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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08PRAGUE78 |
CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: PROFESSOR VERSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Current Czech President Vaclav Klaus remains the favorite to win the February 8 presidential election in the parliament. However, the success of his challenger, Czech-American economics professor Jan Svejnar, in attracting public attention has shaken the Czech political scene. [...] |
2008-02-07 06:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 08PRAGUE786 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) Czech MFA Desk officer for Pakistan, Martin Basta, thanked us for our additional details related to a possible Pakistan donors' conference in early 2009. As noted in Ref B, the Czechs, who assume the EU Presidency on January 1, 2009, are working to put things in place related to an EU-Pak [...] |
2008-12-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF EZ EUN |
| 08PRAGUE787 |
CZECH REPUBLIC - 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Czech authorities continue to cooperate with the USG across a wide spectrum of security, law enforcement and military matters as part of the global war on terrorism. Whether protecting the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other U.S. facilities, providing critical mil [...] |
2008-12-18 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM EZ |
| 08PRAGUE788 |
CODEL TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 18 MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 18 trip to Prague, Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) met with Czech FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and DPM Vondra. Representative Tauscher stressed linking a possible radar site in the Czech Republic to short and medium range missile [...] |
2008-12-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR PREL PGOV NATO RS PL EZ |
| 08PRAGUE789 |
OVERVIEW OF CZECH NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech nuclear industry sector offers significant opportunities for U.S. business, especially if a possible tender for the construction of two (possibly four) new reactors goes forward. Currently, the Czech Republic's two commercial nuclear power stations account for 30 perc [...] |
2008-12-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO EZ |
| 08PRAGUE792 |
STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...] |
2008-12-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ |
| 08PRAGUE793 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-23 09:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY EZ |
| 08PRAGUE794 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER PREL EZ |
| 08PRAGUE798 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS CONFERENCE IN JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Top Czech officials are urging attendance at the highest possible level by the United States and 46 other invited countries at the June 26-30 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets (HEA). The Czechs see the conference as a follow up to the 1998 Washington Conference and [...] |
2008-12-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ KNAR SCUL |
| 08PRAGUE802 |
CZECHS PREFER WAITING FOR BETTER UNESCO D-G [...] (C) Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department officer Milan Kunar commented that the Czechs have serious reservations about Egypt's anticipated candidate for UNESCO Director-General, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni. Like the USG, the GOCR does not believe he is the right person for the jo [...] |
2008-12-23 13:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO EZ EUN |
| 08PRAGUE803 |
REPRESENTATIVE WEXLER'S MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 trip to Prague, Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) met with DFM Tomas Pojar, DPM Alexandr Vondra, and opposition MP Jan Hamacek. Pojar and Vondra urged continued Congressional support for missile defense (MD). Representative Wexler expressed appreciation f [...] |
2008-12-23 15:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV EZ |
| 08PRAGUE806 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PREVENTING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 08:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA SY TRGY EZ |
| 08PRAGUE808 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NATO MOPS PREL CZ |
| 08PRAGUE809 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON GAS DISPUTES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs spoke with Czech Ambassador at large for Energy Security Vaclav Bartuska as well as additional MFA officials regarding potential gas supply disruptions between Russia and Ukraine. While the Czechs have considered and discussed a number of possible scenarios with their EU [...] |
2008-12-30 16:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ENRG EPET UP |
| 08PRAGUE810 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-31 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREF PARM NATO EZ |
| 08PRAGUE82 |
CZECHS AGREE TO TEXT OF DHS SECURITY MOU [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL CMGT EZ EUR |
| 08PRAGUE83 |
CZECHS INTERESTED IN JOINING KOSOVO STEERING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Officers met February 8 with Czech MFA Political Director, Martin Povejsil, who confirmed Czech interest in participating in the International Steering Group (ISG). With their upcoming January 2009 EU Presidency and their substantial military involvement in KFOR, the Czech [...] |
2008-02-08 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI EZ EUN |
| 08PRAGUE84 |
UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4), the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...] |
2008-02-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
| 08PRAGUE88 |
CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: NO ONE WINS, AND NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech parliament failed on February 8-9 to elect a president. Both candidates, current Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Czech-American economist Jan Svejnar, did not have sufficient support to be elected in the three rounds of the election. The only party that can claim it [...] |
2008-02-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 08PRAGUE92 |
KOSOVO/CZECH REPUBLIC - RECOGNITION LIKELY IN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek told Ambassador that the Czechs are focused on Kosovo and the government will recognize independence. But he repeated what we have heard at the working level: the Czechs are not likely to be in the first round. Topolanek str [...] |
2008-02-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE101 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO COLLISION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | TSPA TPSL EZ RU |
| 09PRAGUE102 |
URANIUM RENAISSANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RU EZ |
| 09PRAGUE103 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...] |
2009-02-20 18:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG |
| 09PRAGUE109 |
CZECH FINANCE MINISTER KALOUSEK ON EU, G-20 [...] (C) Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek stressed to Charge February 25 the importance of global coordination of financial market regulatory reform and noted the Czech Republic favored evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes. The February 22 informal G-5 meeting in Berlin had discussed s [...] |
2009-02-27 06:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE11 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS CONFERENCE IN JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Top Czech officials are urging attendance at the highest possible level by the United States and 46 other invited countries at the June 26-30 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets (HEA). The Czechs see the conference as a follow up to the 1998 Washington Conference and [...] |
2009-01-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ KNAR SCUL |
| 09PRAGUE111 |
CZECH REPUBLIC WILLING TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-27 16:58:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AORG UNGA KJUS EZ |
| 09PRAGUE112 |
EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...] |
2009-03-02 06:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO |
| 09PRAGUE113 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: POST INPUT 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Over the past 12 month, Czech authorities have made significant progress on combating IPR violations. Customs and the Czech Trade Inspection Office (CTIO) have increased raids on, and presence at, the roughly 50 markets that dot the border with Germany and Austria. As a result, most pi [...] |
2009-03-02 10:25:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EZ |
| 09PRAGUE116 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE120 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Government (GoCR) views the EU response to the financial crisis as an important test of its EU presidency. Within EU fora, the GoCR has consistently warned against protectionism and beggar-thy-neighbor policies, as well as revolutionary changes to regulation and overs [...] |
2009-03-04 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE121 |
CZECH DPM VONDRA ON UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 3 meeting which included DFM Tomas Pojar and other key Czech officials, Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra reiterated the Czech government's appreciation for and excitement over the April 4-5 visit to Prague by President Obama. He expressed the Czech government's full commitme [...] |
2009-03-04 16:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE123 |
CZECH REPUBLIC REQUESTS A SCIENCE FELLOW FOR AGENTFLY [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Prague requests a Science Fellow who would work with the Czech Technical University to adapt AGENTFLY military project for civilian air traffic control use. Current points of contact for this proposal are ODC/Maj. Matthew Kime, KimeMJ@state.gov, 420-257-022-350 [...] |
2009-03-05 14:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL ECON AMGT EZ |
| 09PRAGUE128 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-06 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EZ |
| 09PRAGUE129 |
CZECH REPUBLIC WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US SOF TROOPS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR MOPS NATO PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE130 |
CZECHS PLEASED WITH USG PRESENCE AT UNHRC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff provided the reftel points to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha and UN Department Director Jan Michal on February 27. Dlouha noted that our presence at UNHRC proceedings is most welcome news and inquired whether we planned to engage in a [...] |
2009-03-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ PHUM |
| 09PRAGUE134 |
CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SEEK TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In less than two weeks, the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) will hold their national party congress, which comes at a time when the party has much to celebrate, but also faces several challenges. Following their sweeping victories in the October 2008 regional and senate elections, [...] |
2009-03-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE138 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: VISIT BY INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 Acting DCM Stuart Hatcher and emboffs met with Czech Ministry of Interior officials at the request of the Czechs to discuss the upcoming visit of Minister of Interior Ivan Langer to the United States March 15-17. While the EU Justice and Interior Ministers, like the [...] |
2009-03-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM |
| 09PRAGUE144 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the March 16-17 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Transatlantic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegov [...] |
2009-03-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU |
| 09PRAGUE147 |
DEFENSE PROCUREMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: SHADY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-16 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARR EZ KCOR MARR MCAPP |
| 09PRAGUE15 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC CHALLENGES WEIGH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech government's January 1 assumption of the EU Presidency comes at a time when the Topolanek coalition is at the most precarious position in its two years of existence. The coalition government, which has always been shaky at best, never fully recovered from the sweeping [...] |
2009-01-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE153 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT [...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...] |
2009-03-19 12:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV |
| 09PRAGUE155 |
SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...] |
2009-03-19 17:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE157 |
CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (S) Post recommends the following additions to the list of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) for the Czech Republic. -- Baxter International pharmaceutical plant at Bohumil. This is one of the few plants in the world that produces an avian influenza (H5N1) vaccine. Baxter i [...] |
2009-03-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP EZ |
| 09PRAGUE159 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT FACES A CRITICAL VOTE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24, the embattled government of PM Mirek Topolanek will likely face a critical vote of no-confidence. PM Topolanek has faced down four previous attempts to unseat him. However, the current situation is probably the most significant threat to his government, in a large [...] |
2009-03-23 06:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE160 |
CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OFFER FEW SURPRISES AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-22 congress of the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) was relatively uneventful, despite the charged political atmosphere before the planned March 24 vote of no confidence. All but one candidate for the party's top posts ran unopposed and were elected, although CSSD cha [...] |
2009-03-24 09:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE165 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT FALLS, UNCERTAINTY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: After 26 months in power, the embattled Topolanek government lost a vote of no-confidence in the Lower Chamber of the parliament on March 24. The vote's result was uncertain until the very end, but 101 lawmakers, the minimum required by the Czech constitution, finally voted aft [...] |
2009-03-25 10:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE166 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV |
| 09PRAGUE167 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON NATO MISSION [...] (C) Embassy Officer delivered the reftel a demarche to Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the Czech MFA's Director of Security Policy, and her deputy, Petr Chalupecky on March 25. They appreciated receiving our points, agreed with our position and said that the Czech Republic is fully committed to [...] |
2009-03-26 12:09:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV |
| 09PRAGUE168 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INFORMING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ MOPS MARR |
| 09PRAGUE169 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS EZ |
| 09PRAGUE170 |
CZECH REPUBLIC TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ AF IR PK UN |
| 09PRAGUE171 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE -- U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ PREL EU SY |
| 09PRAGUE172 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: NON-PAPER DELIVERED ON U.S. SPACE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP NATO PARM PREL TSPA EZ |
| 09PRAGUE174 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: HALFWAY POINT, BUT TO WHERE? [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted in Reftels, the March 24 no-confidence vote in the Czech Parliament has placed the Czech government in the awkward position of leading the EU, while in a state of flux on the domestic political front. Czech MFA officials nonetheless recognize that they are still respons [...] |
2009-03-26 16:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE175 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...] |
2009-03-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE176 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR PK AF EZ |
| 09PRAGUE179 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON HCOC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-31 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA EZ |
| 09PRAGUE180 |
CZECH REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND APRIL KOREAN GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-31 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER EZ |
| 09PRAGUE196 |
CZECHS WELCOME USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HRC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-07 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE199 |
FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (SBU) The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The Czech Republic receives FMF and IMET funds. 3. (SBU) The Czech Republic's state budget is publicly available. The Ministry of Finance posts the Czech Republic's state budget on its website. 4 [...] |
2009-04-10 09:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE200 |
CZECHS TO ATTEND TO PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK PREL EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE201 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CASE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-10 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR EZ |
| 09PRAGUE202 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: AERO VODOHODY NOW FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-10 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EZ MAPP PREL |
| 09PRAGUE203 |
CZECHS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarch April 9 and 10 to MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog, Finance Ministry International Department Head Eva Anderova, and Czech National Bank International Organizations Department Head Petr Prochazka. Szunyog and Anderova reported that the C [...] |
2009-04-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE204 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS EZ AF PK |
| 09PRAGUE210 |
CZECHS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-16 17:06:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE213 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Michael S. Dixon, Senior Economic Officer; phone 420-257-022-319; unclassified e-mail: DixonMS@state.gov; classified e-mail: DixonMS@state.sgov.gov. The deputy to TFCO is: until June 15, 2009 -- Malgorzata "Margaret" Bula-Duane, Econom [...] |
2009-04-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER EZ |
| 09PRAGUE22 |
ANNUAL OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT 2008 - PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-09 18:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
| 09PRAGUE222 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: FOREIGN POLICY DRIFT EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 24 downfall of the Czech Government and the subsequent political upheaval, as well as the planned Czech parliamentary elections in the fall, will affect a range of Czech foreign and security policy priorities. In this cable we focus on three of the most visible and sign [...] |
2009-04-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE228 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON THE BALKANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Czech MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog reviewed the Czech EU Presidency's progress in the Western Balkans. According to Szunyog lack of EU consensus has been impeding progress. The Czechs expect few significant advances during the remainder of the Czech EU [...] |
2009-04-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS EUN EZ PGOV PREL XG |
| 09PRAGUE237 |
MGSF01: PRAGUE EAC REGARDING H1N1 [...] Prague EAC met on April 30, 2009 to discuss the H1N1 influenza in light of the WHO Pandemic Influenza Alert Level increase from Phase 4 to Phase 5. Charge, A/DCM, RSO, POL/EC, DATT, ORA, LEGATT, CONS, MGT, FCS, PAS and MED were in attendance. 2. MED briefed on WHO phase guidelines and prov [...] |
2009-04-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF PINR PREL |
| 09PRAGUE239 |
A/S FRIED MEETS WITH CZECH POLDIR ON U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting, A/S Fried and Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil agreed that we explore developing a non-binding joint U.S.-EU statement on accepting Guantanamo detainees cleared for release to complement an internal EU framework document on the subject. Both ag [...] |
2009-04-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM |
| 09PRAGUE24 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED DISCUSSES GAS CRISIS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis dominated Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings with EU and Czech officials during his visit to Prague January 8-10. The Czechs agreed with A/S Fried on the need to diversify both routes and sources of Europe's energy imports, as well as o [...] |
2009-01-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE25 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EZ EUN UNSC LE SY |
| 09PRAGUE258 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...] |
2009-05-15 10:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREL XG |
| 09PRAGUE26 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-14 13:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER UNGA PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE260 |
CZECH REPUBLIC - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the available records of the below named Czech military personnel and found no derogatory information: -Czech Army Lieutenant Colonel Zdenek KOLAR, Battalion Commander, 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, Czech Ground Forces, Zatec Czech Repub [...] |
2009-05-15 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL |
| 09PRAGUE263 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MAY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 14 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the May 18-19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the EU's Anti-Piracy efforts, Georgia, the EU-Ru [...] |
2009-05-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL CE XF ZJ XA |
| 09PRAGUE269 |
SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 23-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes you to the Czech Republic May 23-25. Nearly 20 years after the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic h [...] |
2009-05-19 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE27 |
A/S FRIED AND EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS' TROIKA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9 Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met in troika format (Czech EU Presidency and following Swedish Presidency, European Commission, and European Council Secretariat) at the Political Director level. The discussion primarily focused on the Middle East and the Western B [...] |
2009-01-14 16:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU CD |
| 09PRAGUE271 |
MAY 8 EU SOUTHERN CORRIDOR -- NEW SILK ROAD SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 8 EU Southern Corridor ) New Silk Road Summit in Prague, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Egypt, and the EU signed a political declaration that, among other things, underscores the EU and Turkey's intent to sign the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) "in Turkey by [...] |
2009-05-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL PGOV EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE276 |
INTERIM GOVERNMENT WITH A WEAK MANDATE TAKES POWER [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, President Vaclav Klaus appointed the interim technocratic government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer, after Prime Minister Topolanek,s government fell in a vote of no confidence on March 24. The Fischer government is the result of a compromise among the Civic Democratic [...] |
2009-05-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EZ |
| 09PRAGUE281 |
EU-CHINA SUMMIT - A RELATIONSHIP BACK ON TRACK? [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs called on MFA Asia Pacific Director Jiri Sitler and Human Rights and Transformation Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha for debriefs of the May 20 EU)China summit and the 27th EU-China human rights dialogue. Sitler said that there were few surprises during the summit discuss [...] |
2009-05-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN CH |
| 09PRAGUE288 |
CZECHS VOTED IN FAVOR OF KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) In response to ref a demarche, Finance Ministry staffer Vlkova confirmed that the Czech Republic submitted its vote in favor of Kosovo World Bank membership on or about May 11. Vlkova added that the Czech Republic has been actively lobbying other World Bank members to vote in a similar [...] |
2009-05-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE29 |
CZECH AND DUTCH AG MINISTERS MEET ON CAP AND DAIRY REFORM. [...] Summary: On January 12, 2009, Gerritje Verburg, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality met in Prague with Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovic. They discussed the agenda of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, priorities of the Czech Presidency, and also [...] |
2009-01-14 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE292 |
GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 22-24 VISIT TO THEQCZECH [...] (C) Summary: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus visited the Czech Republic May 22-24 May 2009 at the invitation of the Czech Ministry of Defense. General Petraeus met with senior Ministry of Defense, General Staff, and Foreign Ministry officials, conducted several press interviews, [...] |
2009-05-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EZ MARR OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE296 |
CZECHS TO HELP SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-01 07:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PK PREF PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE299 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA'S ACTIONS RELATED TO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Office of South and South East Europe Deputy Director Josef Zrzavecky commented that the Czech MFA reached out on May 29 to its Embassy in Chisinau. According to Zrzavecky, the MFA instructed its Ambassador to raise Czech bilateral concerns that Kosovo representatives are not [...] |
2009-06-01 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE300 |
CZECH RESPONSE: U.S. POSITION ON IRAN AS A SOURCE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 28 to MFA Energy Envoy Vaclav Bartuska and MFA North and East Europe Director Daniel Kostoval. Kostoval reported that since the Nabucco pipeline would not flow through the Czech Republic, the Czechs were not directly involved in negotiating the Nabucco In [...] |
2009-06-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE306 |
CZECH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN MIRED [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic,s two dominant parties, former PM Topolanek,s right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Jiri Paroubek,s left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD), have turned the European Parliamentary (EP) election into a bare-knuckled mudslinging campaign dominated [...] |
2009-06-02 15:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE313 |
CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...] |
2009-06-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE314 |
CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...] |
2009-06-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE316 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: POSITIVE SIGNALS ON MI-17S FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-05 12:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG PARM PK EZ |
| 09PRAGUE318 |
CZECHS TO SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EC PGOV PHUM PK EZ EUN PREF |
| 09PRAGUE321 |
ODS WINS CZECH EP ELECTIONS DUE TO LOW VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Four of the Czech Republic's parliamentary parties: the right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS), the left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD), the Communist Party (KSCM) and the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) obtained seats in the June 5-6 European Parliamentary [...] |
2009-06-11 08:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE324 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...] |
2009-06-11 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM |
| 09PRAGUE332 |
CZECH DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERIOR LAYS OUT PLAN TO [...] (C) Summary: One of the few issues the interim technocratic government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will address is extremism. Interior Minister Martin Pecina named former police official Jiri Komorous as his First Deputy Minister and assigned him to lead the Interior Ministry's new anti-ex [...] |
2009-06-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EZ |
| 09PRAGUE334 |
CZECH REPUBLIC 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] (U) The United States Government is generally aware of many United States citizens of Czech descent who have outstanding claims against the Czech Government, but who were not U.S. citizens at the time their claims arose. As noted in the introduction, the Act does not require a report on their [...] |
2009-06-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE335 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON US PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on June 8 to Pavla Hycova, a Czech Environment Ministry official working in the Department for the International Protection of Biodiversity. Hycova, who represents the Czech Republic in the IWC small working groups, had no immediate substantive response. Hyco [...] |
2009-06-16 09:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC EZ |
| 09PRAGUE338 |
PART 1: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU), in partnership with the upcoming Swedish Presidency, hosted the eighth in a [...] |
2009-06-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
| 09PRAGUE339 |
PART 2: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU), [...] |
2009-06-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
| 09PRAGUE340 |
FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS PROPOSAL PASSES CZECH LOWER [...] (C) Summary: On June 16, the Czech parliament's lower house approved a 2010 troop deployment proposal that, among other deployments, includes 535 Czech troops for Afghanistan. Senate approval should follow. This smooth approval is a stark contrast to the contentiousness of the 2009 deployme [...] |
2009-06-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR EZ AF |
| 09PRAGUE344 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON US MOVE TO [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Czech Environment Ministry International Organizations Unit Head Iveta Spaltova and Industry Ministry IRENA Desk Officer Alice Trombikova on June 16 and 18 respectively, Both expected that the Czechs would join IRENA soon. The Czechs, however, were still [...] |
2009-06-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE348 |
CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 338 -- PART 1: U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 338 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidenc [...] |
2009-06-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
| 09PRAGUE350 |
PART 2: CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 339 - U.S.-EU [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 339 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague [...] |
2009-06-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
| 09PRAGUE354 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: INPUT FOR HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post is providing input for a demarche prior to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw from September 28 - October 9, 2009. ---------------------- The Interim Government ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The government of the Czech Republic (GOC) is c [...] |
2009-06-24 07:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EZ |
| 09PRAGUE36 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA EZ |
| 09PRAGUE374 |
REPONSE TO GUIDANCE ON INVITING IRANIAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-30 15:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ODIP IR EZ |
| 09PRAGUE38 |
CZECH REPUBLIC COMMENTS ON GAZA [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke with Ambassador Josef Koutsky of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department on January 15 and again on January 16. Koutsky noted that Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg has been highly engaged in reaching out to his counterparts to advance efforts to attain a sustainable ce [...] |
2009-01-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PARM KWBG PHUM IS EZ PREL |
| 09PRAGUE381 |
CZECH COMMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S PRESIDENT NOT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUREM IR ET CA EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE382 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHES ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarches on June 29 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit official Jaromir Neuzil and Foreign Ministy United Nations Department officials David Masek and Ladislav Steinhubel. Officials in both ministries said that the Czech Republic will instruct its financia [...] |
2009-07-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EZ KNNP PARM PREL |
| 09PRAGUE383 |
CHARGE'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH CZECH FM KOHOUT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 1 meeting, Charge congratulated Czech FM Kohout on the just-completed Czech EU presidency and thanked him for Czech support in various areas, including for the Holocaust Assets Conference. Kohout thought the presidency had made the Czech Republic more "EU-involved" and [...] |
2009-07-01 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE386 |
EMBASSY PRAGUE SPONSORS DISCUSSION ON EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Embassy, in cooperation with the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust, hosted a panel discussion on extremism in the Czech Republic attended by approximately 60 people. The debate featured the Ministers of Human Rights and Interior, the Human Rights Omb [...] |
2009-07-07 08:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EZ |
| 09PRAGUE39 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST. [...] This is a joint cable from missions in Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius, and Bratislava requesting Agricultural Biotechnology Outreach Funds announced ref A. The joint mission proposal intends to develop a biotechnology outreach program using the Czech Republic as a hub for the central Europe and Balt [...] |
2009-01-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL LO LH |
| 09PRAGUE395 |
64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE408 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN 1267 [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that the FAU welcomes U.S. efforts to meaningfully review the first two tranches of the UN 1267 Consolida [...] |
2009-07-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC EZ |
| 09PRAGUE41 |
MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECHS LOOKING FOR A POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the November 27 Czech Senate approval of the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the Czechs have been unable to advance the MD agreements in the Lower Chamber, where ratification has been temporarily put on hold due to domestic political problems and questions about the f [...] |
2009-01-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE410 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON USG AND UN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that Czech law enforces asset freezes, travel bans, and embargos against people or entities appearing on [...] |
2009-07-14 14:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK EZ |
| 09PRAGUE411 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE412 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON GICNT PARTNER [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 14:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE413 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN 1267 [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that the FAU welcomes U.S. efforts to meaningfully review the first two tranches of the UN 1267 Consolida [...] |
2009-07-15 08:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC EZ |
| 09PRAGUE414 |
MOVING FORWARD WITH CZECHS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Czech EU Presidency has come to a close, emboffs have noticed several notable shifts within the GoCR - in tactical engagement within the EU, in Czech centers of power, and interestingly in high-level outreach to the USG. The Czechs remain committed Euro-Atlantists [...] |
2009-07-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE418 |
CZECHS POSITIVE ON U.S. EUMM PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Embassy Prague Political-Economic Counselor delivered ref e-mail points on the Georgia EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Simgolova and Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky on July 17. They said the Czech Republic would welcome and [...] |
2009-07-17 12:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EU GG EZ |
| 09PRAGUE432 |
RELEASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW: TIMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Czech officials have consistently raised their concerns that any announcement of the results of the U.S. strategic policy review before the October 9-10 national elections could make this a campaign issue and might even affect the outcome of the elections themselves. Defe [...] |
2009-07-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE433 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JULY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 emboff spoke with Katerina Sequensova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the July 27-28 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). She offered comments on the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, and on [...] |
2009-07-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SO |
| 09PRAGUE44 |
CZECH CABINET RESHUFFLE COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Czech President swore in new ministers who will be taking over the health, transportation, regional development, human rights, and legislative affairs portfolios. The Prague castle ceremony completed a protracted and mismanaged cabinet reshuffle, which began [...] |
2009-01-23 16:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE443 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel, the former Czechoslovakia signed the United Nations Convention Against Torture in 1986. The Czech Republic considers itself bound by international treaties entered into by Czechoslovakia. The fourth and fifth periodic reports of the Czech Republic to the UN Comm [...] |
2009-07-31 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EZ |
| 09PRAGUE444 |
THE IMPACT OF A PRE-ELECTION MD ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: A U.S. announcement on the results of the missile defense policy review prior to October 9-10 will affect the results of the Czech elections by favoring the Social Democratic Party (CSSD) and harming the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). It will open the door to a CSSD-KSCM coalition [...] |
2009-08-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MCAP EZ RS EUN |
| 09PRAGUE45 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...] |
2009-01-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO |
| 09PRAGUE453 |
TOP 09: THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S NEWEST POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Former Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek split from the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) shortly after the fall of PM Topolanek's government in March, ostensibly because of its shift to the left. After the European Parliament elections in early June, Kalousek launche [...] |
2009-08-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE454 |
EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...] |
2009-08-04 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ |
| 09PRAGUE455 |
CZECH ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) As an update to Ref A, Czech MFA Department of the Americas official Marketa Balkova informed emboff August 5 that currently the plan is for five MFA officials to accompany Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to the UNGA. The Czech officials traveling with FM Kohout are: Czech Political D [...] |
2009-08-05 10:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE463 |
CZECHS PLAN TO ATTEND MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCR PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE465 |
CZECH CARDINAL DISCUSSES POPE'S VISIT AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE467 |
CZECH PUBLICLY CONDEMN BURMESE SENTENCE AGAINST [...] (U) On August 11, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout called on the Burmese regime to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi. Calling the verdict "scandalous" and typical of "the political cynicism of one of the toughest totalitarian regimes in the world", former Czech president Vaclav Havel also [...] |
2009-08-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE471 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION PROGRESS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister Czeslaw Walek of the Ministry of Human Rights and National Minorities and to Deputy Minister and Anti-Extremism Task Force leader Jiri Komorous of the Interior Ministry on July 29. The Ministry of the Interior deferred its response to the [...] |
2009-08-14 07:01:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE EZ |
| 09PRAGUE473 |
PROPERTY RESTITUTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has an interest in three broad categories of property restitution in the Czech Republic: U.S. citizen, religious communal (including Jewish communal) and Jewish private property. The restitution process started in the early 1990s, yet some restitution issues r [...] |
2009-08-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE475 |
OPEN LETTER REACTION PART II: CZECH POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czechs have a multi-faceted relationship with Russia which varies according to the issue, as well as the fora involved (whether NATO, the EU, or on a bilateral basis). As the July 16 open letter to President Obama from Central European leaders illustrates, many in this reg [...] |
2009-08-14 13:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL ENRG EPET EUN EZ RU |
| 09PRAGUE477 |
CZECH REPUBLIC NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION CONTACT [...] (U) Amembassy Prague POCs for nuclear nonproliferation issues are Political Officer Christopher D. Doehle (Tel: 420 257 022 432; Mobile: 420 602 576 873; Fax: 420 257 022 808; E-mail: doehlecd@state.gov) and Political Officer Dan Gelman (Tel: 420 257 022 316; Mobile: 420 602 324 273; Fax: 420 2 [...] |
2009-08-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09PRAGUE484 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...] |
2009-08-19 10:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ |
| 09PRAGUE489 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...] |
2009-08-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ |
| 09PRAGUE494 |
UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: AMCIT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KAWC KUNR PREL UN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE495 |
TURBULENCE AHEAD FOR CSA PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conditions for Czech Airlines (CSA) privatization worsen by the day. The Unimex-Travel Service consortium is the only remaining bidder in the tender and CSA's reported losses soar. Czech officials say they are past the point of no return in the privatization process, but at the [...] |
2009-08-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE496 |
CZECH SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Special Operations Group (SOG), composed of 50-100 military police, was investigated by Czech authorities for alleged wrongdoing in Afghanistan, including wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians during its deployment, and irregularities in operations, procurement and chain [...] |
2009-08-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS EZ AF |
| 09PRAGUE5 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...] |
2009-01-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE500 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 25 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Agriculture Ministry Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes, who will represent the Czech Republic at the September 7 EU Agriculture Council Meeting. Benes said that he and Agricultural Minister Sebesta became aware of the soy issue in Jul [...] |
2009-08-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EZ |
| 09PRAGUE503 |
UNREFORMED COMMUNISTS COURT SOCIAL DEMOCRATS [...] (C) Summary. Despite declining membership, the unreformed Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) has a stable and loyal voter base that consistently garners 12 to 15 percent of the vote and makes them the Czech Republic's third largest party. KSCM currently has 26 seats in the Chamber [...] |
2009-08-27 09:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE518 |
UNRWA AT 60: SPEAKING ROLE FOR ISRAEL: CZECH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNGA IS KPAL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE523 |
SURPRISE CZECH COURT RULING CASTS DOUBT ON EARLY [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise ruling, the Czech Republic's Constitutional Court announced September 1 it will consider a challenge to a law passed in May and signed by President Klaus in June shortening the current term of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament's lower house. The court ruling ind [...] |
2009-09-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE526 |
CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 4 EU Foreign Ministers' informal meeting (Gymnich). She offered comments on Afghanistan, Iran sanctions, and the non-pap [...] |
2009-09-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE527 |
TWO TRACKS UNDERWAY TO RESOLVE CZECH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The fallout from the Czech Constitutional Court's decision to review the law setting early parliamentary elections is branching in two directions. The Court will convene on September 10, and could dismiss the complaint filed by MP Milos Melcak, invalidate the law, or defer a dec [...] |
2009-09-03 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE532 |
CZECH ELECTION TURMOIL: WHAT CAUSED THIS MESS? [...] (C) Summary: The turmoil surrounding the date of Czech elections was generated by a legal complaint alleging that the law Parliament passed to call early elections is unconstitutional. The Czech Constitution provides four procedures for dissolving the Chamber of Deputies and calling early el [...] |
2009-09-09 15:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE540 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 and 11 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 14-15 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She offered brief comments on Iran, Afghanistan, and the EU's Easter [...] |
2009-09-11 12:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG IR AF ZJ PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE542 |
SCENESETTER FOR CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER BARTAK,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the 20th anniversary of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" approaches, the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and the European [...] |
2009-09-11 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EZ |
| 09PRAGUE548 |
CZECH DFM BAMBASOVA LIKELY TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID UNGA ETRD EAGR PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE549 |
CZECH MFA STATEMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) On September 10 the Czech MFA issued a statement (see para 3) regarding the September 9 vote in the U.S. Senate on the Travel Promotion Act which proposes the establishment of a fee for ESTA applications. In addition to commenting on the ESTA fee, the statement also references the Canadian [...] |
2009-09-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE553 |
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Czech government and Czech political parties have historically backed strong non-proliferation measures and their universal application. As an EU member, the Czech government's public position is consistent with the EU position. The Czech government and public support U.S. [...] |
2009-09-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT |
| 09PRAGUE555 |
CZECHS SUPPORT AN IAEA CONSENSUS APPROACH ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Poloffs met on September 15, 2009, with Mr. David Masek of the Czech MFA's UN Department to deliver the points outlined in reftel. Masek assured us that, while both the Czech Republic and the EU seek to achieve a workable consensus during the IAEA General Conference -- particular [...] |
2009-09-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC PARM PREL EZ IS IAEA |
| 09PRAGUE560 |
EARLY ELECTIONS SCRAPPED, INTERIM GOVERNMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Early parliamentary elections have been halted and it appears the interim government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will continue to govern until the regular parliamentary elections in May 2010, although early elections are still possible. Fischer is focused on the economic cris [...] |
2009-09-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE562 |
CZECHS APPRECIATE KNOWING USG REDLINES FOR UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE563 |
CORRECTED COPY: EARLY ELECTIONS SCRAPPED, INTERIM [...] (C) Summary. Early parliamentary elections have been halted and it appears the interim government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will continue to govern until the regular parliamentary elections in May 2010, although early elections are still possible. Fischer is focused on the economic cris [...] |
2009-09-21 15:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE564 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT DELEGATION REACTS CONSTRUCTIVELY [...] (C) Summary: In a September 17 meeting with Czech officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, and Prime Minister's Office, a USG delegation headed by USD/P Flournoy briefed on President Obama's decision regarding missile defense (MD) in Europe. Overall the Czech off [...] |
2009-09-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL EZ PL RS |
| 09PRAGUE568 |
CZECH RESPONSE: FAO BUDGET - DEMARCHE FOR ZERO [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 17. The AgMin Officer responsible for relations with the FAO Katerina Tomasova replied September 22 that the GoCR was "disconcerted" by the new FAO budget proposal at a [...] |
2009-09-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC EAGR EAID CZ |
| 09PRAGUE57 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON GAZA AND ARMS INTERDICTION EFFORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Czech MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar on January 28. Noting that Palestinian President Abbas would be in Prague on February 2, he stated that getting things right on humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians would be a key el [...] |
2009-01-28 17:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL EZ XG PHSA |
| 09PRAGUE572 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 25 to Environment Ministry Department of Climate Change Director Pavel Zamyslicky. Zamyslicky said he is pleased that the U.S. is taking strides to combat climate change outside of the Waxman-Markey bill, which he fears will not sufficiently pro [...] |
2009-09-25 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE58 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In response to reftel, Political officers conducted a site visit at Kozap uh. Brod on January 14 to establish the bona fides of the firm as a legitimate recipient of 150 NAA revolvers (.22 , .22M, and 224 M caliber pistols). During their visit, the team met with Petr [...] |
2009-01-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EZ KOMC |
| 09PRAGUE580 |
CZECH STATEMENT ON IRAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE585 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE [...] Post is not aware of any disparaging or derogatory information with respect to the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. Post supports OPIC's proposed investment in the USRG Emerging market Fund ("the fund"). 2. The Fund's objective's are consistent with the Czech Republic's [...] |
2009-10-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE589 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON U.S.-CZECH STRATEGIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE59 |
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CZECH DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the domestic banking system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export- oriented Czech economy is suffering from a significant drop in external demand for Czech exports. According to recently released figures, exports fell a record 18 percent, industrial [...] |
2009-01-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE591 |
SCENESETTER: THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a key moment to shape a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists have expressed disappointment about the results of our missile defense policy review, they have constructively engaged with us and [...] |
2009-10-05 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL EUN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE592 |
GOING GREEN IN THE GOLDEN CITY: EMBASSY PRAGUE PROMOTES [...] Summary: Embassy Prague works diligently to improve understanding of U.S. environmental policies and accomplishments, promote environmentally-responsible behavior, strengthen ties between Czechs and Americans in this field, and create eco-friendly economic opportunities. Management has impleme [...] |
2009-10-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW EZ |
| 09PRAGUE598 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GICNT PARTNERS' EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) On 7 October 2009, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to David Masek of the United Nations Department at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Masek commented that the Czech Republic understood the reasons for the postponement of the Exercise Planning Group meeting and added that members [...] |
2009-10-08 11:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC |
| 09PRAGUE601 |
PART II: CZECH COMMENTS ON FURTHERING U.S.-CZECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech MFA Political Director Ivo Sramek, accompanied by MFA Security Policy Director Ivan Pocuch and MOD Director of Strategic and Defense Planning Division Ivan Dvorak provided emboffs on October 9 with two papers: "Specific Ideas for Further Strategic Cooperation between the [...] |
2009-10-09 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE604 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-14 11:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC PREL |
| 09PRAGUE605 |
CZECHING RATIFICATION OF LISBON TREATY? [...] (SBU) Summary: With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in Poland on October 10, European eyes now have turned to the Czech Republic - the last country remaining to ratify. While the treaty has been approved by both chambers of Czech Parliament, it is now before the Czech Constitutional Cour [...] |
2009-10-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE608 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel to Ministry of Agriculture Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes on October 15. Benes said that the Czech Republic intends to support renewal of previously approved maize varieties and to support approval of three new biotech maize varieties at the October 19 Sta [...] |
2009-10-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO EZ |
| 09PRAGUE609 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, POLOFF conducted multiple interviews regarding the Czech firm Glomex MS to establish the bona fides of the firm in relation to its participation in the export of aviation equipment to the Czech Republic. In addition to an interview with the President of Glomex MS, [...] |
2009-10-16 08:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EZ GM KOMC |
| 09PRAGUE612 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel on October 13 to Ministry of Industry and Trade Bilateral Trade Policy and Common EU Trade Policy Director Alena Hnidkova. Hnidkova said she recognizes the significance of the Geographical Indications (GIs) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) issues. Th [...] |
2009-10-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD |
| 09PRAGUE621 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Emboffs visited the offices of KINGFISHER, s.r.o. to establish the bona fides of the company. Mr. Martin Hoza, KINGFISHER's director, indicated that his company has operated exclusively within the arms trade for a decade, specializing in consignment for the last [...] |
2009-10-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | ETTC EZ KOMC |
| 09PRAGUE622 |
CZECH MOD ASKS ABOUT SUPERSONICS, C-130, AND L-159 [...] (SBU) On October 20, 2009, Deputy Minister of Defense for Foreign Affairs Jan Fulik requested a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires. Fulik will represent the MoD during Prime Minister Fischer's meeting with Vice President Biden on October 23, because Minister Bartak will be in Bratislava for [...] |
2009-10-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE632 |
OCTOBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Country conditions in the Czech Republic have reacted to the financial crisis but the Czech financial system remains relatively healthy. Public debt is low, the current account is small and manageable, and Czech households have not borrowed in foreign currency. The small, open, [...] |
2009-10-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EZ |
| 09PRAGUE637 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On October 20 EconOff delivered reftel letter to Agriculture Minister Jakub Sebesta. Also on October 20 EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Agriculture Ministry Food Authority Director General Frantisek Sladek and to Foreign Ministry Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid D [...] |
2009-10-27 14:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD |
| 09PRAGUE640 |
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DISCUSSES DEFENSE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: While much of Vice President Biden's discussions with Czech officials focused on missile defense, he also spoke in depth about Afghanistan, research cooperation and energy security. Biden said the U.S. looks forward to Czech participation in a new phased, adaptive approach (PAA [...] |
2009-10-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE642 |
H1N1 PREPAREDNESS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: Although cases of H1N1 in the Czech Republic (CR) have generally been few and mild, the Czech government is taking a number of steps to prepare for a potential pandemic. Steps include anti-viral stockpiles, vaccine purchases, a PR campaign about preventing infection, and updating [...] |
2009-10-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU KSTH PREL SENV CDC HHS EZ WHO NIH |
| 09PRAGUE649 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE PRAGUE HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Vershbow: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and Secretary Gates participation at the NATO Ministerial toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expresse [...] |
2009-11-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS AF EZ |
| 09PRAGUE65 |
PM TOPOLANEK TALKS ECONOMY DURING JANUARY 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the heads of American and five European chambers of commerce, an engaged Prime Minister Topolanek spoke energetically about the economic slowdown and possible Czech government responses. The PM repeated his government's promise to set a target date [...] |
2009-02-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE654 |
CZECHS SUPPORT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENGAGING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-05 10:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF EZ |
| 09PRAGUE657 |
HOW TO SUCCEED IN LAW SCHOOL WITHOUT REALLY TRYING [...] (SBU) Summary: A scandal at the Plzen-based University of West Bohemia law school, where a number of graduates allegedly received degrees on a fast-track basis, has several elements of a classic corruption story: potentially undue influence on state tenders, lack of transparency in school pro [...] |
2009-11-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE661 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...] |
2009-11-09 16:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 09PRAGUE662 |
(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | IR MTCR PARM PREL TU |
| 09PRAGUE664 |
CZECHS SHARE USG GOALS REGARDING NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) On November 6 Emboff provided USG perspective on NATO Enlargement to MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky contained in Ref B. Chalupecky thanked emboff for points and noted that the Czechs think very similarly to the USG on Montenegro and Bosnia, while noting that Montenegro [...] |
2009-11-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EZ EG |
| 09PRAGUE666 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the November 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She noted that this is the "jumbo" GAERC as the Defense and Development Mini [...] |
2009-11-12 18:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SO |
| 09PRAGUE668 |
FIRST U.S.-CZECH HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP: CZECHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first-ever U.S.-Czech High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting on November 6 in Prague, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow, was productive and cordial, covering: NATO issues, U.S.-Russia relations, the new Phased [...] |
2009-11-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS EZ |
| 09PRAGUE670 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...] |
2009-11-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREF XG |
| 09PRAGUE671 |
PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche and non paper on November 12 to Milan Cicer, Director of the Czech Financial Intelligence Unit at the Ministry of Finance, and Katerina Sequensova, Director of the MFA UN Department. There was no immediate response. Thompson-Jones [...] |
2009-11-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC EZ |
| 09PRAGUE672 |
WHAT LISBON REMINDS US ABOUT PRESIDENT KLAUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With no more excuses or options for delay, euroskeptic Czech President Klaus signed the Lisbon Treaty on November 3, the same day as the Czech Constitutional Court ruling. His signature eliminated a major distraction within the EU, allowing the U.S. and EU to refocus on important [...] |
2009-11-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE674 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] (SBU) On November 16, we followed up our September 22 delivery of reftel dipnote and accompanying aide memoire with MFA Multilateral Economic Relations Director Zikal who is responsible for IMO issues for the Czech government. He reported that so far the Czech government had been approached b [...] |
2009-11-16 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA EZ |
| 09PRAGUE676 |
20 YEARS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: POLITICS NOT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 17, 1989, an officially sanctioned student commemoration on the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Opletal's burial (he was killed by the Nazis during a student demonstration in 1939), sparked a violent confrontation with the Czechoslovak state security serv [...] |
2009-11-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE677 |
20 YEARS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: POLITICS NOT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 17, 1989, an officially sanctioned student commemoration on the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Opletal's burial (he was killed by the Nazis during a student demonstration in 1939), sparked a violent confrontation with the Czechoslovak state security serv [...] |
2009-11-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE681 |
CZECH INTERIM GOVERNMENT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The interim, technocratic government of Jan Fischer was appointed on May 8, 2009 by President Klaus, after Mirek Topolanek's ODS-led coalition government lost a vote of confidence on March 24. Topolanek and CSSD leader Jiri Paroubek agreed on Fischer, a previous unknown who he [...] |
2009-11-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE687 |
TOPOLANEK SURVIVES ODS CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Despite calls from some party leaders for the center-right Civic Democrat Party (ODS) platform congress to also include a vote on Mirek Topolanek's (age 53) leadership of the party, Topolanek was able to vanquish his detractors (for now) and retain the party chairmanship. There [...] |
2009-11-23 16:05:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE69 |
SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a year when the Czech Republic will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Velvet Revolution, nothing symbolizes better the truly remarkable journey this country has traveled since 1989 than the Czech Foreign Minister's arrival in Washington as the representative of the Europea [...] |
2009-02-04 15:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE692 |
U/S TAUSCHER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO PRAGUE: CZECHS [...] (C) Summary: During Arms Control and International Security Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's November 16 meetings in Prague, Czech officials signaled they wanted more technical information on shared early warning (SEW) before making a decision on whether to go ahead. U/S Tauscher said the U [...] |
2009-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR MCAP MASS PREL PGOV EZ RS |
| 09PRAGUE695 |
CZECH REACTION TO ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (C) We presented reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Ivan Pocuch on November 25. Pocuch was already working on a response to the President's expected announcement and said that the Czech government would give its full political support to the President's decision. [...] |
2009-11-25 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EZ |
| 09PRAGUE696 |
CZECHS HOST NATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATO STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Czech MFA hosted a seminar, "Seeking a New NATO Strategic Concept: The Czech Perspective", attended by Group of Experts member Ambassador Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, NATO Assistant Secretary General Jiri Sedivy, parliamentarians, MFA and MOD representatives, [...] |
2009-11-25 16:18:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR MOPS MCAP EZ RU |
| 09PRAGUE698 |
PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...] |
2009-11-27 06:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE700 |
CZECHS PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE MODEST CONTRIBUTION [...] (SBU) We presented reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky on December  [...] |
2009-12-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PK AF NATO EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE705 |
RECOMMENDATION TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 21 letter to Czech PM Fischer, Energy Secretary Chu wrote that he "would welcome discussion on a bilateral technology agreement that would promote cooperation in nuclear energy research and development in areas such as next generation design." The Government of [...] |
2009-12-04 10:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG BTIO PREL TNGD BEXP EZ |
| 09PRAGUE707 |
CZECHS HAVE THEIR OWN QUESTIONS FOR THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Officers Jana Rezna and Petra Ali Dolakova on December 3 regarding the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK). Petra Ali Dolakova indicated that like the USG, the Czechs are [...] |
2009-12-04 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA EZ |
| 09PRAGUE708 |
CZECH REPUBLIC PLANNING TO RUN IN 2011 FOR UN [...] (SBU) In a conversation covering several Human Rights Council matters, such as the upcoming DPRK Universal Periodic Review (Ref A), Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Jan Kaminek commented in depth on the Spring 2010 Human Rights Council elections. Kaminek indicated that the [...] |
2009-12-04 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM EZ EUN PREL |
| 09PRAGUE711 |
NO SURPRISES AS TWO SMALLER PARTIES ELECT LEADERS [...] (C) There were no surprises during the recent TOP 09 and the Green Party congresses. TOP 09 delegates unanimously chose Karel Schwarzenberg as their party chairman, and the Green Party elected Ondrej Liska as its leader. Polls have consistently shown TOP 09 gaining votes (at the expense of [...] |
2009-12-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE713 |
BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. K-2022 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Emboff visited the offices of BANZAI spol. s.r.o. and met with its owners, Lukas Tracha (general sales manager) and Vaclav Siroky (president), to establish the bona fides of the company. As indicated on its commercial registration certificate, BANZAI is licensed b [...] |
2009-12-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EZ KOMC |
| 09PRAGUE719 |
CZECHS AGREE ON NEED TO PRESS FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BM EZ |
| 09PRAGUE722 |
CZECH VIEWS ON THE VISEGRAD FOUR (C-RE9-02125) [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff met on December 14 with Jiri Cistecky, Director of the Czech MFA's Central European Department, and Petr Maryska, a member of the Central European Department's Visegrad 4 (V-4) working group, to discuss Czech perceptions of the current state of V-4 cooperat [...] |
2009-12-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL EZ PL HU LO |
| 09PRAGUE727 |
EMBASSY SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, the Embassy's Political Section, in cooperation with the Legal Attache, hosted a workshop on extremism in the Czech Republic. The debate featured the Deputy Interior Minister, judges, prosecutors, police, and two FBI special agents. The Czech Deputy Interior Min [...] |
2009-12-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EZ |
| 09PRAGUE79 |
CZECHS CONSIDERING MEASURES TO HELP AUTO INDUSTRY; [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech Republic produced almost a million road vehicles in 2008, making it one of the largest car manufacturers per capita in the world. The Czech government, however, has yet to introduce any measures to assist the car industry during the current economic slow down, althoug [...] |
2009-02-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE82 |
CZECHS TO ENCOURAGE DG AGRI ON INTERIM BEEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: A key Czech EU Presidency staffer told us February 6 that Agriculture Minister Gandalovic will encourage Agriculture Commissioner Fischer Boel to take immediate steps to resolve the U.S.-EU beef hormone conflict during [...] |
2009-02-10 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE88 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-12 13:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINS PREL EZ NATO OSCE |
| 09PRAGUE89 |
Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report - Czech [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is meeting the Minimum Standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as set forth in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005, in that: a) The government provide [...] |
2009-02-12 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09PRAGUE91 |
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12 S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Czech Minister of Interior Ivan Langer, MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil and MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Department Director (European Correspondent) Vaclav Balek. They discussed Guantanamo detainees and [...] |
2009-02-13 18:00:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09PRAGUE92 |
CZECH REPUBLIC -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY [...] (SBU) On February 12 we delivered reftel demarche to Environment Ministry Representative for the Cartagena Protocol Hana Jirakova and her colleague Josef Kubicek. Jirakova, who co-ordinates the respective EU member states positions, reported that the European Commission is the only body compet [...] |
2009-02-17 06:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBKIO KPAO EZ |
| 09PRAGUE94 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-17 13:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC EZ |
| 09PRAGUE95 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC |
| 09PRAGUE99 |
SUPPORT FOR DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE WORKING [...] We delivered reftel points February 18 to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Department Deputy Director Martin Boucek and UN Department official Ladislav Steinhubel. Boucek welcomed U.S. involvement in the February 16-19 working group and understood this does not mean the U.S. woul [...] |
2009-02-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ |
| 09SCTION02OF02PRAGUE383 |
CHARGE'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH CZECH FM KOHOUT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-01 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ |
| 10PRAGUE1 |
VICE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH CZECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Biden met with a group of influential Czech Parliamentarians in Prague on October 23, including two of the signers of the July 16 "Open Letter to the Obama Administration" that expressed the fear that Central and Eastern Europe was no longer important to U.S. forei [...] |
2010-01-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EZ |
| 10PRAGUE115 |
FEELING THE BURN: RENEWABLES TARGETS AND SOLAR [...] (C) Summary: The Czech government's response to EU-set targets for increased use of renewable energy sources (RES) to meet electricity needs has been lackluster and expensive. Renewables' share in electricity consumption increased last year mainly due to a recession-driven decrease in total el [...] |
2010-02-24 11:00:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY ENRG BTIO PREL TNGD BEXP EZ |
| 10PRAGUE117 |
PANDURA'S BOX: CORRUPTION SCANDAL LIFTS THE LID ON [...] (C) Summary: Widespread Czech press reporting of alleged corruption by Czech politicians involved in a billion-dollar contract between General Dynamics' Austrian subsidiary Steyr and the Czech MoD for Pandur armored personnel carriers (APCs) is shaking the political scene. One newspaper's s [...] |
2010-02-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | KCOR PGOV EINV EZ AU |
| 10PRAGUE118 |
EMBASSY PRAGUE CONCERNS ABOUT PROPOSED CZECH TEXT [...] (C) Summary: On February 23, the Czech MoD proposed the following text to the Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) Agreement: "If either Party determines that Contracting is necessary to fulfill that Party's obligations under Article III (Scope of Work) of this Agreement, [...] |
2010-02-24 16:43:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL ECON TSPL EZ |
| 10PRAGUE119 |
CZECHS VIEW LIFTING EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO AS [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ PARM CH EUN |
| 10PRAGUE12 |
ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES - CZECH REPUBLIC [...] Summary: Key women's issues in the Czech Republic include domestic violence, trafficking in persons, and limited representation in political life. Through regular reporting and programming, Post works closely with ministries and organizations that focus on these issues, striving to integrate w [...] |
2010-01-08 16:01:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EZ |
| 10PRAGUE120 |
CZECH REPUBLIC PLANNING TO VOTE AGAINST GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-25 15:00:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ PHUM UNGA IO |
| 10PRAGUE122 |
CZECH REPUBLIC ALREADY DISCUSSING IRISL'S [...] (SBU) Emboff presented USG concerns about the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line's (IRISL) uninsured fleet to Czech MFA Middle East Department officer Anita Grmelova on February 24. She noted that she was aware of this issue since it has been a topic of discussion within EU fora. 2. (C [...] |
2010-02-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ EFIN ETTC KNNP IR |
| 10PRAGUE123 |
CZECHS CLOSELY FOLLOWING TEHRAN'S RESEARCH REACTOR [...] (SBU) Emboff explained the USG perspective on Iran's Tehran Research Reactor to Czech MFA Middle East Department officer Anita Grmelova on February 24. She commented that she would share these details with the MFA UN Department, which is also closely following this issue. While the Czechs ha [...] |
2010-02-26 09:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR EZ KNNP MNUC PARM |
| 10PRAGUE124 |
CZECH REPUBLIC TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE UNLESS [...] (C) Czech Political Director Ivo Sramek informed us on February 26, contrary to what we were told on February 25 (ref A), that the Czech Republic is now considering abstaining instead of voting no on the February 26 vote on the Goldstone report resolution. According to Sramek, the Czech Repu [...] |
2010-02-26 10:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | IO PHUM PREL UNGA EZ |
| 10PRAGUE16 |
ZEMAN OUT OF RETIREMENT, OFFERING LEFT WING [...] (C) Summary: Former Social Democrat (CSSD) Prime Minister Milos Zeman (65) announced in early January that he will reenter politics and run for parliament under the Party of Citizens' Rights (SPO). Zeman has chosen the Ustecky Region in North Bohemia, where current CSSD Chairman Jiri Paroub [...] |
2010-01-11 15:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 10PRAGUE2 |
VP BIDEN'S MEETING WITH CZECH PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Vice President Biden met with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer in Prague on October 23, 2009. U.S. Participants ----------------- Vice President Joseph R. Biden Charge d,Affaires Mary Thompson-Jones Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Elizabeth Sherwood-Ra [...] |
2010-01-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL PHUM KDEM EZ |
| 10PRAGUE20 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Emboffs discussed reftel points with Czech MFA American Department Director Katerina Fialkova on December 29. Fialkova noted that within the European Union some member states are rethinking bilateral and EU engagement with Cuba. While the Spanish Presidency, and FM Moratinos in particula [...] |
2010-01-14 16:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EX XG CU PHUM SOCI |
| 10PRAGUE25 |
CZECH 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-19 06:14:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV EZ |
| 10PRAGUE26 |
CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HAITI RELIEF EFFORT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarches on January 19 and 20 to Foreign Ministry Humanitarian Aid Department Officer Hana Volna, who is leading government coordination efforts. She reported that the Czech Government has pledged CZK 20 million (USD 1.1 million) to the international Haiti relief effo [...] |
2010-01-20 14:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AEMR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EZ HA |
| 10PRAGUE27 |
CZECH REPUBLIC ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSITION [...] (C) On January 13, as part of the U.S.-Czech Strategic Dialogue, EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon discussed Afghanistan with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar. In addition to speaking about the Czech contributions in Afghanistan, particularly via the Czech PRT in Logar province, A/S [...] |
2010-01-20 16:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF XG MARR MOPS NATO EZ |
| 10PRAGUE28 |
CZECH AIRLINES CONTINUES ITS FIGHT FOR FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Czech cabinet's decision not to complete the privatization process for Czech Airlines (CSA) (Ref. B), the Finance Ministry with the help of several state-owned companies is taking steps aimed at moving the heavily indebted carrier towards financial solvency. Privat [...] |
2010-01-20 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV ECON EZ |
| 10PRAGUE30 |
JANUARY 13 U.S.-CZECH STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Phil Gordon led the U.S. side in the second U.S.-Czech Strategic Dialogue on January 13. DFM Tomas Pojar, who led the Czech side, was friendly, open and constructive. Before the Dialogue, A/S Gordon met with FM Jan Kohout. Kohout, Pojar, other leaders and even Czech med [...] |
2010-01-21 09:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ENRG AF RS EZ |
| 10PRAGUE31 |
A/S GORDON'S MEETING WITH CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRAT [...] (C) Summary: During a January 13 meeting with A/S Gordon, Czech Social Democrat Party (CSSD) shadow FM Lubomir Zaoralek expressed interest in exploring ways to improve transatlantic relations. However, Zaoralek made clear that CSSD will for now oppose any increased Czech troop presence in A [...] |
2010-01-21 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS AF EZ |
| 10PRAGUE33 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) On January 20 Charge d'Affaires Thompson-Jones delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Jan Dusik and Environment Ministry Department of Multilateral Relations Director Jiri Hlavacek. Dusik said the EU plans to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord and inscribe its targets [...] |
2010-01-22 07:39:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EZ |
| 10PRAGUE34 |
A/S GORDON'S MEETING WITH CZECH SENATOR ALEXANDR [...] (C) Summary: During a January 14 meeting in Prague with A/S Gordon, Czech Senator (and former DPM) Alexandr Vondra urged U.S. "reassurance" on Article 5 in the new NATO Strategic Concept formulation and expressed positive interest in Czech participation in the new missile defense Phased Adap [...] |
2010-01-22 10:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS TU EZ |
| 10PRAGUE36 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FAC [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova regarding the January Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). She offered brief comments on possible EU sanctions against Iran, Yemen, Bosnia, Somalia, and A [...] |
2010-01-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF IR |
| 10PRAGUE42 |
ACTION REQUEST ON COORDINATION OF CZECH AID TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref A on January 25 to Czech Foreign Ministry Humanitarian Aid Department Officer Hana Volna, who is leading government coordination efforts on Haiti earthquake relief. She told us that she has distribute [...] |
2010-01-26 12:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AEMR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EZ HA |
| 10PRAGUE44 |
OUTREACH FOR IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: [...] (U) We delivered reftel points to Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Human Rights Department officials on January 26. MFA official Petra Ali Dolakova welcomed U.S. participation in the UPR. 2. (SBU) Dolakova said the MFA was preparing questions in advance of the February 15 session [...] |
2010-01-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IR EZ |
| 10PRAGUE46 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: NO SIGNIFICANT FORCED LABOR IN THE [...] (SBU) The Czech Republic (CR) does not have significant incidence of forced labor or child labor in the production of goods. We conducted interviews with relevant staff from the Czech Labor and Social Affairs Ministry, the Interior Ministry, the State Bureau for Labor Inspection, the police, [...] |
2010-01-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EZ |
| 10PRAGUE48 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CITES COP15 [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on January 25 to Czech Environment Ministry Head of CITES Management Authority Jan Kucera. Mr. Kucera told us that the EU Council will present joint EU positions for the CITES meeting. Since the Council has yet to present its position, Mr. Kucera offered the [...] |
2010-01-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV AORC EZ |
| 10PRAGUE5 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Gordon: Your visit to the Czech Republic for the Strategic Dialogue comes at an ideal time to build on Vice President Biden's October 23 visit, the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG), and Under Secretary Tauscher's November 16 visit. While some within the Cze [...] |
2010-01-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS AF EZ |
| 10PRAGUE54 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNGA EZ |
| 10PRAGUE57 |
CORRUPTIONISM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. A recent cartoon caption in a leading Czech daily captured what most Czech view as the country's biggest systemic problem: "We have had capitalism, and socialism too. Now we have corruptionism." To address corruption, the interim government of PM Jan Fischer has approved a le [...] |
2010-02-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EZ |
| 10PRAGUE58 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE [...] (SBU) We engaged Czech MFA Political Director Ivo Sramek on February 3 to outline the USG perspective on where things stand with Iran and to make the case for increasing pressure. Sramek was clear that the Czechs "absolutely agree" with the USG perspective on next steps, especially the need now [...] |
2010-02-03 16:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ IR PARM UNSC |
| 10PRAGUE61 |
CZECH COMMENTS ON SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) During a meeting covering a range of topics, Emboffs and Czech MFA Political Director Ivo Sramek touched upon the Balkans and the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) upcoming advisory opinion on Kosovo. (Note: The GoCR recognized Kosovo in May 2008 and subsequently submitted a brief to [...] |
2010-02-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ SR XG |
| 10PRAGUE62 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY [...] (U) AmEmbassy Prague's officer responsible for energy issues is: Michael S. Dixon, Senior Economic Officer, e-mail: DixonMS@State.gov; tel (420) 257 022 319; fax: (420) 257 022 808. Mr. Dixon will be responsible for contributions to the EEB energy portal. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Prague's office [...] |
2010-02-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EZ |
| 10PRAGUE66 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff conducted a site visit of the Czech Police Aviation Department's (CPAD) facilities at Prague's Ruzyne International Airport to verify the serial numbers of nine (9) M949 night vision aviator's goggles (NVG), determine the adequacy of the security measures f [...] |
2010-02-05 09:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC EZ |
| 10PRAGUE74 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-08 13:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EAIR |
| 10PRAGUE83 |
CZECHS PRESS IRAN PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) Emboff provided talking points (Ref A) to the Czech MFA Middle East, United Nations, Human Rights and Transformation Policy, as well as the Common Foreign and Security Policy Departments. According to MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Barbora Reprova, the Czechs are particu [...] |
2010-02-11 09:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
| 10PRAGUE84 |
CZECH ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI - VIA CHANNELS OTHER [...] (SBU) Following up on earlier reporting as to Czech humanitarian assistance for Haiti (Ref B-D), emboff spoke with both the Czech MFA and MoD to see if the GoCR was contemplating assistance to the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). An officer at the Czech MoD Joint Operations Center [...] |
2010-02-12 12:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ECON EFIN PREL EZ HA |
| 10PRAGUE86 |
DAS QUANRUD'S FEBRUARY 9 PRAGUE VISIT [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ENRG EPET EZ IR MARR PREL RS UP |
| 10PRAGUE90 |
DISCUSSIONS AMONGST OFFICIALS PRIOR TO PRAGUE'S [...] (SBU) More than 250 participants from 46 countries met in Prague over three days in our pre-London conference. The participants included journalists, civilian and military government officials, and NGO leaders. They discussed ways in which Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) could enhance [...] |
2010-02-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 10PRAGUE91 |
ENSURING TRANSPARENCY IN RDTE AGREEMENT WITH CZECHS [...] (SBU) Since mid-November, efforts to finalize the language of a U.S.-Czech Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDTE) Agreement have stalled. Background on the RDTE Agreement is summarized below. The language remains in dispute because the Czech Ministry of Defense is pressing for [...] |
2010-02-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL ECON TSPL EZ |
| 10PRAGUE92 |
CZECH COURT BANS EXTREME-RIGHT WORKERS PARTY [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, the Czech Supreme Administrative Court banned the extreme-right Workers Party (DS), saying that the party represents a threat to democracy. This is the first time the court has banned a political party for its political activities since the fall of communism in 19 [...] |
2010-02-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM EZ |
| 10PRAGUE94 |
CHARGE'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER SEBESTA [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, Charge d'Affaires Mary Thompson-Jones met Czech Agricultural Minister Jakub Sebesta to inquire about his position regarding the budget of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013, U.S. beef access, and agricultural biotechnology. Sebesta said that the Czec [...] |
2010-02-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL |
| 89PRAGUE8144 |
DEMONSTRATIONS IN PRAGUE AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE PRAGUE DEMONSTRATION OF NOVEMBER 20, AT MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE, WAS THE LARGEST YET. POLICE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO INTERVENE OTHER THAN TO CLOSE BRIDGES TO PREVENT THE CROWD FROM MARCHING ON PRAGUE CASTLE. DEMONSTRATIONS ALSO OCCURRED IN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES, IN [...] |
1989-11-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CSCE PGOV PREL CZ |
| 89PRAGUE8311 |
LOCAL SOVIET VIEW OF CZECHOSLOVAK [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. IN NOVEMBER 28 CONVERSATION WITH SOVIET COUNTERPART, DCM WAS TOLD THAT USE OF FORCE OR INTERVENTION OF CZECHOSLOVAK MILITARY IN POLITICAL SITUATION HERE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. SOVIET EMBASSY EXPECTED AND IS RELAXED ABOUT CHANGES HERE, BUT WANTS [...] |
1989-11-28 17:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CZ UR |
| 89PRAGUE8343 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S QUIET REVOLUTION AND ITS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CZECHOSLVOAKIA'S "QUIET" REVOLUTION, WITH THE CIVIC FORUM IN ITS VANGUARD, HAS REALLY ONLY JUST BEGUN, BUT IT HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN FORCING THE REGIME TO ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE. THE FORUM'S REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE [...] |
1989-11-29 16:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CSCE CZ |
| 92PRAGUE11316 |
THE CZECH CONSTITUTION [...] SUMMARY: THE CZECH REPUBLIC (CR) CONSTITUTION (FULL TEXT REFTEL), WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1, IS EXPLICITLY PART OF THE CR'S EFFORT TO PROJECT ITSELF RAPIDLY AND FULLY INTO THE "FAMILY OF EUROPEAN AND WORLD DEMOCRACIES." THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUENT UNIT IS NOT THE CZECH PEOPLE AS A GR [...] |
1992-12-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM CZ |