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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04BRATISLAVA1006 |
SLOVAK TROOPS IN IRAQ AFTER POLISH WITHDRAWAL? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Robert Kalinak, Chairman of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee and member of the opposition party SMER, recently questioned the Slovak troop mandate in Iraq on a political TV talk show. While remaining supportive of coalition objectives in Iraq, he raised three issue [...] |
2004-11-04 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO IZ AF NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1007 |
Slovaks Will Support Meron for ICTY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 07:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO UNGA |
| 04BRATISLAVA101 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SCHUSTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR WEISER MET WITH SLOVAK PRESIDENT RUDOLF SCHUSTER ON JANUARY 28. THEY DISCUSSED HIS CONVERSATION THAT MORNING WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT LEONID KUCHMA, WHO IS SEEKING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR HIS REELECTION. SCHUSTER ALSO DESCRIBED HIS SUCCESSFUL TALKS WI [...] |
2004-01-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO EG UP |
| 04BRATISLAVA1011 |
WIDE SUPPORT FOR EU ACCESSION TALKS WITH TURKEY [...] (U) Summary. The vast majority of Slovak political parties have expressed support for beginning EU-accession talks with Turkey. However, they caution that beginning talks is not a guarantee of support for joining the EU; Turkey must fully meet all the political and economic requirements for [...] |
2004-11-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU UP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1013 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) October 1 - EXBS Advisor attended the "Day of the Slovak Customs Administration" di [...] |
2004-11-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1014 |
SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] Summary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to Yukos, the GOS will attempt to repurchase the company. Citing instability at Yukos due to its legal problems with the GOR, Slovak Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced that the [...] |
2004-11-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET LO PREL |
| 04BRATISLAVA1016 |
GOS ROMA STRATEGY: EMPLOYMENT TACTICS [...] Summary. Many Roma settlements in eastern Slovakia suffer from high rates of long-term unemployment due to low job creation, poor education, and in large part, discrimination. In the beginning of 2004, the government instituted needed changes to the social benefit system, which had been wide [...] |
2004-11-09 07:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1018 |
SLOVAK TIP MID-YEAR UPDATE [...] Summary. Jennifer Topping, from the Office of Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP), visited Slovakia from October 22 to 26. Topping applauded the efforts of law enforcement officials in investigating trafficking cases. She also encouraged officials to consider broader governmental coordination on [...] |
2004-11-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA102 |
NEW NBU DIRECTOR FINALLY APPOINTED [...] (C) AFTER MONTHS OF COALITION WRANGLING, THE SLOVAK CABINET APPOINTED AUREL UGOR AS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (NBU) ON JANUARY 28. PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, UGOR WORKED IN THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (VSS), SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENT SINCE OCTOBER 2 [...] |
2004-01-29 15:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO NBU |
| 04BRATISLAVA1027 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 10, 2004 [...] (C) Representatives of the MFA and MOD told DCM and emboffs October 19 that there was strong pressure from some EU countries to lift the arms embargo on China and added that Slovakia believed a strengthened EU Code of Conduct would only allow responsible exports (Refs A and B). DCM stressed t [...] |
2004-11-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO UP LY CH |
| 04BRATISLAVA1041 |
GUIDANCE REQUEST: POSSIBLE SLOVAK TANK SALE TO [...] (S) Summary: This is an action request--see para 3. A Slovak firm proposes selling excess T-72 tanks to Azerbaijan. End Summary. 2. (S) Peter Peniaska, head of the Slovak arms firm Petina International, met with emboffs to seek USG opinion on the potential sale of 145 T-72 tanks to Azerba [...] |
2004-11-16 17:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | MARR MASS PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1042 |
CYPRUS PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT WILL NOT INCREASE; [...] (C) Radovan Javorcik, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, told poloff November 16 that the GOS will not increase its commitment to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). The GOS will retain its position as a lead nation in sector three and the Slovak embassy [...] |
2004-11-16 17:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO CY |
| 04BRATISLAVA1043 |
CAUTION AND UNCERTAINTY IN GOS AS UKRAINE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Emboffs have discussed the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine with several GOS interlocutors this week. Expectations regarding outcome are divided--the Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor is optimistic about a Yushchenko win, while MFA policy p [...] |
2004-11-16 18:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO UP |
| 04BRATISLAVA1044 |
TRADE UNIONS REFUSE "EXCLUSIVE" AGREEMENT WITH SMER [...] (U) Summary. Delegates to the Fifth KOZ Congress on November 12 and 13 rejected a proposed agreement with the opposition party Smer for closer cooperation on common goals. The tone of the program was extremely critical of the government and a high- ranking GOS official's address received boos [...] |
2004-11-17 07:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1050 |
SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...] |
2004-11-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA1059 |
TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS, PER REFTEL, TO THE AUDIT AND REPORTING PROCESS FOR MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN SLOVAKIA BASED ON RESPONSES FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF). 2. HOW ARE MILITARY EXPENDITURES AUDITED? ACCORDING TO SLOVAK LEGISLATION, THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD), AS WELL AS OTHER [...] |
2004-11-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1064 |
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FLATTEN SLOVAK FORESTS, GOS [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ON NOVEMBER 19, THE WORST WINDS IN 70 YEARS STRUCK SLOVAKIA'S HIGH TATRAS ALPINE FOREST AREA, SNAPPING TREES LIKE TOOTHPICKS. AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 250 SQUARE MILES WAS DEVASTATED, INCLUDING LARGE SWATHS OF LAND WHERE NEARLY ALL TREES WERE DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH O [...] |
2004-11-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EAID AMGT KPAO LO SEVN |
| 04BRATISLAVA1067 |
SLOVAK REPONSE TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Slovak government and private citizens are very concerned about the turn of events in Ukraine. Ivan Korcok, MFA State Secretary, convoked the Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia November 25 to express his strong concern about the undemocratic events and called for a new election [...] |
2004-11-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL PHUM UP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1076 |
SLOVAKIA SEEKS "BALANCED" EU POSITION ON CROATIA [...] (C) POLEC Chief delivered reftel demarche to the MFA European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak on November 30. Rehak said the MFA had sent its delegation in Brussels "a different instruction" on November 29. Slovakia thinks the draft language being circulated on ICTY conditionality is "too strong [...] |
2004-11-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KAWC EU HR LO ICTY |
| 04BRATISLAVA1077 |
SLOVAKS UNLIKELY TO EXTRADITE NATIONALS OUTSIDE [...] (C) Branislav Bohacik, Director of the Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Division of the Slovak Ministry of Justice, told emboffs 11/19 that Slovakia wants to update its bilateral extradition treaty with the United States and looks forward to negotiations on a bilateral protocol to the [...] |
2004-11-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1087 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 03, 2004 [...] (SBU) Parliament November 30 approved the MFA's draft resolution instructing the GOS to adopt an EU common position in favor of opening accession talks with Turkey. MFA representatives and PM Dzurinda's foreign policy advisor clarified to us that the caveat requiring "political conditions" mea [...] |
2004-12-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1099 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...] |
2004-12-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA110 |
Slovakia Political Roundup January 23-31, 2004 [...] By the January 30 deadline, there were 12 presidential candidates, listed here in order of preference among potential voters in the most recent poll: Eduard Kukan, Vladimir Meciar, Rudolf Schuster, Ivan Gasparovic, Lubo Roman, Martin Butora, Frantisek Miklosko, Jan Kralik, Jozef Kalman, Stanis [...] |
2004-02-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1107 |
GOS PASSES 2005 BUDGET WITH INDEPENDENTS' SUPPORT [...] Summary. The Slovak parliament voted 82-63 to approve the 2005 GOS budget. The lawmakers also approved the country's budget outline through 2007, the first multi-year plan ever, a decisive step for Slovakia's ambition to adopt the Euro by 2009. Once again, the ruling coalition relied upon [...] |
2004-12-13 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1109 |
SLOVAKIA ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY [...] (C) Summary. In advance of reftel, poloffs had been discussing Cuba policy with a range of GOS and NGO interlocutors. GOS Cuba policy centers on the "critical dialogue" approach: The GOS must have contact with Cuban government officials to be prepared for an inevitable democratic transition a [...] |
2004-12-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV LO CU |
| 04BRATISLAVA1110 |
GIL-ROBLES ON ILLEGAL STERILIZATION: CASE CLOSED [...] (U) Summary. Slovak Deputy PM Pal Csaky and the Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights discussed past investigations into alleged coerced sterilizations of Roma women and the newly approved health care reform package. The Commissioner stressed the need for diligence in strength [...] |
2004-12-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1115 |
ETHNIC HUNGARIAN AND SLOVAK PARTIES SQUARE OFF [...] (SBU) Relations between the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) and the other three parties of the governing coalition have suffered due to what many ethnic Slovak politicians see as growing radicalism within the SMK. During the summer, the SMK demanded that parliament adopt Hungarian as an offici [...] |
2004-12-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1129 |
AS I DEPART SLOVAKIA [...] (U) Mr. Secretary, As I prepare to leave Slovakia, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as Ambassador and look ahead briefly to the future of U.S. relations with Slovakia. WHERE WE ARE ------------ 2. (C) When I arrived in Slovakia in November 2001, we faced the very real [...] |
2004-12-17 19:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1130 |
SLOVAKS WILL NOT LOBBY FOR IRAN/TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1138 |
SLOVAKIA: NARCOTICS REPORT PART I [...] SLOVAKIA LIES AT THE CROSSROADS OF TWO MAJOR DRUG TRANSIT ROUTES, THE TRADITIONAL EAST-WEST ROUTES FROM UKRAINE AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE HISTORIC "BALKAN ROUTE," WHICH RUNS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA TO TURKEY AND ON TO GERMANY, FRANCE, AND OTHER WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE GOS IS A PAR [...] |
2004-12-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1142 |
12/21/04 MEDIA REACTION ON NEWS OF POTUS VISIT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1143 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] Per reftel, On December 7 Econoff delivered questions about the EU's battery directive to Peter Gallovic, Director of Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment. On December 21, Gallovic reported that the GOS supports the new proposal of the Council Chairmanship to introduce a partial b [...] |
2004-12-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA1147 |
FLATTENED FOREST FACES REDEVELOPMENT DEBATE [...] (U) Summary. On November 19, 2004 hurricane force winds devastated the forests of Slovakia's mountainous High Tatras region. As a result, nearly all the trees were uprooted in a forested area over 240 square kilometers in size. Slovaks were deeply affected by the disaster as the Tatras are [...] |
2004-12-23 06:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT EAID KSCA LO SENV |
| 04BRATISLAVA1151 |
SLOVAK REPURCHASE OF TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1153 |
TANK SALES TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Charge delivered reftel demarche December 22 to Lubomir Pinter, Director General for International Organizations and Security Policy at the MFA, and in a separate meeting December 22 to Milan Cigan, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Economy (MOE). Both said Azerbaijan and Armenia are not [...] |
2004-12-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PARM MARR PREL LO AR AZ |
| 04BRATISLAVA1154 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 23, 2004 [...] (C) Michaela Blanarova, Assistant to HZDS Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Viliam Veteska and HZDS Foreign Policy Advisor, told emboffs December 16 that Veteska is considering proposing an increase in the number of Slovak deminers in Iraq. She did not have any further details a [...] |
2004-12-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1158 |
NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL |
| 04BRATISLAVA1162 |
THIRD QUARTER REVIEW OF THE SLOVAK ECONOMY [...] Summary. Slovak economic growth slowed slightly to 5.3 percent in the third quarter of 2004, but still outpaced its Central European neighbors. Higher investments and household consumption replaced exports as the main economic catalyst. Growth should remain strong with inflow of foreign direc [...] |
2004-12-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1164 |
INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-30 10:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PROP PREL PHUM IZ LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA127 |
MFA VIEW ON UKRAINE'S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) POLOFF CALLED ON MFA UKRAINE DESK OFFICER PETER VIZDAL FOR A GENERAL DISCUSSION ON SLOVAK-UKRAINE RELATIONS. VIZDAL POINTED OUT THAT SLOVAKIA SIGNED THE EU DECLARATION CRITICIZING A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW KUCHMA TO RUN FOR A THIRD TERM (REF B), AS A MATTER OF COMMON [...] |
2004-02-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV LO UP SLOVAK UKRAINE |
| 04BRATISLAVA133 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 1-6, 2004 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. OUTCRY OVER LINKING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUM --------------------------------------------- ------------- 2. (U) PRESIDENT SCHUSTER'S DECISION TO SCHEDULE THE REFERENDUM ON EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS THE SAME DAY AS [...] |
2004-02-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA135 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GEN JAMES L. JONES, [...] (SBU) During your visit as SACEUR to Slovakia on February 12-13, you may wish to emphasize the following priorities that the U.S. and NATO share: -- encourage the GOS to maintain their commitment to spend two percent of GDP on defense; -- thank the GOS for their contributions to Operatio [...] |
2004-02-10 06:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV PINR LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA137 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/OEERIS GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. IGOR ABRAMOV AND MS. ELIZABETH RAMBORGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 17 TO FEBRUARY 20, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS SANFORD OWENS, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920- 5320(OFFIC [...] |
2004-02-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD AM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA138 |
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES: SLOVAK REACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL LO IAEA |
| 04BRATISLAVA144 |
AMBASSADOR URGES HEALTH MINISTER TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 29, Ambassador Weiser met with Health Minister Zajac to discuss the new draft regulation on sterilization and overarching reforms in health care, particularly pertaining to the Roma minority. The Ambassador pressed Zajac to incorporate recommendations from internation [...] |
2004-02-12 05:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG EIND ETRD LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA149 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER FICO [...] (U) ROBERT FICO, CHAIRMAN OF SMER, MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON FEBRUARY 2. THEY DISCUSSED A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS RANGING FROM THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TO THE REFERENDUM ON EARLY ELECTIONS TO COALITION POLITICS. SMER TO SUPPORT SCHUSTER IN THE FINAL HOUR -------------------- [...] |
2004-02-13 09:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LO ELECTIONS |
| 04BRATISLAVA161 |
THE SDKU DIVORCE [...] (C) Summary: Former Defense Minister Ivan Simko's new "Free Forum" party is the product of both a personality conflict and a struggle for power with PM Dzurinda. However, Simko's indecision about making a complete break from the SDKU and its government program lost him momentum. Coalition pa [...] |
2004-02-17 13:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA175 |
SLOVAK MOD INTERESTED IN C-130 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT [...] (SBU) THE AMBASSADOR CONSULTED WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE LISKA AND CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF CEROVSKY ON 5 FEBRUARY AND 10 FEBRUARY, RESPECTIVELY, TO DISCUSS SLOVAK INTEREST IN ACQUIRING A NUMBER OF C-130 MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. BOTH LISKA AND CEROVSKY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE AMBASSADOR'S [...] |
2004-02-23 06:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV ECON LO MILITARY |
| 04BRATISLAVA182 |
FOLLOW-UP ON MADRID CONFERENCE: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-24 06:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA188 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DIPLOMATIC POST OFFICE [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. ALEX KIRKPATRICK, MR. TIM KEITZ, MR. ED FRITTS, AND MR. MIKE FRANCIS AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 2 TO MARCH 4, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS MARCIA DOUGHERTY, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER. PHONE NUMBE [...] |
2004-02-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ADPM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA189 |
CHR 60TH SESSION DEMARCHE: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-26 06:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LO UNHRC |
| 04BRATISLAVA191 |
SUPERMARKET RAIDS SPUR GOS TO FOCUS ON ROMA NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Throughout February, Roma activists raised the alarm about coming changes in the welfare system and have called for national strikes. Beginning February 18, organized groups of Roma have raided grocery stores, primarily in South-Eastern Slovakia to steal alcohol, cigarettes, an [...] |
2004-02-26 06:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI LO ECONOMIC REFORM |
| 04BRATISLAVA192 |
ECONOMIC REFORM: THE VIEW ON THE GROUND [...] Summary. A radical tax overhaul, price liberalization and tightening of social benefits in recent months have combined to drastically alter the way most Slovaks view their incomes. Approximately 90 new laws came into effect on January 1, 2004 along with a host of other changes in recent mon [...] |
2004-02-26 06:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA197 |
EU ENLARGEMENT AND WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT [...] The following is post's submission of updated GPA information for Slovakia, per reftel, under Directive 93/37. 2. The procuring entity (contracting authority) is defined in Art. 4, of Act No. 523/2003, as: a) the Slovak Republic represented by a state administration body, a body or an a [...] |
2004-02-27 17:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL LO EU WTO |
| 04BRATISLAVA202 |
GSP STATUS NOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA205 |
Slovakia Political Roundup February 7-27, 2004 [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Same Date, Separate Elections ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The referendum on early parliamentary elections, though scheduled for the same day as the presidential election, will not be on the same ballot because the refere [...] |
2004-03-02 17:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO POLITICAL REFORM |
| 04BRATISLAVA206 |
ARCHITECT OF ECONOMIC REFORMS TO BE SACKED? [...] (U) SLOVAK MINISTER OF FINANCE AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IVAN MIKLOS, THE ARCHITECT OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC REBIRTH OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, FACES A NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHICH HE MAY NOT SURVIVE. ALL OPPOSITION GROUPS HAVE REPORTEDLY CLOSED RANKS ON THIS ISSUE AND ARE [...] |
2004-03-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA209 |
SLOVAKS NONCOMMITTAL ON PSI AND SUA [...] (U) EMBASSY SHARED REFTEL WHITE PAPER WITH KAROL MISTRIK, MFA DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF OSCE, DISARMAMENT, AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE. HE INDICATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES WITH THE TOPIC, BUT DID NOT INDICATE WHETHER SLOVAKIA WOULD SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE. TH [...] |
2004-03-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA212 |
2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary: Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. However, a lack of IPR protection for pharmaceuticals caused Slovakia to be placed on the Special 301 Watch List in [...] |
2004-03-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO IPR |
| 04BRATISLAVA215 |
A TRIP TO THE EAST: THE ROMA PERSPECTIVE [...] Summary. On February 26 and 27 embassy staff traveled to the Presov and Spisska Nova Ves regions to meet with activists, city councilmen, and experts about the causes of the recent unrest in the Roma community (reftel). After the arrival of additional police and military in Eastern Slovakia, R [...] |
2004-03-04 08:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA221 |
ICAO'S MEETING IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EG LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA222 |
Next President: Kukan, Schuster, or Meciar? [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. As the April 3 first round of presidential elections draw near, three candidates have emerged as the strongest: Foreign Minister and SDKU candidate Eduard Kukan; President Rudolf Schuster; and HZDS Chairman and former [...] |
2004-03-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA228 |
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO HENRIETA BALOGHOVA OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURE AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION AT THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE). BALOGHOVA RECENTLY ASSUMED HER PORTFOLIO AND COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY COMMENT ON SLOVAKIA'S POSSIBLE MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] |
2004-03-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV LO IWC |
| 04BRATISLAVA244 |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-12 11:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA246 |
FOREIGN INVESTORS DISCOVER SLOVAKIA [...] Summary. Seemingly, hardly a day has gone by this year without the announcement of new foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovakia. The Dzurinda government has transformed Slovakia's once troubled economy into a business friendly state that leads the region in economic growth. The country's [...] |
2004-03-12 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA255 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROGRAM MANAGER ELIZABETH [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MS. ELIZABETH RAMBORGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 21 TO MARCH 27, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS SANFORD OWENS, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920-5320(OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5920 [...] |
2004-03-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD AM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA257 |
REFORMER MIKLOS SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (U) ON MARCH 17, SLOVAK FINANCE MINISTER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IVAN MIKLOS SURVIVED HIS SECOND NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE SINCE THE GOS' RE-ELECTION IN 2002. THE VOTE WAS 62-43, WITH 23 MPS ABSTAINING AMONG THOSE PRESENT IN THE 150-MEMBER HOUSE. MIKLOS' VICTORY WAS MORE A RESULT OF THE OPPOS [...] |
2004-03-18 05:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA258 |
NEW LAW ON PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON MARCH 11, THE SLOVAK PARLIAMENT APPROVED A NEW 48-PAGE LAW ON PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 132 OUT OF 136 PRESENT DEPUTIES VOTED FOR THE BILL. WHILE THE NEW LAW REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXEMPTED FROM SECURITY CLEARANCES, THE EXEMPTION OF ALL 150 MEMBERS OF PARLI [...] |
2004-03-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA26 |
SLOVAKIA: HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MANDATORY BUT NEEDS [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL QUESTIONS CONCERNING HOLOCAUST EDUCATION IN SLOVAKIA, POST OFFERS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DRAWN FROM THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE 1998 REPORT ON "THE TREATMENT OF JEWISH THEMES IN SLOVAK SCHOOLS" AND FROM DISCUSSION IN EARLY JANUARY 2004 WITH MRS. MARIA SLUGENOVA A [...] |
2004-01-09 17:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI LO CONGRINT OSCE |
| 04BRATISLAVA266 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION CUSTOMS REGIME [...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REFTEL. 2. SLOVAKIA'S CUSTOMS LEGISLATION IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH EU LEGISLATION EXCEPT FOR SOME PROVISIONS ON DRUG PRECURSORS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NON-ALIGNED PROVISIONS WILL TAKE PLACE UPON ACCESSION, MAY 1 WHEN THE EUROPEAN [...] |
2004-03-22 16:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EU EFIN LO WTO USTR |
| 04BRATISLAVA267 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, NEEDS AND BEST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA284 |
AN UPDATED SNAPSHOT OF PM DZURINDA [...] (C) Summary/Introduction. With increased opportunities to engage Prime Minister Dzurinda and the GOS during the NATO accession event at the White House on March 29, the FM informal in Brussels on April 2, and the Instanbul Summit, post offers an updated snapshot of the Prime Minister and his [...] |
2004-03-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA293 |
EARTH DAY IN SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL TSPA KPAO EAID KSEP LO SEVN |
| 04BRATISLAVA294 |
Bratislava II: A Carrot for Balkans and Caucasus [...] Introduction: Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda hosted a conference March 19 under the banner "Towards A Wider Europe: The New Agenda." With most Visegrad-4 and Vilnius- 10 countries moments away from full membership in both NATO and the EU, the conference focused on how to expand the process [...] |
2004-03-25 16:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA295 |
EU ACCESSION STATES CALL FOR REFORMS BY CURRENT [...] SUMMARY. DURING A CONFERENCE IN BRATISLAVA LAST WEEK, FINANCE MINISTERS FROM SIX EU ACCESSION STATES CALLED ON CURRENT EU MEMBERS TO FIND THE POLITICAL WILL TO UNDERTAKE STRUCTURAL REFORMS IN THEIR OWN AGRICULTURE SECTORS, PENSION AND TAX SYSTEMS. THE MINISTERS ALSO URGED MEMBER STATES NOT [...] |
2004-03-26 06:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA299 |
GASPAROVIC'S CHANCES [...] (SBU) Summary. Presidential candidate Ivan Gasparovic may get a slight boost from the recent endorsement by top-polling political party Smer. On the other hand, Slovaks are likely to vote for the person they like best, and party endorsement will most probably not mean much. The 25-30 percent [...] |
2004-03-26 16:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA30 |
THEMES FOR THE VISIT OF SLOVAK MFA STATE SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: STATE SECRETARY FOR THE SLOVAK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IVAN KORCOK (PRONOUNCED KOR-CHOK) WILL VISIT WASHINGTON JANUARY 14-16 TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE SLOVAKIA PLACES ON THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP AND TO INTENSIFY U.S.-SLOVAK DIALOGUE ON BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL ISS [...] |
2004-01-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA300 |
ARCHIVES CHIEF ASSAULTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 23, THREE UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANTS ATTACKED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED JAN LANGOS, THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE MEMORY OF THE NATION (IMN), WHILE HE WAS WALKING HOME AT MIDNIGHT. THE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRIME AS A ROBBERY. NONETHELESS, THE INCIDENT CLOSELY [...] |
2004-03-26 16:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA311 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP MARCH 20, 2004 [...] (SBU) THERE HAS BEEN SLIGHT PROGRESS IN THE CASE OF FORMER SLOVAK NATIONALIST PARTY DEPUTY VITAZOSLAV MORIC AND A COLLEAGUE, WHO ATTEMPTED TO SELL A SOPHISTICATED RADAR SYSTEM TO NORTH KOREA IN 1998. INTERIOR MINISTRY SPOKESMAN BORIS AZALTOVIC TOLD MEDIA THE INVESTIGATION IS FINISHED AND THE [...] |
2004-03-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA312 |
NEWS AND VIEWS ON RECENT GOVERNANCE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. BESIDES THE ECONOMIC REFORMS THAT SLOVAKIA HAS INSTITUTED, THERE ARE MANY OTHER REFORMS STILL TAKING PLACE. WE OFFER THESE VIEWS FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WHO COMMENT ON DECENTRALIZATION AND JUSTICE REFORM, AS WELL AS DETAILS OF A NEW ELECTION LAW THAT WAS PASSED BY PARLI [...] |
2004-03-31 06:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA317 |
SIMKO LOSES LEADERSHIP OF FREE FORUM [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 26, THE FOUNDING CONGRESS OF FREE FORUM (FF, A BREAK-AWAY PARTY FROM PM DZURINDA'S SDKU) TURNED INTO DRAMA WHEN IVAN SIMKO FAILED TO WIN THE CHAIRMANSHIP IN HIS NEW PARTY. INSTEAD, ZUZANA MARTINAKOVA WON BY A SINGLE VOTE (131 VS. SIMKO'S 130). THE VISIBLY SHAKEN SIMKO RELUCTANT [...] |
2004-04-01 09:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA324 |
SLOVAKIA CAN SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION, NOT CHINA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CU CH LO CHR |
| 04BRATISLAVA328 |
MOD UNAWARE OF FORCE GENERATION CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA33 |
SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE FOR BOYD FOR CERD [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-13 06:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM LO UN |
| 04BRATISLAVA330 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GEN ROBERT H. FOGLESONG, [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Welcome to Slovakia! I regret that I will not be able to join you in Sliac. I expect that you will have a productive visit on April 5 and learn first-hand how Slovakia will contribute to the Alliamce. I hope you will have the opportunity to return to Slovakia s [...] |
2004-04-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV PINR LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA336 |
SLOVAKIA: DELIVERY OF JAYSH AL-MAHDI DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ LO MARAD |
| 04BRATISLAVA338 |
ELECTION SHOCKER: MECIAR AND GASPAROVIC TO SECOND [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE RESULTS OF THE APRIL 3 FIRST ROUND OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SHOCKED MOST OF SLOVAKIA. HIGH POLL NUMBERS, COMPLACENCY, AND PROTEST VOTES AGAINST RECENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REFORMS HURT FOREIGN MINISTER EDUARD KUKAN AS ALMOST EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WOULD MAKE IT INTO THE SECOND [...] |
2004-04-05 15:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA339 |
SLOVAK QUESTIONS ON MILITARY EXPORTS TO LIBYA [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR QUESTIONS IN PARA 2. 2. (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, MFA DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF OSCE AND DISARMAMENT KAROL MISTRIK SAID THAT SLOVAKIA WELCOMES THE CHANGE IN U.S. POLICY ON EXPORT OF NON-LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO [...] |
2004-04-05 15:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC KSTC HR LY LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA34 |
Presidential Election Preview [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Presidential elections will be held April 3, with a runoff on April 17 between the two leading candidates if needed. Although the official campaign is the two-week period before elections, several candidates are al [...] |
2004-01-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA340 |
MECIAR OR GASPAROVIC: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US [...] (C) Summary: The April 17 run-off election for president does not present much of a choice: neither Meciar nor Gasparovic would be an ideal Slovak president in the view of the U.S. or Slovakia's new EU and NATO partners. Although the president does not directly influence foreign policy, thi [...] |
2004-04-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA353 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH NBU CHIEF UGOR [...] (C) ON MARCH 23 THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH RECENTLY APPOINTED NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (NBU) DIRECTOR AUREL UGOR. THE AMBASSADOR NOTED THE USG'S PLEASURE THAT SOMEONE WHO WAS INDEPENDENT AND APOLITICAL HEADING THE NBU. UGOR THANKED THE AMBASSADOR FOR USG AND NATO SUPPORT. NEW LAW ON CLA [...] |
2004-04-07 13:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA360 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP APRIL 8, 2004 [...] THE POLICE CLOSED ITS INVESTIGATION BY DISMISSING AS NONEXISTENT THE "LITTLE GROUP" (SKUPINKA) THAT PM MIKULAS DZURINDA CLAIMED WAS HARMING STATE INTERESTS LAST FALL. THE INVESTIGATION'S CONCLUSION INVITED FURTHER CRITICISM FROM HUNGARIAN COALITION PARTY CHAIR BELA BUGAR, SMER DEPUTY ROBE [...] |
2004-04-08 15:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA37 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) JANUARY 1 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SLOVAK POLICE PRESIDIUM. THE OFFICE FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION UNDER JOZEF SATEK, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF PARTICULARLY SERIOUS CRIME, WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND [...] |
2004-01-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SMIG KJUS LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA381 |
BERLIN ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: SLOVAKIA'S [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LO OSCE |
| 04BRATISLAVA390 |
FOREIGN FREE TRADE ZONES [...] The following is post's response to questions raised in reftel. 2. The Customs Act No. 238/2001 of the Collection of Laws as later amended defines free customs zones and free customs warehouses (in Article 379) as parts of the customs territory or premises situated in that territory, sepa [...] |
2004-04-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA392 |
KALINAK ON GASPAROVIC: DOTH SMER PROTEST TOO MUCH? [...] (C) Summary: SMER leader Robert Kalinak says SMER's decision to endorse Gasparovic as a "way to support Kukan without supporting Kukan" was a nonsensical strategy which then backfired. Smer remains committed nevertheless to Gasparovic in the second round. Having a grateful Gasparovic in the [...] |
2004-04-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA398 |
SLOVAKS SUPPORT PSI THROUGH ACTIONS, PLANNING [...] (U) POLOFF SPOKE WITH KAROL MISTRIK, DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DEPARTMENT OF OSCE, DISARMAMENT, AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE, ABOUT SLOVAKIA'S SUPPORT OF THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE (PSI) IN REFTEL. MISTRIK REMARKED THAT SLOVAKIA ALREADY SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE ALL PSI ACTIVITI [...] |
2004-04-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA407 |
ROBERT FICO'S VIEWS ON ELECTIONS AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met privately with Robert Fico on April 19 to discuss several topics including Ivan Gasparovic's win over Vladimir Meciar in the presidential elections on April 16. Fico made it clear that Smer would not accept any MP defectors from Meciar's Movement for a Democr [...] |
2004-04-22 07:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA414 |
ROBERT FICO TO VISIT DC IN MAY [...] (SBU) ROBERT FICO, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY SMER, THE MOST POPULAR PARTY IN SLOVAKIA, WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON DC FOR ONE OR TWO DAYS IN THE PERIOD OF MAY 15- 24. POST STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT FICO MEET WITH STATE DAS HEATHER CONLEY AND NSC DIRECTOR DAN FRIED. AS THE MOST P [...] |
2004-04-23 07:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA42 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADVISOR MICHAEL GRIFFERY [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES ADVISOR MICHAEL GRIFFERY AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 28 TO JANUARY 29, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-310 [...] |
2004-01-08 11:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA43 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTERMITTENT TREASURY ADVISOR [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MICHAEL BURR AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 27 TO FEBRUARY 5, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-3109. CELL PHO [...] |
2004-01-07 14:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA436 |
GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON POSSIBLE SLOVAK ARMS SALES [...] (U) THIS IS A GUIDANCE REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (S) ON 26 APRIL, EMBOFF MET WITH PETER PENIASKA, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE SLOVAK ARMS FIRM PETINA INTERNATIONAL, AT HIS REQUEST. PENIASKA ASKED EMBOFF ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF DIRECTING SOME SLOVAK ARMS SALES IN A DIRECTION THAT W [...] |
2004-04-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | MARR MASS ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA437 |
PRESIDENT-ELECT GASPAROVIC SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS [...] (U) Introduction/Summary. On April 17, Ivan Gasparovic beat former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar in the presidential elections runoff. In the final round, Gasparovic picked up more than 637,000 votes over his showing in the first round, receiving support of most of those who voted for the [...] |
2004-04-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA438 |
SLOVAKIA OPPOSES PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL LO UNGA |
| 04BRATISLAVA439 |
SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF OAS EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA44 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEITH CLARK, RESIDENT TREASURY [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES KEITH CLARK AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 22 TO JANUARY 31, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-3109. CELL PHONE [...] |
2004-01-09 14:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA447 |
SLOVAK MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE FIGURES ON CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ OPERATIONS PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. ALL FIGURES INCLUDE SALARIES. (NOTE: 1 USD EQUALED 33.9 SLOVAK CROWNS (SKK) AS OF MAY 4) - ANNUAL EXPECTED EXPENDITURE FOR ENGINEERING UNIT SKK 363,959,000 (10,7 [...] |
2004-05-04 15:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR |
| 04BRATISLAVA462 |
GETTING THE GOOD NEWS OUT ON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE COUNTRY TEAM AND I HAVE FOUND, THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AROUND SLOVAKIA, THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COALITION'S EFFORTS IN IRAQ. SLOVAK EDITORIAL OPINION HAS SO FAR REMAINED PREDOMINANTLY ON OUR SIDE. ON [...] |
2004-05-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LO IZ |
| 04BRATISLAVA463 |
PRESIDENT SCHUSTER LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Post received May 6 a letter dated May 4 from Slovak President Schuster (who leaves office June 15) to President Bush, and transmits text per reftel. Begin text: President of the Slovak Republic Bratislava, 4 May 2004 Your Excellency, In connection with my forthcoming departure fr [...] |
2004-05-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AMGT LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA467 |
EXBS: APRIL 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA482 |
ARSON ATTACK ON NGO COMBATING RACISM [...] SUMMARY. THE OFFICES OF PEOPLE AGAINST RACISM, AN NGO THAT MONITORS THE NEO-NAZI MOVEMENT IN SLOVAKIA, SUFFERED AN ARSON ATTACK LAST WEEK. THE INCIDENT WAS MOST LIKELY PLANNED TO COINCIDE WITH THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY THAT COMMEMORATES THE END OF WORLD WAR II IN SLOVAKIA OR MAY HAVE BEEN A SYMBOLIC [...] |
2004-05-13 13:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AMGT LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA486 |
RESPONSE TO HYDRO FLUOROCARBON DEMARCHE [...] PER REFTEL, THE GOS SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION'S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AND NOT THE MORE STRINGENT BAN ON HFCS. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THAT ALSO OPPOSE THE BAN HAVE APPROACHED AND INFLUENCED THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGARD. WEISER NNNN [...] |
2004-05-14 07:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP LO USTR |
| 04BRATISLAVA490 |
FICO PREPARED FOR CRITICISM DURING WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Robert Fico, the most popular politicaian in Slovakia, will visit Washington May 17-19. Fico has a major influence on public opinion and has told the Ambassador on several occasions that he wants good relations with the U.S., but his public statements are often unhelpful. Fico h [...] |
2004-05-17 14:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA493 |
SLOVAK MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ (AMENDED) [...] THE FOLLOWING IS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES FOR SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ OPERATIONS PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. (NOTE: 1 USD EQUALED 33.3 SLOVAK CROWNS (SKK) AS OF MAY 18) - 2003 TOTAL EXPENDITURE SKK 71,000,000 (2,132,132 USD) 2. INFORMATION PREVIOU [...] |
2004-05-18 13:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR |
| 04BRATISLAVA504 |
FOREIGN MINISTER'S SECURITY CLEARANCE [...] THE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (NBU) HAS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED FOREIGN MINISTER EDUARD KUKAN'S SECURITY CERTIFICATE. DURING KUKAN'S UNSUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN EARLIER THIS YEAR, AN ANONYMOUS LETTER WAS SENT TO THE SLOVAK PRESS, CLAIMING THAT KUKAN HAD WORKED FOR THE COMMUNIST-ERA [...] |
2004-05-21 05:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA509 |
RESPONSE TO DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (DECABDE) CABLE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO USTR |
| 04BRATISLAVA51 |
TRAFFICKING VICTIM TELLS HER STORY [...] Summary: A Slovak woman came to Embassy Bratislava to provide details on her ordeal of being a victim of human trafficking and how she used fraudulent documents to enter and remain in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003. Conoff and poloff initially interviewed the subject on December 29, 2003. RSO [...] |
2004-01-16 06:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PGOV KJUS LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA512 |
SLOVAKS WILL ATTEND PSI MEETING [...] WEISER NNNN [...] |
2004-05-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA513 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN STEGER [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES EUR/RPM NATO DESK OFFICER STEPHEN STEGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 28 THROUGH JUNE 1, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS KASSIE KOHLER, POL OFFICER. THE PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920-3166 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE I [...] |
2004-05-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL SL OSCE NATO PERM |
| 04BRATISLAVA52 |
BALL SEASON BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO KOSICE [...] (U) U.S. STEEL IN KOSICE (SLOVAKIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) HELD ITS ANNUAL BALL JANUARY 10 IN THE KOSICE "HOUSE OF THE ARTS," A FORMER SYNAGOGUE WHICH NOW HOUSES THE KOSICE SYMPHONY. PAVOL SITAR, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (JC) IN KOSICE, GAVE MEDIA INTERVIEWS (INCLUDING TO U.S. PRESS [...] |
2004-01-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA524 |
PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 20, the Slovak Parliament adopted the Law on Equal Treatment. The Director of the GOS Human Rights Section of the Government Office, Jana Kviecinska, told POL Specialist that this is one of the most important laws adopted in the post-communist parliament and brings Slovak [...] |
2004-05-28 04:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI LO OSCE |
| 04BRATISLAVA525 |
POSSIBLE SLOVAK ARMS SALES TO LIBYA, CAMEROON, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: PETER PENIASKA, HEAD OF THE SLOVAK ARMS FIRM PETINA INTERNATIONAL, IS SEEKING THE USG POSITION ON POTENTIAL SALES OF SLOVAK MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO LIBYA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. PETINA IS ACTING AS A MIDDLEMAN TO ASSIST THE GOS IN DISPOSING OF STOCKPILED OR SU [...] |
2004-05-28 06:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA53 |
BALL SEASON BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO KOSICE [...] (U) U.S. STEEL IN KOSICE (SLOVAKIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) HELD ITS ANNUAL BALL JANUARY 10 IN THE KOSICE "HOUSE OF THE ARTS," A FORMER SYNAGOGUE WHICH NOW HOUSES THE KOSICE SYMPHONY. PAVOL SITAR, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (JC) IN KOSICE, GAVE MEDIA INTERVIEWS (INCLUDING TO U.S. PRESS [...] |
2004-01-16 10:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA547 |
FY-04 I-BUCKS ALLOCATION BRATISLAVA [...] AS PER REFTEL, POST HAS ALREADY COMMITTED ITS FY-04 I-BUCKS ALLOCATION. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'D LIKE TO USE I-BUCKS FOR: A) IRC ONLINE DATABASES: PROQUEST ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARY USD 2,850 CQ RESEARCHER ONLINE [...] |
2004-06-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA548 |
EXBS: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - DUSANA [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EXPORT CONTROL AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAM (EXBS) ASSISTANT, DUSANA BARTKOVA. MS. BARTKOVA IS THE NEWLY HIRED FSN PROGRAM ASSISTANT FOR THE EXBS ADVISOR IN BRATISLAVA. MS. BARTKOVA WILL TRAVEL TO LJUBLJANA ON JUNE 14, 2004. THE PURPOSE OF [...] |
2004-06-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA552 |
EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-07 07:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA557 |
THREE SLOVAK SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ [...] (U) ON JUNE 8, THREE SLOVAK SOLDIERS, TWO POLISH SOLDIERS, AND ONE LATVIAN SOLDIER WERE KILLED BY AN ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION DURING A DEMINING OPERATION IN AL- SUVARIYA, SOUTH OF BAGHDAD. EARLY PRESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN OLD MUNITIONS DEPOT. THE SLOVAKS HAVE 1 [...] |
2004-06-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL IZ LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA562 |
HIGH-LEVEL USG PARTICIPATION IN SLOVAK NATIONAL [...] PRIME MINISTER DZURINDA HAS INVITED PRESIDENT BUSH OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING IN BANSKA BYSTRICA, SLOVAKIA (LETTER ALREADY DELIVERED IN WASHINGTON BY THE SLOVAK EMBASSY). AUGUST 29, 2004 MARKS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY [...] |
2004-06-09 05:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA569 |
SLOVAKS SUPPORT IRAQ RESOLUTION [...] (U) THE SLOVAK MFA JUNE 9 ISSUED A PUBLIC STATEMENT WELCOMING THE RESOLUTION ON IRAQ APPROVED BY THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL. THE STATEMENT CALLED THE RESOLUTION A DECISIVE STEP TOWARDS NORMALIZING THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND RENEWING STABILITY AND DEMOCRACY. "STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE UN [...] |
2004-06-10 07:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LO IZ UN |
| 04BRATISLAVA574 |
MEDIA REACTION ON DEATH OF SLOVAK SOLDIERS IN [...] THE DEATH OF THREE SOLDIERS IN IRAQ ON JUNE 8 HAS PROMPTED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA REACTION IN SLOVAKIA, MOST OF WHICH SUPPORTS THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF THE SLOVAK TEAM IN IRAQ. 2. SME: ON JUNE 9 AND 10, THE SME ONLINE VERSION CHAT (CENTER RIGHT INDEPENDENT PAPER RELIED UPON BY INTELLE [...] |
2004-06-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV LO IZ |
| 04BRATISLAVA580 |
FICO CALLS SLOVAKIA "ISLAND OF AMERICAN INFLUENCE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROBERT FICO, LEADER OF OPPOSITION PARTY SMER, RESPONDED TO THE JUNE 8 DEATHS OF THREE SLOVAK SOLDIERS IN IRAQ AND THE PASSAGE OF THE UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAQ BY LAMBASTING THE DZURINDA GOVERNMENT'S FOREIGN POLICY, PARTICULARLY ITS CLOSE TIES TO THE U.S. FELLOW SMER MP ROBERT KALIN [...] |
2004-06-14 13:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IZ LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA583 |
DZURINDA: FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE USA [...] (SBU) PRIME MINISTER MIKULAS DZURINDA CAME TO THE EMBASSY THE EVENING OF JUNE 10 TO SIGN THE CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR RONALD REAGAN. DZURINDA AND THE AMBASSADOR USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE STRONG TIES AND POSITIVE FEELINGS BETWEEN SLOVAKIA AND THE UNITED STATES. DZURINDA TOLD THE AM [...] |
2004-06-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA587 |
COALITION WINS BIG IN EP ELECTIONS AMIDST LOW TURNOUT [...] SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA'S RULING COALITION WON A SURPRISING EIGHT OF FOURTEEN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SEATS. SLOVAKIA HAD THE LOWEST VOTER TURNOUT OF LESS THAN SEVENTEEN PERCENT. WIDESPREAD SKEPTICISM RESULTED IN VOTER APATHY AS MOST SLOVAKIS CONSIDERED THEIR COUNTRY'S INFLUENCE IN THE EP AS MINIMAL. MAN [...] |
2004-06-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA588 |
MEETING REQUEST WITH MICHAEL WYNNE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA598 |
EU TAXATION OF U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL PREL EAID LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA602 |
EU RICE IMPORTS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EU LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA603 |
THANKS TO KEITH MINES FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON IRAQ [...] BERT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR "LENDING" US POLITICAL OFFICER KEITH MINES FOR A DAY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH ON HIS EXPERIENCES DURING SIX MONTHS IN IRAQ. HE SPOKE TO A VARIETY OF SLOVAK AUDIENCES JUNE 17: THE EMBASSY STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THINK TANK MEMBERS AND OPINION MAKERS. HE DID A COMP [...] |
2004-06-18 15:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO IZ LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA607 |
SLOVAK ECONOMY SEES FASTEST GROWTH IN SIX YEARS [...] SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA'S REAL ANNUAL GDP GREW BY 5.5 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004, ITS HIGHEST EXPANSION IN SIX YEARS AND THE SECOND STRONGEST RATE IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION. EXTERNAL DEMAND DROVE MOST OF THE GROWTH, BUT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION ALSO INCREASED DUE TO HIGHER REAL WAGES [...] |
2004-06-21 10:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA612 |
ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-24 07:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR LO ICAO |
| 04BRATISLAVA615 |
MINORITY GOVERNMENT: WIN SOME, LOSE SOME [...] (U) Summary. Over the past two months, the GOS got some groundbreaking legislation through Parliament, but also suffered setbacks in its reform program. Victories included the anti-discrimination law (reftel) and important anti- corruption laws. The minority government currently controls onl [...] |
2004-06-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCOR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA616 |
SLOVAK EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY. THE SLOVAK MFA RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A FORMAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO MANAGE EFFORTS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) STARTED ADMINISTRATIVELY IN 2003, A [...] |
2004-06-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA621 |
EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: JAPANESE DECLINE; SLOVAKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. JAPANESE POLOFFS IN BRATISLAVA DECLINED TO DEMARCHE WITH U.S. POLOFF REGARDING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA. THE SLOVAKS PRESENTED THEMSELVES AS NON-PLAYERS IN AN EU DEBATE, NOTING THAT "IMPORTANT EU MEMBERS" WILL MAKE THE DECISION. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) PER REFTEL A, POLOFF CONT [...] |
2004-06-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH JA LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA626 |
SLOVAKIA SEEKS UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA IS SEEKING AN OCTOBER 1 REGIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR A NON-PERMANENT UNSC SEAT IN 2006- 2007. SLOVAKIA WILL INTENSIFY A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN IF ENDORSED REGIONALLY. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) POLOFF MET WITH OKSANA TOMOVA, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S DEPARTMENT OF T [...] |
2004-06-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO AA UN |
| 04BRATISLAVA629 |
CLONING BAN: SLOVAKIA WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR COSTA [...] POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DRAHOSLAV STEFANIK, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW DEPARTMENT AT THE SLOVAK MFA. STEFANIK STATED THAT SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT THE COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION AS IT DID LAST YEAR, BUT HAS DECIDED NOT TO CO-SPONSOR IN THE SIXTH COMMITTEE. DEBATE REGARDING SLOV [...] |
2004-06-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO LO UNGA KSCI |
| 04BRATISLAVA631 |
INITIAL SLOVAK SUPPORT FOR CWC TECHNICAL CHANGE [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED DEMARCHE (REFTEL) ON 29 JUNE WITH ITALIAN CHARGE BARBARA BREGATO, LIBYAN CHARGE ABDULLA HALA, AND BRITISH POLOFF IAN FOX TO KAROL MISTRIK, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE OSCE AND DISARMAMENT, MFA. 2. (SBU) MISTRIK OPINED THAT SLOVAKIA WOULD MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTE T [...] |
2004-06-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KACT LY LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA636 |
AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY DCM, CALLED ON RECENTLY INAUGURATED PRESIDENT IVAN GASPAROVIC AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE JUNE 30. GASPAROVIC GREETED THE AMBASSADOR WARMLY, THANKED HIM FOR HIS HARD WORK ON IMPROVING U.S.-SLOVAK RELATIONS, AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE IN FREQUENT C [...] |
2004-07-01 15:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR LO US |
| 04BRATISLAVA641 |
EXBS: JUNE 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA652 |
REQUEST TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH SLOVAKS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA653 |
SLOVAKIA'S EXPENDITURES FOR DEPLOYMENTS ON COALITION AND [...] ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC HAS SPENT THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ON OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF NATO AND COALITION OPERATIONS: MISSION YEAR FIRST YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE BEGUN COST COST SFOR 1998 57 [...] |
2004-07-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR |
| 04BRATISLAVA657 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. ON JUNE 11, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR MET WITH DIRECTOR EVA LUTERANOVA, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR [...] |
2004-07-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA663 |
SLOVAKIA'S RESPONSE TO DARFUR DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PER REFTEL, POLOFFS MET WITH OLDRICH HLAVACEK, DIRECTOR OF THE FOURTH TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA ON JULY 9. HLAVACEK INDICATED THE GOS SUPPORTS THE EU POSITION ON DARFUR. THE SLOVAK PORTION OF THE UNUSED WORLD FOOD PROGRAM IN IRAQ WILL BE GIVEN TO DARFUR. THE SLOVAK PORTION [...] |
2004-07-09 15:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA664 |
US-SLOVAK BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-09 16:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA670 |
GOS WILL DELIVER MESSAGE TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-14 09:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA672 |
SLOVAK ACTIVISTS ON CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV EAID LO CU |
| 04BRATISLAVA675 |
FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW GENERAL PROSECUTOR [...] (U) Summary. In January Parliament approved General Prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka's appointment to a five-year term. The Office of the General Prosecutor (GP), an entity completely independent from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), is leading several investigations with high political interest and f [...] |
2004-07-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCOR PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA676 |
ICJ ADVISORY OPINION: SLOVAKIA UNDECIDED [...] (C) On June 15, Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Oskana Tomova, Director of the UN Office at the Slovak MFA. Tomova stated that Slovakia supports the U.S. position of closely following the roadmap, but was still deliberating their final position. She added that the issue must be consi [...] |
2004-07-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS PL LO UNGA ICJ |
| 04BRATISLAVA678 |
SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON DARFUR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA684 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 19, 2004 [...] (SBU) The Slovak military police have prepared a two to three month training plan for about twenty Iraqi policemen at the military academy in Liptovsky Mikulas. MOD Desk Officer for the United States, Jan Hradisky, said the military academy is ready now; they are just awaiting a request from th [...] |
2004-07-20 05:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MARR LO SW IZ |
| 04BRATISLAVA688 |
Unreconstructed Communists [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU)Poloffs met with Jozef Sevc (Phonetic: sheffts), the head of the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS), on 15 July at their party headquarters. After a 20 minute opening monologue, Sevc finally yielded the floor for questions. H [...] |
2004-07-21 08:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA700 |
Slovakia's Priorities for the UNGA [...] SUMMARY. Slovakia will follow the EU position at the UNGA on all US priorities except cloning. Slovakia expects to win the region's 2006/2007 non-permanent Security Council seat as no other state in the region has voiced its candidacy. END SUMMARY. Slovakia on U.S. Priorities ----------- [...] |
2004-07-23 05:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AORC LO UNGA UN |
| 04BRATISLAVA711 |
SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON NATO DUAL-HATTING [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-27 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS IZ LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA716 |
KDH MUSINGS DURING THE SUMMER LULL [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Slovakia's traditional summer vacation "cucumber season" allows time for liesurely meetings and deep thoughts. Poloffs recently met with Michal Dyttert, spokesperson for Pavol Hrusovsky, who is Chairman of Parliament and of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). He [...] |
2004-07-29 08:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON PHUM LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA723 |
SLOVAKIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON NSNW [...] (S) Poloff met with Rastislav Gabriel of the Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division of the Department of OSCE and Disarmament in the MFA on 29 July, per reftel. Gabriel said that Slovakia does not consider itself a major player on this matter and expects to follow the large [...] |
2004-07-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR LO NATO UNGA |
| 04BRATISLAVA729 |
MNF FORCE IRAQ STATEMENT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS MARR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA734 |
SLOVAKIA WILL ISSUE MNF STATEMENT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC MOPS MARR IZ LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA736 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 30, 2004 [...] (SBU) Miroslava Lihanova of the European Affairs and Foreign Relations Department at the Ministry of the Interior told poloff that Slovakia has responded positively to the Greek bilateral request for security assistance for the Olympics. Throughout August, the Ministry of Interior Civil Defens [...] |
2004-08-03 12:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KOLY GR LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA740 |
GOS ROMA STRATEGY: SOCIAL TERRAIN WORKERS [...] Summary. Six months have passed since the February lootings in eastern Slovakia, as Roma protested changes to the welfare system. The response of the Roma community shocked Bratislava, and the GOS immediately initiated steps to soften the impact of reforms (reftel). The GOS continues to impro [...] |
2004-08-05 09:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA748 |
TENSIONS IN MOLDOVA/TRANSNITRIA: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MD LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA749 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. None. B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. EXBS Advisor and a group of sixteen Custom [...] |
2004-08-10 08:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA760 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ICAO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-13 13:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR LO ICAO |
| 04BRATISLAVA761 |
HZDS AND MECIAR: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM? [...] (C) Summary. When former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar lost the presidential election in April, internal criticism by other members of his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS--see footnote) came out into the open. Analysts and journalists began to speculate about whether party leaders w [...] |
2004-08-13 14:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA762 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-13 15:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA787 |
GOS SEEKS REVISED BIDS IN ELECTRICITY TENDER AS [...] Summary. The GOS asked the three contenders in the privatization of a 66 percent share in the country's largest electricity producer, Slovenske Elektrarne (SE), to improve their bids. According to unofficial sources, Italian Enel offered the highest bid, followed by the Czech CEZ and Russia [...] |
2004-08-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG LO RU |
| 04BRATISLAVA789 |
GOS ROMA STRATEGY: INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS [...] Summary. Poor infrastructure, primarily housing, in settlements remains one of the worst problems confronting Roma in Slovakia. The level of development in each settlement varies, but most communities lack sewage systems, adequate access to clean water, and suitable housing. Both the GOS and [...] |
2004-08-25 11:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA793 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA |
| 04BRATISLAVA797 |
SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER TO HEAD OSCE DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-27 09:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VT OSCE |
| 04BRATISLAVA802 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP AUGUST 24, 2004 [...] (U) The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has prepared a draft bill to return confiscated church property. Under its terms, churches and religious communities would be able to reclaim property that was confiscated or transferred to the state between May 8, 1945 and 1990. The Jewish community cou [...] |
2004-08-31 14:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA804 |
SLOVAKIA NOT PREPARED TO COMMIT AT FORCE [...] (C) Charge demarched FM Eduard Kukan 8/31 on reftel points. Kukan had already received the points from another source (NFI). He said that Slovakia would maintain its current troop commitment, and was aware of Slovak MOD attendance at the Warsaw conference, but did not know of any intention t [...] |
2004-08-31 17:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPDC MOPS MARR IZ PL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA823 |
STRENGTHENING TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Promoting transatlantic economic ties has been a dominant theme at Embassy Bratislava for several years. As a result of the GOS's sweeping economic reforms and improving investment climate, trade and investment between our two countries are up markedly. Post has hosted large business c [...] |
2004-09-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD AMGT BEXP KPAO LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA828 |
PARTICIPATION IN NATO POLICY DIRECTORS AND HLG [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-08 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC LO NATO NPG |
| 04BRATISLAVA830 |
U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA842 |
LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-14 09:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR EIND LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA855 |
GOS ROMA STRATEGY: STEPS FORWARD IN EDUCATION [...] Summary. In Slovakia, Roma comprise an estimated twenty- five percent of the population under 16 years old. Children with Romany ethnicity, particularly in Eastern Slovakia, are more likely to be placed into "special schools" for the mentally disabled and less likely to attain secondary educa [...] |
2004-09-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA857 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD LA [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Welcome to Slovakia! I expect that you will have a productive visit on September 21 and learn first-hand how US security assistance programs have enabled Slovakia to significantly contribute to greater regional security and enhanced NATO interoperability. I look [...] |
2004-09-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV PINR LO NATO |
| 04BRATISLAVA86 |
Slovakia Political Roundup January 11-22, 2004 [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Anti-corruption Laws Watered Down, Then Withdrawn --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Parliament returned January 20 to an ambitious agenda. The Conflict-of-Interest law, an important part of the Ministry of J [...] |
2004-01-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO TERRORISM PARLIAMENT |
| 04BRATISLAVA870 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE VIAL, SYLVIA MOHR, [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES COMPLIANCE ATTACHE CATHERINE VIAL, COMPLIANCE ASSISTANT SUSANA GETMAN, EU FUNDING ADVISOR ISABELLE MAELCAMP D'OPSTAELE AND STANDARDS SPECIALIST SYLVIA MOHR AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 3- 6, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT F [...] |
2004-09-23 10:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP BE LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA874 |
Slovak National Uprising (SNP): Commemorating 60 [...] August 29 was the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) - the largest (on a per capita basis) popular uprising against Nazi forces during World War II. The U.S. Embassy in Slovakia used the occasion to highlight both American involvement in the uprising [...] |
2004-09-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA875 |
SLOVAKS ON HYDROFLUOROCARBON BANS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO USTR |
| 04BRATISLAVA88 |
POST WILL FUND TWO SLOVAK TEACHERS FOR HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-26 15:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PREL SOCI LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA880 |
EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR THE SLOVAK ECONOMY [...] Summary. The Slovak economy rose at a real annual rate of 5.4 percent in the second quarter of 2004, beating the market forecast of 5.0 percent. Household consumption and robust investment led the growth, replacing external demand, which had been powering the economy for the previous six qua [...] |
2004-09-24 14:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA895 |
GOS TO SUPPORT CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel with Ivan Korcok, State Secretary of the MFA, Milan Jezovica, Foreign Policy Advisor SIPDIS to PM Dzurinda, and Frantisek Ruzicka, Acting General Director for European Affairs. Ruzicka was very well versed in U.S. views (to the point of summarizing previous demar [...] |
2004-09-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA896 |
SLOVAKIA STILL UNDECIDED ON TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) DCM raised reftel message on Turkey's EU accession with MFA State Secretary Ivan Korcok, MFA Acting General Director for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Milan Jezovica on September 28 and 29. Ruzicka said Slovakia was supportive in prin [...] |
2004-09-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL EU TU LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA900 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage visited Slovakia September 14. During his meetings with Prime Minister Dzurinda, Foreign Minister Kukan, parliamentary leaders, and the media, he underscored that U.S.-Slovak relations are based on more than just coalition membership and reflect the shar [...] |
2004-09-30 09:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAO LO CONS |
| 04BRATISLAVA909 |
SLOVAK PARTIES AGAINST TURKISH EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Two parties from Slovakia's four-party ruling coalition have voiced strong reservations about setting a firm date for Turkey to begin EU accession talks. On September 30, Speaker of the Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky of the Christian-Democratic Movement (KDH) said he saw "many reas [...] |
2004-10-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA920 |
SLOVAKIA: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM COORDINATOR [...] In response to reftel request, current Blue Lantern Program Coordinator for AmEmbassy Bratislava is Patrick McEachern PolMil Officer Tel: 011-421-2-5922-3210 Fax: 011-421-2-5922-3026 Email: McEachernPT@state.gov ETD: May 2005 WEISER NNNN [...] |
2004-10-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA923 |
GAERC ISSUES: CODE OF CONDUCT STRONG ENOUGH; [...] (C) In response to points raised from ref A, MFA European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak on October 6 told polec chief that the EU was strengthening the code of conduct regarding arms sales to make it more effective than in the past. He said member states were confident that it would suffice to [...] |
2004-10-08 07:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH LY TU EU LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA925 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. A. September 27-October 1 - The General Director of the Directorate of Customs for the Slovak Republic, Mr. Josef Gonczol, was in China this week finalizing a written agreement that will enable the government of China to d [...] |
2004-10-08 08:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA926 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO AIRBUS WTO CASE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-08 10:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KPAO LO EUN |
| 04BRATISLAVA940 |
Slovakia Concerned With Ukrainian Anti-Democratic [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO UP |
| 04BRATISLAVA948 |
SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN LONDON EXPORT CONTROL [...] The following individuals from the Ministry of Economy and Directorate of Customs are nominated to participate in the London Export Control Conference. Ministry of Economy: Mr. Frantisek Babuska Director, Department of Sensitive Goods Trading Management Telephone: 0 [...] |
2004-10-18 10:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL PARM KSTC MASS LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA964 |
WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA) MARKET [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO WTO |
| 04BRATISLAVA965 |
SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON VENEZUELA HUMAN [...] (U) On October 20, Poloff delivered reftel points to Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Peter Bircak. Bircak stated that the EU will discuss the issue of human rights in Venezuela next week at the Human Rights and Democracy Committee under the European Commission. He offered to re [...] |
2004-10-22 05:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM VE LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA969 |
SLOVAKS FORMULATING POSITION ON EXPORT CONTROLS TO [...] (C) Per reftel, poloffs met October 15 with Karol Mistrik, Director of the Department of OSCE, Disarmament, and Council of Europe, MFA; Rastislav Krizan, export control expert in the same department; and Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, MFA. Mistrik presented the EU argument that a stre [...] |
2004-10-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KOMC LO LY |
| 04BRATISLAVA980 |
SLOVAK VIEWS ON OSCE MEETING IN WARSAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 20, Poloffs met with some members of the Slovak delegation to the recent OSCE conference in Warsaw to discuss their views about OSCE concerns regarding human rights. Director General of Consular and Legal Affairs Ivan Grexa said he had been prepared for more criticism [...] |
2004-10-27 11:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM LO OSCE |
| 04BRATISLAVA989 |
BLUE LANTERN REPLY TO STATE 225891 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-29 08:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA99 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JIM RUTH. [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. JIM RUTH AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 8 TO FEBRUARY 10, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS KATHY MCENANY, FASCELL FELLOW. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922- 3376(OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922 3026. CELLPHON [...] |
2004-01-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
| 04BRATISLAVA991 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP OCTOBER 28, 2004 [...] (U) The Pontis Foundation will bring an Iraqi delegation consisting of politicians, NGO workers, and diplomats to Slovakia for a brief introduction to the Slovak government and press. The Bratislava-based International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Pontis Foundation presented their exper [...] |
2004-10-29 09:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PREL SMIG LO IZ |
| 04BRATISLAVA994 |
SLOVAKS INTERESTED IN STARTING MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KNNP LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA1000 |
IRAQI MILITARY POLICE OFFICERS GRADUATE FROM [...] Charge and DAO attended the December 19 graduation ceremony of 14 Iraqi military police officers from the Slovak Military Medical Training Center at Lest. In his remarks to the group, Slovak MinDef Liska praised and congratulated the Iraqi soldiers, stressing the need for the international c [...] |
2005-12-20 16:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR IZ LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA1001 |
SLOVAKIA FORGIVES 100 PERCENT OF IRAQI DEBT [...] (SBU) The Slovak cabinet decided December 21 to forgive 100 percent of Iraq's outstanding debt by December 31, 2005. Total debt as of October 31 was approximately USD 145 million. According to a Ministry of Finance source involved in the discussions, the GOS determined that the administrative [...] |
2005-12-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL LO IZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA1005 |
(S) INFORMING COALITION PARTNERS: SLOVAKIA [...] (S) CDA and Poloff delivered reftel points at 16h30 local time December 22 to Ambassador Milan Tancar, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and advisors from the Iraq and security assistance departments. Tancar expressed appreciation for the advance notice, reiterated that [...] |
2005-12-23 07:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PGOV MARR MASS PREL IZ LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA1010 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] (C) NGO Obciansko-demokraticka mladez (Citizens' Association for Democratic Youth) has made a deal with center-right parties SDKU and KDH to act as their official mud-slingers / Smer fact-checkers in the upcoming parliamentary campaign. During the 2002 campaign, Obciansko-demokraticka mlade [...] |
2005-12-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KPAO SOCI UP BO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA106 |
SLOVAKS SUPPORT EU-FLAGGING BMO IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 7 to Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA. Rehak said Slovakia will support the EU-flagging of the Border Monitoring Operation (BMO) in Georgia and expects consensus at the February 8 COREPER. The GOS does not oppose a continued OSCE [...] |
2005-02-07 17:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO GG |
| 05BRATISLAVA107 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: The Slovaks -- government and public alike -- are euphoric to welcome President Bush February 23-24 as the first sitting U.S. President ever to visit Slovakia. The GOS sees the visit as validation of its ambitious reform program and pro-U.S. policies. The Slovak peo [...] |
2005-02-07 18:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA109 |
WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON LO WTO |
| 05BRATISLAVA122 |
MTAG: POTENTIAL SCUD SALE TO YEMEN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-09 16:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC YM LO MTCRE |
| 05BRATISLAVA131 |
FEB 21 GAERC: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA, February 11. Rehak welcomed USG positions on transatlantic relations, the Middle East Peace Process, and Iraq. Rehak expects the EU to continue to demand Gotovina's surrender to The Hague before [...] |
2005-02-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA135 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Parliament approved a new, additional mandate February 10 for Slovakia's participation in the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). The GOS will initially send two MOD trainers to Iraq and an additional three at the first troop rotation. The MOD sent the first trainers to Italy to prep [...] |
2005-02-17 07:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM IZ CU LO NATO |
| 05BRATISLAVA138 |
WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-18 13:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD LO WTRO |
| 05BRATISLAVA139 |
Country Clearance granted for Dept of State and NCS [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes Thomas E. Graham, Anita E. Friedt, Tracy Babette McKibben, Yuri Shkeyrov and Irene Firsow and grants country clearance for the period of February 21-25, 2005. The embassy point of contact is Robert Hurlbert, Management officer(tel.+421-2-5922-3285) and [...] |
2005-02-19 09:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LO AU |
| 05BRATISLAVA140 |
PRIME MINISTER'S LIKELY THEMES WITH PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (S) Charge was briefed evening of February 19 by Milan Jezovica, the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser, of the principal themes PM Mikulas Dzurinda would likely use during his February 24 meeting with the President. Jezovica began by noting that the Prime Minister was very excited abou [...] |
2005-02-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA15 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. The EXBS Advisor was on a consultation trip to the United States, followed by annual leave from December 15-31, 2004. The EXBS Advisor's FSN Assistant was on annual leave from December 5-11, 2004. As most of Slovakia's governm [...] |
2005-01-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA160 |
CO2 EMISSION RESTRICTIONS SQUEEZE ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2004, the EU mandated that the GOS reduce its National Allocation Plan (NAP) for CO2 emissions by 14 percent. Recently, local companies, including U.S. Steel Kosice (USSK), have complained that the European Commission (EC) is targeting new EU members to reduce CO2 e [...] |
2005-03-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV LO EU |
| 05BRATISLAVA161 |
2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. Piracy of optical and other visual medias remains minimal, but home "burning" of CDs has likely increased. The Ministry of Inte [...] |
2005-03-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA17 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 07, 2005 [...] (SBU) Lubomir Cano, Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, said the MOD and MFA have agreed upon a proposal to send five Slovak soldiers to the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). The original parliamentary mandate allows up to 110 non-combat personnel to be deployed under O [...] |
2005-01-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM LO IZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA172 |
GOS TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON CSW [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-03 08:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM EAID LO UN CSW |
| 05BRATISLAVA187 |
MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION IN SLOVAKIA ON [...] Summary: The President's visit to Slovakia was generally perceived by media analysts and public commentary as an expression of positive U.S.- Slovak relations and of appreciation for Slovakia's support of the U.S. in the war against terrorism, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan. The meeting [...] |
2005-03-08 06:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA198 |
EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. Â [...] |
2005-03-10 06:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA203 |
BRATISLAVA CONCURS WITH EXBS ADVISOR POSITION IN ZAGREB [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-10 14:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSCA KSTC PARM PREL HR SI LO MTCRE |
| 05BRATISLAVA209 |
GOS REPONSE TO AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA211 |
GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 06:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CM LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA212 |
SLOVAKIA: INFORMATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON [...] The Director of the Department for Official Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Hulenyi, reports that the GOS does not currently give any bilateral contributions to the Andean region. Latin America is not considered a priority by the GOS, and Hulenyi does not anti [...] |
2005-03-15 06:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL CO EC PE BL VE LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA214 |
EXBS: UPDATED EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides information for Slovakia's Export Control System Standards, "Short Form", as requested by State 034285. 2. Begin "Export Control System Standards" Short Form I. What government agencies & offices are involved in developing export control polic [...] |
2005-03-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA215 |
EXBS: UPDATED EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS [...] SUMMARY: This cable updates information for Slovakia's Export Control System Standards, effective February 28, 2005. 2. Begin "Export Control System Standards - Slovakia - February 2005". I. Adequate commitment, legal and regulatory framework, and governmental structure to regu [...] |
2005-03-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA218 |
THE HZDS SHUFFLE [...] (C) Viliam Veteska unexpectedly gave up his post as parliamentary caucus leader of the opposition People's Party-Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (LS-HZDS). He will be temporarily replaced by Tibor Cabaj. Veteska will, however, maintain the post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament. Although he [...] |
2005-03-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA228 |
SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU ON IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Roman Gal of the MFA's Department for Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Gal stated Slovakia will likely follow the EU common policy regarding the recent Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) proposal to deploy troops (without contributing m [...] |
2005-03-18 12:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA229 |
SLOVAKIA'S HIV/AIDS SITUATION: WELL-POSITIONED FOR [...] Summary: Although the country's low rate of registered HIV/AIDS cases hampers social awareness, a three-year National Prevention Plan (NPP), improved school programs, and NGO outreach efforts demonstrate Slovakia's dedication to public education in preventative measures and risks associated wi [...] |
2005-03-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PGOV PHUM PREF LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA230 |
RELEASE OF SECRET POLICE FILES CONTINUES TO CAUSE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA236 |
RECENT POLLS: SLOVAKS MORE POSITIVE ON NATO [...] (U) 60.8 percent of Slovaks view the country,s NATO entry as a good decision. The OMV polling agency and the Institute of Political Science at the Slovak Academy of Sciences carried out the February 3-10 poll which had a sample of 2,221 respondents. The OMV polling agency indicated mostly un [...] |
2005-03-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO LO NATO |
| 05BRATISLAVA242 |
DEBT RELIEF FOR POOR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) On March 1, the post delivered talking points per reftel to the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) Department of Coordination for Relations with the EU. Representatives of the MOF replied several weeks later and expressed a great deal of enthusiasm for a 100 percent debt relief program on all [...] |
2005-03-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA244 |
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MEMBER STATE LAWS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-23 15:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO WTO USTR |
| 05BRATISLAVA247 |
EMBASSY BRATISLAVA RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL [...] Post is forwarding documentation relating to the following cultural grants: -- PAS covered the cost of U.S. visa fees for recipients of the Open Society Foundation's (OSF) high school student essay competition in 2003 and 2004. These students attended high schools in the U.S. for one year. [...] |
2005-03-24 10:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON KPAO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA25 |
LOCAL PERSPECTIVE ON FOREST DISASTER [...] (U) Summary. On January 4, Econoff and FSN visited civic leaders in the Tatra region to discuss restoration and renewal efforts in the wake of the recent wind disaster that leveled 250 square kilometers of forest (reftel A). Two of the leaders are also members of the GOS Commission establis [...] |
2005-01-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID KPAO AMGT KSCA LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA251 |
PARLIAMENT LEADER HRUSOVSKY'S APRIL VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April visit of a Slovak parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Pavol Hrusovsky will be a useful opportunity to press our agenda on Iraq, minority rights, religious registration, and while coordinating on areas where we already agree like trafficking and Cuba. Hrusovsky [...] |
2005-03-25 18:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA262 |
SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA265 |
MOJ THOUGHTS ON DRAFT TEXT OF EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs continue to press Slovak officials for a reaction to the draft bilateral extradition treaty we gave them in December 2004. Nonetheless, the GOS still has not made a definitive decision on whether to commit to extradite Slovak nationals to the U.S. On March 30, Justice Mi [...] |
2005-03-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PHUM LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA27 |
SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS SUA AMENDMENTS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche January 12 to Henrik Markus, Deputy Director of the Department for Disarmement, OSCE, and Council of Europe at the MFA, and Marek Smid, Deputy Director of the International Law Department at the MFA. Markus said the dual-use provision was in-line with the [...] |
2005-01-13 15:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT |
| 05BRATISLAVA272 |
SLOVAKS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP AND NPT CONFERENCES [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarches March 31 to Karol Mistrik, Director of the MFA's Department of Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism, and his deputy, Henrik Markus. Mistrik confirmed he will lead the delegation to Sydney, accompanied by representatives from the Ministries of Economy, [...] |
2005-03-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA274 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO WIPO SESSION ON IPR AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-01 12:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP LO WIPO |
| 05BRATISLAVA290 |
ARMS SALES TO YEMEN: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel A demarche April 11 to Gabriela Mrugova in the MFA's Department of Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-terrorism. Mrugova said neither the GOS nor Slovak arms brokers have exported SA/LW to Yemeni arms brokers. The Slovak MOD sold some non-lethal equipment to Yemen's M [...] |
2005-04-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA298 |
NEW HIGH-LEVEL GROUP WILL COORDINATE ACTION ON TIP [...] At its March 31 meeting, the Slovak Government's Council for the Prevention of Criminality decided to form an expert working group on trafficking in persons. The Council is a high-level body composed of 23 representatives from ministries, government agencies, law enforcement bodies, and NGOs. [...] |
2005-04-14 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG KPAO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA30 |
WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS; MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES [...] Post reviewed reftel list of service sectors and provides the following rankings of U.S. market access priorities (1 being the highest and 5 the lowest) and the level of market openness (high, medium, or low) for Slovakia. 2. Service sector, priority, and openness: --Legal services, 3, [...] |
2005-01-14 08:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTO |
| 05BRATISLAVA302 |
IRAQI CIVIL SERVANTS AND NGO REPS TRAIN IN SLOVAKIA [...] (U) Through a grant from the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Pontis Foundation brought nine Iraqi civil servants and NGO leaders to Slovakia for three weeks in March. This was the second group of four planned. It consisted of one IRI-Baghdad employee, two NGO, four Ministry o [...] |
2005-04-15 05:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LO IZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA306 |
TRADE ACTION AGAINST U.S. CORN GLUTEN FEED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA308 |
SLOVAK DELEGATION TO CD MINISTERIAL [...] The Slovak delegation to the upcoming Community of Democracies Ministerial in Santiago will consist of: - Mrs. Magdalena Vasaryova, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Mr. Andrej Droba, Director of the Office of the State Secretary, MFA SIPDIS - Mr. Vladimir Gracz, Slovak Amb [...] |
2005-04-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA31 |
SLOVAKIA LOSES USD 867 MILLION ARBITRATION WITH [...] Summary. An arbitration court has ruled in favor of the Czech bank Ceskoslovenska Obchodna Banka (CSOB) in its claim against Slovakia and ordered the GOS to pay the bank SKK 24.7 billion (USD 867 million). CSOB's claim dates back to 1993, when it provided a loan to a special state agency set [...] |
2005-01-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN LO EZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA314 |
SMER-SDL MERGER CONSOLIDATES LEFT, BUT DOES IT [...] (C) Summary. In late 2004, the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL) and two other small, leftist parties merged with Smer ("Direction"). Smer leader Robert Fico has successfully consolidated the center-left, but a slight increase in votes in 2006 will not necessarily correspond to an increase in [...] |
2005-04-20 08:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA315 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP APRIL 20, 2005 [...] (U) ANO leader and Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced April 11 that State Secretary of the Education Ministry Frantisek Toth (ANO) will resign his post and take up the position of Culture Minister currently held by Rudolf Chmel (ANO). Toth's replacement at the Education Ministry is sti [...] |
2005-04-20 08:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LO UP NATO |
| 05BRATISLAVA318 |
SLOVAKIA RESPONSE TO APRIL 25 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points April 21 to Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA. Rehak reaffirmed his openness to receiving USG points, saying it gives the Slovaks a "more global view." He said Slovakia within the EU supports strong transatlantic links. For example, in the [...] |
2005-04-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA319 |
RADICAL HEALTH CARE REFORMS? MAYBE NOT [...] (C) Summary. In October 2004, the Slovak Parliament passed six health care reform laws that the World Bank called some of the "most radical reforms in the world." The laws seek to reduce the GOS's role in health care and make Slovaks pay for medical services that were once free as a way of [...] |
2005-04-21 16:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA32 |
SCHEDULE FOR WHITE HOUSE SITE SURVEY TEAM'S TRIP [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-08 23:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT LO PREL EI RS GM |
| 05BRATISLAVA324 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO CD ELECTION INITIATIVE [...] On April 22, Poloff delivered reftel points to Human Rights Department and Latin American Division at the MFA. Officials stated Slovakia would fully support the elections standards initiative. 2. Comment: Concept paper also delivered to relevant Slovak NGOs. Slovak NGOs have been extremely [...] |
2005-04-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA34 |
ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES DEMARCHE [...] Econoff delivered questions, per reftel, to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) point of contact in Slovakia, Dr. Igor Ferencik of the Ministry of Environment (MOE). Ferencik shared the questions with officials from the MOE and the Ministry Agriculture (MOA), and they returned the f [...] |
2005-01-18 11:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO |
| 05BRATISLAVA356 |
SLOVAK DEFENSE REFORM UPDATE [...] (U) The draft law on the state service of professional soldiers requires Slovak soldiers to deploy where they are ordered. Currently, conscripts cannot be sent abroad and only professional soldiers who volunteer may be sent out of country. Financial, career, and personal incentives continue [...] |
2005-05-06 16:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO NATO |
| 05BRATISLAVA357 |
SLOVAKIA FIRM ON IRAQ MANDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Slovak defense policy players have recently raised publicly whether the GOS should reopen the parliamentary debate on the Slovak troops in Iraq. State Secretary at the MOD Martin Fedor stressed publicly the SIPDIS importance of a renewed UN Security Council mandate, w [...] |
2005-05-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR LO IZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA360 |
SLOVAKIA PICKS UP MOMENTUM ON TIP ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Slovak government recently completed a needs assessment analyzing current trafficking activities and invited poloffs to discuss the findings. In a May 5 meeting, Jana Kviecinska, the Director General of the Human Rights and Minorities Section at the Office of the Government, [...] |
2005-05-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA365 |
GROWING OPTIMISM BUT LITTLE POLITICAL INSPIRATION [...] (U) Summary. The Institute for Public Affairs' (IVO) 2004 annual Summary Report on Slovakia shows growing public optimism about the direction Slovakia is taking, increased apathy toward high-level corruption, and increasing acceptance of economic reforms. Slovak parties are becoming more simi [...] |
2005-05-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ECON LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA38 |
SLOVAKIA - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] SINCE 1998, SLOVAKIA'S ONCE TROUBLED ECONOMY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A BUSINESS FRIENDLY STATE THAT LEADS THE REGION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN ITS DOING BUSINESS IN 2005 REPORT, THE WORLD BANK NAMED SLOVAKIA AS THE WORLD'S TOP REFORMER IN IMPROVING ITS INVESTMENT CLIMATE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AL [...] |
2005-01-20 17:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTDB LO OPIC USTR |
| 05BRATISLAVA397 |
RESIGNATION OF THE SLOVAK MINISTER OF CULTURE COMES [...] Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Culture Rudolf Chmel. The President's decision becomes effective today, May 24. Until a new Minister is appointed, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ivan Miklos will be temporarily in charge of the Cult [...] |
2005-05-24 13:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KPAO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA398 |
SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON CUBAN [...] (U) On May 24, 2005, Embassy delivered reftel points to Pavol Juhas, Director of the International Affairs Department at the Ministry of Labor. Juhas confirmed that Slovakia is sending a delegation to the upcoming International Labor Conference in Geneva, and expressed his support for the U [...] |
2005-05-25 05:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB BB CU LO ILO |
| 05BRATISLAVA399 |
SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON ILO FISCAL [...] (U) On May 24, 2005, Embassy delivered reftel points to Pavol Juhas, Director of the International Affairs Department at the Ministry of Labor. Juhas confirmed that Slovakia is sending a delegation to the upcoming International Labor Conference in Geneva, and expressed his support for the U [...] |
2005-05-25 05:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB LO ILO |
| 05BRATISLAVA403 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR DEBRA HEVIA TO [...] Embassy Bratislava requests country clearance for Ms. Debra Hevia to participate in the EXBS Advisors meeting in Vienna. Name: Debra L. Hevia Title: Political-Economic Section Chief Embassy: Bratislava Citizenship: US Passport Number: 900329402 Expiration Date: 17 Jun 2008 Clearance: Top [...] |
2005-05-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA412 |
THE FUTURE OF GMOS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff held a series of meetings to assess the status of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. The Minister of Environment Laszlo Miklos, previously a supporter of GMOs, has now succumbed to unspecified political pressures and is attempting to bar their usage in [...] |
2005-05-27 13:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EAGR ETRD LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA42 |
SLOVAK ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, 2004 [...] (U) Summary. Slovakia's economic fortunes have had a sharp impact on both the country's environment and the policies that manage it. Following independence in 1993, public interest in the environment waned as economic necessities took on a more dominant role. Today, even though the economy [...] |
2005-01-25 15:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA425 |
GENERAL PROSECUTOR PROVIDES BACKGROUND DETAILS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Prosecutor of the Slovak Republic Dobroslav Trnka provided post with nearly four pages of further background information detailing the Slovak Republic's prosecution of human traffickers. While the information includes a different number of prosecuted individuals than [...] |
2005-06-03 07:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA428 |
KEY TO SUCCESS FOR SLOVAKIA'S FLAT RATE TAX SYSTEM [...] Summary. Slovakia's adoption of a 19-percent flat rate tax for corporations and individuals has generated much attention internationally, but the Slovak general public has been quite mute. Contending international policy camps have cited statistics to support their claims that the system is [...] |
2005-06-06 05:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA430 |
SWEDISH DG FOR POL AFFAIRS ON SWEDEN AND THE UN [...] On May 31, the Swedish Embassy in Bratislava hosted a seminar on Global Security and the United Nations (UN), in conjunction with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, as part of their commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dag Hammarskojld. As part of the morning program, A [...] |
2005-06-06 09:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SW LO UNSC |
| 05BRATISLAVA432 |
ROMA POLITICAL POLLING SHOWS DISCREPANCY BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Democratic Institute (NDI) Roma Political Participation program advisors told Poloff that recent polling data showed commonly held perceptions of Roma political affiliation, involvement, and participation were false. Some of this data, they claimed, could be damaging t [...] |
2005-06-07 07:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR KDEM KPAO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA434 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 2005 [...] (C) Opposition political party Smer (reftel) met its long-held goal and became a member of Socialist International (SI). Smer MP Edita Angyalova, a former IV participant and one of Slovakia's youngest politicians, downplayed Smer's membership in SI, and noted that if the party were to become [...] |
2005-06-07 12:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM KCOR KIRF LO EXBS UN |
| 05BRATISLAVA440 |
POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES MOVING [...] (C) After the U.S. negotiating team and Slovak Ministry of Justice Director for Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Branislav Bohacik failed to reach agreement April 14 on pursuing bilateral extradition and mutual legal assistance treaties (or on signing instruments to implement US-EU tre [...] |
2005-06-08 09:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS EU LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA442 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE ON EU CUBA POLICY AND JUNE 13 [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A points on Cuba with MFA on June 6, and discussed the points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, along with pre-GAERC points in ref B on June 7. Rehak thanked us for providing our point-of-view before each GAERC, saying the discussions with emboffs are [...] |
2005-06-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU PARM LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA446 |
Country Clearance granted for Richard Steffens [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes Senior Commercial Officer Richard Steffens and grants country clearance for the period of June 12-14, 2005. The embassy point of contact for your visit is Sanford Owens, SCO, tel: +421-2-5920-5320, fax line: +421-2- 5920-5333. Reservation has been made [...] |
2005-06-09 14:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EZ ETRD EFND |
| 05BRATISLAVA449 |
CONFERENCE ON BALKANS HIGHLIGHTS ROLE FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary/Introduction: On May 20-21 the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) hosted a conference on "Assessing Developments in the Western Balkans: Problems of Today, Ideas for the Future." Co-sponsors of the conference were the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the [...] |
2005-06-10 10:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA45 |
PARLIAMENT LEADER PRINCIPLED ON CUBA, TIP [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky told Charge d'Affaires January 20 he would continue to make support for Cuban dissidents one of his personal priorities, and was discussing with Vaclav Havel nominating three dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. He discussed the difficulties [...] |
2005-01-27 06:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA462 |
SLOVAKIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Oldrich Hlavacek, Director of the MFA Fourth Territorial Division (covering Africa, Asia, and the Middle East), told pol-econ chief June 13 that Slovakia is "very enthusiastic and looking forward to" the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (ref A). He said the two most important things about the [...] |
2005-06-15 05:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON IZ LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA463 |
NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE [...] Mr. Frantisek Toth became the new Slovak Minister of Culture following the resignation of Minister Chmel in May. Mr. Toth has been appointed by President Ivan Gasparovic today, June 15, 2005. He was nominated for this position by the coalition party Alliance of New Citizen (ANO). 2. Please [...] |
2005-06-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KPAO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA464 |
S29F-04: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC SY AE LO CBW |
| 05BRATISLAVA466 |
SLOVAKIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ LO ICRC |
| 05BRATISLAVA468 |
SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On June 17, Charge delivered reftel points to Magda Vasaryova, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vasaryova explained the UN's historical and "sentimental" importance to Slovakia, and reinforced Slovakia's strong support for the UN reform agenda ou [...] |
2005-06-17 15:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO UN UNSC |
| 05BRATISLAVA472 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 1-20, 2005 [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current HZDS leader Vladimir Meciar is currently studying English. The brother of his private teacher told Poloffs that the teacher is regularly subjected to long, delusional speeches about the MP's accomplishments. Meciar's most outlandish claim to date was th [...] |
2005-06-20 11:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA473 |
REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES TRY OUT ALLIANCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of Slovakia's regional elections (scheduled for November 26), political parties have begun to experiment with different pairings and coalitions in the "consequence-free environment" of regional politics. At the local and regional level, Slovak politics is based less [...] |
2005-06-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA486 |
CORRUPTION: SOME GOOD LAWS IN PLACE; LOCAL [...] Summary: Reducing corruption in Slovakia has been a long-term U.S. goal. The laws are now generally good, although some gaping weaknesses remain. An area of growing concern is public procurement at the local and regional levels, where officials act beyond the control of the national auditor' [...] |
2005-06-22 08:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS KCOR PINR LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA49 |
SLOVAKS UNOPPOSED TO OEF-ISAF MERGER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-28 09:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO NATO |
| 05BRATISLAVA498 |
SLOVAK LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-29 08:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EU LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA511 |
SLOVAKIA TO STAY THE COURSE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Slovak government interlocutors welcomed beginning dialogue on future planning for Iraq deployments, particularly in civlian channels. The GOS is firmly committed to staying the course as long as the Iraqi government requests help, there is an international mandate, and the manda [...] |
2005-07-01 09:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA531 |
DZURINDA'S GOVERNMENT SURVIVES ANOTHER [...] (U) Summary. In the last parliamentary vote before summer recess, Smer Chairman Robert Fico's motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda received only 60 votes out of the 76 necessary to recall him. Smer, LS-HZDS (People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia), and [...] |
2005-07-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA532 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JUNE 30, 2005 [...] (C) On June 21, Slovakia adopted government resolution 495/2005, which approved a 100 percent write-off of Iraqi civil debts to Slovakia (an amount equal to around USD 1.1 million). In addition to the debt forgiveness, Slovakia has contributed USD 20.8 million in humanitarian aid, military [...] |
2005-07-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA537 |
UNION LEADERS ON PARTNERSHIP WITH SMER, DECLINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Slovakia's Confederation of Trade Unions (KOZ) has lost nearly half of its membership since 1993, and its leadership is both upset and threatened by recent government economic reforms. During a recent meeting with Poloffs, KOZ leaders discussed their decision to work closely wi [...] |
2005-07-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA538 |
MOD PROPOSES ADDING AFGHANISTAN TO JULY 22 AGENDA [...] (SBU) Action request: The Slovak Ministry of Defense would like to add to the agenda of Ambassador Jones' July 22 pol-mil talks on Iraq discussion on Slovak intentions to end participation in OEF and join ISAF in Afghanistan. Please advise if the team from Washington will be prepared to discu [...] |
2005-07-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PREL AF LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA539 |
MOD PROPOSES ADDING AFGHANISTAN TO JULY 22 AGENDA [...] (SBU) Action request: The Slovak Ministry of Defense would like to add to the agenda of Ambassador Jones' July 22 pol-mil talks on Iraq discussion on Slovak intentions to end participation in OEF and join ISAF in Afghanistan. Please advise if the team from Washington will be prepared to discu [...] |
2005-07-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PREL AF LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA543 |
SLOVAKIA'S BILATERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary. The Slovak Republic founded its witness protection program in January 1999. One of the unique facets of the program is its success in arranging bilateral protection agreements with other European nations. Slovakia was the first post-communist nation to both send witnesses abroa [...] |
2005-07-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA550 |
TATRAS RENEWAL DEBATE [...] Summary. On June 16, 2005, post hosted a digital video conference (DVC) to introduce two American forestry experts to Slovaks working on restoration efforts in the Tatras Mountains (ref A). The conversation allowed the Americans to begin assessing the specific damage, better understand the [...] |
2005-07-12 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID KPAO AMGT KSCA LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA552 |
SLOVAK VIEWS ON JULY 18 GAERC [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A pre-GAERC points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, on July 8. Rehak was pleased to discuss U.S. positions and stated that he would share the talking points with others within the Ministry prior to the GAERC meeting, adding that Foreign Minister Kuka [...] |
2005-07-12 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU UZ |