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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05COPENHAGEN613 |
DENMARK STRUGGLES WITH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary. The integration of Muslims and other ethnic minorities remains one of the most pressing political and social issues in Denmark. The government increasingly has focused attention on this issue, including passing legislation to assist newly arrived immigrants and introducing actio [...] |
2005-04-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR PTER SCUL DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1020 |
DANISH PARTICIPATION IN LEBANON FORCE GENERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-31 10:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1034 |
LEBANON: DENMARK BACKS FRENCH UNSCR DRAFT, WEIGHS [...] (C) The Danish government's approach to the Lebanon crisis continues to track with ours, emphasizing the need for a long-lasting solution that neutralizes the security threat posed by Hezbollah. An extraordinary meeting of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee August 1 yielded broad [...] |
2006-08-03 11:43:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO LE IS DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1050 |
LEBANON: DANES PLEASED WITH U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT, FM [...] (C) Danish MFA Middle East Head of Department Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 7 that Denmark offers its full support to securing a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon on the basis of the U.S.-French agreed text, and as quickly as possible. Christensen expressed hope that Lebane [...] |
2006-08-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC LE DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1060 |
DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-10 07:12:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS LE DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1094 |
LEBANON: DANISH CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (C) Denmark fully supports our view that new UNIFIL contributions must be deployed as quickly as possible, Danish MFA Head of Department for Middle East and Latin America Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 16, in response to ref (A) demarche. Christensen noted with alarm recent suggesti [...] |
2006-08-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS UN LE DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1135 |
DANISH FM TO DISPATCH NEW MIDDLE EAST ENVOY [...] (C) The Danish MFA notified us August 24 that FM Per Stig Moeller has decided to send his new personal representative for the Middle East, outgoing Danish Ambassador to Turkey Christian Hoppe, to Beirut, Tel Aviv and Damascus early next week to review efforts to implement UNSCR 1701. MFA Middl [...] |
2006-08-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS LE SY DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1327 |
CARTOON ANNIVERSARY: DANISH PAPER DECIDES AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: To mark the one-year anniversary this weekend of its publication of Mohammed cartoons, the Danish daily "Jyllands-Posten" weighed, but ultimately decided against reprinting the caricatures, at least so soon after the controversy stirred by the Pope's speech. Our discreet discussions [...] |
2006-09-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PTER DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1355 |
DENMARK SUPPORTS TOUGH UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S-equivalent) Susan Ulbaek expressed full agreement with reftel points on North Korea's nuclear test threat, and indicated October 4 that the Danish UN mission in New York has been instructed to work toward "the strongest possible Presidential Stat [...] |
2006-10-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1366 |
DANISH PM REINFORCES NORTH KOREA MESSAGE WITH [...] (C) In a meeting October 6 with Chinese ambassador to Denmark Xie Hangsheng, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the importance of taking a coherent, coordinated and firm line in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's nuclear test threat, and received assuranc [...] |
2006-10-06 07:24:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1372 |
DANES URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Denmark supports rapid UN Security Council adoption of our draft resolution on North Korea, Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S equivalent) Susan Ulbaek assured us October 10. Ulbaek expressed optimism that agreement could be reached in New York even later that day, but urged that, [...] |
2006-10-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1379 |
DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1389 |
DENMARK ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) Summary: Danish MFA European Correspondent Michael Bach Petersen told us October 13 that next week's GAERC will seek conclusions on Sudan, the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Iran, Georgia, and North Korea. Petersen pointed to emerging EU splits on Sudan, Kosovo and Zimbabwe that could [...] |
2006-10-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1414 |
DANES FIRM IN SUPPORT OF GUATEMALAN UNSC BID [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-19 08:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1555 |
DANES WANT TO AVOID "TRAIN WRECK" ON TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Denmark agrees that the current row over Turkish relations with Cyprus should not be allowed to result in Turkey's exclusion from the EU accession process, Danish MFA Director for EU Enlargement Lars Bo Moller declared to us November 22, even as the Danish government maintains that [...] |
2006-11-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU CY DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN262 |
KEEPING DENMARK ENGAGED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) During a February 28 meeting, the Ambassador stressed to Defense Minister Gade the USG's strong interest in Denmark's continued contributions in Iraq. Gade said the Danish government will prepare a "white paper" in May that analyzes how Denmark can best continue to contribute to Iraq's se [...] |
2006-03-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ AF DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN324 |
KEEPING DENMARK IN IRAQ: REQUEST FOR INTERAGENCY [...] (C) Summary. The Danish parliament in May will vote on a yet-to-be drafted government resolution to extend Denmark's contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) through the remainder of 2006. In preparation for what will be a difficult political challe [...] |
2006-03-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR IZ DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN336 |
MOHAMMED CARTOONS: DENMARK WILL NOT PROSECUTE THE NEWSPAPER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-17 05:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER DA KDEM |
| 06COPENHAGEN352 |
ANTI-ISRAEL CLAUSES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (U) Summary: In the context of domestic Danish politics following the Mohammed cartoon crisis, it has become known that some Danish firms accept the use of anti-Israel clauses in trade agreements with certain Muslim countries. The government of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, despite [...] |
2006-03-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD PHUM IS DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN360 |
DENMARK AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ADDITIONAL [...] Danish authorities have now confirmed that the virus found in a white buzzard on the island of Svinoe ten days ago is of the H5N1 strain. Health authorities also confirmed that nine dead tufted ducks found on the island of Aeroe in south central Denmark last week were carrying the H5N1 virus. [...] |
2006-03-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFLU EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO |
| 06COPENHAGEN441 |
SCENESETTER FOR COALITION CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Embassy warmly welcomes S/I Deputy Deutsch and the interagency team for the April 7 coalition consultations with the Danish government. Despite flagging domestic support for the military effort in Iraq, implacable parliamentary opposition and the shock of Mohammed cartoon crisis, [...] |
2006-04-04 12:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS DA IQ |
| 06COPENHAGEN450 |
DENMARK: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) 22 Danish firms were named in the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) on the Oil-for-Food Program (OFF) as having been involved in illicit OFF-program payments. Ref A describes the initial Danish response to the report. 2. (SBU) In response to Ref B, post followed u [...] |
2006-04-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN454 |
EMBASSY REITERATES NEED TO SHUT DOWN ROJ-TV [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor and Polmiloff called April 6 on MFA Foreign Policy Director Jens-Otto Horslund and Deputy Director Lars Bo Moeller to strongly urge the Danish government shut down Roj-TV and freeze its assets and those of related media companies (reftel). Pol/Econ Counselor stressed th [...] |
2006-04-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL DA TU |
| 06COPENHAGEN705 |
GREENLAND: AMB'S VISIT REINFORCES STRONGER TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Cain's recent five-day visit to Greenland confirmed that U.S. relations with this strategic, semi-autonomous territory are stronger than ever and no longer the bilateral irritant they once were with the Danish government. Greenland Home Rule officials uniformly expr [...] |
2006-05-18 11:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS SENV DA GL |
| 06COPENHAGEN778 |
DENMARK EXTENDS ITS IRAQ DEPLOYMENTS BY ONE YEAR [...] (C) Summary. With a one-year extension of its deployments in Iraq until at least July 2007, Denmark remains one of the USG's most stalwart partners in Iraq. In addition to maintaining a battalion in southern Iraq, Denmark is boosting its generous reconstruction aid and offering to provide the [...] |
2006-06-02 09:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR DA IZ |
| 06COPENHAGEN790 |
THIRD JOINT COMMITTEE DELIVERS TRANSFORMED [...] Summary. The two-day U.S./Denmark/Greenland Joint Committee meetings successfully wrapped up May 31 with all parties satisfied with the progress made in the key working groups: trade and tourism; environment; science; and education and culture. Greenland and Danish press covered the closing [...] |
2006-06-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV DA GL |
| 06COPENHAGEN833 |
ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETING [...] (SBU) MFA PSI Action Officer Casper Nervil confirmed June 9 that MFA State Secretary Michael Zilmer-Johns will represent Denmark June 23 at the High-Level Political Meeting for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in Warsaw. As an Under Secretary-equivalent in the MFA, he currently has [...] |
2006-06-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PARM PL DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN857 |
MDA: DENMARK SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC DA IS |
| 06COPENHAGEN858 |
DANES AGREE TO LEAN AGENDA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with Ambassador Tyge Lehmann, MFA Senior Advisor for International Law and June 16 with Kim Vinthen, Office Director for Human Rights Policy. Lehmann noted that Denmark fully supports the U.S. opinion that the inaugural session of the Human Rights [...] |
2006-06-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN859 |
DENMARK TILTS TOWARD DUTCH CANDIDATE FOR NATO SCR [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points in support of Ambassador Litt's candidacy to MFA Deputy Director for International Security Michael Lund Jeppesen and MFA NATO Section Chief Maria Egense. Egense responded June 15 by stressing that Denmark believes both Amb. Litt and the Dutch candidate Am [...] |
2006-06-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO MARR PREL AF DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN861 |
DENMARK WANTS RED CRYSTAL VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 07:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN973 |
DANES SAY EU CONSENSUS DOES NOT SUPPORT NICARAGUAN [...] (C) While Denmark shares U.S. concerns expressed in ref draft statement, it also will not break with the EU consensus that the release of a statement now is premature. MFA Head of Section for Latin America Erik Hoeg told Pol/Econ Counselor and PolOff July 17 that Denmark saw "very little to d [...] |
2006-07-19 09:08:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM AORC PGOV PREL NU DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN980 |
DENMARK: TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-20 03:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | RS OSCE PBTS PREL DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN986 |
DENMARK SUPPORTIVE ON ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS LE DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN991 |
DANISH GOVERNMENT DEFENDS LEBANON POLICY [...] (SBU) At an extraordinary weekend session of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee July 22, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller maintained a firm line against an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and signaled Danish government interest in participating in an eventual peacekee [...] |
2006-07-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS LE DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN1010 |
SHAPING GREENLAND'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. Not for internet publication. 2. (SBU) Summary: Greenland is on a clear track toward independence, which could come more quickly than most outside the Kingdom of Denmark realize. By 2009, Greenland [...] |
2007-11-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KENV SOCI ETRD EFIN DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN1015 |
PM RASMUSSEN HOLDS EDGE AHEAD OF DANISH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: With opinion polls showing remarkably little change after more than two weeks of campaigning, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen maintains a slight edge over his center-left opposition rivals ahead of November 13 parliamentary elections. Rasmussen's Liberal-Conservative- [...] |
2007-11-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON SOCI DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN1020 |
DANISH ELECTIONS: PM RASMUSSEN WINS THIRD TERM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON SOCI DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN1038 |
DANISH PM RESHUFFLES CABINET, BACKS REFERENDUM ON [...] (C) Summary: Ten days after leading his center-right government to a third term, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen November 23 announced changes to his cabinet that will broaden his coalition but stop short of the generational shift in leadership that many had anticipated. Rasmussen [...] |
2007-11-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINR EUN DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN1052 |
IRAN NIE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DENMARK [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-04 12:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN1069 |
DENMARK FIRM IN SUPPORT OF U.S. APPROACH ON KOSOVO [...] (C) There is "no doubt" that Denmark will be among the first EU member states to recognize the independence of Kosovo, Danish MFA Head of Department for Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen assured us December 12. Danish PM Rasmussen briefed the parliamentary foreign policy committee earlier that day, [...] |
2007-12-13 09:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN130 |
DENMARK: NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Ambassador Cain highlighted for Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade the urgency of new contributions for Afghanistan and NATO-ISAF, emphasizing our common interest in ensuring that the requirements identified by SACEUR are met as quickly as possible. Gade indicated general support for our [...] |
2007-02-09 14:49:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL PINS AF DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN131 |
DANISH VIEWS AND PRIORITIES FOR FEBRUARY GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Denmark will look for near-term forward progress on Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan and can be expected to maintain a skeptical line toward Iran at the February GAERC. Denmark will also press for EU consensus that a new Palestinian unity government honor Quartet principles, and is looking [...] |
2007-02-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EU DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN167 |
DANISH PM ANNOUNCES IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, INCREASE IN [...] (SBU) Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced February 21 that Denmark will radically scale down its presence in Iraq in August 2007 and will then deploy additional forces -- perhaps as many as the net 400 soldiers to be pulled from Iraq -- to join the Danish battalion in Afghani [...] |
2007-02-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV NATO IZ DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN198 |
DANISH VIEWS ON MARCH EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen reviewed for us the agenda for the March 5-6 GAERC and other issues outlined in reftel, indicating broad agreement with U.S. positions. Petersen welcomed our constructive approaches to energy and climate issues, which he described as hi [...] |
2007-03-02 16:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EUN DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN253 |
GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Ambassador Cain and Russian Ambassador Dmitri Ryurikov delivered reftel demarche to Danish MFA State Secretary (U/S-equivalent) Michael Zilmer-Johns March 20, SIPDIS inviting the Danish government to become a participant in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Zilmer-Joh [...] |
2007-03-21 07:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN283 |
KOSOVO: DENMARK SIGNALS FIRM SUPPORT FOR AHTISAARI [...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried reviewed our approach on Kosovo March 22 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and MFA State Secretary Ulrik Federspiel. In that exchange, Moeller reported that he had just traveled to the region in support of the Ahtisaa [...] |
2007-03-28 09:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN383 |
DANISH VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Post reviewed reftel demarche points April 19 with Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen, who offered a mixed outlook for shared U.S. and Danish objectives for the upcoming EU GAERC meeting. Petersen suggested that his government had been pleasantly surprised by the apparen [...] |
2007-04-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EUN DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN419 |
CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR'S CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) U.S. Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry reviewed for Danish officials and media U.S. priorities for supporting democracy in Cuba during his April 23 visit to Copenhagen, underscoring the importance of complementary approaches from the European Union. McCarry emphasized that the Cuba [...] |
2007-05-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON CU EUN DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN63 |
DANES IN IRAQ: EDGING TOWARD THE EXIT? [...] (C) Summary: Recognizing growing domestic opposition, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has signaled that Denmark hopes to join the British in scaling down its Iraq deployment by mid-2007, provided that Iraq forces can take over security responsibilities there. At the same time, the [...] |
2007-01-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN66 |
DANES SUPPORT U.S. INFORMAL NATO MINISTERIAL GOALS [...] (C) Ambassador Cain highlighted for Danish MFA Permanent Secretary (deputy FM) Ulrik Federspiel the urgent need to SIPDIS seize the momentum in Afghanistan, to pre-empt and thwart an anticipated Taliban offensive in the spring. The United States plans to increase our forces and assistance a [...] |
2007-01-19 08:43:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN68 |
DENMARK FIRM IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO STATUS TIMELINE [...] (C) Danish MFA Permanent Secretary (deputy FM) Ulrik Federspiel assured the Ambassador January 18 that Denmark stands together with the United States in backing UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's plans and timeline for Kosovo status. Federspiel. It is essential, Federspiel agreed, to resist Russian [...] |
2007-01-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK UN PGOV YI EU DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN69 |
DENMARK ON JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (C) Danish EU Correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen reported January 19 that the main agenda items for next week's GAERC ministerial will be Western Balkans, Iran and Sudan, on which Denmark broadly shares the goals outlined in Ref A. Petersen confirmed that the Danish government will remain [...] |
2007-01-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID EUN YI IR SU SO DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN748 |
DANISH VIEWS ON JULY 23 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In discussing reftel demarche points, Lene Mandel of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Department informed post July 19 that Denmark continues to see eye to eye with the U.S. on most issues on the agenda for the July 23 GAERC meeting. On Kosovo's status, Mandel relayed [...] |
2007-07-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN965 |
DANES SUPPORT EU SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-12 13:29:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN IR DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN970 |
DENMARK'S NASER KHADER TWO YEARS AFTER THE MOHAMMED CRISIS: POSTURING TRUMPS POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-15 15:57:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN985 |
DANISH SUPPORT FOR UNAMID AVIATION AND [...] (SBU) MFA Security Policy Department UN Affairs Chief Kim Rosner Pedersen told us October 24 that Denmark is not able to supply the equipment requested in ref. Denmark does not have attack or utility helicopters (it currently has four of its eight Fennec helicopters in southern Iraq providing l [...] |
2007-10-25 10:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PGOV PREL UN SU DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN988 |
DANES WELCOME PROPOSALS ON CUBA, UNMOVED ON EMBARGO [...] (C) Danish MFA Deputy Head of Department for Asia and Latin America (DAS-equivalent) Lars Bredal reaffirmed October 26 Denmark's commitment to a firm EU policy in support of human rights and democracy in Cuba, and indicated that the Danish government welcomes U.S. interest in joint action with [...] |
2007-10-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EUN CU DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN989 |
DENMARK SUPPORTS EU BURMA INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Post discussed REF A points October 26 with Jonas Parello-Plesner, MFA EU-Coordinator for the Department for Asia and Latin America, and Ditte B. Jensen, MFA Head of Section in the Department for Asia and Latin America. Parello-Plesner noted that Denmark has been a consistent supporter in [...] |
2007-10-26 11:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM EU DA |
| 07COPENHAGEN998 |
DANISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: RASMUSSEN'S TO LOSE [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks ahead of Danish parliamentary elections November 13, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen looks set to return to office as head of a center-right minority government -- although perhaps with the backing of a broader and less manageable coalition. The opposition so far h [...] |
2007-10-31 13:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ECON EUN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN100 |
DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT EU COMMISSIONER'S CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EUN CU DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN151 |
DANES AWARE OF US CLIMATE CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Denmark is well aware of U.S. concerns that action by the European Council to set 25-40 percent emissions reduction for the EU and developed countries could undermine, rather than support, prospects for successful conclusion of a post-2012 international climate change agreement [...] |
2008-03-14 13:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG EUN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN169 |
NEW DANISH ENERGY POLICY BOOSTS RENEWABLES [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than a year of political negotiations, Denmark's government has reached agreement within parliament to meet the EU's energy targets and boost its renewable energy share to 30 percent by 2020, from the current level of 16 percent. The new policy formalizes Denmark's [...] |
2008-03-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG EUN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN171 |
DENMARK ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT U.S.-GERMAN CFE [...] (C) Denmark warmly welcomes the joint U.S.-German draft CFE statement (reftel), Danish MFA officials told us and the German defense attache March 26, hailing the initiative as a significant step forward in uniting the Alliance on this issue. Jakob Nielsen of the Danish MFA's Security Policy D [...] |
2008-03-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN183 |
DENMARK ON GREECE AND NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA [...] (C) We used the occasion of Secretary of Defense Gates's visit to Copenhagen April 1 to urge Denmark to weigh in with the Greeks on a NATO membership invitation for Macedonia (reftel). Secretary Gates told Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen the U.S. strongly supports NATO membership [...] |
2008-04-02 11:16:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN22 |
DENMARK: GOVERNMENT FIRM, PUBLIC NERVOUS ON [...] (C) Summary. Denmark's participation in ISAF enjoys broad parliamentary support, and the Danish government is looking to do more in Afghanistan. Danish public support regarding NATO's engagement in Afghanistan, however, is slipping, jarred by continuing casualties and the perception that other [...] |
2008-01-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN230 |
DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN APPROACH ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN231 |
DANES PRESS BOTH SIDES IN MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN257 |
DANES SUPPORTIVE ON NEW YORK PRISONERS OF [...] (C) Post reached Emil Hother Paulsen, Danish representative to the EU's COHOM human rights meeting, early May 6 in Brussels to urge Denmark's support for our latest compromise on the Prisoners of Conscience events this summer. We emphasized the importance of these events to political prisoner [...] |
2008-05-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EUN CU DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN288 |
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) John, I'm looking forward to seeing you in Greenland at the end of the month. As OES prepares your substantive participation in the conference, I wanted to continue our conversation from Crawford and offer a few additional thoughts on Greenland and its importance to U.S. interests. 2 [...] |
2008-05-16 05:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN290 |
DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. [...] |
2008-05-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN296 |
LEBANON: DANES FOCUS ON EU IN RESPONSE TO CRISIS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-19 07:03:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE SY IR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN321 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC OCEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte led the U.S. delegation to the Arctic Ocean Conference hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland Home Rule Government in Ilulissat, Greenland May 27-29. In closed discussions during the conference and at a concluding press conference, all part [...] |
2008-06-06 10:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV OVIP PBTS PHSA KGHG ENRG ETRD |
| 08COPENHAGEN322 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...] |
2008-06-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN323 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting before the start of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed Arctic issues, Afghanistan, Pakistan, cluster munitions, and, briefly, the Doha Round of trade negotiations. Stoer [...] |
2008-06-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV PBTS MARR KGHG ETRD NO |
| 08COPENHAGEN324 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CANADIAN RESOURCE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn on May 28 following the Arctic Ocean Conference at Ilulissat, Greenland. They discussed the recent U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, energy resource exploitation in the C [...] |
2008-06-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG EPET CA |
| 08COPENHAGEN325 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH GREENLANDIC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN327 |
DENMARK AFTER EMBASSY BOMBING: "NO APOLOGIES" [...] (C) Danish government leaders and politicians of all stripes here have responded with defiance to al-Qaeda's claim that it was responsible for the June 2 bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad. Prime Minister Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Moeller have stated publicly that Denmark will not [...] |
2008-06-06 12:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN332 |
DANISH FM MOELLER ASKS FOR HELP ON OVERFLIGHTS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a May 27 meeting on the margins of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland (septels), FM Moeller asked Deputy Secretary Negroponte for help with the Danish government's investigation into press accounts of possible U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace [...] |
2008-06-10 11:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR MARR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN335 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC OCEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte led the U.S. delegation to the Arctic Ocean Conference hosted by the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland Home Rule Government in Ilulissat, Greenland May 27-29. In closed discussions during the conference and at a concluding press conference, all part [...] |
2008-06-11 11:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV OVIP PBTS PHSA KGHG ENRG ETRD |
| 08COPENHAGEN336 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...] |
2008-06-11 11:17:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN337 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting before the start of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed Arctic issues, Afghanistan, Pakistan, cluster munitions, and, briefly, the Doha Round of trade negotiations. Stoer [...] |
2008-06-11 11:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV PBTS MARR KGHG ETRD NO |
| 08COPENHAGEN338 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CANADIAN RESOURCE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Gary Lunn on May 28 following the Arctic Ocean Conference at Ilulissat, Greenland. They discussed the recent U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, energy resource exploitation in the C [...] |
2008-06-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG EPET CA |
| 08COPENHAGEN339 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH GREENLANDIC [...] (C) Summary: In a respectful but serious bilateral meeting following the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Greenland Home Rule (GHR) Premier Hans Enoksen expressed concern to Deputy Secretary Negroponte about the U.S. listing of the polar bear as a threatened species. The Gre [...] |
2008-06-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN348 |
DANES SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. IWC WHALING PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Danish government is supportive of the IWC Chair's recommendations and plan of action, and recommends incorporating a mix of geographic and 'ideological' balance in the small working group to develop a possible package of initiatives. The Danes also support procedural impro [...] |
2008-06-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN38 |
DANISH DOCUMENTARY REVIVES CALLS FOR INQUIRY ON [...] (C) Summary: A documentary aired January 30 on Danish state television alleges that civilian aircraft operated by the CIA have routinely transited Danish airspace in support of renditions. The film has provoked strong reaction from the Danish opposition and officials in Greenland, where the f [...] |
2008-01-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN384 |
DENMARK TO MAINTAIN CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-16 10:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IZ DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN385 |
DENMARK TO PARTICIPATE IN UN PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-16 13:04:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL KDUM DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN393 |
DANISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C). In a July 18 discussion of reftel, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin informed PolOff that Denmark supports the US positions on the GAERC agenda items. Due to the FM's vacation schedule, Denmark's Ambassador in Brussels will lead the Danish delegation. Because of the FM's abse [...] |
2008-07-21 06:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL IR SO SU CD ZI UP DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN427 |
TFGG01: DANES SUPPORT NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 12:41:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EUN RU GG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN430 |
DANES ON NEW BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD BM EUN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN435 |
DENMARK ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT EXCEPTION [...] (C) Summary. MFA Permanent Under Secretary Michael Zilmer-Johns told Ambassador Cain August 12 that Denmark's "end goal is to support and participate in a positive decision in the Nuclear Suppliers Group." However, Denmark must first navigate what could be tricky domestic cross-currents that [...] |
2008-08-13 09:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC |
| 08COPENHAGEN436 |
TFGG01: DENMARK FIRM ON RUSSIA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (U) Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller warned publicly August 13 that Denmark will have to "reconsider" its relationship with Russia if Russian forces are in violation of the agreed cease-fire. Moeller, speaking after the GAERC EU foreign ministers meeting that day, acknowledged that Ge [...] |
2008-08-14 14:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PHUM OSCE UN GG RS DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN458 |
GEORGIA: DANES WELCOME RECOGNITION WARNING, [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen allowed that his government did not have the sense that the Russians would recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia soon, but agreed that firm warnings to Moscow are prudent and necessary in any event. Madsen welcomed our ref B appr [...] |
2008-08-25 10:00:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN459 |
DANES WILL NOT ATTEND MONROVIA DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LI DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN478 |
GETTING TO YES WITH DENMARK ON AIR MARSHALS [...] (S) Overcoming deep-seated Danish opposition to U.S. Federal Air Marshals on flights to and from Denmark will require a coordinated, long-term effort from all U.S. agencies. Danish officials continue to evince skepticism about the severity of the threat, concerns about the implications of FAM [...] |
2008-09-08 11:15:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | PREL PTER EAIR ECON DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN480 |
DENMARK AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin told us that Denmark's primary focus at the upcoming GAERC remains Georgia. The Danes were generally pleased with EU decisions on Georgia and Russia at the recently-concluded Gymnich, Asif reported, adding that Co [...] |
2008-09-11 08:10:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GG RU DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN481 |
DANES ACCEPT DECISION ON IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-11 08:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PRES MOPS MARR NATO IZ DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN483 |
DANISH VIEWS ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on USG human rights priorities for the 2008 UN General Assembly Third Committee to Emil Paulsen of the Danish MFA Human Rights Department. Paulsen confirmed EU opposition to no-action motions. He also confirmed EU plans to table resolutions on Burma and the [...] |
2008-09-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN485 |
DENMARK SUPPORTS ISAF OPLAN AMENDMENT, BUT WARY OF [...] (C) Denmark recognizes the importance of giving NATO forces in Afghanistan broad and flexible authority to conduct counter-narcotics interdictions, consistent with SACEUR's recommendation, Ulrik Petersen of the Danish MFA Security Policy Department assured us September 11. Petersen maintained [...] |
2008-09-12 08:20:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN499 |
Nordic Council Open to Renewable Energy R&D Partnership [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 18 courtesy call on the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM), the DCM expressed U.S. interest in dialogue and collaboration in the Arctic and the field of renewable energy. SecGen Halldor Asgrimsson reciprocated that interest, expressing ge [...] |
2008-09-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PREL DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN50 |
DANISH GOVERNMENT AVOIDS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Danish parliament voted February 7 to support a government internal review of alleged CIA flights through Danish airspace (reftel), rather than establish an independent investigation as demanded by opposition and Greenlandic officials. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller and [...] |
2008-02-07 09:48:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN500 |
Danes Support Strong EU Biofuels Sustainability Criteria [...] (SBU) Summary: According to officials in the Ministry for Climate and Energy, Denmark fully supports the French initiative to develop sustainability criteria by the end of this year. Denmark hopes strong sustainability criteria can be established before the UN climate conference (COP-15) in C [...] |
2008-09-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN501 |
Denmark's New Climate Attaches Deployed to Washington, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Cain hosted a lunch on August 19 at his residence in honor of Denmark's newly-named climate attaches, including Hans Jakob Eriksen, who will be posted to the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC. An initiative of the Climate and Energy Ministry, in cooperation with the [...] |
2008-09-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN51 |
DANISH MFA "STILL WORKING" ON FUNDS FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Danish government continues to wrestle with internal bureaucratic questions of how to fund a contribution for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (reftel). Danish MFA acting Middle East head Steen Norlov and Lebanon desk officer Jakob Rogild Jakobsen told us February 6 that the foreign [...] |
2008-02-07 14:37:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM DKEM EFIN LE SY DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN53 |
DENMARK SUPPORTS EU STATEMENT ON SYRIAN DETENTIONS [...] (C) The Danish government backs French efforts to secure an EU Presidency statement condemning Syrian detention of Riad Seif and other democracy activists, Danish MFA acting Middle East head Steen Norlov told us February 6. Noting that Syrian action followed the recent visit of the Dutch fore [...] |
2008-02-08 07:48:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KMPI SY DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN531 |
DANES TO ABSTAIN WITH EU ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-03 12:52:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KVIR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN538 |
NORDICS INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's initiative to explore interest among Nordic governments and research communities in a Nordic-U.S. partnership on renewable energy research and development has been welcomed in Nordic capitals and by the Nordic Council of Ministers. We welcome this Department in [...] |
2008-10-07 09:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG ENRG SENV DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN553 |
OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-16 09:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL GG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN569 |
DENMARK ISSUES REPORT ON CIA OVERFLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller October 23 briefed parliament on his government's investigation of alleged U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace, emphasizing that no evidence had been found to prove those allegations or to suggest that Danish authorities had been [...] |
2008-10-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PTER MARR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN574 |
DANISH BANKING/INDUSTRIAL TITANS DOWNBEAT ON [...] (SBU) At an October 27 dinner hosted by the Ambassador in honor of visiting Citi Chairman Sir Win Bischoff, Danish Central Bank Chairman Nils Bernstein was decidedly pessimistic in his assessment of Danish economic and banking sector prospects in the near-to-medium term. Speaking in an improm [...] |
2008-10-28 12:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN575 |
DENMARK - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named military personnel and found no derogatory information. -Brigadier General Soeren Falk-Portved, Royal Danish Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attache, Danish Embassy, Washington, D.C., DOB: March 18,1954. -Lieutenant Colonel Pe [...] |
2008-10-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PM PREL DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN577 |
DANES IN NO RUSH TO CLOSE OHR IN BOSNIA; PM TO [...] (C) Describing Denmark as "one step behind" much of the EU regarding the termination of OHR in Bosnia, Danish MFA Head of Department for Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen indicated broad agreement with reftel points on the need for implementation of the 5 2 criteria before transitioning to EUSR super [...] |
2008-10-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU BK SR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN579 |
DANISH REACTION TO DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 08:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN593 |
DENMARK TO SUPPORT AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-12 15:24:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL AF DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN595 |
DENMARK: LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN INTO [...] (S) We discussed reftel points with Danish Government officials on November 4 and November 12, stressing the importance that Denmark adopt at least one of the preventive measures set forth in reftel to address risks posed by Iran. According to Nikolaj Harris, Head of Section of the Danish Fore [...] |
2008-11-13 08:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN598 |
DENMARK TROUBLED BY BOLIVIAN SUSPENSION OF DEA [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Office for South America Maj Hessel November 12 underscored Denmark's deep concern about the Bolivian government's actions against DEA (reftel) and reported that the Danish government is pressing for a coordinated EU approach on the issue in La Paz. Characterizing U.S. a [...] |
2008-11-13 13:37:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SNAR BL DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN601 |
Climate Change: Denmark Restructures to Host COP-15 [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions posed in Ref A. Q. Has your host government altered its bureaucratic structure for addressing climate change over the past 12-18 months? If so, how? How might upcoming elections affect current policy positions and entities? A. Yes. The Danish G [...] |
2008-11-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN603 |
DANES CONSIDERING CONVOYS AS POTENTIAL DETERRENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Denmark, home to one of the world's largest maritime shipping industries, is growing increasingly alarmed by incidents of high-seas piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. The Danish government and shipping associations have discussed with us the possibility of [...] |
2008-11-18 11:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM MOPS PGOV PREL PTER DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN61 |
DENMARK READY TO MOVE QUICKLY ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Denmark will be among the first EU member states to recognize Kosovo's independence. Danish MFA Eastern Europe Department Head Ruben Madsen confirmed to us February 11 that Denmark is poised to announce its recognition "within hours" of a declaration of independence. Madsen told us Danish [...] |
2008-02-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN611 |
DANISH CONCERNS OVER NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN613 |
DENMARK: REVOCATION OF IRAN U-TURN GENERAL LICENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN614 |
GREENLAND VOTES ON GREATER AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a November 25 referendum, Greenlanders are expected to approve "self rule," another step toward eventual independence from Denmark. Under the Self Rule Act agreed upon last summ [...] |
2008-11-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN617 |
YOUR VISIT TO COPENHAGEN [...] (C) Madam Secretary, you know Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague, and Denmark as one of our closest allies in Europe. Your "farewell" visit here is much appreciated by the Danes, who are naturally looking ahead to the incoming administration but are also keen to highli [...] |
2008-11-25 08:59:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON OVIP DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN625 |
Climate: Danes Looking Past Poznan to COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a Noveber 25 meeting with DCM, Prime Minister Rasmussens climate advisor, Ambassador Bo Lidegaard, shard Denmark's raised hopes and concerns about the rod toward a global climate agreement in Copenhage at the COP-15 meeting in December 2009. Lidegard welcomed early signals [...] |
2008-11-28 10:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN626 |
Climate: Danes Looking Past Poznan to COP-15 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 10:10:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN627 |
DENMARK TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 11:20:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN63 |
DANES WILL OPPOSE OSCE BERLIN MECHANISM ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Denmark will oppose any effort to invoke the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism in connection with a declaration of independence from Kosovo. MFA Kosovo Desk Officer Asger Kroll told us February 12 that Denmark sees "eye to eye" with the USG on the inappropriateness of the Berlin Mechanism in this c [...] |
2008-02-12 10:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PREL UNAUS UNMIK YI EU DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN630 |
DANES TO BACK CHANGE TO ANA TRUST FUND, [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 13:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN664 |
DENMARK ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN668 |
2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...] |
2008-12-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN673 |
DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN70 |
DENMARK: CARTOONS IN DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL ASEC DA |
| 08COPENHAGEN79 |
KOSOVO: DENMARK PUSHING FOR GROUP RECOGNITION [...] (C) Denmark will formally recognize Kosovo independence February 21 at the latest, Danish MFA East European Department Head Ruben Madsen told us February 19, reporting that the Danes are lobbying other governments to join them that day. Madsen allowed that he would prefer to move more quickly [...] |
2008-02-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI KV DA |
| 09COPENHAEN13 |
RISING DANISH CONCERN ABOT GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The Danish government nd leading politicians continue to balance their assessment of the conflict in Gaza between assigning clear blame to Hamas and signaling growing concerns about the civilian casualties inflicted by the Israeli retaliation. Following a January 6 meeting with the p [...] |
2009-01-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS IS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN104 |
DANES CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS AORC APER PREL UNGA DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN105 |
DENMARK: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] 2008 was a dreadful year for the Danish financial sector, and 2009 has thus far shown no indication that it will be any better. Most large Danish financial firms came out of 2008 with a loss or, at best, reduced profits compared to 2007. The largest Danish bank, Danske Bank, ended 2008 with [...] |
2009-03-02 08:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN11 |
DANISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Denmark welcomes and largely shares our reftel strategy for Georgia and its separatist regions, Danish MFA Director for Russia and Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen and his team assured us January 6. Madsen observed that this is a good time to exchange views on the long-term approach, reporting [...] |
2009-01-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR ECON GG RS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN117 |
DANES REVIEW BURMA POLICY [...] (U) Summary. Poloff met March 3 with Kasper Olsen, MFA's head of section for Southeast Asia, to discuss Danish policy towards Burma. Denmark is completing a policy review in anticipation of the EU Commission's annual meeting on Burma in April. Denmark's review, to be finalized this week, c [...] |
2009-03-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN126 |
(S) IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SEEKS DANISH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-06 15:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN127 |
YOUR MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOLLER MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madam Secretary, your predecessors have known Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague and a capable representative of one of our closest allies in Europe. Your first bilateral meeting with Per Stig will signal our appreciation for Danish contributions to international [...] |
2009-03-09 09:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN13 |
RISING DANISH CONCERN ABOUT GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The Danish government and leading politicians continue to balance their assessment of the conflict in Gaza between assigning clear blame to Hamas and signaling growing concerns about the civilian casualties inflicted by the Israeli retaliation. Following a January 6 meeting with the pa [...] |
2009-01-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS IS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN131 |
DETAILS ON DANISH PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM [...] According to Jakob Rogild Jakobsen, Chief of Section of the Danish MFA Middle East Policy and Assistance office, about half of Denmark's USD 17.4 million pledge will be directed toward humanitarian assistance, with about 90 percent of the funds earmarked for UNRWA activities and a smaller por [...] |
2009-03-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN136 |
DANES WEIGHING PAKISTAN AID [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche on the Pakistan donors conference to Danish MFA Head of Department Jesper Thomsen March 17, urging high-level participation and a robust contribution at the April 17 conference. A/DCM noted that the conference had been flagged as a top priority by seni [...] |
2009-03-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL ECON EFIN PK DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN138 |
DENMARK: DEMARCHE ON EFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on March 16 with Jens Godtfredsen, chief of the MFA's EU Economic Policy office, and on March 17 with Steen Lohmann Poulsen, Head of the International Division at the Ministry of Finance. With both interlocutors, we urged European leadership and proactive flexib [...] |
2009-03-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL EU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN139 |
Climate Conferences Build Toward COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Denmark has recently been host to a flurry of climate-related conferences in the run-up to the UNFCCC's Conference of Parties (COP-15) meeting in December. One of them, sponsored by the International Association of Research Universities and held here in Copenhagen, attracted i [...] |
2009-03-19 07:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN152 |
Denmark to Attend Major Economies Forum April 27-28 [...] (SBU) On March 23 we delivered President Obama's letter (Ref A), inviting Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to send a representative to the Major Economies Forum (MEF) preparatory meeting April 27-28 in Washington, and also conveyed MEF-related points (Ref B). PM Rasmussen's climate adviso [...] |
2009-03-27 06:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN154 |
DENMARK WELCOMES U.S. AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Danish officials responded positively to reftel messages on the outcome of our Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review, highlighting broad agreement with our approach, welcoming our renewed commitments and expressing gratitude for previewing the message in advance of President Obama's public an [...] |
2009-03-27 15:52:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN158 |
DENMARK: MARCH ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents ------------ ECON: Opposition Says Stimulate, Government Says Wait EAGR: Fat Tax Sounds Death Knell for Danish Pastry? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EFIN: More Grim News from the Financial Sector EFIN: Bankruptcy Hammer to Fall in September? ENRG: Vestas Loses Market Share to GE Oppo [...] |
2009-03-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN166 |
DENMARK: BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES [...] The Danish government has not put forward an economic stimulus package. If and when such a package is announced, we suspect that it will not include funding for increased broadband deployment initiatives because, according to the Danish National IT and Telecom Agency, broadband is already av [...] |
2009-04-03 10:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN168 |
DENMARK'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A scant 72 hours after formally declaring his candidacy for NATO Secretary General, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, his new post in hand, stepped down as prime minister April 5 in favor of his hand-picked successor, 44-year-old Finance Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. L [...] |
2009-04-06 12:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO EU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN172 |
DANES WEIGHING CONTRIBUTION FOR PAKISTAN DONORS' [...] (SBU) PolOff, accompanied by Japanese and Pakistani counterparts, met April 8 with MFA's Team Leader for Pakistan Jesper Thomsen. Thomsen told us that the Danes will be represented in Tokyo by MFA Political Director Carsten Damsgaard, who will also soon assume additional duties as Denmark's S [...] |
2009-04-08 10:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PK DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN173 |
Change of Danish PM: Implications for COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent change of Danish Prime Minister is unlikely to significantly shift the Danish approach to hosting UNFCCC climate talks at COP-15 in December in Copenhagen. Climate policy here enjoys strong political consensus, and the government of Lars Lokke Rasmussen will likely [...] |
2009-04-08 15:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV KGHG PINR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN182 |
COPENHAGEN: UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM [...] In response to REFTEL, Copenhagen Embassy designates Political Officer Patrick Armstrong as the primary action officer for CT finance issues. Patrick's contact information is as follows: Telephone: 45 3341 7135 Unclassified email address: armstrongpk@state.gov Classified emai [...] |
2009-04-16 13:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN2 |
DENMARK: URGENT NEED FOR DONATIONS TO UNRWA GAZA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN20 |
DANES WANT "AMBITIOUS" SOMALI PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary. Denmark supports a robust mandate for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP), and hopes that the CGSP's January 13-14 inaugural meeting will provide it with an ambitious and substantive operational agenda. The Danes hope to take on leadership of the CGSP's legal and judicial [...] |
2009-01-08 15:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN201 |
DENMARK: APRIL ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: EAGR: Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ECON: Don't Stimulate, Regulate? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EIND: U.S. Now Novo Nordisk's Biggest Market EFIN: Slow Lending Even After Bank Bailout ENRG: Vestas Registers Big Profit But Cuts Workforce Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ---------- [...] |
2009-05-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN205 |
MGSF01: First Case in Denmark linked to NYC [...] (U) Danish authorities confirmed to the press on May 1 Denmark's first confirmed case of the New York strain of the H1N1 virus. The case has been reported to WHO. 2. (U) The individual had recently returned from a visit to New York on April 21-28, arriving back in Copenhagen on the mornin [...] |
2009-05-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09COPENHAGEN206 |
NATO SYG-DESIGNATE EAGER TO BEGIN NEEDED REFORMS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-04 07:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN209 |
MGSF01: COPENHAGEN EAC UPDATE [...] In the wake of discovery of Denmark's first confirmed case of H1N1 virus (Reftel), the CDA led an EAC meeting on May 4 to take stock of the flu situation in Denmark and Embassy responses to it. There have been no further cases confirmed by Danish health authorities. 2. DHS on May 2 suppli [...] |
2009-05-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09COPENHAGEN21 |
DENMARK: OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-08 15:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF EAID UN DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN213 |
DENMARK'S EXPERIENCE WITH MIGRATION IN EUROPE [...] The Confederation of Danish Industry (the functional equivalent of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) estimates that 30,000 migrant laborers work in Denmark. The overwhelming majority of this group are Polish nationals engaged in skilled and unskilled construction work. There is no evidence to su [...] |
2009-05-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR ECON ELAB DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN228 |
REVIEW OF DENMARK FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary. We spoke May 18 with MFA Team Leader for Latin America Kit Clausen, who assured us that Denmark remains vocal in both bilateral and EU fora in pressing for democracy and human rights in Cuba. While Denmark supports dialogue with Havana, they insist that any dialogue be critical [...] |
2009-05-18 14:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN231 |
DENMARK'S CONTRIBUTION TO ALLEVIATE PAKISTAN'S IDP [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-19 07:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF DA PK |
| 09COPENHAGEN238 |
SCENESETTER FOR MAJORITY LEADER HOYER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Majority Leader, welcome back to Copenhagen. Your return here is much anticipated and appreciated by the Danes, who are eager to reaffirm close U.S.-Danish ties both with the new administration and with the senior leadership of the new congress. Denmark remains one of our closest all [...] |
2009-05-22 07:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON NATO PTER DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN24 |
DANISH ECONOMY TREADING WATER IN A CHOPPY SEA [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the first EU nations to slide into recession in 2008, Denmark absorbed many of the same economic body blows felt by other OECD nations and is braced for what is expected by all forecasts to be a bleak 2009. Due to relatively prudent pre-crisis lending practices and a ti [...] |
2009-01-09 14:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN241 |
DENMARK LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN CASE AGAINST PRO-PKK [...] (S) In recent discussions, Danish government officials and the chief prosecutor in the case against PKK-affiliated Roj-TV underscored their determination to address that case according to Danish law, expressing frustration with the evidence produced so far and unwilling to predict when the sta [...] |
2009-05-26 12:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | PREL PTER NATO TU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN253 |
HISTORIC GREENLANDIC ELECTIONS USHER IN NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Greenlanders, in an historic June 2 election, threw out the ruling party that has held the reins of government in Greenland for the last 30 years. The decisive winner was Greenland's largest left-wing opposition party, which ran a skillful campaign focused on addressing Greenla [...] |
2009-06-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN258 |
DANISH RESPONSE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS AORC APER PREL UNGA DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN260 |
DENMARK: MAY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: ELAB: Is Danish Bacon an Endangered Species? ECON: Danes in the Red EWWT: The Nation that Launched the Vikings no Longer Builds Ships ENRG: Danish Wind Goes West ETTC: Novo Nordisk Settles Oil for Food Scandal Involvement ECON: Denmark by Numbers Is Danish Bacon an Endange [...] |
2009-06-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN270 |
IWC 2009 MEETING: DENMARK/GREENLAND VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: Denmark's IWC commissioner told us Denmark will again request an aboriginal whaling quota for Greenland, despite uncertainty regarding the whaling policies of the new Greenlandic Home Rule Government. Denmark supports continuation of the "Future of the IWC" small working group [...] |
2009-06-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IWC SENV KSCA PREL PGOV EFIS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN278 |
DENMARK STILL AFTER TOP IRENA JOB [...] (SBU) REO conveyed reftel points on possible U.S. membership of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to Danish officials in the Foreign and Climate ministries on June 17. Danish officials warmly welcomed U.S. interest in joining IRENA. 2. (SBU) Mads Emil Sterk, Head of Sectio [...] |
2009-06-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN282 |
DENMARK HOSTS COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Baltic region officials decided to continue efforts to make the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) more focused on concrete projects to integrate the region's energy infrastructure and promote other links at a ministerial meeting on June 4 hosted by Denmark as outgoing CBSS pr [...] |
2009-06-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL AORC ZB XZ DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN291 |
MAJORITY LEADER HOYER'S VISIT TO DENMARK [...] (SBU) Summary. Prospects for U.S. climate and energy legislation and its potential impact on an international climate agreement in December were foremost in the minds of Danish interlocutors as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer visited Copenhagen May 26 - 29. Hoyer, in meetings with senior Dan [...] |
2009-06-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN32 |
DENMARK EXPECTS DELAY ON EU-SYRIA AGREEMENT [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Danish MFA Head of Department for the Middle East Tomas Anker Christensen indicated that Denmark does not expect that the EU foreign ministers will sign the EU-Syria Association Agreement for many months, and certainly not until the dust settles in Gaza and [...] |
2009-01-14 10:56:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU SY DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN335 |
DANISH COMMENT ON EFFORTS BY FEDCO TO PROCURE [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. (S) We discussed ref A July 30 with Danish MFA Coordinator for Iran Sanctions Nikolaj Harris. Harris told us that MFA had passed ref B non-paper to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) as well as the Danish Construction [...] |
2009-08-03 09:11:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET | ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM PREL IR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN351 |
DANES STRONGLY CONDEMN AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (U) Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release August 11 strongly condemning the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi, calling her recent trial "a farce" and a clear attempt to keep her away from 2010 elections. The press release quoted Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller as [...] |
2009-08-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN356 |
AMBASSADOR FULTON MEETS GREENLAND PREMIER [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Fulton paid her initial call on Greenland's Premier, Kuupik Kleist, August 14. Kleist stressed that he desires close cooperation with the United States and the Ambassador committed to continued U.S. engagement in Greenland. Specifically, the two discussed how to fur [...] |
2009-08-18 06:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN363 |
DANISH DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV PTER EAID DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN365 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN MINISTER - MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND AFGHANISTAN MUCH ON PER STIG'S MIND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | DA PGOV PREL |
| 09COPENHAGEN366 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE DANISH DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her meeting August 25 with Foreign Minister Moeller (septel), the Ambassador met the following day with MFA Permanent Secretary (de facto Deputy Minister) Claus Grube. Grube echoed his minister's comments on Afghanistan and Iran, but -- unlike Moeller -- he lobbied p [...] |
2009-08-27 13:27:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SENV AF IR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN367 |
Danish Climate Minister on G-20, COP-15 [...] (U)This message contains an action request for OES/EGC--see para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an August 27 courtesy call, the Ambassador assured Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard that the U.S. remains committed to seeking a successful outcome at COP-15 climate talks in Copenhagen [...] |
2009-08-27 14:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV EFIN PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN368 |
DENMARK'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered the reftel points to Lene Moelsted Jensen, Director for Sustainability and Environment in the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. She replied the Danish Government is aware of the issue and that the Minister of Agriculture is "very well aware" of the di [...] |
2009-08-27 15:30:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO DK |
| 09COPENHAGEN369 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER - SOREN GADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 26, Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Soeren Gade. The Minister was in a talkative mood, and conducted a very cordial meeting in which no contentious issues were raised. He did, however, drop a few surprise hints concerning the possibility [...] |
2009-08-28 10:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN372 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH THE DANISH PM - COP-15 THE [...] (C) Summary: During the course of an extended meeting with the Ambassador on August 26, Danish Prime Minister Lars-Lokke Rasmussen praised the state of U.S.-Denmark relations, welcomed US leadership on climate change negotiations and said that COP-15 was "at the top of my political agenda." [...] |
2009-08-28 11:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN377 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS JUSTICE MINISTER, EXCHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Fulton's first meeting with Justice Minister Brian Mikkelsen highlighted the close cooperation and warm feelings between the two governments; the impending first-ever extradition to the U.S. from Denmark of a Danish citizen; the U.S. desire to use Federal Air Marsha [...] |
2009-09-02 10:52:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN379 |
(SBU) KOSOVO: DENMARK WILL PARTICIPATE IN ICJ [...] (SBU) Denmark will participate in the ICJ oral hearings on Kosovo. MFA confirmed this in response to reftel demarche. FULTON [...] |
2009-09-03 06:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL ICJ KV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN385 |
(C) AFGHANISTAN: DANES WORRIED ABOUT FALLOUT OF [...] (C/NF) The Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel called the Ambassador September 10 to register his Government's deep worry about Afghanistan in the wake of the air strike on hijacked tankers. Noting that he had spoken with his German counterpart, he said this incident co [...] |
2009-09-10 13:48:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR AF DA GE |
| 09COPENHAGEN395 |
(C) IRAN: DENMARK SUPPORTS UNSC SANCTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, FM Per Stig Moeller told Ambassador September 16 that he supports additional UNSC sanctions on Iran, which cannot be trusted, and that he told his EU colleagues this on September 14. He assessed that the Iranian political opposition had succeeded in making [...] |
2009-09-16 17:29:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN396 |
(C) SRI LANKA: DENMARK SUPPORTING USG DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark says it supported the USG position on Sri Lanka (reftel) at the EU's Asia Working Group meeting in Brussels September 16. Afterwards, the European Commission unit that covers Sri Lanka asked the Danes for a copy of reftel points; the Danes told the unit to talk to the [...] |
2009-09-16 17:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
| 09COPENHAGEN397 |
FIVE FMS PLEDGE COOPERATION TOWARD COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: The foreign ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and France met in Copenhagen on September 10 to call urgently for reaching an ambitious climate agreement at the COP-15 climate conference in December. Warning that the risks of failure include potential "large- [...] |
2009-09-17 09:16:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV EFIN PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN398 |
Ambassador and Science Minister Sign Bilateral Science and [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Danish Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Helge Sander, signed a bilateral science and technological cooperation agreement on September 15. In her remarks, the Ambassador hailed the agreement as opening new doors in the bilateral S and T relation [...] |
2009-09-17 09:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPL PGOV SCUL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN404 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS GREENLAND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Official Greenland warmly welcomed Ambassador Fulton on her first visit to the capital Nuuk, August 20-22, and the GOD sent a senior delegation to accompany her to Thule Air Base September 7-9. Greenla [...] |
2009-09-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV SCUL DA GL |
| 09COPENHAGEN405 |
POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION - [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel points to Aron Bonanno of MFA Security Policy Department September 17. Bonanno expressed appreciation for the information, noting that he was working late because of this issue. He wondered whether the timing of the announcement had anything to do with POTUS's [...] |
2009-09-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN408 |
64TH UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Details of Denmark's high-level attendance at 64th UNGA are keyed to format stipulated in reftel: A. Attendance of Head of State: No plan to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government: -- Mr. Lars Loekke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark. -- Arrive New York September 2 [...] |
2009-09-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP CIVS UNGA DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN409 |
Denmark and Greenland Agree on Dialogue Toward COP-15 on [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent reported statements by new Greenland Self Government Premier Kuupik Kleist raised concerns that Greenland would opt out of any deal negotiated by Denmark (which has sovereignty over it) at COP-15 and embarrass the Danish government in its role as host of COP-15. Danish [...] |
2009-09-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PGOV PREL EINV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN410 |
UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of September 21 to MFA Americas Dept. Head Morten Lauridsen, stressing the need to get word to the Danish Political Director in New York before the EU meeting the same day. Lauridsen undertook to convey the message at once. FULTON [...] |
2009-09-21 15:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN411 |
LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON FROM FM [...] (SBU) Embassy has received a letter to Secretary Clinton from Minister of Foreign Affairs Moeller regarding his participation at the transatlantic dinner on September 22 (ref A) and the Partnering for Food Security meeting on September 26 (ref B). 2. (SBU) The text of the letter is as foll [...] |
2009-09-21 16:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC OVIP PREL UNGA DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN418 |
BLUE LANTERN CONTACT INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-28 12:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN425 |
IRAN COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche September 29 to Aron Bonanno, Head of Section in MFA's Security Policy Dept, and Lene Hothes of MFA's Iran desk. Bonanno replied that Denmark is in total agreement with the USG; Iran must live up to its international obligations. MFA is eager to [...] |
2009-09-29 13:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN427 |
BURMA: DENMARK KEEN TO WORK WITH USG [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-30 07:49:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN431 |
KENYA: DENMARK SUPPORTS U.S. ON AVERTING REFUGEE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KE UNHCR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN433 |
"HIGH NORTH" CONFERENCE DEBATES GREENLAND'S ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Danih Institute for Military Studies sponsored a confrence on Arctic security September 23. Denmark mintains sovereignty over Greenland, but granted it increased autonomy as of June 2009. Participant vigorously debated Greenland's changing role asthe Arctic attracts increa [...] |
2009-10-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR PGOV PREL SENV DA GL |
| 09COPENHAGEN434 |
DANISH SHIPOWNERS PRIORITIZE CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior officials of the Danish Shipowners Association (DSA) list anti-piracy cooperation, reliance on free-market allocation of resources to prevent overcapacity, and care in setting proposed climate-change restrictions on the emission of maritime greenhouse gases (GHG) as th [...] |
2009-10-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT PGOV PREL SENV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN435 |
CHOD RESIGNS IN COMMANDO-BOOK SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark's Chief of Defense Command (CHOD) Admiral Tim Sloth Joergensen resigned October 4 as a result of a scandal over an Arabic translation of a controversial book about Danish commandos that was published over MOD objections. It has been revealed that an officer on his staf [...] |
2009-10-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN441 |
GREENLAND SEEKS TO CONDUCT MINERAL SURVEY AT THULE [...] (U) Action request: Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. The MFA has relayed a request from Greenland Government's Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum for preliminary USG reaction toward its intent to issue a commercial license to conduct a mineral survey on land that borders on -- [...] |
2009-10-09 11:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR EMIN DA GL |
| 09COPENHAGEN444 |
DENMARK SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Danish GDP contracted by 2.6% in the second quarter of 2009, due primarily to massive declines in investment of 10.3% and net trade, with imports down 3.9% and exports down 4.5%. Private consumption also showed a minor decline of 0.3%. Government consumption was up by 0.5%, but was insufficie [...] |
2009-10-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EWWT KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN445 |
(C) NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON EU OPT-OUTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: National security advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel told the Ambassador October 9 that the Government still wants to end Denmark's opt-outs from EU common policies but the time is not right for a referendum. He briefed on relations with Russia, notably the Prime Minister's upcoming visi [...] |
2009-10-09 14:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DA RU GG |
| 09COPENHAGEN446 |
(C) ROJ-TV: DANES HOPEFUL ABOUT NEW TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark does not rule out that the latest evidence provided by Turkey will be of the type needed to prove Roj-TV's ties to the terrorist PKK in a Danish court, national security advisor Ahrenkiel told the Ambassador October 9. Prosecutors are studying the file and are expected [...] |
2009-10-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER DA TU |
| 09COPENHAGEN451 |
IRAN: DANISH RESPONSE ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA Head of Section in the Department of Security Policy Aron Bonanno gave Pol-EconCouns an initial response October 6 (conveyed to Stephen Mull in P by ref B): - Denmark is quite supportive of the U.S. position and is ahead of other small EU countries i [...] |
2009-10-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM IR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN453 |
FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE: DANISH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN454 |
GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA: MFA EXPLAINS FM MOELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) This message contains an action request regarding Georgia/Abkhazia and NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine; please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FM Moeller's October 6 visit to Abkhazia was coordinated with and supported by the Georgian Government. It came at his own initiat [...] |
2009-10-14 11:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RU UP TU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN456 |
GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of October 14 to Lars Peter Levy and Henrik Kiil of the MFA's Mideast Department; both cover the Mideast Peace Process with rank of Head of Section. Levy replied that Denmark had planned not/not to speak at the UNSC session October 14 bu [...] |
2009-10-15 07:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09COPENHAGEN462 |
(SBU) DENMARK SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH MAIZE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN467 |
DANISH CLIMATE NEGOTIATOR RESIGNS UNDER CLOUD [...] (SBU) Summary: Thomas Becker, one of Denmark's senior climate negotiators, resigned on October 8, fueling press and opposition speculation about tensions between the Climate and Energy Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office. Further details of Becker's expense accounting have revealed a pre [...] |
2009-10-21 06:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN470 |
GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE [...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...] |
2009-10-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV |
| 09COPENHAGEN474 |
PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY: [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-23 11:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN479 |
BANNING THE PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL INSURANCE TO [...] (SBU) On October 26, poloff delivered talking points, along with applicable documents, to MFA's Acting Department Head for Middle East Affairs Allan Kristensen. Kristensen indicated the issue was not currently being discussed, but agreed it was important and should be placed on the agenda. [...] |
2009-10-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL PTER IR DK |
| 09COPENHAGEN481 |
DENMARK: UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE [...] (SBU) On October 27, poloff delivered talking points and CV of AmCit ICSC nominee Lucretia F. Myers to MFA Acting Department Head Anders Ornemark, Department of Global Security and Economy. The discussion reiterated the importance we attach to the candidacy of Ms. Myers, a message that was [...] |
2009-10-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA |
| 09COPENHAGEN482 |
DENMARK: UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE -- PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) On October 27, poloff delivered talking points and discussed U.S. Third Committee priorities contained in reftel to MFA Acting Department Head Anders Ornemark, Department of Global Security and Economy. Ornemark indicated general overall agreement with the priorities, particularly the [...] |
2009-10-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN |
| 09COPENHAGEN483 |
DENMARK: COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN [...] (C) On October 27, poloff conveyed reftel talking points to Stephan Schonemann, Acting Department Head, Department for Stabilization, Afghanistan Unit, and Jesper Thomsen, Pakistan Team Leader, Department of South Asia. Both Schonemann and Thomsen said the Danish Government is in full agreem [...] |
2009-10-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL AF |
| 09COPENHAGEN484 |
(SBU) DANISH PEOPLE'S PARTY MP SPECULATES FM [...] (SBU) Summary. MP Soren Espersen, Danish People's Party (DPP) foreign policy spokesman, told Poloffs Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller may retire soon in favor of rising Conservative party star Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy. Espersen's party supports the Liberal-Conserva [...] |
2009-10-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN486 |
DANISH PM CALLS FOR POLITICAL AGREEMENT AT COP-15, [...] (SBU) Summary: Danish PM Lars Loekke Rasmussen delivered a speech on climate change to legislators from the G-8 and major developing countries gathered in Copenhagen on October 24 for an inter-parliamentary event. Rasmussen laid out a vision of a 'politically binding' agreement at COP-15 whic [...] |
2009-10-30 15:44:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN487 |
PIRACY OFF SOMALIA: WORKING GROUP 2 INVITATION, [...] Embassy has received an invitation for the United States to send a delegation to the fourth meeting of The Working Group on Legal Issues (WG2) of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), to take place on November 26-27 at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen. [...] |
2009-10-30 16:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM MARR PREL SO |
| 09COPENHAGEN488 |
(C) EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having recently hosted the Israeli Ambassador in response to the latter's request for a meeting, Ambassador Fulton invited Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Habashi to lunch October 29. They discussed one-on-one the Middle East and the Danish cartoon controversy. The Egyptian MFA has [...] |
2009-11-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EG IS |
| 09COPENHAGEN489 |
(C) GOLDSTONE REPORT: DANES SEEKING EU CONSENSUS [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche November 3 to Michael Lund Jeppesen, Head of MFA's Mideast Department, and Henrik Kiil, Head of Section in that department who is the action officer on the Goldstone Report. After studying the non-paper and consulting with Kiil, Jeppesen offered th [...] |
2009-11-03 17:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV |
| 09COPENHAGEN490 |
INCSR - DRAFT REPORT [...] (SBU) There follows post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Denmark: I. Summary Denmark's relatively central geographic location and status as one of Europe's transportation hubs make it an attractive drug destination and transit cou [...] |
2009-11-03 17:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN491 |
EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-05 08:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ET KE SO DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN494 |
(C) DENMARK RESETS RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Rasmussen's November 2 visit to Moscow at the invitation of Prime Minister Putin demonstrated that Denmark and Russia have reset their relationship. This was the first such meeting since 2002, when relations soured after Denmark allowed Chechens to hold a confere [...] |
2009-11-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SENV RU DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN499 |
DENMARK: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, the U.S. and Denmark do not have an established security dialogue per se outside of NATO channels, but do coordinate closely on a broad range of security issues, specifically: -- Denmark has participated as a Cat III partner in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Pr [...] |
2009-11-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN50 |
DENMARK'S 'DON'T CALL IT A BANK BAILOUT' BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. Moving to shore up the Danish banking sector for the second time in less than four months, the Danish government unveiled on January 18 a 100 billion kroner (nearly USD 18 billion) "credit package" plan designed ostensibly to spur increased bank lending and alleviate Denmark's o [...] |
2009-01-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN507 |
DENMARK OCTOBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Danish Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen announced in mid-October the revision of the Government's Economic Survey from August. The Government now expects a contraction in GDP for 2009 of 4% (versus the 3% contraction projected in August), and GDP growth in 2010 of 1% - 11/2% (the Au [...] |
2009-11-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN51 |
DENMARK'S "DON'T CALL IT A BANK BAILOUT" BANK [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN516 |
(C) DENMARK ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS: [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Head of Section for Mideast Peace Process Lars Peter Levy and Head of Section for Levant Henrik Kiil told PolEconCouns November 18 that coordination within the EU was already far advanced, and Denmark's highest priority was to have a united EU position. They ag [...] |
2009-11-18 12:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN521 |
DONG ENERGY'S ROLE IN DENMARK'S ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DONG Energy CEO Anders Eldrup recently briefed the Ambassador on Denmark's energy security and DONG Energy Group's activities. As a result of difficulties stemming from the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, Denmark set a national priority to end reliance on foreign energy. The Governmen [...] |
2009-11-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KGHG SENV EIND EPET DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN522 |
DHS SECRETARY MOVES AIR MARSHAL ISSUE FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano visited Denmark November 2-3 for meetings with the Danish Ministers of Justice and Transportation and for a public event on trafficking in persons (TIP). Ambassador Fulton accompanied her throughout the visit. Th [...] |
2009-11-19 15:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS EAIR ASEC KHLS KTIP PTER KCRM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN523 |
DENMARK POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (C/NF) This is the first in a periodic series of cables summarizing notable political developments in Denmark. In this issue: Denmark's EU opt-outs; Afghanistan debate; Defense Minister weakened; budget negotiations; gang war; EU Commissioner speculation; upcoming local elections. (U) EU [...] |
2009-11-20 17:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON MARR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN524 |
(SBU) LOCAL ELECTIONS YIELD SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Danes went to the polls November 17 to elect 98 municipal and 5 regional councils. At the broadest level, the results were a wash, and turnout was down (65.8 percent, versus 69.4 at the 2005 local elections). The biggest gains in share of the vote went to the opposition Soc [...] |
2009-11-20 17:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN526 |
ISRAELI FM LIBERMAN VISITS DENMARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Foreign Minister Liberman visited Copenhagen November 9-10, but failed to get Denmark's support for upgrading Israel's relations with the EU. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and members of the Folketing expressed publicly opposition to Lieberman's objective of asking [...] |
2009-11-23 07:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL IS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN532 |
DENMARK: MESSAGES DELIVERED FOR IAEA MEETING [...] (SBU) Messages concerning current U.S. positions on the Angarsk nuclear fuel bank resolution (reftels A and B), P5 1 efforts on Iran's nuclear program (reftel C), and desired follow-up on IAEA's report on Syrian clandestine nuclear activities (reftel D) were directly conveyed by PolOff to He [...] |
2009-11-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG KNNP PARM PREL IAEA IR TRGY SY |
| 09COPENHAGEN534 |
(C) AFGHANISTAN: DENMARK WILL SUPPORT POTUS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche, MFA number two Claus Grube and national security advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel separately told the Ambassador that Denmark will strongly support President Obama's decision on strategy for Afghanistan. They stressed that the USG must be seen to discus [...] |
2009-11-25 16:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN535 |
(C) UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DENMARK HAS TO WAIT [...] (C) In response to reftel, post assesses that Denmark would be a suitable - if independent-minded - candidate for the UN Human Rights Council. However, when the Ambassador discreetly broached the subject with MFA number two Claus Grube, he replied that his country will have to wait its turn [...] |
2009-11-25 18:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN537 |
(SBU) HEDEGAARD TO EU COMMISSION AFTER COP-15; SUCCESSOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen on November 24 named Connie Hedegaard as Denmark's EU Commissioner; she is expected to get the climate portfolio. He named Copenhagen University Vice-rector Lykke Friis as Hedegaard's replacement as Minister of Climate and Energy. Hedegaard will [...] |
2009-11-27 15:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN539 |
LOEKKE HAS A DREAM: PRIME MINISTER'S TEN GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Rasmussen used his party's annual conference to propose ten specific goals for Denmark to attain by 2020. He called this his "Danish dream" - modelled explicitly on The American Dream and inspired by the life-story of President Obama. With this vision statement [...] |
2009-11-30 07:56:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN540 |
(SBU) DENMARK: NO COMMITMENT ON G8 L'AQUILA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) EconOff met with Niels Richter, Director of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Macroeconomic Policies Division (which is responsible for development assistance and G-8 cooperation) on November 27, to discuss the points in reftel. Richter will be the primary Danish point of contact [...] |
2009-11-30 12:10:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR PREL DA RW |
| 09COPENHAGEN543 |
PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT - ENGAGING [...] (SBU) This message addresses reftel action items due November 30. Post welcomes the opportunity to participate in this initiative, even though the economic context for Muslims in Denmark is substantially different from the norm in the Muslim world. While Denmark's population is largely homo [...] |
2009-12-01 06:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI KISL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN544 |
(C) BOSNIAN AMBASSADOR URGES USG TO SUPPORT MAP [...] (C) At the request of Ambassador Muhamed Hajdarevic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Fulton received him on short notice December 1. Hajdarevic explained that Bosnian Ambassadors were under instruction to approach their U.S. counterparts in all NATO states to urge the USG to support th [...] |
2009-12-02 11:37:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BK |
| 09COPENHAGEN550 |
BURMA: DENMARK ENDORSES U.S. EFFORTS; WILL ADHERE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-03 16:22:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN56 |
NATO ENLARGEMENT: DANISH STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-28 12:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN568 |
DENMARK: ASSISTANCE TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) IN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-21 10:44:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK |
| 09COPENHAGEN573 |
NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE - DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-23 11:30:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP NPT PREL IAEA MNUC ENRG DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN575 |
FINANCE MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: Danish Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen gave a cautiously optimistic read-out of the Danish economy in a recent gathering with the local diplomatic corps. Though Denmark has been affected by the global economic crisis, Frederiksen said the impact had been diminished by the fa [...] |
2009-12-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN577 |
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER [...] Statistics Denmark released the 2009 Q3 GDP figures on December 22. In a highly unexpected result, the figures showed GDP growth of 0.6% in the third quarter, the first growth since the first quarter of 2008. Denmark's GDP as of the end of August was at approximately the same level as 2004 Q [...] |
2009-12-23 12:48:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT ETRD KTDB PGOV EAGR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN6 |
DENMARK: URGENT NEED FOR DONATIONS TO UNRWA GAZA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN61 |
DANISH REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON DISCOURAGING NEW DEALS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Charge was convoked on February 2 by MFA Political Director Carsten Damsgaard to follow up on our demarche regarding the present or planned pursuits of a Danish company, Haldor Topsoe, to sell catalytic converters to Ira [...] |
2009-02-02 15:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL DA IR |
| 09COPENHAGEN81 |
DENMARK'S 2009 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Denmark remains a relatively safe country. However, serious crime is on the rise and has been so for the last few years. The number of homicides nationwide rose to 53 in 2008 (compared to 24 in 2006 and 42 in 2007) The primary sources for all statist [...] |
2009-02-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
| 09COPENHAGEN89 |
DENMARK BACKS FIRM LINE AGAINST MAURITANIAN JUNTA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV EU MR DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN93 |
DANES WEIGH WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN II [...] (SBU) Denmark welcomes our good-faith effort to rescue the Durban Review Conference, but agrees that an acceptable outcome remains unlikely, Kira Smith Sindbjerg of the Danish MFA's Human Rights Department informed us in response to reftel demarche. Among Denmark's top priorities is opposing [...] |
2009-02-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN10 |
CUBA: DANISH OFFICIALS CAN'T GET VISAS DUE TO [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Denmark covers Cuba from Mexico City, and has been unable to get visas for officials to visit Cuba due to its insistence on engaging with civil society as well as the GOC. It assesses that Spain has backed off some on abolishi [...] |
2010-01-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI CU DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN102 |
(C) MIDEAST PEACE: DANISH MFA FLOATS A LOW-KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA briefed the Embassy on an initiative it is exploring - pending approval from FM Moeller - to promote low-key cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar responded favorably during an exploratory visit in January. Palestinian interest [...] |
2010-02-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL XF |
| 10COPENHAGEN103 |
EUR DAS QUANRUD'S FEBRUARY 10-11 VISIT: FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with visiting EUR DAS Quanrud, Danish officials indicated solid support for new UNSC sanctions against Iran; described Danish-Chinese relations as barely recovered from "a major bilateral crisis" after a fall meeting between the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister [...] |
2010-02-22 11:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETTC ASEC KWMN CH RU IR GL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN104 |
MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen announced his new Cabinet February 23. The most extensive reshuffle in recent Danish history, it sets his stamp decisively on the Government, nearly 11 months after he took office without an election when his predecessor became NATO Secreta [...] |
2010-02-23 12:26:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN107 |
GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Allan Jacobsen, Head of MFA's Human Rights Department, told A/DCM February 22 that Denmark agrees the UN Human Rights Council is the first place that should deal with any follow-up to the Goldstone Report, as it is the body that commissioned the Report. He added that there might in futur [...] |
2010-02-25 16:54:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IO UNGA PREL KPAL IS DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN11 |
POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Danes return from the Christmas/New Year holidays, reactions to the Prime Minister's New Year address range from lukewarm to mocking, depending on the political leaning of the commentator. The pundits' chief preoccupation is increasingly to speculate about the cabinet reshu [...] |
2010-01-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN15 |
DENMARK: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] There follows Post's submission for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism, including year-end updates: BEGIN TEXT: Denmark The Center for Terror Analysis of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) assessed that there is a general terrorist threat against Denmark, both from gro [...] |
2010-01-08 13:00:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN2 |
WOMEN'S ISSUES - USG ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Denmark is a leader in promoting gender equality at home and abroad. It consistently ranks in the top ten in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report (seventh in 2009; the United States ranked 31st). While some Danish women have identified "glass [...] |
2010-01-05 08:43:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN23 |
PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE: SPECIAL ENVOY DAMSGAARD [...] ACTION REQUEST - please see paragraph 3. 2. Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard, Denmark's Special Afghanistan-Pakistan Representative, will attend the January 25-27 PRT conference in Prague, MFA Afghanistan Unit Head Stephan Schoenemann told Pol-EconCouns January 14. Damsgaard will be accompan [...] |
2010-01-14 15:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN28 |
BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO. K-1679 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN29 |
BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO. K-2438 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-15 13:11:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN31 |
CLIMATE CHANGE: DENMARK TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) Denmark's chosen means for associating itself with the Copenhagen Accord, which it "strongly supports," is to work within the EU for a common position, in order to preclude backsliding by certain EU members. Denmark is confident an EU common position will be reached before end January [...] |
2010-01-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG PREL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN34 |
AFGHANISTAN: DENMARK FULLY AGREES ON TRANSITION [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Afghanistan Unit Head (and acting Stabilization Department Head) Stephan Schoenemann told A/DCM January 15 that Denmark fully agrees with the USG perspective and approach. He added that Denmark is currently working on its annual plan for engagement (both milit [...] |
2010-01-15 16:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN36 |
TFHA01: DENMARK USING OCHA'S FTS, GIVING NEARLY [...] In response to reftels, MFA Team Leader for Latin America Kit Clausen told Pol-EconCouns January 19 that Denmark is already using UN OCHA's Financial Tracking System (FTS). Clausen provided an update (emailed to Stacy Williams, Melissa Rosser and Maura O'Neill as per ref A) on Danish aid tota [...] |
2010-01-20 07:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PREF HA DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN39 |
(SBU) GREENLAND'S CLIMATE-CHANGE DEAL WITH DENMARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greenland (which is is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark) is satisfied with the climate-change agreement it reached with Denmark during COP-15. Under that agreement, Greenland is committed to doing the following by 2020: reducing GHG emissions by five percent fro [...] |
2010-01-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ECON ENRG GL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN41 |
IRAQ: ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Denmark shares USG concern about attempts to bar candidates from upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, according to MFA Mideast Department Section Heads Stig Paolo Piras and Kristian Rasmussen. In response to reftel demarche, they t [...] |
2010-01-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN43 |
JAN. 25 FAC DEMARCHE: DANISH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-26 15:44:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC IR YM BK SO UP YI DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN46 |
PM WARNS OF FISCAL TIGHTENING [...] SUMMARY: Danish PM Rasmussen announced that the government is revising budget plans in 2011-2013 to address growing public budget deficits. The plan, which will extend to 2020, will be released in February and form the basis of the Government's efforts for fiscal consolidation. Though detail [...] |
2010-01-28 09:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN47 |
(SBU) PM ON DEFENSIVE OVER HEALTHCARE ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition paries attacked PM Lars Loekke Rasmussen on healthcre issues during a January 20 parliamentary hearng, putting him squarely on the defensive. They bame him for hospital job cuts and suspect him of manipulating members of the Public Accounts Committee. The oppositio [...] |
2010-01-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN49 |
(C) NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ASKS FOR CONTINUED USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's new Ambassador to Denmark Ahmet Dibek requested continued USG assistance in getting Denmark to engage on Turkish concerns about Roj-TV. He also spoke of Turkish - Danish cooperation to facilitate integration of Turkish immigrants to Denmark, and how these issues relate [...] |
2010-01-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR TU DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN50 |
TFHA01: DANISH RESPONSE HAS BROAD BACKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Danish Government is determined to allocate as much as needed for Haiti relief efforts. Contributions totaled approximately USD 23 million by January 26; distribution is being coordinated closely with the UN. Extensive and successful private fundraising activities continue; [...] |
2010-01-28 15:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV DA HA |
| 10COPENHAGEN53 |
AFGHANISTAN LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark intends to speak constructively at the London conference on Afghanistan, is supportive of the Afghan reintegration program and will consider seeking funding to support the new Trust Fund, and is preparing an analytical paper on how to proceed in a regional context to pr [...] |
2010-01-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN57 |
TFHA01 DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] In response to REF A, MFA Team Leader for Latin American Affairs, Kit Clausen told POLOFF on January 28 that Denmark understands and supports the American efforts in Haiti, and emphasized Denmark's own role with relief efforts there. She underscored that Denmark was committed to the coordinatio [...] |
2010-01-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON |
| 10COPENHAGEN62 |
(SBU) BURQA: PM TRIES TO END DEBATE, DPP [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Government and opposition agree that a complete ban on wearing face-covering garments such as the burqa or niqab would be unconstitutional. At the same time, the Government associates such garments with an agenda that is oppressive to women and thus contra [...] |
2010-02-03 17:10:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN64 |
(C) IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: DENMARK "FULLY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Mideast Department Head Michael Lund Jeppesen told Acting DCM February 2 that Denmark "fully supports" sanctions against Iran, and they should be UNSC sanctions. He recalled that Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller has been clear for a long time that th [...] |
2010-02-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IR DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN67 |
SAME-SEX DOMESTIC PARTNERS: DENMARK WILLING TO [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-04 16:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN69 |
(SBU) DENMARK: GOVERNMENT WEATHERS COP-15 AFTERMATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Unrealistic public expectations for the outcome of COP-15 and initial confusion over how to interpret the Copenhagen Accord led to intense media and opposition questioning of Denmark's role as host of the conference, in particular focused on PM Lars Loekke Rasmussen's performanc [...] |
2010-02-05 07:03:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV PREL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN70 |
CITES: DANES SUPPORT SHARKS, SNAKES, CORAL; AGAINST LYNX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to demarche points in reftel, Denmark's likely head of delegation to the CITES COP-15 meeting in Doha indicated - pending final EU positions - that her government is likely to support the USG positions on sharks, coral and snakes, but oppose the USG on polar bears a [...] |
2010-02-08 12:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN77 |
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS: DANES TRYING TO GET ON [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IR DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN79 |
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS: DANES TRYING TO GET ON [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-11 10:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | |