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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 00ATHENS1501 |
GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...] |
2000-09-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR |
| 00ATHENS1917 |
ENGAGING GREECE ON THE BALKANS: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A [...] (C) LAST APRIL OUR EMBASSY ENDURED DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS, MANY OF THEM VIOLENT, BY ANGRY GREEKS PROTESTING THE NATO AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERBIA. EMOTIONS RAN HIGH WITH ANTI-AMERICANISM AND PRO- SERB EMOTIONALISM OFTEN TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. ALTHOUGH POLLS INDICATED OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE [...] |
2000-04-20 12:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ZL GR |
| 00ATHENS1937 |
PRESS SUPPLEMENT ON THE 25-YEAR HISTORY OF 17 NOVEMBER [...] (U) THE ATHENS DAILY, "ELEFTHEROTYPIA," PUBLISHED A DETAILED 23-PAGE SUPPLEMENT TO ITS APRIL 15 EDITION, ENTITLED "25 YEARS OF 17N." AT FIRST BLUSH, THE SUPPLEMENT SEEMED TO BE A TYPE OF EXPOSE ON 17 NOVEMBER. ON CLOSER READING, THE COVERAGE'S MESSAGE IS NOT HARD-HITTING. INDEED, THE SUPPLE [...] |
2000-04-21 07:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER GR |
| 02ATHENS4072 |
GREECE: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, THE GOG HAS ROTATED THREE FRIGATES (HS SPETSES, HS ADRIAS, AND HS PSARA) THROUGH ARABIAN SEA DUTY. EACH FRIGATE CARRIES APPROXIMATELY 200 CREW MEMBERS, A S-70B6 HELICOPTER, AND A UNIT OF HELLENIC NAVY COMMANDOS. GREECE HAS ALSO BEEN CONT [...] |
2002-11-26 09:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |
| 05ATHENS1123 |
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority [...] Post has received a response from the Greek Ministry of Transportation (MoT) regarding the FAA proposal for a technical review of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). The Government of Greece is requesting a technical services agreement to facilitate a technical review, preferably t [...] |
2005-04-22 09:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GR IASA |
| 05ATHENS114 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of National Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation personnel: William John Dougherty, Frederick Joseph Baumgartner, Joe John Capezza, Allen Edward Crabtree, George Gregory Lord, Randal James Rob [...] |
2005-01-11 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS115 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of EPA Official Walter Frick, Office of Air and Radiation, to travel to Crete and Athens, Greece from January 28 to February 7, 2005. Mr. Frick will attend and be the keynote speaker at the Technical University of Crete and Heleco' [...] |
2005-01-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS1197 |
UNDER EC PRESSURE, GREEKS DECLARE INTENT TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Summary: On April 28, DCM met with MFA Director General for Economic Affairs Chrysanthopoulos at his request. Chysanthopoloulos informed DCM that Greece intends to abrogate its 1991 Bilateral Air Transport Agreement (BATA) with [...] |
2005-05-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GR BATA |
| 05ATHENS122 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT TO [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Allan Krass, NP/NE Physical Science Officer, Charles Edward Messick, Sr., Program Manager, DOE Savannah River Operations Office, James Dunavant and Michael Douglas Dunsmuir of Westinghouse Savannah River Company and Nicholas Lyl [...] |
2005-01-12 09:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS1268 |
MOLYVIATIS FOLLOWS UP ON TIP ISSUES IN GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 9 meeting with Ambassador (following a May 5 Interministerial Council on TIP --the result of Molyviatis's April 29 telcon with U/S Burns), Molyviatis undertook to speed up agreement with Albania on a child repatriation protocol, to provide more comprehensive trafficking [...] |
2005-05-09 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS1294 |
GREEKS UNDERSTAND DENUNCIATION UNDESIREABLE, BUT [...] (U) Summary: DCM delivered demarche (reftel B) on May 9, regarding the U.S.-Greece Bilateral Air Transport Agreement (BATA) to MFA Director General of Economics Chrysanthopoulos. Chrysanthopoulos acknowledged that abrogating the BATA with the U.S. would not be desireable, but he reiterated th [...] |
2005-05-11 10:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON GR BATA |
| 05ATHENS1347 |
INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTH ISSUES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05ATHENS1372 |
EUROPEAN COURT RULES AGAINST OLYMPIC AIRLINES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 12 decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirming the European Commission's position that the GoG's payment of 194 million euros to Olympic Airlines (OA) was an illegal subsidy does not appear to have altered the GoG's plan to sell the ailing national carri [...] |
2005-05-18 11:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GR OLYAIR |
| 05ATHENS1379 |
ATHENS ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING CONTACTS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EMIN ENRG GR |
| 05ATHENS1440 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S MAY 29-JUNE 1 VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes your May 29- June 1 visit. We have arranged a meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis to discuss general political and economic topics, as well as a meeting and lunch with Central Bank Governor Garganas to discuss banking policy. Finally, you will have [...] |
2005-05-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GR OREP PGOV PREL CODEL |
| 05ATHENS1445 |
GREECE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP ON IOC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-25 13:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY PREL GR |
| 05ATHENS1505 |
CONTINUED GREEK ANGST, BUT POSITIVE NUMBERS ON [...] (C) Summary. Senior Greek officials continue to express concern about the level of Turkish air activity in the Aegean. At the same time, statistics recently released by the MOD paint a more positive picture of the actual situation in the region. Greek officials insist that, the content and [...] |
2005-06-03 07:24:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR GR TU TURKEY |
| 05ATHENS1528 |
GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER REJECTS LINK BETWEEN [...] (SBU) In advance of Greek FM Molyviatis' June 2 press conference with the Foreign Press Association in Athens, Ambassador drew on reftel points to suggest to Molyviatis, chief of staff Constantinos Rallis that the FM use the occasion to emphasize that the French referendum outcome should have [...] |
2005-06-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | GR TU PREL TURKEY |
| 05ATHENS1598 |
MOLYVIATIS ON TURKEY/CYPRUS [...] (C) At a June 9 lunch, FM Molyviatis and Ambassador discussed Cyprus and Turkey issues in light of Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Washington and Under Secretary General Prendergast's recent trip to the region. Molyviatis commented that the idea of a report to the SYG on "the failures of 2004" [...] |
2005-06-10 08:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PREL TU TURKEY |
| 05ATHENS1611 |
NGOS LOOK FOR MORE COOPERATION ON TIP, GOG ADMITS [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During May 23-25 meetings with visiting Foreign Affairs Officer for Southeastern Europe, Suzanne Yountchi, officials from the Ministries of Health (MOH), Justice (MOJ), Public Order (MPO), Foreign Aff [...] |
2005-06-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KCRM GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS171 |
WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: GREEK [...] Greece as a member of the EU has an open market and services represent the largest and fastest growing sectors of the Greek economy. U.S. and other non-EU investors receive less advantageous treatment than domestic or EU investors in the banking, mining, broadcasting, maritime and air transport se [...] |
2005-01-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD GR |
| 05ATHENS1770 |
2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Per ref A, the following are the investment dispute and expropriation claims that have come to attention of ConGen Thessaloniki and FCS and Consular and Economic sections Athens since post's last report in June 2004 (ref B). 2. Case 1: a) Claimant A b) June 1999 c) Claimant A is [...] |
2005-06-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC GR |
| 05ATHENS181 |
GREEK FM STRESSES GRADUAL INTEGRATION IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting on January 13, Greek FM Molyviatis told the Ambassador that Greece wanted to bring Serbia into the European family, which would also be a way to ease the way forward on Kosovo. An "intermediate trusteeship" for Kosovo would be more stabilizing for th [...] |
2005-01-14 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PREL MACEDONIA |
| 05ATHENS187 |
2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
| 05ATHENS1903 |
AEGEAN CEO: IT'S JUST BUSINESS, AIRBUS FITS OUR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Aegean Airlines CEO Theodoros Vassilakis and fellow Board-member and son, Eftihios Vassilakis, to discuss Aegean's recent decision to purchase six Airbus aircraft over Boeing aircraft. Theodoros denied any political angle in the Airbus decision, claiming tha [...] |
2005-07-18 07:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON GR |
| 05ATHENS193 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MPO FOCUSED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador paid an introductory call on the Minister of Public Order, Yeorgos Voulgarakis on Tuesday, January 18. The MPO provided an update on the investigation into the shooting of a Hellenic Police Special Guard on December 31, and discussed his views about terrorism [...] |
2005-01-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC GR PTER AMB |
| 05ATHENS1982 |
PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche OOB local time July 25 to Ambassador Frangiskos Verros, head of the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations Affairs. At that time, Verros was unaware of the proposed "European" language to limit the designation process to those who "willingly" [...] |
2005-07-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC |
| 05ATHENS2031 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISSUES REGARDING CINERGY'S [...] (U) Ambassador called on Minister of Development Sioufas to discuss difficulties being experienced by U.S. company Cinergy in the development of the natural gas market in the Attica peninsula of Greece (including Athens). Cinergy, together with Shell and the Greek natural gas company DEPA, fo [...] |
2005-07-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV AMB |
| 05ATHENS2053 |
GREECE CRACKS DOWN ON HEATING OIL FRAUD [...] (U) Summary: The GoG announced on July 29th the implementation of a two-phase plan designed to crack down on the burgeoning illegal trade of heating oil for use in commercial diesel vehicles. Skyrocketing oil prices, and much lower taxation on heating oil compared to diesel fuel, have crea [...] |
2005-08-01 14:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG GR OIL |
| 05ATHENS2054 |
SUBJECT: GREECE MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS2086 |
SUBJECT: NOT IN MY BACKYARD--GREECE CONFRONTS [...] (U) Summary: Greece, threatened with legal action by the European Commission for environmental violations, is once again attempting to confront its recurring waste management problem by implementing a National Waste Management Plan. The focus will be to shut down the 2626 illegal landfills and [...] |
2005-08-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GR SENV |
| 05ATHENS2092 |
GOG PLANS NEW TAX PACKAGE AS REVENUES FALL SHORT [...] (U) Summary: The GoG is considering a new round of tax increases in the face of disappointing half-year revenue and expenditure actuals. As a result of lower than expected revenues and higher than expected government expenditures from previous revenue efforts, the 2005 budget deficit will b [...] |
2005-08-05 12:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS210 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of IRS Tax Specialist, Carol A. Saunders March 9-March 15, 2005 to provide assistance to overseas residents (part of a customer service tour). 2. Per reftel no Embassy assistance is requested. 3. Pursuant to State 66 [...] |
2005-01-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EFIN OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS2114 |
GOG SIGNS MOU WITH OLYMPIC INVESTORS FOR SALE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. based Olympic Investors has confirmed that it has signed an MOU for the purchase of Olympic Airlines from the Greek Government. The MOU is good for 60 days, during which time the GOG must obtain consent for the sale from the European Commission, as well as convince the E [...] |
2005-08-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GR OLYAIR |
| 05ATHENS2134 |
CSI: ONE YEAR LATER [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the signing of the Container Security Initiative (CSI), the program continues to operate in the Port of Piraeus. Unfortunately, staffing and efficiency problems are marring the effectiveness of the program. The GoG has requested a one-year extension for the use [...] |
2005-08-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT GR KTIA PTER |
| 05ATHENS2151 |
GOG WORKS TO RESPOND TO CRASH OF CYPRIOT AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Summary: The GoG has swung into action to cope with the crash of Cypriot airliner Helios Flight 522. The Hellenic Air Accident Investigation Board has taken charge of the investigation. A National Transportation Safety Board team has arrived, along with Boeing technical experts, to pro [...] |
2005-08-17 04:27:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR CASC GR |
| 05ATHENS2161 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HYDE (ATHENS, AUGUST 25-28) [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the August 25-28 vist by CODEL Hyde to Greece. You will arrive just as the summer holidays are winding down, and your visit will provide an excellent opportunity, not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to kick off the fall quarter with high-level [...] |
2005-08-18 10:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GR OREP PREL VISIT |
| 05ATHENS218 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of EX-IM Bank Officials Vasilios Aristomenis Giannopoulos, Senior Project Officer, Structured Finance Division and Michael Sams, Electrical Engineer, Engineering and Environment Division to visit Greece, January 23- February 1 [...] |
2005-01-20 07:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EFIN OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS2263 |
CODEL HYDE AFFIRMS STRONG U.S.-GREECE FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis, CODEL Hyde emphasized the close relationship between the U.S. and Greece, and noted that despite differences in the run-up to the Iraq war, the bilateral relationship was strong and getting stronger. Standing in for Chairm [...] |
2005-08-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV IR TU IZ GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS232 |
GREEK COTTON FARMERS DEMAND FULL SUBSIDIES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Greek cotton farmers are staging their annual protest and threatening to block the North-South highway unless they receive subsidies on their entire cotton production, not just the amount within the EU?s quota. The GoG cannot subsidize the entire 2004 cotton crop unless it uses state [...] |
2005-01-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD GR |
| 05ATHENS236 |
AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GREEK MOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting on January 19, Greek Defense Minister Spiliotopoulos told the Ambassador that Greece was prepared to increase its presence in Afghanistan by deploying a Role 2 Medical Unit to Herat. Greece was not yet able to lift its caveat to allow Greek staff off [...] |
2005-01-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR MARR PREL AMB |
| 05ATHENS2371 |
MOLYVIATIS WORRIED TURKEY/EU IN DOWNWARD SPIRAL [...] (C) On the margins of the Prime Minister_ September 10 Thessaloniki Fair speech (septel), Foreign Minister Molyviatis told Ambassador that he was worried political pressures in Cyprus and France were pushing the Turkey/EU issue into a downward spiral. A glum Molyviatis, who had assured Ambassa [...] |
2005-09-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PGOV PREL TU EU TURKEY |
| 05ATHENS2376 |
GOVERNMENT FINALLY BANS PLANNED RACIST [...] Summary: On September 6 the Greek government said it would ban a planned pan-European "festival" of extreme right-wing political groups, sponsored by the Greek racist, neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn. The gathering, scheduled for mid-late September and reportedly to include far-right groups such [...] |
2005-09-12 12:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PGOV KCRM GR HRIGHTS |
| 05ATHENS2395 |
AEGEAN AIRLINES MAKES FINAL DECISION TO GO WITH [...] (C) On Friday, September 9th, Aegean airlines informed Ambassador and Boeing representatives that its Board of Directors, despite Boeing's new offer (reftel D), had confirmed its previous decision to refleet with Airbus. According to shareholder Eftichios Laskaridis, the Board, in a meeting h [...] |
2005-09-14 04:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON GR |
| 05ATHENS2403 |
DAS BRYZA AND GREEK DEFMIN ON DEEPENING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. DAS Bryza with Greek DefMin Spiliotopoulos discussed how to deepen bilateral military ties during a September 7 meeting. Bryza praised the increased focus on strategic concerns, such as promoting stability in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans, and away from relatively minor, [...] |
2005-09-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GR TU CY AMB |
| 05ATHENS2438 |
GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: CODEX AD HOC TASK [...] (U) On September 12, Embassy received GoG response to reftel demarche. Response in entirety follows: 2. (U) Begin text: Greece is extremely interested in the re-establishment of the new Task Force and its mandate, and will thus participate with two representatives to the 5th Session of th [...] |
2005-09-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON GR |
| 05ATHENS2439 |
PM AT THESSALONIKI:"RE-INVENTING THE GREEK STATE [...] (U) Summary: At his September 10 speech at the international trade fair in Thessaloniki, the Greek equivalent to an annual State of the Union address, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis revealed the two main axes of his administration's policies: "Re-inventing the state" and "seeking economic gr [...] |
2005-09-16 08:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GR ECON |
| 05ATHENS2441 |
GREEK TOURISM IMPROVES AFTER 2004 OLYMPICS, [...] (U) Summary. Tourism in Greece is up in 2005, one year after the country played host to the Olympics. Tourist arrivals are projected to reach 14 million by the end of the year, marking a 10 percent increase over 2004, but receipts from tourism are projected to increase only 5 percent over las [...] |
2005-09-16 10:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EWWT EFIN GR TOURISM |
| 05ATHENS2470 |
GREEK GOVERNMENT UNDECIDED ON FUTURE OF OLYMPIC [...] (U) A European Commission decision ordering Olympic Airlines to pay back some 500 million euros in illegal state aid, although widely expected by industry observers, appears to have taken the Greek government by surprise. The decision, which came in the midst of a final Greek government effor [...] |
2005-09-21 06:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GR OLYAIR |
| 05ATHENS2529 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN GREECE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Greece, the twin threats of extremism and violence stem more from a decades-old, homegrown anti-U.S., anti-NATO, anti-globalization sentiment that is deeply engrained in Greek society than from extremism exported from the Middle East. Domestic terrorist groups and an active a [...] |
2005-09-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GR INTERNAL |
| 05ATHENS2545 |
ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS IN GREECE (C-CN5-00417) [...] (C) In response to ref, post provides the following information on organized crime groups in Greece (keyed to ref questions): A. Are there organized crime groups present in the host country that originated in the following countries: Russia, Ukraine, Italy, the Balkans (Albania, Serbia, [...] |
2005-09-28 12:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR GR INTERNAL |
| 05ATHENS2625 |
TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FINMIN ALOGOSKOUFIS: WE'RE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the wake of PM Karamanlis' Thessaloniki speech (reftel) Finance Minister Alogoskoufis detailed GOG economic reform efforts in a wide-ranging meeting with Ambassador on October 3. Stressing that Greece needed to change its international image from being "a country of ten mi [...] |
2005-10-06 06:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS2628 |
ALOGOSKOUFIS ON OLYMPIC AIR: STILL SEEKING EU [...] (C) During a meeting to discuss general economic reform topics (reftel), Greek Finance Minister Alogoskoufis apprised Ambassador of the status of GoG efforts to privatize Olympic Airlines. At this point in time, the Minister said, the GoG is seeking to clarify the EC's "Delphic utterance" that [...] |
2005-10-06 10:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GR OLYAIR |
| 05ATHENS263 |
AMBASSADOR RIES CALLS ON GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ries paid an introductory call on Greek Central Bank Governor Garganas on January 20 and thanked him for his efforts, and those of his staff, in combating terrorist financing. They discussed the January 17 ECOFIN meeting, which covered measures Greece must take to bring it [...] |
2005-01-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS2635 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF HHS ACF A/S DR. WADE HORN [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the October 8-12 visit of Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, HHS to Greece. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to reiterate our strong commitment to [...] |
2005-10-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM TBIO EI GR HRIGHTS |
| 05ATHENS2647 |
THE WAY AHEAD ON CYPRUS: THE VIEW FROM ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens welcomes an exchange with the Department, Nicosia, and Ankara on the way ahead on the Cyprus issue. From our perspective, the October 3 accession wrangle provides an opportunity to take a fresh look at the Cyprus problem, and underscore the importance of grasping [...] |
2005-10-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR |
| 05ATHENS2648 |
USG INVITEES FOR SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF THE [...] (U) On October 25, the European Commission, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro and UNMIK are scheduled to sign the treaty to create the Energy Community for Southeast Europe (ECSEE). The treaty will create a regional electricity and natural gas [...] |
2005-10-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG GR |
| 05ATHENS2663 |
MACEDONIA NAME: GOG REJECTS LATEST NIMETZ PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing its long-standing opposition to a dual-name solution, the GoG clearly rejected the latest proposal from UN Envoy Matthew Nimetz, leaving prospects for a solution dim before the EC's November 9 avis on Macedonia's EU application. At an October 11 meeting with Ambassador, [...] |
2005-10-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MK GR AMB MACEDONIA |
| 05ATHENS2664 |
DEP FONMIN STYLIANIDES: WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides met with the Ambassador October 7 to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and international assistance. Stylianides noted he had recently returned from a trip to Russia, where he had urged the inclusion of U.S. companies in la [...] |
2005-10-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL GR |
| 05ATHENS2684 |
GREEK INDUSTRIES CHIEF ON THE ILLS THAT PLAGUE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met October 11 with Federation of Greek Industries (SEV) Chair Ulysses Kyriacopoulos to discuss the state of the Greek economy. Although the SEV Chair was broadly supportive of PM Karamanlis' rhetoric at the Thessaloniki trade fair, but he was critical of the g [...] |
2005-10-13 06:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS2693 |
DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER ON ATTRACTING INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador discussed Greek efforts to attract more investment, as well as the Macedonia name issue, with Deputy Minister for Finance and National Economy Christos Folias on October 12. On economics, Folias recounted the GoG's economic reform efforts, stressing that his majo [...] |
2005-10-14 08:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS2715 |
BIRD FLU IN GREECE; AUTHORITIES TESTING FOR H5N1 [...] (SBU) Minister of Agricultural Development Basiakos announced October 17 that the first case of avian influenza (H5) has occurred in Greece. Basiakos noted that the affected birds lived on the small island of Oinousses, near Chios, in the eastern Aegean. According to Angelos Hatzakis, Chair [...] |
2005-10-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU |
| 05ATHENS2735 |
GREECE/N17: CONVICTED N17 CHIEF GUNMAN GIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 13 edition of "Eleftherotypia," one of Greece's top circulation dailies, gave prime space to the rantings of Dimitris Koufodinas, the top gunman for the terrorist organization November 17, who is currently serving multiple life sentences for his murderous acts. K [...] |
2005-10-20 10:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ANARCHISTS |
| 05ATHENS2742 |
GREECE/TIP: NEW SHELTERS OPENED, BUT FEW VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: The GoG continues to make progress on trafficking in persons (TIP) infrastructure, but has so far protected few victims. Probable causes are inadequate NGO involvement until now in the screening process and limited understanding on the part of the police and TIP victims of the prote [...] |
2005-10-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS2748 |
UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE; H5N1 NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the GoG announcement on 17 October of a positive test for Avian Influenza within its borders, recent serological testing for H5N1 has proven negative at both the Thessaloniki Virological Laboratory and EU Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, UK. Additional testing is ongo [...] |
2005-10-21 12:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU |
| 05ATHENS2759 |
VIEW FROM ATHENS: MOVING FORWARD ON MINORITY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Athens welcomes the ideas presented in ref A, and the possibility of progress on minority rights issues between Greece and Turkey. From our side, Ambassador pitched the Halki-Athens mosque connection in July (ref B), to no avail. Unfortunately, the Greeks see this (with som [...] |
2005-10-21 15:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCI HRIGHTS |
| 05ATHENS2769 |
GREEK SHIPMENT OF APCS AND AK-47S EN ROUTE TO IRAQ [...] (C) On October 24, Embassy DATT confirmed that the "Aegean Star," a Greek-flagged ship contracted to the Ministry of Defense, finished loading thirty-six BMPs (Russian APCs) and one thousand AK-47s for transshipment to Iraq. The ship already had on board seventy-two Hungarian T-72 tanks on b [...] |
2005-10-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR IZ MARR PREL NATOIRAQ |
| 05ATHENS2779 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS IOANNINA, REAFFIRMS CLOSE TIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a full day of meetings with a range of political, diplomatic, community, and NGO leaders in the northwestern Epirus regional capital of Ioannina on October 14, Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in the region, possibilities for economic development, progress for religious and [...] |
2005-10-25 09:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS2781 |
GREECE PLEDGES 1.5 MILLION FOR FOUNDATION [...] (C) Per reftel, Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis informed Ambassador on October 25 that Greece will pledge 1.5 million USD for the Foundation for the Future. Molyviatis will provide Embassy with a letter confirming Greece's pledge as soon as possible. Looking ahead to the November 11-12 Fo [...] |
2005-10-25 10:38:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS2792 |
Suspect charged as November 17 terror group [...] (U) Kostas Avramides, a.k.a. "Pontios," was indicted on October 20 as the 20th defendant in the November 17 terrorist organization case. Avramides, a three-judge panel found, was "supportive" of N17 because his fingerprints were allegedly found inside a book recovered at a N17 safe house and [...] |
2005-10-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR ANARCHISTS |
| 05ATHENS2793 |
GREECE SUPPORTS BURMA DISCUSSION IN UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-02 11:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM PGOV PHUM GR UNSC |
| 05ATHENS280 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Reftel requests a pre-license check on a purchase by the Hellenic Navy through Bridgetown Business Co. Ltd, and post verified the following information. ETAL/Dynamics represents Bridgetown Business Co. in Greece. On 22 April 2004 the Hellenic Navy signed contract No. 604.1.422/2/03 with Brid [...] |
2005-01-27 14:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GR UK |
| 05ATHENS2802 |
HHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY ADVANCES AGENDA ON TIP AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shared domestic U.S. policy and his compelling experiences on trafficking in persons, welfare issues, pension reform, and refugee integration during his October 9-11 [...] |
2005-10-27 09:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PREL PREF GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS2805 |
GREEK GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW ANTI MONEY- [...] (U) The Greek government approved October 24 a draft bill aimed at combating money laundering, which brings Greek legislation into line with EU directive 2001/97/EC. According to the Ministry of Economy, the bill greatly extends the ambit of Greece's anti- money-laundering legislation to a n [...] |
2005-11-03 08:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS2809 |
GREEK FM PREVIEWS PM'S TRIP TO TURKEY, OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a tour d'horizon October 27, Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis previewed for Ambassador the Prime Minister's proposed trip to Ankara in November, raised the latest public flap over the proposed purchase of 30 F-16s by Greece and promised to follow up on the status of the U.S. [...] |
2005-10-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR PGOV PREL GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS2810 |
GREECE DRAWING UP PLANS TO RESOLVE CYPRUS ARMS [...] (C) Summary. Greece is preparing a proposal to resolve U.S. concerns about illegal transfers of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus, according to the Foreign Minister and DCHOD. Ambassador and embassy officers have made clear that the U.S. bottom line for any resolution is that it must unequi [...] |
2005-10-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GR CY CYPRUSARMS |
| 05ATHENS2811 |
BALKANS UPDATE FROM THE GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting, Foreign Minister Molyviatis confirmed to Ambassador that Greece will support the opening of EU accession talks with "FYROM," absent resolution of the name issue between Greece and Macedonia. Prospects for resolution of the name issue, however, are dim, [...] |
2005-10-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PGOV PREL EU AMB |
| 05ATHENS2841 |
RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON UNAUTHORIZED [...] (SBU) Post and ODC have completed the above referenced investigation into the modification of A.M. General HMMWV's with the Russian Kornet E ATGM missle system. The information collected has indicated that in 2001, AM General Corporation signed contract No 2001-173 with the Greek State owned [...] |
2005-11-04 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC RS GR |
| 05ATHENS2845 |
UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE; ALL TESTS FOR [...] (U) The GoG Ministry of Agriculture announced on 29 October that the virological test results for the previously reported case of Avian Influenza on the Island of Oiniousses were negative in the data supplied by both the EU laboratory in Weybridge U.K. and the Thessaloniki Virological Laborato [...] |
2005-11-07 07:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU |
| 05ATHENS2861 |
Convicted ELA member to leave prison [...] (U) Eirini Athanassaki, convicted in October 2004 (ref) to a 25-year sentence for her participation in the Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA) terrorist organization, is expected to leave the Korydallos prison soon after an appellate court panel unanimously agreed on November 7 to suspend [...] |
2005-11-08 07:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER GR ANARCHISTS |
| 05ATHENS2870 |
NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GREEK ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. On November 4th, GoG Minister of Development Dimitris Sioufas signed an agreement between the Greek public gas utility (DEPA) and the Italian Gas concern Edison, for a 212 Kilometer underwater natural gas pipeline to be built across the Ionian Sea. The joint venture is one of 5 ke [...] |
2005-11-09 03:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG GR NATGAS |
| 05ATHENS288 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR E [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Official, Epaminondas Stassinopoulos, to Athens, Greece from January 27-February 7, 2005. Mr. Stassinopoulos will preside over the Organizing Committee Meetings on radiation and its eff [...] |
2005-01-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS2887 |
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: A November 2 benefit concert at the Athens main concert hall raised tens of thousands of Euros, all of which will be donated to the Habitat for Humanity organization in the U.S. to rebuild homes in the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in coopera [...] |
2005-11-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GR EVENTS |
| 05ATHENS2898 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GREEK ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on Greek Assistance to Pakistan earthquake relief and rehabilitation on November 3, 2005 to Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis. 2. (U) Mr. Stylianidis replied in a letter dated November 4, 2005. Text of letter: Dear Mr. Ambassador, [...] |
2005-11-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PK PREL GR |
| 05ATHENS2925 |
HELLENIC CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Post has received the following response to the OA 412 incident at JFK involving pilot Konstantinos Vardakis, related in FAR violation letter 2005 EA 290023. Text as follows: Dear Ms. Susan Bennet, Thank you for your letter advising of the unfortunate event of July 9, 2005 at JFK I [...] |
2005-11-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GR OLYAIR |
| 05ATHENS2927 |
GREECE/TIP: RESPONSES FOR INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARIZE THE PROGRESS, OR LACK THEREOF, THE GOG HAS MADE IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE SCREENING AND REFERRAL MECHANISM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NGOS TO USE IN IDENTIFYING VICTIMS AND DIRECTING VICTIMS TO APPROPRIATE CARE. -The GoG is actively negotiating a "Memorandum of Cooperation" (MOC [...] |
2005-11-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS2982 |
STATUS OF GREEK F-16 BUY [...] (C) Negotiations on the GoG purchase of 30 F-16 aircraft, with an option for a further 10, are moving forward. This will complete the process formalized by the July 19 purchase decision of the Greek Government's Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA). The responsible Air Force offic [...] |
2005-11-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GR |
| 05ATHENS2985 |
GREEK PREPAREDNESS: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: [...] (C) Summary: The GoG is engaged in serious efforts to prepare for a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza. However, while the specific functional responsibilities of the Agriculture, Health, and Public Order Ministries appear to be in place, lack of confidence in senior leadership as well as m [...] |
2005-11-23 07:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AVIANFLU |
| 05ATHENS2992 |
GREEKS FLEXIBLE ON WTO MARKET ACCESS, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the end of a week of pressing at all levels, Ambassador met with Greek Minister of Finance Alogoskoufis for second time, who admitted that while Greece is willing to be flexible regarding market access for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA), their national interest does not [...] |
2005-11-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD GR |
| 05ATHENS3094 |
AVIAN FLU: GREEK POULTRY INDUSTRY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR AVIANFLU |
| 05ATHENS3113 |
DISSENSION IN THE RANKS: PUBLIC POWER [...] (U) Summary. On December 1st, Public Power Corporation's (PPC) President, Ioannis Paleokrassas resigned from his politically appointed post after his latest misstep within the ranks of the ruling New Democracy (ND) party. A former Minister of Finance in the previous Mitsotakis administration, [...] |
2005-12-08 09:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR GR OIL |
| 05ATHENS315 |
MFA SECRETARY GENERAL: "QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCE" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary General Gennimatas complained to Ambassador and visiting EUR DAS Kennedy during a January 28 meeting about reported airspace incursions by Turkey, claiming formations of Turkish fighters had flown within two nautical miles of the Greek islet of Antipsara -- a "qua [...] |
2005-01-31 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR TU TURKEY |
| 05ATHENS3154 |
IRAQ: SOLICITING GREEK ASSISTANCE FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Iraqi Ambassador Hatim al Khawam December 13, to urge the Iraqi embassy to use the December 15 elections to highlight progress in that country's democratic transition. The focus of the Iraqi embassy's election-related activities was informing the estimated 12,000-13,00 [...] |
2005-12-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ GR IRAQ |
| 05ATHENS3159 |
GOG COMMITS TO PROVIDE $600,000 TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During his December 5 visit to Athens, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Thomas Mefford obtained the GoG's commitment to provide $600,000 in funding for a multilateral anti-trafficking program in Albania. This was the culmination of almost two years o [...] |
2005-12-14 07:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL AL GR BALKANS |
| 05ATHENS3162 |
2006 INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM: AMBASSADOR MEETS [...] (U) Summary: On December 12, Ambassador met with GoG Minister of Transportation and Communication, Michalis Liapis to discuss Greece's offer to host the 2006 UN Internet Governance Forum in Athens. Ambassador stated USG desire for a successful and open forum with a balance of issues and offer [...] |
2005-12-14 08:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS GR IGF |
| 05ATHENS3226 |
UPDATE ON NOVEMBER 17 APPEALS TRIAL [...] (SBU) Tensions at the 17 November (17N) appeals trial (reftel) rose sharply toward the end of the third week of proceedings when the court unanimously rejected defense motions to refer the case to a judge-jury criminal court. In a unanimous ruling read by presiding judge Vertelis, the court [...] |
2005-12-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV GR ANARCHISTS |
| 05ATHENS3227 |
REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Embassy Athens has reviewed proposed research project No. HL066947-06 involving the University of Washington/National Institutes of Health and Papanikolau Hospital in Thessaloniki Greece for further study of Beta Thalassemia. Post supports implementation of research at the discretion of N [...] |
2005-12-23 06:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | GR KSCA TBIO OSCI |
| 05ATHENS3229 |
2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] The following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Survey Report (INSCR) Part II Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Greece. 2. While not a major financial center, Greece is vulnerable to money laundering related to narcotics- trafficking, prostitution, contraband cigare [...] |
2005-12-23 08:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS3246 |
GREECE,S 2006 BUDGET APPROVED; TARGETS DEFICIT OF [...] Summary. The Greek Parliament passed the 2006 budget on December 22, 166 to 132, along strict party lines. Opposition party criticism and European Commission concerns forced the Greek government to skip plans to securitize government debt (ref B) to increase revenues. Nevertheless, the GoG pl [...] |
2005-12-28 06:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS3247 |
GREEK RESPONSE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Mission has received a Greek Government response to reftel demarche regarding the international Conference for Afghanistan. Here is the text of the December 22 letter from Dimitris Platis, Chef de Cabinet of Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianidis: Begin Text: Thank you for your letter dated [...] |
2005-12-28 08:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV GR |
| 05ATHENS3264 |
GREEKS SEEK ROLE IN TRANSIT OF CASPIAN ENERGY TO [...] (C) Summary: In recent years, Greece has been quietly moving towards greater energy integration with its regional neighbors, playing on its membership in both NATO and the EU, its economic leadership in the Balkans, and its strategic location between Caspian energy sources and Western European [...] |
2005-12-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GR |
| 05ATHENS3272 |
GOG SCRAMBLES TO AVOID BLACK EYE IN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Summary. On December 24th, Thessaloniki Energy (TESA) began operation of a 390 MW gas-fired power plant, becoming the first power company in Greece to compete with the state-controlled Public Power Corporation (DEH) for the sale of electricity. Five days later, TESA has failed to make a [...] |
2005-12-30 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GR ENRG |
| 05ATHENS341 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Blake Reid to conduct air carrier inspections at the Athens International Airport from Feb 22 through 25 2005. Control Officer for the visit will be TSA Rep, Ray Montgomery, who can be reached during office hours at 30-210 [...] |
2005-02-02 10:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS351 |
GREECE WELCOMES IRAQ ELECTIONS AS POSITIVE [...] (C) The Government of Greece (GoG) made statements supporting democractic elections in Iraq on January 26 and again on January 31. In a meeting with Ambassador on January 26, FM Molyviatis called the elections "a manifestation of the will and courage of the Iraqi people," and reiterated Gree [...] |
2005-02-02 15:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR IZ PGOV PREL IRAQ |
| 05ATHENS355 |
AMBASSADOR'S BALKANS LUNCH HIGHLIGHTS GREECE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 1 lunch hosted by Ambassador to discuss Balkans issues, Greek MFA Balkans Director Mallias, recently returned from a visit to Washington, advocated for the EU to involve itself more in Kosovo -- ideally, administering the territory until final status negotiations [...] |
2005-02-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS356 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Goodlatte's visit to Athens, Greece, February 24-28,2005. Control officer for the visit will be Economic Officer Cathleen Carothers, who can be reached at tel. (30) 210 720-2309, FAX (30) 210 729-4312, cell (30) 694 857 5525, res [...] |
2005-02-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN OTRA AMGT ASEC OREP GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS365 |
AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 26 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On January 26th Ambassador Ries called on Minister of National Economy and Finance Giorgos Alogoskoufis. Alogoskoufis thanked the U.S. for its assistance on combatting terrorist financing and explained the government of Greece's plans for meeting its Stability and Growth Pact obliga [...] |
2005-02-03 15:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD GR PTER AMB |
| 05ATHENS377 |
WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel criteria, Embassy has identified a number of business associations that can be contacted to discuss a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization. 2. List of professional associations Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries Address: 23 Lagoumitzi Street, Kallithea Telephone [...] |
2005-02-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD GR |
| 05ATHENS392 |
GREECE EYING MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. Greece is weighing the removal of the caveat that prevents Greek officers assigned to the NATO staff from serving in the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I), and is also considering an unidentified contribution to the training of Iraqi security forces, according to a mid-leve [...] |
2005-02-08 07:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GR IRAQ |
| 05ATHENS41 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Mr. Gerald Guala, Botanist, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to attend the global biodiversity information facility workshop in Chania from January 19 through 22, 2005 2. Per reftel no Embassy assistance requested. 3. Pursua [...] |
2005-01-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS415 |
AMBASSADOR AND HEALTH MINISTER DISCUSS NARCOTICS, [...] (U) Summary: During Ambassador's February 7 introductory call on Health and Welfare Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis, the Minister requested U.S. assistance in the form of training and consultations with USG experts to combat narcotics and alcohol addiction. On trafficking in persons (TIP), Ambass [...] |
2005-02-08 16:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS428 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON CIVAIR ISSUES: FAA CATEGORY TWO STATUS AND PRIVATIZATION OF OLYMPIC AIRWAYS [...] (C) Ambassador Ries called on Minister of Transportation and Communication Michalis Liapis on February 7. During the meeting, Liapis told Ambassador that upgrading Greece from Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) "category two status" for flight safety oversight remains his highest priority. He poi [...] |
2005-02-10 08:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR AORC ECPS PTER GR AMB IASA |
| 05ATHENS429 |
EU RICE; GREECE SUPPORTS COMPROMISE [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 4 to the Ministries of Agriculture, Economy and Finance, and Foreign Affairs. (The Ministry of Agriculture conveyed our arguments to the Greek WTO mission in Geneva.) On February 8, the Agriculture Ministry's Secretary General for Policy, Christos A [...] |
2005-02-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD GR |
| 05ATHENS430 |
WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM): GREECE SUPPORTS EC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-10 12:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD GR |
| 05ATHENS433 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON SECURITY AT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-11 07:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS445 |
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ON [...] In a February 7 meeting, Transportation and Communications Minister Liapis informed the Ambassador about projects to expand broad band connections to the Greek regions and install optical fiber rings in 50 cities. He said that participation by U.S. firms in these projects would be welcome, a [...] |
2005-02-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV GR |
| 05ATHENS459 |
MTAG 03-03: GOG CONSIDERING REEXPORT OF MILLING [...] (S) On February 9, Econcouns was summoned by the head of MoD's Wassenar Expert Group, Col. Ioannis Anastasakis, to discuss possible return of a Mikrosam CNC milling machine (reftels) to Macedonia. (Per reftels, the Greek company, Baksevanidis, acquired two milling machines from the Macedonian [...] |
2005-02-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM MCAP ETTC MK GR |
| 05ATHENS46 |
TFXOO1: UPDATE ON GREEK SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS [...] Greek official and private assistance to tsunami stricken areas is approaching four million euros. The GoG has dispatched two C-130s with humanitarian and medical assistance as well as doctors and relief workers, and is considering sending a third C-130 consignment this week. The MFA has decide [...] |
2005-01-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV GR |
| 05ATHENS482 |
GREECE: MARCH DATE FOR EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION VOTE; [...] (C) Summary. The Greek government will submit the European Constitution to parliament for ratification in March, Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos told Ambassador February 16. The government also plans to introduce immigration reform legislation that would regularize the status of tho [...] |
2005-02-16 16:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU GR INTERNAL |
| 05ATHENS515 |
TERRORISM FINANCE - DESIGNATION AUTHORITIES IN [...] In response to reftel questions, para 7, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Office of the Secretary General) and the Bank of Greece (Supervision Department) implement sanctions against organizations and entities listed by the UNSC pursuant to Resolutions 1267 and 1373. If sanctions involve [...] |
2005-02-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER GR |
| 05ATHENS529 |
IPR UPDATE -- GREECE [...] (U) Post does not object to Greece's inclusion on the special mention list, but does not believe the IPR problems merit inclusion on any higher level of the Special 301 list. The Greek Government continues its efforts to protect intellectual property and fight piracy. Existing national legis [...] |
2005-02-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GR KIPR |
| 05ATHENS554 |
AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 24 CALL ON DFM VALYNAKIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 25 introductory meeting with Ambassador, DFM Valynakis said Greece "meant business" in finding a solution to the Macedonia name issue. However, Greek redlines were that the term "Republika Makedonija" had to be modified by a third word and had to remain in Slavic. [...] |
2005-02-25 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR MK TU AMB |
| 05ATHENS571 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: CHECK ON GREEK COMPANY [...] (U) Reftel requests post to conduct appropriate inquiries with company officials at Theon Sensors. Theon Sensors is a familiar name within the Hellenic and U.S. Defense community. It was established in 1997 by the EFA Ltd. group of companies as a designer, manufacturer, and integrator of mi [...] |
2005-02-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GR |
| 05ATHENS574 |
AMBASSADOR RIES CALLS ON GREEK MINISTER OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ries paid an introductory call on Greek Minister of Agriculture Evangelos Basiakos on February 22. Ambassador discussed the USG's three prime objectives for agricultural trade with Greece: (1) to retain the U.S. market for conventional corn- and cotton seeds for plant [...] |
2005-02-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS58 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of DOE funded personnel: Eleanor Melamed, Janet Steele Ahrens, Kenneth Baird, Stephanie Payne Clarke, Timothy Allen Gregoire, Cody John Hostick, Jennifer Ann Jacobs, William Stewart Johnson, Marion Jane McDonald, Robert David Price [...] |
2005-01-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PARM KNNP OTRA GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS587 |
AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 28 CALL ON DFM STYLIANIDIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: DFM Evripidis Stylianidis, at a February 28 meeting with Ambassador, pitched the proposed Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline as a cheap and safe way to ship Russian oil to Western Europe and beyond. Ambassador raised the stalled Greece-Albania child repatriation agreement as an i [...] |
2005-03-01 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG EWWT PHUM GR TU BU RS AMB |
| 05ATHENS589 |
GREECE PART 1: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the Fifth TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to requests under "Overview" and "Prevention." -------- Overview -------- A. Greece is a destination countr [...] |
2005-03-01 17:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS592 |
HELLENIC COAST GUARD REQUESTS TRAINING WITH U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Summary: During a February 23rd meeting with Ambassador, Greek Minister of Merchant Marine Kefaloyiannis presented a list of training requests for the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG). Ambassador informed Kefaloyiannis that Post woul [...] |
2005-03-02 09:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT GR |
| 05ATHENS593 |
AMBASSADORS FEBRUARY 23RD MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Ries met with Minister of Merchant Marine Kefaloyiannis on February 23rd, to discuss the International Port Safety Program, legal incidents involving Greek owned merchant vessels in U.S. waters, and the Greek privatization of port services. Kefaloyiannis also endorsed [...] |
2005-03-02 09:26:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS603 |
GOVERNMENT OF GREECE REQUESTS DONATION OF EC2 TYPE [...] (U) I am writing to ask your help. 2. (U) I recently met with the Greek Minister of Merchant Marine Emmanuel Kefaloyiannis, who has been of great assistance to us in the war on terrorism. Under his leadership, the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) did a superb job in protecting our athletes and [...] |
2005-03-02 14:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT GR PREL |
| 05ATHENS616 |
CODEL GOODLATTE'S FEBRUARY 24-27, 2005 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: A congressional delegation led by Representative Bob Goodlatte visited Athens on February 24th to 27th, 2005 and held wide ranging meetings on agricultural, telecommunication, and other issues. CODEL Goodlatte discussed Internet opportunities in Greece with the Minister of Trans [...] |
2005-03-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP EAGR ECON EINT PREL GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS617 |
MOLYVIATIS ON CYPRUS/TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Molyviatis told Ambassador he was working on a meeting between PM Karamanlis and Turkish PM Erdogan (on the margins of the March 22 EU Summit in Brussels and just before Molyviatis's visit to Washington), and his own trip to Turkey in April for discussions of Greek-Turki [...] |
2005-03-03 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PREL TU AMB |
| 05ATHENS629 |
GREECE: NEW SECURITY POLICY, BUT LITTLE CHANGE IN [...] (C) Summary. An updated Greek national security strategy appears to suggest that Athens' concern about a military threat from Turkey may be diminishing. Initial discussions with senior- and mid-level defense and national security officials offer little evidence of such a change, however. [...] |
2005-03-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GR TU INTERNAL |
| 05ATHENS634 |
ATHENS TIP CONFERENCE RAISES AWARENESS ON NEED TO [...] SUMMARY: An embassy-organized Athens TIP symposium on February 23 raised awareness on the need for better cooperation among law enforcement and justice officials to fight trafficking in Greece. Following the February 15-16 training seminar for Greek judiciary and police officers in Thessalon [...] |
2005-03-07 08:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PHUM SMIG GR TIP |
| 05ATHENS643 |
TURKISH AMBASSASDOR UPBEAT ON BUSY SCHEDULE OF [...] (C) As part of a broader effort to improve the tone of bilateral relations, Greece and Turkey are planning a busy season of high-level meetings, including visits to Ankara by the Greek Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Defense Minister, an optimistic Turkish Ambassador to Athens Tahsin B [...] |
2005-03-08 06:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GR TU CY TURKEY |
| 05ATHENS656 |
SPECULATION RAMPANT AS OLYMPIC AIRLINES GOES ON THE [...] (SBU) After four previously failed efforts to sell Olympic Airlines (and its predecessor Olympic Airways), the Greek Government is making a new and probably final effort to sell the ailing national flag carrier. Rival Aegean Airlines is considered by some to be the front runner as final bids [...] |
2005-03-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GR OLYAIR |
| 05ATHENS659 |
GREECE: RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS TO IRAQ [...] Per reftel request, the MFA has provided us with the following data on the GoG's Iraq reconstruction disbursements to date. (All of GoG's official reconstruction funds are disbursed through UN agencies or Greek NGOs operating in Iraq.) 2. Under the category of "Development Assistance": [...] |
2005-03-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ |
| 05ATHENS776 |
INFORMATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL CO EC PE BL VE GR |
| 05ATHENS777 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - GREECE [...] (C) According to GoG officials, assets frozen, forfeited or seized by the GoG pursuant to UNSCR resolutions 1267 and 1373 have been insignificant (several thousand dollars). 2. (C) The Bank of Greece (central bank) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance have the legal and administrative a [...] |
2005-03-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC CVIS GR |
| 05ATHENS799 |
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND OUTREACH [...] This is in response to reftel invitation of post's input on Greece's adoption of maritime security measures in accordance to the President's Maritime Security Policy. 2. Greece, as host of the 2004 Summer Olympics, has expedited implementation of many security plans including maritime sec [...] |
2005-03-22 10:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD KSTC PARM PHSA PREL PTER ASEC EU GR IASA |
| 05ATHENS808 |
GREECE FORMALLY REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) The Government of Greece has transmitted to Post a formal request for the FAA to conduct another International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). In a letter to Ambassador, Minister o [...] |
2005-03-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GR IASA |
| 05ATHENS828 |
INFORMATION ON GREEK LAW REGARDING [...] The following information is keyed to reftel questions regarding appeals from Greek Customs decisions. 2. Greek Customs procedures are governed by Greek national law 2960 of 2001, which is harmonized to EU regulations 2913/92 and 2454/93. Article 28 of Law 2960/2001 provides for customs [...] |
2005-03-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EU GR |
| 05ATHENS830 |
YOUR VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: I am delighted to welcome you to Greece March 30-31. The Greeks see your trip to Athens, following on the heels of Foreign Minister Molyviatis' March 24 visit to Washington, as more proof of America's reengagement with Europe. Greece will want to characterize your visit -- the [...] |
2005-03-24 10:14:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | CY GR PGOV PREL TU ZL VISIT |
| 05ATHENS838 |
MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE: MFA SAYS MACEDONIA NEEDS TO [...] (C) Poloff contacted Vassilis Costis, deputy head of the MFA's Balkan Directorate, on March 24 for an update on Greek-Macedonian relations. Costis made the following points: -- Greece had seen a "very negative, intransigent" stance on the part of Macedonia in the aftermath of the USG decis [...] |
2005-03-24 14:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK GR MACEDONIA |
| 05ATHENS841 |
GREECE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON EXPANDING COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a March 24 meeting to discuss his proposed travel to Washington, Defense Minister Spiliotopoulos told Ambassador that Greece could provide the Iraqi military with decommissioned APCs as they are replaced over the coming years by new German models -- and perhaps other militar [...] |
2005-03-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS842 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRYCE'S MARCH 29-30 VISIT TO [...] (U) I want to warmly welcome you to Athens. As you have requested, we have arranged a schedule focused on trafficking in persons. This issue is a high priority for the Embassy. In the short time you have with us, I hope you get a good overview of Greece's efforts to fight this scourge. I l [...] |
2005-03-24 16:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS849 |
A SNAPSHOT OF THE GREEK ENERGY SECTOR: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ries met with the Chairman of the Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) on March 21, and the CEO and Chairman of Hellenic Petroleum (HP) on March 22. DEPA is undergoing capital restructuring while the GoG has already gradually sold its shares of HP. DEPA is part of a joint [...] |
2005-03-28 11:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET GR AMB |
| 05ATHENS866 |
CODEL ROGERS MARCH 30-31 VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (U) SUMMARY: CODEL Rogers, in Athens March 23-26, toured the state-of-the-art security features at Athens airport and at Greece's main seaport of Piraeus, put in place in the run-up to the 2004 Olympic Games. The CODEL focused particularly on the Container Security Initiative (CSI), design [...] |
2005-03-30 07:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS892 |
VAT, CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL TAX HIKES TO BRING DOWN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-01 10:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GR |
| 06ATHENS1000 |
GREECE MOST LIKELY TO CO-SPONSOR U.S./UK SANCTIONS [...] (C) Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 13 April to Ambassador Fotios Xidos of the MFA's UN Directorate. Xidos, who was familiar with the U.S./UK proposal of adding the four names, said Greece would most likely co-sponsor it. (Note: Xidos will replace UN Directorate head Ambassador Fr [...] |
2006-04-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETTC GR UNSC |
| 06ATHENS1057 |
GREECE SUPPORTS INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-19 14:11:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR GR WMD |
| 06ATHENS1058 |
SCENESETTER: YOUR APRIL 27 VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to make a quick stop in Athens on April 27. The Greek Government is delighted you are able to visit so soon after FM Bakoyannis' March 23 trip to Washington, and sees your visit as more proof of the deepening U.S.-Greece strategic partnership, or as Bakoya [...] |
2006-04-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR CY TU VISIT |
| 06ATHENS1091 |
GREECE REVIEWING TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CFE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MARR PARM PREL GR NATOPOLICY |
| 06ATHENS1092 |
GREECE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT NATO-MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL PGOV GR |
| 06ATHENS1093 |
GREECE SUPPORTS NATO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 14:19:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GR NATOPOLICY NATO |
| 06ATHENS1099 |
LIBERTAD ACT: GREEK STANCE ON CUBA [...] (C) Vassilios Konstantineas, Expert Minister Counselor at the MFA Latin American Directorate, confirmed on April 27 that the GoG remains unaware of any substantial investments in Cuba by Greek nationals. The GoG does not maintain a comprehensive list of investments in Cuba by its nationals, a [...] |
2006-04-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU GR |
| 06ATHENS1100 |
GREECE WILL OPPOSE G-77 RESOLUTION ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA KUNR GR |
| 06ATHENS1127 |
GREECE TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) On April 28th, Ambassador received a call from Kostas Chalastanis, advisor to the Greek FM, who informed him that Greece would be joining the IWC. Chalastanis further indicated that the decision regarding membership would have to pass Greek Parliament prior to ratification; he did not p [...] |
2006-05-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ECON GR |
| 06ATHENS1133 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREECE FOR EUR/SE DEPUTY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of EUR/SE Deputy Director Baxter Hunt, to travel to Athens, Greece, May 9 - 12, 2006 to meet with government officials, foreign press correspondents, and embassy officials. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Kirste [...] |
2006-05-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CY GR VISIT |
| 06ATHENS1144 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the House International Relations Committee Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joseph Pitts. Control Officer for the visit will be Marielle Martin, w [...] |
2006-05-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC AFIN GM GR IZ OREP TU |
| 06ATHENS1145 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the House International Relations Committee Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joseph Pitts. Control Officer for the visit will be Marielle Martin, w [...] |
2006-05-05 03:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN ASEC GM GR IZ OREP TU |
| 06ATHENS1156 |
BURGAS-ALEXANDROPOLI PIPELINE: GREEK REACTION TO [...] (U) Summary: On May 3rd, Greek press sources reported that the Bulgarian Government was withdrawing its interest from the proposed Burgas-Alexandropoli Oil Pipeline (B-A), touching off widespread media speculation that the entire pipeline deal was in jeopardy. Additional press reports, howeve [...] |
2006-05-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ENRG GR |
| 06ATHENS1207 |
IRAN APPROACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ARM OF GREEK [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on other issues, the Director General of the Hellenic Marine Environmental Protection Association (HELMEPA), Dimitris Mitsatsos, asked econoff about the potential USG foreign policy implications of helping the Iranian Shipping Industry to establish its own Marine [...] |
2006-05-11 08:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT PGOV PINS GR |
| 06ATHENS1293 |
EUR/SE DEPUTY VISIT TO ATHENS: EXCELLENT BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-19 11:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR TU CY GR |
| 06ATHENS1298 |
"WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ANTI-GAZPROM CAMPAIGN." [...] (C) Summary. In a public speech at a luncheon in Athens on 17 May, Andrei Vdovin, Russian Ambassador to Greece, commented on the Russian - Greek bi-lateral relationship with a specific focus on energy. Vdovin underscored the overall strength and historical context of the relationship before [...] |
2006-05-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG GR |
| 06ATHENS1299 |
GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...] |
2006-05-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR |
| 06ATHENS1304 |
GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...] |
2006-05-22 07:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR |
| 06ATHENS131 |
2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR |
| 06ATHENS1317 |
MAJOR DRUG BUST SHOWCASES U.S.-GREEK COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, 2006, Hellenic authorities arrested four alleged leaders of the international Stathopoulos drug trafficking organization. Greek police also seized approximately 100,000 MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy) tablets, roughly 1,040,000 euros (USD 1,333,000) in drug-related [...] |
2006-05-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GR TU PGOV PREL SNAR |
| 06ATHENS1319 |
GREECE ENERGY: GOG DELAYING CONTACTS WITH AZERIS [...] (C) Summary. According to recent meetings with Greek officials, the GoG has temporarily put on hold efforts to assure a diverse supply of natural gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas interconnector. Development Ministry Director General Nicos Stefanou told us May 22 the Greeks are waiting un [...] |
2006-05-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON GR GAZPROM |
| 06ATHENS1345 |
GREECE TO ANSWER ISAF CAVEAT QUESTION AT BRUSSELS [...] (C) During the May 17-18 meeting of the U.S.-Greece High Level Consultative Committee, OSD/ISP DAS Fata urged Greek DMOD Michaliolakos to lift the caveats that prevented Greek troops taking part in ISAF from deploying beyond Kabul. He noted that these caveats had a practical and significant [...] |
2006-05-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL AF |
| 06ATHENS1366 |
COPELOUZOS GROUP CHAIRMAN BRIEFS ON ENERGY PLANS [...] (C) Summary. Copelouzos Group Chairman Dimitris Copelouzos briefed the Ambassador April 27 on his proposal to build a "West Macedonia Branch" of the Turkish-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas interconnector. AccordinQto Copelouzos, whose firm is closely linked with Gazprom, this could supply natural g [...] |
2006-05-26 08:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GR AL MK |
| 06ATHENS1375 |
HELLENIC AID DIRECTOR CONFIRMS DISBURSEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid (HA) Director General Panayotis Goumas informed Economic Counselor May 25 that HA had disbursed 200,000 Euro as the GoG's first annual contribution to the Transnational Action against Child Trafficking (TACT) program in Albania. Goumas said that he believed the funds were [...] |
2006-05-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM GR AL RO MK BU SR |
| 06ATHENS1413 |
GREEK FM WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN, ISSUES [...] (C) On May 31 Ambassador shared ref points with FM Bakoyannis, who strongly supported the U.S. move to participate in the EU-3 negotiations with Iran, if that country fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and reprocessing activities. Subsequently, the FM issued a statement of support [...] |
2006-06-01 12:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR GR |
| 06ATHENS1432 |
CYPRUS AND AZERBAIJAN: ANOTHER OBSTACLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Greece, Mir-Hamza Efendiyev, on June 1, to discuss the Turkey-Greece-Istanbul natural gas interconnector (TGI). Ambassador outlined the current state of play and likely Russian efforts to get the GoG to accept Gazprom supplied gas [...] |
2006-06-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET GR |
| 06ATHENS1450 |
FM BAKOYANNIS DISCUSSES TURKEY-EU-CYPRUS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Bakoyannis told Ambassador June 5 that she would sound out Turkish FM Gul, at a meeting later this week in Istanbul, on opening up the Turkish Cypriot port of Famagusta for direct trade in return for the nearby area of Varosha being given back to its Greek Cypriot owners. Aw [...] |
2006-06-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU GR |
| 06ATHENS1475 |
GREECE-TURKEY AEGEAN DISPUTES: A SHORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the May 23 midair collision between Greek and Turkish fighters, statements by former President Stephanopoulos to refer all Greek-Turkish Aegean disputes to the ICJ caused a mini uproar here (ref B), but actually represent nothing new. Over the years, Greek gover [...] |
2006-06-08 13:00:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GR |
| 06ATHENS1480 |
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THIS LAND IS MY LAND: [...] (U) Summary: A major inhibitor of foreign direct investment in Greece is the lack of a functional national land registry (NLR). To address this problem, the GoG recently submitted a new draft bill that once again attempts to create a working NLR. The political, legal, and economic issues that [...] |
2006-06-09 04:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EIDE CASC GR |
| 06ATHENS1491 |
REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE: NEW GENERATION OF DOMESTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 8, the weekly satirical "To Pontiki" published a lengthy proclamation by the Revolutionary Struggle (RS) organization claiming responsibility for a May 30 bomb blast aimed at Culture Minister (and former Public Order Minister) George Voulgarakis (ref A). The proclamatio [...] |
2006-06-09 14:00:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV GR |
| 06ATHENS1507 |
STUDENTS PROTEST PROPOSED UNIVERSITY REFORMS, SHUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following over a month of sit-ins, strikes, and protest rallies opposing GoG plans to reform the Greek university system -- especially allowing private, non-profit universities to operate -- left-wing and communist student groups and some university professors on June 8 organi [...] |
2006-06-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS1508 |
STUDENTS PROTEST PROPOSED UNIVERSITY REFORMS, SHUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following over a month of sit-ins, strikes, and protest rallies opposing GoG plans to reform the Greek university system -- especially allowing private, non-profit universities to operate -- left-wing and communist student groups and some university professors on June 8 organi [...] |
2006-06-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS1524 |
GREECE: GOG AND MEDIA CALL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The Greek government and press responded positively to the release of the 2006 TIP report, calling Greece's advancement to Tier 2 from Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) "encouraging." News articles relied on post's press release, press conference, and the report narrative for straightforwar [...] |
2006-06-14 11:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS1550 |
MDA: GREEK REPRESENTATION AT GENEVA/INTL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points June 13 to Alexandros Rallis of the Greek MFA's Directorate for International Organizations (D1), which passed them to Greece's Ambassador in Geneva and former D1 head, Frangisko Verros. Greece will be represented in Geneva by Professor Kalliope Koufa. Cons [...] |
2006-06-16 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS GR |
| 06ATHENS1556 |
GOVERNMENT CAVES TO STUDENT PROTESTS, POSTPONES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the face of continuing, mass student protests and demonstrations, Education Minister Yiannakou announced on June 13 that she would postpone submitting the draft bill on education reforms during the summer parliament recess as originally planned (Ref A). Sources told us the [...] |
2006-06-16 15:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS1582 |
GREEK JUSTICE MINISTER REQUESTS TRANSFER OF [...] (U) On June 19, Ambassador received a letter from Greek Justice Minister Anastasis Papaligouras with a copy of a letter to Attorney General Gonzalez (see para 5) requesting that former Embassy Athens communicator and convicted spy Steven Lalas be allowed to serve the remainder of his "supervi [...] |
2006-06-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR GR |
| 06ATHENS1629 |
FORMER GREEK PM PROPOSES SELECTIVE EXTENSION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Former PM Costas Simitis has proposed that Greece move to extend its territorial waters as part of a broader policy of pressing for an all- round settlement of the Aegean dispute with Turkey. Simitis, in a June 18 newspaper article, argued that a selective extension would not [...] |
2006-06-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU GR TURKEY |
| 06ATHENS1630 |
SHOPPING AROUND THE SPECIAL 301 ACTION PLAN SHOWS [...] (C) Since receipt of the Action Plan for IPR in Greece in April, Mission elements have discussed it with MFA, MinFin, and Ministry of Culture. We have made it clear to all that Greece dodged a bullet this year, but that it won't be able to do so a second time without significant improvements [...] |
2006-06-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ECON ETRD GR |
| 06ATHENS1648 |
AMNESTY INT'L PROTEST OVER DETAINEES TURNS INTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two representatives from Amnesty International Greece (AI) met with poloffs June 26 to deliver 1000 petitions addressed to President Bush which call for the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. After poloff delivered reftel talking points in response to criticisms [...] |
2006-06-27 13:27:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO GR HRIGHTS |
| 06ATHENS1652 |
PAKISTANI EMBASSY CLAIMS GOG COMPLICITY IN HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 16 meeting with Poloffs, Pakistani XXXXXXXXXXXX relayed his concerns that human smuggling could be funding destabilizing separatist, Muslim-extremist, and even terrorist movements in Pakistan, notably in the Balochistan province. His concern is heightened by what he [...] |
2006-06-28 11:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PINR PINS PK SMIG SOCI PTER |
| 06ATHENS1656 |
SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This is an action cable; please see paragraph 6. Embassy Athens is pleased to invite officers from addressee posts to the Southern Corridor Energy Officer's Conference, which will be held July 14 in Athens, Greece. The conference will take place at the Hotel Grand Bretagne, Athens, Greec [...] |
2006-06-28 12:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET GR |
| 06ATHENS1657 |
GREEK PROCESS FOR RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL TRACING [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Fotini Tomai-Constantopoulou on June 28 regarding reftel points. Tomai-Constantopoulou, Expert Counselor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, and Greece's representative to the International Commission of the International Traci [...] |
2006-06-28 12:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNAR PHUM GR |
| 06ATHENS1667 |
PUBLIC ORDER MINISTER OUTLINES CT PRIORITIES, [...] (C) During a G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) lunch for G-8 Ambassadors hosted by Russian Ambassador Vdovin on June 16, Public Order Minister Polydoras gave a comprehensive description of Greece's domestic and international counter-terrorism priorities. Later, on June 26th, Polydora [...] |
2006-06-29 07:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER GR |
| 06ATHENS1669 |
GREECE DEFERS TO BRUSSELS ON DOHA, ASKS FOR "LOW [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Geneva Trade Ministerial (reftel), Econ Counselor briefed the U.S. position to officials at the Ministries of National Economy and Agriculture. The officials stressed that the GoG position on Doha will follow the EU consensus, except perhaps on the expansio [...] |
2006-06-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD GR |
| 06ATHENS1691 |
ACTIONS OF POLICE, NOT PROTESTERS, CONDEMNED AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following months of demonstrations over now-stalled reforms to Greek higher education, another angry protest on June 27 left parts of central Athens damaged, including the U.S.-affiliated Hellenic American Union and University. Focusing on protesters' rights, media and opposi [...] |
2006-07-03 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC SCUL GR |
| 06ATHENS1713 |
ANTI-AMERICANISM PREVAILS AT 2006 CULTURAL [...] (U) Summary: The European Cultural Center in the ancient religious site of Delphi commenced its "Cultural Amphictyony 2006" on June 30. The following day marked the beginning of a two-day international conference entitled "The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century." Greek Minister o [...] |
2006-07-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GR |
| 06ATHENS1745 |
GREEK MFA ISSUES STATEMENT CRITICAL OF NORTH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 6 July to MFA spokesman George Koumoutsakos. On the same day, Koumoutsakos released the following statement during a briefing with diplomatic journalists and foreign correspondents (also posted on the MFA's website: www.mfa.gr). 2. (U) Begin text [...] |
2006-07-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS1766 |
UNSC RESOLUTION MAY BE "JUST WHAT DPRK WANTS," [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on the UNSC resolution regarding the DPRK missile launches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Haralambos Rocanas on July 10. Ambassador told Rocanas that the U.S. is grateful Greece has joined us in co-sponsoring the UNSC resolution, and [...] |
2006-07-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN GR |
| 06ATHENS1779 |
GREEK FM GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a day of meetings between the GoG and Greek Cypriot President Papadopoulos, Greek FM Bakoyannis told Ambassador she is guardedly optimistic about the agreement signed by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on July 8. While the key will be getting the respective [...] |
2006-07-11 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY GR |
| 06ATHENS1780 |
GOG WILL PRESS IRANIAN FM TO ACCEPT NUCLEAR [...] (C) On the margins of a July 11 meeting between Ambassador Ries and Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyiannis (septel), Bakoyiannis conveyed to Ambassador Ries that Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki will attend a Socialist International Presidium on Samos island on Saturday, July 15, and that FM Mo [...] |
2006-07-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR |
| 06ATHENS1781 |
GOG WILL PRESS IRANIAN FM TO ACCEPT NUCLEAR [...] (C) On the margins of a July 11 meeting between Ambassador Ries and Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyiannis (septel), Bakoyiannis conveyed to Ambassador Ries that Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki will attend a Socialist International Presidium on Samos island on Saturday, July 15, and that FM Mo [...] |
2006-07-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR |
| 06ATHENS1804 |
IRANIAN FM AND SOCIALIST PARTY LEADERS CONFIRM [...] (C) Poloff contacted Dimitri Droutsas, advisor to George Papandreou (head of opposition PASOK party and President of Socialist International) to follow-up reftel telcon concerning the attendance of Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki at the July 15 Socialist International meeting. Droutsas reporte [...] |
2006-07-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR |
| 06ATHENS1805 |
HOW TO READ THE GREEK PRESS: A GUIDE FOR THE UNINITIATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At first glance, the Greek media may resemble the media in the U.S., with a mixture of broadsheets and tabloids, national and local television and radio stations, and constitutional guarantees guarding the freedom of the press. Closer inspection reveals a Greek media industry [...] |
2006-07-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR |
| 06ATHENS1806 |
GREECE TO SUPPORT DELAY ON QATAR'S UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (S) In the absence from Athens of Foreign Minister Bakoyannis (her son is being married this weekend), Ambassador raised reftel points with MFA Secretary General Harlambos Rocanas at OOB Athens time July 13. Rocanas grasped the significance of the resolution and the necessity of the broadest [...] |
2006-07-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL KWBG GR UNSC IS KPAL |
| 06ATHENS1821 |
GEORGE PAPANDREOU INVITES IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI TO [...] (C) Summary: George Papandreou's closest foreign policy adviser Droutsas told Ambassador July 13 that Iranian FM Mottaki would be joining the Socialist International Presidium "for coffee" on July 15 on the Greek island of Samos. The invitation was extended when Papandreou visited Tehran o [...] |
2006-07-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR |
| 06ATHENS1822 |
NATO SG PRAISES GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS, EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer made a productive and widely-covered stop in Athens July 7 to confer with the GoG in the run-up to the Riga summit. de Hoop Scheffer praised Greece's contributions to various NATO operations, including Kosovo and Afghanistan. Though the M [...] |
2006-07-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GR |
| 06ATHENS1836 |
NEW TIP SPOKESMAN DETAILS GOG EFFORTS TO STOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed the latest TIP developments and passed the 2006-2007 TIP action plan to the GOG's new Spokesman for its Interministerial Committee on trafficking in persons on July 10. The Spokesman detailed the GoG's recent TIP actions and goals, including training offi [...] |
2006-07-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS1838 |
GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) On July 14, poloff met with Thanos Kafopoulos, action officer for EU-Transatlantic issues in the MFA's EU Foreign Relations Directorate, to deliver ref A and B demarches. Kafopoulos, who had been faxed ref A points earlier, noted that the GoG has no significant differences with any of the [...] |
2006-07-14 16:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CY GR |
| 06ATHENS1839 |
GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) On July 14, poloff met with Thanos Kafopoulos, action officer for EU-Transatlantic issues in the MFA's EU Foreign Relations Directorate, to deliver ref A and B demarches. Kafopoulos, who had been faxed ref A points earlier, noted that the GoG has no significant differences with any of the [...] |
2006-07-14 16:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CY GR |
| 06ATHENS184 |
GoG Announces Day of Remembrance for Victims of [...] (U) The first Sunday in January has been selected as the official day of remembrance for the victims of terrorism, Marietta Yiannakou, the Education and Religious Affairs minister, announced on January 17. Yiannakou, who has also proposed that such a day of remembrance should be recognized v [...] |
2006-01-23 13:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER GR ANARCHISTS |
| 06ATHENS1849 |
ROLLING OUT IPR ACTION PLAN TO JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission continues to present the USG's IPR Action Plan for Greece to GOG officials in the Ministry of Justice and in the Office of the Prime Minister. These discussions have yielded the following results: -- the P.M.'s Economic Advisor agreed that resolving IPR- related issues [...] |
2006-07-17 12:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD GR |
| 06ATHENS1851 |
IRAQI FM ZEBARI VISITS GREECE, LEAVES ASSURED OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MARR OPRC PBTS PGOV PINS XF XG GR |
| 06ATHENS1852 |
IRANIAN FM HEARS UNIFIED MESSAGE FROM GOG AND [...] (C) Summary: During a July 14 meeting between Greek PM Karamalis and Iranian FM Motaki, the PM delivered the international community's common position, imploring Iran to accept the P5 plus one nuclear package delivered to Iran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani in early June. Deputy FM Valy [...] |
2006-07-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM IR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR GR |
| 06ATHENS1853 |
GREEK MFA INVOLVED IN ARRANGING VESSELS FOR BEIRUT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Kassimis on July 17 to advise the GoG of current USG efforts regarding potential evacuations from Beirut, as well as enlist GoG aid in locating appropriate vessels for RFP N00033-06-R-5523, and raise the possibility that Souda Bay mig [...] |
2006-07-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR CASC EWWT GR LE MARR PINS PREL ETRA KHLS |
| 06ATHENS1861 |
GREECE AGREES THAT IRAN UNSCR BE UNDER CHAPTER VII [...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Bakoyannis on July 18, reaching her just before she departed her office to brief the Prime Minister and inner governmental council on the just-concluded EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Bakoyannis said [...] |
2006-07-18 10:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR GR |
| 06ATHENS1867 |
GREECE: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMOR LIKELY JUST THAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to "Eleftheros Typos," a strongly pro-government Athens daily, PM Karamanlis may be toying with the possibility of early parliamentary elections to coincide with local elections already scheduled for October 15, 2006. The paper suggests that with a weak opposition leader [...] |
2006-07-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GR INTERNAL |
| 06ATHENS1881 |
IP COORDINATORS ADVANCE U.S. AGENDA IN GREECE [...] (U) Summary: Department of Commerce Senior Advisor to the U.S. Intellectual Property Coordinator, Wayne Paugh, and David Brener, on detail to the IP Coordinator's office from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, met with senior Greek Government officials over two days, July 14- 15, to di [...] |
2006-07-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD GR |
| 06ATHENS1891 |
GREEK DEP FM TELLS BRYZA: ON CYPRUS, NO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ries and EUR DAS Bryza met with Deputy FM Valynakis on July 14 to discuss Cyprus. While all praised progress on Cyprus settlement issues, discussion on compromise proposals to avert a Turkey EU train wreck this fall were less promising. Valynakis was steadfast in the [...] |
2006-07-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR CY TU |
| 06ATHENS1892 |
GREEK PM CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON/ISRAEL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Greek Prime Minister on July 19 called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Israel, the unconditional release of all captive soldiers, the disarmament of paramilitary organizations, and assistance to civilians in the region. On July 18, the Foreign Minister also called [...] |
2006-07-20 13:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PINS GR |
| 06ATHENS1908 |
GREECE AGREES UNSC ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary General Haralambos Rocanas agreed with CDA on July 21 that all UNSC statements on Lebanon/Israel should have the broadest possible consensus. In that spirit, he read to us Greece's draft statement, which he intended to pass shortly to the Greek delegation in NY. Roc [...] |
2006-07-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL UNSC IS LE GR |
| 06ATHENS1913 |
DEVELOPMENT MINISTER FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The Greek Government is committed to enhancing European energy security through promoting the Turkey-Greece-Italy natural gas interconnector as a conduit for Caspian gas. This was the message conveyed July 14 to EUR DAS Bryza by Minister of Development Sioufas, who said he wan [...] |
2006-07-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
| 06ATHENS1945 |
CONVICTED NOVEMBER 17 TERRORIST RELEASED FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Convicted November 17 terrorist, Nikos Papanastasiou, was released from prison on July 19 for "health reasons." Papanastasiou was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for "setting up and participating in a criminal group," for his affiliation with the November 17 terrorist or [...] |
2006-07-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER GR |
| 06ATHENS1946 |
CFE TRANSFERS: GOG REQUESTS DC DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO D2 Directorate, Deputy Director Polychroniou, on Thursday July 20, and to MoD Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Stoidis Friday, July 21. Both interlocutors expressed that Greece remains interested in complying with the request, but also that a [...] |
2006-07-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR NO PGOV PREL TU NATO MARR KCFE PARM |
| 06ATHENS1947 |
CFE TRANSFERS: GOG REQUESTS DC DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO D2 Directorate, Deputy Director Polychroniou, on Thursday July 20, and to MoD Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Stoidis Friday, July 21. Both interlocutors expressed that Greece remains interested in complying with the request, but also that a [...] |
2006-07-26 04:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR NO PGOV PREL TU NATO MARR KCFE PARM |
| 06ATHENS1952 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GREECE SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE [...] (C) Per reftel A, post transmitted subject demarche to MFA contacts on July 21. MFA recipients included Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and Ambassador Fotis Xydas of the D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations and Disarmament. 2. (C) D1 officials responded on July 22, [...] |
2006-07-26 12:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC GR PGOV PTER UNSC |
| 06ATHENS1958 |
PROTESTERS TOPPLE TRUMAN STATUE IN DOWNTOWN ATHENS [...] (U) Summary: Members of PAME, a trade unionist movement affiliated with Greece's Communist Party (KKE), toppled the Harry S. Truman statue in downtown Athens on Tuesday night, July 25. The act was committed on the margins of a rally to express solidarity with the Palestinian people, where pro [...] |
2006-07-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS1963 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] (U) Per reftel Post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament. 2. (U) To date no response has been received but Post will report any GoG response. RIES [...] |
2006-07-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR |
| 06ATHENS1969 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament. 2. (U) Ambassador Rallis informed poloff that FM Dora Bakoyianni will likely not represent Greece at the High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Migration [...] |
2006-07-28 12:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GR EAID PREF SMIG UNGA |
| 06ATHENS1970 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 61ST UNGA HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament on July 27. 2. (U) Rallis informed poloff that GoG FM Dora Bakoyianni will attend UNGA. Although her schedule has not yet been finalized, Ralli [...] |
2006-07-28 12:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA SKEP |
| 06ATHENS2031 |
ARMS PROCUREMENT PLAN 2006-2010 APPROVED [...] (U) Summary: On July 25, the GoG announced plans to spend an estimated EUR 27 billion for arms procurement over the next decade. The first five-year leg of the program does not include appropriations for a new fighter in an apparent effort by the Karamanlis administration to relieve political [...] |
2006-08-03 08:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP MASS NATO PREL PINR TU GR |
| 06ATHENS2078 |
SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY CONFERENCE EXAMINES [...] (C) Summary: Gazprom's growing stranglehold on European energy supplies, particularly in the area of natural gas, has the potential to reduce these countries' diplomatic freedom of movement in support of U.S. diplomatic goals. Improving these countries' energy security and diversity of supply [...] |
2006-08-09 04:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
| 06ATHENS2145 |
GREEK MFA SHOWING NEW INTEREST IN IPR ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: Personnel changes at the MFA may be positioning it to play a more positive role on IPR. Washington's efforts to engage the Greek embassy are also helping heighten the MFA's attention to the issue. Embassy officials met with the MFA Ambassador responsible for IPR issues, Georgios [...] |
2006-08-17 13:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON GR KIPR |
| 06ATHENS2152 |
GREECE LIKELY TO SUPPORT UNIFIL THROUGH NAVAL [...] (C) Summary: MFA and MoD contacts informed Embassy that Greece plans to respond positively to resolution 1701's call for contributions for a peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Senior Greek military planners are focused on providing a naval force to the future peacekeeping effort in Lebanon, with o [...] |
2006-08-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE GR |
| 06ATHENS2178 |
FM BAKOYANNIS TRAVEL TO MIDDLE EAST: CRAFTING THE [...] (C) FM Dora Bakoyannis will depart Athens on Tuesday afternoon, August 22, for a tour of the Middle East. She plans to visit Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel, and also intends to meet with Palestinian leadership. (Her chief of staff told DCM that she will not/not visit Syria.) The annou [...] |
2006-08-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR IS LE MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER UN |
| 06ATHENS2201 |
GREECE ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Greek Government has decided to send two naval vessels and a military divers unit to participate in peacekeeping operations in Lebanon. For now, however, the GOG has ruled out sending ground forces. MOD officials have stressed to us the suitability of the Souda Bay facililit [...] |
2006-08-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV LE GR |
| 06ATHENS2205 |
BAKOYIANNIS HEADS TO MIDDLE EAST IN LISTENING MODE [...] (C) DCM met with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, Director of FM Bakoyannis' cabinet, on August 22 just prior to their departure for Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Delivering ref a points, DCM emphasized that, when Greece assumed the UNSC presidency in September, it would immediately face [...] |
2006-08-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS UNSC GR CY IS LE |
| 06ATHENS2251 |
KOSOVO: GREEK MFA ON STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM met with the director of the MFA's Balkans unit, Ambassador Michael Christides, on August 29 to review ref a points on the Kosovo status negotiations. Christides -- who will meet with DAS DiCarlo in Washington the week of September 4 -- favored a "transition period" in orde [...] |
2006-08-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI EU GR |
| 06ATHENS2282 |
LEBANON/IRAN: GREECE FOCUSES ON MIDDLE EAST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 30, DCM met with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, director of FM Bakoyannis' cabinet, for a readout of Bakoyannis' visit to Middle East capitals August 22-25. Chalastanis informed us that, in addition to her consultations in Beirut, Amman, and Tel Aviv, Bakoyannis woul [...] |
2006-08-31 12:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS UNSC IAEA GR IS CY LE |
| 06ATHENS231 |
GREECE'S EMERGING ROLE IN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The recent dispute between Ukraine and Russia over the price of gas once again highlights Europe's vulnerable energy position. Senior Greek officials have impressed on us their wish that Greece provide an important East-West corridor in the movement of gas and oil through the T [...] |
2006-01-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GR GAZPROM NATGAS OIL |
| 06ATHENS2324 |
PUTIN AND PURVANOV IN ATHENS: THE LONG ROAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis, Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Purvanov met in Athens on September 4, to discuss the three countries' cooperation on the long-proposed, but not yet realized, Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline (B-A). Despite higher expectations by [...] |
2006-09-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GR |
| 06ATHENS293 |
GREECE DEFIES THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION; HARDENS [...] (C) Summary. On January 30th, Greece's Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexandros Kondos signed a ministerial decision to continue and expand the ban on 17 strains of the MON810 seed corn family to 31 strains. Kondos' decision continues Greece's lone defiance as a member of the EU on biotech prod [...] |
2006-02-02 08:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO EAGR GR BIOTECH |
| 06ATHENS3002 |
GREEK ACTION ON BELARUS UN RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) On November 15, Dep Polcouns delivered ref a demarche to Ambassador Aleksandros Rallis and Vassilios Moutsoglou of the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN, International Organizations and Conferences, and Disarmament then called later for a studied response. They said they had forwarded the U. [...] |
2006-11-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO GR |
| 06ATHENS3111 |
GETTING ATHENS ON BOARD WITH KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens is pressing the Greek government, now that the Ahtisaari proposal has been delayed, to avoid advocating any further delay. Ambassador and DCM have urged senior officials, once the proposal is presented in late January, to press Belgrade for a more constructive enga [...] |
2006-12-01 16:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI GR |
| 06ATHENS3135 |
GREEK RESPONSE TO DECEMBER 7TH UNGA OCEANS DEBATE [...] (U) The Greek MFA, through its International Organizations department, informed us that in principle they are sympathetic to the U.S. position on the Torres Strait, as they appreciate the precedential value of the Australian action in other international waterways. Our MFA interlocutors told [...] |
2006-12-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | GR PHSA |
| 06ATHENS3229 |
GREECE ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON DRAFT UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador Costas Halastanis, chief of staff to FM Bakoyannis, called Ambassador at 1615 hours, December 20 to ask that the Embassy convey a personal message from FM Bakoyannis to the Secretary concerning the Greek-French draft UNSCR on protection of journalists. The MFA, working with the [...] |
2006-12-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GR FR |
| 06ATHENS3231 |
S/CT CRUMPTON DISCUSSES TERRORISM WITH GREEKS [...] (C) Summary: On December 12, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with the Greek Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Public Order and the Director General of the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP). Discussions focused on the regional threat posed by terrorists u [...] |
2006-12-21 08:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC OTRA PTER GR |
| 06ATHENS3232 |
MOD'S MEIMARAKIS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the importance of his position, Greek Minister of Defense Vangelis Meimarakis remains largely an unknown quantity for the international community. Greeks, however, nearly universally regard him as a fish out of water. A New Democracy party politician and electoral strate [...] |
2006-12-21 09:25:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS GR |
| 06ATHENS3240 |
PRESS REPORTS LINK TRAFFICKING TO PRIVATE [...] (U) This week, Athens police arrested a 41 year-old British woman in connection with the kidnapping of an infant child bed!&!)&! Q) ! 1Q year-old Romanian Roma #iQ,& T(%Q T%e&!g%$ victim was also arre1T%$ !&4%R !k%Qd!)&).' to police that she (!d "e%f !h%!Q%$ #QT !b the 14,000 euro that 4(eQQ [...] |
2006-12-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG HSTC GR BU RO |
| 06ATHENS3245 |
MESSAGE CONVEYED: UNSCR ON JOURNALISTS IN ARMED [...] (C) On December 21, Charge conveyed the essense of ref a points to Director of the FM's Cabinet Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis. Charge reiterated that the U.S. does not believe that journalists enjoy special rights of protection beyond those of other persons and thus do not require a separate [...] |
2006-12-22 11:08:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GR |
| 06ATHENS3254 |
ATHENS RSI DECEMBER 2006 READOUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 11, Embassy Athens hosted Chiefs of Mission and others from posts in Amman, Ankara, Beirut, Cairo, Nicosia, Rome (MFO), Sofia, and Tel Aviv, as well as participants from S/CT, INL, NEA, DOJ, OSD, CENTCOM, EUCOM, and the NCTC, for an Eastern Mediterranean conference [...] |
2006-12-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC OTRA PTER GR |
| 06ATHENS328 |
STAR-STUDDED TIP CONFERENCE PRODUCES ETHICAL [...] SUMMARY: Royalty, celebrities, and prominent business executives were in Athens January 23 for a roundtable discussion and fundraising dinner on the global business community's responsibility to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Held under the slogan "END HUMAN TRAFFICKING NOW!" and orga [...] |
2006-02-06 11:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS338 |
GREEKS CONSIDERING ISAF PRT, BUT MAY NEED HELP [...] (C) Summary. Greek leaders know that ISAF's Stage III expansion will increase pressure on them to increase their contribution to NATO's efforts in Afghanistan. Senior officials are contemplating offering to assume command of a PRT in the north, but are uneasy about the domestic political c [...] |
2006-02-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GR AF NATOAFGHAN |
| 06ATHENS340 |
GREECE OFFERS TRAINING FOR BOSNIAN ARMED FORCES [...] (SBU) On February 6, Greek MFA NATO Division officer Andreas Kintis briefed polmiloff on the status of Greek efforts to work with NATO-aspirant members of the Southeast Europe Clearinghouse (SEEC). Following up on informal contacts from USEUCOM, Greek MFA and MOD officials reviewed the trai [...] |
2006-02-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL GR NATOOPS |
| 06ATHENS342 |
GAZPROM CHAIR IN GREECE: PUTTING RUSSIAN GAS IN [...] (C) Economic Counselor discussed the February 2 visit of Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller to Greece with Minister of Development Sioufas' Diplomatic Advisor, Teresa Angelatou. She said that Miller's top objective was to send the message that "Russia wants to avoid another Ukraine." Miller was [...] |
2006-02-06 15:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GR GAZPROM NATGAS |
| 06ATHENS346 |
TIP IS KEY TOPIC AT THESSALONIKI ANTI-ORGANIZED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Law enforcement officials and prosecutors from the Balkan region, as well as reps from regional and international organizations met February 1-2 in Thessaloniki at a conference co-sponsored by the Embassy/Consulate and the Stability Pact to compare notes on fighting trafficking [...] |
2006-02-06 17:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS350 |
FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR [...] (U) Greece would like to be considered among the Posts eligible to receive allocation in FY 06 on biotech projects. Post proposes the organization of an Education Seminar to educate and influence participants resulting in greater acceptance of biotech products that will pave the way for the sa [...] |
2006-02-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO GR BIOTECH |
| 06ATHENS365 |
HELLENIC PETROLEUM'S MACEDONIA REFINERY: HAVE GUN, [...] (C) Summary. Economic Counselor met February 3 with the former Commercial Director of Hellenic Petroleum's OKTA refinery in Macedonia, Anestis Papadopoulos, who worked in the plant from the time of HP's purchase in 1999 to late 2004. According to Papadopoulos, HP has invested over USD 220 [...] |
2006-02-08 15:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GR OIL |
| 06ATHENS369 |
CORRUPTION IN GREECE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 11:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS371 |
GREECE/KOSOVO: SERB PRESIDENT VISITS ATHENS, LOOKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Greek MFA gave read-outs to EU and Contact Group embassies of recent, separate visits to Athens of Serb President Tadic and Serb-Montenegrin President Marovic, who both came to attend the Socialist International meeting last week. Kosovo dominated the discuss [...] |
2006-02-09 11:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS372 |
OLYMPIC AIRLINES PRIVATIZATION ENTERS NEW PHASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2nd, Ambassador met with Deputy Minister of Finance Peter Doukas to discuss the latest GoG plans for privatizing the ailing national air carrier, Olympic Airlines (OA). Doukas stated clearly that he saw no way forward for last year's plan to sell the company to U.S. [...] |
2006-02-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR GR OLYAIR |
| 06ATHENS373 |
AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of an ongoing phone-tapping scandal (Ref A) of high-level Greek Government officials (in which the U.S. has been fingered in the media as the culprit), Greek FM Molyviatis used a one-on-one lunch February 8 with Ambassador in a central Athens restauarant to emphasize [...] |
2006-02-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PGOV PREL CY TU RS YI VE GT EU AMB |
| 06ATHENS374 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MARINE BIODIVERSITY BEYOND [...] (U) Post delivered demarche as instructed in Reftel to the appropriate persons at both the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Directorate on 9 February 2006. 2. (U) Post will advise on response from the GoG when available. RIES [...] |
2006-02-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA TPHY EFIS SENV TSPL GR |
| 06ATHENS386 |
POTENTIAL H5N1 DETECTED IN GREECE, AWAITING [...] (U) This is a joint Thessaloniki-Athens telegram. 2. (U) Summary: Three migratory swans in the greater Thessaloniki area have tested positive for the H5 virus. Samples have been sent to the Community Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, UK to test for the presence of any H5N1 strain. Resul [...] |
2006-02-10 14:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GR AVIANFLU |
| 06ATHENS393 |
GAZPROM CHAIR TO MOLYVIATIS: RUSSIAN GAS? CASPIAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Molyviatis confirmed to Ambassador February 8 that Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller,s visit to Greece February 2 (reftel) was aimed at getting Greek agreement to transport Russian (Gazprom) gas to Italy in the new interconnector Greece is building (reftel). According to Mo [...] |
2006-02-10 15:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GR RS AJ GAZPROM NATGAS |
| 06ATHENS406 |
H5N1 CONFIRMED IN GREEK BIRDS; UNCONFIRMED HUMAN [...] (U) This is a Joint Athens-Thessaloniki Cable 2. (U) SUMMARY: On 11 February, the European Commission's laboratory in Weybridge U.K. confirmed the presence of H5N1 Avian Influenza in Greece after the three samples sent from migratory swans on 9 February tested positive for the virus (reft [...] |
2006-02-13 15:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD GR ECON AVIANFLU |
| 06ATHENS414 |
INTERNATIONAL TIP EXPERTS DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Hellenic Aid Division, and Embassy Athens co-organized a January 24 roundtable that brought together local NGOs with international TIP experts who were in Athens for a separate business community [...] |
2006-02-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KWMN CVIS GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS419 |
NEW GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER AN OLD FRIEND OF AMERICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: As has been anticipated for weeks, Prime Minister Karamanlis announced changes to his Cabinet February 14, including the replacement of Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis with Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyianni. This move does not come as a surprise and will not alter the excellent r [...] |
2006-02-14 12:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR BAKOYANNIS |
| 06ATHENS422 |
GREECE AVIAN FLU UPDATE; ALL H5N1 HUMAN TESTING [...] (U) Testing on the two men admitted to Agios Nickolaus hospital in Thessaloniki over the weekend has proven negative in both cases, although both men will continue to be monitored after discharge. All other suspected cases have also tested negative. The GoG, provincial and local authorities [...] |
2006-02-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON GR AVIANFLU |
| 06ATHENS423 |
UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: [...] (U) The Convention for the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expressions was submitted to the Greek Parliament on January 26, 2006. At this time it is not foreseen that the bill will be scheduled for debate in Parliament before the end of February. Ratification could occur [...] |
2006-02-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL |
| 06ATHENS426 |
GOG ASKING FOR INTERIM SECRETARIAT FOR IGF; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (U) Summary: Greek Minister of Communication Liapis informed Ambassador that Greece is requesting U.S. support in getting the U.N. to establish an interim secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that will be able to answer [...] |
2006-02-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS GR |
| 06ATHENS430 |
GREEK DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) Greece has contributed and transported to the Iraqi armed forces significant amounts of equipment from the NTECG inventory of hardware needed. In 2005, Greece donated 36 extensively refurbished BMP-1 armored personnel carriers, 1000 AK-47s, and more than one million rounds of ammunition [...] |
2006-02-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ GR IRAQ |
| 06ATHENS431 |
TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT MEDIA REACTION FOCUSES ON [...] SUMMARY: Post held an on-the-record February 2 press conference for the TIP Interim Assessment release, which resulted in eight TIP articles published February 2 through February 11. The event not only provided post the opportunity to discuss TIP and the Assessment with journalists, but also [...] |
2006-02-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS437 |
NEW GREEK CABINET LINEUP [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Greek Government Spokesman Roussopoulos announced the much-anticipated reshuffle of the Greek Cabinet February 14. Ref A reports in depth on new Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyianni. The new Cabinet, which was sworn in at 10am (local) February 15, includes 14 mini [...] |
2006-02-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR INTERNAL |
| 06ATHENS454 |
GREECE'S LARGEST BALKAN INVESTOR: THE HELLENIC [...] (SBU) Summary. At a time when many Greeks tout their country's expanding economic influence in the Balkans, it is worthwhile trying to pin down exactly what this means. At the official level, the GoG has pledged USD 550 million for the Balkan Reconstruction Fund. As a subsequent message will [...] |
2006-02-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EFIN PREL GR |
| 06ATHENS523 |
GREEK MFA DETAILS IRAQI TRAINING PLANS [...] (C) Although discussions were still underway, Bulgaria was likely to agree to host Greek trainers for Iraqi military personnel (ref A), MFA NATO Affairs Division official Andreas Kintis told poloff February 22. Kintis expressed appreciation for the U.S. offer to assist with liaison with Bul [...] |
2006-02-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR GR IRAQ |
| 06ATHENS533 |
GREECE: RESPONSE TO AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-24 10:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER GR |
| 06ATHENS535 |
YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: GREECE [...] (U) Summary: There are continuing IPR problems in Greece. Enforcement remains problematic with law enforcement authorities understaffed and undertrained for IPR duties. A still larger obstacle is the judicial branch, which has been unwilling to impose penalties significant enough to provide [...] |
2006-02-24 12:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON GR |
| 06ATHENS543 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW GREEK FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their February 23 introductory meeting, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and Ambassador reviewed Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue, with Bakoyannis briefing Ambassador on recent visits to Athens by Turkish Minister of State Babacan and Cypriot FM Iac [...] |
2006-02-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR CY TU PHUM AMB |
| 06ATHENS546 |
GREECE IN GAZPROM'S SIGHTS; READOUTS ON GREECE'S [...] (C) Summary: On February 23rd, Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides to discuss the recent visit to Greece by Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller. A clearly worried Stylianides described the visit as part of a full-court press by Gazprom to sign Greece to a long-term contract f [...] |
2006-02-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON GR GAZPROM |
| 06ATHENS570 |
GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 3. PREVENTION: --------------- - [...] |
2006-03-01 05:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS571 |
GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 3. INVESTIGATIO [...] |
2006-03-01 05:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS572 |
GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. SUMMARY: Greece has made signific [...] |
2006-03-01 05:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS573 |
GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Protection and Assistance to Victims" Section. This is the fourth of four cables. 3. PROT [...] |
2006-03-01 05:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR TIP |
| 06ATHENS591 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE: AMB HOLDS TOWN HALL [...] (U) On Tuesday, February 28th, AMB conducted a town hall meeting with embassy personnel to address the mission's heightened sense of awareness regarding Avian Influenza after 20 confirmed cases in migratory birds in Greece since February 11th. AMB briefed mission members on the current state [...] |
2006-03-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC GR |
| 06ATHENS602 |
GREEK SCIENTOLOGISTS SHARE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] On February 21 pol intern and senior FSN met with Katarina Diamantara and Irene Karanbali, representatives of the Church of Scientology in Greece, to discuss Scientology's continuing struggle for state recognition. The Scientologists reported that they were established in Greece as a non-pro [...] |
2006-03-02 17:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV GR RFREEDOM |
| 06ATHENS635 |
GREECE: AGREEMENT ON TRAINING IRAQIS IN BULGARIA [...] (C) The Bulgarian government has agreed to allow the Greek military to train Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria, Greek MFA NATO Division Director Zographos told PolCouns March 7. Although there were a few remaining details to be worked out -- most notably Bulgarian parliamentary approval [...] |
2006-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GR BU IRAQ |
| 06ATHENS681 |
CYPRIOT PRESIDENT GETS BOOST FROM PM ON HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Athens March 7-9 on one of his frequent working visits, Cypriot President Papadopoulos met top party leaders and GoG officials, including PM Karamanlis, and got a boost for his handling of the Cyprus issue. In a joint press conference, PM Karamanlis praised the February 28 UN [...] |
2006-03-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY GR |
| 06ATHENS725 |
GREECE DECIDES 30 NEW F-16S ARE ENOUGH [...] (U) On March 15, the Greek Foreign Affairs and Defense cabinet committee ("KYSEA") decided not to exercise an option to augment its July 2005 decision to acquire 30 F-16 Block 52 aircraft (reftel) by an additional 10 planes. Doing so would have cost USD 536 million (i.e., USD 39.8 million pe [...] |
2006-03-17 04:55:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL ETRD GR FMS |
| 06ATHENS767 |
SCENESETTER FOR GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYANNIS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to see Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Washington on March 23. This will be her first trip to Washington as Foreign Minister since assuming her post on February 15 of this year. Bakoyannis' objective will be to establish her credentials with you [...] |
2006-03-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR CY TU BAKOYANNIS |
| 06ATHENS784 |
GREEK REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The release of the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) received wide coverage in most major Greek media and a range of reactions from post's human rights contacts. More than fourteen print articles factually conveyed the report's account of human rights abuses occurring in Greece, but sa [...] |
2006-03-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO GR HRIGHTS |
| 06ATHENS825 |
GREECE UPGRADING C-130S IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (C) Greece is in the process of upgrading the self-protection systems on 2 of its C-130s and, once complete and providing national security conditions allow, will make one of them available to ISAF, MFA NATO Affairs Division official Andreas Kintis told poloff March 27. Based on a March 24 [...] |
2006-03-27 13:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR MARR NATO PREL NATOAFGHAN |
| 06ATHENS900 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HASTERT (APR 8-9) [...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Representative J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and accompanying members of his delegation. The Control Officer for the April 8-9 visit is Karen Grissette. She can be reached during office hours throu [...] |
2006-04-04 11:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR IN NP VM |
| 06ATHENS904 |
GREEK VIEWS ON INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to Greek MFA NATO Division Deputy Director Theodore Daskarolis on April 3. Greece shared the positive assessment of the pace of Georgia's progress by in many areas, Daskarolis said. He noted that other accomplishments, such as the growth of ci [...] |
2006-04-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR AA GG GR NATO PREL NATOBALKANS |
| 06EFTOATHENS1738 |
SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2.(SBU) This is an update to the Energy Conference to be held in Athens on July 14, 2006. All Energy Officers, Economic Counselors and other appropriate officers from addressee posts who plan to attend should e-mail K [...] |
2006-07-06 14:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET GR |
| 06EFTOATHENS2950 |
GREECE'S EFFORTS IN IPR PROTECTION; EARLY SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Since the receipt of the USG's Special 301 action plan for Greece in April 2006, the GoG has made a bona fide effort to improve its overall IPR protection stance. There has been positive, concrete, action on aspects of the action plan, including noteworthy first steps with the J [...] |
2006-11-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GR KIPR |
| 07ATHENS1009 |
GREECE PARTICIPATING IN OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL < |