COMEP) IN BRUSSELS, THE WORKING GROUPS DISCUSSED THE QUARTET'S ROADMAP AND FUTURE MONITORING MECHANISM, AND THE GREEK PRESIDENCY DISTRIBUTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL EU STATES OUR NON-PAPER ON THE OPERATION [...]	2003-02-06 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PREL EUN
03ROME4907	STRUCTURED COOPERATION: NEW VARIATIONS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senate President Pera told Ambassador Sembler on October 28 that Italy is discussing with other EU partners a new concept on structured cooperation which would have the IGC at 25 endorse structured cooperation as a concept. It would also delegate to the major European military pow [...]	2003-10-28 18:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT ESDP EUN NATO
03ROME4957	IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: ITALY'S SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Special Envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Antonio Armellini, met with EmbOffs on October 27 to discuss the reconstruction process to date and Italy's pledge of Euro 200 million at the Madrid Donors Conference. Armell [...]	2003-10-31 07:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON PREL IZ IT EUN
03ROME4980	ECOFIN TOUR D'HORIZON: FRANCE'S BUDGET, ACCOUNTING [...] (SBU) Summary: France's continued flouting of Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) rules and possible punitive measures will dominate discussions at the November 4 ECOFIN Council meeting in Brussels, Italian Finance Ministry officials told econoff in meetings this week. However, there is no politica [...]	2003-10-31 18:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON IT EUN
03ROME4994	CCW ANTI-VEHICLE MINES: ITALY SUPPORTS US [...] (C) POLMIL OFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO PAOLO CUCULI IN THE MFA'S DISARMAMENT OFFICE ON 24 OCTOBER. CUCULI RECALLED THAT ITALY, AS CURRENT HOLDER OF THE EU PRESIDENCY, DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE US, REPRESENTED BY BOB LUACES, AT THE SEPTEMBER 26 US-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON GLOBAL DISA [...]	2003-11-03 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MCAP IT EUN
03ROME5001	EU/TURKEY CONFERENCE TAKES SOBER BUT HOPEFUL VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 20-21 POLOFF ATTENDED AN EU-TURKEY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE AND ASPEN INSTITUTE-ROME THAT DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGES TURKEY FACES IN ATTAINING EU MEMBERSHIP. WHILE NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS APPEARED TO DOUBT TURKEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BECO [...]	2003-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5003	ITALY: MFA ON TROOPS AND PRT IN AFGHANISTAN, [...] (S) SUMMARY: KEY MFA INTERLOCUTORS SIGNAL THAT ITALY'S ASSESSMENT OF SENDING A PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT) TO GHAZNI IS MOVING FORWARD. THEY DOUBT THAT ITALY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEND 1,000 OEF TROOPS TO KHOWST TO REPLACE U.S. MARINES THERE (SEE ALSO SEPTEL). THEY ALSO REPORTED BRIEFL [...]	2003-11-04 14:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MOPS MASS PREL EAID AF IT EUN AFGHANISTAN
03ROME5008	PM'S DIP ADVISORS ON REQUEST FOR TROOPS IN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. On October 31, Deputy Diplomatic Advisors to the PM, Paolo Dionisi and Francesco Talo, confirmed that Italy will likely approve our request for an extension of its deployment in Iraq. They asked that the Italian role in Iraq security and stabilization be given more public and offi [...]	2003-11-04 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME5036	AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...]	2003-11-06 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN
03ROME505	ENVIRONMENTAL FIASCOS AND ITALY'S EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDED ACTION. ON JAN. 17 EIGHTEEN DIRECTORS AND SENIOR PLANT MANAGERS AT THE ENICHEM PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX IN PRIOLO (SICILY) WERE ARRESTED FOR ALLOWING LONG-TERM SEA DUMPING OF INCINERATED ASH CONTAINING HEAVY METALS WITH DRAMATICALLY HIGH MERCURY LEVELS. THE DUMPING I [...]	2003-02-07 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT SENV TPHY EUN
03ROME5093	FM FRATTINI INSISTS IGC SECURITY ARCHITECTURES ARE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Italian FM Frattini reiterated to Ambassador Sembler that "structured cooperation" would be inclusive (open to all 25 EU members) and implemented in coordination with NATO. He noted that an "encouraging statement" on European security initiatives from Secretary Powell would help [...]	2003-11-12 06:35:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO
03ROME5127	PROPOSED COEXISTENCE DECREE COULD EFFECTIVELY BAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Agriculture Minister Alemanno has drafted a decree-law that could effectively ban GM planting in Italy -- almost certainly in 2004 and quite possibly beyond. He plans to present it at an upcoming meeting of the Council of Ministers. If enacted, the decree law would apply cri [...]	2003-11-13 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD IT EUN
03ROME5149	ITALY/BIOTEC... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ref A describes Italian Agriculture Minister Alemanno's latest gambit to effectively ban biotech crop cultivation in Italy by pushing through an extremely restrictive coexistence decree-law. Given the likely negative consequences of this proposal, not least upon U.S. seed expor [...]	2003-11-13 16:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL EAID IT EUN
03ROME5179	ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY - RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR [...] (C) ESDP: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL A POINTS, MFA INTERLOCUTORS REITERATED ITALY'S VIEW EXPRESSED IN REFTEL B AND PREVIOUS; THAT THE CHANGES UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE IGC DEALING WITH ESDP ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN, NOT MARGINALIZE, THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP. MFA NATO OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVA [...]	2003-11-14 16:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO
03ROME5184	ITALY ON THE SIXTH EU-CHINA SUMMIT AND BILATERAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for EAP and EUR/ERA. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Expanding trade between the EU and China, the EU's continued arms embargo and North Korea topped discussions at the October 30 EU-China Summit in Beijing. The EU and China signed the Gali [...]	2003-11-17 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM SMIG TSPL TSPA ETRD CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME520	TRIMISSION BIOTECH ACTION PLAN THROUGH JUNE 2003 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE; SEE PARA 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. EMBASSY ROME, EMBASSY VATICAN, AND THE U.S. MISSION TO U.N. AGENCIES IN ROME (FODAG) HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES FOR 2003: --ADVANCE THE U.S.- EU TRADE AGENDA; --MOVE THE GOI TOWARD SCIENCE-BASED POLICY FOUNDA [...]	2003-02-07 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL IT EUN
03ROME522	SCENESETTER FOR USTR ZOELLICK'S FEBRUARY 11 [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE VISIT OF VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE ADOLFO URSO TO WASHINGTON IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. TRADE PRIORITIES, BOTH IN THE U.S.-EU CONTEXT AS WELL AS IN THE DOHA NEGOTIATIONS. URSO IS PRO-U.S., PRO-FREE TRADE, AND INTERESTED IN HAVING ITALY BECOME A MORE ACTIVE [...]	2003-02-07 18:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT KIPR PREL EUN
03ROME526	ITALY/BIOTECH: GOVERNMENT SPLIT CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE SOME RECENT PRO-BIOTECH STATEMENTS FROM OUR ALLIES IN THE GOI, ITALIAN BIOTECH POLICY CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN BY AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALEMANNO AND HIS ANTI-BIOTECH MESSAGE. THE PRIME MINISTER APPEARS TO REMAIN UNWILLING TO RISK FRICTION WITH ALEMANNO'S FACTION OF THE AN PA [...]	2003-02-10 05:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV EUN
03ROME5262	ITALY'S GDP GREW 0.5 PERCENT THIRD QUARTER 2003 [...] ON NOVEMBER 14, ISTAT, ITALY'S CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS, RELEASED PRELIMINARY DATA ON GDP GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2003. GDP GREW BY 0.5 PERCENT BOTH FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 2002. THIS GROWTH FOLLOWS TWO DECREASES IN A ROW IN THE FIRS [...]	2003-11-19 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN
03ROME5278	ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY: EU-TURKEY TROIKA READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON NOVEMBER 13, ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR FOR AEGEAN ISSUES GIOVANNI RICCIULLI GAVE POLOFF A READOUT OF THE NOVEMBER 11 EU-TURKEY TROIKA. RICCIULLI REPORTED THAT THE MEETINGS HAD A "GOOD ATMOSPHERE" AND THAT TURKEY'S REACTION TO ITS RECENT EU PROGRESS REPORT WAS "CONSTRUCTIVE AND H [...]	2003-11-20 12:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5362	ITALY'S RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN EFFORT TO RESOLVE [...] (C) MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI TOLD POLOFF ON NOVEMBER 21 THAT ITALY CONCURRED WITH THE US VIEW (REF A) THAT RECENT EFFORTS BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TO UNILATERALLY NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT WERE CARRIED OUT IN A NON-TRANSPARENT MANNER AND OUTSIDE OF TH [...]	2003-11-25 17:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD RS IT EUN
03ROME5363	ITALY: ON SYRIA TO PRESENT VIEWS ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Eastern Mediterranean Office Chief, Luca Ferrari gave a read-out on MFA Mediterranean and Middle East Director General Riccardo Sessa's recent trip to Syria. Sessa traveled to Syria to inform GOS officials of the need to do more on the Arab-Israeli conflict if they want to adva [...]	2003-11-25 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY IT EUN
03ROME5369	ITALY ON EU-AFRICA TROIKA: PEACE AND SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RECENT EU-AFRICA MINISTERIAL TROIKA IDENTIFIED PEACE AND SECURITY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, COMMITTED TO THE CREATION OF A PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION FACILITY (PSOF),WELCOMED THE RE-INITIATION OF THE EU-ZIMBABWE DIALOGUE AND COMMITTED BOTH SIDES TO IM [...]	2003-11-26 13:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO XA ZI IT EUN
03ROME5416	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC COUNSELOR CALLED ON MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR UGO DE MOHR NOVEMBER 26 TO DELIVER REF C MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO FOREIGN MINISTER FRATINI. SHE EXPLAINED TO DE MOHR THAT THE SECRETARY WAS PROPOSING A JOINT LETTER WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO ALL WASSENA [...]	2003-12-02 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL ETTC KSTC PARM IT EUN
03ROME5441	MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN TERMS KOZAK PLAN [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA DESK OFFICER FOR MOLDOVA LORENZO ORTONA, MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN INFORMED BOTH PRESIDENT CIAMPI AND PM BERLUSCONI THAT HE FOUND THE "KOZAK" DOCUMENT UNACCEPTABLE. VORONIN MADE CLEAR TO HIS ITALIAN INTERLOCUTORS DURING HIS NOVEMBER 27 VISIT TO ROME THAT NEGOTIATIONS TO [...]	2003-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD RS IT EUN
03ROME5448	ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY INSISTS IGC SECURITY [...] (C) ON DECEMBER 2, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, GIUSEPPE BUCCINO, TOLD POLOFF THAT THE ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY, FM FRATTINI ESPECIALLY, WAS "VERY SATISFIED" WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE (IGC) "CONCLAVE" HELD IN NAPLES NOVEMBER 28-29. HE UNDERLINED THA [...]	2003-12-03 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO
03ROME5481	ITALY PLEASED WITH TAKEOVER AGREEMENT, INSISTS [...] (SBU) MARKING THE END OF A FIFTEEN-YEAR, OFTEN BITTER STRUGGLE AMONG EU MEMBER STATES TO AGREE ON A SINGLE TAKEOVER CODE, THE UNANIMOUS VOTE BY INDUSTRY MINISTERS ON NOVEMBER 27 IN FAVOR OF THE ITALIAN-SHEPHERDED PROPOSAL WAS A VICTORY FOR OPEN MARKETS, GOI OFFICIALS CLAIM. THEY ALSO INSIST T [...]	2003-12-05 14:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IT EUN
03ROME5490	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) EMBOFFS DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO APPROPRIATE MFA INTERLOCUTORS. THIS MESSAGE TRANSMITS RESPONSES TO BALKANS AND IRAQ POINTS. REF B DESCRIBES PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON IGC ISSUES AND PROCESS. MFA RECEIVED REMAINING POINTS WITHOUT COMMENT. ---- IRAQ ---- 2. (C) GIAMPAOLO CANTINI, D [...]	2003-12-05 17:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL EUN
03ROME5491	GALILEO COMMENTS AT ROME CONFERENCE ON SPACE AND [...] THE ITALIAN CENTER FOR HIGH DEFENSE STUDIES (CASD) HELD A HEAVILY ATTENDED SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 2 IN ROME TO PRESENT A RESEARCH REPORT ON SPACE AND SECURITY POLICY IN EUROPE. KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDED: LUIGI RAMPONI, CHAIRMAN, DEFENSE COMMITTEE, ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES; JEAN JACQUES DORDAIN [...]	2003-12-05 18:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL IT EUN
03ROME5507	COEXISTENCE IN ITALY, AG BIOTECH [...] Summary: On the margins of the FAO Conference's 32nd Session in Rome, USDA's Under Secretary J.B. Penn met with Minister of Agriculture Gianni Alemanno to discuss biotechnology in Italy, and the way forward in the agricultural portion of the Doha WTO negotiations. The discussion with Alem [...]	2003-12-09 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD IT EUN
03ROME5627	Pension Reform Inching Forward [...] (SBU) Summary: After a fall devoted largely to posturing, the Berlusconi government and the three major trade union confederations have finally picked up their hammers to try to bang out a pension reform deal. The government agreed December 10 to suspend for a month action to implement its pr [...]	2003-12-16 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV IT EUN
03ROME5665	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY HAS UNEVEN SUCCESS BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Against the backdrop of EU members' continuing divisions over Iraq, Italy's EU Presidency managed to further U.S. interests in fighting terrorism and in keeping the EU's defense and security policy in accord with NATO and the Berlin-Plus agreement - in line with Italy's Presidency [...]	2003-12-19 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IT EUN
03ROME5696	ITALY APPROVES ITS 2004 BUDGET [...] ON DECEMBER 22, PARLIAMENT PASSED THE 2004 BUDGET THAT THE GOI HAD PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ON OCTOBER 2. BY LAW, PARLIAMENT MUST PASS THE BUDGET BY DECEMBER 31. USING THE EXCHANGE RATE OF EURO .90 TO ONE DOLLAR, THE 2004 BUDGET TOTALS EURO 634.5 BILLION (USD 705 BILLION),OR 46.9 PERCENT [...]	2003-12-23 13:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN
03ROME5702	Iraq food procurement issues - US Mission/Rome [...] (SBU) US Mission/Rome met with WFP Deputy Executive Director (Operations) Jean-Jacques Graisse on December 22, 2003 to discuss Iraq food procurement next steps in light of concerns detailed in refs A and B. Graisse, having just returned from discussions at UN Headquarters NY, highlighted UN Tr [...]	2003-12-23 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID EAGR PREF FAO WFP WFPO UN EUN
03ROME5709	Parmalat, Italy's Corporate Giant, in Crisis [...] Parmalat, Italy's dairy and food giant, is in the midst of financial crisis and is in danger of bankruptcy. Milan magistrates are investigating Parmalat's former top management for accounting irregularities committed from 1988 to the present that reportedly have resulted in a shortfall of Euro [...]	2003-12-23 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN
03ROME930	ITALY - OUTREACH ON NEW BIOTERRORISM REGULATIONS [...] USING THE TALKING POINTS PROVIDED IN REF A, ON FEBRUARY 25 ECONOFF RAISED THE PROPOSED FDA REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE BIOTERRORISM ACT WITH SANDRO FANELLA, WTO OFFICE DIRECTOR AT THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE, MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. WHILE APPRECIATING THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE U.S. LE [...]	2003-03-06 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO IT EUN
03ROME931	GOI DISAPPOINTED WITH DELAY IN EU TAKEOVER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 5, ITALIAN MFA DEPUTY HEAD OF MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO EXPRESSED SURPRISE TO POLMIN AT THE US INTERVENTION (REF A) DURING THAT MORNING'S NAC IN BRUSSELS DEALING WITH THE EU'S PROPOSED TAKEOVER OF OPERATION ALLIED HARMONY. RATHER THAN FULLY CONCURRING WIT [...]	2003-03-06 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU MARR MK PREL NATO EUN
03SANAA1745	YEMEN: NEW NAMES ON ASSETS FREEZE LIST [...] (U) On July 16, PolOff delivered ref A and B demarches to Mr. Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Office. Awadi said he would relay the names to the relevant ministries, and thanked PolOff for procedural information (derived from reftels, septels [...]	2003-07-20 11:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PREL PTER KSEP KVPR CVIS IZ YM UNSC EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA213	MFA DEMARCHED ON EXCEPTIONS TO THE ASSETS FREEZE [...] On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on exceptions to the assets freeze list (reftel A) and the terrorist financing designations of Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (reftel B) and four [...]	2003-01-30 13:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN
03STATE287996	TERRORIST FINANCE: RE-DESIGNATION OF FTOS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE (SEE PARAS 2 AND 5.) 2. (U) THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, HAS DECIDED TO REDESIGNATE, UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED, ALL FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS [...]	2003-10-08 23:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN CVIS KVPR
03THEHAGUE1400	TERRORIST FINANCE: JUDGE UPHOLDS DUTCH FREEZE OF AL [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-03 11:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1453	DUTCH COURT ACQUITS ISLAMIST TERRORIST SUSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the District Court of Rotterdam acquitted all twelve suspects charged (under a variety of statutes) for offenses related to the provision of support to a terrorist organization. This was the second such loss for the government before the same court, following the December [...]	2003-06-06 15:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM PREL CASC ETTC XG NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1548	TERRORIST FINANCING: ADDITIONAL DUTCH RESPONSE ON [...] (S) Dutch officials told us 6/16 that at the EU Foreign Ministers Meeting, Dutch FM de Hoop Scheffer plans to stress the need for the EU to take urgent action against Hamas (including clearinghouse designation),to urge that the EU exert influence on Middle East leaders to stop funding for Ha [...]	2003-06-17 04:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER EUN NL
03THEHAGUE1697	The Netherlands' EU Stability Pact Dilemma [...] This message was jointly drafted by Embassy The Hague (Econ-Schultz),USEU Brussels (Econ-Brown),and ConGen Frankfurt (Treasury-Wallar) 2. Summary. The Netherlands' proposed EU stability program to be considered by the Ecofin Council July 14-15 is based on outdated numbers and presents [...]	2003-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN NL ECON EUN
03THEHAGUE1732	DUTCH ON BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1789	DUTCH ON BURMA: EU WAITING UNTIL AUTUMN [...] (C) PolOff made reftel points to Roeland Kollen, Policy Officer in the MFA's South-East Asia Division, on July 11. Kollen said the EU will consider additional bilateral measures against Burma this fall; at present, the EU is deliberating on what other measures, if any, might be useful in prom [...]	2003-07-14 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1859	COUNTERTERRORISM IN THE NETHERLANDS: ACQUITTALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent acquittals of Islamist terrorist suspects in two high profile cases (see Ref A) and increasing realization that terrorist threats affect the Dutch homeland have prompted the government of the Netherlands to propose more measures to strengthen counterterrorism legislatio [...]	2003-07-23 05:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM CASC XG PREL ECON ETRD ETTC EFIN NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1890	CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE: PROPOSED [...] Finance Minister Zalm's "agreement" with U.S. authorities regarding installation of radiological detectors in the port of Rotterdam received prominent attention in the afternoon (7/24) and morning (7/25) Dutch media. According to the press, Zalm expects he can soon launch the new security me [...]	2003-07-25 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1954	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH COMMENTS ON AL AQSA [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-05 07:15:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1957	IRAQI ASSETS: DUTCH IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1483 [...] (C/NF) The Netherlands central bank has tasked Dutch financial institutions to search their records for any accounts linked to the former Iraqi regime and to immediately freeze any that are discovered regardless of whether they are on a UN list. Dutch officials admit that the EU regulation i [...]	2003-08-05 08:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC IZ NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1959	TERRORIST FINANCE: ETA YOUTH DEMONSTRATE IN [...] The Basque youth movement Segi held a small demonstration in the Netherlands this weekend despite its being designated by the EU as a terrorist organization "internal" to Europe and by the Dutch government under its national sanctions law as a group with whom financial transactions are prohib [...]	2003-08-05 11:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PTER SP NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2113	TERRORIST FINANCE:THE HAGUE - NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) The GONL has responded to the August 19 suicide attack in Jerusalem by calling on fellow EU members and the EU Commission (via diplomatic demarche) to convene the EU clearinghouse as quickly as possible in order to move forward with designating Hamas. Because large numbers of European offi [...]	2003-08-21 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2163	Secretary Abraham's 8/13 Meeting with Dutch [...] (U) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham met with Dutch Economics (also energy and telecommunications) Minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst on August 13 in The Hague. In response to a question from Brinkhorst, the Secretary described the factors that led to the California electricity shortages - e [...]	2003-08-27 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG TPHY EINV KNNP IZ IR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2177	Netherlands: Corporate Governance Issues High on [...] Summary: Dutch officials told the Ambassador that Sarbanes-Oxley implementation is still a matter of great concern to the Dutch financial community. They acknowledge that U.S. regulators have some flexibility in implementing the law's provisions but fear European voices will not find a recep [...]	2003-08-28 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2210	TERRORIST ASSETS: SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO EU [...] (C) Acting Economic Counselor delivered the Secretary's message (ref a) and peace process section of Gymnich demarche (ref b) to Dutch Political Affairs Director Werner on September 2 with a request that they be conveyed to Foreign Minister de Hoop Scheffer in advance of the FM's September 3 m [...]	2003-09-02 14:51:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC KPAL PTER EUN NL
03THEHAGUE2238	U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COOPERATION: [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-05 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2321	AFGHANISTAN -- "ACCELERATING SUCCESS" DEMARCHE [...] (C) On September 10, EconCouns and EconOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA South Asia Division Director Wilfred Mohr. Mohr did not specify what amount the Netherlands plans to contribute for 2004, but he predicted that levels would be lower than in the past two years due to tightening ODA [...]	2003-09-16 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID NL PREL AF EUN
03THEHAGUE2335	WTO MINISTERIAL: DUTCH DISAPPOINTED AND DISMAYED BY [...] Summary and Comment: The immediate official Dutch reaction to the breakdown of the WTO Ministerial in Cancun is similar to the USG's with ministers decrying developing country and NGO tactics. The Netherlands sees talks resuming only after the negotiating climate improves but think it will t [...]	2003-09-17 09:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO EUN
03THEHAGUE2340	NPA-GOP PEACE TALKS: DUTCH WEIGHING SISON [...] (C) Press reports (cited in reftels) have pointed to preparations for September 20-21 exploratory peace talks between the New People's Army and Government of the Philippines in Oslo. The Dutch government told us that NPA leader Sison has applied for permission to leave the Netherlands to att [...]	2003-09-17 13:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC RP NO EUN
03THEHAGUE2399	AFGHAN AID: DUTCH PLEDGE EUR 82.5 MILLION OVER [...] Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne announced at the September 21 Dubai international donors meeting that the Netherlands would contribute EUR 82.5 million (USD 95 million) to Afghanistan reconstruction over the period of 2003-2006. The money will be directed to th [...]	2003-09-23 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AF EAID NL PREL EUN
03THEHAGUE2458	TERRORIST ASSETS: NEW DUTCH INITIATIVES [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch plan to take additional measures to clamp down on terrorist front organizations, and supporters, although their full effect will likely only be felt over time. Dutch officials will enact new measures to safeguard the Dutch financial system from terrorist funds. We a [...]	2003-09-30 07:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2508	RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM TRUBNIKOV ON MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: At a September 30 bilateral meeting in The Hague, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Trubnikov told EUR/SNEC Ambassador Perina that he would soon be calling the Deputy Secretary with specific ideas on how the U.S. and Russia can cooperate on Moldova. Trubnikov claimed that he [...]	2003-10-02 11:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2530	TERRORIST FINANCE: CONSULTATIONS OF EB/TFC DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ed Goff, Deputy Director EB/ESC/TFC, met Sept 11-12 with Dutch officials, bankers, and U.S. Embassy staff to share ideas in the war on terrorist financing. These officials reiterated Dutch commitment to furthering terrorist financing efforts both domestically and in the EU. [...]	2003-10-03 08:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN IZ NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2573	MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO DE HOOP SCHEFFER, [...] (C) Summary: In Paris October 2, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held separate discussions with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, urging the two sides to quickly arrange meetings between the two presidents and announcing their desire to visit the region soon after the Azeri elections. [...]	2003-10-07 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2593	TERRORIST FINANCE: SUCCESSORS TO AL AQSA [...] (C) Summary: Several Dutch organizations have been identified as assuming the tasks carried out by Al Aqsa Foundation (NL) in providing support for Hamas. Dutch authorities are investigating and trying to build a case for legal action or further asset freeze orders. End Summary. 2. (U) T [...]	2003-10-09 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2607	EU INTENTION TO WITHDRAW URUGUAY ROUND CONCESSIONS FOR [...] OFFICIALS AT THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, HAVE TOLD US THAT ALTHOUGH THEY AGREED TO CHANGE THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE SYSTEM FOR RICE AS PART OF THE EU MID-TERM REVIEW, THEY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE RICE IMPORT REGIME. IN A DISCUSSION WITH ATE OOSTRA, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR TRADE, HE AGRE [...]	2003-10-10 13:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EUN
03THEHAGUE2610	EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD: DUBLIN AND THE [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Dublin and USEU Brussels. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In a trip designed to build relationships on sustainable development with the January-June 2004 EU Troika (Ireland, The Netherlands, and the European Commission),and to explore specif [...]	2003-10-10 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EFIN PREL EI NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2759	DUTCH PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON NEW EU ANTI-MONEY [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-03 15:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2861	DUTCH COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 17-18 EU FMS MEETING [...] (C) In advance of FM de Hoop Scheffer's participation in the November 17-18 GAERC, Dutch European Correspondent Joep Wijnands offered substantive comments on Israel, Iran, Afghanistan and ESDP (reported septel). While the EU meeting with Israel is happening on the margins of the GAERC, the Du [...]	2003-11-14 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2863	DUTCH POSITION ON ESDP PROVISIONS IN DRAFT TREATY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel GAERC points on ESDP to Hans Sandee, Head of MFA's Security and Defense Policy Office. Sandee (protect) said the GONL fully concurred with the U.S. position and shared in confidence with Poloffs a copy of the Dutch position on ESDP provisions in the draft convention [...]	2003-11-14 14:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL EUN NATO
03THEHAGUE2874	Biotech Regulations In The Netherlands [...] Summary: In The Netherlands, the laws and regulations affecting the approval, production, importation and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology are for the most part based on directives and legislation of the European Union. At the moment, the Ministry for Public Health is p [...]	2003-11-17 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON NL SENV TBIO EUN
03THEHAGUE2914	TERRORIST FINANCE: EMBASSY THE HAGUE COORDINATION [...] (C) Post's Terrorist Finance Coordinating Officer if Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel R. Russel, tel. 31-70-310-9317, fax 31-70-310-9322, (class e-mail) RusselDR@state.sgov.gov, (unclass e-mail) RusselDR@state.gov. 2. (C) Econoff Todd Kushner handles day-to-day coordination of terrorist fina [...]	2003-11-20 06:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC KVPR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2922	TRADE MINISTER CALLS IN AMBASSADOR REGARDING U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Trade Minister van Gennip called in the Ambassador on November 18 to voice very serious concerns at the prospect of U.S. steel safeguards remaining in place following the WTO Appellate Body confirmation that these safeguards are WTO-inconsistent. She noted that the Netherlands would [...]	2003-11-20 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO EUN
03THEHAGUE3021	TERRORIST FINANCING: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-08 06:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER KPAL XF NL EUN
03THEHAGUE3168	DUTCH MFA ON EU'S CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 15:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM CH TW NL EUN
03THEHAGUE3201	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-31 12:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG NL EUN

03ZAGREB167	REFUGEE RETURNS: RATCHETING UP IC PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-23 18:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL HR EUN UN NATO UNHCR
03ZAGREB1925	INTENT TO DECLARE EEZ ADDS NEW WRINKLES TO OLD [...] (C) On September 3, the Slovenian Charge called upon the DCM to deliver a fairly low-key pitch that the U.S. and EU help "create the atmosphere" for a resolution over the conflict over the Croatian intention to announce an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic. In a presentation that [...]	2003-09-05 08:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV SI HR EUN
03ZAGREB337	GOC PUSHING BACK ON IC CRITICISM ON RETURNS [...] (C) THE GOC IS REACTING TO IC PRESSURE ON REFUGEE RETURNS. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND RECONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING, RADIMIR CACIC, HELD A HASTILY ARRANGED MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4 WITH THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY TO PRESENT HIS MINISTRY,S PROGRAM ON REFUGEE RETURN. THE EVENT AT THE SHERATON HOTEL [...]	2003-02-12 17:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ECON HR OSCE EUN UNHCR
03ZAGREB617	PATTEN IN CROATIA: DOUBTS OVER ICTY PRESSUE; WAY AHEAD ON CROATIA'S APPLICATION [...] (C) LOCAL EUROPEAN COMMISSION HOM WUNENBURGER TOLD AMBASSADOR THAT COMMISSIONER PATTEN, DURING A MARCH 13 VISIT TO ZAGREB, EMPHASIZED THE GOC'S NEED TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS ON ICTY COOPERATION, REFUGEE RETURNS, JUDICIAL REFORM AND MEDIA LEGISLATION. MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PM RACAN AND KE [...]	2003-03-18 15:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC ECIN PREF HR SR EUN
03ZAGREB798	CROATIA/ICC/ARTICLE 98: NO EU PRESSURE BUT GOC NOT [...] (C) WE HAVE NOT DETECTED ANY BLATANT EU PRESSURE ON THE GOC NOT TO NEGOTIATE AN ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT WITH US. HOWEVER, FOR THE MOMENT, THE EU DOES NOT NEED TO STRONG-ARM THE CROATIANS. THE GOC IS NOWHERE NEAR TAKING A DECISION ON OPENING FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH US ON ARTICLE 98, LET ALONE [...]	2003-04-10 16:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PHUM HR EUN
04ABUDHABI501	FOLLOW-UP ON MADRID CONFERENCE DONORS FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) DCM initially raised reftel points to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on February 14. According to Al-Noaimi, the UAEG has already disbursed the $215 million pledge made at Madrid, both in providing humanitarian assistance and on buying Si [...]	2004-02-26 11:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAUD EUN
04ANKARA2181	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOT CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-15 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AL BK BU GR HR KSEI MD MK PREL RO SR TU EUN
04ANKARA5827	TURKEY EXTENDS CUSTOMS UNION TO CYPRUS [...] (U) On October 2, several days before issuance of the European Commission's report on Turkish progress toward accession, the Turkish MFA announced that all new EU members, including the Republic of Cyprus, would be included within the scope of the Turkey-EU Customs Union. The announcement fo [...]	2004-10-14 09:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD TU CY EUN
04BOGOTA4060	TERRORIST FINANCE ISSUES IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) The complex relationship between drug traffickers, money launderers and terrorists led the Government of Colombia (GOC) to take a broad, multifaceted and multi-institutional approach to combating illicit finance. Colombia has worked extensively with the USG to find, investigate and freez [...]	2004-04-22 15:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CO EUN
04BRASILIA1074	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 18:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRASILIA1564	TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59 [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-24 17:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EUN
04BRATISLAVA1050	SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA1143	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] Per reftel, On December 7 Econoff delivered questions about the EU's battery directive to Peter Gallovic, Director of Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment. On December 21, Gallovic reported that the GOS supports the new proposal of the Council Chairmanship to introduce a partial b [...]	2004-12-21 16:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA598	EU TAXATION OF U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-17 15:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL PREL EAID LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA621	EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: JAPANESE DECLINE; SLOVAKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. JAPANESE POLOFFS IN BRATISLAVA DECLINED TO DEMARCHE WITH U.S. POLOFF REGARDING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA. THE SLOVAKS PRESENTED THEMSELVES AS NON-PLAYERS IN AN EU DEBATE, NOTING THAT "IMPORTANT EU MEMBERS" WILL MAKE THE DECISION. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) PER REFTEL A, POLOFF CONT [...]	2004-06-25 14:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH JA LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA748	TENSIONS IN MOLDOVA/TRANSNITRIA: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-09 13:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA842	LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 09:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EIND LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA870	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE VIAL, SYLVIA MOHR, [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES COMPLIANCE ATTACHE CATHERINE VIAL, COMPLIANCE ASSISTANT SUSANA GETMAN, EU FUNDING ADVISOR ISABELLE MAELCAMP D'OPSTAELE AND STANDARDS SPECIALIST SYLVIA MOHR AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 3- 6, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT F [...]	2004-09-23 10:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP BE LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA895	GOS TO SUPPORT CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel with Ivan Korcok, State Secretary of the MFA, Milan Jezovica, Foreign Policy Advisor SIPDIS to PM Dzurinda, and Frantisek Ruzicka, Acting General Director for European Affairs. Ruzicka was very well versed in U.S. views (to the point of summarizing previous demar [...]	2004-09-29 14:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA926	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO AIRBUS WTO CASE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 10:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KPAO LO EUN
04BRUSSELS1074	SOLANA ON BOSNIA: PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES TRUST, TOO [...] (C) This is a joint USEU/USNATO message. Policy recommendation in para 12. 2. (C) Summary: In an animated discussion with Ambassadors Schnabel and Burns March 9 on planning for a post-SFOR EU mission in Bosnia, EU HiRep Javier Solana said, "If you want the EU to be your partner in Europe, [...]	2004-03-12 15:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BK MARR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1081	US-EU COASI CONSULTATIONS PART 1: EAST ASIA [...] (C) On March 5 in Brussels, SA A/S Rocca and EAP PDAS Keyser -- accompanied by USEU DCM Foster -- discussed US-EU cooperation in South and East Asia with the EU's COASI Troika. This cable covers the EAP portion of the consultations. The SA segment will be reported septel. -- Indonesia: EU [...]	2004-03-15 08:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP CH ID BM KN ASEAN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1090	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS: BACKGROUND [...] The first European Parliament (EP) elections in a newly enlarged EU will be held June 10-13. The EP has important budgetary powers, and decision-making powers on transportation, environment, data privacy and development aid, all significant issues in U.S.-EU relations. Candidates run as natio [...]	2004-03-15 11:35:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1094	EUROPEAN ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN: WHAT TO EXPECT [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-15 13:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1119	DG COOPER ON DPRK: EU READY TO HELP WHEN TIME IS [...] (C) Visiting EAP PDAS Donald Keyser met with Council DG for External Relations Robert Cooper March 5 on the margins of semestral troika consultations with the EU (reftel). Cooper expressed satisfaction with the slow but steady progress in the Six Party process and offered the EU's assistance b [...]	2004-03-17 07:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1122	USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FIRST QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report provides readers with analysis, priorities, and outreach/meetings related to EU labor and social affairs January-March 2004. We examine EU efforts to recast its employment goals debate and EU concerns on the impact on enlargement on EU labor and social obj [...]	2004-03-17 10:08:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB SOCI PHUM SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1123	HUMANITARIAN AID TO HAITI: EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-17 11:56:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID HA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1134	EU COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY AFTER MADRID [...] (SBU) The EU is re-examining its role in the war against terrorism following the March 11 attack in Madrid. Many EU efforts to improve its counter-terrorism (CT) effectiveness -- for instance by revising the EU CT Action Plan and creating and streamlining the Clearinghouse -- were in the work [...]	2004-03-17 17:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PINR PREL PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1151	COORDINATION FOR THE CHAD CONFERENCE ON DARFUR: EC [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission (EC) is in agreement with USG thoughts on Darfur mediation (reftel),and is prepared to financially support the talks in Chad with 400,000 euros channeled through the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD). According to the EC, important outstanding issue [...]	2004-03-19 04:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM CD SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1162	U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16, EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian progress on democracy and human rights and cooperation with the U.S. and EU in the former Soviet space were central to building a better strategic relationship with Russia. E [...]	2004-03-19 09:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1177	SPURRING SADC ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE: EC RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission (EC) is skeptical that pressure through SADC or any other channel can reverse the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. The members of SADC have disparate agendas and circumstances that hinder them from coming together forcefully on Zimbabwe. Although o [...]	2004-03-19 14:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF EAID ZI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1256	EU STAKES OUT "COMPLEMENTARY BUT DISTINCT" [...] (C) Summary. At its March 22 Foreign Ministers' meeting, the EU welcomed a report outlining a comprehensive European approach to the Middle East. Dubbed "EU Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East," the paper supports the basic ideas underpinning the U.S. reform agen [...]	2004-03-24 16:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1274	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Summary. Major topics of discussion at the transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR),held March 10 in Brussels, included: support to peacekeeping and conflict prevention activities, including the EU's proposed Africa Peace Facility and U.S. support to ECOWAS through EUCOM; political [...]	2004-03-25 10:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1295	SERB PM KOSTUNICA VISITS EU; SOLANA AND PATTEN'S [...] (C) Our readout of Serb PM Kostunica's March 23 meetings in Brussels with High Rep Solana, and Commissioners Prodi and Patten tracks closely with reftel account from Belgrade. In addition, Kostunica is reported to have hinted at the possibility of a "quiet dialogue" with ICTY, claimed to be o [...]	2004-03-25 16:20:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1304	EU CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY NEGOTIATIONS TO RE-START [...] (SBU) EU leaders at their March 25 Summit dinner agreed to an Irish Presidency recommendation that the EU's Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on a draft EU Constitutional Treaty, which collapsed in December 2003 due to disagreements about voting weights, should be re-started, with the aim of [...]	2004-03-26 11:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1337	EU SUMMIT: FOREIGN POLICY TOPICS [...] (SBU) The EU's March 25-26 Summit ran quickly through a series of foreign policy issues during dinner on March 25, followed up by a lunch discussion on Cyprus March 26 that lasted less than one hour. The final Conclusions (available on at ue.eu.int/latest news) consisted of language largely r [...]	2004-03-26 17:53:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZL CY IS IZ IV EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1338	EU LEADERS PLEDGE ACTION ON TERRORISM, NAME NEW CT [...] (U) In the wake of the Madrid bombings, EU leaders on March 25 issued a Declaration on Combating Terrorism (available at http://ue.eu.int/). They pledged to improve cooperation, to speed up implementation of agreed EU measures, and announced new initiatives to counter the terrorist threat. A [...]	2004-03-26 18:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR EFIN KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS139	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JANUARY 2004 [...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 8. 2. Summary. During its January 9 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from the Baltic states (Norway),Central Europe (Netherlands),Northern Africa (Spain),Africa - apart from North Africa (Franc [...]	2004-01-14 06:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EU KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS14	EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]	2004-01-05 14:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1401	P/DAS RIES DISCUSSES US-EU SUMMIT DELIVERABLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a March 30 meeting with HR Solana's WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella, EUR P/DAS Charlie Ries shared preliminary USG thoughts about possible nonproliferation deliverables for the June US-EU Dublin Summit. Stressing that these were just early ideas and not formal proposals, Ries su [...]	2004-03-31 12:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1431	EU-15 UNEMPLOYMENT UNCHANGED AT 8.0 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. Aggregate unemployment in the EU-15 was 8.0 percent in February 2004. The rate was unchanged compared to the seven previous months and the February 2003 rate. The ten acceding countries showed a 14.2 percent average unemployment rate for February 2004, also unchanged for the past [...]	2004-04-02 10:30:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1448	MIGRATION ISSUES: EU INTERIOR MINISTERS REACH KEY [...] At the March 30 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting, EU ministers reached political agreement on the so- called "Qualification Directive" that sets out the eligibility criteria for both refugee status and subsidiary protection in the EU and the entitlements of those persons who qual [...]	2004-04-05 06:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF CVIS CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1450	COUNTER-TERRORISM/LAW ENFORCEMENT: EU [...] The EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministers on March 30 displayed a new momentum to meet its obligations to deal with the Declaration by EU leaders on combating terrorism as well as its own rolling agenda. The ministers agreed on a "general approach" (no formal agreement yet) [...]	2004-04-05 06:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PREF CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1496	EUR/PDAS RIES DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: EUR/PDAS Charlie Ries visited Brussels on March 30 to review EU Commission concerns on specific Copenhagen Criteria issues, with the aim of working with the EU and Turkey to achieve a positive decision on a Turkish date for accession negotiations in December. Matthias Reute, DG [...]	2004-04-06 16:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1497	EU COMMISSION OUTLINES KEY COPENHAGEN CRITERIA [...] (C) Prior to EUR/PDAS Charlie Ries' visit to Brussels on March 30 covering the same issues at a higher level (septel),working level EU officials on March 29 met with us to detail EU Commission concerns on specific Copenhagen Criteria issues. The Commission laid out five specific areas where [...]	2004-04-06 16:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1501	GETTING TO YES IN THE CYPRUS REFERENDA: ACTION [...] (C) With Cyprus guaranteed entry into the EU no matter what the outcome of the referenda, EU officials feel bereft of carrots to encourage a positive Greek Cypriot response. Promoting a "yes" vote in Cyprus will depend on our use of the Cyprus Pre-donors' Conference on April 15 to prove that [...]	2004-04-07 08:27:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1510	CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: APRIL 2 PSC DEBATE AND NEXT [...] (S/NF) The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) discussed the EU arms embargo on China during a heated 90 minute exchange on April 2. PSC Ambassadors generally agreed that the issue -- of whether, when and how to lift the embargo -- should be sent back down to working groups for further [...]	2004-04-07 12:11:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1543	EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERIAL APRIL 5-6 [...] (C) The EU Informal Defense Ministerial in Brussels on April 5/6 endorsed and appeared to expand the concept of the EU rapid reaction force, with Hirep Solana identifying as its elements rapid EU institutional decision-making, a planning cell, and battle groups. Solana explained that the purp [...]	2004-04-08 12:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1577	EU CODE OF CONDUCT ON ARMS EXPORTS: QUESTIONS AND [...] (SBU) This message is intended as a companion to Mission reporting (refs A, B, C) about the possibility that the EU may soon lift its arms embargo on China. In place of the embargo, some EU Member States favor enhancing the EU Code of Conduct on arms exports, either in general or with specific [...]	2004-04-14 05:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1586	DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE, [...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...]	2004-04-14 08:39:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1607	SUBJECT: MARCH 19 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 19, Special Representative of the President for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie W. Sanders and NP/PPC Director Christopher Murray led discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's Nonproliferation Troika (CONOP). Issues dis [...]	2004-04-14 15:27:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1623	EU REACTION TO POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEPS FOR BELARUS [...] (C) Mission passed ref a points April 15 to Carl Hartzell, East Europe and Caucasus specialist of the Council's Policy Unit. Hartzell reviewed them briefly, and said they seemed reasonable, and in fact went further than the EU was thinking at this time. The EU was also looking at steps to inc [...]	2004-04-15 16:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1655	JOINT U.S.-EC MONITORING TRIP IMPROVES DONOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to improve donor coordination and to bring international attention to the humanitarian needs in Burundi, the U.S. and the European Commission (EC) undertook a joint monitoring mission from March 29-April 2 to assess post-conflict needs and to monitor the work of impleme [...]	2004-04-16 13:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM PGOV BU TZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1736	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: IMPACT OF ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Until now, politicians from the ten accession states have only been observers of the European Parliament (EP). We expect a culture clash when these observers become full-fledged members. They are generally younger and look at the EP as a vehicle for political advancement. They a [...]	2004-04-22 09:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1766	SUBJECT: APRIL 15 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 15, NEA/ENA Director Greg Berry led discussions on the Maghreb with the EU's Troika (COMAG). Issues discussed were: -- The Barcelona Process and European Neighborhood Policy: EU officials shared their views on the existing Barcelona Process and their new Neighborhood Po [...]	2004-04-23 08:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV XI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1783	COMMISSION'S POSITIVE "AVIS" ON CROATIA'S EU [...] (C) In issuing its positive recommendation April 20 for opening of accession negotiations with Croatia, the Commission has tried to stress that Croatian cooperation with ICTY "must continue" and the Croatia must "take all necessary steps to ensure the remaining indictee is located and transfe [...]	2004-04-23 13:19:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID NL KAWC HR ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1787	EU HAND-WRINGING ON CYPRUS REFERENDUM: NO CARROTS, FLIMSY STICKS [...] (C) One day away from a Cyprus Referendum, EU officials are wringing their hands in Brussels about the likely fate of the Annan Plan -- and the likely accession of a divided Cyprus into the EU on May 1. The Head of the Commission's Cyprus unit told us April 23 that he is anticipating numerous [...]	2004-04-23 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1806	EU RELEASES ANTI-SEMITISM REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 31, the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) released its long-awaited report on anti-Semitism in the EU. Its data indicate a growing level of anti-Semitic violence in Europe. Right-wing "skin-head" attacks continue unabated, while a growing number [...]	2004-04-26 12:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1868	DINING WITH CHRIS: RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM RELEX [...] (C) Summary: Over rubbery fish at an Adenauer Stiftung affair on April 27, External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten touched briefly on why the EU will never be a "real power," the dubious backgrounds of some of the leaders of the EU's new members, next steps on Cyprus/Turkey, the differences be [...]	2004-04-28 14:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PBTS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1870	EU/CYPRUS: DEVELOPING THE EU'S POST-REFERENDA [...] (C) April 28 COREPER discussion on defining the Green Line for the European Union focused on the extent to which the Green Line is a barrier and to what extent it will be a border. Roughly speaking, our contacts report that the Greek Cypriots would like a barrier without the political charac [...]	2004-04-28 14:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID CY TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1871	EUR/PDAS RIES MEETING WITH MATTHIAS RUETE [...] (C) On April 26 EUR/PDAS Charlie Ries met in Brussels with EU Commission Enlargement Director Matthias Ruete, who is responsible in the Commission for Turkey's accession bid. Ries emphasized the US view that Turkey should not be punished for southern Cyprus' rejection of the Annan Plan. He en [...]	2004-04-28 14:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1897	EU ON DARFUR: CEASEFIRE MONITORING, HUMANITARIAN [...] (S) Summary. The EU will contribute personnel and financial resources to support both the Ceasefire Commission and other efforts to establish peace in Darfur, as well as to address the complex humanitarian emergency in the region. The EU feels the disagreement at the UNCHR meeting was not ove [...]	2004-05-03 05:25:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PREF PHUM SU CD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1907	INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE U.S.-EU POLICY DIALOGUE [...] Summary. The inaugural meeting of the new Policy Dialogue on Border and Transport Security April 26 addressed biometrics, the US-VISIT and Visa Waiver Programs, the joint initiative on lost and stolen passports, "flights of concern" and air marshals. Newly appointed Counter-terrorism coordin [...]	2004-05-03 12:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EAIR ECON PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1911	EU AGREES ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES DIRECTIVE [...] The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on April 29 reached political agreement on a draft Directive imposing minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. Coupled with the formal adoption of the Asylum Qualification Directive on the same day, t [...]	2004-05-03 13:40:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL CMGT CVIS SMIG KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1919	GME: GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT BETWEEN THE G-8 AND [...] (C) Summary. According to an EU official working on the issue, the EU is becoming increasingly skeptical of the U.S.'s GME proposals for the G8 summit. Citing Commissioner Patten, the official said the G8 should stick to a political statement supporting regional reform; the U.S.-EU summit [...]	2004-05-03 15:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1929	EU AGREES ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on April 29-30 agreed on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders, a follow-up to the March 26 European Council Declaration on Combating Terrorism. The Commission will bring forward by June further proposals [...]	2004-05-04 12:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1960	EU: CYPRUS ACCESSION AND COMMISSION RESPONSE [...] (C) Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen's Cabinet member for Cyprus, Kristin Schreiber, told us May 5 that the Commission is readying proposals for improving northern Cypriot commercial access to the EU. The Commission proposals will likely be presented to the Council in late June, for adopti [...]	2004-05-05 13:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1997	EU/COUNTERTERRORISM: VITORINO AND DE VRIES: TIME [...] (SBU) For the past two years, we have struggled with the EU bureaucracy on a range of counter-terrorism measures aimed at tightening border security, enhancing control of container traffic, improving travel document security, and strengthening law enforcement cooperation. After the Madrid bom [...]	2004-05-07 12:03:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PINR ECON ETRD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2027	EU ARMS AGENCY: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) The EU continues to develop the EU Arms Agency (EUAA),and hopes to have it up and running by the final quarter of 2004. The agency's mission is to develop a systematic EU approach to addressing ESDP capability needs. EU officials note that close coordination with NATO will be required i [...]	2004-05-10 13:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS TSPL EAGR MCAP PARM ETTC MASS EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2068	EU COUNCIL ON NATO-EU RELATIONS [...] (C) EUR/RPM Director Dan Russell visited Brussels May 6-7 to meet with EU Council Secretariat officials responsible for EU European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) formulation. The primary topic of discussion was the transition in Bosnia from SFOR to a EU mission. In all of his meetings, R [...]	2004-05-13 06:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2086	EC MOVING FORWARD WITH AUDITORS FOR LIBERIA [...] Following receipt of reftel, USEU contacted DG Development Liberia Desk Officer Arend Biesenbroek for a status report on their funding of auditors to assist in the review of financial controls at six key government agencies. Biesenbroek reported that the terms of reference for this program ha [...]	2004-05-13 15:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV LI EUN IMF USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2091	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU hosted a U.S. delegation headed by USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes for the biannual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 7. Key findings were: --U.S.-EU Coordination within OSCE: cooperation between t [...]	2004-05-14 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2102	EU FMS' MEETING: KEY AGENDA ITEMS AND DEMARCHE [...] (C) The EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on May 17-18 will devote much of its time to Intergovernmental Conference (ICG) debates on the draft EU Constitutional Treaty. Ministers (with their Defense colleagues also participating) will also focus on ESDP is [...]	2004-05-14 15:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2107	EUROPEAN ELECTIONS AND U.S.-EU RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although most voters in the June 10-13 European elections will focus mainly on bread-and-butter themes such as employment, health care and the like, transatlantic issues will also attract attention. Brussels observers expect Iraq to feature more prominently in EU member states w [...]	2004-05-14 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2114	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND AN ENLARGED EU [...] (C) Summary. The enlargement of the EU on May 1 raised the number of EU countries not included in the visa waiver program (VWP) from one to ten. New Member States harbor hopes that their EU accession can become a way to wrest from the U.S. via the EU what they could not obtain bilaterally: i [...]	2004-05-17 09:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS SMIG ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2180	EU-UKRAINE: CONDITIONING ENHANCED TIES ON [...] (C) Summary. After a delay due to internal EU friction, the EU hopes to complete negotiation on an "Action Plan" for Ukraine in time for the July EU-Ukraine summit. The plan will list political and economic reforms that Ukraine will undertake, in return for reciprocal EU steps to bring Ukra [...]	2004-05-19 13:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2181	EU FM TALKS RAISE DOUBTS ABOUT JUNE TARGET [...] (SBU) EU Foreign Ministers in the May 17-18 session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) - the first since the collapse of the December 2003 Summit - made little progress on the draft EU Constitutional Treaty. Irish FM/IGC chair Cowen nevertheless remained confident the Treaty will be a [...]	2004-05-19 14:39:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2196	EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: KEY RETURNING MEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the campaign now in full swing, almost all of the party lists for the June 10-13 European elections have been released in the 25 EU member states. This message describes some of the influential members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who, based on their party-list rankin [...]	2004-05-24 13:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2211	BRUSSELS VIEW OF IRELAND'S EU PRESIDENCY: A [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-25 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2262	USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT JUNE [...] Sensitive but unclassified -- entire text. 2. Summary: You are coming to Brussels during a time of transition in the EU as it absorbs its new members and moves towards a new Parliament, new Commissioners and a new Constitutional Treaty. At the same time, the EU under the Irish Presidency i [...]	2004-05-27 10:28:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2277	EU AGREES NEW NON-PROLIFERATION TEXT FOR SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. On May 26, the EU agreed to new non-proliferation language for inclusion in the draft EU-Syria Association Agreement. Last December, EU member states rejected an ad ref text negotiated by the European Commission for including non-proliferation language that was too watered down [...]	2004-05-27 16:26:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ETRD SY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2360	EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: RESHUFFLING OF PARTY GROUPS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the European Parliament (EP) "party groups" are coalitions of member-state parties, their membership is somewhat fluid; some realignment is likely to result from the June 10-13 European elections. Despite persistent rumors, the probable departure of some national parties f [...]	2004-06-02 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2365	EU-25 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 9.1 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-25 published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office stood at 9.1 percent for April 2004, unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the twelve EU countries participating in the euro) was also stable at [...]	2004-06-03 10:42:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2368	KEY TOPICS FOR EU FMS' MEETING AND SUMMIT, JUNE 14 [...] The headline issues for the June 14 EU FMs' meeting and the June 17-18 EU Summit will be the final round of Constitutional Treaty negotiations and the nomination of the next generation of key EU leaders (Commission President, CFSP High Rep). But a substantial list of other topics will also [...]	2004-06-03 10:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2369	EU ON LATEST IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS: WHAT TO EXPECT IN [...] (C) Summary: The EU intends to release a medium term strategy on Iraq at its June 17-18 Summit. The strategy will govern political and economic relations with sovereign Iraq through the 2004-05 electoral period. Specific proposals include support for the electoral process, human rights, dem [...]	2004-06-03 11:19:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2381	EUR/DAS BRADTKE'S SECURITY CONSULTATIONS WITH EU [...] (C) EUR/DAS Bradtke met May 26 in Brussels with EU leaders in the PSC Troika Format including representatives of the EU presidency, Council, and Commission. Bradtke and his EU interlocutors reviewed ESDP/NATO developments, including the BiH SFOR transition, the EU's planning for a civ-mil ce [...]	2004-06-03 13:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2389	DEALING WITH EU IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: We reviewed ref A draft guidelines on dealing with the EU in international organizations, and believe the guidelines, with a few adjustments, will provide what is needed: an equitable and fair framework which allows flexibility within broad parameters and clearly spells out U.S. [...]	2004-06-04 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2410	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON DARFUR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. The EU Council Secretariat will recommend to the Irish Presidency that they adopt a similar approach outlined in reftel A, demarching friendly Arab and African states over the deteriorating situation in Sudan. The EU announced a 10 million euro contribution to address humanitar [...]	2004-06-04 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PREF SU PROV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2437	EU CONTRIBUTION TO "SOCIAL BENEFITS OF [...] The EU Commission recently tabled a series of recommendations presented as its contribution to securing the social benefits of globalization. On the internal (EU) front, the Commission advocates full implementation of the Lisbon strategy to maintain Europe's competitiveness, calling for heav [...]	2004-06-07 14:08:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ELAB ILO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2442	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EU HI-REP [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage and EU Foreign Policy Hi-Rep Solana met June 2 and discussed the Mid-East Peace Process (MEPP),Iraq and the forthcoming US/EU Summit. Solana said the EU would be as supportive as possible regarding the new government in Iraq. He also emphasized the im [...]	2004-06-07 15:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GZ IS IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2456	(C) EU/IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: LOW EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A key EU official involved in the ongoing EU/Iran human rights dialogue believes that the next round of that dialogue (June 14-15 in Teheran) will accomplish little. End summary 2.(C) The EU Council official responsible for organizing the next round of EU/Iran human rights dialo [...]	2004-06-09 05:20:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2477	EU FAILS TO AGREE ON NEW EUROPOL DIRECTOR [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on June 8 failed to reach the necessary consensus on who will be the Director of EUROPOL as from July 1, 2004. Ministers reached complete agreement on the principle of mutual recognition of confiscation orders. JHA Commissioner Vitorino repor [...]	2004-06-10 06:09:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2495	CROATIA'S PROGRESS TOWARD THE EU HITS A PATCH OF [...] (C) As reported ref B, Croatia looks very likely to be officially declared a candidate for EU membership at the EU Summit on June 17-18. The most important possible stumbling block, full cooperation with the ICTY in The Hague, remains a non-issue for the EU as long as ICTY Prosecutor del Ponte [...]	2004-06-10 12:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR SI IT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2496	VERHEUGEN RESPONSE TO DEPUTY SECRETARY ON ROMANIAN [...] (U) The cabinet of Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen has faxed us a letter from the Commissioner to Deputy Secretary Armitage, replying to the Deputy Secretary's letter of May 4 on the issue of Romanian adoptions. The full text of the letter is in para 3 below, and a copy of the origi [...]	2004-06-10 12:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC CVIS RO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2498	EU HI-REP SOLANA PROPOSES EU INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) June 8 meeting, Council Hi-Rep Javier Solana said he would call on leaders at next week's European Council to extend the scope of the EU Situation Center (SitCen) from external threats to internal threats within the EU. Sola [...]	2004-06-10 13:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2502	EU ROLLS OUT STRATEGY FOR PROGRESSIVE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. EC Commissioner Patten, with the full support of EU HighRep Solana, has proposed an ambitious strategy for rapidly ramping up EU relations with Iraq following the transition to sovereignty. In a private letter that complements the public strategy, Patten and Solana call on the [...]	2004-06-10 14:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2518	EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: NEGATIVE ON EUROPE, NOT ON U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: The provisional results of the June 10-13 European elections largely confirm the status quo: in a European Parliament (EP) that remains a complex amalgam of parties, nationalities and personalities, the Christian Democrats and Conservatives group (EPP-ED) keeps its plurality. Th [...]	2004-06-14 13:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2541	EU PUZZLED BY MOLDOVA'S STABILITY PACT INITIATIVE; MOSCOW RESPONSE IS KEY [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-15 12:58:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PBTS PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS OSCE MD
04BRUSSELS2586	U.S.-EU JOINT MISSION TO INTERPOL ON LOST/STOLEN [...] (SBU) Summary. During consultations in Brussels on 6/9 and a subsequent joint mission to Interpol headquarters in Lyon on 6/10, the U.S. and EU ironed out some of the remaining wrinkles in plans to share information on lost and stolen passports through Interpol. An EU Common Position, expect [...]	2004-06-17 13:03:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CPAS KFRD KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2593	MANY EU SUMMIT FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) During the EU Summit June 17-18 in Brussels, EU sources tell us EU leaders will approve a range of pre-cooked decisions on a broad range of foreign policy topics so that they can focus on Constitutional Treaty negotiations and top-level appointments (septel). EU leaders are expected to en [...]	2004-06-17 15:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID XA XF TU HR RO BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS

04BRUSSELS2605	EC RESPONSE TO HAITI DEMARCHE FOR BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (SBU) USEU Development Counselor presented reftel demarche to European Commission (EC) Desk Officer for Haiti Lut Fabert-Goossens, in the Directorate-General for Development. Fabert-Goossens said the EC appreciates concerns expressed by the US and concurs with our assessment of needs and prio [...]	2004-06-18 09:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN HA XL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2610	EU UPDATE ON GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. On June 17, EU High Rep Solana's advisor for the CIS, Kees Van Rij, reviewed developments in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with visiting Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Pascual. Van Rij gave a readout of EU High Rep Solana's meeting the day before with Georgian [...]	2004-06-18 12:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UP BO MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2683	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2004 [...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. During its June 22 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Eastern Europe (submitted by Germany),the Balkans and the Near East (Greece),Central Asia (Italy),South West Asia (U [...]	2004-06-23 15:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2794	EU LEADERS NOMINATE PORTUGUESE PM DURAO [...] EU leaders on June 29 nominated Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as the next Commission President effective November 1. The leaders also renewed the mandate of Javier Solana as Council SG/CFSP High Rep with a commitment to appoint him as the first EU Foreign Minister once [...]	2004-06-30 11:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2828	OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: EU RESPONSE [...] (C) We met on June 30 with Council and Commission representatives to discuss ref A demarche. Council Secretariat Director for the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, SIPDIS and Central Asia Stefan Lehne and desk officer Helene Holm-Pedersen had no comment on the four entities mentioned in ou [...]	2004-07-01 11:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC EUN KWAC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2838	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT'S CALL ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 30 call on Ambassador Schnabel, outgoing European Parliament (EP) President Pat Cox defended his decision to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to annul the U.S.-EU agreement on PNR data sharing, and denied that his press statement on that decision, released in Ire [...]	2004-07-01 13:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2859	CUBA -- EU RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III [...] (C) We discussed reftel points with Karl Buck, Head of the Council Secretariat's Latin America Division, on July 2. Buck immediately asserted that he had not heard of any such paper but could not exclude the possibility of some member-states having prepared their own reports. The EU would d [...]	2004-07-02 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2930	EU RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD TITLE III AND VENEZUELA [...] (C) The European Commission is still considering whether or not to send an election observer mission to Venezuela. The EU also remains concerned about the possible outcome of the White House decision on suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. The EU still plans to raise this issue at the [...]	2004-07-09 09:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD CU VE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2931	COMMISSION PERSPECTIVE ON JULY 12 GAERC [...] (C) Commission officials tell us the July 12 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting will not see many serious decisions before the EU FMs. A featured item would be a lunch discussion with Iraqi PM Allawi (which we now understand may be cancelled or postponed). The pri [...]	2004-07-09 09:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ AF HA BM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2938	NEW COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (SBU) On July 7, EU Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen presented the Commission's plan fulfill the EU's pledge to end the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community following their support for the Annan Plan. The two main proposals are: 1) a new "preferential trade regime" allowing dir [...]	2004-07-09 14:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD PGOV CY GR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2944	EU CONSTRAINED ON NEXT STEPS WITH SERBIA [...] (C) PolOff spoke on July 8 with Stefan Lehne, Solana's key advisor on the Balkans, almost immediately after Lehne's return from Belgrade, where he had attended the Contact Group session with U/S Grossman. Lehne said that in his separate meetings with Serb officials the GoS was focused on the [...]	2004-07-09 15:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2971	EU FMS' LUNCH DISCUSSION WITH IRAQI FM ZEBARI [...] (U) Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari had a lunch discussion with EU FMs during their July 12 General Affairs and External Council Relations meeting in Brussels. As described by Dutch FM and GAERC Chair Bernard Bot, EU support for Iraq is "demand driven" and therefore today's lunch was an opportu [...]	2004-07-13 04:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2983	A/S WAYNE MEETING WITH COMMISSION ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with EB Assistant Secretary Wayne, Commission Development Director Sipke Brouwer explained the Commission would pledge approximately 160 million Euros for Haiti over the next two years including up to 77 million Euros as non-project (more rapidly available) funds, [...]	2004-07-13 14:26:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN HA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3003	IRAQ: EC MEETING WITH A/S WAYNE [...] (C) In a July 8 meeting in Brussels, EB A/S Wayne discussed next steps on Iraq with Fenando Valenzuela, Deputy Director General for External Relations at the Commission. Valenzuela was accompanied by Patrick Laurent, Head of Gulf Countries and Barcelona process, Richard Wright, the EC's new T [...]	2004-07-14 12:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3010	EU-IRAQ: DUTCH SUGGEST ZEBARI LETTER TO EU TO [...] (U) Action Request: See para three. 2. (C) Reftel tracks well with what Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz told EUR A/S Jones during the July 13 US-EU Political Directors meeting in Brussels (septel). In an aside to US delegation on the margins of that meeting, Siblesz said he th [...]	2004-07-14 15:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3055	EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR AN AU PROTECTION FORCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-16 16:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3057	EC FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DARFUR CRISIS: DEMARCHE [...] (U) Following up on reftel demarche request for further information on EU funding initiatives, PRM Assistant and USAID Advisor for Humanitarian Assistance met with Javier Perez, ECHO desk officer for Sudan. According to Perez, the EC has mobilized nearly 70.7 million Euros from different budg [...]	2004-07-16 16:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3059	US-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LOOK AT UPCOMING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. US-EU Political Director consultations in Brussels on July 13 discussed a broad agenda including summit follow-up, and compared notes on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Central Asia. EUR A/S Jones told the EU now is not the time to lift its arms embargo on China, and urged the EU, [...]	2004-07-19 07:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS ETRD MASS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3066	EU ON EXPANDED TRANSNISTRIA VISA BAN: NEED TO [...] (C) On July 19, USEU conveyed reftel non-paper to Council Secretariat Russia watcher Carl Hallergard, who is temporarily covering Moldova. He welcomed the non-paper, and said he would distribute it to member states at that day's COEST Working Group meeting. The Council Secretariat, he said [...]	2004-07-19 14:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV RS MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3067	BRIEF READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. According to an EU official present for the July 16 EU-Russia Political Directors' meeting in Moscow, the EU raised Yukos and Moldova. On Yukos, Deputy FM Chizhov agreed that foreign investment will suffer, but said it was a criminal case and will proceed. On Moldova, Chizhov s [...]	2004-07-19 14:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3072	European Parliament: Key Leadership [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the July 20-23 European Parliament (EP) plenary session, the 732 newly elected MEPs from the 25 member states will formally take their seats. The session's most significant event will probably be the July 22 vote on Jose Manuel Durao Barroso's nomination as Commission Presid [...]	2004-07-20 06:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3101	EU/JHA: TOWARD A NEW MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAM; [...] The EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on July 19 began preparations for a new multi-annual JHA program building on EU work over the past five years to establish "a common area of freedom, security and justice." Noting the persisting deadlock on the appointment of a n [...]	2004-07-20 15:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3126	THE BARROSO COMMISSION: MORE OLD FACES [...] The next EU Commission to take office on November 1, 2004, will have 25 members, including its President. A majority of them are already in place: they are from the ten new Member States, having joined on May 1 and looking for a full five- year mandate, or from the former EU-15 and also exp [...]	2004-07-23 10:48:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3131	ICFTU AND ETUC LIKELY PARTNERS ON CUBA LABOR [...] (C) In response to reftel action request, Post has identified the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) as union organizations possibly willing to raise the issue of Cuban labor rights violations at regional labor meetings an [...]	2004-07-23 14:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB CU ILO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3140	DARFUR: EU STRESSES STRONG GOS ACTION AGAINST JINGAWEIT [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Hirep Solana's point man on Sudan, Christian Manahl, stressed the importance of improving the security situation in Darfur to allow humanitarian assistance. He ridiculed some of the GOS actions to date, and urged the arrest of Jingaweit leaders and suspension [...]	2004-07-23 14:36:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID SU ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3159	EU/CHINA: READOUT OF JUNE 30 HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 29-30 the EU and China held a joint seminar on Chinese ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (refs A, C). EU reporting, relayed to poloff by a Policy Unit staffer, described the seminar as useful overall -- with a "wonderful atmo [...]	2004-07-26 13:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PARM KDEM KJUS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3190	EU ON UNGA PRIORITIES, ATTENDEES [...] (C) Summary: EU officials welcomed early consultation on UNGA priorities and highlighted shared interest in combating human trafficking and reducing the number of Middle East resolutions -- although they underscored several times that this would be best achieved by resolving the underlying r [...]	2004-07-27 11:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC KSEP OVIP OTRA UN UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3195	SUBJECT: EU/SUDAN: FMS THREATEN SANCTIONS, PLEDGE [...] In a meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) on July 26, EU FMs threatened sanctions if Sudan does not soon comply with international expectations on Darfur. The GAERC Conclusions (available at http://ue.eu.int/) offer a very critical assessment of progress on [...]	2004-07-27 14:12:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3205	DEMARCHE ON REPLACEMENT FOR UNRWA COMMISSIONER [...] (C) On July 27, PRM Assistant delivered reftel points to Desk Officer for UNRWA Christian Berger in the Commission's External Relations Directorate-General. Berger candidly remarked that despite a fair performance as UNRWA COMGEN, Peter Hansen's welcome has waned. Berger cautioned that rumors [...]	2004-07-28 12:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3207	MAOIST VIOLENCE IN NEPAL: NO EU CLEARINGHOUSE [...] (C) We met on July 28 with Mario Ferrucci, deputy head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan unit in the Commission's External Relations directorate, to discuss reftel points. He said that UK pressure for designating the Maoists as a terrorist organization was "a constant" in EU discussions, most r [...]	2004-07-28 14:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KT NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3210	EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: BRIEFING THE PSC ON CHINA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) hosted an informal gathering July 22 to receive a USG intelligence briefing on China's military modernization efforts and implications on regional stability if the EU lifts its arms embargo on China. Post-briefing readouts from EU [...]	2004-07-28 15:22:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MCAP PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3211	EU HAS SOME QUESTIONS ON UPCOMING AHLC [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission, which has the lead on AHLC issues, supports US goals for having the AHLC focus on Gaza withdrawal, but is skeptical of the proposed September date. The EC questions whether Israel will have an agreed, concrete withdrawal plan (or, possibly even a gover [...]	2004-07-28 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL IS KWBG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3222	EU SUPPORTIVE ON AFGHAN STABILITY, KARZAI DECISION [...] (SBU) We reviewed ref A points during a July 28 meeting with Baltasar Benz, the Afghanistan desk officer in the Commission's External Relations directorate. Benz said that the Commission -- which had been concerned about Afghanistan's warlords -- welcomed President Karzai's decision to drop F [...]	2004-07-29 15:44:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3223	DARFUR: EU TO AUGMENT OBSERVERS, PROPOSES ASSESSMENT MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Hirep Solana has proposed to African Union (AU) an augmentation in EU representation on ceasefire observers to allow a European representative on each team. An officer has also been dispatched to backstop the AU in Addis, but operational details remain unsettled. EU also wants t [...]	2004-07-29 15:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ET MARR PREL SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3224	EU MAY ACT TO BAN BELARUSIAN SPORTS MINISTER FROM [...] (C) Summary. The EU is looking seriously at steps it can take to ban Belarusian Sports Minister Sivakov from the Olympic games. Greece supports a ban, but wants to approach the International Olympic Committee first, as visas are issued along with IOC credentials, and Sivakov is likely to a [...]	2004-07-30 07:18:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KOLY PHUM PREL GR BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3225	EU EFFORTS ON AID AND TRADE FOR NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (C) During meetings with Dutch Presidency, Commission and Council officials on July 26-27, EUR DAS Laura Kennedy was told the prospects for positive developments on Cyprus looked difficult. The Commission's proposed aid and trade measures to "end the isolation" of the north of the island (ref [...]	2004-07-30 07:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD ZS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3226	ENCOURAGING SIGNALS FROM COMMISSION AND DUTCH [...] (C) In meetings on July 26-27 in Brussels with Dutch Presidency, Commission and Council officials, EUR DAS Laura Kennedy heard guardedly optimistic assessments from all that the EU, at its summit this December, would reach a positive decision on opening EU accession negotiations with Turkey ne [...]	2004-07-30 07:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3227	EU CONSIDERS VISA BAN ON 21 TRANSNISTRIAN [...] (SBU) On July 29, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors agreed to consider imposing a visa ban on 21 Transnistrian officials connected to the recent closing of Moldovan schools in Transnistria. EU staff are preparing the paperwork to impose the ban; the PSC will review the is [...]	2004-07-30 07:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3230	JOSEP BORRELL ELECTED EP PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: The European Parliament (EP) on July 20 elected as its new president Spanish Socialist Josep Borrell. Although a former Fullbright scholar and active supporter of the Fullbright program, Borrell has been one of the Spanish Socialist party's most outspoken critics of U.S. policy [...]	2004-07-30 09:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3234	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SELECTS NEW VICE- [...] (U) Summary: The European Parliament (EP) elected 14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors (in charge of EP financial and administrative matters) on July 20 and 21 in Strasbourg. These elections -- which follow Josep Borrell's victory in the EP presidential election (septel) -- complete the elected [...]	2004-07-30 10:56:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3310	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ON EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) DRL Senior Advisor Susan O'Sullivan and poloff met July 23 with Human Rights Watch (HRW) Brussels Director Lotte Leicht to discuss the EU drive to lift its arms embargo on China. Leicht said that HRW is working with Amnesty International (AI),Human Rights in China (HRIC),and likeminded [...]	2004-08-04 10:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PARM MARR CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3320	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The new European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee will be the largest EP committee, with 78 members. The Committee is responsible for drafting reports and making recommendations on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) topics, European Security and Defense Policy ( [...]	2004-08-05 08:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3333	EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: READOUT OF UK POLDIR SAWERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Japanese Mission offered us a readout of the July 29 meeting in Tokyo between DFM Tanaka and UK PolDir Sawers to discuss the China arms embargo. Sawers told Tanaka that the UK wanted to de-link any decision to lift the arms embargo from the EU-China summit in December because o [...]	2004-08-05 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PARM PHUM CH TW JA UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3339	EU AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON VENEZUELA DEMARCHE [...] (C) We spoke about Venezuela with Karl Buck, director of the Council Secretariat's Latin America unit, on August 5. The Dutch Presidency's August 3 declaration on the referendum -- in which the EU encouraged active participation by all voters and "expresses its support for international missio [...]	2004-08-06 09:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3358	EXPERT PANEL MEETING ON DEVELOPING A [...] SUMMARY: THE G-8 ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA FAMINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE MULTI-DONOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIEF AND TRANSITIONS (SMART) INITIATIVE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF G-8 MEMBER SUPPORT. AN EXPE [...]	2004-08-06 15:17:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PHUM PREL SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS36	EU ADOPTS NEW NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: EU heads of state and government adopted an "EU Strategy Against Proliferation of WMD" at their December 12-13 Summit in Brussels. The strategy expands and integrates the various pieces of the EU's existing nonproliferation policies -- notably the nonproliferation Principles and [...]	2004-01-06 14:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP PINS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3624	VERHEUGEN'S TURKEY TRIP AND DUTCH NGO STUDY [...] (C) Summary: DG-Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen will use his September 4-7 trip to Turkey to review the Commission's human rights and political concerns, which he hopes will further enhance his credibility before the European Council, the European Parliament and, ultimately, "European publi [...]	2004-08-30 14:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3688	EU-25 UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 9.0 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-25 stood at 9.0 in July 2004, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on September 1. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the twelve EU countr [...]	2004-09-02 07:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3729	EU OFFICIALS ON IAEA IRAN REPORT: NOT READY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed reftel with Council nonproliferation and nuclear policy advisors September 2 and 3. While acknowledging serious unresolved issues, they assessed DG El Baradei's new report as "overall more positive than the last one," and said that EU BOG members were unlikely t [...]	2004-09-03 12:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3741	NEW COMMISSION STEPS ON HOMELAND SECURITY [...] This is an action message, see paragraphs 2 and 19. Introduction, Summary and Action Request ---------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) This message provides a snapshot of the state of play of homeland security initiatives and organizations within the Commission. It is organized [...]	2004-09-03 14:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ECPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3772	GYMNICH RESULTS ON BURMA, SUDAN, MIDDLE EAST AND [...] (SBU) The EU Foreign Ministers' informal "Gymnich" meeting in Maastricht on September 3-4 proceeded as expected (reftel). The EU will go ahead with the Asia-EU (ASEM) Summit in Hanoi on October 7-9, as long as Burma attends at the FM or lower level, but the FMs also announced further sanction [...]	2004-09-08 05:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ BM SU SR IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3782	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1 EUR DAS Laura Kennedy held semi-annual consultations with the EU on Caucasus and Central Asia (COEST). Caucasus discussions concentrated on establishing a political process to resolve the South Ossetia conflict (Kennedy met separately on South Ossetia with Heikki [...]	2004-09-08 14:36:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GG AM AJ KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3821	EU AID/TRADE FOR NORTH CYPRUS STALLS [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Kennedy's Brussels consultations coincided with an important September 2 COREPER meeting in which EU member states were unable to find a way to move the Commission's proposed trade preferences for Northern Cyprus ahead -- leaving the EC's trade/aid package effectively fro [...]	2004-09-09 15:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD ZS TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3840	ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 13 GAERC [...] (C) We have discussed reftel A points on the EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on Sept. 13 with a variety of EU officials. EU Conclusions on Sudan should dovetail with the main elements of our draft UNSC Resolution. On Iran, we understand the EU will is [...]	2004-09-10 10:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR BK SU EAID BU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3843	ANNALISA GIANNELLA, LEADING THE EU AGAINST WMD [...] (C) Summary: Annalisa Giannella, EU High Representative Solana's Personal Representative for WMD Non-Proliferation, is the key official shaping the EU approach to nonproliferation and disarmament. Her results-oriented approach, record of close cooperation with the US, and European contacts m [...]	2004-09-10 11:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PINR IT FR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3881	EUR DAS TEFFT REVIEWS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with EU officials on September 10, EUR DAS Tefft discussed recent events in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. EU officials viewed the Beslan attack as a failure of Putin's Chechnya policy, expected him to respond by doing more of the same, and predicted cooler [...]	2004-09-13 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3892	EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY: TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) Summary: The establishment of a European Defense Agency (EDA) to harmonize moves to boost European military capacity might -- with important caveats -- develop in a way that is in accord with US and NATO interests. However, we should be wary of any EU Member State effort to employ the pr [...]	2004-09-14 11:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM ETRD EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3897	EU FMS SEND LOTS OF SIGNALS, BUT MAKE FEW [...] (SBU) The September 13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU Foreign Ministers refined EU positions spelled out over previous months and recently discussed at the Sept. 3 Gymnich (ref B). On Sudan, the EU noted some progress, but insisted the GoS has not complie [...]	2004-09-14 13:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ BM SU SR IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3926	EU AFGHAN ELECTION SUPPORT MISSION PLANS VISITS TO [...] (C) Summary: The EU Democratic Election Support Mission (DESM) in Afghanistan will send small teams to Pakistan and Iran to assess out-of-country registration procedures for Afghan refugees. This is not intended as a formal diplomatic monitoring mission. The preregistration visit to Islamabad [...]	2004-09-15 15:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK AF IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3948	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: REVISED US VISIT POLICY AND [...] (C) Summary. The initial reaction from the European Commission on the FBI's enhanced access to US VISIT databases was low key. Major concerns focused on types of law enforcement activities for which the data would be used and about delays at ports of entry following changes on 9/30 and 12/31 [...]	2004-09-16 15:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL KOCI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3979	DEMARCHE TO EU: OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM AND TOLERANCE [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 16:53:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3983	EU MEMBER STATE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNPROFOR IRAQ: [...] (C) According to a Council Secretariat official (protect) working on Iraq issues, EU member states have offered to date a total of 10 million euros ($12 million) to fund the UN Protection Force in Iraq. In addition, the UK has pledged to provide an unspecified monthly sum of money to ensure [...]	2004-09-20 04:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3989	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA: EU AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The September 8 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (strengthening MONUC, protecting refugees, supporting internal and regional dialogues),Sudan (calibrating pressure on the government, strengthening the AU role, meeting humanita [...]	2004-09-20 09:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4009	EU/TURKEY: ACCESSION TALKS NOT A DONE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: The current conventional wisdom in Brussels is that Turkey will get "yes-but" recommendations to start accession talks with the EU from the European Commission on October 6 and the European Council on December 17. We expect the debate in both bodies to be contentious. It would o [...]	2004-09-21 09:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4012	EU GRAPPLES WITH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: DUTCH [...] (U) Summary. Approximately 250 experts in migration policy from throughout Europe and North America gathered at a conference hosted by the Dutch Presidency in Amsterdam, September 1-3, to discuss the current state of migration affairs in the EU and to recommend policy options in managing migr [...]	2004-09-21 11:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4013	EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONCERNED ABOUT ROHINGYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission (EC) is concerned about the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, including the lack of adequate educational opportunities for refugee children. Those living outside official refugee camps without official status are at greater risk. The EC would [...]	2004-09-21 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL BG BM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4016	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: DARFUR "TANTAMOUNT TO [...] (U) Summary. In a resolution dated September 16, the European Parliament (EP) endorsed the U.S. view that events currently happening in Darfur are "tantamount to genocide." A multi-party fact-finding mission undertaken September 2 - 7 provided the impetus for the strong statement. The Dutch [...]	2004-09-21 13:22:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4025	EU FUNDING FOR IRAQ: EB A/S WAYNE MEETING WITH [...] (U) Action request: See para 12 below. 2. (C) Summary. Commission Deputy DG Leigh told EB A/S Wayne on September 21 that the EC agreed that the goal for the upcoming Tokyo conference is to get more support from donors for Iraq. To do this, Leigh said, Iraqi officials must present a st [...]	2004-09-21 15:18:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV MOPS IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4055	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Development Committee in the European Parliament (EP) is responsible for EU development assistance policy (over which the EP and the Council share legislative power). Its new chairperson is Italian Communist EP Deputy (MEP) Luisa Morgantini. We do not expect its customary [...]	2004-09-23 12:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI EAID SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4107	EU IN UN: IO A/S HOLMES IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with IO Assistant Secretary Kim Holmes on September 15-16, EU officials: --stressed EU commitment to "effective multilateralism with the UN at its core;" --continued their push for enhanced status for the European Commission (EC) in UN bodies (EU additionality); [...]	2004-09-27 08:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4112	POLISH EU PERMREP AMBASSADOR GRELA MEETING WITH EB [...] (C) Summary: Poland Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Marek Grela stressed that the Polish government strongly endorses giving Turkey a date for accession talks to the EU this fall, said progress was being made on Cyprus aid issues among EU ambassadors, expressed concern over the [...]	2004-09-27 08:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU PL ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4119	European Parliament (EP) Plenary September [...] SUMMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.S. policy on terrorism and Iraq. MEPs qualified the Darfur situation as "tantamount to genocide." Also, the EP passed a resolution criticizing human rights [...]	2004-09-27 13:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4129	EB A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH GERMAN EU PERM REP [...] (C) In a September 21 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, German EU Permanent Representative Wilhelm Schoenfelder observed that Iraq continues to dominate US-EU relations. While clearly in Europe's interest to contribute to stabilization, domesticall [...]	2004-09-28 09:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4144	EUMS THOUGHTS ON REMAINING SFOR HANDOVER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Some issues related to the end of SFOR and the beginning of Operation Althea remain to be resolved, but planners in HR Solana's secretariat are confident that the transfer will go smoothly. The transfer date has been largely resolved among commanders on the ground, but the EU poli [...]	2004-09-28 14:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL BK NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4151	MIGRANT CAMPS IN LIBYA/UKRAINE: EU DEBATES [...] (SBU) Summary. The EU faces a delicate balancing act between controlling the illegal follow of migrants crossing its external frontiers while maintaining the asylum channel open for those in need of international protection (reftel a). Increasingly, EU Member States are willing to consider [...]	2004-09-28 16:00:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS416	EC ON IRAQI REFUGEE RETURN AND INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The EC agrees with reftel strategy of concentrating first on the return of Iraqi refugees from neighboring countries. It has no plans at present to promote the return of Iraqis from EU Member States. An EC attempt to return Afghans to their country in 2003 was unsuccessful b [...]	2004-02-02 04:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF IZ AF EUR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161	SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]	2004-09-29 10:16:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4181	THE STABILITY PACT: PRESSING REFORM THROUGH [...] (SBU) With South Eastern Europe facing a decisive year in 2005, the Stability Pact (SP) continues to generate pressure for further political and economic reforms in the region and to draw the region closer to European and Euro-Atlantic integration. The Pact is complementing its ongoing efforts [...]	2004-09-30 08:50:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4183	U.S.-EU OSCE CONSULTS FOCUS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 21 U.S.-EU OSCE consultations focused largely on Russian intransigence toward outside influence in its "near abroad." Both sides agreed that the CIS Astana Declaration is an attempt to undercut the OSCE role in human rights and democratization. Similarly, the EU re [...]	2004-09-30 09:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4201	EU WANTS G8 TALKS ON IRAN BEFORE NEXT IAEA BOARD [...] (C/NF) According to UK Mission official Karen Betts (strictly protect),the EU-3 are working to coordinate with the EU ideas for a G-8 strategy to "handle Iran between now and the November IAEA Board meeting." On September 29, EU High Rep Solana presented a draft paper to the EU-3 outlining [...]	2004-09-30 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP ETTC EAID IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4235	EUR PDAS BRADTKE'S SEPTEMBER 27 DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR PDAS Robert Bradtke covered a wide range of topics in meetings with the EU Political and Security Committee Troika and Director General Robert Cooper on September 27. The US and the EU voiced support for UNSCR 1564 regarding Darfur, and the EU sought consultations wit [...]	2004-10-01 15:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4253	NAC-PSC DISCUSSION OF BOSNIA AND "OTHER BUSINESS" [...] (C) Summary: In the September 27 meeting of the NAC with the EU's Political and Security Committee (NAC-PSC),nations focused on the constructive NATO-EU cooperation in planning for the EU operation in Bosnia, and were confident the few remaining issues would soon be resolved. Ambassador Burn [...]	2004-10-04 10:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4265	THE COMMISSION'S EXPLANATION OF EU'S "TWIN TRACK" [...] The Commission reports that its new "twin track" approach to Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) met with an enthusiastic response in both Belgrade and Podgorica. Further details still need to be hashed out, however, on when, whether and how a feasibility study on negotiations for a Stabilization an [...]	2004-10-04 15:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD SR MW ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4274	US/EU POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (C) Summary: US and EU policy planners met September 20 to discuss the transatlantic relationship, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iraq, Iran, and the Broader Middle East and North Africa and the EU's Barcelona Process. Discussions were frank about the challenges in the main message fro [...]	2004-10-05 10:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR CH IS PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4294	CYPRIOTS FLOAT A BALLOON ON NATO SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Cypriot military representative to the EU suggests that Nicosia is giving serious consideration to negotiating a security agreement with NATO as part of an effort to resolve the blockage in EU-NATO strategic cooperation. Nicosia is also eager to participate in the EU Battlegro [...]	2004-10-06 08:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY MT TU EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4299	EC/TURKEY: A "CLEAR RECOMMENDATION" TO START [...] (C) Summary: An upbeat Commissioner for Enlargement, Gunther Verheugen, told Ambassador Schnabel that the European Commission would make a "clear recommendation" October 6 that the EU start accession talks with Turkey. Verheugen expressed appreciation for the US's low-key support for Turkey, co [...]	2004-10-06 10:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4317	EU ASSET FREEZE ON FUGITIVE ICTY INDICTEES [...] (C) The Dutch Presidency has told us that an EU Regulation enacting an asset freeze against the three most prominent ICTY fugitive indictees, Mladic, Karadzic and Gotovina, will be adopted at the October 11 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. As reported reftel, thi [...]	2004-10-07 09:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ZL ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS432	EU HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA PREVIEW: CHR-60 AND CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Further to ref A, European Council human rights experts stressed the importance of earlier bilateral consultations on country-specific resolutions, while noting that a number of EU member state human rights experts continue to have trouble dealing with the US "thematics" paper. Re [...]	2004-02-03 04:19:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MASS ETRD IR CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4332	DHS U/S HUTCHINSON'S OCT 1 MEETING WITH EXTERNAL [...] (SBU) DHS Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson met External Relations Director General Eneko Landaburu October 1 in Brussels. Hutchinson told Landaburu that the EU and U.S. need to stand shoulder to shoulder even when we do not agree to show we are working tog [...]	2004-10-07 15:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR EWWT PHSA PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4334	DHS U/S HUTCHINSON'S OCT 1 MEETING WITH TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) DHS Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson met with Director General for Transport and Energy Francois Lamoureux October 1. Lamoureux briefed Hutchinson on the growing Commission program of airport inspection. Hutchinson committed to Lamoureux that DHS wo [...]	2004-10-08 08:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR EWWT PHSA PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4335	WISHFUL THINKING? EU HOPES G8 CAN KEEP IRAN OUT OF [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and NP A/DAS Fitzpatrick on October 4-5, EU officials from the Dutch Presidency, Council Secretariat and Commission expressed concerns that IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC in November would cross a major, negative threshold they want to avoid. [...]	2004-10-08 10:32:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP IR EUN IAEA UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4346	EU: PARTING THOUGHTS FROM RELEX COMMISSIONER CHRIS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador held a reflective October 6 farewell meeting with RELEX Commissioner Patten, whose term expires at the end of the month. Patten called the Commission's decision earlier that day to recommend in favor of starting accession negotiations with Turkey "the most important de [...]	2004-10-08 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4347	EU VOTE FOR CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION EXPECTED [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 13:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD CU UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4352	EU-US BALKANS TROIKA: GROWING IMPATIENCE ON ICTY [...] (C) On September 30, EUR/SCE Director Chuck English and EUR/ACE Deputy Director Pat Nelson-Douvelis met with the EU Troika (Dutch and Luxembourg Presidencies, Commission, Council Secretariat) to discuss Balkan affairs. The EU stressed the "twin track" approach for Serbia and Montenegro implie [...]	2004-10-08 13:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4361	EU PLANNING EXPERTS MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 15:52:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4362	EU CLOSE TO A DECISION TO FREEZE MAOIST ASSETS [...] (C) Summary. The EU is "close" to taking a decision to freeze Maoist assets. While there is some discussion of tactics, there is an increasing awareness within the EU of the need to act. End summary. 2. (C) USEU Poloff raised reftel points on freezing Maoist assets with Bruno Hanses, Sou [...]	2004-10-08 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4376	EU/CHINA ARMS: DAS SUCHAN VISIT LAUNCHES PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM DAS Greg Suchan's October 7 visit to discuss US opposition to lifting the EU arms embargo on China included meetings with select PSC Ambassadors, as well as a public briefing and press conference/backgrounder which resulted in widespread and generally positive coverage in Europ [...]	2004-10-13 06:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ETTC PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4410	EU CONTINUES TO EXERT PRESSURE ON SUDAN: SNYDER [...] (SBU) Summary. During October 11 consultations with Department's Senior Representative on Sudan Charles Snyder, the EU shared Snyder's assessment that concluding a comprehensive peace settlement between the North and the South was essential to stabilize the country. Snyder said the EU's gen [...]	2004-10-14 13:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4418	EU VIEWS ON NORTH AFRICA AND THE GULF: NEA DAS [...] (C) Summary. In US-EU discussions on the Maghreb and Gulf on October 5-6, EU officials said that in lifting the arms embargo on Libya they would urge Tripoli to resolve the Bulgarian medics issue. Discussion of the Western Sahara focused on the hardening of Moroccan and, to a lesser extent, [...]	2004-10-14 15:19:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4419	EU'S SOLANA: 1967 BORDERS ARE STARTING POINT FOR [...] (C) Summary. In an October 13 speech before the European Parliament, EU High Rep Solana harshly criticized recent remarks by Israeli PM Sharon's cabinet chief, Dov Weisglass, that the Gaza disengagement plan was designed to freeze negotiations leading to a Palestinian state. Solana also ca [...]	2004-10-14 15:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS

04BRUSSELS4438	U.S.-EU DISCUSSIONS ON CRISES, FAILING STATES [...] (C) On October 5 Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),met with EU officials and laid the ground work for closer cooperation with the EU in dealing with crises and failing states. Agreeing that U.S. and EU priorities fit well in this area, EU cont [...]	2004-10-15 10:20:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4474	EU/CHINA ARMS: SLOWING THE RUSH TO THE SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: US approaches to EU member states have slowed the rush to end the arms embargo before the December 8 summit with China. Nevertheless, following the October 11 GAERC discussion of China, EU Member States appear to be gearing up to signal to China at the summit that they have agreed [...]	2004-10-18 12:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS ETTC PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4475	EU COTER TROIKA ON LIFTING LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) S/CT European Regional Director Brent Hartley delivered reftel points to the EU Counter-terrorism troika (COTER) during consultations in Brussels October 14. Reponding for for the EU Presidency, Dutch MFA officer Wouter Jurgens underscored that the US and EU were "on the same page" regardi [...]	2004-10-18 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4503	VISA WAIVER MEETING: U.S. WELCOMED -- AND WARNED [...] (C) Summary. While privately praising USG efforts to adopt a more positive approach to EU Member States not in the visa waiver program (VWP),the European Commission (EC) struck a combative tone in public during consultations on October 18. DG JHA Head of Unit for Visas and Borders Jan de Ce [...]	2004-10-19 15:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4516	EU NONCOMMITTAL ON SPEAKING OUT RE VENEZUELA [...] (U) This is an action recommendation -- see para 3. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel A points on October 19 to David Bruck, Venezuela Desk Officer in the External Relations Directorate-General of the European Commission. He said the Commission is monitoring developments in Venezuela very car [...]	2004-10-20 11:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID VE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4550	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION TROIKA: EU LOOKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, the U.S. and the EU held their semi-annual exchange on nonproliferation issues. This discussion followed the release of the second U.S.-EU Summit declaration on nonproliferation. The two sides touched on a wide range of nonproliferation issues and explored possib [...]	2004-10-21 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4602	EU INCREASES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AU MISSION IN [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission is set to approve 80 million euros from its Africa Peace Facility (APF) to support an expanded deployment of the African Union (AU) mission in Darfur, Sudan. EU financial support for the mission will exceed fifty percent of the total. Although the decis [...]	2004-10-26 05:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU SO XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4617	EU NORTH CYPRUS TRADE/AID: UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The EU has separated its trade and financial package for North Cyprus in order to get the aid package approved on November 22. One Council source told us that this is a "split in timing -- not in substance" because member states have informally committed themselves to get a trade [...]	2004-10-26 13:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZS CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4619	NEW EU PROGRAM FOR FREEDOM, SECURITY AND [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on October 25 reached broad agreement on a new multi- annual program for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the EU for the next five years. The prevention and repression of terrorism will be a key element of the plan, which provides [...]	2004-10-26 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4624	EU-SYRIA: NEA A/S BURNS MEETINGS IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) Commission officials told A/S Burns that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with Syria will only go into effect after signature and ratification in all 25 member states. Commission argues that initialing the agreement provides additional leverage over Syria, which must demonstrate [...]	2004-10-27 06:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD KNNP SY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4625	NEA A/S BURNS' CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON IRAQ, [...] (C) A/S Burns met October 22 with senior EU officials on the way back from his most recent trip to the region. Topics discused were Iraq, Iran, Forum for the Future (FFtF) preparations, and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). The EU outlined its plans to support elections in Iraq, and also [...]	2004-10-27 07:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KNNP IZ IR IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4629	EU-CIS RELATIONS: GROWING FRUSTRATION WITH MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During October 22 U.S.-EU Troika meeting on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, EU officials told EUR DAS Tefft that diminishing expectations for the EU-Russia summit and disappointment over elections in Belarus were leading the EU to reconsider its policies toward both countri [...]	2004-10-27 09:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETTC RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4639	EU: BARROSO WITHDRAWS COMMISSION JUST BEFORE VOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Realizing after last-minute consultations that he would not obtain European Parliament (EP) approval, European Commission President-designate Jose Manuel Barroso on October 27 withdrew his Commission one hour before the scheduled vote. He said he would present a new list of Comm [...]	2004-10-27 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4664	OCTOBER 15 US-EU COTER TROIKA REVIEWS COMMON GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 15 U.S.-EU COTER counterterrorism (CT) Troika focused on EU plans to identify priority countries for CT assistance. Dutch CT Coordinator and COTER Chair Ambassador Mollinger reviewed recent visits to Saudia Arabia, Algeria, Morocco and Indonesia. S/CT Director for Reg [...]	2004-10-28 16:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KTFN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4665	EU COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SECRETARIAT VIEWS ON [...] (C) We shared Ref A and B points with Commission and Council officials in advance of the Nov. 2 EU FMs (GAERC) meeting and the Nov. 4-5 European Council summit meeting. Given the failure of the incoming Barroso Commission to get parliamentary confirmation (REF C) before this meeting, the Commi [...]	2004-10-28 16:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID YI CY UP ZR IS SU SO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4677	DRUGS TROIKA DISCUSSES EU DRUGS STRATEGY, [...] (U) Summary. The annual U.S.-EU Drugs Troika was held October 25 in Brussels. INL DAS Jonathan Farrar had wide-ranging discussions on trends in cocaine, heroin and synthetics production and trafficking. The USAID Office Director of South America Affairs gave a detailed presentation on U.S. [...]	2004-10-29 13:46:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF BL CO EU KCRM SNAR XM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4688	DSACEUR BRIEFS NAC-PSC ON TRANSFER OF SFOR TO [...] (C) Summary: DSACEUR, General Sir John Reith briefed the NAC-PSC Ambassadors on the progress of the December 2 SFOR handover to the EU's Operation Althea. Delineation of tasks has been worked out between commanders on the ground, and Headquarters staffs are more than 80 percent filled. General [...]	2004-11-02 14:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BK MOPS NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4702	EU FMS AT NOV. 2 GAERC AGREE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) EU FMs on November 2 agreed a package of measures to support Iraq ahead of a November 5 visit by PM Allawi. They confirmed EU financial support for the electoral process and decided to send an expert team by the end of November "to start planning" with the Iraqi authorities "for a possi [...]	2004-11-03 16:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID IR IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4730	THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY: CAPTAIN COLLINS GOES [...] (C) USEU Pol/Mil team met mid-October with British Navy Captain Paul Collins, currently seconded to the European Defense Agency Establishment Team (AET),for a readout on his recent Voluntary Visitor Program visit to the US. Collins summarized US reaction to his trip as a "relief", and noted [...]	2004-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4739	BARROSO ANNOUNCES NEW LINE-UP FOR [...] (U) EU Commission President-designate Barroso on November 4 announced a new line-up for his Commission. Speaking on the fringes of the Brussels European Council, Barroso said he hoped the European Parliament would approve his new team during its November 15-18 plenary session after conducting [...]	2004-11-05 12:25:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4741	EU SOCIAL SUMMIT RENEWS COMMITMENT TO [...] SUMMARY. EU-level organizations of labor and employers at a pre-European Council meeting with EU leaders on November 4 reaffirmed their commitment to the "Lisbon strategy" for turning the EU into the most competitive economy by the year 2010. The employers and unions not surprisingly contin [...]	2004-11-05 12:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELAB ECON EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4756	EU/DPRK: PRE-BRIEF OF TROIKA VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Directors-level Troika of EU officials will visit Pyongyang November 13-16 to press for North Korean cooperation in the Six Party Talks and to press for progress on human rights, economic reforms, ROK-DPRK relations and humanitarian assistance issues. The Troika will begin the [...]	2004-11-05 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4758	DSACEUR'S EU POLAD CLARIFIES DELINEATION OF TASKS [...] (U) This is a retransmission of Brussels 4731. Paragraph 4 has been corrected for clarity. 2. (C) Summary: EU Council Secretariat planners are unhappy with a number of points in the Delineation of Tasks between COMEUFOR and Commander Nato Headquarters (COMNHQ),but they will not raise furt [...]	2004-11-05 16:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM BK NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4768	IRAQI PM ALLAWI'S VISIT WITH THE EU: EUROPEAN [...] (C) According to a Council source who attended the November 5 luncheon between the EU Heads of State and Government (the European Council) and Iraqi PM Allawi, the lunch went quite well, despite some hiccups over comments made by Allawi to the press the previous day calling some European count [...]	2004-11-08 06:17:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4789	EU-JHA: LEADERS ENDORSE NEW MULTI-ANNUAL [...] EU leaders at their November 5 European Council meeting endorsed the new multi-annual program for "strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union" as prepared by their Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in the October 25 Council meeting (REFTEL). Dutch PM/European Council [...]	2004-11-08 14:23:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4816	EU DEBATE ON TURKEY: SIMMERING BUT INCHOATE [...] (C) Summary: The EU's decision on Turkey is now out of the hands of Commission officials, but contacts there continue to plan for accession talks with Turkey. Still, they also express some uncertainty over how the Dutch will get a positive outcome at the December 17 European Council. EUR Dep [...]	2004-11-09 14:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4817	EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATION TIMELINES: THE [...] (SBU) The EU is now preparing for its sixth wave of enlargement with the expected accession of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007. Croatia and Turkey, and perhaps Macedonia and other Balkan states, are waiting in the queue. The only consistent lesson that can be drawn from looking at the [...]	2004-11-09 14:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4843	MALTESE SEEKING ITS WAY OUT OF NATO-EU BLOCKAGE [...] (C) Summary. Malta's Ambassador to the EU will propose to Valletta that Malta should declare its PfP agreements from 1994 remain in force, although the country has withdrawn from active participation. Under this approach, Malta would make the argument that they satisfy the requirements for par [...]	2004-11-10 16:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MT CY TU EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4844	BIOMETRICS: EU ON PARALLEL TRACK WITH U.S. AND [...] (U) Summary. In parallel with U.S. efforts to incorporate the use of biometric identifiers, the EU is finalizing plans to enhance its border controls through the use of biometrics. On October 26, EU Justice and Interior Ministers agreed to incorporate two biometrics into national passports, t [...]	2004-11-10 17:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT SMIG PTER PREL CPAS CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4874	EU COUNCIL RESPONSE ON QUINT ICTY DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) We delivered reftel points to Stefan Lehne of High Rep Solana's office on November 15. Lehne noted that, since this was a Quint initiative and there was no agreed position from the EU at 25, the Council Secretariat could not participate in an external representation of this sort. This [...]	2004-11-15 17:13:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KAWC SR YI ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4881	EU/DPRK: SE DETRANI DISCUSSES 6PT, KEDO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations November 9 with Special Envoy Joseph DeTrani and EAP/K Director Jim Foster, EU officials underscored the EU's firm support for the Six-Party Process and willingness to play a constructive role when the time comes. They urged the US to consult early if the EU i [...]	2004-11-16 12:38:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL KNNP PHUM EAID PINR IR KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4915	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: TWO-WEEK DELAY UNLIKELY TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BRUSSELS ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS USEU
04BRUSSELS4936	MEPP: EU IS FOCUSED ON PA ELECTIONS TO GET [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with a wide range of EU officials, NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble discussed next steps in the Middle East Peace Process on November 16. The EU is focused on the need to support Palestinian presidential elections as a first step to getting the roadmap back on track. The EU [...]	2004-11-19 13:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EAID IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4937	EU CIV/MIL PLANNING AND THE OPS CENTER: SHAPING [...] (C) Summary. As EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and the PSC review papers designed to create a civ/mil planning cell and a capacity to stand up an EU Operations Center, they will consider it in the context of strategic EU efforts to define its future [...]	2004-11-19 13:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4938	ECHO AWAITING GREEN LIGHT FOR BURMA PRESENCE [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel, PRMOff asked the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) about its plans to open an office in Burma. Head of Unit for Asia/Americas Ruth Albuquerque confirmed the report and said that there was a need for in-country presence; she noted that about half [...]	2004-11-19 14:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID BM EUN USEU BRUSSELS PGOV PHUM
04BRUSSELS4944	COMMISSION AND COUNCIL RESPONSES ON NOV. 22 GAERC [...] (U) PolOffs have delivered Ref A points to contacts in the Council Secretariat and the personal staff of new External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (who will be attending her first GAERC as a Commissioner on Monday). MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ------------------------- 2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXX X [...]	2004-11-19 15:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS MARR IR CH BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4949	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary. Incoming European Commission Vice Present (and Former Environment Commissioner) Margot Wallstrom told Ambassador Schnabel November 15 that the main focus of her new vice presidential position in charge of the EU's intra-Europe and global communications strategy will be improving [...]	2004-11-19 16:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4951	EU ON BELARUS PARTICIPATION AT CEI SUMMIT [...] (C) We presented reftel demarche to Commission and Council officials on 17 November, asking their support in pressing the Government of Slovenia to rescind its invitation of a senior Belarus government official to the November 24-26 Central European Initiative (CEI) Summit hosted by Slovenia. [...]	2004-11-19 16:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4959	THE BARROSO COMMISSION: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? [...] (C) The new Barroso European Commission, having finally emerged from a rough confirmation process, takes office November 1. Barroso intends to project a more hands-on, activist approach focused on economic reform under the "Lisbon Agenda," but we expect a great deal of policy continuity. Gre [...]	2004-11-22 10:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4960	MALTA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR PLAN TO RESOLVE NATO/EU [...] (C) Summary. Malta's Ambassador to the EU was disappointed by the perceived lack of U.S. support for his proposal to resolve the issue of Malta's participation in NATO-EU strategic discussions. Turkish representatives to the EU have expressed a desire to see a resolution to the issue. End [...]	2004-11-22 10:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MT TU CY EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4994	A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 12 and 15 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with DG Robert Cooper of the European Council and DDG Herve Jouanjean of the European Commission to discuss the current situation and upcoming challenges in South Asia. A/S Rocca raised concerns about deteriorating p [...]	2004-11-24 10:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5014	EU MILITARY COMMITTEE ADVICE ON THE AU MISSION IN [...] (C) Summary. USEU was passed the text of the European Union Military Committee's military advice to the Political and Security Committee on the AU Plan for the AMIS II mission in Darfur. It was likely passed with the intention to influence, as well as inform. The Military Committee finds sign [...]	2004-11-26 09:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5029	(C) COMMISSION CONSIDERS TURKEY/CYPRUS "PACKAGE" [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-26 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5030	COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCHES OPERATION [...] (U) Under the provisions of the Treaty of the European Union, the Council of the European Union on November 23 launched Operation Althea in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The EU Operation Commander was authorized to release the activation order (ACTORD) in order to execute the deployment of the forces an [...]	2004-11-26 15:40:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BK MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5032	SIGNING BILATERAL INSTRUMENTS TO U.S.-EU [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-29 09:30:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	BE CASC FI KCRM PREL SW EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5035	MIGRANT INTEGRATION AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: CAN [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 20. 2. (U) Summary. Two unfolding migration-related crises have riveted Europe in recent days: 1) the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist of Moroccan descent, and 2) the uncontrolled arrival of shiploads of mig [...]	2004-11-29 11:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREF PHUM KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5125	EU WRESTLING WITH WHAT TO DO ABOUT CROATIA NOW [...] (C) The discussions among EU Member States in the Council on Croatia have been tense, and the EU remains fairly evenly divided on how strictly to condition open accession negotiations with Croatia on improved cooperation with the ICTY. The Commission supports our position (REF A) and High Rep [...]	2004-12-03 17:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV HR TU ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5128	JHA: MINISTERS REVIEW COUNTER-TERROR [...] The EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on December 2 agreed on a series of documents relating to the fight against terrorism in preparation for the December 17 European Council. These include a strategy against the financing of terrorism, a report on intelligence [...]	2004-12-06 06:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5137	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON EP U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 30, Ambassador Schnabel paid an introductory call on Jonathan Evans, the Chairman of the European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee on Relations with the U.S. Evans suggested that an approach concentrating on the EU institutions in Brussels would be the most effective way [...]	2004-12-06 14:17:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5159	EU ENLARGEMENT DRIVES GRADUAL HARDENING IN EU [...] (C) Summary: The November 25 EU-Russia summit reflected a shift in the EU,s approach to Russia toward a tougher, more disciplined policy, a process that began following what many Member States viewed as Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi's pandering to Russian President Putin at the 2003 summit. [...]	2004-12-07 16:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL RS PL LH NL UK GM IT FR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5186	ROMANIAN EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS GOING DOWN TO [...] (SBU) The European Commission has recommended against closing the competition chapter of Romania's accession negotiations because of concerns over state subsidies. No American companies are believed to be involved in any of the major cases of concern. The EU might miss its self-imposed deadl [...]	2004-12-08 16:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN RO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5195	ENGAGING THE EU ON THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2005 [...] (C) The Middle East remains a nexus of friction between the United States and the European Union. Since 9/11, these differences have affected our ability to work together on Iraq, nuclear proliferation in Iran, Middle East Peace, and the promotion of broader reform in the region. The irony [...]	2004-12-09 12:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON MNUC XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5212	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14, the European Parliament (EP) will present its non-binding but influential "opinion" whether or not the EU should open accession negotiations with Turkey. The EP views will not have much influence on the European Council decision of the heads of states and gove [...]	2004-12-09 16:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU CY AM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5215	NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON TERMS FOR CROATIAN EU [...] (C) The Dutch text on Croatia that will be presented to EU FMs at the GAERC on December 13 should be unchanged from their original proposal (ref B). But Austria, now with support from Luxembourg, can be expected to push alternative language that gets ICTY conditionality the wrong way around. [...]	2004-12-09 17:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID HR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5216	EU COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SECRETARIAT RESPONSE ON [...] (SBU) We reviewed REF A points with Judith Gebetsroithner of Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's cabinet and Margarita Comamala of the Council Secretariat on December 7 and 8, respectively. Neither had any specific comment or reaction on the Great Lakes, Middle East or Colombia (the latter of whic [...]	2004-12-09 17:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KPAL UP CO HR CG TU RW EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5221	ENGAGING THE EU ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 25 EU member states have a GDP roughly equal to the United States, but spend twice as much on development assistance. One fifth of EU assistance is funneled through the European Commission (EC),making the Commission the third largest single donor in the world and an import [...]	2004-12-10 09:58:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREF PREL EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5226	EU COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE ON BOSNIA REFORMS [...] (C) PolOff has discussed the texts of Secretary Powell's letters (REFS A and B) to High Rep Solana about Bosnia-Herzegovina with Stefan Lehne, Solana's key Balkan policy advisor. Lehne said that Solana's understanding of the situation and way forward in Bosnia-Herzegovina was generally in lin [...]	2004-12-10 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID MARR BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5255	MEETING WITH THE PORTUGUESE ON THE EXTRADITION AND [...] On December 10, USEU Senior Counsel Mark Richard, Embassy Paris Justice Attache Ken Harris and USEU/NAS Frank Kerber attended a meeting arranged by Embassy Lisbon in an attempt to explore the possible options for resolving outstanding issues with respect to the conclusion of the Portuguese pr [...]	2004-12-13 16:22:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KCRM KJUS PO PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5258	EUROPEAN COUNCIL DEC. 16-17: HIGH STAKES, HIGH [...] (C) As the EU heads into final preparations for its December 16-17 summit (European Council) meeting, a limited number of high stakes issues remain open for final agreement. The main issue for heads of state and government will be Turkey, and possibly Croatia and the China arms embargo (alth [...]	2004-12-13 17:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID CK TU HR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS526	EU LAUNCHES FAST-TRACK ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Frustrated by an increasingly sterile dialogue with Moscow, and deeply embarrassed by Italian PM Berlusconi's fawning defense of Putin at last November's EU-Russia summit in Rome, the EU is conducting an "assessment" of its relations with Russia. The goal is two-fold. First, [...]	2004-02-06 13:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5302	EU COMMITTED TO SENDING A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO KIEV [...] (C) The December 13 GAERC endorsed a European Neighborhood Policy "Action Plan" (AP) for EU-Ukraine cooperation, billing it as part of an effort to send a positive signal to Kiev. In fact, the AP's provisions remain unchanged from the draft which existed prior to the recent events, and offer li [...]	2004-12-16 13:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UP RS PL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5308	EUROPEAN UNION DEFENSE POLICY: WHERE IS THE EU [...] (C) Summary. The November 22 announcement by the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the EU member states of pledges to establish 13 Battlegroups is the latest step toward the creation of an EU military capacity. EU heads of state are committed to giving the EU an effective capacity in global se [...]	2004-12-16 15:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5334	DNSA HADLEY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Barroso said he looked forward to cooperation with the U.S., and has been heartened by President Bush, remarks of his intentions to reach out to Europe in his second term. He pledged to work to ensure the President,s visit in February is a success. Barroso,s goal, to build a Eu [...]	2004-12-20 14:36:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5391	EU LEADERS ENDORSE REVISED ACTION PLAN OF COUNTER- [...] EU leaders at the December 16-17 European Council endorsed a revised EU Action Plan for the fight against terrorism and noted other contributions, including a strategy against terrorist financing that will continue to be a priority in 2005. Other priorities next year will be the protection o [...]	2004-12-23 11:30:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EFIN SMIG PREF SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5392	CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING SCANDAL: EU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) We reviewed ref (A) points with Commission Cambodia desk officers Joao Ferreira and Tom Yorkie and urged the EU to continue pressing the RGC to take immediate action to locate and protect the missing women and girls. We thanked them for the December 10 EU statement but said that more wo [...]	2004-12-23 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5393	ENSURING A COORDINATED U.S.-EU MESSAGE IN BIH [...] (C) Our messages alerting the EU to Operation Balkan Vice measures (REFS B and C) apparently did not penetrate very far into the EU apparatus. Although the EU and Solana's office have been supportive of the measures taken by High Rep Ashdown, and understand the steps taken by the US in support [...]	2004-12-23 12:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EFIN BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5396	EU/IRAN: WMD REP GIANNELLA READOUT ON TALKS, PATH [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting to review the EU3,s efforts with Iran December 21, EU WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella said she was generally pleased with the process but questioned whether the EU-3 could achieve its goals without eventual US involvement. She said that neither the December 13 ministerial [...]	2004-12-23 14:21:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL PINR IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5408	TFX001: INITIAL EC RESPONSE TO ASIAN TSUNAMI [...] SUMMARY: The European Commission has activated two emergency mechanisms to meet the immediate humanitarian assistance needs arising from the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. The EU,s Community Mechanism SIPDIS Civil Protection Unit and Monitoring and Information Ce [...]	2004-12-28 12:51:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5427	TFX001: EC ON DONOR COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Summary: The EU will meet in Luxembourg on January 7 to coordinate its response to the tsunami in Asia. On the agenda is the advisability of an international donor conference. Commissioner Louis Michel may visit Sri Lanka before this meeting to assess the situation. The European Commiss [...]	2004-12-29 16:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS631	THE NEXT EU COMMISSION: A BRUSSELS PREVIEW [...] (SBU) The EU rumor mill is already full of possible candidates for the succession of Romano Prodi as Commission President in November 2004. EU leaders are expected to pick a President-designate at their June 17-18 Summit (European Council) meeting in Brussels, shortly after the June 10-13 el [...]	2004-02-12 14:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS666	US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 1: CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the Central Asia portion of the [...]	2004-02-13 15:39:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS728	KOFI ANNAN AND THE EU: MULTILATERALISM, MONEY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSYG Kofi Annan used his January 28-30 visit to Brussels to lecture the EU in public on the need to have more open migration policies, while holding private talks on a range of world hotspots. The EU showcased its commitment to a policy of "effective multilateralism" centered [...]	2004-02-20 08:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UNGA UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS733	EU VISIT GIVES URIBE LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's February 9-10 EU visit resulted in a cooperation and information sharing agreement between Colombia and Europol. He got little from the Commission on an EU/Andean trade pact, or a 10 year GSP extension. EC officials said that they would have no [...]	2004-02-20 11:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PHUM EAID ETRD CO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS752	EC FUNDING FOR UNRWA AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY IN [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission (EC),through funding mechanisms in ECHO, DG RELEX and EuropeAid, will continue to provide substantial funding for vulnerable Palestinians, as well as for the Palestinian Authority, in 2004. However, it does not have immediate plans to respond to UNRWA [...]	2004-02-23 04:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS758	US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 2: SOUTH CAUCASUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the South Caucasus portion of the [...]	2004-02-23 10:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ GG RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS854	JANUARY 16 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 16 in Brussels, Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders and AC/ISN Director Robert Luaces led productive discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's global disarmament troika (CODUN). USEU Poloff Van Reidhead participated as Control Officer. Issues discus [...]	2004-02-27 11:49:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP UNGA EUN CDG USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS862	STATUS OF BILATERAL PROTOCOLS ON EXTRADITION AND [...] (U) The U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) were signed at the Summit in Washington on June 25, 2003. Before these agreements can be sent to Congress for ratification, protocols to existing bilateral extradition and MLATs must be negotiated. In the limited in [...]	2004-02-27 14:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KCRM KJUS PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS87	OUTLOOK FOR THE IRISH EU PRESIDENCY: KEEPING [...] (U) As our engagement with the Irish Presidency picks up momentum with next week's Task Force and Political Directors' meetings in Dublin, it is important to keep in mind the political and institutional changes that will buffet the EU during the next several months. The Irish have a fuller pl [...]	2004-01-09 10:53:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR EFIN ETRD EAID EI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04DJIBOUTI432	TERRORIST FINANCE: NAMES PASSED TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Ambassador used opportunity of a meeting with Mahamoud Youssef Ali, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey content of reftel. Ali said he doubted any of the persons had assets in Djibouti or financial ties to Djibouti but would ensure appropriate handling of [...]	2004-03-24 14:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN
04DJIBOUTI969	TERRORISM FINANCE: CIRA ADDITION PASSED TO [...] (U) Embassy passed reftel demarche orally to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 15 and provided non-paper for same with points and background information. RAGSDALE [...]	2004-07-15 08:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN
04DUBLIN1020	IRISH RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-09 16:26:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EUN
04DUBLIN1101	NORTHERN IRELAND - IRISH PM TELLS SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss met on June 30 in Dublin with Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Foreign Minister Brian Cowen to review Irish/British efforts to lay the ground work for another effort at restoring devolved government in NI. Ahern confirmed that he and [...]	2004-07-26 07:22:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK EUN NIPP
04DUBLIN1115	IRELAND AND EU HAVE "WAIT AND SEE" ATTITUDE ON [...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points on July 27 to Niall Brady and Derek Lambe of the Asia/Oceania section of the DFA. Brady responded that while the EU and GOI are concerned about the ongoing violence in Nepal, the EU is not ready to designate the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) as a terro [...]	2004-07-27 14:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1213	IRELAND HAILS MCCREEVY'S COMMISSION APPOINTMENT [...] Irish political and business circles hailed Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy's August 12 appointment as EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, one of the Commission's premier economic portfolios. The post is widely viewed as a reward for Ireland's successful turn in the EU Pr [...]	2004-08-13 15:32:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN EUN
04DUBLIN1347	IRISH RESPONSE ON LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT [...] On September 13, Post delivered reftel talking points to Tony Joyce, Senior Trade Negotiator in the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment. Joyce noted that, in an Article 133 Committee meeting on September 10, the Commission had discussed with Member States its intention to enter in [...]	2004-09-14 09:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EIND USTR EUN
04DUBLIN1367	IRELAND'S AUTHORITY TO FREEZE TERROR ASSETS [...] (C)Summary. Ireland generally follows the European Union lead in the fight on terrorist financing. Currently, Ireland can automatically freeze the assets of domestic terrorist groups or transnational terrorist groups designated by the EU. In all other instances, Ireland can only freeze asse [...]	2004-09-15 16:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN KTFN EUN
04DUBLIN1450	IRISH RESPONSE ON LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE [...] On September 28, Post delivered reftel talking points to Paul Gunning, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East. Gunning said that the EU SIPDIS decision to lift completely its 1986 arms embargo against Libya was a "done deal" that could not be reversed befor [...]	2004-09-29 17:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV EUN
04DUBLIN1466	IRISH VIEWS ON THE EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) On September 28, DCM reinforced with David Cooney, Poltical Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),reftel talking points and aide-memoire. Cooney said that the GOI, while fully aware of the U.S. position, could not commit to opposing the lifting of the China arms embargo wit [...]	2004-09-30 15:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM EUN
04DUBLIN1513	IRISH RESPONSE ON AIRBUS DEMARCHE: "WE'RE NOT [...] On October 7, post delivered reftel talking points to Tony Joyce, Senior Trade Negotiator in Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment. Joyce said that Ireland had no involvement in the aircraft manufacturing sector and thus no direct interest in the Airbus-Boeing dispute. He [...]	2004-10-07 15:06:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KPAO EUN
04DUBLIN1525	IRISH RESPONSES TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRAQ, [...] (U) On October 7, Post delivered ref A talking points on Libya, China, Cyprus, Sudan, and Iraq to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European Correspondent. ---- Libya ----- 2. (C) Keown affirmed that the October 11 GAERC would ratify the September 22 COREPER decision t [...]	2004-10-08 13:38:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1611	IRELAND IN LINE WITH USG OBJECTIVES ON LIBYA [...] (C) On October 22, Post delivered reftel talking points on Libya to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East, and Paul Barnwell, DFA First Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Dawson said that Ireland shared USG interest in monitoring [...]	2004-10-22 16:11:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1626	WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT: IRELAND [...] Per reftel, Post offers the recommendations below regarding potential areas for expansion of the market access commitments of the Parties under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). Our suggestions focus primarily on the coverage of Ireland entities under the GPA. 2. The f [...]	2004-10-28 15:05:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO EUN ETRD
04DUBLIN1632	IRISH RESPONSES ON PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) On October 28, Post delivered reftels' talking points to Gerald Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European correspondent. ---- Iraq ---- 2. (C) Keown noted that Member States' foreign ministers were preparing for November 2 discussions in Brussels on measures to support [...]	2004-10-29 14:23:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1697	IRISH RESPONSE TO TURKEY AND PRE-GAERC DEMARCHES [...] (U) On November 17, Post delivered reftels' talking points to Gerald Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. ------ Turkey ------ 2. (C) In a November 12 conversation with the Ambassador, Michael Collins, senior advisor to Prime Minister Ahern, said that Ireland [...]	2004-11-18 15:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1700	CHINESE VICE-PREMIER'S VISIT SPARKS MINOR [...] (U) Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju's November 16-18 visit to Dublin was a minor source of controversy in Ireland, with media complaints about a press blackout as well as calls by Falun Gong practitioners for Huang's arrest. During his stay, Huang met with President McAleese, Prime Minister Ah [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC EUN
04DUBLIN1713	CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: IRELAND TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS [...] (C) On November 23, Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke to Niall Brady, the DFA's Deputy Director for Asia-Pacific Affairs. Brady stated that while Ireland remains concerned about human rights and regional stability, it would not block EU consensus, either on a decision to lift the embarg [...]	2004-11-24 14:11:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM EUN
04DUBLIN1721	SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S [...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...]	2004-11-24 17:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1755	IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-06 15:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SNAR EUN SXG
04DUBLIN1783	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) On December 9, Post delivered reftel talking points to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. ------- Ukraine ------- 2. (C) The common line taken by the EU and United States regarding the Ukrainian crisis had been immensely constructive, said Keown. [...]	2004-12-10 17:47:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KPAL EUN
04DUBLIN1817	IRELAND SUPPORTS UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 16:46:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EUN

04DUBLIN1821	IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE EU BATTERY [...] On December 17, Des Howard, Higher Executive Officer in the Waste Infrastructure and Regulation Section of the Department of the Environment and Local Government, responded to reftel queries on Ireland's views regarding the EU battery directive. A) What is Ireland's position on the ban of [...]	2004-12-20 18:02:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV EUN
04DUBLIN1825	IRISH RESPONSE TO ITER DEMARCHE [...] On December 20, Post delivered reftel talking points and DOE Deputy Secretary McSlarrow's letter to Eamon Hickey, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counsellor for European Union Affairs. Hickey noted that the November 25-26 EU Competitiveness Council meeting had not shed light on the Commi [...]	2004-12-21 14:47:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TRGY EUN
04DUBLIN760	IRISH REMAIN CONFIDENT ON EU CONSTITUTION, DESPITE [...] SUMMARY. DURING A MAY 19 DEBRIEF OF THE MAY 17-18 GAERC, IRISH EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT KEVIN CONMY AND IGC NEGOTIATOR BOB PATTERSON STRESSED THAT IRELAND REMAINS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING THE NEW EU CONSTITUTION BY THE JUNE 17-18 EUROPEAN COUNCIL. THEY DISMISSED RECENT PESSIMISTIC [...]	2004-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN
04DUBLIN765	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT - ESTABLISHING A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING THE EU'S OWN ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND THE APRIL 27 AGREEMENT ON THE EXTENSION OF THE PCA, DFA'S RUSSIAN DIVISION HEAD, BARBARA JONES, IS HOPEFUL THAT THE MAY 21 EU-RUSSIAN SUMMIT WILL HELP ESTABLISH A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE EU- [...]	2004-05-20 10:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN774	SCENE SETTER FOR EU-LATIN AMERICAN AND CARRIBBEAN [...] (SBU) The EU-Latin American and Caribbean Summit convenes in Guadalajara, Mexico, May 27 - 29. 15 EU Heads of Government plan to attend a meeting the Irish hope will commit countries in the region to further social, economic and political development leading to expanded trade and better rel [...]	2004-05-21 11:03:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EUN
04DUBLIN780	SAID THE TIGER TO THE DRAGON: READOUT OF [...] (C) Visiting Ireland May 11-12, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Irish President Mary McAleese, Dail (Parliament) Speaker Rory O'Hanlon, and Chairman of the Senate Rory Kiely before extended, substantive discussions with the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern. Wen then visited Iona Techn [...]	2004-05-21 15:16:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN811	Despite the Rumors, Irish PM Ahern Not [...] (SBU) Summary: European and Irish media have labeled Irish PM Ahern a front runner for the EU Commission president. Ahern, one of the EU's longest serving PMs, has won wide approval for his management thus far of the EU Presidency, and his profile in Europe has never been higher. However, [...]	2004-05-28 16:56:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN
04DUBLIN826	ANTI-WAR ELEMENTS PRESSURING GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Some Irish opposition politicians are teaming up with anti-war organizations to protest President Bush,s visit to Ireland June 25-26. Sinn Fein, the Greens, and Labour have announced their support for mass demonstrations, while various Parliamentary deputies have called on the [...]	2004-06-02 07:07:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC EUN
04DUBLIN867	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRELAND [...] (C) Summary: Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are looking forward to welcoming the President to Dromoland Castle in the west of Ireland for the U.S.-EU Summit June 26. Ahern can be justly proud of his management of the EU Presidency to date, including his lead [...]	2004-06-08 16:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ETRD EAIR MASS MARR CASC CVIS EUN
04DUBLIN868	Local and European Elections in Ireland: [...] (SBU) Summary: Local and European Parliament elections on June 11 will be a referendum on Irish PM Ahern's Fianna Fail-led coalition government, as voters have their first say since returning the government to office in 2002. Ahern's FF party is expected to take sizeable hits for failure to [...]	2004-06-08 16:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN884	GAERC AND EUROPEAN COUNCIL DEMARCHE - IGC AND [...] (C) DCM AND EMBOFFS PASSED REFTEL POINTS JUNE 9 TO DFA EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT KEVIN CONMY AND DFA EXTERNAL RELATIONS CHIEF KEVIN DOWLING. BOTH NOTED THAT MUCH OF THE JUNE 14-15 GAERC AND THE JUNE 17-18 EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE DEVOTED TO DISCUSSION OF THE EU CONSTITUTION AND THE CHOI [...]	2004-06-09 16:31:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN911	Local and European Elections in Ireland: A [...] (SBU) Summary: Irish PM Bertie Ahern will be recovering from a major political setback when he meets President Bush on June 26. His Fianna Fail party turned in its worst performance since the 1920s in local and European Parliament (EP) elections June 11. The big winners were opposition pa [...]	2004-06-16 10:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL POGV EUN
04DUBLIN945	NO IMMIGRANTS NEED APPLY? IRISH OVERWHELMINGLY [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 11th, 2004, the Irish electorate overwhelmingly approved a referendum that eliminated the automatic right of Irish citizenship to all children born on the island of Ireland. While many referendum opponents claimed the voters were motivated by xenophobia, a more balance [...]	2004-06-24 08:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN
04DUBLIN959	IRELAND'S CUBA POLICY: RESPONSE TO TITLE III [...] (C) Per ref A, Ireland has used its January-June 2004 EU Presidency to maintain a tougher EU line on Cuba in support of democracy and human rights. During its Presidency, Ireland led the annual re-evaluation of the Common Position. which renewed the criticisms of the Castro regime from the [...]	2004-06-28 16:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC EUN
04DUBLIN966	DE PALACIO'S MESSAGE TO U/S LARSON AT US-EU [...] (U) EUROPEAN COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORTATION LOYOLA DE PALACIO MET ON THE MARGINS OF THE JUNE 26 US-EU SUMMIT IN DROMOLAND CASTLE IRELAND WITH UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ECONOMIC, BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ALAN LARSON. DE PALACIO REQUESTED THE MEETING [...]	2004-06-30 16:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EUN
04FRANKFURT10386	Muslim Political Observers On Risk of Extremist [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Muslim political contacts in Frankfurt's district see the predominantly secular character of Germany's largely Turkish Muslim community as a bulwark against Islamic extremism but cite the area's growing North African population and the presence of far-right German groups as po [...]	2004-12-10 10:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM NL EUN
04FRANKFURT10393	Accounting - Bumpy Ride to The Big Deal [...] (SBU) Summary: Having all 7,000 EU firms listed on EU stock exchanges use the same accounting standards will be a very big deal for European financial markets. Investors will be able to compare investment opportunities, capital will be allocated more efficiently, and supervisors will more c [...]	2004-12-10 13:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT10394	Council Agrees on Cross-Border Merger Directive: [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Council's agreement on the proposed directive on cross-border mergers concludes a nearly 20-year process. The directive is to facilitate cross-border mergers of companies with share capital, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises that opt not to establis [...]	2004-12-10 13:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT10640	"King Maker" Deal For Europe's Stock Exchanges: [...] (SBU) Summary: The German Stock Exchange's (Deutsche Brse (DB)) informal approach to purchase the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has unleashed the next and biggest round of consolidation in Europe's capital market infrastructure. Euronext, DB's continental rival, reportedly has made its [...]	2004-12-21 13:45:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT3169	Commission proposes directive on auditor regulation [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission has proposed a directive to clarify the duties of statutory auditors in the European Union and to set out clear principles to ensure their objectivity and independence. The proposal mirrors much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and reflects close consultation [...]	2004-04-16 08:29:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT3351	The Lisbon Agenda: targets missed [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 25/26 European Council confirmed that there is little news regarding the so-called Lisbon Agenda, which aims at making the EU the world's most dynamic and competitive economy by 2010. Lack of progress in meeting the Lisbon targets has been highlighted in structural i [...]	2004-04-20 10:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT3861	New Bundesbank President calms situation; [...] (SBU) Summary: Well-respected monetary policy expert Axel Weber was appointed as the new Bundesbank President. A supporter of stability-oriented monetary policy, his nomination was well-received across party- lines and among academics as well as in the financial markets. While many observer [...]	2004-05-03 13:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT4974	Turks in Germany Press Issue of Turkey's EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish community in Germany voiced their frustration with opponents of Turkey's EU membership at a high-profile May 25 debate in Frankfurt in which the four major German parties sought to win the Turkish community's support in the June 13 European and local elections. At t [...]	2004-06-14 05:43:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM EUN
04FRANKFURT8336	European Commission Blinks on French and German [...] (SBU) Summary: According to European Commission, French and German Finance Ministry officials, the Commission is likely to await the 2005 national budgets for France and Germany at year's end before deciding its next step against the two under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). If [...]	2004-09-27 08:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT8337	European Commission Proposes Changes to Stability [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 3 the European Commission initiated a discussion of possible changes to the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). The Commission is seeking to find a balance between flexibility that accommodates individual country circumstances and strict rules that instill [...]	2004-09-27 08:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT8717	Forecast for Germany: Moderate Growth, High [...] (SBU) Summary: Our forecast for Germany shows moderate real GDP growth of 1.7% in 2005 after 1.8% in 2004. The government deficit should top 4% of GDP this year, then decline to 3.5% in 2005, based on current policies. Persistent joblessness in western Germany, and even more so in the East, [...]	2004-10-08 10:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
04HANOI3335	VIETNAM: INSCR RESPONSE PART II, MONEY [...] (U) Summary: Although the government monitors international financial transactions in Vietnam closely, it is not clear whether the procedures are adequate to preclude money laundering or terrorism financing. Some branches of the government are more cooperative than others in trying to addres [...]	2004-12-20 04:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL VM EUN CTERR CNARC FINREF
04HELSINKI1137	GYMNICH MEETING: FINLAND SAYS EU "FAIRLY [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the chief of the MFA's EU coordination unit, we reviewed the agenda for the September 3-4 Gymnich meeting. We were told that the EU is leaning toward a financial contribution to support a UN protection force in Iraq -- and that Finland would consider [...]	2004-09-02 14:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI IZ CH TU IR SU ZL XF EUN
04HELSINKI1288	CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) I spoke today with Jaakko Kalela, President Halonen's chief of staff. I noted news reports over the past few days that a cache of weapons, mostly handguns, had been seized in Finland. Just today Finnish customs officials have reported that these weapons were transiting Finland, from China [...]	2004-10-01 13:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH FI EUN
04HELSINKI1406	FINLAND: SUPPORT FOR TURKISH ACCESSION TO THE EU [...] (U) Several Finnish officials and opinion makers have recently expressed support at a variety of fora for eventual Turkish accession to the EU. Such statements mark Finland as being among those who support a positive decision as regards the Turkish question later this year. Olli Rehn, the ne [...]	2004-11-01 12:27:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TU FI EUN
04HELSINKI1407	FINLAND AND THE NOVEMBER 2 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) We delivered the demarche points from Ref A-C messages to Leena Alto, deputy European Correspondent in the Finnish MFA, and to Jonna Partanen, Counselor in the Secretariat for EU Affairs in the office of PM Vanhanen. Alto and Partanen briefed us on the positions FM Tuomioja will be taking [...]	2004-11-01 15:39:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ IR RS SU FI EUN
04HELSINKI1420	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Helsinki, coming just days after the U.S. election, will be an excellent opportunity to review our bilateral and multilateral agenda with Finnish leaders, and to stress the value of our close relationship with Finland and Europe. Finnish President Halonen has sent a telegram [...]	2004-11-04 17:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP PTER IZ AF RS CH FI EUN
04HELSINKI1499	NATO AMBASSADOR NICHOLAS BURNS' VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (C) Of all the open questions in Finnish foreign policy, the issue of whether to join NATO is the biggest. It is debated endlessly in the editorial and op-ed pages, but that debate has yet to affect public opinion. Polls continue to show strong opposition to membership, in part because of F [...]	2004-11-26 06:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL FI EUN NATO
04HELSINKI1504	FINLAND WILL SIGN BILATERAL INSTRUMENT TO U.S.-EU [...] (U) Poloff on November 29 spoke about the bilateral instrument with Matti Joutsen, the Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Justice. Joutsen said that the GoF was "favorably disposed" to signing the bilateral instrument in Brussels on Dec. 15 or 16. Joutsen said that Fin [...]	2004-11-29 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KCRM KJUS PREL FI EUN
04HELSINKI1547	FINLAND: VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER 13-14 GAERC [...] (U) We met with Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Kimmo Lahdevirta to discuss the agenda for next week's GAERC meeting and the European Council meeting to follow. Finnish views, by issue: 2. (C) China Arms Embargo: Lahdevirta said his understanding is that the EU has reached consensus on revisi [...]	2004-12-10 14:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC XF CH HR IR TU UP FI EUN EU GAERC
04HELSINKI1603	FINNS FIND PUTIN "FRUSTRATED, ANXIOUS" [...] (C) Finnish President Tarja Halonen's most recent meeting with Vladimir Putin left the Finns with the clear impression that the Russian president is feeling frustrated and anxious. He complained at length to Halonen that Russia has been misunderstood and mistreated by the West, with an implici [...]	2004-12-29 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNEI RS FI EUN
04LJUBLJANA283	SLS TO PULL MINISTERS AND LEAVE COALITION [...] (U) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN 05 APRIL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLES PARTY (SLS),SLS PRESIDENT JANEZ PODOBNIK ANNOUNCED THAT THE THREE SLS MINISTERS (JUSTICE MINISTER IVAN BIZJAK, TRANSPORT MINISTER JAKOB PRESECNIK, AND AGRICULTURE MINISTER FRANC BUT) WOULD BE OFFERING THE [...]	2004-04-06 12:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SI EUN
04MADRID1570	SPANISH RESPONSE TO EURO-MEDITERRANEAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 3 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the EU states will be presenting their Middle East reform proposal (the EU's equivalent of our Greater Middle East Initiative) to the Arab states at [...]	2004-05-05 11:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KMPI PHUM PREL SP EUN
04MADRID1763	SPANISH RESPONSE TO MAY 17-18 EU FMS MEETING [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the new Spanish government would maintain Spain's previous policies on the issues being discussed at the next EU General Affairs and External Relat [...]	2004-05-14 16:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID2144	SPANISH EU ELECTIONS - LOOKING FOR AFFIRMATION OR [...] (C) The Spanish political scene is now focused on the June 13 European Parliamentary elections. Because of EU enlargement, Spain will elect 54 members, down from the 64 seats it received in 1999. With the EU elections coming only three months after the surprising March general elections, the [...]	2004-06-08 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN PSOE
04MADRID2180	EU EXPANSION AMBASSADOR: PRO-TURKEY, DOUBTFUL ON [...] (C) We met with Ambassador Jorge Fuentes, MFA Ambassador on Special Mission for EU Enlargement, on May 28 to discuss Spanish foreign policy inside the EU and the GOS's view on further enlargement. Fuentes agreed with our assessment that with the EU Parliamentary elections coming so soon after [...]	2004-06-09 15:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU SP EUN
04MADRID2416	SPANISH RESPONSE: MAINTAINING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary: Spain continues to say that they believe the human rights situation in China is improving and that the EU arms embargo no longer makes sense. (Note: In our various approaches to senior levels of the previous government, we received a similar response.) Spain believes that it is i [...]	2004-06-25 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW SP EUN
04MADRID2618	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON JULY 12-13 EU FMS [...] (C) Summary: Spain sees the EU-ASEM summit in danger over the insistence of Asian nations to include Burma as a full member. The GOS supports the opening of an EC office in Baghdad and stresses the importance of holding at least one of the two planned elections in Afghanistan this Fall. On t [...]	2004-07-09 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID2852	SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF CIRA AS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche July 15 to Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena, Special Ambassador for Counterterrorism, and Juan Antonio Aliaga Mendez, the Ministry of Economy's Deputy Director for Inspection and Control of Capital Movements. In a July 22 meeting, Desk Officer Miguel Garcia- [...]	2004-07-27 08:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP KVPR KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS SP EUN
04MADRID2916	MUSLIM OUTREACH WORLDWIDE [...] Embassy Madrid welcomes this Muslim Outreach initiative and provides the following information about our outreach efforts: 2. Brief Context for Muslim Outreach efforts in Spain: An estimated 500,000 to one million Muslims live in Spain. Almost all are of foreign origin, with only about 3, [...]	2004-07-30 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM OIIP PREL EAID PHUM PGOV EUN OEXC SP
04MADRID2963	SPAIN ENCOURAGES EU ACTION ON MAOIST VIOLENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-03 16:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTDB NP SP EUN
04MADRID3829	SPAIN SUPPORTS EU ROAD MAP ON NORMALIZING LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Enrique Mora Benavente, Head of EU Planning at the MFA, on September 29. Mora Benavente told Poloff that Spain favors the four-step European "road map" to normalized relations and economic cooperation with Libya. The four-step process [...]	2004-10-01 15:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV SP EUN
04MADRID3839	SPAIN FAVORS CODE OF CONDUCT WITH THE LIFTING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR/WE Director Kathleen Allegrone, Charge, and Poloff delivered reftel talking points and discussed U.S. human rights concerns at all levels of the Spanish MFA September 28-30. Spain believes that the Code of Conduct is sufficient to monitor arms sales to China of EU states. [...]	2004-10-04 14:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH EUN
04MADRID3901	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHANE VRIGNAUD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephane Vrignaud, NOAA Fisheries Representative to the European Union, United States Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, to travel to Vigo and Madrid, Spain from October 6-8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in [...]	2004-10-06 10:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP SP EUN
04MADRID3951	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, SPAIN'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, CHINA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, China, Libya, Sudan, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 6. Mora Benavente does not expect that Iraq will be discussed at the GAERC meetings. Spain's position on the China arms embargo remains unchanged; for [...]	2004-10-08 12:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID3969	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, SPAIN'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, CHINA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, China, Libya, Sudan, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 6. Mora Benavente does not expect that Iraq will be discussed at the GAERC meetings. Spain's position on the China arms embargo remains unchanged; for [...]	2004-10-08 15:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4179	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, NOV 2: IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Russia, Sudan, Somalia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 26 and October 28. Mora Benavente said that EU police training in Iraq would take place after [...]	2004-10-29 11:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4445	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOV 22 GAERC: MEPP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the Middle East Peace Process, China, Kosovo, Belarus, Cyprus, ESDP issues, Iran, and Ukraine with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Luis Canovas del Castillo on November 18. Poloff also discussed Spain's views on Turkey with Juan Aristegui, MFA Subdirector General o [...]	2004-11-22 07:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4488	SPAIN: LATEST ON EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC CH SP EUN
04MADRID4657	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN [...] Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Attorney General Ashcroft and his team on December 17 for the signing of the bilateral protocol to the multilateral MLAT (REF A) and a meeting with Minister of Justice Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar. We have incorporated the new arri [...]	2004-12-10 07:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP CASC KCRM KJUS PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4788	ITER: SPAIN DEMARCHED ON ITER FINANCING [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed Ref A points and letter December 20 to Science Ministry Technology Policy Director General Carlos Alejaldre Losilla, reiterating U.S. support for Japan's ITER proposal, noting U.S. concerns regarding lack of clarity in the EU's ITER proposal, and underscoring our commitment [...]	2004-12-21 11:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TRGY SP EUN
04MADRID484	SPANISH PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) On February 11 we spoke with Roman Escolano, Economic Advisor to Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar to get an update (since reftels A and B) on where Aznar's initiative for barrier-free transatlantic trade is going. Escolano confessed that the GOS is in an anomalous situation -- a month [...]	2004-02-12 12:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL SP EUN
04MADRID495	POINTS DELIVERED: FOREIGN LEADERS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Esther Monterrubio, Director General for Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Monterrubio said that Spain, as an EU member, is monitoring elections in the Ukraine very carefully. She agreed with our position that the Ukraine's accession t [...]	2004-02-13 10:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP SP EUN
04MADRID607	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON FEBRUARY 23-24 EU [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches on February 20 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. 2. (C) Regarding reftel A topics, Mora stated that the discussion on Afghanistan will include the EU's concern that the references to Islam in the Afghan [...]	2004-02-23 06:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID651	Spain approves nine new GM corn varieties [...] SUMMARY. The Spanish government approved last week nine new varieties of genetically modified (GM) corn for commercial planting. This reflects a continued openness towards GM cultivation for feed in Spain. In 1998 and 2003, six other GM corn varieties were approved for planting. The new GOS [...]	2004-02-25 16:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SP EUN
04MADRID730	SPANISH RESPONSE TO EU BURMA POLICY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-03 15:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM SP EUN
04MADRID959	SPANISH REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON MARCH 22-23 EU FMS [...] (C) Summary. Spain will be putting terrorism at the top of its agenda for the March 22-23 EU FMS meetings and the March 25-26 European Council meetings. Jointly with the Dutch, Spain will be backing the creation of a EU Coordinator for anti-terrorism efforts. The MFA's EU Office also expects [...]	2004-03-18 17:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP EUN
04MANAMA505	DONORS' CONFERENCE FOR CYPRUS SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-11 10:24:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CA CY GR TU BA GCC EUN
04MAPUTO542	MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING [...] (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before [...]	2004-04-20 14:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO544	MORE FROM MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Following up on their meeting earlier that day (reftel A) on Darfur ceasefire monitoring arrangements (reftel B),late in the afternoon of April 20 the Ambassador spoke again with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos reported that he had spoken [...]	2004-04-20 15:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO99	Mocumbi - His days are numbered, it would seem [...] (SBU) Summary: At a Press conference held in Maputo January 20, Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi indicated that he will accept a position as the High Level Representative of a European Union Health Initiative. While he did not state when he would be leaving his current position, it appears that i [...]	2004-01-21 10:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KHIV MZ EUN HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04PARIS9025	FRENCH LOBBYING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) As per reftel, Poloff spoke to MFA DAS-equivalent for Human Rights in the Directorate of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen about the need to lobby third countries against supporting any "no action motions" that might be brought by Iran or [...]	2004-12-17 17:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL FR EUN
04PRAGUE1848	COALED CASH - CZECH EMISSION TRADING PLAN: DRAFTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Czech Republic has proposed to the EU an emissions trading scheme that increases the ceiling on emissions above current levels. Environmental groups point to conflicts of interest, say the Czech proposal ignores submission criteria and the government's own stated energy poli [...]	2004-12-17 15:48:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EIND EZ EUN
04ROME1109	EU GAERC AND COUNCIL - ITALY ON BOARD WITH US [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italy is on board with US views presented ref A. Our interlocutors predict that statements in draft for next week's General Affairs External Relations Council (GAERC) and European Council (Heads of State) meetings will reinforce the need for US-EU solidarity on Balkans and Midea [...]	2004-03-19 13:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN MEPP
04ROME1278	EUROPEANS MAY BE FROM VENUS, BUT PRODI IS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-31 17:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME1342	EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA: ITALY WEARING POKER FACE [...] (U) PLEASE SEE ACTION REQUESTS IN PARAS 7 AND 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. ITALY WILL FACTOR ITS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. INTO FORMULATING A POSITION ON WHETHER TO AGREE TO LIFT THE EU EMBARGO. PM BERLUSCONI IS LIKELY TO BE LOBBIED HARD BY CHINESE PREMIER WEN JIABAO WHEN HE VIS [...]	2004-04-05 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME1423	ITALY WILL BE GENEROUS TO CYPRUS; NO FIGURE READY [...] (U) MFA'S TURKEY/GREECE/CYPRUS OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI RICCIULI TOLD POLOFF THAT DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS FRANCESCO BASCONE WILL HEAD THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO THE APRIL 15 CYPRUS PRE-DONORS'CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS. 2. (C) RICCIULI EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE US P [...]	2004-04-09 14:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT CY EUN
04ROME1506	EU GYMNICH - ITALY WILL PUSH FOR UN IRAQ [...] (C) Iraq will be at the top of the agenda at the EU Informal Foreign Ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Tullamore, Ireland. Italy's view is that the IC will have to make a long term military commitment to provide a secure environment in Iraq, and will push "soon" for a new UN resolution to provide [...]	2004-04-16 09:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT EUN MEPP IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME1566	IRAQ: ROMAN BREAKFAST:BERLUSCONI SERVES HAM, PRODI [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM BERLUSCONI REACTED TO ZAPATERO'S WITHDRAWAL DECISION BY PUFFING OUT HIS CHEST AND CLAIMING THAT ITALY IS NOW AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE ALLY IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE. IT WILL STAY THE COURSE BUT PUSH FOR AN ENHANCED UN ROLE TO ASSIST WITH IRAQ'S POLITICAL TRANSITION. ROMANO PRODI, NOW [...]	2004-04-22 05:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IT EUN IRAQI FREEDOM ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME1590	EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA: MORE ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (C) EMBASSY OFFICERS ON APRIL 7 AND APRIL 22 FURTHER ENGAGED ITALIAN OFFICIALS (REF A COVERS OUR INITIAL CONTACTS) TO PRESS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT EU CONSIDERATION OF LIFTING ITS ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA. DIEGO UNGARO, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSF [...]	2004-04-23 07:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MASS IT EUN
04ROME1593	ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EU INTEGRATION LUIGI MATTIOLO TOLD POLOFF THAT HE DID NOT EXPECT BALKANS ISSUES TO TAKE UP MUCH OF THE FM'S TIME AT THE GAERC; THERE HAD BEEN A "BROAD, PRODUCTIVE" EXCHANGE AT THE GYMNICH ON APRIL 16/17, SO THE GAERC CONCLUDING STATEMENT WILL LIKELY ENDORSE THOSE RE [...]	2004-04-23 11:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN
04ROME1681	PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL [...] (S) INFORMATION IN REFTEL WAS SHARED APRIL 27 WITH PAOLO VAIRA OF THE MFA'S COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICE. VAIRA AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICE, GIAMPAOLO CANTINI, ALREADY HAD SEEN A COPY OF THE U.S. DEMARCHE, WHICH HAD BEEN TRANSMITTED BY THE EU COMMISSION - JIM CLOOS - TO MEMBER [...]	2004-04-29 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PTER EUN TU IT
04ROME1846	ALLEGATIONS OF ALITALIA CODE SHARING AT LINATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TRANSPORT MINISTRY DG FOR CIVIL AVIATION SANSONE TOLD ECONOFFS APRIL 28 THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE ALLEGATIONS OF ALITALIA CODE-SHARING WITH OTHER EU CARRIERS OUT OF LINATE AIRPORT AND HAD FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS WAS TAKING PLACE. SANSONE HAD SPELLED OUT THE RULES FOR LINA [...]	2004-05-12 13:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP IT EUN AVIATION
04ROME1871	ITALY WANTS TO SEE GPS-GALILEO SIGNED AT U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) TRANSPORT MINISTRY FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR EMILIO MARAINI TOLD SCI COUNSELOR MAY 12 THAT ITALY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT COMPLETING THE GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT IN TIME FOR SIGNATURE AT THE JUNE 26 SUMMIT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES (AND WITH SCI COUNSELOR STILL IN TH [...]	2004-05-13 16:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL IT EUN
04ROME1893	CIVAIR ITALY ON U.S.-EU AGREEMENT ISSUES [...] (SBU) ALDO SANSONE, TRANSPORT MINISTRY DG FOR INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, TOLD ECONOFFS MAY 13 THAT ITALY WAS WATCHING THE U.S.-EU NEGOTIATIONS WITH CONCERN. IN HIS VIEW, "THIS IS FUNDAMENTALLY AN INTRA-EU PROBLEM." SANSONE EXPLAINED THAT THE COMMISSION HAD REQUESTED A BROAD MANDATE FOR THE U.S [...]	2004-05-14 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR IT EUN AVIATION
04ROME1898	SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON GAERC AGENDA; [...] (C) MFA Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Luigi Mattiolo told Poloff on May 12 that as the May 17 GAERC would be the first in which Ministers of Defense from all 25 Member States would participate, discussion of ESDP issues would likely generate lively debate, and conclusions [...]	2004-05-17 06:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ICC MEPP
04ROME1935	ITALY ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA SECTOR REFORM BILL [...] Summary. President Ciampi signed the new text of the Berlusconi government's controversial media reform bill - known as the Gasparri Law - on May 4, after having rejected an earlier version on grounds of unconstitutionality (ref b). Critics argue that the law was designed exclusively to all [...]	2004-05-19 11:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD PGOV IT EUN
04ROME1955	SNAPSHOT OF ITALY'S ECONOMY BEFORE UPCOMING [...] Because of a marked decline in domestic demand and exports, the GOI has just decreased 2004 GDP growth estimates from 1.4 to 0.9-1.0 percent. A key economic ratio - budget deficit/GDP -- continues to climb upward, because the deficit is growing faster than the economy (as measured by GDP gro [...]	2004-05-20 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN NATO
04ROME2091	MFA OFFICIALS TELL EUR DAS BRADTKE AND STEPHENS [...] (C) Summary. On May 18, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretaries Bradtke and Stephens had productive exchanges with MFA officials on the present situation and way ahead in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans, and discussed prospects for a robust Istanbul summit agenda. Bradtke stressed the importance [...]	2004-05-27 14:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IT AF EUN NATO
04ROME2168	MFA OFFICIALS TELL A/S JONES ITALY WILL HELP PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 4 meeting over lunch on the margins of President Bush's Rome visit, MFA Political Director Giampiero Massolo told EUR A/S Jones that the draft UNSC Iraq resolution was "heading for a good result in a relatively short time," and Italy was doing all it could to help. [...]	2004-06-08 09:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR SR AF EUN NATO IAEA IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
04ROME2190	CIVAIR: ITALIAN VIEWS ON U.S.-EU AIR SERVICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministries of Transport and Foreign Affairs, as well as Alitalia, all confirm that Italy has serious concerns about accepting a first-step U.S.-EU air services agreement. However, our discussions with all three entities revealed a range of rationales for the GOI's current re [...]	2004-06-09 09:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR IT EUN AVIATION
04ROME2224	U.S.-EU AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT: GOI VIEWS AS "NOT [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING UP ON REF. A DISCUSSIONS, ECMIN MET THE MORNING OF JUNE 10 WITH EMIGLIO MARAINI, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO TRANSPORT MINISTER LUNARDI, SHORTLY BEFORE THE TWO WERE TO DEPART FOR THE TRANSPORT COUNCIL IN LUXEMBOURG. MARAINI ESSENTIALLY CONFIRMED WHAT WE HAD HEARD IN OUR EARLIER MEE [...]	2004-06-10 13:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR IT EUN AVIATION
04ROME2309	ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON GAERC AND COUNCIL AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials briefed poloffs on positions Italy will take during GAERC and Council meetings during the week of June 14. European Neighborhood Policy debate will continue at both GAERC and Council meetings. The unanimous UNSC approval of the new Iraq resolution has prepared the [...]	2004-06-15 16:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IT MEPP EUN
04ROME2363	IRANIAN DIPLOMAT SOUNDS OUT THE BRITS [...] (S) ON JUNE 17, UK EMBASSY POL COUNS FRANCIS CAMPBELL (STRICTLY PROTECT) BRIEFED POLOFF ON HIS MEETING THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH IRANIAN EMBASSY SECOND SECRETARY ALI GHOLAMPOUR. THE MEETING TOOK PLACE IN CAMPBELL'S OFFICE IN THE UK EMBASSY. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO GHOLAMPOUR, IRAN IS "THANKFUL" THA [...]	2004-06-18 12:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IR IZ UK IT EUN IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME2555	OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV - ITALIANS SUPPORT GOALS, [...] (S) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR ANDREA ORIZIO TOLD POLOFF ON JUNE 30 THAT ITALY FULLY AGREED THAT TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS WITH SPECIFIC ACTIONS, SUCH AS TRAVEL/VISA BANS AND FREEZING ASSETS WAS AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO STRENGTHEN MEASURES TAKEN BY THE OHR, AND FOR ACHIEVING OUR [...]	2004-07-01 15:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC IT ICTY EUN
04ROME2690	ITALIAN VIEWS ON GAERC AGENDA: IRAQ TO DOMINATE [...] (C) MFA DIRECTOR FOR EU CFSP LUIGI MATTIOLO PREDICTED THAT FMS WILL FOCUS ON IRAQ AT THE JULY 12-13 GAERC, POSSIBLY EATING INTO SOME OF THE TIME CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. HE NOTED THAT IRAQI PM ALLAWI "PLUS A HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION" FROM THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEND A WO [...]	2004-07-09 15:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
04ROME2774	ITALY - FOLLOW UP ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION [...] (U) This cable includes a guidance request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) After consulting on ref A demarche with MFA colleagues and the Dutch EU Presidency, Stefano Dejak, MFA East Africa Office Director, toned down the skepticism expressed in ref B by stating that Italy and the EU are pr [...]	2004-07-16 12:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU IT EUN
04ROME2789	GOI PASSED PASSES A DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] As previously announced by PM Berlusconi, the Italian Cabinet passed on July 9 by decree law a euro 7.5 billion, or 0.6 percent of GDP deficit reduction package, as under pressure from the EU European Commission had requested. The package includes euro 4.2 billion in structural spending cuts, [...]	2004-07-19 10:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT EUN
04ROME2874	SUDAN: ITALY SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION DRAFT AND [...] (SBU) MFA East Africa Office Director Stefano Dejak told poloff that Italy appreciated the strong US interest in the Darfur crisis and was looking forward to continued and enhanced cooperation bilaterally and through the EU. He had reviewed the UNSC resolution draft and confirmed that Italy w [...]	2004-07-26 05:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SU IT EUN
04ROME2993	INFORMAL PRIVACY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON INTRA-EU [...] (SBU) On July 16, Italy,s Privacy authority hosted an informal meeting, in preparation for a formal session in Brussels this fall, to address PNR issues. Participants included EU Privacy Authorities, the European Airline Association and several European airlines. The morning conference, whi [...]	2004-08-03 09:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS IT EUN
04ROME3240	ITALY SUPPORTS ASEM PARTICIPATION FOR BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-23 10:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM IT EUN
04ROME3381	ITALIAN VIEWS ON GYMNICH ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Charge, accompanied by PolOff, met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs Giampiero Massolo and NATO Office Director Giovanni Brauzzi on September 1 to convey points from Ref A demarche. Italy shares US views on most of the issues that EU Foreign Ministers w [...]	2004-09-03 04:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IT EUN
04ROME3480	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO 9/13 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A/DCM and A/PolMinCouns discussed Ref A points with MFA Deputy Political Director Claudio Bisogniero on September 10, as did PolOff with MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo on September 9. We have also raised Ref A with various other Italian government interlocutors (Refs B [...]	2004-09-13 04:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
04ROME3520	ITALY: SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. DCM hosted a lunch in honor of MFA Under Secretary for the Middle East and Africa Alfredo Mantica and SIPDIS his Chief of Staff Paola Imperiale, along with Pol M/C and Poloff, on September 8 . Mantica presented a fairly pessimistic outlook for the situations in Iraq, Iran, and [...]	2004-09-14 10:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR SU IT EUN IAEA
04ROME3530	ITALY ON LARGE AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES TALKS WITH EU [...] On September 13, Economic Minister Counselor presented the demarche on large commercial aircraft subsidies to Foreign Ministry Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation, Giandomenico Magliano, and Office Director Diego Ungaro. EcMin also conveyed the demarche separ [...]	2004-09-14 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD IT EUN FAA AVIATION

04ROME3642	ITALY MOVING ON EU BATTLEGROUPS WITH AN EYE TOWARD [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT NATO EUN
04ROME3698	ITALY/TURKEY: CONFIDENT TURKEY WILL RECEIVE A [...] (C) On September 23, MFA Director for Turkey/Cyprus Affairs Renato Ricci told poloff that while his government was still confident that Turkey would receive a "yes" on a date to begin EU accession negotiations at the December Council, recent moves to include criminalizing adultery in the cou [...]	2004-09-24 11:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT TU EUN
04ROME3847	EU/LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO - ITALY WON'T RISK [...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiol/ told poloff on October 1 that he saw "little or no chance" that the October 11 GAERC will not approve the COREPER recommendation that Qhe EU arms embargo be lifted in its entirety. Qrocess to partially l ift September in an effort tools it needed [...]	2004-10-05 10:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IT EUN
04ROME3917	ITALY AGREES ON NEED FOR IMMEDIATE AID FOR CYPRUS, [...] (C) MFA Turkey/Cyprus Office Director Renato Ricci told Poloff on October 4 that Italy concurs with the US view (REFTEL) that increased economic development in North Cyprus will aid reunification. To that end, Italy supprts rapid disbursal of the Commission's propoed Euro 259 million aid pack [...]	2004-10-08 08:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECIN TU CY IT EUN
04ROME3927	EU GAERC - ITALY CONFIRMS MINISTERS WILL ENDORSE [...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo confirmed to poloff that EU Ministers would endorse the COREPER decision to lift completely the ban on arms exports to Libya at the October 11 GAERC. Mattiolo underlined that this would not mean a rush of sales of lethal weapons to Tripoli. There [...]	2004-10-08 13:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IT EUN
04ROME3933	IRAQ/ITALY- ITALIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON PLANS [...] (C) At their Oct. 6 meeting with Italian MFA DG Massolo, A/S Bloomfield and DASD Hoehn discussed Iran and Iraq, as well as Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR) issues (septel). Massolo underscored Italy's concern with Iranian nuclear ambitions. He sought details on the mix of MNF and Iraqi f [...]	2004-10-12 08:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT IR IZ NATO EUN IRAQI FREEDOM GLOBAL DEFENSE
04ROME3958	APPROACH TO ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ON CHINA ARMS [...] (S) Summary: MFA officials told PM DAS Suchan and JCS BG Remington that while Italy is "not out in front" it will likely join EU consensus to lift the China embargo, assuming that a review of China's human rights situation shows that "the conditions are right." PM Berlusconi's diplomatic advi [...]	2004-10-13 17:05:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PHUM CI IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME3969	ITALY DEFENDS ITS NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Faced with a political imperative to stop waves of illegal immigrants, the Italian government has stepped up cooperation with Libya and adopted a policy of quickly returning to Libya immigrants who land illegally in Sicily. Responding to UN, NGO and opposition criticism, Italian [...]	2004-10-14 17:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL PREF IT LY EUN
04ROME3998	ITALY REGARDING U.S. ACTIONS TO TERMINATE LARGE [...] (U) Post delivered ref A demarche on October 6 to senior Italian government trade officials Amedeo Teti, Director General for Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA); Federico Eichberg, Senior Advisor to Foreign Trade Vice Minister Adolfo Urso; and Sandro Fanella, Direct [...]	2004-10-18 04:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT EUN
04ROME3999	ITALY SUPPORTS ESTABLISHING OSCE SPECIAL REP FOR [...] On October 15, MFA OSCE Office Director Fabio Cristiani told EUR/OHI Director Don Braum (in Rome for the Holocaust Education Task Force) that Italy fully supports US view that a special representative for anti-Semitism should be established in the OSCE. EU representatives met at 25 to discus [...]	2004-10-18 07:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IT OSCE EUN
04ROME4060	ITALY INSISTS CODE OF CONDUCT AND "TOOLBOX" WILL [...] (C) MFA Office Director for North Africa Pasquale D,Avino told Poloff that Italy shares the same goals and concerns as the U.S. (reftel) regarding Libya, with slight differences in approach. Rome therefore won't take any "imprudent" actions towards Tripoli in terms of providing arms, but at [...]	2004-10-20 15:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM LY IT EUN
04ROME4180	ITALIAN POSITIONS ON NOVEMBER 2 GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo told poloff that the PSC was busy preparing documentation on Iraq for the GAERC and follow-on Council meeting. He also confirmed that Iraqi PM Allawi will have lunch with the Council at 25 plus 3 on November 5. Member States are firming up an econ [...]	2004-10-28 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
04ROME4375	ITALY'S SUPPORT FOR TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION REMAINS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-16 14:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IT EUN
04ROME4376	FRENCH DEFMIN AT ROME'S NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE - [...] (SBU) French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot Marie addressed the NATO Defense College in Rome November 12. She urged concerted efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to narrow the transatlantic gap, citing the urgency of our common challenges and the importance of tackling them together. A [...]	2004-11-16 14:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IT NATO EUN
04ROME4404	EU STRATEGY ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Middle East director outlined the state of discussion among EU members for an initiative on Israeli-Palestinian peace. Italy is seeking to insert stronger messages to the initiatives: for Israel, the need to publicly declare readiness for negotiation, and for the Pale [...]	2004-11-17 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL EUN
04ROME4406	CODEL LANTOS MEETINGS IN ROME ON LIBYA [...] (C) Summary. En route to Tripoli, Congressman Lantos met with Italian officials responsible for Libya, the Italo-Libyan Jewish community, and the Israeli Ambassador to Rome. Italians reaffirmed their commitment to abide by the EU code of conduct in selling equipment to Italy and expressed [...]	2004-11-18 08:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM LI IT EUN
04ROME4421	ITALIAN VIEWS ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Russia/CIS Office Director Marco Marsilli agreed with US views (ref a) that if activities in the run-up to and during the second round of elections do not meet OSCE/ODIHR standards, the US and EU must coordinate on raising concerns with Ukrainian officials and the Central Election Commissi [...]	2004-11-18 14:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP IT EUN
04ROME4431	ITALY CONCURS ON NEED FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) MFA Turkey/Cyprus Office Director Renato Ricci told poloff that Italy was already working with its EU partners on a "substantial" voluntary contribution for the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Italy views this effort as part of a broader stabilization program, which includes [...]	2004-11-19 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY IT EUN UNFICYP
04ROME4444	ITALIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 22 GAERC [...] (C) EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo said that ministers would have an extended discussion of Middle East issues over lunch on November 22, including a wide-ranging exchange of views on how the EU should enhance its role in the Quartet post-Arafat. Italy's views on the content of the Council s [...]	2004-11-19 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
04ROME4646	EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO; MFA PROVIDES DETAILS ON [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi told DCM that there was "nothing new" in what Italy said to the Chinese on the EU arms embargo during the Italo-China Summit. He said that Italy would support lifting the embargo in Brussels, but that support would be linked to positive signals [...]	2004-12-06 18:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR IT CI EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME4682	ITALY ON EU GAERC/COUNCIL AGENDA: TURKEY WILL [...] (C) The MFA's Director for EU Integration, Michele Quaroni, told poloff that consensus was building around a Council conclusion with an unconditional date to begin Turkish accession negotiations. He was not sure whether the date would be during the first or second semester of 2005. France may [...]	2004-12-10 08:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KPAL UP CO HR CG RW IT EUN
04ROME4793	OPERATION BALKAN VICE V - ITALY ON BOARD WITH VISA [...] (S) MFA Balkans Office Director Andrea Orizio told Poloff on December 17 that Italy was "on board" with USG view that imposing travel entry/travel bans and freezing assets of PIFWC's and their material supporters are important tools for achieving our shared objective to stabilize the region. I [...]	2004-12-17 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK IT ICTY EUN
04ROME4840	ITALIAN POSITION ON EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] On December 20, Franco Macor of the Italian Mandatory Consortium for Spent Batteries and Lead Waste (known by the Italian initials COBAT) responded to reftel request for information on Italy,s views regarding the EU battery directive. 2. What is Italy's position on the ban of lead/cadmium [...]	2004-12-22 09:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD EUN
04ROME549	OPERATION BALKAN VICE III - ITALY ON BOARD WITH [...] (S) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI TOLD POLOFF ON FEBRUARY 12 THAT ITALY WAS "ON BOARD" WITH USG VIEW THAT IMPOSING TRAVEL ENTRY/TRAVEL BANS AND FREEZING ASSETS OF PIFWC'S AND THEIR MATERIAL SUPPORTERS ARE IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR ACHIEVING OUR SHARED OBJECTIVE TO STABILIZE THE REGIO [...]	2004-02-13 14:38:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC ZL IT ICTY EUN
04ROME624	PM BERLUSCONI SAYS HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 17, ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI SAID HE WOULD BE A CANDIDATE IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY (EP) ELECTIONS IN JUNE, BUT THAT, WIN OR LOSE, HE WOULD REMAIN IN HIS POSITION AS PRIME MINISTER. ITALY HAS NO LAW THAT PREVENTS A MEMBER OF GOVERNMENT FROM RUNNING FOR [...]	2004-02-19 16:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME647	EU-CHINA ARMS EMBARGO - ITALIANS PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) CHARGE, ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFFS MET WITH AND DELIVERED REF POINTS TO MFA U/S FOR ASIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS, MARGHERITA BONIVER. BONIVER AGREED THAT CHINESE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN LESS THAN SATISFACTORY AND THAT LIFTING THE EMBARGO AT THIS TIME WOULD SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE C [...]	2004-02-20 17:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM CH TW IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME668	MFA U/S BONIVER ON AFGHANISTAN: PRT, RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting with Charge, MFA U/S Boniver conveyed the GOI's irritation at the USG's last-minute request that Italy lead a PRT in Afghanistan somewhere other than Ghazni, despite months of planning prompted by a specific U.S. request. She said Italy hoped to mainta [...]	2004-02-24 05:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS AF IT EUN AFGHANISTAN
04ROME731	ITALY'S ONGOING CONCERNS REGARDING U.S. [...] Summary. GOI officials continue to raise concerns about the U.S. Bioterrorism Act (BTA),in particular the burden it places on Italian small- and medium-size exporters, whose products make up a significant portion of Italys food exports. Officials from three ministries emphasized to Embassy [...]	2004-02-26 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME855	ITALY OPPOSES SANCTIONS FOR BURMA [...] (C) MFA SOUTHEAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR, MARCO DELLA SETA, REPORTED THAT ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON BURMA. SINCE BURMA HAS A TRADITIONAL ECONOMY AND IS NOT A MAJOR TRADING PARTNER WITH THE EU, THE GOI BELIEVES SANCTIONS WOULD HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE GOVERNMENT AND INSTEAD, HU [...]	2004-03-04 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM IT EUN
04ROME887	BLAIR REASSURES BERLUSCONI: "NO DIRECTORATE" [...] (C) UK DEPUTY HEAD OF MISSION SCOTT WIGHTMAN TOLD POLMIN THAT WHILE REF REPORTS ON PM BERLUSCONI'S MARCH 4 LUNCH WITH PM BLAIR IN ROME ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AN AMICABLE ENCOUNTER, BERLUSCONI DID VENT HIS ANGER AT BLAIR OVER THE FRENCH-GERMAN-BRITISH "TRILATERAL" INITIATIVE TO STEER EU POLI [...]	2004-03-05 18:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT UK EUN ITALIAN POLITICS
04THEHAGUE1032	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH RESPONSE TO [...] (S) Summary: The Netherlands confirms that it supports designation of the additional Al Haramain branches and will take complementary national action to ensure effective action in the interim period between the U.S. designation and its incorporation into EU regulations. However, the GONL has [...]	2004-04-23 15:39:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1038	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH RESPONSE TO [...] (S) Summary: The Netherlands confirms that it supports designation of the additional Al Haramain branches and will take complementary national action to ensure effective action in the interim period between the U.S. designation and its incorporation into EU regulations. However, the GONL has [...]	2004-04-23 16:29:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1040	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH RESPONSE TO [...] (S) Summary: The Netherlands confirms that it supports designation of the additional Al Haramain branches and will take complementary national action to ensure effective action in the interim period between the U.S. designation and its incorporation into EU regulations. However, the GONL has [...]	2004-04-23 16:31:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1042	(S/NF) TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH SUBMITTING MEK [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-23 16:31:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PTER IZ NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1093	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 23 MEETING WITH DUTCH POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on April 23 to discuss an upcoming Iraqi judicial conference in The Hague, possible Dutch leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, extension of the Dutch troop deployment in Iraq, the [...]	2004-05-03 05:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS PHUM AF IZ CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1183	DUTCH PREVIEW EU PRESIDENCY IMMIGRATION ISSUES [...] SUMMARY: ConGen, Embassy and USEU officials met recently with the Justice Ministry to discuss immigration issues for upcoming Dutch EU presidency. The Dutch invited USG to make a presentation on biometrics and US-VISIT program at an EU seminar on biometrics in The Hague July 1 and 2. The Dutc [...]	2004-05-13 10:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS KHLS NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1213	TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-18 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE122	Netherlands: Balkenende Government Challenged by [...] (U) SUMMARY: Looking forward to the summer of 2004, the Balkenende government is contemplating its second year in office and a full agenda of internal and European Union matters as it takes the EU Presidency in July. Continuing domestic economic malaise has generated incipient doubts over t [...]	2004-01-20 14:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1234	DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER: DUTCH VIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-21 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1352	Secretary Abraham's May 23 Bilateral Meeting [...] Summary: Energy Secretary Abraham held a May 23 luncheon discussion with Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst on the margins of the International Energy Forum meeting in Amsterdam. They agreed to explore the possibilities for increased U.S.-EU collaboration on energy technologies and that th [...]	2004-06-02 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG KNNP IR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1515	TERRORIST FINANCE: EVOLVING DUTCH POSITION ON EU [...] (C) The Dutch government has moved much closer to supporting EU designation of Hizballah in its entirety. The "official" GONL position is that Hizballah is a political movement with a terrorist branch;the Dutch maintain that the political movement is represented in parliament in Lebanon, play [...]	2004-06-17 16:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER LE XM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1639	SUBJECT: DUTCH/CUBA: STRONG ON HUMAN RIGHTS; [...] (C) The EU Common Position forms Dutch policy toward Cuba. While the Dutch prefer a policy of engagement to one of isolation, they are resolute that Cuba must first improve human rights before any thaw in EU-Cuban relations -- even to pre-2003 "constructive engagement" as usual. Besides this t [...]	2004-06-30 07:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAID ETTC NL PHUM PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE167	HCOPIL: MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN [...] Summary. The Hague Conference convened an informal advisory committee to consider the request of the European Community to become a member of the organization. Group agreed that changes would be necessary to the Statute and Rules of the organization, that there should be "no additionality," [...]	2004-01-23 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL EUN HCOPIL
04THEHAGUE1701	EU FM'S TO DISCUSS SUDAN, MEET ALLAWI, AND PONDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect next steps in Iraq and Sudan to dominate discussion at the July 12 ) 13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),according to Joep Wijnands, Deputy Director of the Dutch MFA's Department of Political Affairs and the Dutch European Correspondent, wh [...]	2004-07-08 06:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1717	DUTCH/EU: FM BOT ON IRAQ, CHINA, ASEM, SUDAN, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot on July 7 to preview the agenda for the July 12-13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. Bot anticipated that the GAERC would agree to take positive steps with regard to Iraq and Sudan, although [...]	2004-07-09 12:36:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PARM EAID NL IZ CH SU EUN
04THEHAGUE1775	JULY 7 U.S.-EU JHA CONSULTATIONS - CATS & SCIFA [...] SUMMARY: U.S.-EU consultations on a broad range of JHA issues were held in The Hague on July 7. The Article 36 Committee (CATS for cooperation in police and judicial matters) met in the morning and the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) met in the afternoon. St [...]	2004-07-15 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER CVIS SNAR SMIG KFRD CPAS PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE1804	EMBASSY THE HAGUE CONTACTS FOR THE NETHERLANDS EU [...] THE NETHERLANDS ASSUMED THE SIX-MONTH ROTATING EU PRESIDENCY BEGINNING JULY 1. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY AT EMBASSY THE HAGUE FOR COORDINATING EMBASSY ACTIVITIES AND LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO THE PRESIDENCY LIES WITH THE MISSION'S EU COORDINATION UNIT, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE D [...]	2004-07-16 16:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1812	TERRORIST FINANCE: CIRA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, post delivered the CIRA points on July 14 to Margreet Wenting, Senior Policy Advisor in the Department of Financial Integrity at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also delivered the points on July 15 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in t [...]	2004-07-19 17:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1813	TERRORIST FINANCE: THE HAGUE: PKK/KADEK DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) As requested, post delivered reftel talking points on July 14 to Margreet Wenting, Senior Policy Advisor in the Department of Financial Integrity at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also delivered the points on July 15 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in t [...]	2004-07-19 17:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1867	NETHERLANDS/EU/SUDAN: PREPPING FOR GAERC DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect GAERC conclusions to maintain political pressure on GOS, endorse coordination with AU/UN/US, and to increase humanitarian assistance. In a scheduled July 24 meeting with GOS FM Ismael, FM Bot and Dev Min Van Ardenne intend to express deep concern about the situat [...]	2004-07-23 13:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU NL EUN UNSC
04THEHAGUE1880	DUTCH ON EXCLUDING BELARUSIAN MINISTER FROM THE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-26 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KOLY PHUM PREL BO NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1883	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH THINKING ON PROPOSED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Dutch continue to move forward on plans for a September 22 EU terrorist financing seminar in Brussels, a priority of their EU Presidency. However, they are also eager to hear USG thoughts on ideas for a proposed September 23 U.S.-EU meeting/seminar on terroris [...]	2004-07-27 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1902	NETHERLANDS/NEPAL: DEMARCHE ON MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are in discussion with EU colleagues regarding designation of the Maoists, but expect to release a "balanced" statement condemning violence on both sides as an interim measure. They expect the Maoists will be designated this Fall. End Summary. Dutch Presidency Statem [...]	2004-07-28 15:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN NP NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1906	ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: AEGON CFO REVIEWS STATE OF [...] Jos Streppel, the Chief Financial Officer of AEGON, a large Netherlands-based insurance group also active in the U.S., met with the Ambassador July 28 to review current efforts to unify European accounting standards and to achieve greater harmonization between the U.S. and Europe in this area. [...]	2004-07-29 11:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1919	NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: MOVING IN THE RIGHT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to Dutch sources, the European Council will most likely decide in December to open accession talks with Turkey, setting a fixed starting date contingent on Turkey's completion of specific concrete reforms. Senior Dutch officials based in The Hague are playing an active [...]	2004-07-30 15:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TK NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1935	DUTCH A/POL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ: TERRORISM STATEMENT, [...] (SBU) Terrorism Declaration: CDA contacted Dutch MFA A/Political Director Herman Schaper late August 2 and got confirmation that the Netherlands would support and release the Coalition Terrorism Declaration. Early August 3, A/Pol Couns provided ref A points to MFA Security Policy Director Ma [...]	2004-08-03 11:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC MOPS MARR IZ NL EUN NATO
04THEHAGUE1955	BIO INFO ON NEW DUTCH EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER NEELIE [...] PM Balkenende announced the nomination of former transport minister Neelie Kroes as the new Dutch European Commissioner on August 3. Kroes will succeed Frits Bolkestein as Dutch EU Commissioner. Balkenende said he expected President Barroso would give Kroes "a heavy economic portfolio," such [...]	2004-08-05 05:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2023	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: LOCAL TAIWAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese representatives in The Hague are engaging the Dutch government and parliamentarians in an effort to slow down the EU's rush to lift its arms embargo on China. Several parliamentarians have expressed sympathy for the Taiwanese position, but do not want to undercut the Du [...]	2004-08-13 13:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PHUM CH TW NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2040	DUTCH CELEBRATE CAPTURE OF EU COMPETITION PORTFOLIO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch are clearly satisfied and claiming victory over the appointment of Neelie Kroes-Smit (Kroes) as the new European Commissioner for Competition. Prime Minister Balkenende's strategy of holding out for a "heavy" portfolio appears to have paid off. Both the Netherlands [...]	2004-08-16 05:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV PINR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2095	DUTCH PUT UN PROTECTION FORCE ON PSC AGENDA [...] (S) On August 23, POLCOUNS discussed reftel points with Dutch MFA officials Bahia Tahzib (Deputy European Correspondent) and Adri van Loopik (Head of the Gulf States Division in the Department of North Africa and Middle East Affairs). (Note: POLOFFS had previously discussed the issue with Ta [...]	2004-08-23 16:07:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IZ GB NL UN EUN
04THEHAGUE2126	EU/NETHERLANDS/SOUTH OSSETIA: DUTCH SKEPTICAL [...] (C) On August 24, POLCOUNS discussed reftel points with Tony van der Togt, Head of the Dutch MFA's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division, and Frank van Beuningen, Policy Coordinator for the OSCE within the MFA's Department of Security Policy. Both interlocutors were well briefed on the sit [...]	2004-08-25 15:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG GM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2138	INFORMAL EU FOREIGN MINSTERS MEETING (GYMNICH), [...] (C) Summary. MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner told emboffs that although the Gymnich agenda must remain open until very shortly before the meeting, he expects that it will cover ASEM, the Middle East, Iraq, Iran, the Balkans, and the Sudan. On ASEM the Dutch are looking [...]	2004-08-26 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2169	GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED - [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-31 13:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EU TSPA TSPL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2172	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: BOT VISITS BAGHDAD, PUSHES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot's November 29 visit to Iraq will hopefully spur the EU to take a more active role in Iraq, according to an MFA interlocutor who participated in the trip. An EU "exploratory commission" tasked with developing concrete proposals for supporting reconstruc [...]	2004-08-31 19:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2190	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH THINKTANK REPORT ON TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: A recent report on Turkish EU accession by the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV),a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has sparked debate on a possible timetable for opening accession talks with Turkey. The report's most controversia [...]	2004-09-01 16:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2205	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: EU EXPLORATORY MISSION REPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU exploratory mission to Iraq will report its findings and present a long list of "options" for supporting Iraqi reconstruction to the September 3-4 Gymnich, according to its Dutch chair. The Dutch hope that the mission's report will spur the EU to take a more active role i [...]	2004-09-02 15:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2289	SEPT 13-14 GAERC: DISCUSSION WITH DUTCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs discussed Sept 13-14 GAERC agenda and reftel subjects with MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner on September 8 and with MFA European Correspondent Joep Wijnands on September 9. The Dutch clearly signaled that EU member states on the IAEA board will not s [...]	2004-09-10 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2290	SEPT 13-14 GAERC: DISCUSSION WITH DUTCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs discussed Sept 13-14 GAERC agenda and reftel subjects with MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner on September 8 and with MFA European Correspondent Joep Wijnands on September 9. The Dutch clearly signaled that EU member states on the IAEA board will not s [...]	2004-09-10 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2310	EUR/ERA CHASE MEETING ON DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCING [...] (U) In a September 10 meeting, Erik van Andel, Head of the Financial Integrity Division, Dutch Finance Ministry (MOF),briefed visiting EUR/ERA Office Director Peter Chase on Dutch EU Presidency priorities on combating terrorist financing. (See septels for reporting on Chase's meetings on E [...]	2004-09-14 06:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2311	DUTCH RESPONSE ON LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 11:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EIND NL USTR EUN
04THEHAGUE2326	DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTER PREVIEWS SEPTEMBER 16-17 EU [...] Summary: In a September 9 letter to the Dutch parliament, Defense Minister Kamp previewed the September 16- 17 EU Defense Ministers Informal Ministerial at Noordwijk, Netherlands. This meeting will be preceded by the first meeting of the Steering Board of the new European Defense Agency unde [...]	2004-09-15 11:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2331	TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH AUTHORITY TO FREEZE ASSETS [...] The following is provided in response to ref A request for information on the status of the Netherlands' national authority to freeze assets related to terrorism financing. Ref B contains a detailed description of Dutch laws and regulations on terrorism financing and related money laundering [...]	2004-09-15 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2346	SEPT. 13-14 GAERC: READ-OUT FROM DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs discussed Sept. 13-14 GAERC with MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner on September 16. He said the the EU's foreign ministers had discussed Secretary Powell's comments about genocide in Darfur, the financing of the UN Protective Force in Iraq, and EU rel [...]	2004-09-16 14:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE2369	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA: DUTCH LOOKING FOR ACTION [...] SUMMARY: (C) Dutch EU Presidency representative Piet de Klerk, Special Ambassador for Human Rights, will be in Tibet from September 20 to 23 and Beijing on September 24 for the next round of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue. Poloff discussed the confidential agendas with Gerri Willems of t [...]	2004-09-17 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2398	NETHERLANDS/EU/UNGA: ICJ SEPARATION BARRIER ACTION [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel talking points with Herman Schaper, the Dutch Deputy POLDIR, on September 20. Schaper confirmed that Dutch UN Permrep Dirk van den Bergh, in his EU capacity, had discussed the issue of the security barrier with the Palestinian mission (al-Kidwa) in New York. The Pal [...]	2004-09-20 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL UNSC EUN
04THEHAGUE2445	DHS SEC. RIDGE CARRIES MESSAGE OF COMMON CT CAUSE [...] SUMMARY: Sec. Ridge discussed implementation of US-EU Summit Declaration Combating Terrorism with the EU JHA Troika, stressing the importance of information sharing and the need to communicate better to the public the existing high level of CT cooperation between the U.S. and EU. His message [...]	2004-09-24 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CVIS SMIG CPAS PREL ATRN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2448	NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: PM ADVISOR ON ACCESSION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch PM's chief foreign policy advisor (and point man for Turkey during the Dutch presidency) believes that Verheugen's report will set the stage for a positive EU decision on setting a date for Turkish accession. He anticipates, however, that the decision will contain addi [...]	2004-09-24 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL TK NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2461	PRIME MINISTER BALKENENDE OUT OF COMMISSION FOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Balkenende has been in hospital since September 14 with a serious foot infection caused by streptococcal and staphylococcal bacteria. According to Government Information Service, Balkenende underwent two operations, and the wound is said to be healing well. Balkenende is no [...]	2004-09-27 14:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2462	EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: VADM METZGER/DAS SUCHAN [...] (C) Summary: On September 15, VADM James Metzger and PM/DAS Greg Suchan briefed a Dutch interagency team chaired by MFA Security Policy Director Maurits Jochems on U.S. concerns regarding the possible lifting of the EU's arms embargo on China. VADM Metzger outlined the enhanced threat posed [...]	2004-09-27 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2495	CYPRUS/NETHERLANDS: APPROACH TO EU MEMBERS ON AID, [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 30 to Hannie Pollman-Zall, Director of the Dutch MFA's Western and Central European Affairs Department. Pollman-Zall responded that "many lawyers are breaking their heads over ways to facilitate direct Turkish Cypriot trade with the EU." She [...]	2004-09-30 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN CY NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2531	AC/PDAS RECORD'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH DUTCH [...] (C) Summary: AC/PDAS Frank Record met with Dutch MFA Security Policy Director Maurits Jochems on September 28. The two reviewed a broad resume of arms control issues including the NPT, Non-strategic nuclear weapons, missile defense, FMCT, and a proposed U.S. landmine export ban. They also di [...]	2004-10-05 14:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NL EUN NATO
04THEHAGUE2581	DUTCH PRESIDENCY AMBITIONS FOR COMPETITIVENESS [...] Dutch Economic Ministry officials staffing the Competitiveness Council hope to use the Dutch term in the chair of the Council to make serious progress towards reinvigorating the European economy. They acknowledge that past meetings of the Council -- derided by their own minister in June as a [...]	2004-10-08 09:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2642	ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES US-EU EFFORTS TO FIGHT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a JHA Troika meeting and a meeting on the margins of the JHA Informal Council, AG Ashcroft and DHS U/S Hutchinson praised EU cooperation with the U.S. in fighting terrorism. These meetings built on the September 18 EU Troika meeting attended by DHS Sec. Ridge (Reftel B) and re [...]	2004-10-13 17:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ATRN KCRM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2677	NETHERLANDS/EU/KOREA: DUTCH ON EU SUMMIT WITH [...] (SBU) Both MFA Korea Desk officer and South Korea Embassy officer told poloffs that the EU-South Korea Summit held in Hanoi on October 9 was so brief -- lasting only two hours including interpretation -- that participants did not have enough time to cover all of the issues included in the leng [...]	2004-10-15 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL KS KN EUN
04THEHAGUE2691	NETHERLANDS/EU PRESIDENCY: THE HALF-WAY POINT [...] (C) Summary. With three months down and three to go, the Dutch no doubt view the first half of their presidency as a qualified success. They have made measurable progress on most of their priorities and effectively navigated two unexpected developments (the crisis in Darfur and PM Balkenend [...]	2004-10-18 14:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2704	NETHERLANDS/EU/VENEZUELA: SPEAKING OUT ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch share U.S. concerns about a deteriorating political and human rights situation in Venezuela, but as EU President are reluctant to voice criticism before consulting with other EU members. The EU does not plan to discuss a collective post-referendum strategy toward Venezu [...]	2004-10-19 14:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2728	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH TALK THE TALK, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's refusal to allow entry to two Dutch MPs and one Spanish MP on October 15 focused public attention sharply on Cuba's human rights record and the EU's Cuba's policies, with many MP's weighing in in favor of a stronger EU approach. FM Bot called in the Cuban Ambassador to co [...]	2004-10-22 11:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2735	CAUTIOUS DUTCH REACTION TO EC REPORT ON TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch government has officially characterized the October 6 European Commission report on Turkey, including its recommendation that a date be set for accession negotiations, as "a good basis for decision making by the European Council in December." Parliament also receive [...]	2004-10-22 15:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2747	WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA): THE [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy The Hague's response to reftel request regarding the Netherlands' market access commitments under the WTO GPA. Post provided this information via email to DOC country desk officer David de Falco on October 22, 2004. 2. (SBU) The following is a list of add [...]	2004-10-26 12:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NL WTO EUN
04THEHAGUE2757	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: DUTCH RESPONSES [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns and PolOff met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, MFA, and Adriaan Palm, MFA Political Affairs Officer, on October 26 to deliver points in reftel. Werner said the only addition to the agenda as set forth reftel was the African Great Lakes, where the Belgians [...]	2004-10-26 18:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2758	CUBA/NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH HOPE EU WILL PRESERVE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch support retaining the EU's June 2003 measures to pressure Cuba on human rights, but as EU president they feel bound to seek a "consensus" position. As the EU is currently split on the issue, according to Dutch contacts, a consensus to change the current measures may not [...]	2004-10-27 11:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2764	UNGA 59/BELARUS - SPONSORING RESOLUTION ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-27 13:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM BO NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2776	NETHERLANDS/EU/AFRICA: DUTCH SEEKING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are fully invested in the November 19-20 Great Lakes Conference (GLC),having contributed 500,000 euros (and reportedly considering doubling that amount). The Dutch will table by the end of December a draft EU strategy for the Great Lakes region, based on the long-term [...]	2004-10-29 08:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RW CG BY NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2777	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS FOR NOV 2 GAERC [...] (U) Summary. MFA Deputy Directors Joep Wijnands (Political Affairs, European Correspondent) and Dirk Oldenburg (European Integration) briefed emboffs Oct 28th on expectations for the Nov 2 GAERC and the Nov 5 European Council. The GAERC will focus primarily on preparations for the Council, so [...]	2004-10-29 09:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2778	NETHERLANDS/EU/KOSOVO/UKRAINE/CYPRUS: ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref a points on Kosovo, Ukraine, and Northern Cyprus to MFA Deputy Director Joep Wijnands (Political Affairs, European Correspondent) October 28 (ref B covered the remaining GAERC points). On October 29, Poloff repeated points on Northern Cyprus to Hannie Pollman-Zaal [...]	2004-10-29 12:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2789	TURKEY/EU - FM GUL TO EU: GIVE US OUR DATE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a low-key visit to The Hague on October 25, Turkish FM Gul reportedly complained about provisions of the EC's October 6 report that highlighted Turkey's "unique" situation. He worried it was still uncertain that the European Council would set a date in December to begin acce [...]	2004-11-01 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TK NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2836	NETHERLANDS/EU: SWARTBOL ON TURKEY, RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rob Swartbol, PM Balkenende's senior foreign policy advisor, predicted to Ambassador Sobel on November 1 that the EU will make a positive decision on Turkish accession negotiations in December, but warned that the Turks will find some elements of the decision more objectionable [...]	2004-11-03 17:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2868	UNGA 59 HUMAN RIGHTS: DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Please see guidance request in paragraph 3. 2. Poloff shared reftel points with Guillaume Teerling (Senior Advisor, Human Rights office, MFA) on November 5. As the EU and the USG are cooperating closely in the Third Committee, Teerling required no convincing. Teerling said that the Nethe [...]	2004-11-05 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NL EUN UNGA
04THEHAGUE2870	EU/NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL: SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S [...] (C) The EU has been discussing how Israel might participate in WEOG meetings outside New York, according to Pieter Ramaer (Head of Legal and Political Affairs, MFA UN Department). Speaking with Poloff about reftel on November 5, Ramaer said the recent CONUN meeting in Brussels considered Is [...]	2004-11-05 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KIPR IS NL UNEP WIPO ILO EUN
04THEHAGUE2910	NETHERLANDS/EU/IRAQ: UN PROTECTION FORCE POINTS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-10 16:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NL IZ EUN UN

04THEHAGUE2924	NETHERLANDS/EU/INDIA: "NEW PARTNERSHIP" HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Beyond welcoming a new "strategic partnership," the November 8 EU-India Summit was perhaps more notable for what it lacked than what it included. The new "strategic partnership" appears to be little more than a wishlist of topics for cooperation to be fleshed out over the next ye [...]	2004-11-12 14:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2990	UN/EU/WEOG/ISRAEL: EU MAY RELENT AT CND, UNEP, ILO [...] (C) The EU is looking anew at ways to include Israel in WEOG deliberations, particularly in the CND, UNEP and IOL, Pieter Ramaer (MFA deputy in the UN department) told Poloff November 16. At the EU's CONUN meeting November 15, Ramaer reported, the Dutch circulated our ref b notes (that we ha [...]	2004-11-17 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IS NL KCRM UNEP WIPO ILO EUN
04THEHAGUE2992	NETHERLANDS: BELARUS PARTICIPATION IN CEI SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-17 16:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SI BO NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3001	DUTCH ASK USG HELP WITH TURKEY ON CYPRUS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Still expecting a positive outcome on December 17 for Turkey, the Dutch DG for the EU, Marnix Krop, sees trouble brewing on Greece and Cyprus and has asked the U.S. to help in two specific ways. First, urged us to impress upon Turkey the problems that Turkey's Aegean flights ha [...]	2004-11-19 08:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY GR PGOV EUN
04THEHAGUE3005	VENEZUELA/NETHERLANDS/EU: EU PESSIMISTIC BUT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 08:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3006	CUBA/NETHERLANDS/EU: NO CONSENSUS (YET) TO CHANGE EU POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 08:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EUN NL PGOV PHUM PREL
04THEHAGUE3015	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: RECONFIGURING THE DUTCH PRESENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A clear consensus in the Cabinet and parliament exists for concluding the Dutch deployment in Al Muthanna as scheduled. The government's November 12 letter to parliament states Dutch troops will end their current mission in mid-March, although some personnel will stay longer (we [...]	2004-11-19 08:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ NL NATO EUN
04THEHAGUE3038	DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] After coordinating with the Moroccan Embassy in the Hague, POLCOUNS delivered refs points and agenda for the December 11 Forum for the Future in Rabat to Michiel den Hond, Head of the Dutch MFA's Middle East Affairs Department on November 18. Den Hond confirmed that Dutch Foreign Minister Bot [...]	2004-11-19 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KDEM KMPI KPAO NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3067	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: POLDIR ON NOV [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel discussed the EU China arms embargo with MFA PolDir Hugo Siblesz on November 22; specifically the reference to the EU's intention to send a "positive signal" to China. Siblesz said the PRC had requested reference be made to the embargo in the EU-China Summit Communique. A [...]	2004-11-23 17:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3074	DUTCH PARLIAMENT REITERATES OPPOSITION TO LIFTING [...] (U) At a regular hearing in the Dutch parliament on November 18 prior to the monthly EU foreign ministers' meeting (GAERC),spokesmen for the main political parties reiterated their opposition to the lifting of the EU's China arms embargo. Encouraged by the recent vote in the European Parliam [...]	2004-11-24 07:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3094	RUSSIA/UKRAINE/EU - ANGRY PUTIN, FIRM EU AGREE AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the Russia-EU Summit in The Hague November 24, an "angry, aggressive" President Putin demanded Ukrainian law should dictated the outcome and rejected EU interest in finding a political solution as unwarranted and unnecessary. Drawing on OSCE election monitoring conclusions, [...]	2004-11-26 14:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UP NL EUN RU
04THEHAGUE3098	TURKEY/EU: TURKEY ON TRACK WITH HURDLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish FM Gul met with the EU troika in the Hague November 23 in the last high-level meetings before the Council on December 17 faces its moment of truth. The Council will make its decision based both on the Commission report and issues Member States raise; elements of an in [...]	2004-11-26 16:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CY GR NL PREL TU EUN
04THEHAGUE3133	NETHERLANDS/CROATIA: EU ATTITUDE TOWARDS ICTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is "no daylight" between the USG and Dutch national position on Croatia and its obligation to cooperate with the ICTY, Alle Dorhout (MFA European Integration Department Croatia officer) confirmed to Poloff and Legaloff when discussing reftel points November 30. The Dutc [...]	2004-12-01 11:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PGOV NL TU HR ICTY EUN
04THEHAGUE3140	EU/TURKEY: DUTCH COMMENT ON DECISION DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29 the Dutch circulated draft conclusions on Turkey to EU partners (subsequently leaked to the press) in advance of the December 17 Council meeting that includes strong, but predictable, language on accession (e-mailed to EUR/ERA and USEU). Turkish officials in The [...]	2004-12-01 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TU HR RO CY BU EUN
04THEHAGUE3142	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH TO CO-FINANCE CNPA [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-01 18:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AF XD SNAR XG KPAO NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3166	NETHERLANDS/EU: FM BOT ON CHINA, TURKEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one and one half hour discussion with Ambassador Sobel on December 2, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot laid out his priorities for the last few weeks of the Dutch EU presidency. Bot stated categorically that he will not lift the Chinese Arms Embargo, but predicted (agai [...]	2004-12-03 16:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH RS NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3177	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA: CHINA SUMMIT CONTENT STILL [...] (C) Summary: With just over one working day left before the EU-China Summit, the Dutch are still in negotiations with the Chinese regarding content of an EU-China Joint Statement, including what if anything will come of talk about a Chinese "gesture" on human rights as part of a package for a p [...]	2004-12-06 16:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR PARM CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3178	EU/TURKEY: DUTCH ISSUE REV 2 DRAFT TEXT [...] (C) Rob Swartbol (PM Balkenende's diplomatic advisor) (STRICTLY PROTECT) told Ambassador Sobel late December 6 he was alarmed about efforts by France, Austria and Denmark to promote a third way/privileged partnership alternative for Turkey. He said that the Dutch were working to get Germany an [...]	2004-12-06 19:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TU CY EUN
04THEHAGUE3182	NETHERLANDS/CUBA/LIBERTAD ACT: REVIEW OF POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: Dutch government and society puts primary emphasis on human rights and freedoms in policies and activities toward Cuba. While the Dutch adhere to the EU Common Position on Cuba, the GoNL is currently resisting Spanish-led efforts to unconditionally revise EU relations with Cuba. [...]	2004-12-07 15:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETTC PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3219	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR DEC 13 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 8 to deliver points reftel and December 9 with Joep Wijnands, the Deputy Director, and Derk Oldenburg (MFA Dep Dir for European Enlargement). Werner expected smooth sailing on Bulga [...]	2004-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL PREL KNNP IR IS TU CR RO SU UP EUN
04THEHAGUE3223	TURKEY/EU: DUCH PM'S DEC 9 DINNER WITH ERDOGAN [...] (C) PM Balkenende's focus at dinner with PM Erdogan in Brussels tonight, December 9, is to seek an agreement over how Turkey can adequately indicate recognition of Cyprus in the context of accession negotiations, Jochem Wiers (MFA EU Enlargement office and main drafter of accession texts for [...]	2004-12-09 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CY GR NL PREL TU EUN
04THEHAGUE3243	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH GRAPPLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch will chair the December 14 EU working party meeting on Latin America (COLAT),at which they expect to discuss four or five Member State proposals for amending current EU policy toward Cuba. There is consensus that the present policy is unsustainable. The Dutch emphasiz [...]	2004-12-13 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
04THEHAGUE3280	REPLY, UNITED STATES CONCERN OVER THE EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] In response to reftel, the Netherlands, in its role as EU Preside proposed amendments to the EU Battery Directive ("Directive"). As a government advocates an unqualified ban on all portable cadmium, merc 2. The Dutch already have a collection system in place for small chem Collection bins [...]	2004-12-16 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3285	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH PREVENT INVITATIONS TO CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch confirmed on December 15 that the EU COLAT Working Group agreed on December 14 to recommend a temporary suspension of the June 2003 measures for increased engagement with the Cuban opposition. A Dutch MFA contact described the COLAT's recommendation as intended to [...]	2004-12-16 16:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
04THEHAGUE3333	TURKEY ACCESSION/EU: THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE [...] SUMMARY: (C) According to Dutch diplomat Pieter de Gooijer, the intense Dutch-led negotiations leading to the EU Council's invitation to Turkey for accession talks were one for the history books. In a recent conversation with DCM and Poloff, he provided the inside story of the last hours of th [...]	2004-12-23 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL TU CY EUN INRB
04THEHAGUE3350	NETHERLANDS/EU PRESIDENCY: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND [...] (C) Summary: The December 17 European Council decision to offer Turkey a starting date for accession negotiations let the Dutch end their presidency on a high note. The Dutch recorded several important accomplishments, of which the successful Turkish negotiations were the most notable, whil [...]	2004-12-29 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE485	Terrorist Finance: Country Clearance Request for [...] Country clearance is requested for Economic Officer Todd Kushner to attend 2/28 terrorist finance consultations hosted by the Dutch government at the Netherlands Embassy in Paris. Mr. Kushner plans to arrive in Paris 2/27 and depart 2/29. He has a top secret security clearance. 2. Mr. K [...]	2004-02-25 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE552	CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON BURMA: DUTCH RESPONSE [...] (C) The EU has not reached a common position to impose sanctions against the Burmese government. MFA Burma Desk Officer Mariko Peters stated that the EU discussion on Burma in on-going, and will be on the agenda for the next COASI. While there is no disagreement on the need for the government [...]	2004-03-04 13:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE553	(C/NF) TERRORIST FINANCE: USG BRAINSTORMING [...] (C) Copenhagen, London, and Madrid are exempt from noforn marking to allow discussion with appropriate contacts. 2. (C/NF) Summary: A U.S.-EU declaration on terrorist financing (TF) would reinforce EU political commitment to fighting TF and provide political support for making European T [...]	2004-03-04 13:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE555	WTO ROUND: ECONOMICS MINISTER BRINKHORST OPTIMISTIC [...] Summary: Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst has returned from a trip to India, China, and Japan optimistic over the prospects of reinvigorating Doha Round talks and setting forth the elements of a negotiating agenda that he believes will set the stage for positive results. This agenda call [...]	2004-03-04 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IN NL WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE604	UNCTAD XI: NETHERLANDS POSITION [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Economic Affairs responded to demarche requested ref a by noting that the Netherlands attaches considerable importance to UNCTAD XI and hopes that It will exert a positive influence on the Doha Round negotiations. Although the Dutch do not want UNCTAD XI to interfere in [...]	2004-03-11 16:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NL UNCTAD WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE639	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH TO PUSH FOR ECOFIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 13:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE791	REACH: Latest Dutch Views [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch are pushing for EU REACH proposals so that registration and evaluation requirements are targeted to substances posing the most significant potential risks. They are concerned with the potential impact of existing proposals on SME's and are interested in further informa [...]	2004-03-26 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE834	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH HARAMAIN VETTING [...] (S/NF) We delivered demarche requested ref a to the MFA official acting as chairman of the Dutch interagency committee on designations. This official responded that the Netherlands not only would support the U.S. designation but plan a simultaneous designation under the Dutch national sanctio [...]	2004-04-01 07:29:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE868	DEMARCHE TO DUTCH MFA ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (S) PolMilOff reviewed ref A demarche with Dutch MFA Director for Arms Export Policy Paul van den IJssel on April 2. Van den IJssel stressed that the Dutch were not among the leaders of the initiative to lift the EU embargo. Nevertheless, he saw merit in the PRC argument that China differs fr [...]	2004-04-02 16:39:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE90	(SBU) TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-14 16:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PTER ASEC EUN NL
04THEHAGUE905	CYPRUS: DUTCH RESPONSE ON DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-07 13:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY NL EUN
04YEREVAN282	ARMENIAN POLITICIANS POSTURE AFTER "WIDER EUROPE" PRONOUNCEMENTS IN TBLISI, EU VISIT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Recent statements by EU officials in Tblisi suggesting a more concrete role for the South Caucasus countries in the "Wider Europe" initiative incited an unusual surge of Euro-friendly political [...]	2004-02-03 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ZJ TU AM EUN
05AMMAN4074	INVITATION TO U.S.-EU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] Acting PolCouns delivered ref B briefing points, minus information on proposed Cairo Prepcom meeting, on May 23 to Walid Obeidat in the Foreign Minister's private office. Obeidat said that Foreign Minister Qasrawi was tentatively planning on traveling to Brussels for the conference, but that [...]	2005-05-25 04:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC IZ JO EUN
05AMMAN4203	JORDAN TO ATTEND U.S.-EU CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-31 07:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC IZ JO EUN
05AMMAN5415	COORDINATING CONSTITUTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ: [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EIND IZ JO EUN
05ANKARA2294	APPAREL EXECUTIVES ON CHINESE EXPORTS, TIFA, [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an April 8 lunch, textile and apparel industry representatives praised U.S. movement toward limits on Chinese textile imports and expressed the hope the European Commission would follow suit. They also supported [...]	2005-04-22 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX EFIN TU CH EUN
05ANKARA2672	TURKEY MAY AGREE TO INFORMAL NATO-EU MINISTERIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: At NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer's reported request, Turkey may soon agree to biannual NATO-EU informal meetings in order to move forward on NATO-EU cooperation. MFA officials told us May 6 that FonMin Gul has agreed in principle to this idea, but has not formally signed off as yet [...]	2005-05-09 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS TU CY MT NATO EUN
05ANKARA2697	NATO-EU: FONMIN GUL AGREES TO BIANNUAL INFORMAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU CY MT NATO EUN
05ANKARA2893	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 23 GAERC [...] (C) As part of Embassy Ankara's ongoing effort to advise the Turkish MFA of USG positions vis-a-vis the European Union, we delivered reftel demarche to MFA European Union Directorate Political Affairs Department Head Hakan Akbulut, who initially asserted that Turkey had parallel attitudes as [...]	2005-05-23 08:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL SU MARR MOPS TU EUN
05ANKARA3105	FRENCH AND DUTCH "NO'S": MINIMAL INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: Ruling AKP and most pundits and media channels say they have taken the French and Dutch "no" votes in stride and opine that the results will not affect Turkey's Oct. 3 start date for EU harmonization. Markets have reacted in a similarly low-key way. However, in the midst of cont [...]	2005-06-03 05:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU EUN EU
05ANKARA3367	JUNE 13 GAERC DEMARCHE - TURKEY [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to Turkish MFA EU Political Affairs Department First Secretary Ege Turemen; he provided minimal responses to the following demarche topics. ------ Kosovo ------ He noted that the U.S. position remains the same as that enunciated in an earlier dem [...]	2005-06-14 09:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CM IR IZ LE PREL YI PARM TU EUN
05ANKARA3381	Incentives in Turkey's Technology Development [...] (SBU) Summary: As a part of its efforts to attract foreign investment and promote high technology development, the GOT has given a variety of incentives to companies and individuals working in Technology Development Zones. These zones have had some success in attracting foreign entrepreneurs [...]	2005-06-14 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EIND EFIN TSPL TU EUN
05ANKARA3964	TURKEY'S RESPONSE ON COORDINATING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) PolMilOff delivered ref a demarche July 6 to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Hakan Cakil. Cakil noted plans for an NGO-organized conference in Turkey July 12-13 on the constitution (reported ref b). The co-host Iraqi NGO (the Fund for Democracy an [...]	2005-07-07 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND IZ TU EUN
05ANKARA4070	DARFUR/NATO: FURTHER DETAILS ON TURKISH AIRLIFT [...] (C) On July 13, PolMilOff called on COL Halit Yilmaz, TGS J3 NATO Branch Chief, to discuss Turkish airlift support for Darfur. Yilmaz confirmed that Turkey will provide one C130 from Sept. 20-29. Its mission--along with the Danes--will be to lift equipment from Kenya and/or Chad to Darfur to [...]	2005-07-13 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL TU SU NATO EUN
05ANKARA4186	TURKEY AND THE PKK: RAISING THE HEAT [...] (S/NF) Both the Turkish Deputy CHOD and MFA spokesman publicly confirmed July 19 that Turkey reserves the right to conduct cross-border operations against the PKK in northern Iraq. Additionally, the D/CHOD, GEN Ilker Basbug, reported that the U.S. has ordered the arrest (or capture) of key PKK [...]	2005-07-19 17:54:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ EUN PKK
05ANKARA4215	TURKISH MILITARY ON PKK: CALM DOWN PUBLIC [...] (S) Summary: In an extended one-on-one meeting July 20 with Turkish D/CHOD Basbug, Charge cautioned against an accelerating public dispute between Turkey and the US over PKK countermeasures, including &hot pursuit8 into Iraq. Basbug agreed on the importance of calming down public rhetoric [...]	2005-07-20 17:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ EUN PKK
05ANKARA4296	TURKEY-EU: STEP BY STEP TOWARD TURKISH SIGNING OF [...] (C) Summary: The UK Embassy hopes UK lobbying will have steered the Turkish government to sign the additional protocol to the Ankara Agreement shortly after the July 27 Blair-Erdogan meeting in London. At the same time, the UK has been pressing Turkish authorities to issue Turkey's expected r [...]	2005-07-26 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU
05ANKARA4486	TURKEY-EU: AKP GOVERNMENT SIGNS ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: By its July 29 signing of an additional protocol extending the 1963 EEC-Turkey Ankara Agreement to the EU's 10 newest members, Turkey appeared to have fulfilled the remaining pre-condition for an Oct. 3 start to accession negotiations. However, the ability of the UK as EU Preside [...]	2005-08-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU
05ANKARA4619	RESIGNATION OF TURKEY'S SECGEN FOR EU AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: The resignation of Turkey's Secretary General for EU Affairs, a senior career diplomat highly regarded by his EU interlocutors, reflects a drift in ruling AKP's EU policies. The resignation also foreshadows a fundamental political struggle between the secular State and Islamist-o [...]	2005-08-08 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU EUN
05ANKARA4777	TURKEY-EU: FURTHER CONCERNS OF EU DIPLOMATS IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 08:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU EUN EU
05ANKARA5139	TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS OF ASSET [...] (SBU) Accoring to Turkish Foreign Ministry officials, a freeze on $3 million in al-Qadi assets found in Turkish bank accounts remains in place, although al-Qadi continues his legal challenge in Turkish courts of the Council of Ministers' freeze order (see ref b). The Turkish Court that revi [...]	2005-09-02 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL TU EUN
05ANKARA6751	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY SENIOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch and NEA Iraq Desk Officer Michele Siders to travel to Turkey from December 1-2, 2005 for consultations on Iraq. The point of contact for the visit is Political Offi [...]	2005-11-16 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PGOV PREL IZ AU PL RO RS IT FR BE NATO EUN
05ANKARA82	SCENESETTER FOR JAN. 11 U.S.-TURKEY-IRAQ TALKS ON [...] (C) Embassy appreciates the participation of our colleagues from Washington, Baghdad, and EUCOM in Jan. 11 trilateral (U.S.-Turkey-Iraq) talks on the PKK/Kongra-Gel. On. Jan. 5, Turkish MFA provided us with a rough outline for the talks themselves. In this message we hope to lay out what we believe [...]	2005-01-06 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PREF IZ TU EUN AM CY RS
05BRATISLAVA211	GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 06:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CM LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA212	SLOVAKIA: INFORMATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON [...] The Director of the Department for Official Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Hulenyi, reports that the GOS does not currently give any bilateral contributions to the Andean region. Latin America is not considered a priority by the GOS, and Hulenyi does not anti [...]	2005-03-15 06:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL CO EC PE BL VE LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA318	SLOVAKIA RESPONSE TO APRIL 25 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points April 21 to Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA. Rehak reaffirmed his openness to receiving USG points, saying it gives the Slovaks a "more global view." He said Slovakia within the EU supports strong transatlantic links. For example, in the [...]	2005-04-21 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA442	SLOVAK RESPONSE ON EU CUBA POLICY AND JUNE 13 [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A points on Cuba with MFA on June 6, and discussed the points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, along with pre-GAERC points in ref B on June 7. Rehak thanked us for providing our point-of-view before each GAERC, saying the discussions with emboffs are [...]	2005-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PARM LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA462	SLOVAKIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Oldrich Hlavacek, Director of the MFA Fourth Territorial Division (covering Africa, Asia, and the Middle East),told pol-econ chief June 13 that Slovakia is "very enthusiastic and looking forward to" the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (ref A). He said the two most important things about the [...]	2005-06-15 05:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IZ LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA829	Country Clearance granted for Kenneth Propp [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes Kenneth Propp and grants country clearance for the period of October 17-18, 2005. The embassy point of contact for your visit is William Laitinen, ECON Officer, tel: +421-2-5922-3394, cellphone: +421-903-767- 004. Reservation has been made at the Hotel [...]	2005-10-07 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS LO PREL EUN
05BRATISLAVA861	SLOVAKIA'S VIEWS OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) Charge discussed Deputies Committee decisions on policy toward Belarus (ref A) with MFA Director for CIS and Balkans Stefan Rozkopal Oct. 21. Rozkopal provided a preliminary reaction to some of the points, but said the GOS hoped to have a clearer picture of the situation and how to inf [...]	2005-10-24 06:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO LO EUN
05BRUSSELS114	ACTION PLANS FOR THE EU NEIGHBORHOOD: DO THEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the European Union announced with great fanfare seven "Neighborhood Action Plans" -- one step in the process of defining and developing the EU's relationships with the countries in its "Neighborhood" that at this point seem unlikely to become membership candidat [...]	2005-01-11 15:18:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM ZL XH XF XI EUN ETRO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1149	WHAT NEXT ON CROATIA'S EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) As reported Ref A, EU Foreign Ministers on March 16 postponed opening of accession negotiations with Croatia. The General Affairs and External Relations Council Conclusions said negotiations would be opened "by common agreement as soon as the Council has established that Croatia is coopera [...]	2005-03-18 16:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD HR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1226	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, EU officials said: --in light of growing Russian intransigence on democracy issues, the EU is preparing a strategy on how to respond to the Russian challenge in OSCE; --Russia is blocking democracy promotion in the Counc [...]	2005-03-24 07:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1231	IS THE EU RETREATING ON THE CHINA ARMS EMBARGO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU drive to lift its arms embargo on China appears to be faltering as a result of the March 14 passage of the anti-secession law, increased U.S. pressure, and China's unwillingness to deliver concessions on human rights. Our EU contacts generally confirm press reports that EU [...]	2005-03-24 11:27:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC CH TW EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1239	MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION: EU [...] (U) At a two-day public hearing at the European Parliament, policymakers and experts exchanged ideas on harnessing international migration to help bolster European economies and populations. Their overarching call was for a legal and transparent immigration program, at the European level, whi [...]	2005-03-24 14:28:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG PHUM KWMN EAID ELAB OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1241	WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...]	2005-03-24 15:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1441	HUMANITARIAN CONSULTATIONS HOSTED BY ECHO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a full day of consultations hosted by the European Commission's Office of Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) in Brussels on February 17, participants outlined their respective program priorities for 2005; agreed that the time had come to move the "Good Humanitarian Donorship" from the [...]	2005-04-12 13:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1466	DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE EU'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU Integrated Rule of Law Mission for the Iraqi criminal justice system plans to train 770 individuals from the senior management ranks of the police, the judiciary, and the penal system. The Director of the mission believes that police and military roles and tasks must be [...]	2005-04-13 12:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS PTER MARR IZ EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1472	EUROPEAN COMMISSION THINKING ON INTERNATIONAL IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission wants to see a successful U.S.-EU co-hosted Iraq conference in June, and is convinced this means keeping it to a one-day event, and focusing the agenda on next steps in Iraq between now and the next round of elections. The EC is in synch with U.S. thi [...]	2005-04-13 14:21:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1484	SALAFRANCA PUSHES HIS CANDIDACY FOR UNDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on previous approaches to USEU, Embassy Madrid and USINT Havana (REFS B-D),Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca solicited support from USEU again on April 7 for his candidacy for UNDP Administrator. Salafranca is well known to USE [...]	2005-04-14 09:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID SP UNDP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1511	EU WILL SET UP COMMON INDEX OF CRIMINAL [...] EU Ministers for Justice, Freedom and Security (or Justice and Home Affairs - JHA Council) on April 14 agreed to set up a common EU "index" to register the criminal records of all non-EU citizens convicted in the EU countries. For their own nationals residing in the EU, Member States will p [...]	2005-04-15 14:25:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1514	WARSAW WINS SEAT OF EU BORDER AGENCY; EU [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 14 agreed that Warsaw would be the seat of the newly created Agency for the management of the EU external borders. The ministers also agreed to intensify contacts with Libya in order to combat illegal immigration, while insisting t [...]	2005-04-15 14:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG PL AL LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1530	CUBA: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL BOLSTERS CUBAN FONMIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to his adviser on Cuba, European Commissioner for Development Louis Michel believes the EU must bolster Cuban FM Felipe Perez Roque as the best hope for improved EU-Cuba relations. During his March 24-27 visit to the island (REFS B-C),Michel offered Perez Roque better [...]	2005-04-18 13:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1542	Gymnich Takes No Decision on China Arms, [...] (SBU) The EU's informal "Gymnich" meeting of foreign ministers sought to place the EU-China relationship in a broader context, but the arms embargo issue loomed over the discussion. A Council staffer told us a consensus still exists within the EU to work on the issue, but a majority of member [...]	2005-04-19 10:30:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MASS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1550	GREECE PUSHING MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE WITHIN THE EU [...] (C) The Council Secretariat's Macedonia desk and a Dutch diplomat who works on Balkan issues tell us the Greeks are pressing to get the EU to pressure Macedonia on its on-going name dispute. Next Monday's (April 25) General Affairs and External Relations Council is due to issue Conclusions on [...]	2005-04-20 09:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1556	WHAT A FRENCH "NON" ON THE EU CONSTITUTION COULD [...] (C) No one can be sure of all the political consequences of a French rejection of the EU Constitution, but it would almost certainly end the document's chances of ever entering into force. While forty days remain before the vote, Embassy Paris (refs A and B) has described the challenges facin [...]	2005-04-20 13:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV FR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1581	EC FUNDING FOR UNWRA EMERGENCY APPEAL IN 2005: DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-21 15:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS UNRWA
05BRUSSELS1583	THE PROPOSED EU CONSTITUTION: WHAT IT COULD MEAN [...] (SBU) The Constitutional Treaty signed last October requires ratification by all 25 Member States. It faces its first serious test in the May 29 French referendum, and a second critical vote in the Netherlands on June 1. Under those circumstances, entry into force is a distant and uncertain [...]	2005-04-22 08:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAID ECIN MARR SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1593	COMMISSION AND COUNCIL EXPECT SHORT GAERC MEETING [...] (U) A shorter than normal GAERC on April 25 is unlikely to take any significant decisions on external relations topics. On the Middle East, the GAERC is exepcted to issue Conclusions on the MEPP, Iraq and Lebanon. Africa discussion will focus on the Great Lakes, with any new decisions on Zimb [...]	2005-04-22 10:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1606	EU "TASK FORCE" ON CROATIA TO MEET WITH ICTY AND [...] (C) Commission, UK and Luxembourg Presidency officials in Brussels expect, and hope, that "nothing new" will come out of the first meeting of the EU "task force" on Croatia on April 26 in Luxembourg. The UK has dropped the idea of presenting the Croats with a written to-do list, but will stil [...]	2005-04-22 15:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1620	THE EU "GYMNICH" MEETINGS - HOW THEY OPERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Informal transatlantic "Gymnich" style meetings could provide a useful forum for informal exchanges that might help bridge the current impasse in NATO/EU relations. END SUMMARY 2. (C) In recent months, several proposals have been floated for more informal meetings between for [...]	2005-04-25 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1628	US-EU CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: VISIT OF S/I AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. On April 21, Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones met with a wide range of EU officials from the Luxembourg Presidency, the Commission and the Council to consult on planning for the U.S.-EU co-hosted International Conference on Iraq in June. Th [...]	2005-04-26 08:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1641	APRIL 25 GAERC: EU FMS DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) EU FMs' April 25 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting went much as expected (REF A),with discussion moving briskly through the day's agenda prior to FMs leaving to attend the signing ceremony for the EU Accession Treaty of Romania and Bulgaria (REF B). The EU [...]	2005-04-26 15:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID LE IZ IS ZF ZI RU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1649	EU'S CROATIA TASK FORCE REAFFIRMS ZAGREB MUST [...] (C) The EU's ad hoc "task force" on Croatia met in Luxembourg April 26 with ICTY Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and then with Croatian PM Sanader. Based on Del Ponte's assessment that Croatia is still failing to fully cooperate with the ICTY, the task force took no further action on Croatia's EU [...]	2005-04-27 14:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1734	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The April 20 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (ensuring democratic governance, supporting security sector reform and fostering regional stability),Somalia (consolidating the peace process),Sudan (Darfur and North-South); West [...]	2005-05-04 05:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS212	EU RESUMES TRADE, POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. The atmospherics at the January 12-13 EU-Iran Trade and Cooperation and Political Agreement negotiations in Brussels were positive and relaxed, and Iran appeared to want the negotiations to succeed, according to Council Secretariat officials who attended. Negotiations are s [...]	2005-01-19 09:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PTER PHUM IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2146	CZECH FONMIN PUSHING IDEAS TO TOUGHEN EU CUBA [...] (S) On the margins of a European Parliament conference on Cuba on June 2, Czech FonMin Cyril Svoboda told us he had "four or five" specific proposals for toughening the EU's stance on Cuba. In the run-up to the June 13 EU FonMins meeting, at which Cuba policy will be reviewed, Svoboda is tryi [...]	2005-06-06 13:54:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PHUM PINR CU EUN
05BRUSSELS2148	EU FAILS TO ADOPT COMMON RULES AGAINST [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers on June 2 failed to agree on a draft piece of EU legislation intended to establish common rules against racism and xenophobia within the Union. Delegations did agree on the necessity for an EU- wide instrument requiring operators to retain telecom [...]	2005-06-06 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN
05BRUSSELS2160	WORK CONTINUES ON THE EU'S PROPOSED "EXTERNAL [...] (C) While French and Dutch rejection of the EU Constitution has likely killed that document, one of the first ideas contained within it that may be implemented via other means is creation of an EU Foreign Minister supported by a European External Action Service. This may still be years away, [...]	2005-06-07 08:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CMGT EUN
05BRUSSELS2165	CUBA: FURTHER CHANGES IN EU POLICY UNLIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a key EU Council official (protect),the EU will almost certainly continue the suspension of the June 2003 restrictive measures against Cuba and seek "constructive" dialogue with the Cuban authorities. This is the principal message of the draft EU policy declaration [...]	2005-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2166	EU TO LAUNCH COOPERATION WITH LIBYA ON [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on June 3 agreed to cooperate with Libya to combat clandestine migration and will help Libya build institutional capacity. This decision "in principle" ties development of this cooperation to Libya respecting certain basic principles - particu [...]	2005-06-07 13:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2202	MAY 22 COASI WORKING DINNER ON SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, EAP A/S Chris Hill participated in a COASI working dinner on Southeast Asia with EU representatives from the Luxembourg European Presidency, the European Commission, the European Council, and the incoming UK EU Presidency. The participants discussed North Korea, in add [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2203	A/S HILL LAUNCHES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 23-24 in Brussels, EAP A/S Christopher Hill led an interagency delegation, including representatives from State, NSC, OSD, JCS, and the intelligence community, in a meeting with EU Troika officials to launch the U.S.-Europe Strategic Dialogue on East Asia. A/S Hill also met [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS

05BRUSSELS2208	EU ON HAITIAN ELECTIONS BUDGET SHORTFALL [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche on June 8 to John Caloghirou, Head of the Caribbean Affairs Unit in the Development Directorate-General of the European Commission (EC). Caloghirou said the EC would contribute 18 million euros for elections, plus 2-1/2 million euros for an election-related [...]	2005-06-09 06:48:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID EFIN HA PGOV PREL EUN OAS UN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2227	SCHENGEN TURNS TWENTY: BIGGER AND BOLDER THAN EVER [...] (SBU) Summary. The Schengen area has grown from six core countries in 1985 to fifteen at present, with eleven more -- including most recently Switzerland -- expected to be integrated by the end of 2007. Border-free travel within the zone has proved popular with the European public and is one [...]	2005-06-09 14:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS SMIG PREL CMGT KFRD KCRM PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2231	EU CONSIDERING HARDER LINE ON UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers will consider taking punitive measures against Uzbekistan unless the GOU agrees by the end of June to an independent, international inquiry into the Andijon events. If the GOU does not agree to an international inquiry, Germany plans to push for use of the OS [...]	2005-06-09 15:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2252	PREVIEW OF JUNE 13 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (C) Much of EUFMs' energy at the June 13 GAERC will focus on preparing the June 16-17 EU Summit, especially negotiations on the EU budget and failed Constitutional Treaty. Decisions on Uzebkistan and Cuba should be as reported REFs B and C. Other topics are unlikely to produce much news, alt [...]	2005-06-10 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2312	EU REACTION TO VWP BIOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) Per reftel, PRMOff met with senior officials of the European Commission (EC) and Luxembourg Presidency on June 15 (at 4:30 p.m.) to review biometric passport requirements for VWP countries. 2. (U) EC participants from the Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security included: [...]	2005-06-15 16:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CPAS CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2339	UK PLANS FOR ITS EU PRESIDENCY: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. According to UK mission staff in Brussels who cover Middle East issues, the UK hopes to use its July-December EU presidency to work closely with the U.S. in promoting a common agenda. On Iraq, the UK hopes the June 22 conference will help move the EU to do more on rule of law [...]	2005-06-16 15:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID UK XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2344	EU ON FORCED RETURN OF RWANDAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (U) PRMOff raised reftel points with DG Development Burundi/Rwanda desk officer Dietmar Krissler and EU Council Secretariat General officer for Central Africa Peter Clausen. SIPDIS 2. (C) Krissler said that during Commissioner Louis Michel's meeting with Rwandan President Kagame on June [...]	2005-06-17 08:18:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF RW BY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2345	BRUSSELS SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY'S [...] (C) Europe is still in turmoil as a result of the "no" votes in France and the Netherlands on the European constitution. As expected, European leaders have turned inward as they struggle to look responsive to public discontent with their leadership. The debates at their June 16-17 summit r [...]	2005-06-17 10:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO IQ USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS235	READOUT OF EU HIGHREP SOLANA'S TRIP TO MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. EU Middle East Envoy Marc Otte told USEU that, as a result of his January 9-13 trip to the region, EU High Rep Solana sees possibilities and opportunities for positive changes in the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new leader of the Palestinian Authority. In particular, Solana [...]	2005-01-19 17:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER EAID IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2403	EU LEADERS NOTE JHA ACTION PLAN, LIST [...] EU leaders in the June 16-17 European Council endorsed without discussion the draft conclusions put forward by the Luxembourg Presidency in the area of "Freedom, Security and Justice" (or Justice and Home Affairs, JHA). The conclusions basically note the adoption by the June 2 JHA Council (R [...]	2005-06-22 08:51:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2418	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2005 [...] Summary. During its June 21 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from South-East Asia (submitted by Australia),South-West Asia (U.K.),Central Asia (Italy),Balkans and Near East (Greece),and Eastern Europe (Germany). The Group adopted most of the [...]	2005-06-23 13:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2419	BARROSO CALLS FOR EU BUDGET COMPROMISE; [...] European Commission President Barroso on June 22 said the EU could face "paralysis" unless its budget quarrel was settled quickly. Barroso said a clause permitting review of the budget situation in 2008 might break the deadlock. He cautioned against "explicitly" linking farm spending and th [...]	2005-06-23 13:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2440	Juncker, Blair Debate EU Future [...] SUMMARY: Outgoing EU Presidency Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg and incoming Presidency Prime Minister Tony Blair of the UK outlined different visions for Europe and perceptions of the "European crisis" during speeches before the European Parliament on June 22-23. Juncker bl [...]	2005-06-27 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN UK LU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2464	THE EU AT 25: DOES IT WORK? [...] (C) Despite arguments in some quarters that an EU of 25 members could not work without the streamlined Council decision-making procedures of the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty, we do not believe that EU enlargement has led to EU gridlock. Over one year after enlargement, the expansion of t [...]	2005-06-28 08:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2469	EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNDING PROCESS FOR [...] Summary. The European Commission (EC) identifies only six million euros annually for counter-narcotics programs, although other funds come from country or region-specific allocations in high-risk areas. Although changes are proposed for the structure and size of the European Commission assi [...]	2005-06-28 11:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2470	EU ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, we delivered ref (A) demarche to Paulo Oliveira, Principal UN Desk Officer at the EU Council Secretariat. Oliveira's preliminary impression was that the SIPDIS U.S. points illustrated continued broad U.S.-EU agreement on the importance and main priorities of UN refo [...]	2005-06-28 11:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PGOV AORC UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2481	EU DEBATING VENEZUELA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27, we delivered ref (A) demarche to Nicolas Pascual de la Parte (STRICTLY PROTECT),EU HighRep Javier Solana,s Adviser on Latin America. Pascual said that EU member states were now debating whether and how to engage or isolate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He predict [...]	2005-06-29 08:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET VE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS25	EU/ARMS EXPORTS/CHINA: 2003 REPORT SHOWS INCREASED [...] On December 21 the EU released its 6th Annual Report on the Code of Conduct for arms exports, covering CY 2003. The report, compiled each year by the COARM (conventional arms exports) working group of Member State licensing authorities, covers the value and quantity of export licenses issued [...]	2005-01-04 11:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PARM ETTC PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2607	EU LUKEWARM ON IDEA OF MOLDOVA CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. The initial EU response to reftel demarche is lukewarm, although member states will need to be consulted for an official response. The EU will likely be most supportive of a conference whose participants include at least Russia and, ideally, Transnistria as well. The EU sugge [...]	2005-07-08 15:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2610	CIVCOM: ITS PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: A June 29 meeting between USEU officials and a group of counselors from the EU Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) clarified the role that the committee plays within the ESDP structure and the challenges it faces inside and outside the EU. A relatively ne [...]	2005-07-08 15:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2641	EU ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA AND HLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 16:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL EUN UNGA USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2642	CUTTING THROUGH THE NATO-EU KNOT [...] (U) This is a joint USEU-USNATO message. ----------- Summary ----------- 2. (C) It remains in the interest of the United States to continue to lead in NATO while building an ever-stronger partnership with the EU, notwithstanding recent tensions between the two organizations. Doing so is [...]	2005-07-11 16:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2668	DRC ELECTIONS: INCREASED FUNDING AND MONUC SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. At a July 11 conference to rally support for elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),donors pledged an additional 74 million euros to largely cover one of the critical funding gaps. However, UN Security Council (UNSC) agreement for the MONUC peacekeeping operation [...]	2005-07-13 12:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM MOPS CG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2688	EU TO SPEED UP COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURES [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, at their July 13 extraordinary meeting convened in response to the London attacks, were "absolutely determined" to speed up implementation measures in the EU Action Plan to combat terrorism. A four-page declaration gave new momentum to a detailed list o [...]	2005-07-14 14:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM PREF UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2730	EC CONSIDERS FUNDING OPTIONS FOR AMIS [...] (C) Summary. Although the European Commission (EC) has reservations about expanding the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS IIe) beyond 7000 peacekeepers, it nonetheless is considering a third funding tranche from its Africa Peace Facility (APF). Even if the EC uses most of the APF balance, [...]	2005-07-19 04:53:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2735	GAERC: EU FMs ASK SYRIA TO PROMOTE REGIONAL [...] EU FM's in the July 18 GAERC urged Israel to exercise maximum self-restraint and the Palestinian Authority to take immediate and effective action against those involved in terrorist attacks. They called on Syria to take action to promote regional stability, including by supporting the legiti [...]	2005-07-19 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SY LE IS IR IZ UZ ZI ID SU CH ZK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2739	CONNECTING THE EU TO ITS CITIZENS: MISSION [...] As the EU enters a "period of reflection" on its future, Commission Vice-President Margot Wallstrm, charged with communication strategy, will soon gain wider public exposure. She intends to press the Commission's case for the EU to draft a so-called "Plan D" - where D stands for dialogue, de [...]	2005-07-19 15:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL PROP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2748	A/S FRIED - EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA, JULY [...] (C) Following a luncheon discussion with all 25 EU Political Directors on transatlantic relations, the EU's neighborhood policy, and the Middle East (reported septel) A/S Fried met with the EU "troika" led by UK Political Director Sawers, Council DG for CFSP Robert Cooper, and Commission RELEX [...]	2005-07-20 09:33:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM ZK IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2802	US-EU JULY 20 TASK FORCE MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 20 US-EU Task Force meeting, both sides emphasized their commitment to implementing Summit declarations. An additional Task Force meeting was proposed to follow-up on the US EU Summit economic initiatives and other issues. EU officials reported progress on their pl [...]	2005-07-25 15:42:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PHUM PREL UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2822	DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. According to EU Council and Commission officials, there can be no "shortcut" to EU membership for the countries of the Western Balkans, although their European perspective remains the long-term goal. Kai Eide is "gloomy" and disappointed with what he has seen of the standards impl [...]	2005-07-26 15:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL BK MK SR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS283	EU/CHINA ARMS: TEXT OF DRAFT EU "TOOLBOX" FOR [...] (S) Poloff was given a confidential EU reporting cable containing the current draft of the not-yet-agreed EU "Toolbox" for post-embargo countries. Full text of the draft is in para 2. Council and Member State contacts report that the French are close to agreement on this draft, which has alr [...]	2005-01-21 17:26:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2918	S/CRS DEEPENS EU CIVILIAN CRISIS RESPONSE CONTACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 25 July, staff from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with various EU bodies dealing with civilian crisis management. Director of Planning Barbara Stephenson emphasized to the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management ( [...]	2005-08-04 10:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS FR EUN KCRS USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2923	THE STRUCTURE AND PROGRESS OF THE EU'S CIV-MIL CELL [...] (C/NF) Summary: The EU has created a civilian-military cell designed to enhance its strategic and operational planning capabilities without detracting from NATO,s role as "the natural choice" for a military operation involving the European and American allies." Declared operational on 1 June [...]	2005-08-04 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3234	EU UNEMPLOYMENT AT 8.6 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-25 recorded a marginal decrease to 8.6 percent in July 2005, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on September 1. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the twelve EU countries participating in [...]	2005-09-02 15:04:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3346	EU ELECTION TEAM LEADER DENOUNCES ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Summary. At a September 13 hearing of the European Parliament, the Chief Observer of the EU's election observation mission in Ethiopia, MEP Ana Gomes (Portuguese Socialist),condemned the GoE's handling of the redress process and related human rights abuses. She urged the international c [...]	2005-09-13 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3353	EUR PDAS VOLKER ENGAGES EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his September 7-8 EU-related meetings in Brussels, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker stressed the need for a pragmatic U.S.-EU partnership, based on our common values, to solve problems globally. With all of his interlocutors, he discussed the importance of working together to promote demo [...]	2005-09-14 08:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID VE CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS337	INFORMAL U.S.-EU MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME [...] Summary. At the Informal Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) held February 13-14 in Luxembourg, the U.S. and EU reviewed outstanding issues and areas for further law enforcement, border security and counter terrorism cooperation during the coming six months. The U.S. presented to Euro [...]	2005-01-26 09:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS CVIS KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3444	IMPLICATIONS OF ECJ RULING FOR FIRST PILLAR [...] Summary. On September 12 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg annulled the European Council's Framework Decision on the protection of the environment through criminal offenses (dated January 2003) because the decision was adopted outside the Community legislative framework. The [...]	2005-09-21 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS SNAR ENIV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3491	EU WILL ATTEND ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM ISG IN [...] EU Council official Ana Ramirez confirmed to us that she will attend the ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-sessional Support Group on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy in Honolulu October 17-19. Ramirez noted that one or two EU colleagues likely will accompany her. She will pro [...]	2005-09-23 15:28:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3534	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT OCT 4: READMISSION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The major outcome of the October 4 EU-Russia London summit is likely to be a Readmission Accord committing Russia to take back failed asylum seekers and other irregular migrants. In exchange, the EU will ease visa requirements on diplomats and other categories of Russians. Unli [...]	2005-09-28 12:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAIR RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3558	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO FOCUS ON TURKEY, IRAN, [...] (C) EU FMs will meet in an extraordinary session the evening of October 2 to focus on Turkey. On October 3 EU foreign ministers will hold their scheduled meeting (GAERC) and will focus on strategy regarding Iran, decide whether current Croatian cooperation with the ICTY merits a start of acce [...]	2005-09-29 16:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR RS TU IZ IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3561	CHILD PORN DATA BASE TO BE RAISED AT JHA [...] Summary. On September 15 the G-8 Lyon Law Enforcement Subgroup formally presented a report on the deployment of an International Child Sexual Exploitation Image Database (ICSE DB) to Interpol. The ICSE DB is intended to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of investigations by improving [...]	2005-09-30 10:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS358	SOLANA'S REMARKS ON IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Recent press reports that EU High Rep Solana predicted "disaster" if Iraqi Sunnis don't vote were inaccurate, we were assured by two reliable sources. Instead, we were told Solana said the exclusion of Sunnis from the political process following the vote would be a disaster, an [...]	2005-01-26 15:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS379	S/CRS ASSESSES THE EU'S CRISIS RESPONSE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The European Union has developed deployable capabilities in police monitoring and training, civil administration, rule of law, and civil protection. Under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),there is an evolving capacity to do early warning of failed or failing st [...]	2005-01-27 13:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MCAP MOPS EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4172	PDAS SHAPIRO FOCUSES ON ANDEAN REGION WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's November 15 discussions with EU officials focused principally on Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. On Venezuela, the European Commission (EC) acknowledged that the EU observation mission to the December elections would have to take care not to be seen as [...]	2005-11-23 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID VE CO BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4202	AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY AND [...] (C) European Defense Agency (EDA) CEO Nick Witney argues the prescription for European defense capability shortfalls is to "spend money on the right stuff, spend more money together and pool efforts and resources." Europe has 10,000 main battle tanks, 23 separate shipyards (to the US's 6) and [...]	2005-11-29 13:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4203	ESDP: THE EUROPEAN UNION'S FORCE REQUIREMENT [...] (C) A major European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) deliverable for the current UK Presidency was the Requirements Catalogue 2005 that was approved by the European Council on November 21. The catalogue lists military capabilities needed to execute the European Security Strategy and the He [...]	2005-11-29 13:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4293	EU ON UPCOMING GAERC: AGREE WITH U.S. ON MOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to European Commission and Council Secretariat officials, the EU FMs will devote their informal session December 7 to internal EU budget negotiations that will likely carry over to the December 12 GAERC. Non-budget discussions December 12 will focus on the Balkans, in [...]	2005-12-05 17:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ AF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4294	COUNTER-TERRORISM: EU AGREES STRATEGY FOR [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on December 1 agreed on a "EU Strategy for Combating Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism," including by disrupting the activities of networks and "ensuring that voices of mainstream opinion prevail over those of extremism." The min [...]	2005-12-06 05:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4296	EU MOVES TOWARD LEGISLATION ON RETENTION [...] The UK Presidency in the December 2 meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers (JHA Council) secured a majority agreement on a compromise to approximate member states' legislation on the retention of telecom data. Ministers agreed to require the storage of traffic information for a mi [...]	2005-12-06 09:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4300	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 19 transatlantic consultations on Africa included a variety of big picture themes -- the EU strategy for Africa, peacekeeping, development, political Islam and extremism, China in Africa -- as well as discussion about key political issues in the Great Lakes, Uganda, [...]	2005-12-06 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4315	DAS DICARLO AND EU DISCUSS W. BALKANS [...] (C) DAS Rosemary DiCarlo and Kosovo Desk Officer Black discussed the Western Balkans with the UK Presidency and EU officials at the U.S.-EU COWEB Troika meeting in Brussels November 29. DAS DiCarlo highlighted the EU accession process as a catalyst for reform in the region but noted that cou [...]	2005-12-07 07:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4323	EU, OTHERS FRUSTRATED WITH IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY EU, Swiss, and Australian participants took the lead at a Berne Process meeting on Iran on November 29 in Brussels, agreeing that Iran was stonewalling their bilateral human rights dialogues, but Norway was optimistic that its recent exchange might yield an invitation to Iran for [...]	2005-12-07 15:14:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL ECON EAID PINR XG XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4333	EUROPEAN UNION EXERCISES BATTLEGROUP COMMAND AND [...] (C) Summary. The EU began an exercise November 22 to test the Command and Control procedures linking the "political level" in Brussels with a Framework Nation EU Operational Headquarters and with a deployable Force Headquarters in the case of an EU Battlegroup deployment. NATO International S [...]	2005-12-08 10:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4342	BUILDING THE INTERNAL EUROPEAN DEFENSE MARKET: EU [...] (U) Summary. The European Union is taking steps to consolidate the European defense equipment market. The European Defense Agency has established a code of conduct for defense procurement, and the EU is developing plans to match US levels of investment in defense research and development. A nu [...]	2005-12-09 08:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4515	DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the EU's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gijs de Vries on December 7 and discussed a wide-ranging list of terrorism related topics. These issues included the status of the PNR litigation, the International Registered Traveler program [...]	2005-12-29 15:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG PTER CVIS EAIR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4516	DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JFS) Jonathan Faull and discussed a broad range of border security related issues. Topics included the pending decision on passenger [...]	2005-12-29 15:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG KCRM CVIS EAIR PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS494	DEMARCHE TO EU COMMISSION: ANTI-TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-03 09:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ECON CO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS537	EU GAME PLAN ON TURKEY AND NORTH CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: A number of European Commission officials expressed concern to visiting EUR DAS Ambassador Kennedy on January 27 about the inability of the member states to free up the trade and financial assistance package to north Cyprus that the Council had approved in July 2004. They also wor [...]	2005-02-07 10:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CY TU EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS541	FEBRUARY 8 EU APPROVAL UNLIKELY: GEORGIA BMO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 7 to key Solana adviser Kees van Rij (protect),Head of the EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Task Force on the Caucasus, and Mario SIPDIS Mariani (protect),OSCE desk officer in the External Relations Directorate-General of the European Comm [...]	2005-02-07 13:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG EUN OSCE RU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS555	EU-CUBA: BACK TO FULL "CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT?" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU's January 31 decision to suspend its June 2003 restrictive measures (ref B) against Cuba should "increase EU engagement with the Cuban opposition" according to EU HighRep Javier Solana's Adviser on Latin America (protect). It is difficult to see how that will actually pla [...]	2005-02-08 14:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS584	EC GREEN LINE LIBERALIZATION GAME PLAN FOR CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Commission officials are pleased they negotiated a preliminary agreement on February 4 with the Cypriot Government to liberalize some green line commerce in Cyprus. The EC is also pleased that Luxembourg, as the EU president, seems intent on quickly moving the agreement to Counci [...]	2005-02-10 12:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS585	US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR [...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]	2005-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS614	BIOMETRICS: EU TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR PASSPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The EU is set to approve a decision on technical standards related to biometrics in travel documents by the end of February. From that point, EU Member States will have 18 months to begin issuing passports that contain digitized photographs on contactless chips. A separate d [...]	2005-02-11 11:51:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS638	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO BRUSSELS OF ONDCP [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Brussels comes at an important juncture in U.S.-EU relations. The transatlantic dialogue has been given a dramatic boost from the recent visit of Secretary of State Rice. Her meetings with the EU have laid the foundation for the upcoming visit of President Bus [...]	2005-02-14 16:00:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM OTRA SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS666	EU COMMISSION PROPOSES "NEW SOCIAL AGENDA" [...] The EU Commission on February 10 adopted the "New Social Agenda," designed as a framework for EU policy in the area of employment and social issues for the next five years. Further to reftel request, the blueprint outlines the priority concerns of Commissioner Spidla, who holds responsibilit [...]	2005-02-15 16:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS672	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SOMALIA IGAD PEACE SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The EU is concerned about the possibility of an outbreak of violence in Somalia in the event of an IGAD deployment. They are also worried that IGAD lacks the capacity to plan or run a peacekeeping operation. End summary. 2. (C) On February 11, PRMOFF delivered reftel talking po [...]	2005-02-16 06:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS676	MANDATE FOR COMMISSIONER'S NEW CYPRUS ADVISOR [...] (C) We contacted Jean-Christophe Filori, Commissioner Rehn's Cabinet advisor on Turkey and Cyprus, regarding the mandate of Jaako Blomberg, the Commissioner's new "Special Advisor" on Cyprus. Filori (protect) told us Blomberg's immediate responsibility will be to pressure the Cypriots to en [...]	2005-02-16 10:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CY TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS691	EU RESPONSE ON ASSASSINATION OF FORMER LEBANESE PM [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-17 10:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS72	AUSTRALIANS SEEK COMMON POSITION WITH U.S.ON WCDR [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with counterparts from the Australian Mission to the EU, at their request, to discuss EU additionality and the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR),to be held in Kobe January 18-22. The Australians said Canberra was concerned, in the context of the tsunami disast [...]	2005-01-07 12:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AS JA CA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS823	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2005 [...] Summary. During its February 18 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Other African Countries (France),the Caribbean (France),South America (Spain),and Central America/Mexico (U.S.). The U.K. gave a pre [...]	2005-03-01 11:08:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS837	EU ON VENEZUELA'S WEAPONS ACQUISITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-02 09:16:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL VE CO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS838	AMBASSADOR CARLOS PASCUAL MEETS IN BRUSSELS TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Coordinator of S/CRS, held a two-day series of meetings with EU officials in the Council and the Commission to explore areas for cooperative efforts on crisis response. In the meetings, Ambassador Pascual explained the mandate and structure of his offic [...]	2005-03-02 09:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PREF SOCI EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS850	ISRAEL IN IO'S: DRAFT EU ACTION PLAN SUGGESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our EU interlocutors told us the EU plans to discuss Israeli membership in UN groups on March 8, after which the Luxembourg EU presidency will draft a formal reply to ref A demarche. In their estimation, the EU might support Israeli membership in the more &technical g [...]	2005-03-02 16:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ELAB KIPR IS WIPO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS899	IF IT'S TUESDAY, IT MUST BE BRUSSELS: VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary. EU officials pledged full support to Palestinian Authority President Abbas during the London Conference and his March 2 visit to Brussels. Abbas told the Commission that Hizballah, not Hamas, posed the biggest threat to the PA, but told Solana that designating Hizballah would [...]	2005-03-04 16:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER EAID IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1581	ROMANIAN COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA AND MULTILATERAL [...] (C) During the course of an initial call by Charge at the MFA on July 17, Director General for Global Affairs Stelian Stoian specifically raised "very strong" GOR disappointment that it had not been consulted by the U.S. prior to the U.S. approach to EU member capitals, Moscow, Kiev, and Chisin [...]	2005-07-15 13:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD RO EUN OSCE
05CAIRO3839	EGYPT BELIEVES IT CAN MANAGE SYRIAN INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with MFA Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry, the Charge delivered reftel demarche on USG objections to Syria's inclusion in the Iraq Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting planned for June 1-2 in Cairo. Shukry replied that excluding Syria would be diplomatical [...]	2005-05-19 15:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC EG IZ SY EUN NATO
05CAIRO4125	EGYPT CONVOKES CHARGE ON IRAQ PREPCOM PARTICIPATION [...] (C) The Charge was convoked late in the afternoon of June 1 by MFA Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry (acting for the Foreign Minister, who is overseas). Shukry said he was "disturbed" to have just heard from the Russian ambassador that the U.S. had invited the Russian Federation to participate [...]	2005-06-01 15:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC IZ RS EG EUN
05CAIRO4261	DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Following a June 2 Iraq Steering Group meeting in Cairo (septel),Post delivered demarches in refs A and C to MFA Cabinet Staff member Alaa Hadidi, drawing on ref A talking points to encourage Egypt to show its support to the Iraqi Transitional Government during a June 22 Iraq ministerial [...]	2005-06-06 15:34:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ EUN
05CAIRO4309	IRAQ CONFERENCE CORE-GROUP PLANNING MEETING IN [...] (C) Steering Group members (U.S., EU, Iraq, Japan, UN, Egypt, and Russia) met in Cairo June 2 to coordinate planning for a June 22 Ministerial meeting on Iraq to be held in Brussels (ref A). The USG delegation, led by Iraq Policy Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones, held bilateral meetings [...]	2005-06-08 07:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ RS EUN
05CANBERRA1253	AUSTRALIA'S LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORTS REPORTING [...] (U) Action request for CA at para 3. 2. (U) At present post does not receive information on lost and stolen passports (LASP) directly from the Australian Government. Occasionally, post receives reports from other embassies advising us of LASP and we usually forward this information on to [...]	2005-07-24 21:33:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT KPAO AS EUN
05CANBERRA704	CHR 61: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON RESOLUTION ON [...] . (SBU) Polcouns raised reftel points on April 19 with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Richard Sadleir. SIPDIS Sadleir assured us that Australia would vote against a Cuban resolution on Guantanamo if one came to a vote. Sadl [...]	2005-04-19 05:14:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AS UNHRC EUN
05DUBLIN1075	PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: IRELAND SUPPORTS TURKEY [...] Summary: On August 29, Post delivered ref A talking points on the September 1-2 Gymnich Meeting to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent (who replaced Gerard Keown on August 25). Kelly conveyed Ireland's hope that EU accession talks for Turkey would begin as origina [...]	2005-08-31 16:16:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EUN
05DUBLIN1088	IRELAND: SECOND APPEAL TO EU TO ASSIST HAITI IN MEETING FIRST-HALF FY06 FINANCING GAP [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 12:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EUN EFIN EI
05DUBLIN112	GAERC: GOI POSITIVE ON U.S.-EU RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On January 27, POL/ECON Chief met with Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, to get Irish views on the upcoming GAERC (reftel points had been shared earlier in the week). Keown opened the meeting with high praise for A/S Jones' January 15 consultations with E [...]	2005-01-28 16:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN
05DUBLIN1203	IRELAND PREFERS EU DESIGNATION MECHANISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 15:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER EUN
05DUBLIN1211	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND HOPEFUL ON TURKEY, [...] (C) Summary: On September 29, Post delivered reftel demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly expressed optimism that EU accession negotiations with Turkey would begin October 3. He noted, however, that Ireland would await UN war crimes prosecutor de [...]	2005-09-30 16:09:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL PREL EUN HR CROATIA
05DUBLIN1321	IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS [...] (C) On October 25, emboff delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director Ruaidhri Dowling and Eastern Europe and Russia desk officer Conleth Brady. Dowling said that Ireland generally agrees with and supports the USG policy tow [...]	2005-10-26 10:58:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV EUN BO EI USAID
05DUBLIN1350	SCENE-SETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALEX M. AZAR [...] Embassy Dublin warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Ireland. Senior Irish policy-makers, academic leaders, and industry standouts look forward to substantive exchanges with you on health sector issues. The Embassy is planning a reception in your honor that will bring together officials an [...]	2005-11-02 17:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA TBIO SOCI KSCA PREL EUN EI
05DUBLIN1360	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND UNEASY ON MACEDONIA, [...] (C) Summary: On November 3, Post delivered ref A and B demarches to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. Kelly noted the EU's challenge in playing tough with Syria without derailing EuroMed diplomacy and the Barcelona Anniversary Summit. He said that Ireland was n [...]	2005-11-04 15:40:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL SY YI EAGR MK ETRD BO EI EUN
05DUBLIN1416	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND NEARING EU [...] (C) Summary: On November 17, Post delivered ref A demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent, who underscored that Irish talking points had not changed substantively from Post's November 3 demarche (ref B). Kelly noted that defense-related discussions would f [...]	2005-11-18 17:26:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ KPAL PREL SY UP YI EI EUN
05DUBLIN1501	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRISH SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On December 5, Post delivered ref A talking points to Siobhan Coyne, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy European Correspondent. Coyne noted that Ireland would strongly support an increased EU presence in Kosovo as part of the final status outcome, and she concurred with U [...]	2005-12-12 08:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EI YI BK IZ AF EUN
05DUBLIN193	IRELAND WANTS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 17:42:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN EUN
05DUBLIN222	TERRORISM FINANCE - IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION [...] Summary: Per reftel's request on Ireland's designation mechanisms and authorities, Ireland's authority in combating terrorism financing rests with the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Finance. Under the auspices of Finance, the Central Bank of Ireland plays a key role in monitorin [...]	2005-02-22 17:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER EUN
05DUBLIN254	IRELAND IS UNDECIDED ON HIZBALLAH DESIGNATION, [...] (S) Summary. In a March 1 demarche, DFA said that it remained undecided on whether to support designation of Hizballah. "At first glance," DFA said, the information emboffs provided fell short of a "smoking gun." Moreover, DFA expressed concern that verbal information might not satisfy the [...]	2005-03-02 15:17:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	ETTC PTER EFIN EUN
05DUBLIN30	EU/CUBA: IRISH VIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-12 11:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN
05DUBLIN309	IRELAND/AFGHANISTAN: GOI TO FUND THRU UN [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-11 17:23:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AF UK PREL SNAR EUN
05DUBLIN31	BATTLE GROUPS: GOI TO TAKE SLOW APPROACH [...] (C) Keith McBean, Director of Security Policy at DFA, told POL/ECON Chief January 11 that Defense Minister O'Dea's recent commments to the press on Irish participation in EU battlegroups was not coordinated with other ministries. In an interview over the weekend, O'Dea cited legal and policy [...]	2005-01-12 12:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS EU EUN
05DUBLIN318	IRELAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	UNHRC PDEM EUN
05DUBLIN321	IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON MARCH 16 GAERC [...] (U) On March 11, post delivered ref A demarche to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. On March 14, post followed up with Keown on points in refs B, C, and D on China, Croatia, and Iran. China: Increased U.S-EU Dialogue Useful --------------------------------- [...]	2005-03-15 17:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC KPAO ETTC PTER KPAL EUN ICTY

05DUBLIN394	CHR 61: IRISH ASSISTANCE ON THE CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 10:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC EUN

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