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06LISBON1001	PORTUGAL ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed reftel talking points late on May 31 in separate conversations with Prime Minister Socrates and Foreign Minister Freitas do Amaral. The Prime Minister expressed his government's full support for the U.S. decision and pledged to help in any way he could. The For [...]	2006-06-01 14:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR PO

06LISBON1007	PORTUGUESE STATEMENT WELCOMES NEW U.S. IRAN POLICY [...] As promised in a May 31 conversation with the Ambassador (reftel),Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral issued a statement on June 1 strongly endorsing the new U.S. policy on Iran. The Embassy's translation of the statement follows: The Portuguese Government approves and welcomes the U. [...]	2006-06-01 16:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IR PO
06LISBON1014	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON EAST TIMOR AND DEPLOYMENT PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese interlocutors from the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and Republican National Guard (GNR) have confirmed Portugal's plans to help East Timor stabilize, although not under the auspices of the Australia-led Joint Task Force. Both the Portuguese Defense Minister's Advisor and [...]	2006-06-02 19:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL MOPS TT PO
06LISBON1089	PORTUGAL: NATO RESPONSE FORCE: WITH THE U.S. IN [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 6 to MFA's Director of Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real. Corte-Real thought that the MOD had the lead on this issue and said he would forward it immediately. When pressed for his opinion, he said that Portugal was already participating in [...]	2006-06-08 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR PO
06LISBON1091	PORTUGAL-AUSTRALIA ACCORD OUTLINES COOPERATION IN [...] (U) On June 8, Portuguese Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral and Minister of Internal Administration Antonio Costa announced agreement had been achieved regarding operations of the National Republican Guard (GNR) forces and other international contingents deployed to East Timor. The agr [...]	2006-06-08 18:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PT
06LISBON1110	PORTUGAL: JUNE 12 GAERC READOUT [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 8 to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Rocha observed that Kosovo would not be on the agenda and proceeded to address the following reftel points: Balkans ------- 2, (C) Montenegro: The Montenegrin Parliament's declaration [...]	2006-06-09 15:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL UN YI MW SR BO IR PO
06LISBON1137	PORTUGAL: AN INTEL VIEW OF EAST TIMOR [...] (C/NF) In a discussion on East Timor, the Chief of Staff for the Republic of Portugal's Intelligence Services (SIRP) underscored the need to recognize the Fretilin Party's popularity and the important role Prime Minister Alkatiri played in it. He was critical of Australia's past role in Eas [...]	2006-06-12 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TT PO
06LISBON1189	PORTUGAL NOT ATTENDING PSI [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PT
06LISBON1195	PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY MEETS ON EAST TIMOR [...] (U) The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP in Portuguese) met in Lisbon on June 18 to discuss its response to the crisis in East Timor. CPLP, established in 1995, includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor (sin [...]	2006-06-19 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN PT
06LISBON1212	PORTUGAL CONCURS ON MDA VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 16:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREL PREF PT
06LISBON1218	REACH: PORTUGAL LEANING TOWARDS EUROPEAN COUNCIL'S [...] Summary: Portugal will lean towards the European Council,s position during the finalization process of the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) legislation rather than towards the European Parliament,s version which one official described as "difficult to implemen [...]	2006-06-21 09:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP PT
06LISBON1244	PORTUGAL WITH EU CONCENSUS ON VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 10:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL EAID VE PT
06LISBON1262	PORTUGAL SEIZES NARCOTICS AT RECORD LEVELS [...] (SBU) Summary: Until 2006, Portugal maintained a modest drug interdiction program with relatively small operations compared to other consumer nations. This year, however, Portugal has already seized roughly 28 metric tons of cocaine, quickly surpassing its 2005 totals after only a few months [...]	2006-06-26 15:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PT
06LISBON1280	PORTUGUESE RESPONSE TO WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE [...] (U) Summary: On June 26, Pol/Econ DepCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA EU External Relations Division Head Cristina Vasconcellos and Ministry of Economy Acting DG for Enterprise Alice Rodrigues. Each reiterated well-known EU positions, with Vasconcellos underscoring the need for simult [...]	2006-06-28 15:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ETRD ECON FO PO
06LISBON1289	MFA CRAVINHO VISIT TO TIMOR URGES COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho and his advisor Diogo Franco traveled to East Timor on a bilateral mission from June 25-28. Franco provided a readout to Emboffs on June 29, stressing that the visit had been positive in spite of the unexpected resignations. [...]	2006-06-29 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN TT PO
06LISBON1315	PORTUGUESE FM RESIGNS, NEW MOD AND FM SWORN IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Diogo Freitas do Amaral resigned on June 30, citing health reasons. MOD Luis Amado was named to become the next Foreign Minister, and Amado was replaced by Nuno Severiano Teixeira, the former director of the Institute of National Defense. Both men were sworn in on [...]	2006-07-03 17:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PO
06LISBON1341	PORTUGAL - ECONOMY ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY [...] (U) Despite muted warnings over the last few months, the European Commission (EC) for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia recently gave Portugal passing marks for its efforts to reduce its huge budget deficit and undertake structural reforms, in accordance with Growth and Stability P [...]	2006-07-06 15:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PO
06LISBON1343	PORTUGUESE REPLY ON MTCR AND HCOC DEMARCHES [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered reftel demarches and followed up with MFA's Deputy for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sousa Abreu on June 23. He said Portugal welcomed the letter from Undersecretary Joseph (ref a) and thanked the U.S. for conveying its intentions for the upcoming October meeti [...]	2006-07-06 16:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL ETTC TSPA PT
06LISBON1354	PORTUGAL SHARES CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-07 14:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM UNSC PO
06LISBON1379	ICANN: PORTUGAL AGAINST HEAVY OVERSIGHT, BUT WILL [...] SUMMARY: Portugal disagrees with transferring oversight of the Internet,s domain name and addressing system (DNS) to a newly created multinational organization or the United Nations. However, it will follow the consensus of the European Union. END SUMMARY. 2. POL/ECON Officer delivered reft [...]	2006-07-10 14:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC PT
06LISBON1418	PORTUGAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for John E. Masters, FAA , International Field Representative, Aircraft Engineering Division Lead, Aircraft Certification International Policy Branch travel to Lisbon, Portugal from July 16-24, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to conduct an assessment [...]	2006-07-13 12:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC OTRA PT
06LISBON1425	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha on July 14 to discuss the Balkans, Middle East, Sudan, Congo, and North Korea per reftels. Rocha anticipates this GAERC will be slow since it is the first under the Finnish EU Presidency. ------- Balkans ------- [...]	2006-07-14 16:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG
06LISBON1447	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA REPRESENTATIVE [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for Lirio Liu Nelson, Senior FAA Representative, Federal Aviation Administration,to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from July 19-21, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend meetings with embassy, civil aviation officials and industry representatives, in [...]	2006-07-17 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PT
06LISBON1449	MIDEAST CRISIS: PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT NEUTRAL [...] (U) Summary: Since July 14, Portuguese government officials have made public comments lamenting the crisis in the Middle East and reassuring the Portuguese public that the violence will not affect Portugal, but has scrupulously avoided taking sides. Leftist Portuguese political leaders, howev [...]	2006-07-17 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
06LISBON1500	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON PLANS FOR ASSISTANCE TO A FREE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 15:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PO
06LISBON1524	GE BUILDING THE WORLD,S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY PLANT [...] SUMMARY: GE Energy Financial Services has joined with the PowerLight Corporation (US) and Catavento (Portugal) to construct the world,s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, slated to open in January 2007. This $75 million project - located in Serpa, Portugal - is GE,s first solar power [...]	2006-07-25 07:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV TRGY ECON ETRD ETTC PO
06LISBON1527	TFLE01: PORTUGAL REQUESTS EU AND UN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Summary: Until July 20, the Portuguese government had remained relatively quiet on its views of the Middle East conflict, other than lamenting the humanitarian crisis and following the EU's message (reftel). On July 20 and July 23, however, the GOP offered to participate in a future UN pe [...]	2006-07-25 10:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
06LISBON1545	DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-27 07:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV PO
06LISBON1546	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-27 07:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PO
06LISBON1554	PORTUGAL'S 2006 FOREST FIRE SEASON: BETTER THAN [...] (U) Portugal has experienced significantly fewer forest fires in comparison to the same period last year. However, the summer is only halfway over and the temperatures continue to rise. American technical assistance demonstrated its value when a fire break created by the United States Forest [...]	2006-07-27 12:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID EU PO
06LISBON1565	TFLE01: PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado told the Ambassador on July 27 that the extraordinary EU meeting on the Middle East planned for August 1 must devise a common EU position and avoid divisions with the United States. He said Hezbollah must be disarmed and an international force deplo [...]	2006-07-27 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
06LISBON1568	PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ officer underscored the importance of PHARE assistance to Turkish Cypriots and our concern with the July 2 outcomes with MFA European Affairs Deputy Antonio Correia Aguiar. Correia Aguiar replied that Portugal is also following the issue very closely, but that Portugal's Office [...]	2006-07-28 09:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PO
06LISBON1572	PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES HUGO CHAVEZ [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Luis Amado to get a readout of Prime Minister Socrates's July 23 meeting with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, which occurred during the latter's refueling stopover at the Lisbon Airport. The Ambassador expressed strong concern about Venezuela's mil [...]	2006-07-28 16:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PO VE
06LISBON1587	PORTUGAL'S 61ST UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) The following is a provisional list of participants for the GOP's delegation at UNGA. The GOP plans to have confirmations and further information about its participation by mid-August. A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva: No plans to attend UNGA. B. [...]	2006-08-01 14:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP PO
06LISBON1593	CHAVEZ PLANS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, local daily "Diario de Noticias" reported Venezuelan Ambassador to Portugal, Lucas Rincon Romero's comments that President Hugo Chavez is making plans to travel to Portugal on an official visit sometime before the end of October. Pol/Econ Officer paid a call MFA Latin [...]	2006-08-02 15:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE PO
06LISBON1600	PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON UN MIGRATION FORUM [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer paid a call on MFA Migration Issues Officers Ana Trincao and Helga Bras on August 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the UN's proposed immigration forum and our concerns about replicating International Organization for Migration's (IOM) mandate unnecessarily. In response [...]	2006-08-04 07:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UN PO
06LISBON1642	PORTUGAL OFFERS VIEWPOINT ON LEBANON SECURITY [...] (C) On August 7, Acting Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche and draft resolution to Acting Director for International Political Organizations Helena Paiva and Israel-Arab Affairs Desk Officer Maria Joao Coutinho. Paiva, who previously worked for the Portuguese Mission to the UN, agreed t [...]	2006-08-07 15:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE PO
06LISBON1656	SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 15:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CE PO
06LISBON1657	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON MTCR PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 15:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA PO
06LISBON1658	PORTUGAL ON BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 15:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN PO
06LISBON1672	PORTUGUESE EDUCATION: FROM SALAZAR TO SOCRATES [...] (U) Even more than thirty years after the Salazar dictatorship, Portugal's education system lags so far behind other EU countries that its economic progress has been significantly affected. High dropout rates and lack of resulting qualifications have meant lost growth potential for the Portug [...]	2006-08-09 13:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PGOV PO
06LISBON1677	PORTUGAL: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/CSI [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Orlando Baez, traveling to Lisbon, Portugal from August 22 - November 24, 2006. Special Agent Baez will be assigned to the Container [...]	2006-08-10 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT OTRA PO
06LISBON1693	PORTUGAL CONSIDERS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Pol/Econ officer met with MFA International Organization Officer Celia Morais on August 11 to urge Portugal to support Dr. Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Committee. Morais welcomed the detailed information and replied that Portugal takes great interest in the Human Righ [...]	2006-08-11 15:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN PO
06LISBON1743	PORTUGAL READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIFIL MISSION, [...] (C) UNIFIL's mandate, still under discussion, will determine the type and size of Portugal's contribution to the force. Portugal has the political will to participate, with Prime Minister Socrates and his cabinet awaiting clarification of the mandate before deciding on its force's composition [...]	2006-08-17 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PO
06LISBON1768	FM AMADO TRAVELS TO MIDDLE EAST IN EFFORT TO RAISE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Luis Amado will be traveling to Libya, Cairo and Amman the week of August 21 as part of Portugal's effort to play a larger role in the international arena, particularly in the Middle East, in the run-up to its EU Presidency during the latter half of 2007. Minister Amado pl [...]	2006-08-21 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO EG JO LY
06LISBON1776	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL [...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...]	2006-08-21 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO
06LISBON1797	WTO CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IPR: PORTUGAL AGREES IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy staff met with MFA Multilateral Services Director Joana Tavares to encourage support as a co-complainant against China for IPR violations. Tavares agreed in principle with the US proposal but noted that she would need to consult with the Ministry of Economy before renderi [...]	2006-08-24 06:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH PO
06LISBON1803	PORTUGAL: URGING IRAN/SYRIA TO RESPECT ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 15:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IR LE SY MARR MOPS PREL PARM
06LISBON1804	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 15:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PARM PREL ETTC PO
06LISBON1805	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO BROACHES PEACE AND TRADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Luis Amado's first trip to the Middle East since assuming office on July 3 aimed at encouraging regional stabilization, assessing the humanitarian crisis, and establishing greater commercial ties, according to MFA Middle East Officer Lilia Navais. Minister Amado de [...]	2006-08-24 15:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV EG JO LY PO
06LISBON1814	PORTUGUESE TO MEET WITH RUSSIANS ON NATURAL GAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: MFA Senior European Political Advisor informed Pol/Econ officer that Gazprom representatives were in Portugal in April to discuss the sale of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom to Portuguese Energy Company Galp Energia (Galp) via Algeria. A follow-up meeting is scheduled fo [...]	2006-08-25 16:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY EPET ECIN ECON EMIN PREL PO RS
06LISBON1819	PORTUGAL - COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JULIETA [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Julieta Valls Noyes, DRL Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from September 1-2, 2006. The purpose of the trip is for an overnight stay in Lisbon awaiting a flight connection to Luanda. [...]	2006-08-28 07:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AO PHUM PO SF SZ
06LISBON1845	PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN [...] (C) On August 29, the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Advisor provided Charge d'Affaires with a read-out of Foreign Minister Amado's August 24 meeting with Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal. Bilal asserted that the Middle East needed to be "reengineered" from the inside and that anything [...]	2006-08-29 17:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO IR SY
06LISBON1861	PORTUGUESE CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (U) The Portuguese Superior Council on National Defense (CSDN) held an extraordinary session on August 29 and unanimously voted to send an Army Engineering and Construction Company with up to 140 personnel in mid-October to support UNIFIL. During the same meeting, the CSDN also announced the [...]	2006-08-31 14:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL LE PO
06LISBON1870	PORTUGAL: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Acting MFA Middle East Director Isabel Pedrosa informed Post that Portugal was unlikely to make any additional financial contributions to Lebanon (beyond the 200,000 euros already donated) for budgetary reasons until the end of the year at which time the government would review the situ [...]	2006-09-01 15:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL LE SW
06LISBON1871	PORTUGAL IN LINE WITH USG POSITION ON IRAN [...] (C) In response to Pol/Econ Counselor's urging that FM Amado and other EU Foreign Ministers deliver a strong message on Iran at the Sept. 1-2 Gymnich meeting in Finland, particularly with regard to the need for firm action in the UNSC, MFA Acting Director for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sou [...]	2006-09-01 16:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU UN IR PO
06LISBON1920	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS INCREASED PRESSURE REGARDING ICTY [...] (U) Portugal intends to support a European Union (EU) proposal to extend the responsibilities of the Enhanced Permanent Dialogue (EPD) to pressure Serbia to comply more fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY). 2. (C) Dr. Liliana Araujo, Director for European Aff [...]	2006-09-08 16:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SR ICTY PT
06LISBON1921	AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent closed testimon [...]	2006-09-08 16:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER PO US VE
06LISBON1922	PORTUGUESE ACCESSION TO RECAAP UNLIKELY UNLESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL PO
06LISBON1923	BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-1002725 ON SAAB AVITRONICS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 17:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PO
06LISBON1924	61ST UNGA: UPDATED PORTUGUESE PARTICIPATION [...] (U) The MFA's Director for International Organizations, Helena Paiva, shared this list of high level attendees with Pol/Econ Off on September 7. Paiva confirmed that all delegation members are fluent in English and that no spouses will attend. A. Attendance of the Head of State: Will not a [...]	2006-09-08 17:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP UNGA PO
06LISBON1937	PORTUGUESE DISCUSS COCAINE TRENDS WITH STAFFDEL [...] (U) Summary: Staffdel Brennan, a delegation made up of House International Relations Committee (HIRC) and House Judiciary Committee staffers, visited Portugal from August 30 - September 2 to meet with local law enforcement and politicians to discuss narcotrafficking trends from Latin America t [...]	2006-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP SNAR ASEC PO
06LISBON1989	PORUTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer paid a call on MFA Deputy European Correspondent, Ana Filomena Rocha on September 14, to discuss the policy areas listed in reftel before the September 15 GAERC. Rocha stressed that the EU's policy response to the situation in Sudan would be given the most consideration during [...]	2006-09-14 15:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI BO LE PREL PGOV PO
06LISBON2002	SOCRATES' BRAZIL TRIP WINS FRIENDS, INFLUENCES NO [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates visited Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio from August 9 to 11 on his first official visit to Brazil. The trip received wide press coverage and aimed to establish closer economic links to Brazil as well as generate additional Brazilian investment [...]	2006-09-15 16:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SMIG PO
06LISBON2003	PORTUGAL ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Coelho offered her perspective on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial and discussed plans for Portugal's upcoming CD Presidency. In response to the reftel demarche, Coelho confirmed that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado [...]	2006-09-15 16:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM PO
06LISBON2069	PORTUGAL FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1695 INITIATIVE [...] On September 15, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Luis Cabao, Director for Asian and Oceanic Affairs at the MFA, and Angelo Seia Neves, Director General for European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Portugal fully supports the measures outlined in UN [...]	2006-09-20 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KNAR KS
06LISBON2134	PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON RUSSIA, [...] (U) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Director General for Foreign Policy expounded on several issues to us recently, including Russia, Iran, Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan, the NATO Summit, and the EU Presidency. The consonance between his views and ours speaks clearly to Portugal's reliabilit [...]	2006-09-26 15:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER AF
06LISBON2160	PORTUGUESE REACTION TO VENEZUELA'S CAMPAIGN USE OF [...] (U) The Portuguese press was dominated September 28 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,s billboard campaign in Caracas, which uses a photo of Chavez together with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, above the Venezuelan and Portuguese flags. Under the title, "Breaking the Blockade, Vene [...]	2006-09-28 14:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE PO
06LISBON2162	PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] At the September 21 Bilateral Commission Science and Technology (S&T) Subcommittee Meeting, Embassy officials reviewed the Embassy Science Fellow program, NASA/C3P activities, forest fire cooperation, and fuel conversion at the nuclear research reactor. The Portuguese delegation focused on t [...]	2006-09-28 16:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL TBIO TSPA PO
06LISBON2190	PORTUGAL UNDECIDED BUT INCLINED TO FAVOR CATEGORY [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 15:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP PO
06LISBON2201	PORTUGAL'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] In 2005, the textile/apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial sector, accounting for approx. 20% of industrial GDP and 20% of all exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north of the count [...]	2006-10-03 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX PO
06LISBON2202	PORTUGAL'S OCT/2006 TRADE COMPLIANCE AND [...] As a member of the European Union (EU),Portugal is obligated to follow all EU directives regulating trade. As such, many of the trade issues in Portugal are similar to those in other EU member states. For 2006, issues particular to Portugal involve waste management. END SUMMARY. COMPLIANCE [...]	2006-10-03 15:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PO
06LISBON2244	PORTUGUESE SUPPORT TO PRESSURE MOZAMBIQUE ON UNSC [...] (C) Portugal's Deputy Foreign Minister, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, told us it is an inopportune time for Portugal to pressure Mozambique regarding the latter's vote in the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) election between Venezuela and Guatemala. Portugal and Mozambique, Go [...]	2006-10-10 14:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MZ VE PO
06LISBON2254	NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST WORRIES PORTUGUESE [...] The Government of Portugal (GOP) shares U.S. Government concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear ambitions (Refs A and B). On October 9, the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued its own statement to express the GOP's apprehension over North Korea's announced experimental detonation [...]	2006-10-11 11:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN PO
06LISBON2265	PORTUGAL REJECTS EDA FRIGATES [...] In a letter from Vice Admiral Viegas Filipe, Director General for Weapons and Defense Procurement, to Embassy Lisbon's Office for Defense Cooperation, the Government of Portugal formally renounced any claim to the two Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates offered through the Excess Defense Arti [...]	2006-10-12 13:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL MASS PO
06LISBON2266	US-PORTUGAL BILATERAL COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Portugal hosted the semi-annual meeting of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission on October 3 to discuss ongoing bilateral cooperation items as well as coordination on international military engagements. The U.S. delegation noted Portugal's military contributions worldwide, incl [...]	2006-10-12 14:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR ETRD PO
06LISBON2269	PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY PLANS; A SHIFT FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese interlocutors relayed their views regarding their government's preparations for the EU presidency. They noted that Germany's policy prescriptions would dominate the agenda through the new coordinated presidencies process, but that Portugal had some opportunities to aff [...]	2006-10-13 07:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON XA XF PO
06LISBON2271	FORMER MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER SOLICITS [...] Former Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, and the Mozambican Ambassador to Portugal, Miguel Costa Mkaima, met with Ambassador Hoffman on October 4, to solicit support for Dr. Mocumbi,s candidacy for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). If selected, Dr. M [...]	2006-10-13 11:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID OFDP PGOV PREL PO
06LISBON2361	VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM Adrienne O'Neal contacted the Foreign Minister's Chief of Cabinet Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes per reftel to inform him that, although the U.S. appreciates Portugal's interest in hosting the NATO summit and that Lisbon is an attractive option for a NATO summit overall, that the U.S. [...]	2006-10-20 11:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PO PREL MARR
06LISBON2365	PORTUGUESE FM OFFERS TO RESIGN IF CIA FLIGHT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Portugal's Foreign Minister offered to resign if opposition forces can demonstrate any complicity on the part of the government regarding alleged illegal CIA rendition flights through Portuguese territory. While a government investigation has refuted these allegations, the saga [...]	2006-10-20 16:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS PO
06LISBON2366	SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...]	2006-10-20 17:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PO
06LISBON2383	PORTUGAL: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA [...] (C) Summary: During WHA DAS Madison's visit, Portuguese officials stressed a desire to support deeper coordination between the U.S. and EU on Cuba policy. Portugal's new interest in Cuba is largely due to its upcoming EU Presidency, but also is affected by its desire to broaden the trans-Atl [...]	2006-10-23 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CU PO
06LISBON2406	PORTUGAL: VENEZUELA SPECIAL COORDINATOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Director Helena Coutinho stressed Portugal's commitment to a fair Venezuelan presidential campaign with a viable opposition to prevent Chavez from [...]	2006-10-25 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE BR PO
06LISBON2407	PORTUGAL: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) During a separate meeting in Lisbon on security and non-proliferation on the margins of the 21st Bilateral Commission, Portugal underscored the importance of a coordinated EU and US approach in the face of Iranian and North Korean efforts to upset the stability of the current worldwide [...]	2006-10-25 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL PO
06LISBON2419	PORTUGAL AGAINST LEBANON-SPECIFIC UN RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 15:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER PO
06LISBON2489	PORTUGUESE AGREE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 13:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KN PO
06LISBON2494	PORTUGAL APPROACHED ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (U) On October 25, Pol/Econ officer met MFA International Organizations Officer Jose Moura to outline concerns regarding the ongoing anti-Israel bias in the UN and to request that Portugal consider voting against measures 60/36, 60/37, and 60/104 when next considered. Moura agreed to convey o [...]	2006-11-03 16:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA PO
06LISBON2530	PORTUGAL REVIEWING PROTECTED MIGRANT RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 15:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PO
06LISBON2544	PORTUGAL DOES NOT AGREE ON CUBA EMBARGO AND ONE [...] (C) Summary: Portugal agrees with many of the U.S. issues regarding pending Third Committee resolutions, except for the Cuba Embargo Resolution and the retaliatory Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Resolution. Interlocutors noted that Portugal will consider any EU [...]	2006-11-09 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
06LISBON2562	PORTUGAL ON GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the GAERC, Portuguese interlocutors provided a brief on the relevant issues. Amongst other issues, Portugal believes that Kosovo should not have an army, Israel needs to cooperate with the Rafah crossing project, EU support for the Lebanese Armed Forces is mired in [...]	2006-11-13 16:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM YI SR BK IS LE IR RS UZ CU
06LISBON2585	PORTUGAL: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CBP CLARK, [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 14:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT OTRA PO
06LISBON2615	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICERS: PORTUGAL [...] Per reftel, Portugal's TFCO and Deputy TFCO are: a) TFCO: Cari R. Enav OFFICE: 351-21-770-2242 CELL: 351-91-776-4291 UNCLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.gov SIPDIS CLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.sgov.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Tiffany L. McGriff OFFICE: 351-21-770-2575 CELL: 351-91-959-482 [...]	2006-11-17 16:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO
06LISBON2616	PORTUGAL ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: Portugal in particular, and the EU in general, will seek to make the ESS resolution on Israeli actions a more balanced text rather than oppose it directly. Should the EU achieve its goal to amend the text, member states will then try to achieve consensus on how to vote. End summa [...]	2006-11-17 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
06LISBON2718	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS INCLUSION OF NON-EU CARRIERS IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 17:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV
06LISBON2719	PORTUGAL TO BE VOICE OF MODERATION IN EU ACCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 17:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN NATO PO TU
06LISBON2721	PORTUGAL ENDORSES IMSO TAKING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 07:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06LISBON2750	PORTUGAL DOES NOT MAINTAIN NATIONAL TERRORIST LISTS [...] Antonio Folgado of the Ministry of Justice and Angelo Seica Neves of the Department of Finance reported that Portugal does not have a national terrorist list separate from the European Union or United Nations lists. Names provided by other countries, such as the United States, are collated bu [...]	2006-12-06 09:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO
06LISBON2754	PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON TFTP [...] (SBU) Portugal intends to follow the recommendations of the European Commission regarding next steps for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) - according to Mario Pinto Lobo, Director-General for European Affairs and International Cooperation at the Ministry of Finance and Carlos Coim [...]	2006-12-06 15:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ECON EU PO
06LISBON2769	PORTUGAL'S POLICIES IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Ana Filomena Rocha provided a review of MFA's preparations for the reftel December 11-12 European Union (EU) General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in a December 7 discus [...]	2006-12-07 16:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PRM PGOV PHUM PREL PO CH EUN YI SR BK IS

06LISBON2841	PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY LEADER RESIGNS POST [...] Summary: A Social Democratic parliamentary leader resigned his leadership position in protest of his party,s cooperation with the leftist parties to investigate alleged CIA rendition flights at the expense of the Socialist government. The inability to prove a negation means that the CIA flig [...]	2006-12-15 16:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PO
06LISBON2861	PORTUGAL: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] As requested reftel, the following text comprises Embassy Lisbon's Country Report on Terrorism. Despite assistance from Washington offices, our offices were unable to access the Intellipedia option to submit this report. 2. Begin text: Portugal supports international efforts to combat te [...]	2006-12-19 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL PO
06LISBON2891	PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PO
06LISBON933	PORTUGAL: NOT READY TO PRESS ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) On May 22, Polecon Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Russian Affairs Officer Ana Paula Moriera. While she acknowledged that Russia had been practicing a creeping influence policy, Moriera said the EU and OSCE messages urging restraint were probably sufficient given the sensitivities [...]	2006-05-24 13:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL OSCE PGOV PO
06LISBON951	PORTUGAL PERMITS FREE ENTRY TO THE LEAST LIKELY [...] (U) Summary: On May 1, Portugal followed through with its March 10 commitment to allow the free movement of students and workers from the eight of the ten new EU members (excluding Cyprus and Malta). The announcement enjoyed significant press coverage, especially in light of the high-profile [...]	2006-05-25 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV PO
06LISBON964	PORTUGAL: MANAS AIRFIELD AND IRAQI CABINET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftels to MFA Director of Defense and Security Coordination Joao Corte-Real. He concurred with the U.S. concerns about Manas Airfield (ref A) and agreed to refer the matter to the Portuguese embassy in Moscow. With regard to Iraq (ref B),[...]	2006-05-26 15:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO IZ KG AF
07LISBON104	AVIAN FLU: PORTUGAL PREPARES FOR NEXT MIGRATORY [...] Portugal,s Ministry of Agriculture tested over 5000 birds for avian influenza in 2006 with no detection of the H5N1 virus. A national campaign to register domestic birds for quarantine contingency resulted in over six million birds being documented on-line. Although Portugal decided not to va [...]	2007-01-11 16:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA WHO PO
07LISBON1057	PORTUGAL ON THE APRIL 19 EC STANDING COMMITTEE [...] (C) On April 18, Ambassador Hoffman sent a letter incorporating reftel A talking points to Luis Caiano, Assistant to the Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy State Secretary of Agriculture and Fishes, urging Portugal to vote SIPDIS favorably at the April 19 Standing Committee of the Food Chain [...]	2007-04-19 11:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1060	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Carlos Alberto Ferreira Antunes DOB: April 25, 1982 POB: Vale Formoso, Covilha, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V100264 Course Title: CIWS MK-15MOD 11/14 OP/M [...]	2007-04-19 12:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1061	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/ICE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for DHS/ICE Acting Attache Eileen Escoto and FSN/LES Investigator Miguel Angel Alonso to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, April 23-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is for meetings with Embassy and host government officials. 2. Control Offi [...]	2007-04-19 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC PO
07LISBON1062	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP MANIECE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for CBP Officer Anthony Maniece, to travel to Lisbon from April 19, 2007 to April 19, 2008. The purpose of the trip is to support the Container Security Initiative (CSI) team in Portugal in providing container security pre-screening for cont [...]	2007-04-19 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC PO
07LISBON1078	PORTUGAL INTERESTED IN MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were grateful to receive the fact sheets developed by EUR/PPD and EUR/PRA on the proposed U.S. missile defense system in conjunction with Poland and the Czech Republic. Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Pedro Sousa Abreu, who [...]	2007-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1085	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...]	2007-04-20 16:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO
07LISBON1098	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Paulo Ricardo Toipa Silva DOB: June 9, 1985 POB: Viseu, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: J174772 Course Title: SUPT Course Dates: 05/30/07 to 09/04/08 2. [...]	2007-04-23 15:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1199	PORTUGAL ON WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points to Aderito Serrao, President of the Meteorology Institute, who plans to attend the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Quadrennial Congress from May 7-25. Serrao noted the need for further discussion on climate change in international bodies suc [...]	2007-05-04 08:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO PO
07LISBON1207	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DAT [...]	2007-05-04 14:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1210	PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...]	2007-05-04 16:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KTIA PREL PO
07LISBON1211	PORTUGAL WARMS TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us they expect to sign on to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us that the relevant office was preparing a decision memorandum for the Minister in which they recommend joining the Global Initiative. [...]	2007-05-04 17:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1226	PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...]	2007-05-07 12:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN KTIA PREL PO
07LISBON1237	PORTUGAL ON INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] On May 3, PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points to Jorge Palmeirim, Portuguese representative to the International Whaling Commission (IWC),who plans to attend the May 28-31 Annual Meeting in Anchorage. Regarding the U.S.-Russia request to update the bowhead whale quota, Palmeirim stated [...]	2007-05-09 09:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PO
07LISBON1251	PORTUGAL WILL NOT BLOCK MAY 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 07:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1275	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) After receiving your message, I spoke to deputy MFA political director Antonio Ricoca Freire to urge Portugal's support for both Slovenia and Bosnia, and to encourage the GOP to weigh in with countries with which it has influence to encourage them to do the same. My conversation followed [...]	2007-05-10 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PO
07LISBON1292	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Jorge dos Santos LOPES DOB: April 13, 1963 POB: Tabua, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G583591 COURSE TITLE: P3C OFT Simulator Training COURSE DATES: J [...]	2007-05-11 10:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1297	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...]	2007-05-11 16:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL
07LISBON1321	PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] In preparation for the May 18 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on April 19 to review bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussion focused on Embassy organized conferences, the Embassy Science Fellow program, and fuel conversion at the [...]	2007-05-15 08:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO
07LISBON1328	PORTUGAL: RESPONSE TO MAY 11 UNSC PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 11:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV YI PO
07LISBON1373	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Andre Borges MARTINS DOB: May 11, 1983 POB: Chaves, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H146629 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES: June 25 to Oc [...]	2007-05-17 16:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1386	PORTUGAL IMPUT FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) MFA Latin America Desk Officer Joao Batista said Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year and responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Portugal and Cuba is lim [...]	2007-05-18 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON1387	FM AMADO TO ATTEND RAMOS-HORTA INAUGURATION IN DILI [...] (C) FM Luis Amado will travel to Dili to attend the inauguration of President-elect Jose Ramos Horta on May 20. The Timorese have relied on the Portuguese Embassy there to provide protocolary guidance for this low-key event. No formal invitation was extended, but Amado decided to make the tr [...]	2007-05-18 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO TL
07LISBON1388	Portugal: INL DAS McCampbell Visit Analyzes European [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During INL DAS Christy McCampbell's May 11 visit to Lisbon, she met with several counterparts to discuss the increasing use of Portugal as a transshipment area for drugs. Portuguese interlocutors offered a brief analysis into the drug trafficking problem facing Portugal and Eur [...]	2007-05-18 17:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KCRM PO
07LISBON1410	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Martins MAGALHAES DOB: January 28, 1982 POB: Paredes, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G871000 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES [...]	2007-05-21 15:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1412	PORTUGAL AT THE AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CBW PO
07LISBON1418	PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...]	2007-05-22 07:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON1443	PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE [...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...]	2007-05-22 15:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON1445	OECD: PORTUGAL SUPPORTS NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EFIN OECD PO
07LISBON1467	PORTUGALS VIEWS ON NSG, GLOBAL INTIATIVE, AND PSI [...] (U) Visiting ISN/CPI Director Tony Foley called on Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Director Joao Corte Real May 3 to discuss issues before the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),the Proliferation Security Initiativ (PSI),and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclar T [...]	2007-05-24 16:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1492	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER SOCRATES HEADS TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month before Portugal assumes the EU Presidency and on the heels of the May EU-Russia Summit, PM Jose Socrates will travel to Moscow May 27-29 to discuss easing EU-Russia tensions and strengthening bilateral ties. Socrates will also encourage Putin to support UNSC consensus on K [...]	2007-05-25 17:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN OFDP EIND EINV EPET ETRD EUN
07LISBON1498	DUSD FATA'S MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEF TO NATO PA [...] Summary. DASD Fata provided a missile defense briefing to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Portugal, stressing that the proposed long range system was to detect, deter, and defend against missile threats from the Middle East and that the system posed no threat to Russia. Fata stres [...]	2007-05-29 10:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PO PREL
07LISBON1508	PORTUGAL JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE; URGES EU [...] On May 30 Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Non-Proliferation Office Pedro Sousa Abreu provided diplomatic notes to us and to our Russian counterparts to endorse the Statement of Principles for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Sousa Abreu noted that his off [...]	2007-05-30 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1527	PORTUGAL UNLIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials agreed to review the reftel request to increase contributions to ISAF, but noted they did not expect the review to bring about any changes to current contribution levels. Portugal is operating, they stated, under an austerity budget. Moreov [...]	2007-06-01 15:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
07LISBON153	PORTUGUESE EURODEPUTY ALONE IN RENDITION [...] (C) At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff, Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco SIPDIS discussed Ana Gomes' vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics, and the European Socialist movement sta [...]	2007-01-17 18:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1559	PORTUGAL ON ZOELLICK'S WORLD BANK NOMINATION [...] (SBU) On June 4, PolOff raised reftel talking points on the nomination of Robert Zoellick to the Presidency of the World Bank with Jose Moreno, Deputy Director of European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Moreno said there is support within the GOP for Zoellick, [...]	2007-06-06 16:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD PO
07LISBON1560	PORTUGAL ON JUNE 8 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 5, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho from the Ministry of Agriculture Office of Planning and Policies (GPPAA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 8 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese po [...]	2007-06-06 16:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1622	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...]	2007-06-15 17:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1632	PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT ZOELLICK FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Jose Moreno, Deputy Director of European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance, informed post on June 11 that Portugal will support Robert Zoellick's candidacy for World Bank President. Per ref A, Finance Minister Teixeira dos Santos confirmed the government's p [...]	2007-06-19 07:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD PO
07LISBON1679	PORTUGAL ON JUNE 25 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 21, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Planning and Policies (GPPA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 25 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese p [...]	2007-06-22 15:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1745	PORTUGUESE TELL A/S STEINBERG THAT EU WILL NOT ACT [...] (C) On June 26, Transportation A/S for Aviation and International Affairs Andrew Steinberg met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon to underscore strong USG opposition to the EU's proposal to include international aviation in its emission trading scheme (ETS) without mutual consent. He urged [...]	2007-07-02 16:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PO EUN
07LISBON1766	A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES [...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...]	2007-07-05 14:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID PREL EUN PO
07LISBON1786	USAFE REORGANIZATION IN PORTUGAL [...] Post coordinated dissemination of reftel information to the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MOD),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to the Regional Government of the Azores. Our interlocutors at each of these institutions expressed relief that no Portuguese positions would be affected. Al [...]	2007-07-09 07:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PARM PO
07LISBON1800	PORTUGAL: REACTION TO US VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel points underscoring deep USG unhappiness with the results of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 5th Session with MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights and International Affairs Susana Vaz Patto. Patto replied that the Portuguese were also quite unhappy with t [...]	2007-07-10 14:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN EUN PO
07LISBON1812	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20 [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...]	2007-07-11 18:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO
07LISBON182	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...]	2007-01-19 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO
07LISBON1839	PORTUGAL: DEFICIT REDUCTION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, [...] Portugal's efforts to reduce its budget deficit were ahead of schedule, Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff Goncalo Castilho dos Santos told post. It was even possible that the government would reach its target to reduce the deficit below 3% in 2007, a year ahead of schedule, if GDP grew by 2.0 [...]	2007-07-16 12:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PO
07LISBON1841	TOUR D'HORIZON OF PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with EUR/ERA director Bill Lucas, Portuguese officials shared their latest thinking on Lisbon's agenda for its EU presidency (July ) December 2007). Lisbon has a number of challenges on its plate: securing final approval of an EU reform treaty; holding an EU-Afr [...]	2007-07-16 12:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON1854	A/S FRIED WITH PORTUGUESE DEFENSE STATESEC JOAO [...] (C) Summary. Portuguese State Secretary for Defense Mira Gomes told A/S Fried that his ministry is considering a plan to lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team in Afghanistan in addition to Portugal's current military contributions there, although budgetary and political considerations may [...]	2007-07-18 14:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO AF RS EUN
07LISBON1856	PORTUGAL - MOVING TOWARDS EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) FM Luis Amado told A/S Daniel Fried on July 13 that the issue of Kosovo's independence was the most pressing near-term issue of Portugal's EU Presidency, aside from EU treaty reform. The two compared notes from their recent trips to the Balkans, confirming the challenges and next steps th [...]	2007-07-18 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PO UN ZL
07LISBON1858	U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...]	2007-07-18 17:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS
07LISBON1882	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]	2007-07-23 06:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON1902	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Valentim Jose Pires Antunes RODRIGUES DOB: 01-17-1964 POB: Bissau, Guinea Bissau PASSPORT NUMBER: V104825 COURSE TITLE: Naval Command College COURSE DATES: [...]	2007-07-24 09:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1940	62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PORTUGESE HIGH-LEVEL [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (No plans to attend) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September [...]	2007-07-27 13:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PO
07LISBON1960	PORTUGAL: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. (U) Post's [...]	2007-07-30 15:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV PO
07LISBON1972	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Jorge de Jesus Marques DOB: 05/24/1972 POB: Maputo, Mozambique PASSPORT NUMBER: V102308 COURSE TITLE: Basic American Language Instructor Course COURSE DATES [...]	2007-08-01 06:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON1974	BELLINGER REVIEWS KOSOVO WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger, in Lisbon July 26-28 to continue a counterterrorism dialogue with the EU, also discussed the situation in Kosovo with senior Foreign Ministry Officials. 2. (C) During Bellinger's initial call to the Foreign Ministry, Bellinger emphasized the USG' [...]	2007-08-01 15:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ZL PO
07LISBON2046	PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...]	2007-08-09 06:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO
07LISBON2054	PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT, [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...]	2007-08-09 15:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2123	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Claudia Monistrol, Supply Chain Security Specialist, and Ralph Martinez, Supply Chain Security Specialist, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from September 17-19, 2007 to conduct C-TPAT validations. 2. Control Officer in Lisbon is Politic [...]	2007-08-20 10:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PO
07LISBON2143	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS A/CFE PLANS [...] (C) The Portuguese MFA,s Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs Joao Corte Real told us that Portugal fully supports the U.S. plans outlined reftel. He noted that timely ratification was a matter of political will and that Portugal viewed the Adapted CFE Treaty as a matter of the highe [...]	2007-08-22 11:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL PO
07LISBON216	PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...]	2007-01-24 13:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PO
07LISBON2163	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Diamantino Jose Santos FERNANDES DOB: September 24, 1968 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V019704 COURSE TITLE: Mobile International Strategic In [...]	2007-08-23 15:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON217	EARLY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Portugal's upcoming Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD) Convening Group starting in November, the MFA called for a meeting to solicit input from some members' diplomatic missions in Lisbon. The Ukrainian ambassador offered several suggestions in i [...]	2007-01-24 13:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PO
07LISBON218	PORTUGAL: SUPPORTIVE OF TFTP AND SWIFT "INFORMED [...] (SBU) In response to Embassy outreach on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and SWIFT per reftel a, Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff Goncalo Castilho dos Santos responded via a Jan 10 letter acknowledging the program's important role in fighting terrorist finance, encouraging cont [...]	2007-01-24 15:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PTER KTFN PO
07LISBON2199	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...]	2007-08-28 17:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR
07LISBON2200	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...]	2007-08-29 06:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR
07LISBON2229	IN BEIRUT, AMADO UNDERSCORES EU INTEREST IN [...] (C) FM Luis Amado traveled to Beirut on August 22-23 to express EU concern about Lebanon's upcoming elections. He and his staff spoke with a variety of leaders, including PM Siniora and Speaker Berri, and encouraged all sides to act responsibly and engage constructively. His staff also trave [...]	2007-08-31 12:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2258	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA WATKINS [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Officials Tim Watkins, Deputy Director, Rachelle Duvall, Physical Scientist, and Deborah Luecken, Research Physical Scientist, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from September 21-31, 2007 (Watkins and Duvall) and Septmeber 22 - October 0 [...]	2007-09-04 14:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PO KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY
07LISBON2288	AUSTR DONNELLY DISCUSSES TRADE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East Shaun Donnelly and USTR Director for European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead held meetings with Portuguese trade and economic officials in Lisbon on August 28. They discussed Doha Round next steps, November 9 Transatlantic Economic Cou [...]	2007-09-06 14:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PO
07LISBON2290	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE BULL [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Stanley Bull, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from October 3-6, 2007 to attend the First World Materials Summit and give an invited presentation on Advanced Materials and Renewable Energy Supply. 2. [...]	2007-09-06 15:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA PO
07LISBON2296	IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: PORTUGAL AGAINST [...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Officer conveyed reftel talking points to senior analysts Rui Caroco and Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha in the MFA's Office of International Organizations and Economic Affairs. According to Caroco, the GOP wants to avoid the addition of any country-specific item t [...]	2007-09-07 09:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PARM PREL IAEA PO
07LISBON2300	PORTUGAL ON THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 12:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PO
07LISBON2301	US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...]	2007-09-07 12:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PO
07LISBON2303	PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...]	2007-09-07 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN
07LISBON2305	LISBON'S PLANS TO SHEPHERD PASSAGE OF EU REFORM [...] (SBU) During August 28 trade discussions with A/USTR Shaun Donnelly, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor Vitor Escaria and MFA Deputy Director-General for European Affairs Rui Macieira provided insight into Lisbon's plans to obtain European Council approval of the EU Reform Treaty. Escaria e [...]	2007-09-07 15:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PO PREL EUN
07LISBON2307	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...]	2007-09-07 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO
07LISBON232	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Pedro Miguel Carvalho Pinto DOB: 01Aug1969 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PPT NUMBER: Z101523 Purpose: IMET course 2. Embassy Lisbon has completed an internal [...]	2007-01-25 12:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON2328	PORTUGAL SIGNED NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION, [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 08:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PO
07LISBON2368	PORTUGAL: 9/11 ACT COSTLY TO IMPLEMENT & [...] On September 7, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points on Title XVII of the 9/11 Act which calls for 100% scanning of all US-bound shipping containers by 2010 to Jose Figueiredo, Deputy Director-General for Customs and Special Taxes. Figueiredo stated that Portugal does not have the [...]	2007-09-13 10:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER PO
07LISBON2379	PORTUGAL: INPUT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Embassy Lisbon works closely with the Portuguese government to strengthen its already well-developed democracy and human rights infrastructure. Per ref A request, this cable details Post's efforts to promote the Freedom agenda in Portugal. Promoting Democracy ------------------- 2. [...]	2007-09-14 09:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
07LISBON2410	PORTUGAL'S UPDATED 62ND UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (Not attending) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September 27. S [...]	2007-09-17 15:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PO
07LISBON2418	Portugal Solicits Information on Behalf of EU on [...] (U) In its role as President of the EU Council, Portugal transmitted a diplomatic note, dated September 13, requesting additional information about the nuclear issue in North Korea and how the EU could contribute technical assistance. ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the Department's guidance on [...]	2007-09-18 12:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL MNUC KS KN EUN PO
07LISBON2438	INFORMAL ECOFIN/EUROMED: EU ECONOMY SOUND, FOCUS [...] On September 14-15, EU Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and Commissioners joined together in an informal ECOFIN gathering focused on state of the economy, fiscal consolidation and structural reform. Eurozone peer pressure would be necessary to keep France on track to reduce its defic [...]	2007-09-19 15:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EUN
07LISBON2443	PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON OCTOBER COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire concurred with the U.S. priorities for the October meeting (reftel) and reported that Portugal would probably be represented by its Ambassador in Washington due to Minister Amado's other commitments. [...]	2007-09-20 15:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2456	PORTUGAL'S PLANS REGARDING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 08:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM EAID PO
07LISBON2459	CC GRANTED FOR EXTENSION OF TDY ASSIGNMENT [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for extension of TDY assignment for DHS/ICE Neviene Habeeb thru March 21, 2008. 2. Control Officer in Lisbon is Political/Economic Officer Tiffany McGriff. CONTACT INFO ------------ OFC : 351-21-770-2575 FAX : 351-21-726-6547 CELL: 351-91-959- [...]	2007-09-21 14:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PO
07LISBON247	AMBASSADOR, PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS [...] (C) At a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Hoffman, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Jorge Roza de Oliveira discussed the media attention and government response to Ana Gomes' vocal investigation of alleged CIA rendition flights through Portugal. He noted that Foreign Minister Amado [...]	2007-01-26 16:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO PO
07LISBON2477	EU AG MINISTERS DISCUSS FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH [...] (U) Food security, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform Health Check, and wine reform dominated the September 16-18 Informal EU Agricultural Ministerial agenda in Porto, Portugal. Portugal's Agriculture Minister Jaime Silva also welcomed debate on the EU's transgenic crop policy to cl [...]	2007-09-24 11:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO EUN
07LISBON2483	PORTUGAL/EU REGARDING IAEA ACTIVITIES IN THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Interlocutors in the Portuguese MFA,s Security and Disarmament Division told us that they are canvassing Six-Party Talks participants regarding potential European Union support for IAEA activities in North Korea (Ref A). They noted appreciation for our Ref B views, and will propose EU en [...]	2007-09-24 15:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PO KNNP OPDC PREL MNUC IAEA
07LISBON2500	EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A [...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...]	2007-09-25 15:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU
07LISBON2503	PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...]	2007-09-26 09:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EU PO
07LISBON2525	PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 10:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO
07LISBON2527	PORTUGAL: UK AMBASSADOR ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (C) On September 21, newly-arrived British Ambassador Alexander Wykeham Ellis informed Ambassador Hoffman that European concerns over Russia's aggressive energy policies and the need for market competition were the driving forces behind the third EU energy liberalization package. He suggested that [...]	2007-09-28 15:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OFDP PO

07LISBON2529	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Goncalo Nuno Baptista de Sousa DOB: 13 December 1974 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G357167 COURSE TITLE: Computer Science, MS COURSE DATES: [...]	2007-10-01 06:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON253	PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST [...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...]	2007-01-29 10:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON2558	PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...]	2007-10-03 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BU
07LISBON2564	EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]	2007-10-04 10:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN
07LISBON2570	MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: AN UPBEAT ABBAS IN [...] (C) During a one-day visit to Lisbon on September 29, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with the entire senior leadership of Portugal, which currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency. Abbas said he was encouraged by his talks with the U.S. and others in New York [...]	2007-10-04 15:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2571	PORTUGAL: 2006 TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] SUMMARY: In 2006, the Textile/Apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial/manufacturing sector, accounting for 11.8% of industrial/manufacturing exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/Apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north [...]	2007-10-04 16:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX PO
07LISBON2572	PORTUGUESE REACTIONS TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON2591	PORTUGAL ON OCTOBER 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON2604	EU CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SPACE OBJECTS PROPOSED [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Division representatives passed us a draft Code of Conduct for Space Objects, on which the EU has been working for several months. The draft paper covers activities to avoid collisions and deliberate explosions, to develop sa [...]	2007-10-11 13:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA EUN
07LISBON2605	EU JHA INFORMAL MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers met informally in Lisbon October 1-2. An embassy officer attended to follow discussion of such topics as the elimination of land and sea travel barriers in December, the establishment of a counternarcotics analysis and operations center, the sub [...]	2007-10-11 13:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS MOPS PO PREL PTER EUN
07LISBON2613	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16 [...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]	2007-10-12 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON262	PORTUGAL'S INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, the following list includes five women who affect politics, business, media, and civil society in Portugal: - (Maria) Leonor Beleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation. Prior to becoming Foundation president, Beleza was a former Health Minister and her interests in [...]	2007-01-29 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL PO
07LISBON2621	Portugal Confirms Support for Gaer, Requests US Backing for [...] (U) Following the informal notification on October 9, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated October 10 noting that it had voted in favor of the U.S. candidate for the UN Committee Against Torture. The note then goes on to solicit U.S. support for Portugal's candidacy for the UN Security [...]	2007-10-15 11:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PO
07LISBON2646	PORTUGAL: OFFICIAL WIREC DELEGATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On Oct 16, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's General Director for Economic and Technical Issues Paulo Jorge Nascimento and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Nascimento stated that WIREC invitatio [...]	2007-10-17 15:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07LISBON2680	EU LEADERS CLINCH LANDMARK DEAL ON "LISBON TREATY" [...] EU leaders, at their informal Summit meeting in Lisbon October 18-19, reached an overall agreement on the new EU Treaty that will be signed in Lisbon on December 13. The deal was clinched after the Portuguese Presidency managed to overcome outstanding reservations by Italy and Poland on two [...]	2007-10-19 15:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
07LISBON27	PORTUGAL AND THE LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 17:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	FR EFIN ECON EAID PO
07LISBON2706	PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ines Fontinha for consideration in the Secretary's 2008 International Women of Courage Award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ines Fontinha President of the Nest Association, Sociologist, Author Address: Rua Luciano Cordeiro n. 59 [...]	2007-10-22 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL PO
07LISBON2714	PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...]	2007-10-24 16:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO
07LISBON2720	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON SEEKS PORTUGUESE SUPPORT ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) met on October 10 with senior MFA leadership to seek Portuguese agreement to accept some Guantanamo detainees. He emphasized that Portuguese acceptance of even a limited number of individuals as a humanitarian gesture might provide cover for other EU Memb [...]	2007-10-25 15:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PTER PO
07LISBON2730	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO ON RUSSIA, IRAN, KOSOVO, AND [...] (C) Ambassador hosted FM Amado for a very friendly, two-and-a-half hour one-on-one lunch at the Residence on October 24. Amado said the EU would press President Putin during the October 26 EU-Russia summit to agree to additional UN sanctions on Iran and to invite the OSCE to observe the De [...]	2007-10-26 17:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PO
07LISBON2744	PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO [...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA),Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...]	2007-10-29 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO
07LISBON2745	PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points, stressing that the embargo was a matter of bilateral policy and that the UN resolution was an attempt to deflect the international community's attention away from the ongoing human rights crisis in Cuba. MFA International Affairs Officer Miguel Maia do Vale [...]	2007-10-29 17:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	UN ETRD PHUM PO
07LISBON2750	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...]	2007-10-30 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
07LISBON2755	US GOVERNORS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CARBON ACTION [...] (U) The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) was launched on October 29 in Lisbon by a coalition of European countries, the EU Commission, US states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand, and Norway. The inaugural event included a signing ceremony followed by several technical workshops [...]	2007-10-30 18:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON2764	PORTUGAL SEEKS TO COORDINATE EU HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer demarched MFA Human Rights Officer Ana Brito to discuss areas where the U.S. and European Union could work together on encouraging human rights advancements in Cuba. Brito was familiar with the proposal and noted that she and the Director for Human Rights Susana Vaz Patt [...]	2007-10-31 15:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PO
07LISBON2765	PORTUGAL YET TO DECIDE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Organizations Officer Pedro Pinto on October 22 and called to follow up on October 29. Pinto responded that Portugal recognizes our keen interest in seeing Mr. Walker elected to this committee but had not decided yet which ca [...]	2007-10-31 15:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PREL AORC PO
07LISBON2771	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...]	2007-10-31 18:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO
07LISBON279	PORTUGAL'S EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY: NO EXPOSURE IN [...] (SBU) Ministry of Finance Coordinator Teresa Costa told post that Portugal's Export Credit Agency, COSEC, did not have any exposure in Iran, according to September 2006 records. Costa did note that Iran is open for both short and mid/long term export credit insurance, the former requiring an [...]	2007-01-30 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN MNUC PREL EXIM UNSC OECD IR PO
07LISBON2805	PORTUGAL PUSHING FOR MANDATE OF EU AVIATION [...] (C) Pol-Econ officers met with Ministry of Environment officials to express USG concerns about the unilateral nature of the EU's proposal to include Civil Aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme and related legal issues. Post underscored the need to engage third countries and urged Portugal [...]	2007-11-05 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON SENV ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON2806	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO [...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...]	2007-11-05 15:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR RU PO ZI
07LISBON2881	PORTUGAL ALSO CONCERNED WITH RUSSIA'S RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Portuguese interlocutors told us that they are also concerned with the Government of Russia's response to the OSCE regarding election monitoring for the December 2 Duma elections. They said that they are engaged with the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) [...]	2007-11-09 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	RS KDEM PREL PHUM PO
07LISBON2882	PORTUGAL'S AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C/NF) In a November 9 lunch with DATT and P/E Counselor, the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco, made it clear that President Cavaco Silva himself was behind Portugal's recently announced decision to reduce its contributions to ISAF beginning in August 2008. Lourenco said [...]	2007-11-09 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PO
07LISBON2911	MINISTERS CONFIRM, ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN, PORTUGUESE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In conversations with Ambassador Minister of Defense Severiano Teixeira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado confirmed that Portugal intended to draw down its contributions to ISAF by August 2008. The Defense Minister portrayed this move as a "different kind of commitment," [...]	2007-11-14 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PGOV PO
07LISBON2912	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO RULING ON [...] (C) In response to ref A points, Portugal underscored its efforts to support EU compliance with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body panel "reasonable period of time" ruling due to expire on November 21. In particular, MFA officials told us that Portugal made the very difficult decision to abstain [...]	2007-11-14 16:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EUN PO TBIO
07LISBON2916	FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...]	2007-11-15 14:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PO KV SR
07LISBON2923	PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met with MFA Venezuela Desk Officer Leandro Amado to detail U.S. concerns regarding the Chavez government's proposed constitutional amendments, highlighting the potential risks to free speech, due process, and civil liberties. Amado acknowledged reftel points and confirmed [...]	2007-11-15 17:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PO
07LISBON2926	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Mario Rui Pacheco da Veiga DOB: April 17, 1966 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G449110 COURSE TITLE: International Maritime Officer Course COUR [...]	2007-11-16 11:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON2929	PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...]	2007-11-16 18:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2949	PORTUGAL ON HUGO CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) In a conversation with the Prime Minister,s senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, DCM conveyed our strong concerns regarding Chavez,s recent maneuvers on the constitution, per ref A, and urged that the Prime Minister represent them forcefully to Chavez during the latter's Lis [...]	2007-11-19 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM VE PO
07LISBON2959	PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...]	2007-11-20 17:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO
07LISBON2960	EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]	2007-11-20 19:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LISBON3013	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT ON AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C) I went alone to my courtesy call on President Cavaco Silva on November 26. It was a warm meeting in which we both described the excellent state of bilateral relations but focused mostly on a constructive discussion of the recent Portuguese decision to draw down combat forces in Afghanist [...]	2007-11-27 16:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PO
07LISBON3051	PORTUGAL'S FALL REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Latin America Desk Officer Leandro Amado reported that Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year. He responded to ref A questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Por [...]	2007-11-30 16:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON3071	PORTUGAL LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 15:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS PO
07LISBON3088	Portugal Confirms Support for U.S. IMO Candidate: Again [...] (U) On December 3, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated November 28, noting its support for the U.S. election to the International Maritime Organization as a Class A country. As with the reftel dipnote, the MFA once again drew a connection between Portuguese support in international for [...]	2007-12-05 13:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN PO
07LISBON3095	PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA [...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...]	2007-12-06 07:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PO BU
07LISBON3101	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Pereira da Silva PAULO DOB: November 27, 1962 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G878073 COURSE TITLE: Program in Advanced Security St [...]	2007-12-06 10:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON3106	EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...]	2007-12-06 17:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN
07LISBON3114	NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP),the Portuguese presid [...]	2007-12-07 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN PO
07LISBON3116	PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...]	2007-12-07 17:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON3129	FM AMADO TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on December 10 to MFA Chief of Staff Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, who was accompanied by the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco. DCM was joined by pol/econ counselor. Ministerial attendance ---------------------- 2. (C) Ribeiro de [...]	2007-12-11 17:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL IS PREL PGOV KWBG AMGT PO
07LISBON3144	CLUSTER MUNITIONS; PORTUGAL ON THE GGE AND GERMAN [...] (SBU) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Security Pedro Sousa Abreu requested a meeting with us December 10 to review discussions on cluster munitions. At the meeting, we were asked point-blank if the U.S. objected to Portuguese Ambassador Jose Julio Pereira Gomes, Por [...]	2007-12-13 14:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PO
07LISBON3145	PORTUGAL: ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 14:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PO BM
07LISBON3149	PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the DCM on December 12 there is a consensus among EU member states that the period for negotiations on Kosovo is over and that independence is the only alternative. He was less certain how events would unfold over the next weeks and months, [...]	2007-12-13 16:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI PO
07LISBON3170	PORTUGAL DOES NOT OBJECT TO U.S. OFFER ON GAMBLING [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 15:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO PO
07LISBON3178	EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...]	2007-12-18 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO
07LISBON3193	PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...]	2007-12-20 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO
07LISBON3194	PORTUGAL CLAIMS EU DELIGHTED WITH BALI RESULTS [...] (C/NF) Fausto Brito e Abreu (protect),Advisor to Portugal,s Secretary of State for Environment Humberto Rosa, told post the EU was delighted with the final Bali text as a starting point for negotiations. He said the EU never would have imagined that, following the Major Economies Meeting in [...]	2007-12-20 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KGHG SENV ENRG PO EUN
07LISBON3195	Portugal Labor Market Stagnates, Unemployment Soars [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese labor union and employers' organizations agree that three main considerations affected Portugal's labor markets: immigration, labor laws, and training/education opportunities. Labor union representatives stress that the Portuguese government's push towards "flexicurity" [...]	2007-12-20 16:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SMIG PO
07LISBON3260	LISBON GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and accompanying delegation to Lisbon from January 9 to 11. The purpose of the trip is to meet with high-level officials on f [...]	2007-12-28 16:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OREP AFIN
07LISBON329	PORTUGUESE ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met MFA Latin American Desk Officer Leandro Amado to discuss Portugal's views of Venezuela's encroachment on freedom of the press, and to urge that the Government of Portugal (GOP) pressure the Venezuelans to respect free speech. Amado responded that Portugal is watching [...]	2007-02-06 09:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PO
07LISBON330	PORTUGAL'S ABORTION REFERENDUM EXPOSES POLITICAL [...] Summary: A new referendum set for February 11 on the question of decriminalization of abortion is dominating Portuguese political life. The effort to legalize abortion on demand in the first ten weeks of pregnancy demonstrates a political rift between young urbanites and older rural voters, [...]	2007-02-06 09:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN SOCI PO
07LISBON342	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Luis Manuel Correia David e Sousa DOB: 10 May 1950 POB: Lisbon PASSPORT NUMBER: V015370 Purpose: To attend Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marsh [...]	2007-02-07 13:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON345	PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING CIA FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry received complaints from a crusading journalist and European Parliamentarian about alleged illegal CIA flights operating through Portugal. These allegations are undergoing a preliminary investigation, but no legal case has yet been opened. The issue will n [...]	2007-02-07 17:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON369	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...]	2007-02-09 17:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PO
07LISBON370	PORTUGAL TO CONSIDER STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING [...] On February 1, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Maria do Ceu Faria, Political Analyst in the MFA's Office of International Organizations. Despite press reports that the Ministry of Culture called for the rejection of a "universal monoculture," Faria denied that protectionism was b [...]	2007-02-09 18:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN SCUL UNESCO PO
07LISBON393	PORTUGAL TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION [...] On February 11, Portuguese citizens voted in favor of a referendum question to decriminalize abortion by a strong majority (reftel). The referendum question (informal translation) was: "Do you agree with decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, occurring in the first ten week [...]	2007-02-13 09:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PO KWMN PREL SOCI
07LISBON406	PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ana Vicente for consideration in the Secretary's first International Women of Courage award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ana Maria Vicente Former Commissioner for Women's rights, Co-Founder of "New Future" Organization, Author [...]	2007-02-15 07:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL PO
07LISBON423	DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...]	2007-02-15 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO PO TL
07LISBON434	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals so that they may attend an OFT Simulator Training program from March 3-17, 2007: NAME: Luis Duraes DOB: 29-JUN-1963 POB: Santiago do Cacem, Portugal PPT NUMBER: [...]	2007-02-16 12:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON435	PORTUGAL ON FREEZING ASSETS NOT SPECIFICALLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 14:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC
07LISBON436	PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 14:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL PO
07LISBON437	PORTUGAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (U) Portugal is in danger of surpassing its Kyoto Protocol and EU Burden Sharing Agreement 2012 targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The government has proposed implementing domestic policies to reduce Portugal's projected 42% increase in GHG emissions (using 1990 as a baseline) to the [...]	2007-02-16 17:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL PO
07LISBON438	PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT [...] (C) A contact at Monsanto informed FAS Madrid late on Friday that Portugal's Environment Secretary of State, Humberto Rosa, who was originally going to abstain from the February 20 vote, now intends to vote to maintain Hungary's ban. We believe this decison goes against the advice of his tec [...]	2007-02-16 18:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON45	LISBON POC FOR EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 15:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSTC ETTC PARM PREL
07LISBON457	PORTUGUESE FM TESTIFIES AGAIN REGARDING ALLEGED [...] (U) As predicted Ref (A),alleged CIA rendition flights remain front-page news in Portugal, recently stimulated by the European Parliament's report and the Portuguese Foreign Minister,s testimony in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Luis Amado appeared before the National Assembly once [...]	2007-02-21 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON46	PSI: URGING BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Emboff notified MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real about the U.S. interest in including Brazil in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) community by engaging in a direct dialog through our Embassy in Brasilia. Portugal would welcome Brazil's inclusion, accordi [...]	2007-01-05 15:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM EWWT PHSA PO
07LISBON48	EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...]	2007-01-05 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TT PO
07LISBON49	PORTUGAL'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY MODEST BUT CONVINCING [...] Proving the skeptics wrong, Portugal's Socialist government managed to reduce the budget deficit to 4.6% in 2006 from an all time high of 6.0% in 2005 and increase GDP growth to 1.4% from 0.3%. Even the ever cautious Bank Governor noted that Portugal's economic recovery, though modest, was c [...]	2007-01-05 17:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PO
07LISBON503	PORTUGAL'S 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]	2007-02-28 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PO
07LISBON507	PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON SELECTION FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 17:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PO
07LISBON508	PORTUGAL REVIEWS 2007 CONTRIBUTION TO UN MIDDLE [...] (U) In response to reftel message, MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Paula Molina told us she had been unaware that funding was running low for the Middle Ring Security Initiative. Molina consulted with her colleagues in Portugal's mission to the UN and said they were undergoing a r [...]	2007-02-28 17:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PREL PO
07LISBON513	PORTUGAL'S 2007 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2007 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is good and IPR legislation is consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provisions of GATT. In [...]	2007-03-01 15:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PO
07LISBON533	PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...]	2007-03-05 11:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO
07LISBON549	PORTUGAL'S RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 09:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP PO
07LISBON550	PORTUGAL SIDES WITH NATO ON US MISSILE ASSET ISSUE [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer outlined our concerns regarding the recent Russian threats against Poland and the Czech Republic in a meeting with MFA Disarmament and Security Officer Felipe Ramalheira. Ramalheira welcomed the information about the consultations with Russia and noted that he had not been [...]	2007-03-06 09:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO
07LISBON557	PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209) [...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia),led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...]	2007-03-06 17:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR EU PO
07LISBON594	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Manuel Joao de Oliveira Marques Borges DOB: December 27, 1960 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PORTUGUESE ID NMBER: 2031193 (issued April 18, 2002; valid through De [...]	2007-03-09 12:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON607	PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...]	2007-03-09 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO
07LISBON631	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO SALMON [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Attorney, Paul Salmon, and invitational guest, Judge Arthur Gajarsa, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from March 17-21, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to speak at the Embassy of Portugal's Intell [...]	2007-03-12 13:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON ETRD AORC KIPR OTRA PO
07LISBON635	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rodrigo Emanuel Salvador Oliveira DOB: August 11, 1982 POB: Peniche, Portugal PPT NUMBER: H487457 COURSE: Specialized English Language Training; T-6 Jo [...]	2007-03-12 15:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON644	FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...]	2007-03-13 09:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA XF PO
07LISBON651	PORTUGAL: EU TO SEND STRONG MESSAGE ON BURMA [...] (C) Burma must improve its democratic reform and human rights efforts in order to be fully accepted into the global and ASEAN communities, MFA diplomatic advisor Cristina Cordeiro informed post on March 12. That is the "strong message" the EU plans to reiterate during the March 14-15 EU-ASEAN [...]	2007-03-13 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM EUN PO
07LISBON652	PORTUGAL TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF US-EU AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 16:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL EUN PO KTIA
07LISBON658	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE NEVIENE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for ICE Senior Special Agent, Neviene Habeeb, to travel to Lisbon from March 21 to September 21, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to support the Container Security Initiative (CSI) team in Portugal in providing container security pre-screenin [...]	2007-03-14 08:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PO
07LISBON694	PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire announced that, due to resource strains caused by Portugal's upcoming EU Council Presidency, Portugal would be stepping down as President of the Working Group for Inter-regional Cooperation in the Community of [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PO
07LISBON708	PORTUGAL ON UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer spoke with MFA International Organizations Officers Maria Manoel de Vilhena and Miguel Maia do Vale regarding our concerns over the proposed reforms before the UN's fifth and sixth committees (reftel). Vilhena stated that the European Union delegates were waiting for an [...]	2007-03-19 10:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER PREL PO
07LISBON709	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Bruno Goncalo Vieira Torcato DOB: November 12, 1977 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H011965 COURSE TITLE: Flight Safety Officer/Jet Engine Misha [...]	2007-03-19 16:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON710	ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND [...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...]	2007-03-19 17:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XA PO
07LISBON725	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 15:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PO

07LISBON750	CUBAN FM DISCUSSES EU POLICY IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: During a March 16 visit to Lisbon, Cuban Foreign Minister Perez discussed the EU,s Cuba policy with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado, urging Portugal to support greater EU-Cuba engagement. Amado responded that the Cuban government needed to undertake major political reform befor [...]	2007-03-22 15:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PO
07LISBON791	PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...]	2007-03-23 16:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY EPET ETRD EIND ECON PO
07LISBON807	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria,Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DATES: [...]	2007-03-27 09:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO
07LISBON821	PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...]	2007-03-28 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IQ PO
07LISBON839	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's demarche on reftel points, MFA Secretary of State for European Affairs (and acting Foreign Minister) Manuel Lobo Antunes assured us that Portugal fully supports UN Special Envoy Martii Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo. Should the UN be unable to rea [...]	2007-03-30 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON852	PORTUGAL: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS IN [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2007/2008 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and to develop direct relationships with research institutions. The Science Fellow Program also plays a valuable role in our ongoing S&T cooperation with Portugal as required b [...]	2007-04-03 11:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV AMGT APER OTRA PO
07LISBON888	PORTUGAL AGAINST PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BIOLOGICAL [...] (U) On April 2, Embassy Lisbon received a diplomatic note from the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, which outlined its thoughts about a proposed amendment to the biological weapons convention. An informal translation of the text follows and the original was faxed to EUR/PRA on April 5. 2. (U) [...]	2007-04-09 06:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PO
07LISBON966	SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...]	2007-04-13 09:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF
07LISBON975	PORTUGUESE PM DEFENDS ACADEMIC RECORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On his two year anniversary as Prime Minister, Jose Socrates held a 90-minute interview on national television to recap the highlights of his tenure. Nevertheless, almost half of the interview focused on the controversy surrounding his higher education history and the rumors tha [...]	2007-04-13 13:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON1007	PORTUGAL TO CONSULT EU REGARDING TURKEY CHANGE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 17:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU
08LISBON1012	PORTUGUESE OPPOSITION SEEKS NEW LEADER [...] (C) Summary. In the race to lead the major center-right party, the able and unifying Manuela Ferreira Leite faces the polarizing but canny Pedro Santana Lopes. Santana Lopes, a former party leader and Prime Minister, has a significant faction behind him, but his widely disparaged government makes m [...]	2008-04-26 08:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PO
08LISBON1050	PORTUGAL: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. Post's contact [...]	2008-04-30 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
08LISBON1073	Blue Lantern Reply on Application 050096455 [...] (U) Per reftel request, Emboff visited the Portuguese company Aerohelice on April 28 for a pre-license check. Aerohelice is a locally-owned business, founded in 1982, in Azedia, Portugal. The company has 18 employees, most of whom are former employees of OGMA (the partially state-owned aerosp [...]	2008-05-02 16:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PO
08LISBON1078	BURMA: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS ACCURATELY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 17:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM
08LISBON1091	EMBASSY LISBON'S DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON1129	PORTUGAL TO BACK BRAZILIAN IN WIPO DG ELECTION [...] In response to reftel points, MFA International Organizations Officer Gabriela Rocha agreed on the importance of having an effective new Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Rocha acknowledged USG preference for five particlar candidates, but noted that Por [...]	2008-05-12 13:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL
08LISBON1130	PM SOCRATES HEADS TO VENEZUELA: OIL-FOR-FOOD AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Socrates has two principal objectives for his visit to Venezuela May 13-15, according to his diplomatic advisor for Latin American issues, Frederico Ludovice. He intends both to strengthen ties to the 500,000-strong community of Portuguese citizens resident in Venezuela [...]	2008-05-12 13:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV VE PO
08LISBON1155	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with President Cavaco Silva on May 13 for a full hour (half an hour longer than scheduled). The warm, candid discussion mainly covered Kosovo, Afghanistan, and European energy security. Cavaco Silva also raised Guantanamo rendition flights and Venezuela. On Kosovo, Ca [...]	2008-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG PGOV PINR MARR PO AF SR VE
08LISBON1202	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Lisbon provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen collaboration with the Portuguese in the field of renewable energies, the number one goal of our Mission Strategic Plan. The centerpiece of your visit will be signature of an MOU which lays the groundwor [...]	2008-05-20 12:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PO
08LISBON1205	PORTUGAL: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on May 19 to Foreign Minister Amado. Amado said he shared our concerns about Lebanon and was watching developments there closely. He said Lebanon would be on the agenda when EU Foreign Ministers gather at the General Affairs and External Relations Coun [...]	2008-05-20 15:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY IR PO
08LISBON1234	PORTUGAL: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] SUMMARY: When it comes to rising cost of food and agricultural commodities, Portugal is one of the most vulnerable member-states in the European Union (EU). In fact, the average Portuguese family will spend 620 euros (974 USD) more for food in 2008 - a 38% increase over 2007. This vulnerabi [...]	2008-05-23 16:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LISBON1236	PORTUGAL SPRING REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA's Officer Director for Latin America Joao Batista confirmed that Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged. He responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) The Portuguese hold firmly to the [...]	2008-05-23 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON1237	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU STATEMENT ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portugal supports the concept of a EU statement that would allow EU member states to accept low-threat Guantanamo detainees. MFA interlocutors told us that EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the subject May 26 at the GAERC luncheon. While no text would likely be adopted, at [...]	2008-05-23 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PDRG PHUM PREL SMIG PTER PO
08LISBON1238	NEW POLICIES NEEDED FOR KOSOVO AND LEBANON; OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent reported that the EU ministers needed to quickly develop an alternative strategy for the mission transition in Kosovo to avoid a gap between the UN and EU forces. She added that Portugal was in "no rush" to recognize Kosovo at this poin [...]	2008-05-23 17:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON1257	DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO
08LISBON1279	CONTACT UPDATES FOR LEADING PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT [...] This is in response to reftel request for updated information for Portuguese leaders. Country: Portuguese Republic Date: May 28, 2008 Head of Government Last/Family Name: Socrates First/Middle Names: Jose Conventional Usage: Jose Socrates Formal Title: Prime Minister of the Portugu [...]	2008-06-02 09:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PO
08LISBON1289	PORTUGAL CONSIDERING GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] Poleconoff and Naval Attache delivered reftel points regarding Global Maritime Partnerships (GMP) to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, which are considering possible key areas for participation. GOP interlocutors currently have no suggestions for GMP activities. 2. COMMENT: [...]	2008-06-02 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08LISBON1291	ISAF ALLIES WEIGHING IN WITH PORTUGAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Resident Ambassadors from NATO nations with uncaveated and militarily significant contributions to ISAF gave the ambassador a readout June 2 of their views regarding Portugal's contributions to that mission. While none of them have lobbied the GOP regarding the withdrawal of [...]	2008-06-02 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AF PO
08LISBON1324	PORTUGAL REPLY ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR [...] There is no credible evidence that child labor or forced labor is being used in the production of goods, according to Joaquina Cadete, Director of the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor Program (PETI) in the Ministry of Labor (MOL). Cadete stated that Portugal does not have an organized [...]	2008-06-06 13:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PO
08LISBON1340	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN PROMOTES WAVE ENERGY AND [...] On his first trip to Portugal as Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman highlighted the two countries' shared commitment to enhancing global energy and port security. During his stay, he signed two memoranda of understanding -- one with Economy Minister Pinho to collaborate on wave energy research a [...]	2008-06-09 14:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO
08LISBON1343	PORTUGAL RELUCTANT TO NAME NATIONS IN U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) Portugal would like to keep the U.S.-EU Summit declaration language on Latin America general, according to MFA Director for American Affairs Helena Coutinho. Regarding Cuba in particular, Coutinho said the EU preferred private engagement on human rights issues and was concerned that "si [...]	2008-06-09 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PO
08LISBON1373	PORTUGAL NONCOMMITAL RE: INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 12:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD
08LISBON1397	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent outlined internal EU disagreements on how best to proceed on Zimbabwe, Cuba, and the Olympics, but underscored that the group was largely united on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) and Georgia. [...]	2008-06-16 14:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON1402	BLOCKADE SPARKS PANIC AT THE PUMPS AND IN STORES [...] (U) A three-day truckers' blockade protesting rising fuel costs triggered panic gas purchases as people flocked to fill their gas tanks before the supply ran out. The blockade, which began on June 9, visibly affected southern Portugal, including Lisbon. After just 48 hours, several supermarke [...]	2008-06-16 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ELAB PO
08LISBON149	Portugal to Back CERD Candidate Prosper, Solicits U.S. [...] (U) In response to our demarche, Portugal sent a diplomatic note on January 17 confirming its support for U.S. Candidate Pierre Prosper to the Committee for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The note goes on to request for the third time in as many months that the U [...]	2008-01-17 16:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN PO
08LISBON156	PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]	2008-01-18 08:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON157	PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]	2008-01-18 08:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON1592	PORTUGAL REMARKS ON POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 10:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID BMGT EUN
08LISBON1621	PORTUGAL CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 10:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08LISBON1655	PORTUGAL POLDIR: CONCERN ON IRAN, WAIT ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary. While just absorbing his portfolios, new MFA Political Director Nuno Brito relayed his optimism for a negotiated suspension of Iranian uranium enrichment. Brito also doubted Portugal would recognize Kosovo before September, but would maintain its support for NATO and EU missi [...]	2008-07-11 13:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM MNUC PGOV PO YI KV IR
08LISBON1674	PORTUGAL AIRLINE AGAINST BIODATA COLLECTION BURDEN [...] Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) conveyed to Consul General and PolEconOff the strong concern of the Portuguese flag air carrier TAP about proposed regulations for biometric data collection by airlines under the US-VISIT program. In the July 11 meeting Deputy Director General for [...]	2008-07-14 15:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON1724	PORTUGAL DECLINES RESETTLEMENT REQUEST [...] (C) Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) Refugee Advisor Pedro Barreto stated that Portugal has already filled its annual quota of 30 slots for asylum seekers and cannot accept the migrants from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base this year. Barreto added that Portugal had received more than 100 a [...]	2008-07-18 09:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PO
08LISBON1725	PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW THE PACK AT JULY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA Officer Pedro Almeida predicted that, after last month's busy Lisbon Treaty debate, this GAERC agenda would be non-controversial and cover the usual business. He told us that Portugal would support EU consensus on Iran, Somalia, Chad, and Zimbabwe, despite some res [...]	2008-07-18 10:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON1726	PORTUGUESE MOJ GOALS ON GUINEA-BISSAU, A CRY FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese MOJ recommends three immediate projects to aid rule of law efforts in Guinea-Bissau. Recognizing the difficulty of operating with the host government and frustrated with the pace of decision-making in the U.N., MOJ officials asked us to share the MOJ's views with [...]	2008-07-18 10:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EAID PGOV PREL PU PO
08LISBON1781	PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Spouse's travel plans unknown. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in E [...]	2008-07-23 15:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP PO
08LISBON1782	PORTUGAL LIKELY TO OPT FOR INDIRECT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Portugal agrees that Colombian insurgent groups, which continue to hold more than 700 captives hostage, are using a cruel and inhumane tactic and should be urged to stop immediately. MFA Director for South American Affairs Joao Baptista told us that Portugal fully agrees with our criticis [...]	2008-07-23 15:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO PO
08LISBON1808	ALLEGATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SMUGGLING - PORTUGAL [...] (S) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report came to post's attention via a walk-in. Information concerning this report was relayed via [...]	2008-07-25 13:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER
08LISBON1815	PORTUGAL: NO PROBLEMS ON NAM, TURKEY, OR SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PO IR SY TU
08LISBON183	AMBASSADOR, FM AMADO DISCUSS IRAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Amado told Ambassador Stephenson on January 22 -- in the latter's initial courtesy call -- that he had agreed to Iranian FM Mottaki's request for a meeting in Lisbon the following day. Amado said Portugal and the U.S. agreed on the need to turn up the pressure on Tehran [...]	2008-01-22 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO IR
08LISBON1874	FOLLOW-UP REPORTING REGARDING ALLEGATION OF [...] (S/NF) Synopsis: On July 24, a walk-in approached Embassy Lisbon and reported that he knew of 5 to 6 plates of Uranium that are for sale in Portugal. The plates are allegedly in the possession of an ex-Russian General living in Portugal who was using a Portuguese Judge to broker sales. Al [...]	2008-07-31 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER
08LISBON1887	PORTUGUESE MOJ ON CAPE VERDE'S NARCOTICS/TERRORISM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Judicial Police leaders briefed us on counternarcotics and counterterrorism efforts in Cape Verde. They expressed concern that Cape Verde, West Africa's example of a successful state, was under threat and encouraged greater U.S.-Portugal cooperation to help the Gov [...]	2008-08-01 17:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR EAID PREL CV PO
08LISBON1898	PORTUGAL WON'T MEET RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS [...] (C) Portugal is falling short on efforts to expand biofuels production due to tender problems this year. Portugal continues a broadbased effort to diversify energy sources, wooing potential new suppliers for petroleum and natural gas while expanding renewable energy generation capacity. Alth [...]	2008-08-04 16:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO
08LISBON1975	PORTUGAL DEFERS TO EU ON STRONGER BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (U) Portugal continues to support the EU consensus regarding sanctions against Burma, according to Joao Terenas of the MFA's Asia Office. Terenas thanked us for the briefing on stronger U.S. sanctions but declined to comment on the prospects for stronger EU sanctions pending further discussio [...]	2008-08-08 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD BM PO
08LISBON1976	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO EXPLAINS STANCE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) In a cordial, one-on-one dinner with the Ambassador on August 7, FM Luis Amado confided that domestic political considerations and the Portuguese-Serbian relationship had delayed Portugal's recognition of Kosovo thus far. Nevertheless, he told the Ambassador that the GOP would recognize Ko [...]	2008-08-08 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PO
08LISBON1999	TFGG01: PORTUGAL NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT STRONG NAC STATEMENT REF: STATE 85678 [...] (C) Portugal is concerned about the crisis in Georgia but is not ready to make a statement against Russian actions at this time, according to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Mascarenhas Neto. She told us that Portugal would wait to hear the French report at the special GAERC meeting on Au [...]	2008-08-11 18:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE PO RU GG
08LISBON2029	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] Charge and his British counterpart John Kraus jointly delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Pedro Sousa Abreu and requested Portugal's support for the draft exemption at the August 21 meeting. Sousa Abreu responded that it wouldn't be a problem; the draft is acc [...]	2008-08-13 17:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC PO
08LISBON2035	TFGG01: AS USUAL, PORTUGAL MILDLY SUPPORTIVE [...] (C/NF) Charge conveyed points to Diplomatic Advisors to the Foreign Minister and President. (On some controversial issues, the Presidency stakes out a position that differs from the MFA's.) 2. (C/NF) MFA: Diplomatic Advisor stated, "We totally share your concerns about the current state [...]	2008-08-14 15:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS PT
08LISBON205	PORTUGAL PUSHES FOR BALANCED HRC RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor and Poloff jointly delivered reftel demarche points to MFA officials in both the Middle East and the UN/Human Rights Offices urging a common position against the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC) special resolution on Gaza as presented in reftel. UN Affairs Officer Gon [...]	2008-01-24 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN PO
08LISBON207	PORTUGAL USES EU PRESIDENCY TO PUSH BIOTECH [...] (C) Led by Minister of Agriculture Jaime Silva, Portugal visibly strengthened its public support for biotech issues during its July-December 2007 EU Presidency. Minister Silva's public leadership on biotech went beyond favorable voting to include outspoken support of the European Food Safety [...]	2008-01-24 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO PO EUN
08LISBON210	PM SOCRATES INVITED TO CARACAS [...] (SBU) A Portuguese daily recently reported that Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates would visit Caracas by March, citing the Venezuelan presidency's website. Bernard Amaral, one of the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisors, confirmed to us that Hugo Chavez had invited Socrates during the fo [...]	2008-01-24 16:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO VE
08LISBON221	PORTUGUESE VIEWPOINTS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 28-29 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of the GAERC meeting on January 28 and 29. She offered frank insights into the internal EU discussions on Kosovo, Iran, Kenya, and on the new practice of "restricted sessions." 2. [...]	2008-01-25 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON222	PORTUGAL: ECONOMY MINISTER TO HEAD WIREC 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 17:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08LISBON2300	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit is scheduled to coincide with two important Portuguese foreign policy moments ) recognition of Kosovo and Portugal leading discussion on the EU's trans-Atlantic policy. This is an opportune moment to stress that the US and EU generally share goals and to call for [...]	2008-08-29 14:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PO
08LISBON2301	LISBON SEEKS LOW PROFILE ON RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Post delivered ref demarches on Russia/Georgia and Kosovo/ICJ. Portugal does not want a public role in condemning Russia over the conflict in Georgia. The Portuguese are hoping for a lessening of current rhetoric in order to put greater emphasis on the Six Point Plan. Separ [...]	2008-08-29 15:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS KV RS PO
08LISBON2379	PORTUGAL BRIEFS SENATOR GREGG ON RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MOD State Secretary Joao Mira Gomes told Senator Judd Gregg (R, NH) that Russia's illegal actions in Georgia required a diplomatic solution in which the West needed to stand firm on principle (including Georgia's territorial integrity) and suspend military cooperati [...]	2008-09-04 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP PREL GG AF RS IR UP PO KV EUN
08LISBON238	IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO LISBON [...] (C) According to an MFA diplomatic advisor, during a one-day visit to Lisbon by Iranian FM Mottaki on January 23, FM Amado urged his counterpart to take steps to restore the international community's trust and to act responsibly as a key player in the Middle East, and he publicly welcomed the [...]	2008-01-28 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO IR
08LISBON2388	PORTUGAL FOCUSES ON TRANS-ATLANTIC AGENDA AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal is expected to remain in the background on most of the Gymnich discussions this week including Russia and Georgia, the Middle East, and EU Security Strategy, but will take the lead on the Trans-Atlantic presentation. Portuguese FM Amado will prompt the EU ministers [...]	2008-09-05 08:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PREL PGOV PHUM
08LISBON2453	PORTUGUESE LEGAL ADVISOR SHOWS SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Secretary's visit to Lisbon on September 4, Legal Advisor Bellinger met with Portuguese MFA Legal Advisor Luis Tavares and covered several bilateral areas of interest, including transfer of Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo recognition, and Serbia's UN petition fo [...]	2008-09-09 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KLIG PREL PO
08LISBON251	PORTUGUESE MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, AMBASSADOR [...] (C) During a friendly, one-hour courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry on January 29, MFA political director Bramao Ramos told the Ambassador the EU is about two weeks away from agreement on a public statement to be issued in response to a Kosovo declaration of independence. The statement is [...]	2008-01-29 17:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PINR PO IR
08LISBON2514	PORTUGAL CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AT SEPTEMBER 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal has no plans to present or direct discussion at the September 15-16 GAERC meeting. MFA officials expressed cautious optimism about political developments in Zimbabwe and Belarus. They told us that the GOP fully supports EU efforts to stabilize the Somali coast and Geo [...]	2008-09-12 17:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI TU GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2515	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU LINE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) Portugal's MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins said Portugal plans to coordinate its human rights agenda with other EU member states and vote on Third Committee measures as a bloc. The GOP approved draft text for Third Committee resolutions, but Martins said Portugal was still wait [...]	2008-09-12 17:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	UN PHUM PREL EUN PO
08LISBON2587	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 11:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID PO
08LISBON2588	PORTUGUESE DEMARCHED ON OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer informed Portuguese MFA America's Director Helena Coutinho and EU Deputy Correspondent Florbela Cardy of the Kingpin designation on Venezuelan officials on September 12 per reftel request. Neither offered a response specifically to the notification, but MFA officials have [...]	2008-09-18 11:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	LE KTFN KCRM PTER PINR EFIN SNAR PREL PO
08LISBON2589	PORTUGAL HAS NO COMMENT ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 11:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON2591	PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 09:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RS GG PO EUN
08LISBON2595	PORTUGUESE NATO CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches, Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Disarmament Paolo Teles da Gama told us September 19 that he had been tasked by Political Director Nuno Brito to develop options for further Portuguese contributions to the International Security Assistance For [...]	2008-09-19 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF AL HR IZ PO
08LISBON2596	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Portuguese MFA diplomatic advisor Francisco Ribeiro Menezes on September 19. Menezes expressed firm support for the US position in the disputes with Bolivia and Venezuela, adding that Portugal had taken note of US "moderation". Sayin [...]	2008-09-19 17:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PO BL
08LISBON2597	PORTUGAL REGRETS FOR 23 SEPTEMBER EU27 CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 17:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON2600	PORTUGAL ON BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (U) Portugal is actively engaged in EU efforts to reach consensus on biofuels mandates and sustainability criteria by the end of 2008, according to officials of the Ministries of Environment and Economy. Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Ministry of Environment highlighted to Pol/Econoff the Prime [...]	2008-09-22 16:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN POL PO
08LISBON2601	PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON IAEA DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Portuguese MFA diplomatic advisor Francisco Ribeiro Menezes on September 19. After MFA consultation Minister Amado's Diplomatic Advisor Paulo Lourenoo today called the DCM and said "We are not happy with the candidacy of Iran and Syr [...]	2008-09-22 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC PO
08LISBON2602	NO PORTUGUESE RESPONSE YET ON "NO BUSINESS AS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 09:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	GG RS PREL PO
08LISBON2603	NO PORTUGUESE BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 09:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	GG RS KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL PO
08LISBON2604	PORTUGAL RECEIVED POINTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 13:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM PO
08LISBON2613	PORTUGAL'S CHILD LABOR LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 13:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LISBON2616	PORTUGAL'S REPLY TO CALL FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 09:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
08LISBON2619	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 09:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER
08LISBON2620	PORTUGAL REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON U.S. [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Disarmament and Security Deputy Director Joao Pedro Fins do Lago and Disarmament Officer Sara Oliveira thanked us for the draft text on the U.S. resolution on compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitations and disarmament agreements. Fins do Lago asked for additional [...]	2008-10-06 09:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PO
08LISBON2621	PORTUGAL - IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR MNUC PARM PO
08LISBON2622	PORTUGAL - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ IR SY PO
08LISBON2628	PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU AND ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UN PREL
08LISBON2629	(S/NF) PORTUGAL: "WE KNOW CHAVEZ IS A CRAZY MAN [...] (C) Summary: Hugo Chavez visited Portugal on September 27, at the end of a trip that included stops in Cuba, China, Russia, and France. Portugal has warmed towards Venezuela recently and become the EU nation most visited by Chavez over the past year. In addition to protecting the large Portuguese p [...]	2008-10-07 10:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2630	PORTUGAL: LATEST KOSOVO RECOGNITION TARGET DATE IS [...] (C/NF) In an October 3 meeting Portuguese MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nuno Brito said he "hopes" Portugal will formally recognize Kosovo on October 7, and that President Cavaco Silva told Serbian President Tadic it is time for Portugal to move on regarding the issue. Brito relate [...]	2008-10-07 11:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA UN KV PO
08LISBON2634	PORTUGAL RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (C) After several months of indecision, the Government of Portugal (GOP) recognized Kosovo October 7. Foreign Minister Luis Amado also told Ambassador Stephenson privately October 8 that Montenegro and Macedonia would likely recognize Kosovo in the next few days. In addition to the recognitio [...]	2008-10-08 14:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV PO
08LISBON2635	PORTUGAL ON PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM PO
08LISBON2636	PORTUGAL: FINANCIAL CRISIS CAUSES STRAIN BUT NO [...] Portuguese banks and financial institutions have adequate capital to ensure solvency and limited exposure to the devalued assets plaguing larger financial institutions elsewhere in Europe, yet the Portuguese public is nervous about recent difficulties of large U.S. and European institutions a [...]	2008-10-08 15:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PO
08LISBON2637	PORTUGAL ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: STEPS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PARM MARR PREL PO AL HR
08LISBON2638	PORTUGAL RESPONSE: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 06:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN PO
08LISBON2639	PORTUGAL: OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 11:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PO
08LISBON2641	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS TOUGHER LINE ON BELARUS AT [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA officials Isabel Ferreira and Florbela Cardy stressed that Portugal and the EU agree with the main points of reftel demarche on Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus. While Portugal plans to follow the EU consensus on most votes, Cardy did mention that Portugal and the Ne [...]	2008-10-09 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	BO GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2642	PORTUGAL: EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 11:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL

08LISBON2643	PORTUGAL RESPONSE: NATO AND UNGA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PO AF IZ
08LISBON2648	(SBU) Portuguese interim response to demarche on sharing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and ACS Specialist met with Manuel Grainha do Vale, MFA Americas Division Deputy Director, on September 30 to deliver the demarche regarding the HSPD-6 proposal to share terrorist screening information. We left the proposal with him in hard copy as a diplomatic no [...]	2008-10-16 12:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON2657	PORTUGAL: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AINF PREL PO
08LISBON2658	PORTUGAL'S PARTICIPATION IN EULEX (C-RE8-01061) [...] (C) Following Portugal's recent recognition of Kosovo (Ref A),Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Defense Luis Leandro da Silva told us that they fully support the EU Mission. He further noted that, although not every EU member state recognizes Kosovo, the EU has achieved consensu [...]	2008-10-22 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EUN KV PO
08LISBON2659	PORTUGAL'S 2009 BUDGET TO MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Portuguese Government's 2009 budget request maintains the record low budget deficit that was achieved last year (2.2% of GDP). There are no major policy or spending shifts in the budget request and, for that reason, there was little significant criticism from opposition pa [...]	2008-10-22 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PO
08LISBON2666	PORTUGAL FINANCIERS FORESEE LEAN TIMES AHEAD [...] Six leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese financial market is "getting by" with decreasing profits during the current "deleveraging" period. Although there is some concern about bank liquidity, the GOP is expected to announce a bank recapitalization program next we [...]	2008-10-27 12:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PO
08LISBON2667	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL- [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 13:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2672	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 12:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PO
08LISBON2676	GOP NOT ATTENDING IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PREK TRGY PO
08LISBON2677	PORTUGUESE DELEGATION TO MTCR MEETING AND DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PARM PREL TSPA ETTC PO
08LISBON2678	PORTUGAL OPEN TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PO
08LISBON2685	PORTUGAL: DRAFT OF 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel request, attached is Embassy Lisbon's submission for the 2008 INCSR Report. I. Summary Portugal once again saw a significant decline in cocaine seizures as shipments to Europe are increasingly being routed through African nations rather than Northern Atlantic routes. As a result, [...]	2008-10-31 16:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PO
08LISBON2689	(C) WHY PORTUGAL IS SOFT ON RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Portugal has shown itself to be notably reluctant to criticize Russian misbehavior in recent months. There is no single reason for this, but rather a combination of Portugal's new economic diplomacy, a desire to find a "balance" on tough issues, and some preconceptions on the [...]	2008-11-03 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON RS PO
08LISBON2690	PORTUGAL'S TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE LUSO-BRAZILIAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 28, Brazil hosted the Ninth Luso-Brazilian Summit in Salvador, Brazil. The summit is held biennially to discuss common bilateral agendas, and this year included discussions on the financial crisis, the status of the Doha Round and the signing of ten bilateral commercia [...]	2008-11-04 09:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV BR PO
08LISBON2694	PORTUGAL BANK NATIONALIZATION RATIFIED [...] (U) The Portuguese parliament ratified the nationalization of Banco Portugues de Negocios (BPN) announced by Finance Minister Teixeira dos Santos on November 2. The takeover, the first bank nationalization in Portugal since 1975, was prompted after days of negotiation failed to produce an a [...]	2008-11-07 11:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PO
08LISBON2698	AFRICA COMMAND DCMA COORDINATES WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Summary: Africa Command DCMA Amb. Yates conducted meetings with civilian interlocutors in Lisbon November 4 to develop potential partnerships, particularly in Lusophone Africa. Representatives from the Ministries of Interior and Justice lauded existing trilateral cooperation with the US i [...]	2008-11-07 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL XA PO
08LISBON2699	PORTUGAL REITERATES OUTSTANDING BOSNIA COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Florbela Cardy and Isabel Ferreira of the Portuguese MFA expressed general Portugal and EU agreement with reftel points. Cardy stressed EU resolve for Bosnia to meet its 5 2 Agenda commitments and downplayed concerns about the EU/Russia summit. Cardy said the EU is encouraged b [...]	2008-11-07 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN BK RS IZ AF BM PO PHUM
08LISBON2701	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PO
08LISBON2702	PORTUGAL ON GAERC SUPPLEMENT DEALING WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 10:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV RS PO
08LISBON2703	PORTUGAL: EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EUN IMO PO
08LISBON2707	PORTUGUESE BANKERS OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Portuguese financiers continue to express cautious optimism about the Portuguese financial markets and to support the leadership demonstrated by the U.S. Treasury Secretary and Portuguese Finance Minister. Ambassador Stephenson met with four leading Portuguese bankers who are concerned a [...]	2008-11-13 17:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PO
08LISBON2708	MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE FORMIN AMADO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado November 13 and touched on a range of key topics. Amado is laying the political groundwork for an increase in Portugal's contribution to ISAF in Afghanistan, but new boots are unlikely to hit the ground before early [...]	2008-11-13 17:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2711	EMBASSY LISBON'S OCTOBER 2008 VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Lisbon's Visas Viper Program (VVP) Committee met on November 3, 2008. This month, Post submits the name of an American citizen fugitive, wanted in the U.S. for criminal, terrorist activities, a Syrian national with links to an Al-Qa'ida fundraising operative, and 14 members [...]	2008-11-14 16:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC PO
08LISBON2718	PORTUGAL FUMBLES ITS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES' [...] (C) Summary and comment: Portugal holds the 2007-2009 Chair for the Community of Democracies (CD) Convening Group, but its performance has been disappointing from the start. Portuguese MFA contacts offered us an overview of their leadership agenda for the Community of Democracies in 2009. MFA [...]	2008-11-19 17:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PO
08LISBON2719	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV VISITS PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stopped in Portugal on November 18 while returning from the G-20 meetings in Washington. In Lisbon he met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado after which the two gave a joint press conference. Publicly, Lavrov confirmed Moscow's plans to i [...]	2008-11-20 07:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PO
08LISBON2724	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN PO
08LISBON2725	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO PORTUGAL: GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PTER PREL PO
08LISBON2726	PORTUGAL URGED TO OPPOSE UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE SY PREL PO
08LISBON2727	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UPCOMING UN FIRST COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL PO
08LISBON2728	PORTUGAL CONCERNED WITH DEA EXPULSION, HOPES EU [...] (C) Portugal shares U.S. concerns regarding potential increased coca cultivation, drug trafficking, and crime as a result of the GOB's expulsion of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). In response to reftel demarche points, MFA Director for Latin America Joao Baptista told us that Portugal and [...]	2008-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR PO
08LISBON2729	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP PO PREL
08LISBON273	PORTUGUESE PM SOCRATES REPLACES TWO MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid growing criticism by the public over service cutbacks and other austerity measures, Prime Minister Socrates accepted the resignations of the Ministers of Health and Culture on January 29. Both outgoing ministers were publicly criticized for mishandling aspects of their por [...]	2008-02-01 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2735	PORTUGAL - PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO
08LISBON2736	PORTUGAL - GPAF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV PO
08LISBON2739	PORTUGAL ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (C) Luis Duarte Silva of Portugal's Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Economy) said Portugal understands reftel demarche points but must continue to work within the EU process regarding biofuels sustainability. Silva acknowledged Portuguese reservations concerning the EU [...]	2008-11-28 15:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU PO
08LISBON2740	PORTUGAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT POZNAN CONFERENCE [...] (C) Portugal is optimistic about progress at the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Poznan. Fausto Brito e Abreu, Advisor to the State Secretary of the Environment, cited President-elect Obama's recent statements of support for emissions reductions and [...]	2008-11-28 15:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG PREL PO
08LISBON2751	PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2752	PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2753	PORTUGAL MAINTAINS STATUS QUO IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) In response to reftel request for information for the Suspension of the Libertad Act, Title III, Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged over 2008. 2. (C) POLITICAL INTERACTION: Portugal follows the European Union policy of supporting human rights and democratic transition [...]	2008-12-05 10:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON2754	PORTUGAL: IMPROVING EU BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 10:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU PO
08LISBON2756	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON ALL DECEMBER 8-9 [...] (SBU) Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU shares US concerns about Pakistan, the Western Balkans, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Middle East as outlined in reftel demarche. She further noted that Portugal fully agreed with the draft conclusions to be p [...]	2008-12-05 17:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2759	PORTUGAL: AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 16:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO PO
08LISBON2765	PORTUGAL TO SEND MEDICAL UNIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Jorge Roza de Oliveira, Diplomatic Adviser to Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, told us December 5 that Portugal would provide additional contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in the wake of the Portuguese C-130,s December 2008 departu [...]	2008-12-11 09:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF PO
08LISBON2769	PORTUGAL URGES EU TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado sent the letter below to his European Union counterparts December 10 calling for an EU response to help the U.S. close the Guantanamo detention center, specifically by accepting detainees for resettlement. (U) Begin text of letter: Lisbon, 10 Dec [...]	2008-12-12 14:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PREF PO CU
08LISBON2771	PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 16:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO
08LISBON2772	PORTUGAL ON IEA 2009 - 2010 BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 16:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IEA PREL PO
08LISBON2777	PORTUGAL: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PO
08LISBON2778	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: SYRIA IAEA PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY PREL PO
08LISBON2780	PORTUGAL: PROBLEMS AT THE LUSO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In 1985, with the USAID mission to Portugal closing its doors, the U.S. and Portuguese governments created the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in Lisbon to address Portugal's development challenges and to promote U.S.-Portuguese cooperation. The USG subsequently contr [...]	2008-12-15 16:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AMGT EAID OEXC SCUL PO
08LISBON2781	CODEL HASTINGS AND THE OSCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Hastings visited Portugal to report to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares regarding Hastings' recent trip through North Africa and the Middle East. Hastings will develop a proposal to allow the OSCE,s Maghreb partners to participate more fully in OSCE [...]	2008-12-15 17:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OSCE PGOV PO PREL
08LISBON2784	PORTUGAL: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC EUN PO
08LISBON2785	PORTUGAL TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PO
08LISBON2788	PORTUGAL: NUCLEAR ENERGY OVERVIEW [...] The following presents the information requested reftel regarding civilian nuclear energy in Portugal, provided by Teresa Tavares, Deputy for International Relations at the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Bento Morais Sarmento, Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Energy and [...]	2008-12-18 11:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PO
08LISBON2789	PORTUGAL UNDERSTANDS SECURITY NEEDS FOR 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 16:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
08LISBON2791	PORTUGAL: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 10:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO PO
08LISBON286	PORTUGAL: CY 2007 STAFFING LISTS AND BUDGETARY [...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Smale, [...]	2008-02-04 12:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO
08LISBON327	DEMARCHE REQUEST: PORTUGUESE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Pol/econ counselor delivered reftel talking points and note verbale to MFA Middle East Director Isabel Pedrosa on February 7. Pedrosa said Portugal is "very much in tune" with U.S. priorities in Lebanon. She agreed on the importance of getting the Tribunal up and running and has recomm [...]	2008-02-08 16:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY PO
08LISBON35	PORTUGAL'S ISAF CAVEATS [...] (U) Even before my arrival in Portugal, the status of Portugal's contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was the most significant issue on our agenda. Following a review of the SHAPE Caveat Report, I believe it important to comment on the caveat prio [...]	2008-01-07 13:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL AF PO
08LISBON350	PORTUGUESE LAMENT ELUSIVENESS OF EU KOSOVO UNITY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Portuguese MFA political director said he expects the EU to take as long as a week or two to achieve a consensus EU reaction to a Kosovar declaration of independence. He said some member states have made preparations difficult, that final negotiations cannot take place un [...]	2008-02-12 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV MOPS PO ZL
08LISBON351	TIMOR LESTE: IN AFTERMATH OF ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PO TL PREL
08LISBON353	DEMARCHE ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 12 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 07:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PO TBIO EUN
08LISBON395	PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO IN OSCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 09:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV UN YI EU PREL OSCE PO
08LISBON410	FM AMADO, AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a one-on-lunch with the Ambassador on February 14, FM Luis Amado said he would push for Portugal to be among the first wave of countries recognizing Kosovo, if there is agreement on an EU umbrella statement. Amado is pushing for a Portuguese commitment to lead a second OMLT in Afghanis [...]	2008-02-15 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PO
08LISBON427	PORTUGUESE POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 18-19 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha stressed that the February GAERC would be focused heavily on how to coordinate a unified response to a Kosovar coordinated declaration of independence (CDI). In addition, she responded to reftel points on the Middle East, Chad, Kenya, and Myanmar [...]	2008-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PO
08LISBON433	PORTUGAL: RECENT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES [...] Per reftel, post reports the following commercial success story: DATE: September 16, 2007 POST/DEPARTMENT OFFICE: FCS, ODC, Pol/Econ COUNTRY: Portugal COMPANY: Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems COMPANY/HEADQUARTERS (state/zip): MN/55121-2034 ISSUE/PROJECT: In early 2007, Embas [...]	2008-02-20 11:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON EINV PO
08LISBON441	PORTUGAL: SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST NOT RECOMMENDED [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is adequate and IPR legislation is generally consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provision [...]	2008-02-21 07:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PO
08LISBON442	PORTUGAL: INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON ENERGY [...] The following responses are keyed to paragraph four of reftel: A.) The Political/Economic (P/E) and the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) sections are the two offices tasked with handling energy matters at post. The P/E Section has 8 employees: 5 Foreign Service Officers - P/E Counsel [...]	2008-02-21 07:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV APER ABUD PO
08LISBON464	PORTUGAL: CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 15:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PO PREL
08LISBON467	KOSOVO: TIMING OF PORTUGUESE RECOGNITION REMAINS [...] (C) In several discussions with senior Portuguese officials on February 22 on the margins of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission, Ambassador and visiting PDAS Kurt Volker, per ref A, pressed hard for Portugal to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible. Volker noted Kosovo's unique history an [...]	2008-02-22 17:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PO EU
08LISBON492	POSSIBLE PORTUGUESE-IRANIAN GAS AGREEMENT ON THE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Luis Amado confirmed during a January 23 press conference that Portugal's largest energy company, Galp Energia, and Iran's National Oil Company, NIOC, are in negotiations over a natural gas exploration and production project in Iran. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and [...]	2008-02-26 17:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO IR RS AG
08LISBON509	PORTUGUESE RESPOND TO COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal has several suggestions and goals to ensure active participation in the Community of Democracies (CD),clear missions with results, and reforms to reinvigorate non-Convening Group member states, according to MFA Deputy DG Antonio Ricoca Freire. Nevertheless, the MFA ha [...]	2008-02-27 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON510	PORTUGAL-U.S. BILATERAL COMMISSION; KOSOVO, [...] (U) Summary. The 23rd U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission examined the state of the bilateral relationship. Portugal will not remove its battalion in Kosovo, supports NATO membership for three MAP countries, and will present its action plan for the Community of Democracies in the near future. [...]	2008-02-27 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS KDEM PGOV ELAB PO XH AF
08LISBON511	PORTUGAL: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (SBU) The selection of Raul Castro as Cuba's president will not alter Portugal's support for the EU's dual-track approach of pressing for political reform while actively engaging members of civil society. The MFA Americas Director does not foresee any radical change but does see possible eco [...]	2008-02-27 17:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU EUN PREL PO
08LISBON512	PORTUGAL OPEN TO DISCUSSING IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's Director of International Economic Organizations Jose Rui Caroco and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Caroco stated that even though the IEA requires that its [...]	2008-02-27 17:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IEA PO
08LISBON513	PORTUGAL: S&T SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING HIGHLIGHTS [...] In preparation for the February 21 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on February 14 to review and discuss bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussions focused on climate change, renewable energies, and the Embassy Science Fellows (ESF) [...]	2008-02-27 17:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO
08LISBON584	PORTUGAL WAITING FOR EU GUIDANCE ON VISA WAIVER [...] (SBU) On March 5, 2008, Embassy Lisbon's Consul General delivered reftel points to representatives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, top officials indicated that Portugal 'fully shares' the EU Commission's view that visa [...]	2008-03-07 12:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KPAO CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL PTER PO
08LISBON594	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE MARCH GAERC [...] (SBU) Assistant EU Correspondent Pedro Severo de Almeida responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of March's GAERC meeting. He confirmed that the ministers planned to discuss the Balkans, Middle East Peace Process, Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Iran. He also noted the possibil [...]	2008-03-10 12:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF IR GG IS PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON595	U.S.-PORTUGAL COLLABORATION IN AFRICA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12 for details. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) AF/RSA Office Director Louis Mazel met in Lisbon with Portuguese officials from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs on February 20-21 to discuss ongoing trilateral assistan [...]	2008-03-10 13:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM MASS PINR KJUS ETRD SMIG PO
08LISBON606	PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR; [...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel),Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...]	2008-03-11 15:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO
08LISBON611	PORTUGAL'S ADDITIONAL ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Action request. See paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Portuguese Defense Minister told us Portugal will announce the contribution of a second OMLT before the Bucharest Summit. To encourage additional contributions, we recommend that other ISAF allies and the NATO SYG engage the [...]	2008-03-12 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
08LISBON624	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS IPCC LANGUAGE TO REDUCE GHG [...] (C) EU member states, including Portugal, strongly support Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) language suggesting Annex 1 countries collectively reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020, according to a high-ranking Environment Ministry official who characterized the proposal as [...]	2008-03-12 17:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV KGHG EUN PO
08LISBON678	FM AMADO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS LAJES AIR BASE, [...] (S) The Ambassador told FM Amado on March 19 that Lajes Air Base is important but not crucial to the United States, so it made sense to think about possible new missions that would make the base more attractive. They agreed to move forward with military-to-military exploration of a new train [...]	2008-03-19 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO IR
08LISBON685	GALP - IRAN: AGREEMENT UNLIKELY IN SHORT TERM [...] (C) Summary: The largest shareholder in Galp, Portugal's largest energy company, told us that reports of a Galp deal with Iran were overstated. He said Galp's discussions with Iran were only to maintain contact for concrete collaboration in the future, when the political environment is more [...]	2008-03-20 09:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PO ENRG EPET ETTC PREL
08LISBON70	TREATY OF LISBON: PORTUGAL TO AVOID REFERENDUM [...] (U) Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates confirmed in the National Assembly January 9 that he will not submit the EU reform treaty (the "Treaty of Lisbon") to a national referendum. Instead, he will send it to the National Assembly for parliamentary ratification. 2. (U) Socrates' governing S [...]	2008-01-09 16:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PO
08LISBON777	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT [...] Summary. The Government of Portugal expects the NATO Summit to be dominated by three topics: Russia, operations, and enlargement. On Russia, the Portuguese stress engagement and believe that true progress is available regarding CFE and missile defense. The Portuguese avoided discussions re [...]	2008-03-28 16:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL RS PO
08LISBON787	PORTUGAL APPROVES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION [...] Chief of Mission approves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request to establish a permanent Container Security Initiative (CSI) presence in Lisbon with two (2) direct-hire Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and one (1) Locally Employed Staff based on the justifications outli [...]	2008-03-31 10:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT KMRS PO
08LISBON793	PORTUGAL'S ECONOMY SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS, [...] For the second year in a row, the Government of Portugal has exceeded its own economic benchmarks, registering 1.9% GDP growth in 2007 vs. the projected 1.8 % and lowering the budget deficit below the eurozone 3.0% limit to 2.6%, a year ahead of schedule. These positive results validate the [...]	2008-03-31 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PO
08LISBON811	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Director: Your visit to Portugal will be the first high-level ONDCP visit since 1998 and underscores both our interest and concern about increasing cocaine flows through Portugal into Europe. As you may know, Portugal saw a marked increase in cocaine seizures in 2005 and 2006, fol [...]	2008-04-03 08:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC PO
08LISBON874	PORTUGAL STRENGTHENS ITS COUNTERTERRORISM TOOLS [...] (C) Portugal has faced a lower threat profile than nearby European nations despite its proximity to past terrorism targets like Spain, the UK, and Morocco. Nevertheless, the government of Portugal (GOP) has heeded the warnings from the attacks in London in 2005 and Madrid in 2004 by enhancing [...]	2008-04-10 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON886	LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM [...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...]	2008-04-11 17:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BMGT SP PO
08LISBON941	PORTUGAL: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS IN [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2008/2009 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and to develop direct relationships with research institutions. The Science Fellow Program also plays a valuable role in our ongoing S&T cooperation with Portugal as required b [...]	2008-04-17 15:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSAC TSPL SENV AMGT APER OTRA PO
08LISBON963	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS' VISIT: DRUG FLOWS TO EUROPE [...] (U) In meetings with Portuguese counternarcotics officials, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John P. Walters noted there has been a noticeable decrease in the supply of cocaine in the U.S. market and noted that there were anecdotal reports of increased demand in Europe. [...]	2008-04-22 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL SOCI PO
08LISBON969	PORTUGAL'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] On April 4, poleconoff delivered reftel points to Goncalo Silvestre, the MFA's Attache for International Organizations, encouraging early implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in light of continuing global threats to public health. Silvestre noted that Portugal is adopt [...]	2008-04-22 15:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO
09LISBON100	PORTUGAL: ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (C) Due to its small size and reach, Portugal has chosen to limit its international ambitions to three foreign policy pillars: transatlantic relations, former Portuguese colonies (the Lusophone world),and the European Union. In 2008, the GOP added a fourth focus - economic diplomacy - in orde [...]	2009-02-13 17:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON101	PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...]	2009-02-17 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON105	PORTUGAL TOURISM FEELING ECONOMIC PINCH [...] In a February 11 breakfast meeting ten Portuguese travel and tourism contacts told the Ambassador the Portuguese tourism industry is suffering from the impact of the global financial crisis, and tourism to the US is harder hit due to poor marketing of US travel destinations. The group also c [...]	2009-02-19 15:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND PGOV PO
09LISBON106	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON108	PORTUGAL RECEIVES PRE-NOTIFICATION OF US PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 13:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETRD ETTC PO
09LISBON109	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO HOPES TO ATTEND MARCH 2 [...] (SBU) On February 19,Pol-Econ officer shared reftel points with Portuguese MFA Officer Florbela Cardy and underscored the importance of Portugal's engaged participation in the event. Cardy told us that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado wants to attend the event and believes that it will b [...]	2009-02-20 13:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM PO
09LISBON110	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 13:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PO

09LISBON111	PORTUGAL PASSES LEGISLATION ON NATO ACCESSION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PGOV PO AL HR
09LISBON112	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NATO TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 11:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MOPS PREL PO
09LISBON115	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 11:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV TBIO PO
09LISBON117	PORTUGAL ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KAWC KJUS KUNR PO
09LISBON118	PORTUGAL: USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER TRANSMITTED [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV OTRA PGOV PO
09LISBON12	PORTUGAL RECEIVES NOTICE OF THE PHASE II REPORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 15:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON125	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 08:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON127	PORTUGAL WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer briefed Portuguese MFA Human Rights Director Sara Martins that the United States would be an active observer in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and would seek to participate actively in discussions and decisions. Martins said Portugal and its EU partners warmly welcom [...]	2009-03-03 14:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON129	PORTUGUESE DELEGATION HEADING TO GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (SBU) Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, is heading to Guinea-Bissau on March 3 on a fact-finding mission, leading a delegation of the Lisbon-based Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). According to MFA contacts, Cravinho will meet with senior military [...]	2009-03-03 14:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON133	PORTUGUESE SOCIALISTS RATIFY CONTINUED SOCRATES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Portugal's ruling Socialist Party was fully behind party Secretary General (and current Prime Minister) Jose Socrates during the February 27-March 1 party convention. Socrates used the occasion, which was particularly harmonious due to the absence of combative PS leftist Manuel [...]	2009-03-04 17:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON136	(C) WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PORTUGUESE MOD? [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: In November 2008 we reported on the Portuguese MFA and the forces that shape its policy-making (reftel). In this companion piece, we look at the Portuguese MOD. Portugal is a NATO ally, but its contributions to security operations are usually far less than we desire. The [...]	2009-03-05 15:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MCAP MOPS PREL PO
09LISBON137	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE DEFMIN; HELP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met March 4 with Portugal's Minister of Defense to discuss a range of issues. The Minister said Portugal's second ISAF OMLT will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of March and the medical unit is ready to deploy to Kabul Airport but is held up by administrative [...]	2009-03-06 13:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AF PU PO
09LISBON138	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 PORTUGAL [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2009/2010 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and develop relationships and collaboration with research institutions. While all applications are welcome, Post is particularly seeking specialists in renewable energy sources, [...]	2009-03-06 16:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER PGOV
09LISBON141	PORTUGAL: DISAPPOINTING BRIEFING ON GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Foreign Ministry on March 9 briefed the Lisbon diplomatic corps on recent activities in Guinea-Bissau. Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, last week led a delegation of the Lisbon-based Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) to Bissau, [...]	2009-03-10 11:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON144	IF YOU WANT A FRIEND IN WASHINGTON, GET A WATER DOG [...] SUMMARY. Media reports that the Obama family may be interested in acquiring a Portuguese Water Dog have excited the press and the dog-loving Portuguese public. Some two months ago, the regional tourism authority in southern Portugal offered a Water Dog to the First Family, and representativ [...]	2009-03-10 14:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OFDP OPRC PO
09LISBON152	PORTUGUESE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer, Korean Political Counselor Jum Soo Lee, and Russian Political Counselor Vladimir Dedushkin met with Portuguese MFA Deputy for Disarmament and Security Issues Joao Lago to discuss reftel Global Initiative (GI) invitation. Lago told us that, due to the short notice and sta [...]	2009-03-12 11:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER PO
09LISBON155	PORTUGAL/EU BACK BALANCE ON GAZA AT GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (SBU) On March 13 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU generally shares US positions about Bosnia/Herzegovina, Belarus, Sudan, and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process as outlined in our talking points for the March GAERC. Cardy told us Montenegro, Transnistria, a [...]	2009-03-13 15:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON162	PORTUGUESE FOLLOW GERMAN STRATEGY FOR UN UNIVERSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Portugal is preparing for a December Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Portuguese MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins outlined Portugal's plan to consult with NGOs, coordinate a unified GOP response, and prepare for the HRC Review in Dec [...]	2009-03-17 16:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PO
09LISBON163	PORTUGAL ATTENDING MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 18:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON164	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS KFOR MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 11:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL MARR PO
09LISBON177	PORTUGAL: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 15:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PO
09LISBON182	PORTUGAL RECEIVES CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 12:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL MARR MOPS PO
09LISBON183	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL MOPS MARR
09LISBON184	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN PO
09LISBON19	PORTUGAL QUESTIONS ON RESETTLING CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor met January 9 with Rui Macieira, Deputy for Security Issues to Portuguese MFA PolDir Nuno Brito. Portuguese President Cavaco Silva announced at UNGA last September that Portugal has doubled the number of asylum-seekers it would accept annually, and we wished to [...]	2009-01-12 10:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON2	PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 12:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON202	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2008 HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 15:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON208	PORTUGAL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON214	PORTUGAL ON BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD PO
09LISBON215	PORTUGAL'S INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO
09LISBON216	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO IMF / WORLD BANK DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor, together with the British DCM in Lisbon, on April 17 delivered reftel demarche regarding Kosovo's application to join the IMF and World Bank. Liliana Mascarenhas Neto, the Director for European Affairs at the Portuguese MFA, took note of our points, particularly the im [...]	2009-04-17 15:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PO
09LISBON217	PORTUGAL BANKERS SEE PROGRESS BUT A DIFFICULT 2010 [...] (U) On April 14 five leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese economy is faring well through the first year of the global financial crisis but rising unemployment and higher interest rates are looming challenges for 2010. The group called for a stronger hand by the Ce [...]	2009-04-17 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV PO
09LISBON218	PORTUGAL WELCOMES U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 16:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON219	PORTUGAL TO ATTEND MAY GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 16:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON222	CONG. HASTINGS MEETS WITH PORTUGUESE ROMA LEADER [...] (SBU) US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL),in Portugal for OSCE Parliamentary events hosted by the Portuguese parliament, met with Portuguese Roma leader Antonio Nunes on April 19. Post arranged this discussion to continue our engagement with Roma community, particularly in the period around [...]	2009-04-20 10:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI PO
09LISBON223	PORTUGAL TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION POCS [...] Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Name: Gary Applegarth Title: Political/Economic Officer Phone: 351-21-770-2575 Email - Unclassified: ApplegarthGB@state.gov Email - Classified: ApplegarthGB@state.sgov.gov 2. Deputy TFCO: Name: Gina Felix Title: Political Assistant [...]	2009-04-20 16:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PO
09LISBON224	PORTUGAL ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PGOV PO
09LISBON226	PORTUGUESE ON S-FM MEETING, ISAF, AFRICA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MFA Political Director and his advisers met with Ambassador Stephenson April 21 to discuss a range of issues in advance of the Portugal-U.S. Bilateral Commission meeting scheduled for May 4. The Portuguese are pleased to have confirmation for FM Amado's meeting with [...]	2009-04-22 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS XA ZK AF PO
09LISBON228	PORTUGAL VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC [...] (SBU) On April 23 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy shared Portugal's views on the April GAERC. Burma, the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership, and Sri Lanka will be on the agenda, with informal discussions on Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran, Ukraine, Moldova, and the Durban Re [...]	2009-04-24 09:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON231	Former Secretary of Education Spellings Visits Portugal [...] SUMMARY. On her first trip to Portugal, April 15-19, former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings highlighted common concerns and challenges in education, stimulating debate among Portuguese stakeholders about possible solutions. She engaged both education professionals and leaders [...]	2009-04-24 15:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL OVIP PGOV PO
09LISBON233	AMBASSADOR HOSTS ISAF MEETING IN LISBON [...] (C) Ambassador Stephenson on April 22 hosted a meeting of several ISAF-country ambassadors in Lisbon to review the outcomes of the recent NATO Summit and to assess strategies for encouraging the Portuguese government to continue to contribute to ISAF in a meaningful way. Present were Lisbon-b [...]	2009-04-27 10:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PO
09LISBON238	PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF / WORLD BANK BID [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 09:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PO
09LISBON244	ONE CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN PORTUGAL [...] Portugal currently has one confirmed case of 2009-H1N1 influenza. The case is a 30 year-old woman who had recently returned from a vacation in Mexico. The Portuguese Health Minister announced that the woman is recovering well and has been asymptomatic for the past few days. Her relatives a [...]	2009-05-06 11:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PO AEMR ASEC PREL CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF
09LISBON251	PORTUGAL FAVORS WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 14:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KV PO
09LISBON254	PORTUGAL-US BILATERAL COMMISSION; PROGRESS ON ISAF [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission met in Lisbon on May 4 as part of its regular semi-annual meeting schedule and reviewed the state of the bilateral relationship. Portuguese MFA PolDir Brito said the GOP continues to study options to make good on the Prime Minister's promis [...]	2009-05-13 15:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO
09LISBON256	TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 14:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON26	PORTUGAL LIKELY TO SUPPORT CONSENSUS ON EU-SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EU SY PREL PO
09LISBON261	PORTUGAL: GAERC CONTINUES TO WAIT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On May 14 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy shared Portugal's views on the May GAERC. Russia and Moldova are on the morning GAERC agenda, and Iran, Georgia, and Sri Lanka will be the lunchtime topics. The afternoon session including ministers of foreign affairs and [...]	2009-05-15 11:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON264	PORTUGAL RESPONSE FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) The information below is keyed to the reftel questions: - Portugal supports EU efforts to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba. The GOP claims to press these messages bilaterally, but it is not a Portuguese priority. - Portugal has neither taken notable action [...]	2009-05-19 11:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
09LISBON265	PORTUGAL IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 11:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT PBTS PHSA PO
09LISBON266	MEETING WITH JORGE SAMPAIO ON ALLIANCE OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, currently the UN HiRep for the Alliance of Civilizations and the UN Special Envoy against Tuberculosis, met with Ambassador Stephenson at the embassy on May 15. Sampaio gave a re [...]	2009-05-19 11:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PO
09LISBON269	PORTUGAL: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 13:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM
09LISBON271	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 08:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PO
09LISBON273	PORTUGUESE FM'S MEETING WITH S; HELP ON GTMO, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese FM Luis Amado May 20 to prepare for Amado's June 4 meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington. Amado recognized the need to use Lajes Air Field for the process of transferring detainees from Guantanamo to resettlement countries and str [...]	2009-05-21 14:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IR IS AF PO
09LISBON277	PORTUGAL-IRAN DISCUSSIONS [...] (C/NF) The Portuguese MFA's Political Director, Nuno Brito, received the Iranian Ambassador to Portugal Seyed Rasool Mohajer May 22 to discuss nuclear proliferation. As Iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be an agenda item for Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado's June 4 call on Secre [...]	2009-05-22 15:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PINR IR PO
09LISBON283	PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS INTENSIFIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 14:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF
09LISBON289	PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS: DOES ANYONE WANT TO WIN? [...] (C/NF) Summary. This is a primer on each of Portugal's major parties and what is driving them for the election season, plus specific expectations for the June 7 European elections. Portugal has three elections this year; the June 7 elections for the European Parliament, plus legislative and municip [...]	2009-06-02 10:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON29	PORTUGAL'S NEWSPAPERS SHOW SURPRISING STRENGTH [...] SUMMARY. Newspaper readership may have declined in recent years in the U.S. and other western countries, but in Portugal circulation of daily newspapers increased by six percent from 2007 to 2008. Media consolidation has only started here in recent years, but those newspapers that are part [...]	2009-01-15 14:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL ECON SOCI PO
09LISBON293	PORTUGAL CANNOT PROVIDE MI-17S TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 14:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG PARM PO
09LISBON30	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 15:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY PO
09LISBON302	PORTUGAL'S EURO ELECTIONS; A SLAP AT THE SOCIALISTS [...] Portugal's June 7 elections for the European Parliament held close to pre-election polling data, with the exception of the beating voters administered to the ruling Socialist Party (PS). The PS polled around 36 percent last week, yet received only 27 percent on election day, resulting in only [...]	2009-06-08 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PO
09LISBON305	PORTUGAL: NO COMMENT ON U.S. POINTS FOR IWC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 09:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EFIS PREL SENV PO
09LISBON306	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT - [...] (C) Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on June 8, a farewell lunch prior to the Ambassador's departure from post. The discussion focused primarily on the economy and on Portugal's consideration of further deployments to Afghanistan. On the economy, Cavaco [...]	2009-06-09 10:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PO
09LISBON307	PORTUGAL ON NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 12:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON31	PORTUGAL NOTIFIED OF US NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 15:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	GM KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PO
09LISBON310	PORTUGAL: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 14:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL PO
09LISBON311	PORTUGAL ON JUNE GAERC: EU BALANCED ON [...] (SBU) On June 12 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU generally shares US positions about the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process, Lebanon, Cuba, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Bosnia, and Sudan, as outlined in our talking points for the June GAERC. Cardy told us Georgia is n [...]	2009-06-12 14:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON316	PORTUGAL ON U.S. JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 15:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PREL PO
09LISBON32	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) Portugal plans to sign on as a founding member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at its launch in Bonn on January 26 and 27. Portugal's delegation will include Jose Manuel Perdigoto, head of the Directorate of Energy and Geology (DGEG),DGEG deputy Bento Morais Sarmento [...]	2009-01-15 16:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG PGOV EUN GM PO
09LISBON323	PORTUGAL: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 09:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EU OSCE PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON330	S/GC AMBASSADOR FRIED DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Daniel Fried met on June 19 with Portuguese MFA Political Director Nuno Brito to discuss Portugal's willingness to accept detainees from Guantanamo detention center. Portugal will accept "up to three" detainees, Brito said, to be selected from among four individuals w [...]	2009-06-25 07:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PO
09LISBON336	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 13:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON34	PORTUGAL: FINANCIAL SECTOR MORE STABLE [...] (C) The Portuguese financial market is more stable than it was in October and November of 2008 but the economy is still threatened by a negative trade balance, tight liquidity and rising unemployment. Pedro Penalva of AIG Europe and Paulo Gray Pereira of Citibank International told us this w [...]	2009-01-16 11:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PO
09LISBON354	PORTUGAL: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PO
09LISBON355	PORTUGAL ON UPDATED GICNT MODEL GUIDELINES REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON358	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 11-12 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your participation in the Lisbon Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies (CD) comes at the conclusion of Portugal's term as Convening Group chair. Portugal has not been as proactive a chair as we had hoped, so this Ministerial is an opportunity to reinvigorate the CD as Li [...]	2009-07-06 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON36	PORTUGAL WELCOMES ENGAGEMENT ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) On January 7, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon visited Lisbon as part of a series of visits to international partners engaged in Latin America. Shannon met with Portuguese officials in the Prime Minister's office, the Foreign Ministry, and with Ambassadors from European and Latin American partne [...]	2009-01-16 16:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PO XM
09LISBON364	PORTUGAL ECONOMY MINISTER RESIGNS, FINANCE [...] (U) Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos was sworn in as Portugal's Economy Minister on July 6, replacing Manuel Pinho, who resigned on July 2 after making an insulting gesture toward Communist parliamentary leader Bernandino Soares during the "state of the nation" session in parliam [...]	2009-07-07 14:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON365	PORTUGAL OPPOSES THE ITSO DG PUSH FOR ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 14:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA AORC ECON ECPS EFIN PREL TSPA PO
09LISBON366	PORTUGAL UN NGO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 07:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PO
09LISBON371	U.S. and Portugal sign criminal information sharing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Lisbon, Portugal on June 30, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano signed an agreement with Portugal on Preventing and Combating Crime (PCC). The GOP Ministers of Interior Affairs (MOI) and Justice (MOJ) both signed the agreement for Portugal, with F [...]	2009-07-13 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PTER PO
09LISBON374	PORTUGAL UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 09:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER PO
09LISBON375	TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 09:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON376	US, PORTUGAL RESOLVE LAJES WAGE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On July 11, 2009 Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado signed agreements for a new wage increase procedure for Portuguese employees at Lajes Air Base in the Azores, resolving one of our most difficult bilateral issues. Although the economic [...]	2009-07-15 15:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO
09LISBON378	PORTUGUESE DEPUTY FORMIN'S VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) On July 15, Pedro Carneiro, the Legal Advisor to Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, gave P/E Counselor a readout of a trip to Cuba that he and Cravinho made on June 30-July 1. This was the first senior Portuguese visit to Cuba in several years and was a response [...]	2009-07-16 11:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XM CU PO
09LISBON380	CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA: [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 07:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON385	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S 12 JULY 2009 MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg met on 12 July with Yu Myung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The meeting lasted 30 minutes; it took place on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial conference in Lisbon. Min [...]	2009-07-20 15:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PO KN
09LISBON395	PORTUGAL ON DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 07:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PO
09LISBON396	U.S. SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 07:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PO
09LISBON399	PORTUGAL REQUESTS TWO SPECIFIC GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On July 23, Portuguese MFA PolDir Nuno Brito called in Charge d'Affaires and Pol/Econ Counselor to pass the names of two Guantanamo detainees that Portugal is willing to accept for resettlement at this time. The two are Muhammad KHANTUMANI (SY-312) and Moammar Badawi DOKHAN (SY-317). P [...]	2009-07-23 15:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR MOPS PO
09LISBON401	PORTUGAL, EU REMAIN PASSIVE ON IRAN AT GAERC [...] (SBU) On July 23 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU will continue to rely on "quiet diplomacy" with Iran but shares US positions about Somalia and Georgia, as outlined in our talking points for the July GAERC. 2. (SBU) Iran: Cardy maintained that the EU is e [...]	2009-07-24 10:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON406	PORTUGAL: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 09:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PO
09LISBON412	INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. The ROKG (South Korea),current Chair of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP),hosted an inter-sessional meeting of APDP on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Portugal on July 11. The ten governments represented received a briefing on APDP activit [...]	2009-07-29 06:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XB PO
09LISBON42	PORTUGAL TO SEEK EU POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. Portuguese MFA Deputy Political Director Rui Macieira told DCM January 20 that Portugal will seek during the January 26 GAERC to obtain clear EU "political endorsement" to allow willing member states to accept Guantanamo detain [...]	2009-01-21 14:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PO
09LISBON424	PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 14:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS PO
09LISBON428	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS [...] (C/NF) Portuguese Ministry of Environment climate change contacts Nuno Lacasta and Fausto Brito e Abreu welcome increased U.S. engagement in climate change talks and stress the urgent need for an agreement at Copenhagen in December 2009. The two accept that a prospective agreement, which th [...]	2009-08-06 14:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG KGCC SENV PREL PO
09LISBON43	PORTUGAL'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly div [...]	2009-01-21 15:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO
09LISBON444	PORTUGAL ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] (U) Poleconoff delivered reftel points on August 12 to Frederico Nascimento of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Political Organizations. Nascimento thanked us for our input and said Portugal's preferred candidate will be decided in early September. 2. (C [...]	2009-08-13 14:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL PO
09LISBON447	HIJACKED SHIP NOT IN PORTUGUESE WATERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Portuguese Navy officials confirmed on August 13 that the Portuguese government was closely monitoring the situation involving the Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged, Finnish-owned commercial ship with a Russian crew that "disappeared" July 24 off the coast of Sweden, while reported [...]	2009-08-14 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM PO
09LISBON453	PORTUGAL ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 14:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL PO

09LISBON457	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 12:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA PO
09LISBON458	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE: NUMBER THREE IN EUROPE [...] According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Portugal has the highest rate of new H1N1 infection in Europe and is third in the total number of cases with 1,833 but has no confirmed fatalities to date. Portugal has a population of 10.7 million. 76 additional case [...]	2009-08-20 14:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON46	PORTUGAL QUESTIONS ON RESETTLING CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] This cable is unclassified and can be shared with UNHCR or other interested agencies. 2. Embassy Lisbon officers met January 9 with Portuguese MFA officials regarding Cuban migrants. Portuguese President Cavaco Silva announced at UNGA last September that Portugal has doubled the number of [...]	2009-01-23 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON471	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - AUG 27 [...] As of August 23, Portugal has 2,244 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 411 additional cases were confirmed in the past week. 10 patients remain hospitalized, 2 in intensive care. The average age for Portuguese cases is 22.4 years old and 88 percent are under 40 years old. [...]	2009-08-28 11:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON480	PORTUGAL ON SOY ISSUE AT EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 12:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO
09LISBON481	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 3 [...] As of 30 August Portugal has 2,614 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 370 additional cases were confirmed in the last week. 10 patients are hospitalized, 3 of whom are in intensive care. 2. Health Director Francisco George estimates that one million Portuguese will be infe [...]	2009-09-03 13:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON484	PORTUGAL: SEPTEMBER GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 13:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON490	COM APPROVAL OF TACTICAL ANALYSIS POSITION IN LISBON, [...] The Chief of Mission approves the request by the Department of Defense, Department of the Army to establish a permanent Tactical Analysis Team (TAT) Analyst Position in Lisbon, Portugal. The position will be filled by a full-time, permanent GS-13, Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South Lia [...]	2009-09-11 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT KMRS PO
09LISBON491	PORTUGAL ON A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S DISCUSSION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO PO
09LISBON494	PORTUGAL ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR INTERNALLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 14:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09LISBON495	PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Poleconoff delivered reftel points on September 4 to Goncalo Silvestre of the Portuguese MFA Directorate for International Organizations and discussed the points further on September 11 with Joao Ribeiro de Almeida, Portugal's MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy a [...]	2009-09-11 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL PO
09LISBON498	GICNT: PORTUGAL INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 09:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO KGIC
09LISBON50	PORTUGAL TO GUIDE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES DISCUSSION [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese FM Luis Amado will take the lead in the Guantanamo discussion at the January GAERC meeting to encourage EU member states to accept Guantanamo detainees, but will otherwise follow the EU consensus on Afghanistan, Gaza, and the Russia-Ukraine issues. In response to ref A [...]	2009-01-26 12:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO AF BO
09LISBON500	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 13:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA EG PO
09LISBON502	CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO
09LISBON503	CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO
09LISBON504	CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PREL PO
09LISBON507	POST DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 15:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PO
09LISBON508	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 15:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR PO
09LISBON509	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 17 [...] Between 31 August and 13 September, Portugal diagnosed 4,495 new cases of H1N1, with no confirmed fatalities to date. 19 patients are hospitalized, 5 in intensive care. Public health officials are expecting, however, that there will be fatalities here soon. 2. The Portuguese Association [...]	2009-09-21 15:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PGOV PO
09LISBON51	PORTUGAL: CY 2008 STAFFING LISTS AND BUDGETARY [...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Smale, [...]	2009-01-26 14:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO
09LISBON510	PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS -- SOCIALISTS AHEAD, STILL [...] (U) Summary: With the September 27 parliamentary elections just days away, the Socialists (PS) led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates have a three-point lead over the Social Democrats (PSD) led by Manuela Ferreira Leite. However, a significant portion of the electorate -- 24 percent of those int [...]	2009-09-23 15:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON513	POTENTIAL PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a surprising development, Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alberto Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told poleconoff September 23 that the GNR is poised to deploy a [...]	2009-09-25 14:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EZ MARR PREL PO
09LISBON514	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR OCTOBER 6-7 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Lisbon comes on the heels of the most closely contested parliamentary election in many years. With the September 27 parliamentary elections just days away, the Socialists led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates have a ten-point lead over the Social Democrats led by former Finance Mi [...]	2009-09-25 14:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PGOV ECON MARR PO
09LISBON516	SOCIALISTS WIN PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] Summary: On September 27, the ruling Socialist Party won a plurality of the seats in the Portuguese Parliament with 37 percent of the vote. The Social Democratic Party, led by former Finance Minister Manuela Ferreira Leite, came in second with 29 percent of the vote. The Socialists lost 25 [...]	2009-09-28 11:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON518	PORTUGAL "ON THE SAME LINE" AS THE U.S. ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 15:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PO
09LISBON519	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON CONCLUSIONS OF BURMA POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 15:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM PO
09LISBON52	NEW AZORES STATUTE OPENS A WINDOW ON PORTUGUESE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A few weeks ago the Portuguese parliament passed a new law regulating relations between mainland Portugal and the Azores islands, which are a Portuguese autonomous region. This seemingly straightforward act was a proxy for far deeper political maneuvering playing out in Lisbon a [...]	2009-01-26 16:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON523	PORTUGAL ON WHO SUPPORT AGAINST GLOBAL H1N1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 13:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC PREL WHO PGOV PO
09LISBON524	PORTUGAL: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 14:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT PO
09LISBON528	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - OCT 7 [...] Between September 21 and September 27 Portugal diagnosed 1,530 new cases with flu symptoms. The majority of the cases (83 percent) were in continental Portugal, 16 percent in the Azores, and 1 percent in Madeira. Twenty-one patients, including six in intensive care, remain hospitalized. To da [...]	2009-10-08 07:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON530	UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On October 7, an official with the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is charged with administering the resettlement of the two Syrians transferred from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, provided us an update on their resettlement process. 2. (C/NF) The two i [...]	2009-10-08 09:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
09LISBON531	PORTUGAL FAVORS EU SANCTIONS IF IRAN FAILS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 13:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PO
09LISBON532	PORTUGUESE ELECTION RESULTS PORTEND UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) Summary: The Socialists resumed power in the September 27 Portuguese elections but lost their absolute majority in Parliament, losing 24 seats to the far-left Left Bloc and the conservative Popular Party (CDS/PP). With the loss of their majority, the Socialists must now either form a coa [...]	2009-10-08 13:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON534	FRAUD SUMMARY - PORTUGAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 11:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PO
09LISBON537	PORTUGAL TO HOLD LOCAL ELECTIONS ON OCTOBER 11 [...] (U) Summary: Portugal will hold local elections October 11 in all 308 municipalities, with the most significant races in Lisbon and Porto. The race in Lisbon will be closely contested, with incumbent Socialist (PS) mayor Antonio Costa likely to be re-elected over Social Democratic (PSD) rival [...]	2009-10-09 15:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON538	SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS BOTH CLAIM VICTORY [...] (U) As anticipated, the Social Democrats (PSD) retained the majority of Portugal's 308 mayoral posts, while the Socialists (PS) won the most number of votes -- an estimated 2 million to PSD's 1 million -- in the October 11 local elections (ref A). Both parties claimed victory. Voter turnout [...]	2009-10-13 13:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON539	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PO
09LISBON540	UPDATE ON DAILY ROUTINES OF TWO GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Further to information provided reftel regarding the two Syrians transfered from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, at our request the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which adminsters the resettlement, has provided further details on the transferees' daily routines. [...]	2009-10-15 12:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
09LISBON541	PORTUGAL ON OCT 19 EU AGRIC COUNCIL BIOTECH VOTES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 13:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO
09LISBON545	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM FORMER PORTUGUESE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 12:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PO
09LISBON546	PORTUGAL ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 12:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA PGOV PO
09LISBON549	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] PoleconOff delivered reftel demarche to Antonio Miguel, Director of European Affairs and International Relations, and Maria Pastor, Chief of the Division of Foreign Relations and Cooperation, at the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture on October 20. PoleconOff clarified the U.S. position regard [...]	2009-10-21 13:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL EUN KIPR PO
09LISBON552	PHARMA COMPANIES DISCUSS PORTUGAL MARKET ISSUES [...] (C/NF) The Local American Working Group (LAWG) of the Pharmaceutical Association in Portugal hosted a September 24 breakfast meeting with diplomatic and company representatives to discuss strategies for addressing longstanding market access issues. Diplomatic participants opined that industry [...]	2009-10-22 11:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON KIPR PGOV PO SZ EU UK FR GM
09LISBON553	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET [...] Summary: In the wake of September 27 Portuguese elections, PM Socrates announced his new cabinet on October 22, naming seven new ministers, including five independents and four women for a total of nine independents and five women in his 16-member cabinet. The cabinet will take office on Oct [...]	2009-10-23 16:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PO
09LISBON554	PORTUGAL ON RECENT GICNT UPDATES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 12:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON556	PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN PO
09LISBON558	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - OCT 27 [...] Between October 12 and October 18 Portugal diagnosed 3,044 new cases with flu symptoms. Fifteen patients remain hospitalized, including two in intensive care. Portugal has had four confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. 2. The third fatality was a 53-year-old male who died from bilateral pneum [...]	2009-10-28 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON561	SUBMARINE PURCHASE SPARKS DEBATE IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese prosecutor's office filed fraud charges September 30 against seven Portuguese and three Germans involved in the controversial one billion Euro purchase of two German-built diesel submarines for the Portuguese Navy, sparking debate about whether Portugal needs -- or [...]	2009-10-29 15:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON564	PORTUGAL 2009 FOREST FIRE ROUNDUP [...] (U) Portugal forest fire experts Mark Beighley and Tiago Oliveira said 2009 was a light forest fire season in Portugal, and the government of Portugal (GOP) has strengthened its firefighting capabilities since 2006. Education programs to reduce human-caused ignitions and forest fuel reduction [...]	2009-10-30 13:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV PGOV PO
09LISBON565	PORTUGAL INCSR PART I: DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] Summary: Portugal once again saw a significant decline in cocaine seizures as shipments to Europe are increasingly being routed through African nations rather than northern Atlantic routes. As a result, seizures of cocaine decreased from 2.6 metric tons in the first six months of 2008 to 1.6 me [...]	2009-11-02 08:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON566	PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poleconoff delivered reftel points on October 23 to Goncalo Silvestre of the Portuguese Ministy of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Political Organizations. Post received on November 2 a note verbale from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming that Portug [...]	2009-11-03 10:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL PGOV UNGA PO
09LISBON567	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER PRESENTS GOVERNMENT [...] Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates presented the Socialist government program to Parliament on November 2. This is the policy agenda that will guide his government for the next four years. As noted in ref A, on September 27 Socrates and the Socialists were elected to a second four-year t [...]	2009-11-03 19:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON568	PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL PO
09LISBON575	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 08:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD KTIP KCRM PREL ASEC CVIS PO
09LISBON577	PORTUGAL WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 11:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	BO PREL EUN PHUM PO
09LISBON579	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - NOV 13 [...] Between November 2 and November 8 Portugal diagnosed 14,111 new cases with flu symptoms. One hundred twenty-one patients remain hospitalized, including seventeen in intensive care. Portugal has seven confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. 2. The three latest fatalities include a 10 year-old bo [...]	2009-11-13 09:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON582	(C) CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Pol/Econoff met November 17 with Joao Batista, senior MFA official responsible for Cuban affairs, to discuss Portuguese-Cuban relations. Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not significantly changed since Ref B update in December 2008. Batista noted that while Por [...]	2009-11-18 14:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU PO
09LISBON583	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU DESIGNATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 08:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC PO
09LISBON584	PORTUGAL LAUNCHES GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK [...] Summary: In observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week (reftel),the Portuguese Association of Business Angels (APBA) and the Association for Social and Economic Development (SEDES) organized a series of events to promote entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation. Emboffs participated in t [...]	2009-11-20 14:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV PO
09LISBON588	PORTUGAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PLAN ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) The Local American Working Group (LAWG) of the Pharmaceutical Association in Portugal hosted a November 10 meeting with diplomatic and company representatives to present the results of a recent market survey of pharmaceutical companies and to recount a recent LAWG meeting with Basilio H [...]	2009-11-20 16:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR PGOV PO SZ EU UK FR GM
09LISBON59	PORTUGAL ON BEEF HORMONES RETALIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 08:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD PO
09LISBON593	PORTUGAL ON MACEDONIA EU MEMBERSHIP AND NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EU GR PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON594	PORTUGAL ON PSI LEADING EDGE 2010 UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON595	PORTUGAL ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 15:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE PO
09LISBON598	PORTUGAL ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 13:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR PREL PO
09LISBON599	PORTUGAL ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points on November 25 to Ambassador Nuno Brito, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Foreign Policy. Brito said, &We were expecting this.8 He said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado and Minister of Defense Santos Silva had [...]	2009-11-25 15:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
09LISBON602	PORTUGAL ON U.S. EMISSIONS PROPOSAL, COPENHAGEN [...] (C/NF) Poleconoff met with Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Portuguese Ministry of Environment on November 26, following President Obama's announcement of U.S. emissions reductions targets the U.S. will offer at Copenhagen. Brito e Abreu described the U.S. targets as "minimal," as they are based o [...]	2009-12-02 11:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG KGCC SENV PREL PO
09LISBON607	PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD POISED TO DEPLOY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told us December 3 that the Portuguese government had made a decision to deploy a GNR contingent of [...]	2009-12-04 06:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EZ MARR PREL PO
09LISBON608	IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HONDURAS DISPUTE [...] (U) Delegations from twenty-two Iberian and Latin American nations attended the nineteenth Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal November 29-December 1. The summit's theme was "Innovation and Knowledge" and featured discussions on technology and innovation collaboration, social developm [...]	2009-12-04 07:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN PREL AN XM CU DR SP PO
09LISBON610	POINTS DELIVERED RE: DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI PO
09LISBON614	CUBAN DOCTORS IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Portugal's thirty-year-old public health system is facing organizational and administrative changes as part of the government's health care reform. One of the biggest challenges is the shortage of family physicians, particularly in rural areas. Recruiting foreign doctors is a temporary sol [...]	2009-12-07 15:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PGOV PO
09LISBON621	PORTUGAL: GROWING TENSION IN PARLIAMENT TESTS [...] (SBU) In September elections, Socialist PM Socrates lost the absolute majority in Parliament he had enjoyed for four years. The Socialists now have 97 seats in the 230-seat Parliament, but have chosen to govern as a minority rather than enter into a coalition with the opposition. Two months [...]	2009-12-15 12:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI PO
09LISBON623	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS LISBON [...] (C) Deputy P/E Chief met on December 15 with Joao Neves da Costa, Portuguese MFA Director for Middle East and Maghreb Affairs, at Neves' request. Neves reported that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado had met with Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki in Lisb [...]	2009-12-16 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA KPAL IS PO
09LISBON624	PRIVATE SECTOR HELP FOR GUINEA-BISSAU ON CUSTOMS, [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 12:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC EWWT PREL SNAR PO
09LISBON625	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - DEC 17 [...] Between December 7 and December 13 Portugal diagnosed 14,518 new cases with flu symptoms. One-hundred and thirty-three patients remain hospitalized, including twenty-five in intensive care. There have been forty-six confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. The majority of the fatalities were males [...]	2009-12-17 12:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON631	BLUE LANTERN REPLY ON LICENSE 050101274 [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Emboffs conducted a post-shipment check of Ogma Industria Aeronautica de Portugal (Ogma) regarding license 050101274 concerning aircraft parts and components sold by Dynatech International Corporation to Ogma. Saul Pascoal, Ogma's Director for Government Affairs, con [...]	2009-12-21 14:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PO
09LISBON633	PORTUGAL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The text of Embassy Lisbon's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism follows: Portugal Portugal worked proactively with other nations to combat terrorism and disrupt funding for terrorist groups. Portugal does not have any indigenous terrorist groups, therefore the legal system and law enforcem [...]	2009-12-24 09:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR PO
09LISBON636	EMBASSY LISBON 2009 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Total number of donors: 13 Total dollars pledged: 7,900 USD 2. (U) Four signed payroll authorization pledge forms totaling 3,370 USD were sent to HR/ER. Four copies of signed payroll authorization forms and one pledge form with check attached totaling 3,970 USD were sent to C [...]	2009-12-29 13:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PO
09LISBON638	PORTUGAL INFO DELIVERED RE: GICNT PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 14:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON65	FURTHER ON PORTUGAL'S CONSIDERATION OF CUBAN [...] (C) On January 29, DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor met a second time with Rui Macieira, Deputy PolDir for Security Issues at the Portuguese MFA. This meeting followed up our Jan. 9 discussion (ref A) of the possibility of Portugal accepting for resettlement Cuban migrants currently at Guantanamo. [...]	2009-01-29 17:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON66	PORTUGAL EXPECTS TO HANDLE NATO ACCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR PARM PREL PO
09LISBON7	PORTUGUESE RECEIVE READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 08:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	RS KCFE PARM PREL PO
09LISBON71	PORTUGAL: INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - [...] (U) This message responds to the reftel questions concerning Portugal's information collection, screening, and sharing practices. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "watchlist," how many records does the watchlist contain, and how many are terrorist-related? Which ministr [...]	2009-02-03 07:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO
09LISBON74	PORTUGAL INVITED TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOP, [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 15:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON75	PORTUGAL LOOKS TO SHAPE PROCEDURE, NOT POLICY, IN [...] (SBU) On January 29, Portuguese DCM to Washington Paula Cepeda offered a readout of the January 23 Community of Democracies' (CD) "troika" meeting in Lisbon that included Portuguese FM Luis Amado, Lithuanian FM Vygaudas Usackas, Secretary General Al-Maamoun Baba Lamine Keita from Mali, and Exe [...]	2009-02-03 15:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM PO
09LISBON77	PORTUGUAL: CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 11:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA PO
09LISBON79	AMBASSADOR'S FEB. 3 MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Stephenson met February 3 with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado to discuss a range of issues. Their last extended discussion was on November 13 (ref A). Amado told Ambassador that the January 26 GAERC had made progress on the issue of Guantanamo detainees and th [...]	2009-02-04 13:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PO
09LISBON8	EMBASSY LISBON COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC) [...] (U) Total number of donors: 14 Total dollars pledged: 13,100 USD Number of employees qualifying for eagle award: 3 2. (U) Five signed payroll authorization pledge forms totaling 4,160 USD sent via pouch registered number 8751651. Five copies of signed payroll authorization [...]	2009-01-06 08:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PO
09LISBON83	PORTUGAL TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 12:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AL KCRM EWWT PBTS PHSA PO
09LISBON88	PORTUGUESE PM FACES CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates should be enjoying life: his Socialist Party holds an eleven-point lead over the opposition heading into the election season. But a scandal is sweeping Portugal with allegations that Socrates, while serving as Environment Minister in 2002, [...]	2009-02-09 12:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KFRD KCRM PO
09LISBON90	PORTUGAL BACKS IRENA, IBERIA LNG AND RENEWABLES [...] (C/NF) Portugal views the recent meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as a success and hopes the US and other large nations will join the new body. In the wake of last month's European natural gas supply disruptions the GOP continues to promote the Iberian peninsula a [...]	2009-02-10 15:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG KGHG TRGY PO
09LISBON94	S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson of S/WCI visited Lisbon February 10 and met with PolDir Nuno Brito and other Portuguese MFA officials to discuss resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. Ambassador Williamson described the importance placed on this issue by the new US administration and [...]	2009-02-11 14:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV EUN PO
09LISBON99	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 16:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PO
10LISBON12	PORTUGAL ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW: MANY POSITIVE STEPS [...] Portugal's environmental programs, managed by the Government of Portugal Environment Agency, have produced impressive results in recent years. Ambitious renewable energy programs should enable Portugal to meet targets for greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Air and water qual [...]	2010-01-08 15:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KGCC ECON PREL PO
10LISBON15	PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENT PASSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL [...] As anticipated (reftel),on January 8, the Portuguese Parliament passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage while rejecting proposals to allow adoption by same-sex couples and a petition for a public referendum on the issue. The Socialist-sponsored bill was approved after a three-hour debate [...]	2010-01-11 16:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PO
10LISBON20	PORTUGAL ON ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] In response to reftel request for information on Muslim communities, Portugal's Muslim community comprises approximately 50,000 members (less than 1% of Portugal's 11 million population),the majority of whom are of Indo-Pakistani descent as well as immigrants from Portugal's former African col [...]	2010-01-14 08:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI XG PO
10LISBON21	PORTUGAL: ELECTRONIC IDENTITY CARDS RFI DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 11:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PREL PO
10LISBON22	PORTUGAL'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly diversified and service-based since [...]	2010-01-14 14:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO
10LISBON27	PORTUGAL: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED [...] Per Ref A, Poleconoff contacted the Portuguese Ministry of Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO),and local NGOs to obtain current information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Portugal. 2. According to Fatima Matos, Coordinato [...]	2010-01-19 18:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID PO

10LISBON30	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 10:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID PHUM PGOV UN HA PO
10LISBON31	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE IN RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN [...] On January 19, Poleconoff delivered reftel demarche to Joao Batista, Deputy Director of the Americas Department at the Portuguese MFA, thanking the government for its humanitarian assistance to Haiti and stressing the areas of immediate focus during the initial phase of relief efforts. 2. B [...]	2010-01-20 11:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA PO
10LISBON34	UPDATE ON TWO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES IN [...] (C/NF) On January 20, the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is administering the resettlement of two former Guantanamo detainees (Syrian nationals Muhammad Khantumani and Moammar Dokhan) who were tranferred to Portugal in August 2009, provided us a status update. 2. (C/ [...]	2010-01-21 06:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
10LISBON35	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - JAN 21 [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Health Ministry has been slow to reach its goal of vaccinating 3 million Portuguese against the H1N1 virus, primarily due to lack of public confidence in the vaccine and media speculation surrounding the deaths of four newborn infants. While many adults, including health c [...]	2010-01-21 12:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
10LISBON40	PORTUGAL DISAPPOINTED WITH COPENHAGEN, SAYS EU [...] (C) Poleconoff discussed reftel points on January 21 with Fausto Brito e Abreu, advisor on climate change in the Portuguese Ministry of Environment, who said the EU will be submitting this month a combined letter of association for all member states to the UN Framework Convention on Climate C [...]	2010-01-25 13:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG PO
10LISBON43	PORTUGAL: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 09:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF PO
10LISBON45	PORTUGAL ON CITES COP15 U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] Poleconoff and Economic Assistant delivered reftel talking points to Ana Zuquete, Joao Loureiro, and Paulo Carmo of the Portuguese Institute for Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity, who will be the Portuguese delegation to CoP15 and share issue responsibilities. Loureiro will lead the de [...]	2010-01-29 11:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV AORC ECON PO
10LISBON47	PORTUGAL ILZSG, ICSG STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Jorge, [...]	2010-01-29 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR AORC APER ECON PO
10LISBON48	(CORRECTED COPY ADDED SIGNATURE) PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Health Ministry has been slow to reach its goal of vaccinating 3 million Portuguese against the H1N1 virus, primarily due to lack of public confidence in the vaccine and media speculation surrounding the deaths of four newborn infants. While many adults, including health c [...]	2010-02-01 10:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
10LISBON52	PORTUGAL'S POLICY TOWARD IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) This message responds to questions in ref A request. 2. (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) Question A: Are decisions on this topic made solely by prime minister Jose Socrates or Foreign Minister Amado, or is there a team of government officials making decisions? If multiple officials are involved in [...]	2010-02-05 13:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO
10LISBON53	U.S.-PORTUGAL SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) This message responds to reftel. Answers are keyed to para 3 of reftel. 2. (U) Question A: Does the U.S. currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Answer: The U.S. and Portugal engage in formal discussions that cover the entire bilateral relationship, includi [...]	2010-02-05 13:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PO
10LISBON55	PORTUGAL: INTEREST ON EXTERNAL BORROWING ON FY2010 [...] Neither the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) nor the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) (both non-deferred organizations) incurred interest costs associated with external borrowings for CY 2010. Per ref A, a written statement to that effect provided by the secretary genera [...]	2010-02-08 18:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN PO
10LISBON58	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Joao Confraria, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (INAC),and Fernanda Bandarra, Head of the Market Access Department at INAC, urging a realistic and pragmatic approach in the upcoming round of U.S.-EU neg [...]	2010-02-09 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EUN KTIA ECON PO
10LISBON64	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Joao Confraria, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (INAC),and Fernanda Bandarra, Head of the Market Access Department at INAC, urging a realistic and pragmatic approach in the upcoming round of U.S.-EU neg [...]	2010-02-11 09:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EUN KTIA ECON PO
10LISBON65	ETA SAFEHOUSE FOUND IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. The February 5 discovery by the Portuguese National Guard Police of an ETA safe house in a town north of Lisbon where significant amounts of explosives and weapons were found has put Portuguese authorities on alert. The two individuals who rented the house disappeared and are on [...]	2010-02-11 11:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL PGOV PO
10LISBON66	PORTUGAL: ACTION REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In April 2009, officials of Millennium BCP, Portugal's leading private bank, visited Iran at the invitation of the Iranian Embassy in Lisbon and met with the Central Bank and other entities in the financial sector to discuss Iran's in [...]	2010-02-12 13:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON EFIN EUN PGOV PREL IR PO
10LISBON68	EU MISSION IN GUINEA-BISSAU: MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2008, an EU mission in Guinea-Bissau (GB) has been playing an important role in reform of the military and the security and justice sectors. Despite initial challenges due to political instability and resistance from the GB military, the low-budget advisory mission has ma [...]	2010-02-22 13:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PREL PGOV MARR KDEM KJUS PU PO
10LISBON69	PORTUGAL FLOOD DISASTER DECLARATION [...] This is an action request - please see Paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. More than a normal month's worth of rain fell within eight hours on February 20, in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, a Portuguese island 1,200 kilometers southwest of Lisbon, causing flash floods and mudslides that kill [...]	2010-02-22 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREF PHUM PGOV PO
10LISBON71	PORTUGAL: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 15:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10LISBON72	VENEZUELA WITHHOLDS PAYMENT TO PORTUGUESE COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Portugal signed a series of commercial agreements with Venezuela in 2008 to expand economic cooperation. While the agreements have increased Portuguese investment in Venezuela, Portuguese companies have confronted numerous challenges, including devaluation of the bolivar, delays [...]	2010-02-22 19:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL ENRG EPET VE PO
10LISBON75	PORTUGAL: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY [...] (U) Consul General and Poleconoff delivered reftel points in early February to Goncalo Teles Gomes, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief for North America, Regina Quelhas de Lima, MFA Director for Justice Affairs in the European Directorate, Joao Manuel Ribeiro, Ministry of Justi [...]	2010-02-25 07:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA
10LISBON8	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL [...] (C) Per Ref A, Poleconoff met January 6 with Joao Batista, senior Portuguese MFA official on Cuban affairs, to discuss U.S. Cuba policy and Portugal's bilateral relationship with Cuba. Poleconoff briefed Batista on changes in U.S. policy and USINT outreach to civil society, and underscored the [...]	2010-01-07 11:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI CU PO
10LISBON9	EMBASSY LISBON REPORT ON POTENTIAL YEMENI [...] (S) Embassy Lisbon's Marine Security Guard (MSG) Gunnery Sergeant Russell Boley's previous posting was to the MSG at Embassy Sanaa, Yemen. On 04 January 2010, GySgt Boley received the following email in Lisbon: Begin Text: From: Ralph McDonald (lostcreekflyer@gmail.com) Sent: Monday, Ja [...]	2010-01-07 11:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR YM PO

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