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08BRUSSELS1354	DE GUCHT SEPT 3 TRIP TO MOSCOW; EXCHANGE WITH [...] (C) De Gucht September 3 Call in Moscow on Lavrov - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - -: During a September 2 call on MFA Deputy Cabinet Chiefs Fons Borginon (multilateral affairs) and Thomas Lambert (European bilateral affairs, who attended the September 1 EU Summit),they expl [...]	2008-09-02 17:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GG RS YI AF PK BE

08BRUSSELS137	IRAN'S JALILI GETS TOUGH RECEPTION FROM EU [...] (C) During a January 23 visit to Brussels, Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator met with mixed success at the EU. He achieved the desired form and access, including prestigious meetings with top officials as well as high profile press coverage. On substance, however, Jalili made no [...]	2008-01-25 16:23:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP PHUM IR EUN
08BRUSSELS1370	ANTI-PIRACY: UK MISSION TO EU VIEWS ON THE STATE [...] SUMMARY: (C/NF) The UK is deliberately delaying further formal EU consideration of an anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia according to the UK's Deputy Military Representative to the EU Military Committee. Air Commodore Bob Tizard (protect) told USEU on 3 September that the UK had as [...]	2008-09-04 14:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ESDP MCAP PREL PTER FR UK EUN
08BRUSSELS1377	A/S FRIED DISCUSSES KOSOVO WITH EU OFFCIALS [...] (C) Summar: In meetings with EU officials on Kosovo Setember 3, Assistant Secretary Fried emphasized hat EULEX deploy rapidly throughout Kosovo, hihlighted the dangers of any possible deal linking EULEX deployment in the north to an abstention on the ICJ vote, and announced that the U.S. was [...]	2008-09-04 16:05:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KV UNMIK
08BRUSSELS1379	GEORGIA/RUSSIA: A/S FRIED MEETS QUAD POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried met with political directors of the UK, Germany and France Sept. 3 to discuss potential EU-U.S. next steps with Russia to achieve their implementation of the Ceasefire on Georgia. French Deputy Political Director Veronique Bujon-Barre (Araud did not attend) said Presiden [...]	2008-09-05 09:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG EUN
08BRUSSELS1430	NEW EU SPECIAL REP FOR GEORGIA MEETS WITH DAS [...] (SBU) The EU's new Special Representative for the Georgia Crisis, Pierre Morel, met with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary David Merkel September 15. During their lunch, Morel got "the call" that his new position had been made official at the EU Foreign Ministers GAERC. Morel told Merkel t [...]	2008-09-15 17:50:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN GG KZ OSCE PGOV PREL TU UZ
08BRUSSELS1431	GAERC OUTLINES EU OBSERVER MISSION AND AID TO [...] (U) Summary: Meeting in Brussels September 15, EU Foreign Ministers formally established an independent civilian monitoring mission of at least 200 in Georgia, to be deployed by October 1. They designated Pierre Morel as EU Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia. Welcoming the the [...]	2008-09-15 18:10:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN RU GG SO ZI YI BO
08BRUSSELS1439	EU: PARLIAMENT AGREES ON RENEWABLES DIRECTIVE; [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Parliament,s Industry Committee on September 11 reached an agreement on a set of compromise amendments during the first reading on the Commission,s proposed Renewable Energy Directive. However, this only represents the EP,s negotiating position, and it is likely t [...]	2008-09-17 11:57:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08BRUSSELS1449	SCENESETTER FR 2008 U.S.-EU INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This yearQs annual U.S.-EU Information Society Dialogue (ISD) talks, on September 26, come after a busy period in Europe, with the European Parliament voting on a final scaled-back telecom reform package, the EU calling for negotiations to update the WTO Information Technol [...]	2008-09-18 15:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
08BRUSSELS1458	EU URGES RESTRAINED RESPONSE TO CHAVEZ, SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: EU Council Secretariat and French Presidency interlocutors were supportive, though not always optimistic, about efforts to resolve the Bolivian crisis through dialogue. On September 19, the French Presidency issued a statement that, among other things, encouraged La Paz to "maint [...]	2008-09-22 07:25:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN BL VE
08BRUSSELS1486	EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: During the September 22 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer and EULEX Head of Mission General Yves de Kermabon told EU member and third-state contributors that deployment had resumed as of September 21. The EU and [...]	2008-09-24 13:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS1493	FRIENDS OF BELARUS ASSESS POLICY IN LIGHT OF NEW [...] (C) On September 15, EUR DAS David Merkel and U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belarus Jonathan Moore participated in a Friends of Belarus meeting convened at the Lithuanian Permanent Mission to the EU, in Brussels. Other participants included EU Political Directors and other senior officials from L [...]	2008-09-24 15:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC CVIS EUN BO
08BRUSSELS1500	EUROJUST'S EVOLVING ROLE IN INVESTIGATING AND [...] (U) The President of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (EUROJUST),Jose Luis Lopes da Mota, and the Chairperson of EUROJUST's External Relations Committee, Malci Gabrijelcic, explained their organization's increasing role in investigating and prosecuting serious organized crime wi [...]	2008-09-26 13:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1533	ITALIAN PSC AMBASSADOR REVIEWS GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni and his counselors covered a range of high priority topics at a lunch hosted for Charge, Political Minister-Counselor and Deputy Minister-Counselor. Meloni described the start-up of the deployment to Georgia of the approximately 265 EU mo [...]	2008-10-01 14:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN PTER
08BRUSSELS1538	EU-27 AGREE ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM PACT; DEAL NEAR ON [...] EU ministers in the September 25 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council agreed on a European Pact on Immigration and Asylum to be endorsed by EU leaders at their mid-October European Council meeting. The Pact sets out principles to manage legal migration based on labor market needs of the ind [...]	2008-10-01 15:33:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1540	FRENCH MOVING THE EU-CUBA DIALOGUE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: France is working to start an EU political dialogue with the Government of Cuba before the Czech Republic takes over the EU Presidency in January 2009. EU Council and Member State interlocutors in the course of separate conversations in late September assured us that human rig [...]	2008-10-02 12:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EAID CU
08BRUSSELS1541	WHITHER MACEDONIA? - EU OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with new U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia Phil Reeker September 23, a wide range of EU officials provided a bleak assessment of Macedonia's prospects for Euro-Atlantic integration in the near term. EU officials attributed the current state of affairs to continued Greek i [...]	2008-10-02 14:00:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MK GR KV
08BRUSSELS1547	BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHES [...] (U) Pol-Econoff and intern met with Belgian MFA UNSC Team, Iran desk officer, and Director of the Nonproliferation Office Werner Bauwens. Bauwens began with a quick briefing on Belgian sanction policy related to Iran. 2. (U) The GOB welcomed UNSCR 1835 (reftel A) as a consensus approach to [...]	2008-10-03 15:19:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	ECON ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL MNUC IR BE
08BRUSSELS1569	EULEX KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON DEPLOYMENT BUT POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador October 7, EULEX Kosovo Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon reported that deployment was in full swing, with approximately 450 personnel on the ground. De Kermabon said that EULEX would reach an "initial operating capability" - capable of assuming th [...]	2008-10-09 12:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS1573	U.S.-EU ENLARGEMENT TROIKA: CROATIA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with us to discuss Croatia as part of the working level "Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Access to the EU" dialogue or troika, October 8, our EU counterparts reported they were "very pleased" with accession negotiations. The Commission reported that statistics relat [...]	2008-10-09 18:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN HR
08BRUSSELS1576	COMMISSIONER MCCREEVY INTENDS TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) European Commission Internal Markets Commissioner McCreevy told Ambassador October 9 he plans to attend a rescheduled TEC meeting in November. McCreevy stressed his support for the TEC and belief it should continue into the next U.S. Administration and Commission. He said upcoming Euro [...]	2008-10-10 09:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EUN
08BRUSSELS1587	EU MIGRATION PACT: WHAT'S IN, WHAT'S OUT [...] Summary: EU heads of state are expected to approve the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at the Oct. 15-16 European Council summit. Not a legally-binding document, the Pact gives overarching policy direction. Member states will then pass national legislation to operationalize the goals [...]	2008-10-14 15:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG EUN
08BRUSSELS1588	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS, MEETING IN LUXEMBOURG, [...] Begin Introduction and Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg October 13, the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the 27 EU Foreign Ministers reviewed draft Presidency conclusions for the European Council meeting of EU-27 heads of state/government to take place in Brussels on Oc [...]	2008-10-14 15:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN GG RU BO UZ CG IR ZI MX MO
08BRUSSELS1589	EU-CUBA DIALOGUE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary: EU interlocutors tell us that an EU-Cuba political dialogue is scheduled to take place at foreign minister level this Thursday, October 16, in Paris. The EU assures us that human rights and democracy issues will be part of the dialogue. The Cuban Government has made last-minute [...]	2008-10-14 16:37:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN CU
08BRUSSELS1590	EU NOT EXPECTING LISBON TREATY BREAKTHROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Interlocutors told us in separate conversations over the past two weeks that Irish Prime Minister Cowen will not present a plan for Lisbon Treaty ratification at this week,s European Council meeting, but instead will briefly present Dublin,s understanding of why the first [...]	2008-10-14 18:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ECIN EI
08BRUSSELS1600	JHA HAPPENINGS [...] (U) This is the inaugural edition of "JHA Happenings," a periodical on United States - European Union cooperation on transnational crimes and terrorism, which comprise the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) portfolio in European Union (EU) circles. We intend for these updates to complement the Mi [...]	2008-10-17 12:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1602	EU-MAURITANIA TALKS SCHEDULED ON POLITICAL WAY [...] The European Union has scheduled talks with the Mauritanian junta for October 20 in Paris to discuss a mutually acceptable way forward politically in the African state. Commission contacts say they are not optimistic the Mauritanian delegation, led by PM Laghdaf, will come prepared to give im [...]	2008-10-17 15:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EUN
08BRUSSELS1618	BELGIUM: EXTRADITION AND MLAT RATIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) PolEconOff spoke with MFA Counselor for Justice and Legal Issues Peter Claes (Directorate General for European Cooperation and Coordination) on September 30, October 9, and October 14 to discuss the status of the Extradition and MLAT ratification process. Claes indicated the European Comm [...]	2008-10-20 11:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN EUN KCRM KJUST KTIA PGOV PREL BE
08BRUSSELS1629	CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE PASSES COMMITTEE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) on October 7 passed legislation on the revisions to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS),Member State burdens to meet the EU's emissions reduction goals, and the implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS). These thre [...]	2008-10-21 16:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ENRG EU EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY
08BRUSSELS1638	EU WELCOMES US 1540 IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points and non-paper on the planned U.S. in-kind contribution for the 1540 Committee to EU Council Secretariat and European Commission counterparts on October 21 and 22. EU officials welcomed the news and said they look forward to ensuring EU and U.S. approaches a [...]	2008-10-23 05:13:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUE EUN KPAO PREL PTER UNSC
08BRUSSELS1639	CHINA: HU JIA RECEIVES THE EU'S SAKHAROV HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: In a move sure to anger China, the European Parliament (EP) voted to award its annual Sakharov Human Rights Prize to prominent Chinese activist Hu Jia on October 23. Commission sources report they have been besieged by Chinese demarches calling on them to distance the Commission [...]	2008-10-23 16:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN CH
08BRUSSELS164	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.8 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was down to 6.8 percent in December 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on January 31. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro - based on membe [...]	2008-02-01 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1641	A/S FRIED MEETING WITH EU DIRECTOR GENERAL ROBERT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: A/S Fried used his October 22 meeting with EU Director General Robert Cooper to press for the EU to keep pressure on the Russians to comply with their obligations under the cease fire. While Cooper indicated that he believed the EU would unfreeze its discussions with the R [...]	2008-10-24 09:53:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN PHUM
08BRUSSELS1651	EULEX KOSOVO U.S.-EU PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (U) On October 22, the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) Kosovo U.S.-EU Participation Agreement entered into force. On behalf of the U.S. delegation, EUR A/S Dan Fried added his signature, in Brussels,to that of EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier [...]	2008-10-27 06:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN SR KK
08BRUSSELS1657	EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY. On October 1, 2008, the European Commission unveiled its proposal to amend the Capital Requirement Directives (2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC) through a combination of co-decision and comitology proposals. The Co-decision proposal contains the more fundamental changes that must receive [...]	2008-10-27 15:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON EUN
08BRUSSELS1659	EU COUNTRIES TO SHARE INFORMATION ON CYBER CRIME [...] EU Interior Ministers at their October 24 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting in Luxembourg set up a European alert platform for reporting offences on the Internet. The platform, hosted by EUROPOL with 300,000 EUR funding from the EU budget, will help cyber crime investigators in t [...]	2008-10-28 06:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1661	EU-CUBA DIALOGUE FOCUSED ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (C) Summary: EU officials spoke positively about the renewal of the EU-Cuba dialogue at foreign minister level on October 16 and the re-launching of development cooperation on October 24. On October 16, FMs Kouchner, Schwartzenberg, and Commissioner Michel discussed the human rights situatio [...]	2008-10-28 15:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU ENRG ETRD EINV KDEM EUN XL EAID
08BRUSSELS1662	U.S.-EU COMPETITION CONSULTATIONS EMPHASIZE AREAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In October 20 annual consultations on competition policy, U.S. and EU officials emphasized areas of convergence on anti-trust policy and opportunities for cooperation and information sharing. A joint FTC-DoJ delegation represented the U.S. at the Brussels talks, while the EU [...]	2008-10-28 15:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EUN
08BRUSSELS1663	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO EU ON GEORGIA, ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 16:43:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EFIN MARR RU GG EUN
08BRUSSELS1671	EUROPEAN COMMISSION FINDS EXISTING NANO REGULATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In its Communication on the Regulatory Aspects of Manufactured Nanomaterials issued June 17, 2008, the European Commission concluded that existing regulation is sufficient to handle nanomaterials, but left the door open for new legislation if the Commission determines it needs to [...]	2008-10-29 15:42:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EU EUN TPHY TSPL
08BRUSSELS1677	EUROPEAN UNION VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 15 G20 SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Below please find post responses to reftel questions on expected priorities and objectives for the European Union (particularly European Commission) at the November 15 G20 Summit. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in his role as President of the Council of the European Union, [...]	2008-10-30 15:21:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
08BRUSSELS1679	NEW EUPOL HOM WOULD LIKE TO DEPLOY THROUGHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24 the new EUPOL Head of Mission, Police Commissioner Kai Vittrup, met with USEU Ambassador to discuss his mission, now that the PSC has approved the doubling of personnel and reassessed the mandate. Vittrup said that EUPOL would like to deploy to the Czech PRT in [...]	2008-10-30 15:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AF BO EUN GG MARR MOPS PARM PGOV PREL RS
08BRUSSELS1682	BURMA: EU ADDITIONAL VIEWS ON BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) Per REF A instructions, Poloff reviewed U.S. position on the Global Fund in Burma with Andreas List, Burma Desk Officer at DG External Relations. Drawing upon REFTEL points, Poloff stressed the importance of obtaining a commitment from the Burmee Government up front in the Global Fund ap [...]	2008-10-31 11:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KHIV PREL PHUM SOCI ETRD BM EUN
08BRUSSELS1684	OUTLOOK FOR THE EU'S THIRD ENERGY PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. EU Commission officials tell Econ Officers that the French Presidency plans to defer action on the Third Energy Package this year, with the package to be acted on by the Czech Presidency after the first of the year. There are large differences between the current Council and [...]	2008-10-31 15:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1685	DEPSEC KUPFER DISCUSSES EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 6-7, 2008 Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer met with EU and industry officials to discuss developments in European energy security and also discussed a wide range of topics including climate change and energy research. Research Commissioner Potocnik [...]	2008-10-31 15:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1686	STATE OF PLAY OF EU'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, headed by the French Presidency, is trying to finalize a Climate and Energy Package before the end of the year. The Package includes directives on Europe's cap and trade system and the methods to meet Europe's "20-20-20 in 2020 goals" (20% emissions cut as c [...]	2008-10-31 16:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1687	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE STABLE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.0 percent in September 2008 (up from 6.9 percent in August 2008),according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 31. Unemployment in the euro zone (EU-15 participating in the euro) w [...]	2008-11-04 13:19:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1698	EUROPEAN COMMISSION RELEASES "GLOBAL EUROPE: [...] (U) Summary. On October 27, 2008, the European Commission published a report assessing the competitiveness of the European Union (EU) in the global economy. The report, entitled "Global Europe: competing in the world" concludes that since the mid-1990s, the EU has been able to broadly mainta [...]	2008-11-05 16:58:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ECIN EINV ETRD EUN
08BRUSSELS1704	PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA INVITED TO ADDRESS EUROPEAN [...] (U) Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament, asked us to transmit the following letter to President-elect Obama. Pottering sent the original to Obama's Senate office via the European Commission delegation in Washington. 2. (U) Begin text. 5 November 2008 Senator B [...]	2008-11-06 10:38:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP OBAMA BARACK EUN
08BRUSSELS1709	EDISON CEO QUADRINO BULLISH ON PROSPECTS FOR TGI [...] (SBU) On November 6, 2008 Ambassador Silverberg met with Umberto Quadrino, CEO of the Italian energy firm Edison. Quadrino was in town for meetings with EU officials, notably Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs. His objective was to promote the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project [...]	2008-11-06 14:41:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1718	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING U.S.-EU DATA [...] (SBU) Following instructions in Reftel, on November 7, 2008, USEU Senior Justice Counsel spoke with Claire Rocheteau of the French Permanent Representation to the EU who serves as the chair of the EU side of the U.S.-EU High Level Contact Group (HLCG) experts. The USEU representative raised th [...]	2008-11-10 13:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREL PTER EUN FR KJUS ECON KPAO KTIA
08BRUSSELS1720	EU OUTLINES TRANSATLANTIC PRIORITIES FOR PDAS RIES [...] (U) EU officials took advantage of the timing of EUR PDAS Marcie Ries's Nov. 4-6 visit to Brussels to outline Europe's priorities in working with the incoming Obama administration. Building on consensus reached by EU foreign ministers at the November 3 informal Gymnich meeting on transatlantic [...]	2008-11-10 16:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1725	PIEBALGS OPTIMISTIC FOLLOWING VISITS TO TURKEY AND [...] (C) Ambassador Silverberg and Special Envoy Gray met with EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on November 11 to discuss his November 5-7 visit to Ankara and Baku. Piebalgs expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the USG to open the Southern Corridor and added the Turks appreciated the O [...]	2008-11-12 12:23:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1727	EUROPEAN COMMISSION SHARES U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) European Commission officials agreed with U.S. concerns over the threatened expulsion of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) personnel from Bolivia. They expressed hope that the decision was still open to change, given the void that such a situation would present in law enforcement effo [...]	2008-11-13 06:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM EUN BL
08BRUSSELS1740	EU OUTLINES TRANSATLANTIC PRIORITIES FOR PDAS RIES [...] (U) EU officials took advantage of the timing of EUR PDAS Marcie Ries's Nov. 4-6 visit to Brussels to outline Europe's priorities in working with the incoming Obama administration. Building on consensus reached by EU foreign ministers at the November 3 informal Gymnich meeting on transatlantic [...]	2008-11-14 13:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1741	EU WILL RESUME TALKS WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel instructions, USEU spoke to French presidency, Council Secretariat, and Commission contacts about how the EU will deal with Russia at the November 10 GAERC and at the November 13-14 EU-Russia summit. All contacts told us that the EU would resume talks with Russia on [...]	2008-11-14 13:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD RU GG EUN
08BRUSSELS1742	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU OPEN TO U.S. APPROACH FOR [...] (SBU) The European Union is broadly in agreement with U.S. goals for the November 19 International Conference on the Return and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees, according to two officials at the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) to whom RefCoord delivered reftel message Novemb [...]	2008-11-14 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1744	EU PROPOSES TO REGULATE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 12, 2008, the European Commission published its proposal to regulate Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs). The proposed Regulation seeks to introduce a new mandatory registration and surveillance regime, and to harmonize rules on CRAs throughout the EU, ensuring that rati [...]	2008-11-17 08:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EUN
08BRUSSELS1745	EU PREPARING FOR PIRACY MISSION, NO PLAN FOR [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU expects to launch its first naval operation by mid-December, when it will begin counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. The operation, dubbed Atalanta, will be commanded from an Operational Headquarters at Northwood, UK, with a Force Headquarters afloat. The [...]	2008-11-17 14:05:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET	EAID EUN EWWT PHSA PREF PREL XA XO XW ZP
08BRUSSELS1747	BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATIONS ON [...] Economic officer delivered the subject demarche to Mr Geert Cockx of the Internal Markets Division at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 7. Cockx was aware of the third maritime security package in general but not familiar with recognized organizations or with the USG concer [...]	2008-11-18 10:57:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EUN IMO BE
08BRUSSELS1757	EU LEADERS PRAISE G20 SUMMIT OUTCOMES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EU leaders expressed public and private approval over the G20 Financial Summit discussion and adoption of a detailed action plan. French President Sarkozy, British PM Brown, European Commission President Barroso and Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Almunia, all of whom [...]	2008-11-19 17:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EUN
08BRUSSELS1761	EU STRATEGIC ENERGY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 13, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs presented the Commission's 2nd Strategic Energy Review (SER) to the Parliament. The SER contains a new five-point "EU Energy Security and Solidarity Action Plan," focused on: infrastructure needs and diversification of e [...]	2008-11-20 17:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1763	MCCREEVY ON G-20 AND EU RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. EU Internal Market Commissioner McCreevy told Ambassador Silverberg November 20 that: -the G-20 Leaders Summit accomplished as much could be expected given the U.S. Presidential transition; -it was still unclear how the EU will implement the G-20 action plan; -the Commission [...]	2008-11-20 18:09:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
08BRUSSELS1768	EUROPEAN UNION UPDATES BIOFUELS GHG VALUES; U.S. [...] (U) The European Council has modified the values used to determine the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for biofuels feedstocks, used to determine whether a feedstock saves enough in greenhouse gas emissions to be counted toward the EU-wide target of 10% of transport fuels coming from [...]	2008-11-21 17:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1770	MEMBER STATES SKEPTICAL ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from several EU Member States have expressed skepticism that the EU will be able to come to compromise on all aspects of the Climate and Energy Package in time for an agreement by the end of the year, but each stated with differing levels of surety that an elevent [...]	2008-11-21 17:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1771	LINES DRAWN WITHIN EU OVER CCS [...] One component of the EU's Climate and Energy Package of legislative proposals is to promote the development and deployment of clean coal technologies through the principle of carbon capture and storage (CCS). The proposal calls for the construction of 10-12 pilot projects by 2015, to facilita [...]	2008-11-21 17:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1773	EU CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION IN NICARAGUA BUT MAY [...] (C) PolOff delivered REF A demarche to the French EU Presidency on November 21, encouraging the EU to press for a recount of the disputed November 9 Nicaraguan municipal elections. French Latin America counselor Valerie Liang-Champrenault voiced the French EU Presidency's concern about the s [...]	2008-11-21 18:06:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	XK UAID ETRD EUN
08BRUSSELS1774	A/S FRIED AND ROBERT COOPER DISCUSS KOSOVO, [...] (C)SUMMARY: In successive meetings at the European Union on November 20, EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and Ambassador Kristen Silverberg obtained consent from the French Presidency and Robert Cooper of the EU Council Secretariat that the UNSYG Statement on Kosovo should include both the si [...]	2008-11-24 11:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KK GG BK EUN
08BRUSSELS1776	THE EU'S "CASPIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On 14 November, and in a series of earlier meetings, DG-TREN Officials explained the concept of the "Caspin Development Corporation" (CDC) to Econ Offices. As proposed by the EU Commission, the CDC would have the mandate to aggregate gas demand from European buyers and presen [...]	2008-11-24 13:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1781	EUR A/S FRIED AND AMBASSADOR ENGLISH MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On the heels of the November 19 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Brussels, A/S Dan Fried and U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Charles English met successively with the following key BiH political leaders: Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik; [...]	2008-11-25 13:29:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK EUN
08BRUSSELS1793	BOSNIA AND OPERATION ALTHEA: OHR LAJCAK ADDRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 24 joint meeting of NATO,s North Atlantic Council and the EU,s Political and Security Committee, HR Javier Solana said he thought 5-plus-2 could be met by mid-2009. Acknowledging the positive momentum engendered by the Solana-Rehn paper on Bosnia and the Novem [...]	2008-11-26 16:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK AF
08BRUSSELS1802	EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.1 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data collected by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) confirm the deterioration of the labor market situation in Europe. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.1 percent in October 2008 (up from 7.0 percent in September 2008) [...]	2008-11-28 15:31:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS1804	EU MILITARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON ESDP AND EU-NATO [...] (C/NF) BEGIN SUMMARY: French General Henri Bentegeat met with us on 20 Nov 08, saying there may have been sufficient progress on ESDP during the French EU Presidency to enable President Sarkozy to move France more fully into NATO. Bentegeat highlighted plans to reorganize the EU Council Se [...]	2008-11-28 19:01:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1824	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) led the U.S. delegation to the semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP). The discussions covered a wide range of subjects in th [...]	2008-12-02 18:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP EUN IR KN SY RS CH MY
08BRUSSELS184	NANOTECHNOLOGY: EUROPEAN UNION VIEWPOINTS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission wants to continue cooperation with the U.S. in nanotechnology research and regulation to avoid divergent policies which could harm transatlantic cooperation and trade. Given the Community's possible influence over global approaches to nanotechnology, U [...]	2008-02-05 16:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EUN TPHY TSPL
08BRUSSELS185	CONDEMNING ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT OF SYRIAN [...] The following statement was issued by the EU Presidency on February 4, the same day as reftel. 2. Begin text: Recalling the Presidency Statement of 27 September 2007 and the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 31 December 2007, the European Union condemns th [...]	2008-02-05 17:16:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KMPI XF SY EUN
08BRUSSELS1853	EU COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO TAKE IN SOME 10,000 IRAQI REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the November 27 JHA Council pledged to take in, "as a signal of solidarity, up to around" 10,000 Iraqi refugees in particularly vulnerable situations. Reception will take place on a voluntary basis, taking account of the capacities of the individual Member States and of "the o [...]	2008-12-05 16:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1854	GROWING OPTIMISM ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE [...] The horse-trading is moving at a furious pace in Brussels as efforts to finalize the EU,s Climate and Energy package appear to be yielding fruit. The French, in their capacity as Council President, have been holding meetings of representatives from member states (COREPER) and between Commissi [...]	2008-12-05 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
08BRUSSELS1862	BARROSO LETTER TO POTUS ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) EU Commission Officials provided USEU with a copy a letter dated November 27, 2008 from EU Commission President Jose Manual Barroso's to POTUS in response to the POTUS letter to President Barroso on Energy Security. Text Follows: Begin Text. ----------------------------- [...]	2008-12-10 14:02:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1865	POSSIBLE EU ELECTION MONITORING IN AFRICA FOR 2009 [...] (C) On December 1, European Commission official Stefano Gatto (protect) of DG RELEX shared the following list of African countries, in priority order, whose national elections the European Union is likely to observe during 2009. The EU observes elections in areas where the Organization for [...]	2008-12-10 17:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN XA
08BRUSSELS1873	READ-OUT OF U.S.-EU TASK FORCE MEETING, DECEMBER 8, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of top priority political, economic, and other bilateral issues during a December 8 meeting in Brussels. The U.S. team was led by EUR/PDAS Marcie Ries and USEU Charge Christopher Murray, and included NSC Director for Europe Kristina Kvien a [...]	2008-12-12 10:31:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EUN
08BRUSSELS1875	INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DISCUSSES THREATENED [...] (C) INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson briefed European Commission Deputy Director-General (DDG) for Relations with Asia and Latin America Joao Aguiar Machado and Commission Bolivia Desk Officer Nicola Murray on the threat by Bolivian President Evo Morales to expel Drug Enforcement Administ [...]	2008-12-12 14:29:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN BL
08BRUSSELS1876	EU AND CANADA REACH AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) On December 9, the EU and Canada announced they had concluded negotiations and initialed a comprehensive air transport agreement. It will replace the existing network of bilateral aviation arrangements, liberalize direct air services between Canada and EU member states, allow cargo car [...]	2008-12-12 14:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EUN CA
08BRUSSELS1878	EU INTERESTED IN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) On December 12, USEU delivered reftel points on U.S. plans for a new, stronger UN Security Council Resolution on Horn of Africa piracy, to include the formation of a Contact Group, to Didier Lenoir, Head of the Operations and Exercises Unit in the EU Council Secretariat's DG E VIII. Leno [...]	2008-12-12 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER EUN
08BRUSSELS1879	DISCUSSIONS AT NOVEMBER 14 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING [...] (C) Discussions at the November 14 U.S.-European Union (EU) Troika meeting on Drug Issues confirmed U.S.-EU convergence on most drug issues. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs David Johnson led the inter-agency U.S. Delegation as a sign [...]	2008-12-12 15:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1884	BURMA: SANCTIONS IDEAS WELL RECEIVED; WILL DECIDE [...] (C) Summary: USEU Mission officers delivered points and non-paper on Burma sanctions (REF A)to Commission and Council interlocutors, as well as French, Czech, and UK External Relations (RELEX) experts. EUR PDAS Ries flagged the issue separately at the U.S.-EU Task Force meeting on December [...]	2008-12-12 16:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETTC EAID EFIN PREL PGOV BM EUN
08BRUSSELS1892	EU LEADERS SET PATH FOR NEW IRISH VOTE ON LISBON TREATY [...] SUMMARY: Irish PM Brian Cowen at the December 11-12 European Council committed to put the Treaty of Lisbon to another referendum before the end of October 2009 in exchange for assurances on Irish concerns which motivated the "No" in June 2008. The leaders concurred that the Commission would c [...]	2008-12-15 15:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN EI
08BRUSSELS1899	EU PONDERS MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DR CONGO [...] (C//NF) Summary: During the week of December 8, the EU Council Secretariat prepared a list of options for an EU response to UN SG Ban Ki-Moon's request for an EU "bridging force" in the DRC. Foreign ministers discussed these options on December 11 at a dinner on the margins of the European C [...]	2008-12-16 06:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG XA MOPS EUN
08BRUSSELS1900	EU PONDERS MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DR CONGO [...] (C//NF) Summary: During the week of December 8, the EU Council Secretariat prepared a list of options for an EU response to UN SG Ban Ki-Moon's request for an EU "bridging force" in the DRC. Foreign ministers discussed these options on December 11 at a dinner on the margins of the European C [...]	2008-12-16 06:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CG XA MOPS EUN
08BRUSSELS1907	RWE PROPOSES TWO NEW APPROACHES TO GET NABUCCO [...] (SBU) In a December 9 meeting with Econ Officers, an official from German RWE raised two new approaches RWE is pursuing to advance the Nabucco gas pipeline project. The first approach he outlined would be for RWE and Austrian OMV to form a "Caspian Energy Corporation" to negotiate directly w [...]	2008-12-16 15:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1910	(C) IRAN: EU TO CONSIDER MORE DESIGNATIONS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The French Presidency will convene a meeting of capital-based experts in Brussels on December 17 to evaluate names of Iranian individuals and entities for possible designation by the EU under its Common Policy on Restrictive Measures Against Iran (insert ref number). [...]	2008-12-16 15:57:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC EFIN KNNP ENRG MNUC PINR EUN IR
08BRUSSELS1937	EU LAUNCHES ANTI-PIRACY OPERATION DESPITE [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU has launched its counter-piracy operation ATALANTA and has begun escorts off the coast of Somalia. USEU contacts suggest the force will comprise four to five ships on station throughout the year, plus three maritime patrol aircraft and supply ship support. While ten [...]	2008-12-22 06:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER XA XW SO EUN
08BRUSSELS1945	JANUARY 1 - "GROUNDHOG DAY" IN UKRAINE? [...] (SBU) Ambassador Silverberg spoke with Ukraine Ambassador to the EU Andri Veselovsky on December 22 to discuss the dispute between Russia and Ukraine over the terms of the gas supply contract. Veselovsky said the Russians claim $2 billion is due on the contract and will not enter into a new a [...]	2008-12-22 16:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EUN RS UP
08BRUSSELS214	IRAN: EU AGREES TO EXPAND ASSET FREEZE AND TRAVEL [...] (C/NF) At a February 6 meeting in Brussels, an EU working party prepared a list of 19 entities and 15 individuals to be subject to travel bans and asset freezes under the EU's Common Policy on Restrictive Measures Against Iran (2007/140/CFSP). According to a Council Secretariat contact, EU c [...]	2008-02-07 18:06:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP PHUM IR EUN
08BRUSSELS216	EU INFORMED OF UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES ON ARF [...] (SBU) EU Council Secretariat Southeast Asia official Friederike Tschampa thanked USEU for the U.S. draft proposal for the ARF Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Workplan and non-paper, comments on Singapore's draft ARF Review, and copy of A/S Hill's letter. She admitted the EU h [...]	2008-02-08 12:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER EUN
08BRUSSELS224	DEPLOYMENT OF EU FORCE TO CHAD HANGS IN BALANCE [...] (C) Summary: France is fully committed to deploying the EU military force to Chad/CAR (EUFOR) and appears to have the backing of HiRep Solana, the Slovenian Presidency, and others, according to contacts at the EU and various member state PermReps. But Austria and Sweden are increasingly hesit [...]	2008-02-08 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ESDP CD EUN
08BRUSSELS23	DAS KRAMER CONSULTS EU ON MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 14:48:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS KINR EAID ECON EUN MD XH
08BRUSSELS26	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 7.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE DOWN [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 stood at 7.0 percent in October 2007, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on December 3. Unemployment in the euro zone (the thirteen EU countries participating in the euro) decreased slightly [...]	2008-01-08 06:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS294	EU: TRYING TO FORGE CONSENSUS ON EUROPEAN PATH [...] (C) According to EU and member state contacts, 26 (save Cyprus) member states likely will recognize Kosovo by the end of the year. The Romanian PSC Ambassador floated to the Charge a proposal that would have Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece simultaneously recognizing Kosovo independence before [...]	2008-02-22 17:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EUN KV

08BRUSSELS295	EU TREATY OF LISBON - NO MORE PILLARS; A SINGLE LEGAL [...] With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (targeted for 2009),the current three-pillar structure of the EU will formally disappear. EU polices concerning economic integration, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the area of freedom, security and justice will all be brou [...]	2008-02-26 08:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN PGOV ECIN ETRD PBTS
08BRUSSELS303	EU TREATY OF LISBON - NO MORE PILLARS; A SINGLE LEGAL [...] With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (targeted for 2009),the current three-pillar structure of the EU will formally disappear. EU polices concerning economic integration, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the area of freedom, security and justice will all be brou [...]	2008-02-26 17:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN PGOV ECIN ETRD PBTS
08BRUSSELS310	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS UTILITY OF GALILEO [...] (SBU) Summary: Amendments made by Parliament to the Commission's new proposal for the governance and financing for the Galileo satellite navigation program were debated during the January 29 meeting of the European Parliament's Industry, Research, and Energy Committee (ITRE). Key topics at is [...]	2008-02-28 16:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS311	EUROPE TRENDING TOWARD INCREASED USE OF SPACE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The debate over security and space policy in Europe tends to favor expanding the role of space for security, and military, purposes. The vast majority of those in attendance at a recent European Parliament workshop, representing the EU, the European Space Agency (ESA),and priv [...]	2008-02-28 16:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS317	DAS BRYZA AND EU OFFICIALS AGREE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) EU officials and DAS Bryza agreed that the UN should take advantage of the opportunity a new Cypriot president offered to energize negotiations on Cyprus. EU accession negotiations on Turkey will continue its moderate pace under the Slovene and French presidencies, with two or even three [...]	2008-02-29 13:35:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN CY TU
08BRUSSELS321	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLE AT 6.8 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE ALSO [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was stable at 6.8 percent in January 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on February 29. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro - membership en [...]	2008-02-29 15:37:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS325	LIECHTENSTEIN SET TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA [...] In addition to discussions of the Visa Waiver Program and the question of the MOU with the Czech Republic (SEPTEL),EU Interior ministers in the February 28 JHA Council gave their backing to Liechtenstein's entry into the Schengen area in spite of the tax fraud scandal now affecting the princi [...]	2008-03-04 09:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS34	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (KOSOVO) [...] SUMMARY: Kosovo generated the most interest at an all day donor coordination meeting hosted by the European Commission (EC) on December 13 to solicit bilateral input in advance of a new EC strategy for the Balkans. The meeting was attended by representatives from individual European Union ( [...]	2008-01-09 16:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS348	PRESSING THE EU'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: FACTS, [...] (C) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will soon have a political discussion about Afghanistan. We believe this is an opportune time for the USG to make a renewed effort at convincing the EU to increase its contributions. The EU institutions have participated in Afghanistan reconstruction since [...]	2008-03-06 15:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EUN PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF EU
08BRUSSELS356	U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON EAST ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Glyn Davies led the U.S. side in the East Asia session of the U.S.-EU COASI Troika meetings on February 20. The EU side was led by Ambassador Janez Premoze, Director for Asia in the Slovenian MFA, [...]	2008-03-07 14:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CH KN KS BM XB
08BRUSSELS361	EU OFFICIALS DISCUSS BURMA WITH PDAS DAVIES [...] (C) Summary. In an exchange with a group of Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors and member state representatives on the margins of U.S.-EU expert level discussions on Asia (reftel),EAP PDAS Glyn Davies discussed the U.S. position on Burma and encouraged further UN action and ad [...]	2008-03-10 09:58:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ETTC EUN BM
08BRUSSELS381	FEITH TO PSC: MAINTAIN EULEX DEPLOYMENT TO ALL OF [...] (C) ICR/EUSR Pieter Feith briefed Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors March 11 on Kosovo. Feith stressed that UNMIK must do its job, particularly in northern Kosovo, in order to maintain conditions for deployment of EULEX. Feith asked for full PSC support for deploying EULEX [...]	2008-03-11 16:40:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EUN KV
08BRUSSELS388	NSC'S WILSON AND EU DISCUSS U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with EU officials March 5 and 6, Damon Wilson, NSC Senior Director for European Affairs, said the upcoming U.S.-EU Summit should focus on global issues where the transatlantic partnership has led to tangible results. Kosovo independence, development and di [...]	2008-03-14 14:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS EUN
08BRUSSELS39	EU DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SUDAN JOINT MILITARY UNITS [...] (SBU) Contacts at the European Commission and Council Secretariat were receptive in principle to requests to help SIPDIS Sudan establish military Joint Integrated Units (JIU),but said no internal EU discussions have yet taken place on the issue. Poloff delivered reftel points Jan. 10 to An [...]	2008-01-10 15:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU EUN
08BRUSSELS392	EU LEADERS BLESS "UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN" AS "UPGRADE" [...] SUMMARY. EU leaders in the March 13-14 European Council gave their blessing to the "Union for the Mediterranean" initiative presented by French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel. The plan, described by Slovene PM-European Council chair Jansa as "an upgrade" of the existing Eurome [...]	2008-03-14 18:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS397	EU TREATY OF LISBON: CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS [...] With the Treaty of Lisbon (targeted for entry into force in 2009) the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights -- first proclaimed in 2000 as a political declaration Q- will become binding and acquire the same legal value as the Treaties without altering the Union's powers. The UK and Poland secured [...]	2008-03-17 16:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN ELAB PHUM
08BRUSSELS41	PROSPECTS BLEAK FOR SERBIA SAA AT JANUARY GAERC [...] (SBU) During visit a visit to Brussels on January 8, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic emphasized that signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU during the January 28 GAERC and EU-Serbia troika meetings would give a boost to Tadic ahead of the second round of Serbi [...]	2008-01-10 15:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ICTY SR
08BRUSSELS410	DAS KRAMER AND AMB STEWART DISCUSS BELARUS WITH EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 17:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
08BRUSSELS411	EU: COMMISSION TO DELAY MINSK OPENING [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 11:37:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
08BRUSSELS42	EU: GALILEO READY FOR TAKEOFF; 2008 U.S.-EU SPACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ken Hodgkins, State Department Director for OES Office of Space and Advanced Technology, discussed with European Commission officials U.S. perspectives on the future of GPS and Galileo Cooperation, Europe's next steps in the development of Galileo, and the 2008 U.S.-EU Space [...]	2008-01-10 16:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS421	EU: NO CLARITY FROM UN BUT MEMBERS AGREED ON EULEX [...] (C) Summary: EULEX representatives returned from meetings with UN officials in New York frustrated by the UN's inability to provide strategic-level clarity on the planning, logistics, and mechanics of reconfiguration of UNMIK and transition to the EU's rule of law mission. However, the EU re [...]	2008-03-19 17:08:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN UNMIK KV SR
08BRUSSELS43	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (SERBIA) [...] SUMMARY: At a recent donor coordination meeting in Brussels, European Commission (EC) representatives hoped for a "smooth" Kosovo settlement while affirming that the relationship between Europe and Serbia is now at a "crossroads". Against this backdrop, the main EC development objective in [...]	2008-01-10 16:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS445	EU RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON BURMA REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: The Council Secretariat's Burma officer has said that the EU will continue its calls for minority group participation in Burma's political process and will reiterate its support for Gambari and the UN's Good Offices. Internally, the debate over the EU's common position on Burma h [...]	2008-03-25 17:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN EUN BM
08BRUSSELS447	DHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS WITH EU COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 14, 2008, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker met in Brussels with European Union Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JLS) Jonathan Faull for a detailed discussion of the implementation along twin tracks of the U [...]	2008-03-26 10:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CA CMGT CVIS EUN
08BRUSSELS45	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (BOSNIA) [...] SUMMARY: Development programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina figured quite prominently in a recent all-day donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. The main EC goal in the country is clearly "nation building" and EC sponsored development programs are expected [...]	2008-01-10 16:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS451	EU NOT REVEALING ITS HAND YET ON 08 FUNDING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 16:07:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM EAID EUN
08BRUSSELS458	BELARUS: EU TRENDING TOWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH REGIME [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 15:10:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ETTC OSCE EUN BO XH
08BRUSSELS46	CORRECTED COPY: EU: GALILEO READY FOR TAKEOFF; [...] (U) The following is a corrected copy of BRUSSELS 000042 for format corrections. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ken Hodgkins, State Department Directorfor OES Office of Space and Advanced Technology, discussed with uropean Commission officials U.S. perspective on the future of GPS and Galileo Cooper [...]	2008-01-10 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS462	U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON UNITED NATIONS ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO PDAS James Warlick met with representatives of the European Union to discuss possible areas of U.S.-EU cooperation in the United Nations system. PDAS Warlick emphasized that the U.S. is committed to participation in multilateral fora and is determined to finds ways to make [...]	2008-03-28 14:02:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EUN
08BRUSSELS463	EU-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Mission of Japan to the European Union recently joined with the European Commission, European Policy Center and the Berlin-based Japan-Germany Center to host a day-long symposium focused on development in Africa. Senior officials from both Europe and Japan affirmed important [...]	2008-03-28 15:21:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN
08BRUSSELS464	EU APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT IN A POST-LISBON WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Even as the Lisbon Treaty moves through the ratification process among individual EU states, discussions are underway in Brussels on what it will mean in any number of areas, including development. At a recent forum organized to address these concerns, there was widespread conse [...]	2008-03-28 15:21:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EUN
08BRUSSELS482	EU UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 6.7 PERCENT; EURO [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 stood at 6.7 percent in February 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 1. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was stable at 7.1 per [...]	2008-04-01 14:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS494	BELGIUM: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE VISIT [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR THE APRIL 9-11, 2008 VISIT TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM OF JOHN P. WALTERS, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP) AND DELEGATION, INCLUDING BRIAN BLAKE, ONDCP DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF; PATRICK M WARD, ONDCP ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SUPPLY REDUC [...]	2008-04-03 12:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BE EUN OVIP PREL SNAR
08BRUSSELS500	IRAN: EU UNITY UNWINDS IN TEHRAN AND BRUSSELS [...] (S/NF) Summary: EU experts have begun to transpose UNSCR 1803 into EU policy guidance and regulation for adoption at the April 28-29 Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). However, French and British Permreps may prefer to delay EU follow-up action on UNSCR 1803 for several weeks in the hopes th [...]	2008-04-04 10:58:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP ETRD ENRG IR EUN
08BRUSSELS502	EU AGREES ON GALILEO GOVERNANCE [...] (U) An agreement on the amendments to the Commission,s proposals on Galileo governance was reached on April 3 during an informal trilogue meeting between the European Commission, Council, and Parliament, according to the press with details confirmed to USEU Econ Officer during a conversation wi [...]	2008-04-04 15:38:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS503	EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESENTS SECURITY RESEARCH [...] (U) Summary: The European Commission told the European Parliament April 1 that it plans to significantly expand its 7th Framework Directive research program, including on border patrol sensors, maritime security, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection, as well as develop [...]	2008-04-04 16:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EUN KNNP PARM TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS535	EU: NO LARGE INCREASE IN IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: EU officials told Ambassador James Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, in meetings April 1-2 that the Commission is looking at only modest increases over 2007 for assistance to Iraqi refugees and IDPs in 2008. The EC,s reasons include obstacles to monitoring assis [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS54	AFGHANISTAN: EU OFFICIALS SUPPORT ASHDOWN AND [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman and State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen met with EU Council Secretariat officials January 8 in Brussels to discuss Afghanistan. EU Director General for External Political and Military Affairs Robert Cooper told Edelman and Coh [...]	2008-01-11 16:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AID BE EU EUN IO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO
08BRUSSELS560	TAKING STOCK OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The dramatic increase in annual European Commission (EC) assistance from EUR 19 million per year (2002-2006) to EUR 50 million (2007-2010) underscores the EC's deepening commitment to development in Pakistan. Programs are implemented through a mix of project and sector support, i [...]	2008-04-14 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN PK
08BRUSSELS579	US-BELARUS TALKS IN BRUSSELS ON BILATERAL TENSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 15:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC ODIP ETTC EUN BO XH
08BRUSSELS580	EU: PM MALIKI MEETS WITH EU LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his delegation met with European Union leaders in Brussels on Wednesday, April 16. Both European Commission President Barroso and Council HiRep Solana, in separate meetings, highlighted the need for: Iraqi national reconciliation, provincial electio [...]	2008-04-17 15:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID PGOV IZ EUN
08BRUSSELS583	EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ SET TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 05:02:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGV IZ EUN
08BRUSSELS591	EU RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF UN [...] (SBU) We raised points on Zimbabwe chairing the Commission on Sustainable Developmnet (reftel) with EU Council Secretariat Deputy Head of Africa Task Force and Special Advisor on Africa Jean-Christophe Belliard, whose response was a succinct, "Agree 100 per cent with the U.S. views." 2. [...]	2008-04-18 16:09:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EAID ECON EUN
08BRUSSELS596	EU: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOL A/S FOULKE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 14:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PGOV EUN BE
08BRUSSELS598	EU: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOL A/S FOULKE [...] Your upcoming visit to Brussels will include calls on European Commission officials in the Labor and Social Affairs Directorate and participation in the High-level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF). This cable provides a summary update of EU labor and social policy and a description of th [...]	2008-04-21 15:50:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PGOV EUN BE
08BRUSSELS605	EU Automakers: Greater Flexibility in Implementing [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 11, USEU held a Chatham House rules discussion with leading EU and U.S. automakers on the European CommissionQs proposal to reduce CO2 emissions from automobiles.. Participants stressed the need for as much flexibility as possible in both U.S. and EU regulation to reac [...]	2008-04-22 14:13:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ELTN ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS608	EU AMENDS ITS LEGISLATION ON COMBATING [...] EU Home Affairs ministers in the April 18 JHA Council agreed to amend the 2002 EU Framework Decision on combating terrorism by making public provocation to commit a terrorist offense, and recruitment and training for terrorism punishable acts throughout the EU, including when committed thro [...]	2008-04-22 15:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CVIS PREL KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS609	Aviation Emissions: EU Willing to Negotiate, but [...] (SBU) Summary: EU interlocutors told FAA Assistant Administrator Daniel Elwell that the EU proposal to include aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would probably be enacted by end 2008. The EU is committed to going forward with a unilateral proposal, and many EU entiti [...]	2008-04-22 15:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ELTN ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS610	EU RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU considers the Maghreb an area of high priority due to its proximity, its historic ties to Member States, and the role of Maghreb immigrants in the EU. While the EU shares U.S. concerns on CT issues, its primary focus is promoting trade, development and human rights. In Janu [...]	2008-04-23 05:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AG LY MO MR TS EUN XI
08BRUSSELS637	FOLLOW UP ON EU BORDER SECURITY SYSTEMS [...] In response to reftel, Post has prepared the following information on the status of the European Union's proposed Electronic Travel Authorization System (ETSA),planned updates to the Schengen Information System, and planned Visa Information System. Each component is described below. 2. St [...]	2008-04-25 11:15:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CA CMGT CVIS EUN PINR PREL PTER
08BRUSSELS64	TREASURY AND COMMISSION ASSESS FINANCIAL MARKET [...] SUMMARY. A Treasury team led by DAS Mark Sobel met on January 8 in Brussels with European Commission officials and private sector representatives separately to discuss global financial market turmoil, including the impact on the real economy and regulatory policy implications. The officia [...]	2008-01-15 10:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EUN
08BRUSSELS640	EC ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission would like to coordinate with the United States in the lead-up to the June 12 International Support Conference on Afghanistan. Commission contacts agree (and have made this point to the French government) that the total pledge must surpass the $10.5 billion [...]	2008-04-25 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF EU EAID ECON EFIN EUN KDEM
08BRUSSELS651	EU INSTITUTIONS AGREE ON GALILEO GOVERNANCE; FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 22, the European Parliament endorsed a compromise text on the governance and financing of the EU's Galileo global satellite navigation system (GNSS). The adoption of the Regulation, which already received the backing of the EU member states at the Transport, Telecommuni [...]	2008-04-29 13:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EU EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS652	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO RECOMMEND USE OF SPACE [...] (U) The European Parliament is set to adopt a resolution on "the contribution of space assets to ESDP" (European Security and Defense Policy) in July of this year. The current text of the resolution, as drafted by the chairman of the Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) Ka [...]	2008-04-29 13:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EU EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS666	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLED AT 6.7 PERCENT; [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was unchanged at 6.7 percent in March 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 30. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was also stabl [...]	2008-04-30 14:11:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS70	TREASURY AND COMMISSION ASSESS FINANCIAL MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Treasury team led by DAS Mark Sobel met on January 8 in Brussels with European Commission officials and private sector representatives separately to discuss global financial market turmoil, including the impact on the real economy and regulatory policy implications. The offi [...]	2008-01-15 12:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV EUN
08BRUSSELS700	U/S FRIED URGES EU TO SUPPORT KOSOVO, GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Acting U/S Fried urged PSC Ambassadors May 7 to resist Russian pressure and continue integrating Kosovo and Georgia into the Euro-Atlantic sphere. He criticized UNMIK's slow transition of authority to EULEX in Kosovo, and emphasized that discussions between the Serbian government [...]	2008-05-09 14:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP EFIN BO GG RS IR EUN
08BRUSSELS701	EU MIGRATION POLICY ELUSIVE [...] France, which will assume the rotating EU presidency on July 1, has made migration one of its top presidency priorities, with President Sarkozy saying the EU should speak with one voice on migration policy. But moves toward a common migration policy reveal tensions over Commission versus memb [...]	2008-05-09 14:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS704	YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13 TRANSATLANTIC [...] The U.S. Mission to the European Union and I welcome you to Brussels for the May 13 meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. This meeting will help realize President Bush and Chancellor Merkel's aspiration for greater transatlantic economic integration, but much will depend on the app [...]	2008-05-09 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG WTO EUN
08BRUSSELS71	EU PROPOSAL TO USG FOR CASH COURIERS / CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Member State representatives will discuss on Jan. 16 how to respond to U.S. proposals for the next U.S.-EU practitioners' workshop on countering terrorist financing at the EU's Committee on Terrorism (COTER) working group. A Council Secretariat contact predicted to USEU tha [...]	2008-01-15 14:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN KCRM KJUS KHLS SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS714	EU DISCUSSES CONCERNS, FUTURE OF EULEX KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. EU and member state officials discussed their operational and political concerns regarding the stalled UNMIK-EULEX transition with South Central European Affairs Office Director Chris Hoh on the margins of U.S.-EU Western Balkans consultations (to be reported septel). EU poli [...]	2008-05-14 08:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK EUN KV
08BRUSSELS729	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 09:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
08BRUSSELS733	Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt meets with EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy hours before the second meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on May 1th, 2008. They discussed transition processes, the TEC, and insurance issues. They agreed to work on the Comm [...]	2008-05-16 14:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
08BRUSSELS748	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...]	2008-05-19 07:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID EUN ZL
08BRUSSELS770	TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] Summary: At the 25 April High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF),senior U.S. and EU regulators discussed strengthening EU-US cooperation on import product safety, enhancing information sharing, collaborating on risk analysis, and the final joint OMB/Secretariat General report on the [...]	2008-05-22 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND SENV SOCI EUN
08BRUSSELS777	PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, [...] (C) Summary: PDAS Kurt Volker discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo, Georgia, and Iran at a lunch May 19 with Director General for Political and Military Affairs Robert Cooper and other EU officials. Cooper outlined EU priorities for the June 12 Support Conference for Afghanistan, including the need [...]	2008-05-23 12:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08BRUSSELS808	EU HOSTS INAUGURAL COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU hosted the first meeting of the third-state Committee of Contributors (CoC) for the EULEX Kosovo mission on May 26 in Brussels. EULEX Head of Mission Yves De Kermabon said that EULEX could be fully deployed by mid-September, but noted that contributing nations need to [...]	2008-05-29 16:05:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS825	EU UNEMPLOYMENT STABLED AT 6.7 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 was unchanged at 6.7 percent in April 2008, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on May 30. Unemployment in the euro zone (the fifteen EU countries participating in the euro) was also stable at [...]	2008-06-02 09:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EUN
08BRUSSELS833	SUBJECT: EU STRATEGIC ENERGY ISSUES: LOOKING [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with visiting EEB Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel, EU officials said that they were committed to diversifying their sources and routes for gas into the EU but agreed that the EU,s professed aim to speak with one voice on external policy had not yet been a su [...]	2008-06-03 05:38:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EUN EINV
08BRUSSELS863	IRAN: FURTHER JAPANESE VIEWS ON P5+1 AND ROME [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 15:11:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL ENRG JP EUN
08BRUSSELS868	EU MINISTERS AGREE ON "RETURN DIRECTIVE" [...] EU Interior Ministers in the June 5 JHA Council recorded their agreement on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying non-EU nationals (the "Return Directive"). The Council encouraged Member States to "voluntarily" take on refugees from Iraq, focusing on [...]	2008-06-09 12:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS870	(S//NF) IRAN/TERRORISM: EU LIKELY TO REMOVE MEK [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Triggered by a recent UK court decision, the EU is debating whether to remove the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK, also included on the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations) from the EU's terrorist designation list as early as the end of June. Delisting cou [...]	2008-06-09 14:43:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREF PINR ETTC EFIN KTFN IR IZ EUN UK
08BRUSSELS881	LUNCH SESSION OF TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: At the May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council meeting in Brussels, principals held a private lunch where they discussed how to combat protectionism, responses to food crises, biotechnology and biofuels, and our respective approaches to Russia. On combating protectionism, p [...]	2008-06-11 13:10:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EAGR EIND EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD EUN RU
08BRUSSELS903	REFUGEE NUMBERS PROVE DIFFICULT MEASURE OF EUFOR [...] (U) Summary: Three months into the European Union's military mission to Chad and Central African Republic (EUFOR),officials at the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) told USEU officers the mission has been more logistically challenging than expected, but is fulfilling its goal of protecting refug [...]	2008-06-13 15:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS904	EU STILL CONSIDERING BURMA SANCTIONS OPTIONS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: A Commission sanctions staffer confirmed sanctions reform should not factor into Burma discussions at the June 16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). However, a June 18 meeting of the EU Council's Working Party on Asia and Oceania (COASI),including c [...]	2008-06-13 15:58:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN PHUM PREL KDEM EUN BM AORC UNSC FR
08BRUSSELS913	EU DISCUSSES U.S. PARTICIPATION AND WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: EU civilian operations planning officials are optimistic that EU-UNMIK cooperation will soon be back on track and EULEX deployment will begin in larger numbers. Although questions about legal jurisdiction will pose challenges, EU officials expressed confidence that the EU and U [...]	2008-06-17 05:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL KJUS EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS918	U.S. AND EU DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA [...] (C) Summary. EUR/SE Director Kathleen Fitzpatrick and USEU Political Minister Counselor Laurence Wohlers met with counterparts from the Slovenian Presidency, incoming French Presidency, Commission, and Council Secretariat to discuss EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia at a regularly sch [...]	2008-06-17 11:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN TU CR CY
08BRUSSELS940	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REMAINS DIVIDED ON [...] (U) Summary: This month, the Parliament's Industry (ITRE) and Environment (ENVI) committees debated the Commission's Renewables Directive launched in January as part of the 3rd energy package. Though the directive covers Europe's renewable energy goals for 2020-20% reduction of greenhouse gas [...]	2008-06-19 15:09:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EU EUN SENV TSPL
08BRUSSELS943	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The EU's Common and Foreign Security Policy (CFSP) increasingly drives Europe's foreign policy agenda. Practically, the monthly GAERC meetings set the timetable for foreign policy decision-making; theologically, "EU unity" is a compelling political message that no member state [...]	2008-06-20 08:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN CFSP PGOV BE
08BRUSSELS955	SYRIA AND IRAN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE AND [...] (C) During a June 13 visit to Brussels, U.S. Mission to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte met with EU Council Secretariat Director General Robert Cooper to discuss nuclear non-proliferation efforts vis a vis Iran and Syria. Schulte obtained Cooper's assurance that the EU would take formal a [...]	2008-06-24 11:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN KTFN MNUC KNNP PARM IR SY EUN
08BRUSSELS963	BLACK SEA SYNERGY INITIATIVE MARKS FIRST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The first anniversary of the European Commission's Black Sea Synergy Initiative provides a useful opportunity to highlight regional cooperation. As the initiative moves from "launch" to "implementation," funding will be available to support local civil society groups committed [...]	2008-06-25 13:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN ZJ XH
08BRUSSELS975	EU ON GITMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On June 26, 2008, Deputy Minister Counselor for Political Affairs and PolOff met with Riina Kionka, Personal Representative for Human Rights for HR Javier Solana. She confirmed she had raised the issue of Guantanamo Bay detainee re-settlement with HR Solana earlier this year. Noting that [...]	2008-06-26 16:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PDRG PHUM PREL SMIT PTER EUN
08BRUSSELS98	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (ALBANIA) [...] SUMMARY: Development programs in Albania were among several discussed during a recent all-day donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. EC assistance programs in Albania, estimated at around 55 million euros in 2007, are expected to increase by 15 per [...]	2008-01-18 10:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS986	TERRORIST FINANCING / CHARITIES: EU SENSITIVITIES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USEU met on June 16 with a European Commission terrorist financing contact regarding U.S. proposals to discuss with the EU the abuse of charities by terrorist organizations. Contact expressed doubt that a U.S.-EU workshop on this topic can be agreed by the EU during the French [...]	2008-06-27 15:38:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER FR EUN PINR UNSC EZ
08BRUSSELS99	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (OTHER [...] SUMMARY: Ongoing development programs in several Balkan countries including Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro were discussed during a December 13 donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. The EC anticipates making more than 450 million euros available [...]	2008-01-18 10:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS990	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (S) Charge delivered the points in reftel to Werner Bauwens, the head of the MFA's Non-proliferation Office on June 30. He agreed to relay the points to all the relevant offices and agencies within the GOB. 2. (S) Bauwens noted that the EU had adopted sanctions based on UNSCR 1803 last Monday [...]	2008-06-30 13:36:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN
08BRUSSELS997	EULEX KOSOVO POLICE STAFFING GAPS AND TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: EU officials described for member and third state contributors current EULEX shortfalls in specialized police capabilities including sniper and SWAT teams, K9 units and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units at a June 30 workshop in Brussels. Emphasizing that it had been the m [...]	2008-07-01 10:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO EUN UNMIK KV
08BUCHAREST117	BLAND JUSTICE: JUDICIAL INSIDERS DECRY WEAK EC [...] (C) Summary: A recent European Commission interim report on judicial reform in Romania provoked disappointment in many judicial circles, with pro-reform activists hoping for a sharper rebuke of recent backsliding. Based on comments from many local contacts, we have prepared a "parallel report" [...]	2008-02-13 13:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KCOR KJUS PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST41	ROMANIAN PLANS IN IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (C) This message responds to Ref. A request regarding EU member states' plans for their forces and other efforts in Iraq. Responses are keyed to questions posed in Ref. A. More detail can be gleaned from reftels B-D. 2. (S) Begin responses: Q. (S) WHAT ARE EUROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I [...]	2008-01-17 15:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PINR EAID EUN KDEM MARR NATO PREL RO
08BUCHAREST435	ROMANIA: U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION'S FOCUS ON [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Reftel points on May 30 to MFA Director General for European Affairs Stefan Tinca and Director for U.S. and Canada Eugen Mihut. Tinca said that the next MFA coordination meeting would be held June 3, and he did not see any problems with supporting the U.S. on its Latin Am [...]	2008-06-02 14:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PHUM CU RO
08BUCHAREST475	ROMANIA ON BERLIN CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to MFA Director General for Political Affairs Stefan Tinca. Tinca reported that Foreign Minister Comanescu would be attending the Berlin Conference. However, he added that Romania would be more focused on identifying possible project areas among [...]	2008-06-13 13:49:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN RO
08BUCHAREST786	ROMANIA: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) EconCouns met October 3 with Anamaria Almasan, Acting Director for EU External Relations and Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to convey reftel information on U.S. aid to Georgia and to inquire about Romanian plans for both bilateral and EU-coordinated assis [...]	2008-10-07 14:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUN PREL GG RO
08BUDAPEST1078	HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 10-11 FOREIGN [...] (U) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Head Andras Dekany provided the following comments to PolOff on November 7 for the GAERC meeting scheduled for November 10-11. 2. (C) Russia: The main question is: has Russia miscalculated its strategy on Georgia? There are sig [...]	2008-11-10 12:46:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU GG AF HU
08BUDAPEST1144	CLIMATE CHANGE: OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Foley delivered USG talking points on the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to Hungarian Minister of Environment Szabo on November 20, and ESTH Hub Officer followed up with Hungarian climat [...]	2008-11-28 15:26:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV HU US EUN
08BUDAPEST1145	EU BIOFUEL SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered the talking points received in Ref A to Zsuzsanna Bibok, head of the Air, Noise and Transport Unit at the Ministry of Environment and Water, and to her assistant, Mate Kovacs. Bibok seemed generally receptive to U.S. views concerning biofuel sustainability criteria, b [...]	2008-12-01 07:59:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN HU
08BUDAPEST648	HUNGARY COMMENTS ON SHAPING POST-CYCLONE [...] The MFA Asia and Pacific Ocean Department Head, Gyula Petho, discussed reftel with PolOff on June 27. Petho noted that the eight-member joint Hungarian Reformed Church Charity Organization-Debrecen University Doctors Rescue Group arrived back in Budapest on June 26 after ten days providing p [...]	2008-06-27 15:02:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID HU BU EUN
08BUDAPEST694	HUNGARIAN PARTICIPATION IN PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Recently appointed MFA Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights Istvan Lakatos received text of reftel request on July 2 and discussed the issue with PolOff on July 10. Lakatos stated that Hungary would participate in the prisoners of conscience public affairs event on July 24 but could not [...]	2008-07-11 12:14:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN HU
08BUDAPEST723	HUNGARY'S CUBA POLICY [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Head Szilveszter Bus discussed reftel with PolOff on July 22. Bus commented that the recently updated EU Common Position opens a new chapter in EU/Cuba relations. While Hungary supported the lifting of sanctions - stating that the embargo was/is not successful - [...]	2008-07-23 07:33:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CU HU EUN
08BUDAPEST771	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERS ON [...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on July 31 to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Marta Varkonyi, Head of the EU Enlargement Unit, and Zsuzsa Nora Vincze, Turkey desk officer. Hungary welcomed the July 30 decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding the ruling Justice and [...]	2008-08-01 15:19:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN HU
08BUDAPEST852	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. WILL NOT SIGN THE NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 10:33:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EUN HU

08BUDAPEST879	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON UPCOMING SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed reftels with PolOff on September 4 and provided the following comments on GYMNICH agenda items: 2. (SBU) Georgia: - Hungary supports an ESDP mission to Georgia and expects a decision at the September 15 GAERC. The mis [...]	2008-09-05 11:43:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM HU EUN GG
08BUDAPEST963	HUNGARY: VIEWS ON EU BIOFUELS PACKAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hungary is supportive of EU efforts on biofuels, which are generally in accord with steps Hungary is already taking. However, there are some differing viewpoints between the two ministries principally involved in formulating Hungary's approach to renewable energy. The Energy [...]	2008-10-01 12:11:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN HU
08BUENOSAIRES597	ARGENTINA: CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Buenos Aires will seek to place in local media an op-ed being drafted in the Department and will use its Strategic Distribution Initiative (SDI) to circulate background materials on Cuba to approximately 3,500 local contacts. 2. (SBU) Post contacted a local NGO, the [...]	2008-05-06 21:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU AR
08CAIRO107	UPROAR OVER EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GOE officials have loudly protested the European Parliament's (EP) January 17 passage of a resolution sharply critical of Egypt's human rights record. Among other things, the resolution calls for the immediate release of imprisoned former Al Ghad party leader and presiden [...]	2008-01-23 10:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EU EUN EG
08CAIRO1833	DELIVERY OF RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE "SOLUTION [...] (SBU) We conveyed the U.S. position on the Arab League's solution package to Samir Hosni, Director of the Arab League's African Affairs Office on August 7 (ref A). We also encouraged the Arab League to press the Government of Sudan to take positive, concrete steps to improve the situation in [...]	2008-08-20 10:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU AL EUN
08CAIRO2578	CODEL HASTINGS' CAIRO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: In December 6 meetings, senior Egyptian government officials told Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) that the incoming U.S. administration should focus on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process "from day one." FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit told Hastings that the Barcelona Process has been completely dis [...]	2008-12-30 13:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS OSCE PHUM KCRM OREP EUN PREF
08CANBERRA1282	AUSTRALIAN REPLY ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 02:20:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EUN IMO AS
08CANBERRA322	POLLING POTENTIAL DONORS ON ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO [...] Per ref. B, DFAT has provided a formal response to our approach regarding assistance to Kosovo. DFAT Europe Division Acting First Assistant Secretary John Griffin wrote to Polcouns on 28 March that Australia is best placed to assist Kosovo through support and advocacy in multilateral organiz [...]	2008-04-02 04:27:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EU EUN KV AS
08CHISINAU1101	COUNCIL OF EUROPE GROUP [...] (C) Summary: In an October 29 meeting Vladimir Ristovski, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE) in Moldova, briefed the Ambassador about the recent visit of a Council of Europe delegation. Ristovski stated that overall the visiting group left with a [...]	2008-11-07 14:21:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID COE EU EUN MD
08CHISINAU1270	MOLDOVA NOT PLEASED WITH ITS PLACEMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova is unhappy with a European Commission offer that puts it on the path to closer ties to the EU, but only in association with other CIS countries. On December 3, the European Commission officially proposed an Eastern Partnership to promote upgraded political and economi [...]	2008-12-29 08:16:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN MD
08CHISINAU438	MOLDOVA SEES NO BARRIER TO SIGNING US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 05:56:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL MD
08CHISINAU539	CUBA OP-ED PLACED IN MOLDOVAN PRESS [...] (U) Embassy Chisinau supported the U.S. effort to promote peaceful democratic change in Cuba by placing the Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" in the local press. 2. (U) Ambassador Kirby's signed Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" was featured in "Flux" newspape [...]	2008-05-22 05:45:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU MD
08CHISINAU776	MOLDOVA NOT CERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 08:46:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM MD
08CONAKRY129	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (C) On April 22, Econoff met with the Chef de Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alpha Oumar Diallo, regararding support for the U.S. EU declaration regarding prisoners of conscience (REFTEL). Econoff also supplied Mr. Diallo with a copy of the diplomatic note on the same subject [...]	2008-02-21 10:32:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN PHUM GV
08COPENHAGEN100	DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT EU COMMISSIONER'S CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 13:54:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EUN CU DA
08COPENHAGEN151	DANES AWARE OF US CLIMATE CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Denmark is well aware of U.S. concerns that action by the European Council to set 25-40 percent emissions reduction for the EU and developed countries could undermine, rather than support, prospects for successful conclusion of a post-2012 international climate change agreement [...]	2008-03-14 13:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN169	NEW DANISH ENERGY POLICY BOOSTS RENEWABLES [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than a year of political negotiations, Denmark's government has reached agreement within parliament to meet the EU's energy targets and boost its renewable energy share to 30 percent by 2020, from the current level of 16 percent. The new policy formalizes Denmark's [...]	2008-03-25 12:18:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN257	DANES SUPPORTIVE ON NEW YORK PRISONERS OF [...] (C) Post reached Emil Hother Paulsen, Danish representative to the EU's COHOM human rights meeting, early May 6 in Brussels to urge Denmark's support for our latest compromise on the Prisoners of Conscience events this summer. We emphasized the importance of these events to political prisoner [...]	2008-05-06 09:31:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EUN CU DA
08COPENHAGEN385	DENMARK TO PARTICIPATE IN UN PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 13:04:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDUM DA
08COPENHAGEN393	DANISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C). In a July 18 discussion of reftel, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin informed PolOff that Denmark supports the US positions on the GAERC agenda items. Due to the FM's vacation schedule, Denmark's Ambassador in Brussels will lead the Danish delegation. Because of the FM's abse [...]	2008-07-21 06:07:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL IR SO SU CD ZI UP DA
08COPENHAGEN427	TFGG01: DANES SUPPORT NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 12:41:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN RU GG DA
08COPENHAGEN430	DANES ON NEW BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 13:21:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD BM EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN480	DENMARK AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin told us that Denmark's primary focus at the upcoming GAERC remains Georgia. The Danes were generally pleased with EU decisions on Georgia and Russia at the recently-concluded Gymnich, Asif reported, adding that Co [...]	2008-09-11 08:10:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GG RU DA
08COPENHAGEN500	Danes Support Strong EU Biofuels Sustainability Criteria [...] (SBU) Summary: According to officials in the Ministry for Climate and Energy, Denmark fully supports the French initiative to develop sustainability criteria by the end of this year. Denmark hopes strong sustainability criteria can be established before the UN climate conference (COP-15) in C [...]	2008-09-19 14:40:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN DA
08COPENHAGEN61	DENMARK READY TO MOVE QUICKLY ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Denmark will be among the first EU member states to recognize Kosovo's independence. Danish MFA Eastern Europe Department Head Ruben Madsen confirmed to us February 11 that Denmark is poised to announce its recognition "within hours" of a declaration of independence. Madsen told us Danish [...]	2008-02-11 08:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI DA
08COPENHAGEN79	KOSOVO: DENMARK PUSHING FOR GROUP RECOGNITION [...] (C) Denmark will formally recognize Kosovo independence February 21 at the latest, Danish MFA East European Department Head Ruben Madsen told us February 19, reporting that the Danes are lobbying other governments to join them that day. Madsen allowed that he would prefer to move more quickly [...]	2008-02-19 12:29:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EUN YI KV DA
08COTONOU343	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PRESS STATEMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 17:20:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN EUN PHUM PREL
08COTONOU69	IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 05:00:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC BN EUN PREF PREL SMIG
08DARESSALAAM320	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] Foreign Service Of2R V^Q@f Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) told PolOff that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) appreciated receiving details on T9wUYQQuprisoners of conscience proposed during the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Dec [...]	2008-05-23 17:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL PHUM TZ
08DOHA876	QATAR SEEKS MORE INFORMATION BEFORE FUNDING [...] (C) Al-Rumaihi added during the December 17 meeting that Qatar was waiting to see what support other Arab states would provide before making a pledge. Ambassador said the USG could supply the list, and urged that Qatar support the STL, using reftel points. Ambassador said Qatar could make an [...]	2008-12-17 13:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN QA
08DUBLIN104	IRELAND: EU VISIT TO CUBA WILL CONFORM WITH [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarches to Americas Desk Officer Karen Miller, Department of Foreign Affairs, on February 29. Acknowledging USG concerns regarding the timing and focus of EU Commissioner Michel's visit to Cuba, Miller emphasized that the EU Common Position on Cuba requires that [...]	2008-02-29 14:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU EI
08DUBLIN109	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS AND THE EU - THE [...] (U) On March 4, Cons Chief met with Irish Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Joe Hackett of SIPDIS the Irish Passport Office to deliver the demarche mentioned in reftel. Bassett was pleased to receive the information presented in the demarche and stated that he believe [...]	2008-03-05 11:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS EUN KJUS KPAO PGOV PREL PTER EI
08DUBLIN158	IRISH VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on March 27, 2008 to Claire Buckley, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Irish troops are participating in the UNMIK in Kosovo and nine Irish police officers are part of the EU civilian force in Kosovo. Overall, Ireland is " [...]	2008-03-27 16:25:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH EI
08DUBLIN167	IRISH RESPONSE ON PLEDGES TO WIAP AND CHINA'S AND [...] On March 28, ECONOFF met with Sara White, Deputy Secretary General (and most senior energy official) in the Irish Department of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources, to deliver reftel demarches. Regarding additional pledges to the Washington International Action Plan (WIAP) (Ref A),[...]	2008-04-03 15:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN IEA TRGY KPAO KSCA EI
08DUBLIN169	JUNE 12 IS LIKELY DATE FOR IRELAND'S LISBON TREATY [...] (SBU) Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern has indicated that Ireland's European Union Reform (Lisbon) Treaty referendum (Ref B) will most likely be held on Thursday, June 12. Speaking in the Dail (Irish Parliament) on April 2, shortly after announcing his resignation from office effective [...]	2008-04-03 16:23:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN EI
08DUBLIN223	IRELAND ACCEPTS CUBAN REFUGEES; PASSES MUTUAL LEGAL [...] (SBU) Sean Aylward, Secretary General of the Irish Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform told the Embassy April 22 that the way had been cleared to immediately resettle 11 Cuban refugees who have been sheltering at Guantanamo. He added that the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bi [...]	2008-04-29 10:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KCRM KJUS KTIA KFRD KWMN EI
08DUBLIN237	LISBON TREATY REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO WARM UP IN [...] The pace of campaigning for the June 12 Lisbon Treaty referendum has begun to warm up, as the Irish Referendum Commission announced the launch of its public awareness campaign. A poll released on April 27 has the referendum vote too close to call. However, Prime Minister-elect Brian Cowen de [...]	2008-05-01 14:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EI EUN
08DUBLIN356	IRELAND SOUNDLY REJECTS LISBON TREATY IN SHOCK RESULT [...] (U) By a surprisingly large margin, Irish voters today rejected the EU Lisbon Treaty by 53.7 percent to 46.3 percent. The final results were announced late in the afternoon. The 'No' campaign won in 33 of 43 constituencies. No single factor has emerged as decisive in the 'Yes' defeat. Howe [...]	2008-06-13 16:13:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN EI
08DUBLIN363	IRISH GOVERNMENT SEEKS TIME TO DEAL WITH REJECTION [...] (C) As the Irish Government seeks to fathom the reasons for the surprise defeat of the Lisbon Treaty referendum on June 12, the EU appears prepared to give Ireland some breathing space to assess the poll result, conduct domestic consultations, and negotiate with EU partners to find a way to r [...]	2008-06-17 17:36:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EI
08DUBLIN368	IRISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS IRELAND'S FUTURE LIES WITH [...] Following the June 12 'No' vote on the Lisbon Treaty, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Cowen addressed the Dail (Lower house of Parliament) on June 18, saying that the Government accepted the verdict of the people. Nonetheless, Cowen noted that Ireland's place in the international arena had been re [...]	2008-06-18 15:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EI
08DUBLIN384	IRELAND ON THE HOOK TO DEVISE SOLUTION TO LISBON [...] (C) In the past week and a half, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has succeeded in getting breathing space from his counterparts in the European Council to find a solution to the dilemma created by the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the Irish people in a referendum on June 12 (reftel). Non [...]	2008-06-25 11:34:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN EI
08DUBLIN389	BRIAN COWEN: NO SOLUTION TO THE LISBON CRISIS BUT [...] (C) During the Ambassador's meeting with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on June 26, 2008 (their first formal meeting since Cowen assumed his new position as Taoiseach),Cowen affirmed continued Irish support for U.S. activities in Shannon and expanded CBP pre-clearance operations. Cowen ur [...]	2008-06-27 14:40:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ENRG ETRD EUN PGOV PREL EINV
08DUBLIN390	IRISH VIEW OF SHAPING POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) On June 30, 2008, POLOFF spoke with Conleth Brady, Deputy Director of the Asia and Oceania Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Brady indicated that to date Ireland had disbursed 1 million euro (USD 1.57 million) through Irish charities, and it is currently reviewing its abilit [...]	2008-06-30 15:31:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID EUN PGOV EI
08DUBLIN411	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU POSITION, WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR [...] On July 7, 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel demarhe to James McIntyre, Director of the Human Righs Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. He stated that while Ireland is generally suppotive of the event, it will not co-sponsor absent collective sponsrship by the EU. FOLEY [...]	2008-07-10 14:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM EI
08DUBLIN428	IRELAND'S VIEWS ON JULY 22-23 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on July 12 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. EU Foreign Ministers will be briefed by High Representative Javier Solana following his scheduled discussions with Saeed Jalili in Geneva on June 19. They will also hear from [...]	2008-07-18 16:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP EI
08DUBLIN431	IRISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ASSESSES LISBON TREATY [...] (C) On July 15, 2008 Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan told the Ambassador that it was "not possible" for the Irish Government to be ready by mid-October to propose a way forward to the European Council following the unexpected de [...]	2008-07-22 14:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN PINR EI
08DUBLIN433	SARKOZY IN DUBLIN -- IN LISTENING MODE [...] Summary: On July 21, French President Nicolas Sarkozy spent five hours in Dublin meeting with the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, the heads of the main opposition parties, and a gathering of representatives from both the pro- and anti-Lisbon Treaty camps. Cowen impressed upon Sarkozy that i [...]	2008-07-23 13:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EUN FR EI
08DUBLIN436	IRELAND WILLING TO CONSIDER RESETTLING GUANTANAMO [...] (S) Summary: On July 15, 2008 Ambassador-at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met Michael Flahive, Assistant Secretary in the Irish Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and Darach Mac Fhoinnbhairr (MAC-FIN-BAR),Director, America,s Section, Department of Foreign Affairs t [...]	2008-07-24 12:03:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KJUS KTIA EI
08DUBLIN44	TOUGH CAMPAIGN AHEAD FOR EU REFORM TREATY [...] (C) Summary: The Director of the EU Division at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is optimistic that the EU Reform Treaty referendum will pass in 2008, but not without a robust campaign by Treaty supporters. While there will be a lot of rhetoric and hand-wringing in coming months, we a [...]	2008-01-24 14:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EI
08DUBLIN440	IRELAND ENCOURAGES BALANCED APPROACH TO SARG [...] (C) On July 25, 2008, we delivered reftel demarche to Stephen Dawson, Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at the Department of Foreign Affairs. While Ireland is generally in agreement with the U.S. position, Dawson said that his government would likely engage with Syria at an ear [...]	2008-07-25 15:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY EUN EI
08DUBLIN442	IRELAND ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION -- AKP DECISION [...] (SBU) On July 29, 2008 POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ciara Delaney, First Secretary for Enlargement & Eastern Europe in the Department of Foreign Affairs' EU Division. Delaney indicated that the outcome of the AKP case will strongly influence the EU's treatment of Turkey. She stated tha [...]	2008-07-29 16:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV TU EUN EI
08DUBLIN48	IRISH VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 28-29 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered the January GAERC demarche on January 24 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ireland is likely to recognize Kosovo's independence quickly, and is generally sympathetic to U.S. views on the Middle East, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sudan, DRC, [...]	2008-01-25 13:26:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PHUM PREL KV IR IZ IS SU EI
08DUBLIN566	IRELAND UNLIKELY TO RESETTLE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) EUR/WE Office Director Pamela Spratlen reviewed the status of Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson's presentation to the Irish government on July 15, 2008, in which Williamson requested the Government of Ireland to accept one or more detainees from Guantanamo who coul [...]	2008-10-15 08:54:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KJUS KTIA KAWC EI
08DUBLIN640	IRISH RESPONSE ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] On November 26, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Martin Finucane, Principal, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Division at the Department of Communication, Energy, and Natural Resources. Finucane said that the Irish government will review the U.S. government's position as it prepares for t [...]	2008-11-26 15:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN ECON EI
08DUBLIN80	IRELAND'S VIEWS ON FUTURE UKRAINE EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Ireland does not oppose Ukraine entry into the EU, but does not see it happening anytime soon. End summary. 2. (U) On February 12, in response to an inquiry from Washington, POLOFF spoke with Ruaidhri Dowling, Deputy Director of the Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia sec [...]	2008-02-14 13:05:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EI UP
08DUBLIN85	IRISH VIEWS ON THE FEBRUARY 18-19 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: POLOFF delivered February GAERC demarche talking points on February 14 to Claire Buckley, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Ireland will recognize Kosovo fairly quickly and will strive for EU solidarity in responding to Kosovo's declaration of independ [...]	2008-02-15 11:54:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL PHUM EI
08DUBLIN91	IRISH PRIME MINISTER TO ADDRESS CONGRESS ON APRIL [...] (C) Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern has announced that he has accepted an invitation from Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address a joint session of Congress on April 30, 2008. At the same time, Declan Ganley, the President of the Libertas Institute, which is leading the fight in Irelan [...]	2008-02-20 15:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EI
08GEORGETOWN449	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE [...] (U) Econoff delivered demarche to Marsha Caddett, Americas Desk Officer at the MFA, who acknowledged receipt of the message but provided no substantive response. Williams [...]	2008-07-31 21:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER COL VE EUN AF SNAR PGOV PREL
08GUATEMALA514	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza stated that he will recommend Guatemala's co-sponsorship of the US-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2. [...]	2008-04-23 19:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA614	GUATEMALA: CO-SPONSORSHIP OF US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 22:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GT
08HANOI1367	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 02:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM UNSC LE SY EUN VM
08HANOI517	DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE - VIETNAM RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam has considered activities for May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. We will continue to raise our concerns about Cuba discreetly to key players in the GVN. In view of local considerations, however, we have not scheduled any public outreach activities. 2. (S [...]	2008-05-05 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EUN CU VM
08HELSINKI180	FINNISH COMMENTS ON THE APRIL 28-29 GAERC [...] (U) Poloffs delivered GAERC talking points to Finnish MFA European Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola April 22. 2. (SBU) WESTERN BALKANS: The GoF agrees that the US and the EU should work collaboratively to urge the UNSG to show leadership in ensuring a smooth transition from UNMIK to a new [...]	2008-04-24 07:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN FI
08HELSINKI203	FINLAND JOINS REWNEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY [...] (U) On April 29, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). Dr. Maranne Osterkorn, International Director at REEEP, atended the signing ceremony at the British Embasy in Helsinki. Finlan [...]	2008-05-09 13:39:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EUN FI
08HELSINKI224	FINLAND: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 13:09:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PREL EUN KPAO SOCI CU FI
08HELSINKI226	FINNISH COMMENTS ON THE MAY 26-27 GAERC [...] (U) PolChief and PolOff delivered the Department's GAERC talking points to Finnish European Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola May 20. 2. (SBU) IRAN: Mikkola acknowledged that the EU has still been unable to reach consensus on implementation of UNSCR 1803. However, she noted that the EU did [...]	2008-05-22 13:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN FI LE IR GG SY
08HELSINKI29	FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 06:23:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN FI
08HELSINKI302	FINLAND: BURMA POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered demarche Shaping Post-Cyclone Assistance in Burma to Theresa Zitting, First Secretary, Asia and Oceania on July 2 who stated that Finland agrees with USG points on Burma: GoF condemns political prisoners, condemns that they are still under house arrest, is concerned with [...]	2008-07-02 13:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM EUN FI
08HELSINKI324	FINNISH COMMENTS ON GAERC JULY 22-23 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 07:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN PGOV FI IR SO SU ZI UP CD
08HELSINKI343	FINLAND: DEMARCHE TURKEY ACCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 12:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN FI
08HELSINKI406	FINLAND: COMMENTS ON GYMNICH SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff delivered points from reftels to Markku Lampinen, Deputy Director Deputy European Correspondent, Unit for European Common Foreign and Security Policy on September 3. Lampinen stated that the extraordinary European Council (EC) meeting on Monday (September 1) left less fo [...]	2008-09-04 13:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV GG PHUM RU FI
08HELSINKI415	FINDLAND COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 14:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN PGOV FISO SO ZI UP
08HELSINKI456	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON IN FINLAND [...] (C) Ambassador Williamson briefed Finnish officials about his recent trip to Georgia on September 15. Williamson urged the Finns to use their chairmanship to push for a more robust OSCE monitoring mission that would have access to South Ossetia and Abkahzia and could document abuses. Finnis [...]	2008-10-08 13:34:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN ICJ GG RS FI
08HELSINKI463	FINNISH COMMENTS ON OCTOBER 13 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 10:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS FI
08HELSINKI500	FINNISH COMMENTS ON NOV 3 GYMNICH AND NOV 10-11 [...] (U) PolChief met on October 31 with Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, Director of the MFA Unit for European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the upcoming Gymnich and GAERC meetings. 2. (C) Mikkola said the subject of the November 3 Gymnich would be Transatlantic Relations, i.e., as a [...]	2008-10-31 16:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	BK CG EUN FI PGOV PHUM PREL RS
08HELSINKI550	FINNISH COMMENTS ON THE DECEMBER 8-9 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. PolOff met with MFA Unit for the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy Director Leena-Kaisa Mikkola to discuss GAERC points on December 5. On the question of enlargement, she stated that the Western Balkans will be part of a general discussion and Turkey will be encou [...]	2008-12-05 15:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU FI
08HELSINKI61	FEBRUARY GAERC: FINNS SUPPORT COMMON PLATFORM FOR [...] (U) PolChief delivered the Department's GAERC talking points to Finnish European Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola Feb. 12. Not surprisingly, Mikkola said that Kosovo will dominate the ministers' agenda. 2. (C) The EU still hoped to establish a "common platform" for member states' speedy re [...]	2008-02-12 11:50:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN FI
08HELSINKI93	FINLAND: PRE-GAERC RESPONSE [...] (U) PolChief discussed the GAERC talking points with Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola March 4. 2. (SBU) WESTERN BALKANS: Mikkola noted that several member states insisted on a "Western Balkans" agenda point, rather than simply a specific Kosovo point. Some agreed that it w [...]	2008-03-05 13:08:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN FI
08KINGSTON387	JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] Post believes that, in Jamaica, an objective, factual Op-ed outlining human rights violations, detentions of political prisoners, and the lack of a genuine democratic process in Cuba would be the most effective means of expressing solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. 2. Post requests [...]	2008-05-05 19:46:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN KPAO CU JM XL
08KINGSTON653	JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE PRESSURE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 16:25:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	COL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL JM XL
08KINSHASA258	GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 12TH MEETING OF JMG TASK [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 7 meeting of the Nairobi process Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force went smoothly and professionally. Discussion of the minutes of the previous meeting took only about 20 minutes. Congo noted it had launched its FDLR "sensibilization" campaign March 1. FDLR lead [...]	2008-03-15 18:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG RW EUN SF AU UN
08KINSHASA287	GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 14TH MEETING OF JMG TASK [...] (SBU) Summary. The March 21 Joint Monitoring Group Task Force session in Goma went reasonably smoothly, with little wrangling. Congo characterized its post-March 15 military plans against the ex-FAR/Interahamwe as a "progressive operation," not "classical war." Rwanda characterized as "positi [...]	2008-03-24 07:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV KPKO CG RW SF UN EUN
08KINSHASA305	GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 15TH MEETING OF JOINT [...] Summary. The March 28 meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force in Goma was again generally businesslike. The DRC claims to have captured Rwandan-national CNDP fighters, and the prisoners have alleged the presence of more. The DRC also claims to have captured a brigade-level FD [...]	2008-03-31 09:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN EUN
08KINSHASA345	GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 16th MEETING OF JMG TASK [...] (SBU) Summary: The 16th meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force for the Nairobi communIque April 4 in Goma was punctuated by several unexpected exchanges. The FARDC's regional military intelligence chief implied that CNDP is an ally against FDLR. The Congolese delegation repor [...]	2008-04-15 12:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UN RW SF EUN
08KINSHASA359	GOMA NOTES 04/16/08 - GOMA PROCESS: BACK TO THE BUSINESS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Goma process Joint Technical Committee on Peace and Security debated and approved bylaws for the conduct of internal business in Goma April 15-16. The sessions were generally businesslike, in contrast to an earlier meeting April 12. Many of the most egregious passages had [...]	2008-04-18 08:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA386	GOMA NOTES 04/21/08 - GOMA PROCESS: CNDP HARDLINERS ATTEMPT [...] (SBU) Summary. The CNDP clung to hardline arguments April 18-19 linking the proposed calendar of activities for the Amani Program Joint Technical Committee on Peace and Security (CTMPS) to progress against the FDLR, but a weekend of pushing by National Coordinator Apollinaire Malumalu and the [...]	2008-04-29 15:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA437	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] As background in responding to reftels, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warm relations with Cuba. In fact, former President Laurent Kabila, whose son Joseph is the DRC's current head of state, fought alongside Che Guevara in the 1960's in the eastern Congo in [...]	2008-05-16 17:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU CG
08KINSHASA513	GOMA NOTES 06/07/08: UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISITS GOMA [...] (SBU) Visiting UNSC ambassadors, including Ambassador Garvelink representing the U.S., listened with interest and appreciation June 7 to arguments advanced by Apollinaire Malu Malu, President of the Independent Electoral Commission and National Coordinator of the Amani Program, for support to [...]	2008-06-10 07:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA534	Shortley and van de Geer discuss eastern Congo programs [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of UN agencies briefed AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley and EU Special Envoy Roeland van de Geer on their programs in eastern Congo June 2 in Kinshasa. UN programs include opening strategic road axes, extension of state authority, refugee return and agricultural [...]	2008-06-17 11:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA537	Meeting with Rene Abandi June 14, 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary. USAID and OCHA representatives met with CNDP spokesman Rene Abandi June 14 to raise concerns regarding several recent developments, including a CNDP letter attacking NGOs, its demand for involvement in humanitarian decisions in its territory, withdrawal of its forces from the a [...]	2008-06-17 15:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA630	GDRC receives surrender July 31 of RUD soldiers [...] (SBU) The recent surrender of 67 Rassemblement pour l'Unit et la Democratie (RUD) soldiers in a public ceremony in North Kivu on July 31 was a small but potentially significant victory for DDRRR. The ceremony took place in the vicinity of Luofu in Lubero district. In attendance were the DRC M [...]	2008-08-05 06:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
08KOLONIA100	FSM'S RESPONSE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS [...] On July 3rd, post delivered the demarche on the Prisoners of Conscience Public Affairs Event to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The FSM Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary of American Affairs informed the Embassy today that the demarche was forwarde [...]	2008-07-11 06:49:00	Embassy Kolonia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM FM
08KUALALUMPUR618	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 CARGO INSPECTION; DRAFT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on July 15 to Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shazryll did not provide a substantive response, but informed us the Ministry would review the provided i [...]	2008-07-15 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINR PREL ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP EUN
08KYIV1875	UKRAINE'S NEXT STEP TOWARD THE EU: A "DEEP" FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine and the EU have launched negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),which would slash bilateral tariffs and reduce a range of other non- tariff trade barriers. Ukraine's chief negotiator told us that the talks are not true "negotiations," as they are focused on how U [...]	2008-09-22 12:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PREL EUN UP
08KYIV784	UKRAINE: DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) On April 18, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche and non-paper to First Deputy Foreign Minister Volodymr Khandohiy conveying the USG position on the Prisoners of Conscience Declaration. Khandohiy thanked Ambassador for the points. Post will continue to track this issue. 2. (U) Visit Em [...]	2008-04-21 09:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL UP
08LISBON1592	PORTUGAL REMARKS ON POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 10:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID BMGT EUN
08LISBON205	PORTUGAL PUSHES FOR BALANCED HRC RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor and Poloff jointly delivered reftel demarche points to MFA officials in both the Middle East and the UN/Human Rights Offices urging a common position against the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC) special resolution on Gaza as presented in reftel. UN Affairs Officer Gon [...]	2008-01-24 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN PO
08LISBON207	PORTUGAL USES EU PRESIDENCY TO PUSH BIOTECH [...] (C) Led by Minister of Agriculture Jaime Silva, Portugal visibly strengthened its public support for biotech issues during its July-December 2007 EU Presidency. Minister Silva's public leadership on biotech went beyond favorable voting to include outspoken support of the European Food Safety [...]	2008-01-24 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO PO EUN
08LISBON221	PORTUGUESE VIEWPOINTS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 28-29 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of the GAERC meeting on January 28 and 29. She offered frank insights into the internal EU discussions on Kosovo, Iran, Kenya, and on the new practice of "restricted sessions." 2. [...]	2008-01-25 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2379	PORTUGAL BRIEFS SENATOR GREGG ON RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MOD State Secretary Joao Mira Gomes told Senator Judd Gregg (R, NH) that Russia's illegal actions in Georgia required a diplomatic solution in which the West needed to stand firm on principle (including Georgia's territorial integrity) and suspend military cooperati [...]	2008-09-04 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP PREL GG AF RS IR UP PO KV EUN

08LISBON2514	PORTUGAL CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AT SEPTEMBER 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal has no plans to present or direct discussion at the September 15-16 GAERC meeting. MFA officials expressed cautious optimism about political developments in Zimbabwe and Belarus. They told us that the GOP fully supports EU efforts to stabilize the Somali coast and Geo [...]	2008-09-12 17:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI TU GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2515	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU LINE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) Portugal's MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins said Portugal plans to coordinate its human rights agenda with other EU member states and vote on Third Committee measures as a bloc. The GOP approved draft text for Third Committee resolutions, but Martins said Portugal was still wait [...]	2008-09-12 17:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	UN PHUM PREL EUN PO
08LISBON2591	PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 09:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RS GG PO EUN
08LISBON2600	PORTUGAL ON BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (U) Portugal is actively engaged in EU efforts to reach consensus on biofuels mandates and sustainability criteria by the end of 2008, according to officials of the Ministries of Environment and Economy. Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Ministry of Environment highlighted to Pol/Econoff the Prime [...]	2008-09-22 16:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN POL PO
08LISBON2641	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS TOUGHER LINE ON BELARUS AT [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA officials Isabel Ferreira and Florbela Cardy stressed that Portugal and the EU agree with the main points of reftel demarche on Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus. While Portugal plans to follow the EU consensus on most votes, Cardy did mention that Portugal and the Ne [...]	2008-10-09 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	BO GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2658	PORTUGAL'S PARTICIPATION IN EULEX (C-RE8-01061) [...] (C) Following Portugal's recent recognition of Kosovo (Ref A),Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Defense Luis Leandro da Silva told us that they fully support the EU Mission. He further noted that, although not every EU member state recognizes Kosovo, the EU has achieved consensu [...]	2008-10-22 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EUN KV PO
08LISBON2672	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 12:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PO
08LISBON2699	PORTUGAL REITERATES OUTSTANDING BOSNIA COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Florbela Cardy and Isabel Ferreira of the Portuguese MFA expressed general Portugal and EU agreement with reftel points. Cardy stressed EU resolve for Bosnia to meet its 5 2 Agenda commitments and downplayed concerns about the EU/Russia summit. Cardy said the EU is encouraged b [...]	2008-11-07 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN BK RS IZ AF BM PO PHUM
08LISBON2702	PORTUGAL ON GAERC SUPPLEMENT DEALING WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 10:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV RS PO
08LISBON2703	PORTUGAL: EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EUN IMO PO
08LISBON2739	PORTUGAL ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (C) Luis Duarte Silva of Portugal's Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Economy) said Portugal understands reftel demarche points but must continue to work within the EU process regarding biofuels sustainability. Silva acknowledged Portuguese reservations concerning the EU [...]	2008-11-28 15:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU PO
08LISBON2784	PORTUGAL: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC EUN PO
08LISBON350	PORTUGUESE LAMENT ELUSIVENESS OF EU KOSOVO UNITY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Portuguese MFA political director said he expects the EU to take as long as a week or two to achieve a consensus EU reaction to a Kosovar declaration of independence. He said some member states have made preparations difficult, that final negotiations cannot take place un [...]	2008-02-12 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV MOPS PO ZL
08LISBON353	DEMARCHE ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 12 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 07:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PO TBIO EUN
08LISBON427	PORTUGUESE POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 18-19 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha stressed that the February GAERC would be focused heavily on how to coordinate a unified response to a Kosovar coordinated declaration of independence (CDI). In addition, she responded to reftel points on the Middle East, Chad, Kenya, and Myanmar [...]	2008-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PO
08LISBON511	PORTUGAL: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (SBU) The selection of Raul Castro as Cuba's president will not alter Portugal's support for the EU's dual-track approach of pressing for political reform while actively engaging members of civil society. The MFA Americas Director does not foresee any radical change but does see possible eco [...]	2008-02-27 17:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU EUN PREL PO
08LISBON606	PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR; [...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel),Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...]	2008-03-11 15:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO
08LISBON624	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS IPCC LANGUAGE TO REDUCE GHG [...] (C) EU member states, including Portugal, strongly support Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) language suggesting Annex 1 countries collectively reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020, according to a high-ranking Environment Ministry official who characterized the proposal as [...]	2008-03-12 17:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV KGHG EUN PO
08LJUBLJANA107	INTERIOR MINISTER ON VWP, DATA SHARING, AND MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a March 5 meeting with Charge dQAffaires (CDA) Maryruth Coleman, Interior Minister Dragutin Mate offered insight into the European UnionQs internal divisions over the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP),[...]	2008-03-05 15:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL EUN ASEC SI
08LJUBLJANA113	SLOVENIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) On March 5, Slovenia's Parliament convened in an extraordinary session and voted 57-4 to recognize Kosovo. It approved the Government's Conclusion on the Recognition of Kosovo, which the Cabinet had adopted on February 21 (ref A). The MPs supported the position of FM Rupel, who represente [...]	2008-03-06 11:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA114	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] (C) In their March 5 meeting, European Correspondent Aljaz Arih told ADCM that the Foreign Ministers would issue Council conclusions on Bosnia and Herzogovina, the Stability Pact/Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),Afghanistan, Pakistan, the WTO, and Zimbabwe. He noted that other than the Cou [...]	2008-03-06 11:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE SI
08LJUBLJANA115	SCENESETTER FOR A/G MUKASEY AND DHS CHERTOFF VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are looking forward to your visit. You will be the first USG Cabinet level visitors to Slovenia since it assumed the EU Presidency at the beginning of this year, and your meetings and events during your stay should bolster our already close ties with this country. From the o [...]	2008-03-06 16:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PGOV EUN ASEC OVIP SI
08LJUBLJANA116	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 15, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles and Director of Office of Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations, Doug Rohn held bilateral and U.S.-EU consultations wi [...]	2008-03-07 07:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA121	SLOVENIA SAYS COUNCIL LIKELY TO GO FORWARD WITH [...] (SBU) On March 11, Emboff briefed reftel talking points on U.S.-EU climate change cooperation to Andrej Kranjc--Secretary for International Relations at the Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning--who is Slovenia's national coordinator on climate change issues. Kranjc took note [...]	2008-03-11 14:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA126	CHARGE DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE, U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C) On March 13, Charge met with Slovenian Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Janez Podobnik and ministry spokesperson Emil Ferjancic--both of whom attended the March 7 U.S.-EU High-Level Dialogue (HLD) on Climate Change--to discuss climate change issues with an eye to possible deli [...]	2008-03-18 05:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV KGHG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA141	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 26, A/DCM delivered reftel's points on the March 28-29 Gymnich to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih noted that, in keeping with Slovenia's focus on the Balkans during its Presidency, FM Rupel had decided to devote the second day of the informal FMs' meeting to the Western Ba [...]	2008-03-26 11:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PHUM IS SY LE RS CH SI
08LJUBLJANA142	EU COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS - LISBON STRATEGY, CLIMATE AND [...] (U) The March 13-14 European Council resulted in the launch of the second cycle of the renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, ratification of the EU's climate and energy package, and proposals to create greater stability in the financial markets. Slovenian Prime Minister and EU Council [...]	2008-03-26 15:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SENV ENRG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA144	U.S.-EU JHA Ministerial Meeting Holds Productive Sessions [...] (U) Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate and Justice Minister Lovro Sturm hosted Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini on March 12-13 for the [...]	2008-03-27 15:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CVIS SMIG SNAR PREL KCRM KFRD EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA145	SLOVENIA'S EXPECTATIONS FOR NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, MFA Director of Division for Security Policy Stanislav Vidovic discussed with Emboff Slovenia's expectations for the April 2 - 4 NATO Summit in Bucharest. Vidovic expressed doubt that Slovenia will announce any increase or restructuring of its International Security [...]	2008-03-27 15:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN SI NATO
08LJUBLJANA146	SLOVENIAN EU PRESIDENCY AT THE HALFWAY POINT [...] (C) Slovenia has made the most of its limited resources during the first three months of its EU presidency by focusing on what it knows best and turning to outside sources for assistance in other areas. Slovenia appears more amenable than many previous small-country presidencies to seek guid [...]	2008-03-28 15:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CVIS PGOV EUN ASEC OVIP SI
08LJUBLJANA159	ECOFIN CONCLUSIONS - FIGHTING INFLATION, [...] (SBU) The Informal Meeting of the Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) held at Brdo April 4-5 produced no surprises as the Minsters for Finance and European Central Bank (ECB) governors from the 15 eurogroup members met to discuss "efficient and effective" strategies for contr [...]	2008-04-07 18:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA161	SLOVENIA AND U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGREE ON IMPORTANCE OF THE TEC [...] (C/NF) In April 3 meetings with Dan Christman, Senior Vice President of International Relations at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, senior officials from the Ministry of Economy (MoE) and MFA stressed that the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) was very important for Slovenia and that it was im [...]	2008-04-09 14:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD EUN SI PGOV
08LJUBLJANA183	SLOVENIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO ATTEND CSD-16 [...] (U) On April 21, Emboffs delivered reftel points to MFA International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Minister Plenipotentiary, Ales Verdir, who stated that although Slovenia appreciates U.S. concerns regarding a Zimbabwean chair of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD),[...]	2008-04-22 13:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON SI
08LJUBLJANA185	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 28-29 GAERC [...] (C) On April 24, A/DCM delivered the April 28-29 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the GAERC would issue conclusions on Burma, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the Western Balkans. He noted that Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and China/Tibet/Olympics were not on the agenda. [...]	2008-04-24 13:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SI
08LJUBLJANA186	SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCY ISSUES STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF [...] (SBU) On April 22, Emboffs delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division, Ambassador Darja Bavdaz Kuret, raising our opposition to the upgrading of Russian relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Bavdaz Kuret said that the Slovenian EU Presidency had i [...]	2008-04-24 14:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA189	USDOC DYCK VISIT TO SLOVENIA FOCUSED ON TEC AND BILATERAL [...] (SBU) U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Dyck's early April meetings with senior officials SIPDIS from the Slovene government centered on the importance of moving the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) forward and stressed the value of increasing bilateral [...]	2008-04-28 07:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA197	SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCY NOT SOFTENING POSITION ON [...] (C) On April 28, Emboff met with MFA Asia, Africa, and Pacific Division Minister Plenipotentiary Jasna Lhotka and Third Secretary Matjaz Marko to deliver reftel points noting the softer language on the Chinese arms embargo in the EU-Japan Summit Joint Statement, and expressing our belief that [...]	2008-04-30 13:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM JA EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA20	EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LUNCH FOCUSES ON KOSOVO [...] (C) At the January 11 EU luncheon, EUR A/S Dan Fried urged the EU Political Directors not to delay Kosovo's independence, anticipated after the second round of the Serbian elections February 3. The Slovenian Chair, Political Director Mitja Drobnic, and A/S Fried both recognized how far the EU [...]	2008-01-15 16:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA203	SLOVENIA'S MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTIVE OF TEC [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Charge, Minister of Economy Andrej Vizjak strongly agreed with our overall assessment that the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) is an excellent vehicle to raise complicated regulatory issues at the political level to effect change. He insisted that European eco [...]	2008-05-07 14:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EUN EINV ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA208	EU TRANSPORT MINISTERS FOCUS ON TRAN-EUROPEAN [...] (U) At their May 6 informal meeting, EU transport ministers examined the status of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) and discussed measures needed to reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020. At a related press conference, Slovene Minister of Transport and Transport Council p [...]	2008-05-12 12:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN EAIR EWWT SENV PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA212	SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Slovenia for the U.S.-EU Summit provides an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable progress made in this small but dynamic country since your visit in 2001. Over the past seven years, Slovenia's own accomplishments reflect progress to a Europe that is [...]	2008-05-14 07:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA216	SLOVENIA AND THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) In support of the Day of Solidarity With the Cuban People May 21 event, post will place the Washington-drafted op-ed in Vecer, one of Slovenia's largest dailies. We expect the op-ed will also be picked up by the national wire service and other national papers. From May 20 to 23, the Embassy [...]	2008-05-20 08:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL EUN CU SI
08LJUBLJANA219	CONGRESSMAN OBERSTAR URGES EU TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO [...] (U) During his May 5-6 visit to Slovenia to meet with EU transport officials during the informal meeting of EU transport ministers, Congressman James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, suggested increased U.S.-EU cooperation to set global standards f [...]	2008-05-20 17:14:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ELTN EWWT SENV PREL PGOV EUN OREP SI
08LJUBLJANA223	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 26-27 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 21, A/DCM delivered the May 26-27 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the "jumbo" GAERC, which would include Development and Defense Ministers, would issue conclusions on Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, the Western B [...]	2008-05-21 18:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08LJUBLJANA23	EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA MEETING FINDS COMMON [...] (C) At the January 11 U.S. - EU Troika meeting, A/S Fried and EU Presidency, Council, and Commission representatives generally found common ground on Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, and Burma. On Iran, the EU advised that even a weak UNSCR would help pave the way for stronger EU sanctions. The [...]	2008-01-18 08:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA235	SLOVENIAN FM LOOKING FORWARD TO U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C) At a May 28 lunch, Foreign Minister Rupel stressed to the Ambassador that Slovenia hoped the message of the June 10 U.S.-EU Summit would be our strong transatlantic partnership. He added that the bilateral meetings should not be as prominent. FM Rupel also highlighted the helpful role of [...]	2008-05-29 09:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV ECON EINV SI
08LJUBLJANA237	SLOVENIA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) On May 30, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Barbara Susnik, MFA U.S. Desk Officer and COTRA National delegate, and informed her of the USG positions regarding U.S.-EU Summit Declaration text on issues relating to Latin America and Missile Defense. An anxious Susnik worried that it would [...]	2008-05-30 14:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PHUM PREL CU SI
08LJUBLJANA238	AMBASSADOR GHAFARI PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, four days after arriving in Ljubljana, Yousif B. Ghafari presented his credentials as the new U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia to President Turk. At a follow-on courtesy call the President and the Ambassador agreed on the need for greater U.S. business activity in Sloveni [...]	2008-05-30 15:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV ECON EINV SI
08LJUBLJANA24	EUR A/S FRIED URGES SWIFT COORDINATED U.S.-EU [...] (C) In each of his bilateral meetings in Ljubljana January 10-11, EUR A/S Dan Fried discussed the U.S.-EU Summit, saying that it is likely to be in June and planning is underway. In meetings with the PM's advisors and the MFA, they identified possible themes for the summit as regional issues, [...]	2008-01-18 10:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA255	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) On June 12, Pol/Econ Chief delivered the June 16-17 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said the GAERC, which had a very long agenda, would issue conclusions on Cuba, the Western Balkans, Somalia, Sudan, DRoC, and Central Asia (without a discussion). The FMs would sen [...]	2008-06-12 12:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE CU
08LJUBLJANA29	SLOVENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN ESDP DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD [...] (C) On January 17, Emboff delivered reftel points and nonpaper to Andrej Slapnicar of the MFA Security Policy Division, who stated that Slovenia appreciates U.S. support for the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) deployment to Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and noted t [...]	2008-01-23 05:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR PGOV PREL CD SI
08LJUBLJANA293	SLOVENIA EU PRESIDENCY - HUMANITARIAN AID FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 13:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EUN BM SI
08LJUBLJANA298	SLOVENIA EU PRESIDENCY WELCOMES US ACTIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 09:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN KNNP EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA299	SLOVENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) On July 1, A/DCM discussed the upcoming July 11 Kosovo Donors Conference with Leon Marc, head of the MFA's Division for Southeastern Europe, and encouraged Slovenia to pledge at the EC-sponsored donors' conference. Marc said that although the government had not yet cleared the amount of th [...]	2008-07-01 09:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV UNMIK YI KPKO KVIR SI
08LJUBLJANA307	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORING PRISONERS OF [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On July 9, Emboffs met with MFA Minister Plenipotentiary and previous Chair of the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Smiljana Knez to seek co-sponsorship of a Prisoners of Conscience public affairs event. Knez inform [...]	2008-07-09 15:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EUN KDEM SI
08LJUBLJANA32	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 28 GAERC [...] (C) In their January 24 meeting, Deputy European Correspondent Aljaz Arih explained to ADCM that now that Slovenia had the Presidency, it would not express strong positions on the issues. Instead, Slovenia's main task was to organize the GAERCs and put all the issues together. He said, howev [...]	2008-01-24 16:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IR IS SY SI PGOV PK KE
08LJUBLJANA323	SLOVENIAN RESPONSE FOR JULY 22-23 GAERC [...] (SBU) On July 17, Emboffs met with Aljaz Arih, Head of the CFSP Unit at the MFA, to deliver reftel points in advance of the July 22 - 23 for the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. IRAN ---- 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Emboff urged the Government of Slovenia (GOS),[...]	2008-07-18 15:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN IR SO SU CD ZI UP
08LJUBLJANA33	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS FURTHER PRESSURE ON BURMA BUT [...] (C) On January 23, Emboff met with Ambassador Janez Premoze, Chairman of the EU's Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI),to urge Slovenia and the EU to adopt a ban on the import of gems and hardwood originating in Burma (per reftel A) and to review any plans by Slovenian or EU companies to invest [...]	2008-01-25 13:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EPET EUN BM SI
08LJUBLJANA348	SLOVENIA NOTES U.S. CONCERNS WITH SARG, BUT NOT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 15:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN RS TU NO SW SI
08LJUBLJANA349	SLOVENIA RELIEVED TURKEY'S ACCESSION PROCESS CAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 15:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA350	SLOVENIA AGREES TO KEEP PRESSURE ON FARC [...] (C) On August 5, Emboffs met with Natasa Furlan, MFA Americas Division, to encourage the Government of Slovenia (GOS) to condemn FARC human rights abuses and terrorist acts and to use its good offices to urge governments that provide support to the FARC to take demonstrable steps to terminate [...]	2008-08-05 15:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL EUN COL VE HR AF SI
08LJUBLJANA353	SLOVENIA ON MAINTAINING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON THE [...] (C) On August 6, Emboff met with Leon Marc, head of the MFA's Division for Southeast Europe, to urge the Government of Slovenia (GOS) not to prematurely lift the EU travel restrictions on the Karadzic family and to coordinate with the USG and the OHR in Bosnia on any changes to the sanctions a [...]	2008-08-07 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA386	TFGG01: SLOVENIA OPPOSES RECOGNITION OF BREAKAWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia strongly opposes Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, saying that it would be a setback to diplomatic efforts leading up to the September 1 European Council meeting. The Council is expected to endorse Chancellor Merkel's call for a "neighborhood conference [...]	2008-08-26 06:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA398	SLOVENIA PREDICTS "DIFFICULT" SEPTEMBER 5-6 GYMNICH [...] (C) On September 4, Emboff delivered the points on Georgia and non-Georgia topics in advance of the September 5-6 Gymnich meeting (refs A and B) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Although Gymnichs are usually relaxed, Arih predicted that this one would be difficult because of Georgia. [...]	2008-09-04 15:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV PHUM GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA41	U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS INFORMAL HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior U.S. and European Union (EU) officials met in Ljubljana, Slovenia January 9-10 for the U.S.-EU informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Senior Level Meeting to discuss cooperation and coordination across a broad range of transatlantic law enforcement and internal security [...]	2008-02-01 05:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PTER SNAR PREL EUN KHLS SI
08LJUBLJANA413	SLOVENIA PREDICTS "BORING" SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) On September 11, Emboff delivered our points in advance of the September 15-16 GAERC meeting (reftel) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih, who commented that this would be a "pretty boring GAERC." Arih said there would be Council Conclusions on Somalia, which would be the GAERC's mos [...]	2008-09-11 14:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ZL ZI SOCI YI TU GG RS
08LJUBLJANA439	SLOVENIA WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON BIOFUELS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 14:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG EUN SENV TRGY KGHG SI
08LJUBLJANA451	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION: SLOVENIA WILL ABSTAIN, SAYS [...] (C) DCM met the morning of October 8 with MFA Director General (P equivalent) Bogdan Benko to follow up on Ref B demarche. Benko said the French Presidency proposal for a common EU position was under silence procedure until 0900 in New York. He said the proposal had three elements: abstentio [...]	2008-10-08 11:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA454	SLOVENIA FOCUSED ON RUSSIA'S NEIGHBOURS AT OCTOBER [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. Summary ------- 2. (C) On October 9 Emboff delivered our points in advance of the October 13 GAERC meeting (ref A) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih indicated that the FMs' discussions of Georgia at the GAERC would be linked t [...]	2008-10-09 12:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS SI EUN PHUM
08LJUBLJANA47	SLOVENIA GIVES POSITIVE READ-OUT OF MEM 2; PLANS [...] (SBU) On February 5, the Undersecretary for the International Relations Department at the Slovenian Environmental Ministry, Andrej Kranjc, who also headed Slovenia's EU presidency delegation at the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) in Honolulu, told Emboff that the MEM meetings sparked a constru [...]	2008-02-05 13:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL KSCA KGHG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA470	SLOVENIA WILL NOT MAKE ANY BILATERAL PLEDGE AT THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 11:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUN KMCA KCRS SI
08LJUBLJANA482	PM JANSA GIVES INCOMING GOVERNMENT THE BENEFIT OF [...] (C) During a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador, outgoing PM Janez Jansa predicted that - with the exception of Iraq - Slovenia's foreign policy would not change much under the new center-left government, and that the U.S.-Slovenia relationship would continue to be strong. The consensus for [...]	2008-10-24 13:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MASS EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA488	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND [...] (C) On October 29, Emboff met with Aljaz Arih, European Correspondent, to deliver reftel's talking points for the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. Arih stated that the November 3 Gymnich would focus on transatlantic relations and the French had circulated a revised food for thought paper. [...]	2008-10-30 13:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS GG SI ECON ETRD PGOV IS AF PK
08LJUBLJANA49	USTR MEETINGS EMPHASIZE U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) During his January 22 meetings with senior Slovene officials in Ljubljana, Deputy USTR John Veroneau emphasized the importance of movement on the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) and the need to reduce trade barriers globally. Veroneau,s speech at the Amcham meeting on globalization [...]	2008-02-06 15:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD EUN PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA506	SLOVENIA IS INCLINED TO NON-PROLIFERATION, WILL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA515	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO THE EU - [...] (U) In a video interview posted on-line November 14, PM Pahor's candidate for Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Zbogar, stated that Slovenia's position regarding Croatia's EU accession would not change with the incoming government. According to Zbogar, Slovenia supports Croatia's accession, [...]	2008-11-18 16:53:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PBTS HR SI
08LJUBLJANA536	SLOVENIA HOPES FOR PROGRESS ON CROATIA BY DECEMBER [...] (C) On December 3, Emboff met with Acting European Correspondent Darja Gruban to deliver reftel's talking points for the December 8-9 GAERC. Gruban predicted that the Foreign Ministers would spend a fair amount of time on the draft conclusions for the European Council, especially on economic [...]	2008-12-04 07:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ETRD ZL IS PK CG TU SI
08LJUBLJANA537	NEW SLOVENIAN FM IS "PRO-AMERICA," BUT GIVES [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, new Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar stressed that he was pro-American and that Slovenia wanted to continue to deepen its transatlantic ties. He confirmed that Slovenia would withdraw its two instructors from Iraq, either at the end of December o [...]	2008-12-05 12:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV ECON MARR HR SI
08LJUBLJANA59	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 14:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA64	AHMADINEJAD'S ADVISOR'S BRIEF MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) On February 13, Dusan Snoj, President Turk's diplomatic advisor, gave Charge a read-out of the half-hour January 29 meeting at the President's offices with Ahmadinejad's Special Advisor Mojtaba Samareh. Snoj explained that the Iranians had approached the Slovene rep at Davos to say the [...]	2008-02-13 12:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EUN IR SI PARM
08LJUBLJANA65	RUSSIA'S EU EXPERT EXPOUNDS ON KOSOVO, ODIHR, AND [...] (U) Dmitrij Poljanski, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's EU Affairs Unit and member of the Russian delegation in town for the Feb. 13 EU-Russia Troika, was the featured speaker at a Tuesday evening meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia. After remarks on Russia's relationship [...]	2008-02-13 15:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR NATO OSCE PARM PINR PREL
08LJUBLJANA66	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 18 GAERC [...] (C) In their February 13 meeting, European Union Division Director/Deputy Political Director Matej Marn told A/DCM that the February 18 GAERC would focus on Kosovo, which would be the first item on the external relations agenda. He hoped that the debate on other topics would be short. He expe [...]	2008-02-13 16:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN IR IS PGOV AADP
08LJUBLJANA69	EU - RUSSIA TROIKA: CONSTRUCTIVE, BUT NO CHANGE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: All parties involved described the EU - Russia Troika, held in Brdo, Slovenia on February 13, as a "constructive" dialogue. However, as expected, discussions on Kosovo were merely a reiteration of the standard positions, neither side gave any ground. While the lunch discussion w [...]	2008-02-14 16:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EUN ECON CVIS RS SI
08LJUBLJANA74	SLOVENIA PROPOSES SEMINAR TO BRING DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) On February 15, Emboff met with Andrej Kranjc, Undersecretary for International Relations at the Slovenian Ministry of the Environment to discuss Slovenia's preparations for the 18-19 February climate change meeting in Brussels between CEQ and France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the UK, an [...]	2008-02-15 13:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TSPL KSCA KGHG EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA78	SLOVENIA PREPARING TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 19, Charge met with an expansive FM Rupel to urge Slovenia to recognize Kosovo as quickly as possible, per reftel. Observing that Charge was "preaching to the choir," FM Rupel sketched out Slovenia's plans for recognition. According to Rupel, Slovenia's Cabinet will meet on F [...]	2008-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA82	SLOVENIA ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) On February 21, the GOS announced that it intends to recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign nation. At a press conference following a meeting of the Cabinet, the PM's spokesperson announced that the government had adopted a Conclusion on the Recognition of Kosovo and had sent its [...]	2008-02-21 14:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA83	SLOVENIA ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) On February 21, the GOS announced that it intends to recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign nation. At a press conference following a meeting of the Cabinet, the PM's spokesperson announced that the government had adopted a Conclusion on the Recognition of Kosovo and had sent its [...]	2008-02-22 06:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LJUBLJANA89	SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 24, Charge delivered reftel's points to State Secretary Matjaz Sinkovec and also to Director of the Americas Division Roman Kirn, and urged Slovenia to work toward a process of political change that leads to a democratic end. Noting appreciation for our views, both officials c [...]	2008-02-25 08:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CU SI
08LONDON1157	HMG EXPECTS LITTLE IMMINENT CHANGE IN CUBA BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials told Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry they detected little real change since Raul Castro assumed power, but they firmly believed the only means of exploiting any possible openings with the regime was to remain engaged. [...]	2008-04-24 10:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM UK CU EUN
08LONDON1172	UK EXPECTS THE BALKANS TO DOMINATE APRIL GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The UK expects the Balkans to be the key discussion item at the April 27-28 GAERC; the UK is still pushing to have a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA) with Bosnia signed at this GAERC, but expects it will slip to the May GAERC. According to Martin Shearman, EU Corres [...]	2008-04-25 14:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK ZI IR IS CH BM UK
08LONDON1265	EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH [...] Action request for Department. Embassy London plans to mark the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" by placing an op-ed in a local newspaper. We request that WHA provide the text for this placement. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark [...]	2008-05-06 16:31:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1394	UPDATE ON EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF [...] Per ref A, "The Daily Telegraph" has agreed to run the Department-cleared op-ed under the Ambassador's signature in its online version on May 21. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark the occasion. PEN advocates for freedom of expression around the wor [...]	2008-05-19 15:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1553	UK FEELS U.S. PAIN BUT OFFERS LITTLE LOVE ON [...] (C) The UK does not itself strongly object to the proposed U.S. language on Cuba and Venezuela in the U.S.-EU Summit document, but is bowing to the "significant" opposition of other EU Members and will not break rank on including U.S. language. Polcounselor delivered ref message on June 3 to [...]	2008-06-04 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN UK
08LONDON160	(C) UK ON ESDP DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD AND C.A.R. [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 15:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR CD UK
08LONDON1633	UK SUPPPORT AND ATTENDANCE AT BERLIN CONFERENCE IN [...] (C) The UK will not announce new significant money for Palestinian rule-of-law programs at the June 24 Berlin Conference, but will describe what additional programs and plans it intends to further support using already pledged, but undisbursed, funds, the Foreign Office's Middle East Unit tol [...]	2008-06-16 15:50:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN UK
08LONDON1876	UK WELCOMES U.S. MESSAGE ON VIGILANCE OF IRISL CARGOES; BACKS TOUGHER EU ACTION REF: A. STATE 69339 [...] (S) The UK Government welcomed the U.S. message urging increased vigilance of ships and cargoes belonging to Iran Air Cargo and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and is advising relevant companies in the UK-based shipping industry of the need for due diligence when engaged with ei [...]	2008-07-16 16:37:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN UK
08LONDON2055	UK PLEASED WITH FIRST MONTH OF FRENCH PRESIDENCY; [...] (C) Summary. France has "listened to" London during the first month of the French Presidency of the EU, especially on issues of current importance to the UK such as Zimbabwe and Iran, and the FCO tells us HMG is optimistic about prospects for the remainder of the Presidency. Despite initial concer [...]	2008-08-06 15:27:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EUN ETRD IR UP FR UK
08LONDON2785	BOSNIA, EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, AND DRC ARE ON THE UK'S AGENDA AT NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Miliband intends to impress on his EU counterparts that worsening trends in Bosnia require a unified EU message, and to highlight the need for political action in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),during the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. The UK Governm [...]	2008-11-03 17:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV EUN GA IR IZ CG RS UK
08LONDON2898	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY - HMG SHARES ADDITIONAL [...] (C/NF) FCO Deputy Head Security Policy Chris Holtby (strictly protect) confirmed that HMG is satisfied with the progress in establishment of Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood UK, and afloat Force Headquarters (FHQ) for the EU counter-piracy mission "Atalanta." Holtby admitted that Gree [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN EWWT PHSA PTER PREL UK
08LONDON2972	UK RESPONSE TO EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A points to the host government on November 21 regarding the EU's biofuels sustainability proposals under consideration for a vote by the European Parliament in its "20-20-20" Energy and Climate Legislation. In response to USG comments on the amendments, the UK Head of [...]	2008-11-28 18:04:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU

08LONDON3122	UK PLEDGE TO YEAR TWO OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) HMG is currenly in the process of determining the amount of its pledge to Year Two of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, FCO Levant Group Head Benjamin Saoul told us December 15 in response to reftel demarche. The exact amount of the contribution will not be decided until early 2009, Saou [...]	2008-12-15 15:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC LE SY UK EUN
08LONDON3196	TRADE AND FINANCE EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARM [...] European trade and finance experts speaking at a December 18 HMG-sponsored conference in London spoke of an "acute crisis" in trade and finance that "puts world trade genuinely under threat." The credit crisis has administered two blows to world trade by: (1) decreasing economic activity and ( [...]	2008-12-22 16:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECIN ETRD EINV EUN EU UK
08LONDON650	HMG HAS RAISED CONCERNS WITH EU COMMISSIONER [...] (C/NF) HMG agrees the upcoming visit of EU Commissioner Louis Michel to Cuba is "not the smartest timing," and has raised directly with Michel the importance of underscoring the EU's dual-track policy, including meeting with civil society, during the visit, according to Foreign Office EU Corr [...]	2008-03-04 15:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN CU UK
08LUXEMBOURG240	LUXEMBOURG'S GAERC VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Stephan Muller relayed Luxembourg response to reftel demarches on 12 September. Muller briefly addressed Turkey and Zimbabwe, reserving the meat of his comments for Serbia and Georgia. On Serbia, the GoL believes it is time to unfreeze Serbia's SAA with [...]	2008-09-12 15:59:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV LU
08MADRID000762ZFR763	SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID1064	DEMARCHES ON UNSCR RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 12:16:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EWWT EUN PREL MNUC
08MADRID1142	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Regarding the agenda, Benitez said that given the Jumbo GAERC includes defense and development issues in addition to external relations, and that the Congo will likely be [...]	2008-11-03 08:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN ETRD RS IS AF PK SY LE
08MADRID1206	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] (SBU) On November 10, Econoff advised MFA's Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic and Maritime Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde of the US's strong concerns on Article 10 of the EU proposed "third maritime safety" regulation (reftel). Econoff explained that this provision would interfe [...]	2008-11-17 10:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EUN IMO SP
08MADRID1240	SPAIN OK WITH EU BIOFUELS LANGUAGE; SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ESTHOFF reviewed reftel points on November 25 with Hugo Lucas Porta, Secretary General of the International Relations Department at the GOS Institute for the Diversification and Development of Energy (IDAE). In the recent past, Lucas has expressed skepticism of the proposed la [...]	2008-11-26 10:53:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU SP
08MADRID1282	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on December 4. Benitez said that the GAERC agenda will include the EU Enlargement, MEPP, the Congo, Pakistan, declarations on ESDP, and Solana's presentation of the European Security St [...]	2008-12-05 09:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN SP ZL IS PK CG TU
08MADRID1320	SPAIN SUPPORTS UN SPECIAL TRIBUNAL ON LEBANON [...] (C) Spanish MFA desk officer Maria Luisa Huibrodo received reftel demarche and said that Foreign Minister Moratinos strongly supported the work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). She affirmed that contributions for Lebanon would continue to be a major component of Spain's foreign as [...]	2008-12-16 18:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN SP
08MADRID174	SPAIN WILL OPPOSE KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and Director General for North America and Europe Pepe Pons told DCM separately that Spain would oppose any EU consensus statement on Kosovo recognition in Brussels February 18. Separately, Spanish Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias to [...]	2008-02-15 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN SP KV IS
08MADRID237	DEMARCHE: DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) POLCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE MARCH 3 TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR IBEROAMERICA JAVIER SANDOMINGO, URGING THE GOS TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT EU DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMISSIONER MICHEL'S VISIT TO CUBA WAS INOPPORTUNE, AND, IF THE VISIT WENT FORWARD, MICHEL SHOULD [...]	2008-03-03 12:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU
08MADRID281	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 6. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would be somewhat light this month. Javier Solana will brief on the Middle East and the EU will go forward with new I [...]	2008-03-07 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08MADRID406	SPAIN ENCOURAGES GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs, Alberto Ucelay, in response to reftel demarche, said that Spain also seeks greater regional engagement with Iraq. As the new Spanish cabinet is being formed this week, he was not able to share specific details about Spanish FM participation [...]	2008-04-11 13:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN IR SP
08MADRID467	SPAIN/CUBA: TOUGH ROAD ALONG TWO TRACKS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuba Transition Coordinator (CTC) Caleb McCarry met Spanish divergence from U.S. Cuba policy with considerable diplomacy; pressed Spain not to allow its growing policy of engagement with the GOC to leave behind the importance of supporting Cuban civil society and political pris [...]	2008-04-24 13:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU SP EUN
08MADRID474	SPANISH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Spanish MFA expects the Balkans to dominate the April 28-29 GAERC but it also has strong opinions on Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Somalia, and the Middle East. END SUMMARY. //SERBIA// 2. (C) Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias told Poloff April [...]	2008-04-28 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID493	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] In response to refs a and b, Post conducts a vigorous, ongoing program of outreach to the Cuban dissident community here in Spain as well as a steady public diplomacy effort designed to build support for peaceful democratic change in Cuba. All this is of course in addition to steady engagement [...]	2008-05-05 13:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP
08MADRID567	SPAIN: MAY 21 EXPRESSIONS OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA [...] (U) In observance of the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People," conservative daily ABC published Ambassador Aguirre's aptly entitled op-ed "Solidarity with the Cuban People." The paper took heat in response from the Cuban Ambassador to Spain, who said in a letter to the editor May [...]	2008-05-23 06:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP
08MADRID579	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAY GAERC [...] (C) Spanish MFA Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias told Poloff May 22 that the May "Jumbo-GAERC" would address the Balkans, Iraq, Lebanon, MEPP, Afghanistan, Somalia, Georgia and Zimbabwe and also review the status of all ESDP missions currently deployed, but will not discuss Iran, Cuba [...]	2008-05-23 13:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
08MADRID666	SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 24 BERLIN CONFERENCE IN [...] Embassy shared open source information about the June 24 Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law with Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. Spain intends to participate in the conference and attended the preparatory se [...]	2008-06-12 12:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PREL PBTS PHUM EUN IS SP
08MADRID670	SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on June 12. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would address the Western Balkans, Iran, Lebanon, MEPP, Cuba, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, but not Iraq, Chad, Belarus, Georgia or [...]	2008-06-13 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN SP
08MADRID761	SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) On July 8 Poloff thanked the Spanish MFA Director of Human Rights, Fernando Fernandez-Arias Minuesa, for GOS support on the June 17 declaration regarding prisoners of conscience. Per reftel, poloff informed Fernandez-Arias of the U.S. intent to organize a public affairs event in New Yor [...]	2008-07-11 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID762	SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) On July 8 Poloff thanked the Spanish MFA Director of Human Rights, Fernando Fernandez-Arias Minuesa, for GOS support on the June 17 declaration regarding prisoners of conscience. Per reftel, poloff informed Fernandez-Arias of the U.S. intent to organize a public affairs event in New Yor [...]	2008-07-11 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID78	SPAIN WILL SEND TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TO CHAD AFTER [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Antonio Sanchez-Benedito on January 22. Sanchez-Benedito confirmed that Spain's contribution to the Chad ESDP mission would be limited to the deployment of two C-295 transport aircraft from the [...]	2008-01-28 12:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN SP CD
08MADRID792	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on July 18. Fernandez-Arias said that the July GAERC will be relatively light and primarily address Somalia, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Serbia and the Middle East Peace Process. END SUMM [...]	2008-07-18 14:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SP
08MADRID827	SPAIN ENGAGES WITH SYRIA TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel points to FM Moratinos the morning of July 24. Moratinos said the Spanish sought to engage Syria in dialogue; continual contact would keep Syria focused on the benefits of playing a more constructive role in the region. Moratinos believes that based on the s [...]	2008-07-24 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SY SP
08MADRID829	SPAIN ALSO SEEKS TO KEEP PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) Poloffs conveyed reftel points July 22 to MFA Deputy Director General for Andean Affairs Ramon Santos Arms, who agreed on the necessity of keep pressure on the FARC. Additionally, he said that Spain would use the upcoming July 24-25 visit of Venezuelan President Chavez to encourage Venezu [...]	2008-07-28 06:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN SP VE
08MADRID849	SPAIN SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU SUCCESSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EUN SP
08MADRID933	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN REGARDING NATO [...] (C) Polcouns and Pol-Mil officer met August 26 with Spanish MOD Deputy Director General for Defense Policy Brigadier General Jose Munoz Castresana, advising him that USNATO planned to raise the piracy issue in the August 27 NAC, asking the NAC to task the NMA,s with reviewing possible NATO res [...]	2008-08-26 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL
08MADRID982	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON EVE OF SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche (reftel a) to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso on September 12. Benitez-Donoso said that the September GAERC will address Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Belarus and Georgia. Turkey is not on the current agenda. [...]	2008-09-15 05:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP EUN
08MADRID983	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON EVE OF SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche (reftel a) to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso on September 12. Benitez-Donoso said that the September GAERC will address Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Belarus and Georgia. Turkey is not on the current agenda. [...]	2008-09-15 05:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SP EUN
08MANAGUA570	NICARAGUA: MFA NON-COMMITTAL ON PRISONERS OF [...] (C) On May 6, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Mario Barquero, Director for the Non-Aligned Movement, and Renee Morales, Director for North American Affairs. While neither was familiar with the draft declaration itself, Barquero immediately recognized [...]	2008-05-07 22:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN NU
08MANILA1981	PHILIPPINES CONCURS WITH U.S. VIEWS REGARDING UN [...] (SBU) Officials at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) welcomed our thoughts on the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) proposed resolution on Climate Change that would call for a UN Security Counc [...]	2008-08-20 07:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA SENV AORC KGHG RP EUN
08MANILA978	U.N. PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION: [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) understands and appreciates that the EU-U.S. sponsored UN Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience (reftel) is a country-neutral affirmation of fundamental human rights. It cannot provide [...]	2008-04-25 01:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP EUN
08MEXICO1220	MEXICO ON THE US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 23:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL MX
08MEXICO1421	MEXICO UPDATE ON THE US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff stressed again with Armando Vivanco Castellanos, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General for Human Rights and Democracy, on May 12, the importance the U.S. attached to support for the US-EU sponsored Prisoners of Conscience Declaration at the upcoming UNGA meeting. He assur [...]	2008-05-12 15:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL MX
08MEXICO1582	MEXICO ON U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM [...] (SBU) Poloff encouraged Mexico per Ref (A) to support the candidacy of Ambassador Swing for IOM General Secretary in speaking May 22 to the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),Julian Juarez Cadenas. Juarez noted that the U.S. Perm [...]	2008-05-22 21:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG MX
08MOSCOW1329	RUSSIA WANTS STREAMLINED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Russia is interested in expanding its ties with the European Union, including within the context of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),as well as on trade and security issues. However, MFA officials stress that there are "huge differences" between Russia and the EU [...]	2008-05-13 12:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS
08MOSCOW1448	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES RUSSIAN-GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's week-long visit to Russia May 12-16, which will be followed by Medvedev's first trip to Europe as President, to Berlin on June 5-6, reinforced Germany as Russia's principal European partner. Steinmeier led a large German busines [...]	2008-05-22 14:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ENRG GG GM IR RS
08MOSCOW1489	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW: PCA AND EFFORTS TO FIND [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials believe the long haggling within the EU over the mandate for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has eroded the credibility of the process, and hold out the option of reverting to a framework closer to the U.S.-EU agenda if negotiations fail. EU o [...]	2008-05-27 15:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EUN RS
08MOSCOW1739	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 12:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN RS
08MOSCOW1900	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO NEW PCA [...] (C) Summary. The principal outcome of the Russia-EU Summit held June 26-27 in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk was, as expected, the approval to start negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)(to begin July 4 in Brussels). MFA and European diplomats confirmed that [...]	2008-07-03 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD EAGR PGOV NATO RS
08MOSCOW1904	RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY AND [...] (C) Summary. Medvedev's proposal for a new European Security Treaty is not intended to create a new institution to replace NATO or other existing Euroatlantic organzations, but to eliminate remaining dividing lines in Europe and provide a mechanism for dealing with new threats and challenges [...]	2008-07-03 11:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS
08MOSCOW2935	RUSSIA WORKING THE EU TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, MFA European Cooperation Director Voronkov sketched a Russian strategy to improve relations with the U.S. by working through Europe. Russia's "pragmatic cooperation" with German Chancellor Merkel, Spanish PM Zapatero, Italian PM Berlusconi, and the French leadershi [...]	2008-10-03 03:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN COE RS
08MOSCOW3346	EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITY TREATY: MFA GIVES LIMITED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 09:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN RU
08MOSCOW3656	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 13:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN RS
08MOSCOW999	DEMARCHES ON IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 12:33:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EUN IZ IR RS
08MUNICH136	EADS OFFICALS WARY OF TANKER DEAL REVIEW, [...] (SBU) In a meeting with ConGen Munich, senior EADS officials expressed concern about the potential outcome of Boeing,s protest of the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker award to the Northrop Grumman-EADS consortium, particularly given the political dimension the issue has taken-on in the [...]	2008-04-04 13:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
08MUNICH94	EADS' TANKER WIN - ANATOMY OF A (VERY BIG) DEFENSE [...] (SBU) THE FEBRUARY 29 ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE U.S. AIR FORCE WOULD AWARD A USD 40 BILLION CONTRACT FOR AERIAL REFUELING TANKERS TO A CONSORTIUM FORMED BY EADS AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN, A DEAL THAT DEFENSE EXPERTS HAD BEEN ALL- BUT-CERTAIN WOULD GO TO BOEING, LANDED LIKE A BOMBSHELL AT EADS' CO-HEADQU [...]	2008-03-03 18:04:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
08NASSAU407	BAHAMAS NON-COMMITTAL ON US-EU DECLARATION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points urging co-sponsorship of the draft US-EU declaration on prisoners of conscience to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Marilyn Zonicle April 23. Zonicle gave no indication of the ministry's position on the draft declaration. Post will rep [...]	2008-05-23 17:19:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL BF
08NASSAU645	BAHAMAS NON-COMMITTAL ON PRESSURING FARC [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging further pressure on the FARC to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PS Rodgers made no substantive comments in reply but indicated the GCOB was unlikely to take any s [...]	2008-09-12 20:47:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PTER SNAR PGOV PREL BF
08NASSAU646	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging dialogue on respect for human rights in Cuba to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2, referencing DAS Madison's discussion on the matter with then-Acting Prime Minister/ [...]	2008-09-12 20:48:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN CU BF
08NEWDELHI1124	GOI LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL IN CU
08NEWDELHI1237	INDIA AND DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN
08NEWDELHI1284	INDIA: CUBAN PEOPLE SOLIDARITY DAY: AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 08:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN
08NEWDELHI54	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE SYRIAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (West Asia and North Africa) M. Manimekalai and SIPDIS Director (WANA) N.J. Gangte on January 7, and expressed USG desire that the GOI make public statements in support of the Syrian democracy and human rights activists who formed t [...]	2008-01-08 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN TU CA JA SF IN
08NICOSIA104	CYPRUS FOLLOWING EU ON CONDEMNING ARREST AND [...] Per reftel, PolOff on February 11 demarched MFA Middle East Desk Officer Dionysis Dionysiou to seek RoC condemnation of the arrest and arraignment of Syrian democracy activists, including Riad Seif. Dionysiou replied that the GoC intended to follow EU consensus on the matter, not opposing the [...]	2008-02-13 09:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN CY
08NICOSIA179	CYPRUS: U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) Action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) Further to Reftel request, Post Econ Officer and Econ Specialist met with Mr. Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer and person responsible for Climate Change policy at the GOC's Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture). Mesimeris [...]	2008-03-13 12:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN CY
08NICOSIA44	CYPRUS SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENT OF ESDP MISSION TO CHAD [...] (C) The Embassy January 17 delivered Reftel non-paper to Haris Christodoulidou, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's acting head of ESDP/CFSP Affairs. In delivering the demarche, PolChief focused on the urgency of the European Union putting "boots on the ground" soonest in Chad and the Central Rep [...]	2008-01-18 13:14:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CD CY TU
08NICOSIA644	CYPRUS SUPPORTS KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] Per reftel, PolOff demarched Second Secretary Cyril Nicolaou, the Americas Desk Officer for the Cypriot MFA, on August 5 regarding Cyprus's support for keeping the pressure on the FARC. Nicolaou replied that Cyprus does not support the human rights abuses and terrorist acts of the FARC, and [...]	2008-08-05 14:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV CY
08NICOSIA88	CYPRUS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO EURO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. By all accounts, Cyprus has managed the transition to the Euro quite successfully. The smooth changeover is being used by the incumbent government in the current presidential election campaign as an example of its sound economic governance. The only problem, covered extensivel [...]	2008-02-07 09:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EUN CY
08NICOSIA883	CYPRUS: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post delivered on November 4 demarche on EU regulations regarding recognized ship classification societies to Nicholas Emiliou, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also submitted copies to Makis Constantinides, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communi [...]	2008-11-07 11:37:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EUN IMO CY
08OSLO332	NORWAY THANKED FOR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Lars Valvatne, MFA Senior Advisor in the Section for Human Rights and Democracy, who said that he had contacted his UN colleagues and confirmed that Norway would not be issuing a press statement on reftel declaration. Poloff thanked Valvatne for Norway's co-sponsorship [...]	2008-06-17 14:51:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL NO
08OSLO333	NORWAY SENDING FM STORE TO BERLIN CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) The Norwegian delegation to the June 24 Berlin Conference will consist of: Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Ambassador Sven Svedman (Berlin Embassy),First Secretary Martina Osterhus (Berlin Embassy),Counselor Tor Wennesland (Norwegian representative to the Palestinian Authority (PA)),[...]	2008-06-17 14:53:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN NO
08OSLO385	NORWEGIANS CONSIDER IRAN SANCTIONS "HIGH PRIORITY" [...] (C) Poloff met with Martin Sorby, Deputy Director General of the Legal Affairs Division of the MFA, and Jo Hovik, his deputy, to deliver reftel demarche. Sorby pronounced the information "highly useful," and said that it will be transmitted to the relevant authorities in the Norwegian governm [...]	2008-07-10 06:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN
08OSLO388	NORWAY STILL CONSIDERING PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (C) In response to the reftel demarche and subsequent discussions with Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor in the MFA Section for Human Rights and Democracy, the GON refused to confirm support for the NYC prisoners of conscience public affairs event. Merchant stated that she could not commit until [...]	2008-07-10 13:59:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PERL KDEM
08OSLO402	NORWAY WON'T SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT [...] (C) Poloff was called by Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor in the MFA Section for Human Rights and Democracy, and told that Norway would not co-sponsor the NYC prisoners of conscience event. Merchant had consulted extensively with State Secretary Elizabeth Walaas and the issue had been debated in [...]	2008-07-18 14:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PERL KDEM
08OSLO418	NORWAY APPEARS TO SHARE USG CAUTION ON SYRIA'S [...] (C) Political Counselor and poloff delivered reftel demarche to Jan Dybfest, acting director of the mid-east section of the MFA. The Norwegian response to reftel demarche was fundamentally consistent with USG policy toward Syria. 2. (C) Significantly, Dybfest said that the GON had conside [...]	2008-07-25 14:40:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN RS TU NO SW
08OSLO452	NORWAY ON NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 15:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN RU GG NO
08OSLO549	(S) NORWAY REBUFFS USG ON IRISL FREIGHT FORWARDER [...] (S) In responding to reftel points, XXXXXXXXXXXX, after discussing NorwayÂ´s overall compliance with all UN Iran sanctions, stated that there is "no legal foundation" under Norwegian law to give any kind of mandatory order to companies not on the UN Security Council lists associated with resoluti [...]	2008-10-09 13:43:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL NO
08OTTAWA1552	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, the United States, European Union, and Canada held their regularly scheduled trilateral discussion on Iran at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in Ottawa. Later in the day, U.S. and EU representatives met at the French Emba [...]	2008-12-12 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UN XG XF IR CA
08OTTAWA1583	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb Kerry Buck on December 23 reiterated to PolMinCouns Canada's strong support for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. She confirmed that Canada had already made a contribution in FY07-08 o [...]	2008-12-23 16:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN CA
08OTTAWA309	WTO DEMARCHE ON U.S./EC TAFT PROPOSAL - CANADA'S [...] On February 29, EMIN presented reftel demarche to Balsharan Rakhra, Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers and Regulations Division, DFAIT. He had arranged to make the presentation jointly with his EU Mission counterpart, but she was absent due to illness. At the end of his oral presentati [...]	2008-02-29 17:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON CA EUN
08OTTAWA563	CANADIAN REPRESENTATION AT CSD-16 [...] (SBU) Embassy made demarche requested reftel and discussed U.S. views on Zimbabwe chairing the 16th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) with Pamela O'Donnell, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Sustainable Development Division. [...]	2008-04-22 19:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON CA
08OTTAWA906	CANADA REQUESTS LIST OF SUPPORTERS OF PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division Policy Advisor Sue Butchart, Canada would like to see a "broad regional cross-section of support" for the prisoners of conscience public affairs event (reftel) [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EUN KDEM CA
08PANAMA354	PANAMA: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 16:29:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN PHUM PM
08PANAMA577	PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) POL met with MFA human rights officer Janio Tunon to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba. POL encouraged Panama to engage in dialogue with Cuba and promote the human rights benchmarks set by the European Union. Tunon stated that Panama's relationship [...]	2008-07-15 16:45:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN CU
08PANAMA606	PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis thanked Charge for sharing with him reftel demarche, but did not commit to make any efforts to encourage governments and entities that historically supported the FARC to take demonstrable steps to sever ties with the FARC, deny it safe-haven, and withhold any f [...]	2008-07-25 15:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO VE HR EUN AF PM
08PARIS1085	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: AGRICULTURAL POLICY GOALS [...] Summary: France hopes to have the CAP health check reforms passed during its EU presidency and will initiate discussions on a post 2013 CAP policy and budget. The GOF's three main objectives will be to maintain EU food sovereignty; maintain the economic and territorial health of EU agricultur [...]	2008-06-06 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS1130	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...]	2008-06-13 16:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN ZI SO IR IZ IS CU FR
08PARIS1132	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...]	2008-06-13 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL EUN FR ZI IR IZ IS CU
08PARIS1160	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BERLIN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PBTS PHUM KPAL EUN FR IS
08PARIS1169	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF IRAN AT THE FRENCH [...] (SBU) NEA A/S Welch held extensive bilateral consultations on key NEA issues with French MFA counterparts in Paris on June 12. This cable focuses on Iran; other topics reported septel (notal). Participants included: USG --- --NEA A/S David Welch --Deputy Legal Adviser Jonathan Schwar [...]	2008-06-20 12:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC MNUC KNNP EUN FR IR IZ
08PARIS1170	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF IRAQ AT FRENCH MFA, [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 13:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER PINS EUN FR IZ IR
08PARIS1174	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF WESTERN SAHARA, UNION [...] (SBU) NEA A/S Welch held extensive bilateral consultations on key NEA issues with French MFA counterparts in Paris on June 12. This cable focuses on Western Sahara and the Union for the Mediterranean; other topics reported septel (notal). Participants included: USG --- --NEA A/S Davi [...]	2008-06-23 06:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN FR AG LY SY MO
08PARIS1291	FRANCE SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL MEASURES ON IRISL CARGO [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 7 to Martin Briens, Office Director for Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation at the MFA. Briens was highly supportive of the U.S. approach, noting that France had been behind the original listing of the two Iranian companies in UNSC [...]	2008-07-09 12:00:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN FR
08PARIS1305	STRONG FRENCH SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of France (GOF) is pressing EU counterparts to adopt a "Common Position" that transposes UNSCR 1803 in a forward-leaning way, including tougher measures on export credits, dual use exports, financial due diligence, and cargo inspections. The French hope this poli [...]	2008-07-10 12:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP IR FR
08PARIS1316	FRANCE NONCOMMITTAL ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on Prisoners of Conscience Public Affairs event to the French MFA on July 2 but did not receive a substantive response. After multiple follow-ups, DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet told PolOff on July 10 that the GOF is still consulting EU par [...]	2008-07-10 17:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN PHUM KDEM
08PARIS1329	FRENCH MFA ON MIDEAST PEACE ISSUES AT THE JULY 13 [...] (C) During a July 9 discussion of the pending Libyan draft UNSCR on Israeli settlements, French MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Patrice Paoli observed that the impasse over the UNSCR underscored how such short-term annoyances took away from the relatively good prospects for peace over the longer term [...]	2008-07-11 16:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EUN FR IS SY
08PARIS1331	BETANCOURT "INSIDER" HINTS AT FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Board Member of the Committee in Support of Ingrid Betancourt told Poloff on July 11 that former hostage/presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt will focus her energy on securing the release of all remaining FARC and ELN hostages in Colombia and he strongly hinted Betancourt wo [...]	2008-07-11 19:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR EUN PGOV PTER PREF CO SP
08PARIS1333	COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]	2008-07-15 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS1380	FRENCH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC: UKRAINE, ZIMBABWE, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, MFA Deputy Office Chief for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona reviewed the agenda items for the July GAERC meeting. Carmona said that the French Presidency had, at FM Kouchner's request, proposed a reduced list of topics, but that other member [...]	2008-07-21 15:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN IR SO SU CD IZ UP GG FR
08PARIS1385	FRANCE SUPPORTS SENDING HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 16:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN AORC
08PARIS1386	FRANCE SUPPORTS OAS LANGUAGE TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) On July 18, Poloff delivered the reftel demarche to French MFA Colombia and Venezuela desk officer Lionel Paradisi. While the GOF was in agreement with the USG regarding efforts to free the remaining hostages, end the guerilla movement of the FARC, and close the drug trade, GOF views do n [...]	2008-07-21 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN PTER COLOMBO PLAN VE HR AF SNAR
08PARIS1424	FRANCE LOOKS BEYOND 1803 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF supports using insurance to put further pressure on Iran, including its shipping, and is prepared to meet July 25 in Paris to begin work with a handful of like-minded countries on actions of this sort. Senior officials see as "possible" the adoption of an EU Common Pos [...]	2008-07-24 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP PARM EUN IR FR
08PARIS1446	FRANCE PROMISES A "MORE VOCAL" EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: State DRL and IO officials met with French MFA International Organizations and Human Rights officials on July 17 to discuss upcoming resolutions, declarations and strategy for the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. French International Organizations A/S-equivalent Sylvie Berman [...]	2008-07-29 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN
08PARIS1464	EU-SOUTH AFRICA SUMMIT: NO BREAKTHROUGHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There were no breakthroughs at the July 25 EU-South Africa Summit in Bordeaux. As was expected, the two sides did not reach agreement on an EU-South Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) because of South Africa's insistence that it be accorded certain privileges available [...]	2008-07-31 08:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON PHUM ETRD EUN SF FR
08PARIS15	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]	2008-01-04 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS1561	WORKING WITH FRANCE TO ADVANCE A SOLUTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 07:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL PBTS EUN FR GE RU GG

08PARIS1648	FRENCH VIEW PAKISTAN THROUGH PRISM OF AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA desk officer Nicolas Bergeret told Poloff on August 28 that while the GOF is not necessarily sad to see President Musharraf depart, they hope the new Pakistani president to be elected on September 6 commits to strengthening democratic institutions and respect for the ru [...]	2008-08-29 16:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM PTER PGOV FR PK
08PARIS1694	FUTURE U.S.-EU RELATIONS AND GEORGIA/RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Gathered in Avignon for the Gymnich informal September 5-6, EU Foreign Ministers, the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),and European Commission members discussed the future of U.S.-EU relations, updating the European Security Strategy, the Georgia [...]	2008-09-08 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1704	THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: INSTITUTIONAL GOALS IN [...] (C) Summary. French Presidency EU Advisor Fabien Raynaud provided his views on the first months of France's EU Presidency in an mid-August introductory meeting. Setting external issues aside to focus on internal EU cooperation, he said that the GOF is encouraged by progress thus far on its [...]	2008-09-10 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1718	FRENCH EXPECT A PRODUCTIVE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, MFA deputy for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona said the September 15-16 GAERC will focus on implementation of next steps on Georgia, including deployment of the EU observer mission by October 1. The GAERC will also decide the mandate and n [...]	2008-09-12 18:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS GG ZI SO SR TU FR
08PARIS1721	SOMALIA: UNSC SANCTIONS AND PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Somalia desk officer Thierry Caboche said on September 12 that France favored a 12-month time limit to the UNSC Somalia sanctions resolution now under consideration in New York, to allow the Security Council to maintain closer supervision over the sanctions process than wou [...]	2008-09-15 09:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EUN MOPS SO FR
08PARIS1753	FRENCH UPDATES ON COUNTER-PIRACY; EU COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary. France has not yet identified another nation to take over escorting World Food Program shipments (which the French call "Operation Alcyon") once Canada's scheduled escort duty stops on September 27, according to MFA desk officers Samer Melki and Guillaume Dabouis during a Septem [...]	2008-09-19 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN
08PARIS1791	FRANCE JOINS U.S. IN OPPOSING NICARAGUAN [...] (C) The GOF shares USG opposition to Nicaragua's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia according to French MFA desk officer Philippe Garcia de la Rosa who spoke to poloff on September 22. Garcia said the GOF agrees with all points in reftel and further rejects efforts to liken the indepe [...]	2008-09-25 09:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EUN GG NU RU FR
08PARIS1830	FRENCH VIEW ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary. France continues to press to conclude the climate and energy package before the end of its EU presidency as a step towards consolidating an EU position before the UNFCC Poznan meeting in December 2008. France supports in principle the biofuel targets in the current draft of t [...]	2008-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08PARIS1836	FRENCH VIEW ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary. France continues to press to conclude the climate and energy package before the end of its EU presidency as a step towards consolidating an EU position before the UNFCC Poznan meeting in December 2008. France supports in principle the biofuel targets in the current draft of t [...]	2008-10-03 16:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08PARIS1869	FRENCH ESDP INITIATIVES POST-DEAUVILLE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On October 1-2, European Union (EU) defense ministers decided on common directions for capacity-building initiatives and EU military operations at an informal ministerial in Deauville, France. As an informal ministerial, Deauville produced no formal decisions, rather [...]	2008-10-10 13:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS EUN FR
08PARIS1875	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: GAERC PREPARATIONS STILL IN [...] (C) Summary. On October 10, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona provided an overview of French expectations for the October GAERC. In addition to Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus, the topics of the U.S. demarche, Uzbekistan and Moldova, wil [...]	2008-10-10 17:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS FR EUN
08PARIS1895	FRENCH SEEK FUNDAMENTAL REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL [...] (C) The French Government's objective for the summit proposed in President Sarkozy's speech to the UN General Assembly is to set an agenda for rethinking the international financial system with a view to assuring stable global growth over the long term, according to a working-level GOF contac [...]	2008-10-16 08:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1902	AMBASSADOR-LEVITTE DISCUSSION ON CAMP DAVID MEETING [...] (C) In an October 16 meeting, Elysee Diplomatic Advisor Levitte told Ambassador he sees the October 18 meeting between President Sarkozy, European Commission President Barroso and President Bush as a brainstorming session on the summit recently agreed to by the G8. The French objective for the [...]	2008-10-17 08:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1908	FRENCH PRESIDENCY REACTS TO GENEVA MEETING ON [...] (C) French presidency adviser for Russia, Central Asia, and the Americas Damien Loras on October 16 provided DCM an update on French thinking about Russia and Georgia following the October 15 meeting in Geneva. He argued that France preferred to regard the Russian withdrawal from areas adja [...]	2008-10-17 12:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1914	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GENEVA CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, Galharague told us October 17 that the fact that the Geneva meeting took place qualifies it as a success for the French. No one had any illusions that the Geneva meeting would be easy, given the Russian threat not to participate if South Ossetia [...]	2008-10-17 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1917	GLOBAL SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL SYSTEM: MFA DAS DISCUSSES GOF [...] (C) On October 16, Elysee Diplomatic Advisor Levitte gave Ambassador the broad-brush French position on when, where and why the GOF wants an international summit on the financial system. He avoided going much into the substance, arguing that he is not an expert in international finance. To get [...]	2008-10-17 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1983	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA DONORS, [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian Affairs Alexandre Vulic told us that the Georgia donors conference in Brussels on October 22 served as confirmation that the European Union has addressed the conflict in Georgia from every angle. All pledged money will be controlled by either the E [...]	2008-10-29 18:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR RU GG
08PARIS1996	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian affairs Alexandre Vulic told us October 24 that, although the recent elections in Belarus did not meet any democratic standards, the EU intends to proceed with small steps to ease Belarus' isolation in response to other gestures Minsk has taken, most [...]	2008-10-30 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN EUN FR BO
08PARIS1997	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: EU DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Halfway through its six-month French EU presidency, it seems fair to say that Paris seized the opportunity for a global leadership role offered by several unexpected crises on its watch, while still making progress on its previously cited goals. Early concerns about the penchan [...]	2008-10-30 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN FR
08PARIS2001	FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S GYMNICH PREVIEW: [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 16:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF PK SY LE SO IR
08PARIS2005	FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: FRANCE PREPARES FOR THE [...] (C) As Paris moves into the weekend before the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) ministerial in Marseille 3-4 November, great uncertainty about its outcome and prospects for making good on the grand vision for the UPM sketched out in Paris last July prevail. A senior-level contact at the Fr [...]	2008-10-31 18:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XT XF FR EZ EG IS SW AL
08PARIS2023	MEDITERRANEAN UNION MINISTERIAL ENDS UP A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) The Marseille ministerial on the Union for the Mediterranean concluded November 4 amid wrangling over organizational details to include in the final declaration continuing well past the allotted time for the working plenary session. French FM Kouchner and Egyptian FM Abu al-Ghayt, how [...]	2008-11-05 14:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR EG CZ IS AG TU
08PARIS2088	EUR PDAS RIES DISCUSSES EU/RUSSIA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: On November 10, French presidency adviser on Russia, Damien Loras, confirmed that the EU/Russia summit will conclude November 14 with the announcement that talks on a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) will resume, a decision Loras argued was not a "big step" and the mo [...]	2008-11-12 17:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS MARR UNSC EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS2127	FRENCH GOVERNMENT PROMISES FINANCIAL PACKAGE TO ADDRESS [...] Summary: Following large-scale farmer demonstrations throughout France on November 7, the French Minister of Agriculture proposed a 250 million euro financial assistance package for the French farm sector. The package encompasses a wide range of programs, including direct payments to the Frenc [...]	2008-11-20 08:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV EUN FR
08PARIS2156	EU DIPLOMATS PREDICT LITTLE PROGRESS WITH TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. A quick survey of EU diplomats in Paris in November 2008 produced consensus that expectations for Turkey-EU relations in 2009 should be modest. Though the incoming Czech and then Swedish EU presidencies are more pro-Turkey than President Sarkozy's France, our contacts agree wit [...]	2008-11-26 12:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN TU FR
08PARIS2183	FRENCH WELCOME BIOFUELS "SUSTAINABILITY" DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy delivered reftel points to French Ministries of Agriculture, Economy and Environment. The Agriculture Ministry told us that the EU is still discussing the biofuels sustainability and criteria issue, and that they still hope to resolve the issue by the end of the French P [...]	2008-12-03 07:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU FR
08PARIS2195	FRANCE PREPARES FURTHER ACTION AGAINST IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF is preparing to require financial institutions to report all transactions with Iran, and is also examining the possibility of banning or further restricting such transactions. The Senior Elysee diplomatic advisor urged increased pressure on Iran and deferral of any nego [...]	2008-12-04 10:10:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP PTER PARM EUN UNSC IR UZ FR
08PARIS2213	French welcome Biofuels "sustainability" Demarche [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, the Embassy has reached out to French Government officials in the Ministries of Agriculture, Economy and Environment. The Agriculture Ministry told us that the EU is still discussing the biofuels sustainability and criteria issue, and that they still hope [...]	2008-12-08 07:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU FR
08PARIS2248	EU ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY SEMINAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Participants in a December 1 EU Presidency seminar in Paris on energy security concluded that EU goals on energy security, energy efficiency, and the fight against climate change are mutually reinforcing. The financial crisis and economic downturn has boosted EU solidarity and [...]	2008-12-11 13:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON SENV EUN
08PARIS272	FRANCE EVALUATING EU SANCTIONS ON UZBEKISTAN; FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: France is currently working with its EU partners to review the utility of ongoing EU sanctions on Uzbekistan, MFA officials told us on February 12. The sanctions come up for official review in May 2008. While France does not believe that the Karimov regime has made a radically p [...]	2008-02-15 13:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EU EUN UZ FR
08PARIS342	FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY ADVOCATES EARLY CAP REFORM, [...] Summary: At the opening of the annual Paris Agricultural Show on Saturday February 23, French President Sarkozy gave a major address on agricultural policy announcing his intention to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as early as 2009. He also reiterated his opposition to any WTO agr [...]	2008-02-26 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS409	FRANCE - SPECIAL 301 2008 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. Cost containment efforts on the part of the national healthcare system create a challenging environment for the pharmaceutical industry, bu [...]	2008-03-06 17:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EUN FR
08PARIS461	CHAD/SUDAN/EUFOR: FRENCH PRESIDENCY ON SARKOZYâ€™S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, AF-advisor at the French Presidency, on March 10 reviewed Sarkozy's February 28 visit to Chad and discussed possible next steps. In Chad, Sarkozy stressed to Deby the importance of determining the fate of the missing opposition leaders and to develop a meaningful politic [...]	2008-03-13 06:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR PHUM CD SU FR
08PARIS514	AGRICULTURAL TRADE IMPLICATIONS OF UPCOMING FRENCH EU [...] SUMMARY: France will seek to use its considerable influence on agricultural policy to affect the direction and pace of CAP reform as well as to broaden the consideration of biotech dossiers at the EU level. France's influence could have negative trade implications for U.S. agriculture in sever [...]	2008-03-18 17:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS72	CHAD/C.A.R. PKO: FRANCE TO PROVIDE MISSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: France will provide helicopters and additional troops, heretofore lacking, that will enable the EU-led peacekeeping mission to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.),MFA DAS-equivalent Christine Fages informed us on January 10. She said the EU would discuss [...]	2008-01-11 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR EUN PINS CD CT FR
08PARIS751	RESPONSE : IMPACT OF RISING FOOD / COMMODITY PRICES - [...] SUMMARY: The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) recently announced the creation of a working group on the global food security issue. This working group will present to the Government of France (GOF) proposals for both immediate actions and medium and [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS766	PRIME MINISTER FRANCOIS FILLON'S VISIT TO U.S. MAY [...] (C) France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon will travel to the U.S. May 1 - 2. The current focus of Fillon's visit is the international economy -- and how it affects France's domestic reform program. He is set to meet with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke, Secretary of the Treasury P [...]	2008-04-22 13:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PTER PGOV PINR ECON EUN FR
08PARIS811	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...]	2008-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG
08PARIS858	USD/P EDELMAN,S APRIL 28 MEETINGS WITH ELYSEE AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 28, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman met with Francois Richier, Elysee Counselor for Strategic Affairs, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. Richier and Miraillet said France is satisfied with the outcomes of [...]	2008-05-02 08:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EUN IR LE SY UK UP
08PARIS865	ZIMBABWE/UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: [...] (C) MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Isabelle de Boisgelin on May 2 said that France would send "senior representatives" (but not at ministerial level) to the May 5-16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16),to be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, [...]	2008-05-05 11:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI FR
08PARIS993	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL-PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary. On May 20 and 22, PolOff transmitted the U.S. demarche and supplemental points for the May GAERC to MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona. Separately, MFA DAS-equivalents Ludovic Pouille and Franck Gellet provided detailed information regarding French views on Israeli-Pal [...]	2008-05-23 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IZ IS LE GG AF CU SO SR
08PARTO121901	(C) Secretary Rice's December 16, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 16, 2008, 0915-1050, UN Headquarters, New York City 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Welch NEA PDAS Feltman NEA/ARP Office Director Steinfel [...]	2008-12-19 12:15:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL IR EUN XF XG
08PORTAUPRINCE684	HAITI AND US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 18:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL HA
08PORTLOUIS127	MAURITIUS TO CONSIDER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] Post delivered reftel A demarche to First Secretary of Multilateral Affairs, Rabindranath Sawmy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation, on April 22. Sawmy admitted having no prior knowledge of the subject of Prisoners of Conscience, but quickly gained understanding d [...]	2008-04-23 10:32:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL
08PRAGUE102	CZECHS IN FAVOR OF BIOTECH CORN, COTTON AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EUN EZ
08PRAGUE103	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Kenya, Chad and Burma. She indicated [...]	2008-02-15 16:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN BM EZ XG SR CD PGOV PREL UNMIK
08PRAGUE104	CZECHS CONCUR - ABKHAZIA IS NOT KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 16:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GG RU YI EZ EUN
08PRAGUE109	KOSOVO: CZECHS WILL RECOGNIZE AFTER EU MAJORITY [...] (C) The Czech Republic has said they will recognize Kosovo, but not immediately. Following the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on February 18, Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, announced that "we will acknowledge Kosovo, as soon as a majority of other European countries do and as soon as [...]	2008-02-19 15:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN UNMIK YI EZ EUN
08PRAGUE125	CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) Czech MFA officials in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, confirmed and thanked Embassy officials for our points on the current situation in Cuba. On February 19, the Czech MFA released a statement (similar to Secretary Rice's subseq [...]	2008-02-25 15:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE132	CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ (C-RE8-00009) [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic has maintained troops in Iraq since 2003, and its support will continue at a reduced level through 2008. While no final decision has been made on 2009, the Foreign Ministry would like to see a small number of Czech troops remain in Iraq so long as the NATO Trai [...]	2008-02-27 16:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EUN KDEM MARR NATO PREL EZ
08PRAGUE138	CUBA: CZECHS SHARE US POSITION ON EU COMMISSIONER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 12:43:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE162	EU GAERC: CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Anna Sykova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Afghanistan, Syria and Zimbabwe. While Sykova [...]	2008-03-07 14:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SY ZI SR
08PRAGUE17	CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...]	2008-01-11 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRAGUE174	CZECH DCM WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 14:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM LE EZ SY EUN
08PRAGUE175	CZECHS PLAN TO SUPPORT EU STATEMENT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 14:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
08PRAGUE206	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29 [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Slavomir Goga and Magdalena Janesova, Desk Officers in the MFA's Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss Czech views prior to the March 28-29 Gymnich. They were supportive of the USG positions in reftel. Both officials confirmed that Foreign [...]	2008-03-28 11:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE223	CZECHS STRETCHED BY AFGHANISTAN AND UNLIKELY TO DO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 13:16:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF IZ EZ EUN
08PRAGUE246	CUBA: CZECHS PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON SOFTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: During her April 15 visit to Prague, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison engaged a wide range of Czech officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, and think tanks on Cuba. The Czech perspective on how to promote democratic change in Cuba dovetails closely with USG policy on Cu [...]	2008-04-21 12:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE257	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Katerina Sequensova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the April 29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on the Balkans, Zimbabwe and Burma. Although Iran h [...]	2008-04-25 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE274	CZECHS NOT COMPETING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 13:43:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR EZ EUN
08PRAGUE277	CZECH PLANNING FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE [...] (SBU) The Czechs are actively engaged in advancing human rights in Cuba throughout the year, and particularly on significant dates such as UN Human Rights Day or to mark the March 18, 2003 anniversary of the arrest of Cuban journalists. Following WHA DAS Kirsten Madison's April visit to Pragu [...]	2008-05-05 15:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE285	CZECHS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF BURMA, [...] (U) The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 5 that the Czech government will provide 2.5M crowns (just over 150,000 USD) in humanitarian assistance for the International Red Cross to respond to the devastation of cyclone Nagris in Burma. The Czech NGO People in Need (PIN) is al [...]	2008-05-07 15:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN
08PRAGUE289	EMBASSY PRAGUE - OUTREACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Czech Republic is rightly proud of its record as a country actively engaged in promoting democracy and human rights, particularly in oppressed societies such as Cuba, Belarus, Burma and countries in the Middle East, which greatly facilitates Embassy Prague's collaborative engagement regard [...]	2008-05-12 11:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EZ EUN
08PRAGUE290	SOMALI PIRACY UN RESOLUTION RAISED WITH CZECHS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 11:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO EZ EUN
08PRAGUE298	CZECHS WILL PARTICIPATE IN JUNE CONFERENCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE305	CZECH UPDATE: ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING DAY OF [...] (SBU) As noted in our May 5 update (ref B),the Czech government and several Czech NGOs promote human rights in Cuba throughout the year. This month Embassy Prague and the Czechs have engaged on several fronts. The Embassy has scheduled and publicized a showing and discussion of the film "Da [...]	2008-05-19 13:22:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE306	CZECH REPUBLIC PUBLICLY PRAISES ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) On May 14 the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on the recent violence in Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic condemns the attempts to solve the constitutional crisis in Lebanon in a violent way and appeals to all parties concer [...]	2008-05-19 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LE SY IR EZ EUN
08PRAGUE308	CZECHS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 15:48:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV IZ EZ EUN
08PRAGUE312	CZECH REPUBLIC RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) The Czech government, meeting in a cabinet session on May 21, officially recognized Kosovo. The Czech MFA released the following statement on May 21: The Czech Republic has recognized independence of Kosovo Following the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Government expr [...]	2008-05-22 12:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI KV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE328	CZECH COMMENTS ON DRAFT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) Emboff spoke with Czech MFA Department of the Americas official, Jan Buben, who is coordinating the Czech positions and comments on the draft U.S.-EU summit declaration. With reference to the specific elements (Latin America and Missile Defense) highlighted in Ref A, Buben reiterated the C [...]	2008-05-30 16:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ CU PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE346	CZECHS NON-COMMITAL ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 15:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN
08PRAGUE350	CZECHS ATTENDING JUNE 23 CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 09:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA EZ EUN
08PRAGUE364	CZECHS TO DECIDE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL AFTER [...] (SBU) Czech Ministry of Interior official, Pavla Fridrichova, will travel to Geneva tomorrow, June 17, to represent the GOCR at the June 18 election for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Fridrichova stated that the Czechs have decided to wait until they h [...]	2008-06-16 09:07:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN
08PRAGUE38	CZECHS ARGUE AGAINST UNHRC RESOLUTION, BUT EU [...] (C) Embassy officials raised USG concerns about the UN Human Rights Council special session on Gaza with the Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy office on the morning of January 24. This afternoon Czech Deputy Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Martin Bocek, informed Embo [...]	2008-01-24 14:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EZ EUN GZ IS
08PRAGUE384	CZECH THINKING ON UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY - PART II [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12-13 State EUR/ERA Office Director Bill Lucas met with a variety of Czech officials preparing for the January 2009 Czech EU Presidency. Czech officials covered the waterfront - from their very broad vision of what they hope to accomplish by next June, to the specifics o [...]	2008-06-20 17:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE401	DASD GETZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 2008, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colleen Getz visited Prague for meetings with Czech MoD and MFA officials to discuss ongoing and future Czech contributions to coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The meeting provided a good opportunity to review the [...]	2008-06-26 06:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO AF EZ EUN
08PRAGUE416	CZECH SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA desk officer for Kosovo, Josef Zrzavecky, who just returned from the International Steering Group meeting in Kosovo, informed Emboff that the GOCR plans to actively engage at the July 11 European Commission-sponsored donors conference in Brussels on July 11. The Czechs plan to [...]	2008-07-01 14:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI KPKO KV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE442	CZECH PARTICIPATION AT UNGA - NOT FINALIZED [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Deputy Director of the UN Department, David Cervenka, informed EmbOff that Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg will attend the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). The MFA is still awaiting confirmation regarding the participation of Head of Government, Prime Minister Mirek Topol [...]	2008-07-10 15:07:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ EUN
08PRAGUE45	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, who serves in the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) issues. Of note were her comments on the EU's approach to Serbia/Kosovo, the E [...]	2008-01-25 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE453	CZECHS MIRROR USG PERSPECTIVE ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 14:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID BM EUN EZ
08PRAGUE455	GOCR TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT; [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, stated that the GOCR is willing to support the July 24 prisoners of conscience event. She noted that this proposed event was discussed at the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) meeting July 8 (see below) and [...]	2008-07-16 14:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EZ EUN
08PRAGUE491	CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON NATO-EU CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 07:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EZ EUN
08PRAGUE5	CZECHS - WORKING WITHIN EU TO RECOGNIZE FORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 13:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KMPI LE SY EZ EUN
08PRAGUE509	UPCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - FACING TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek finds himself with little room to maneuver on ratification of the EU Lisbon treaty. Countervailing pressures from his own Civic Democratic Party (ODS),President Klaus, his coalition government, the domestic opposition, and the EU have left Topola [...]	2008-08-01 15:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE524	PRAGUE COMMENTS ON KARADZIC, SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Czech MFA Department of South and South East Europe official, Josef Zrzavecky, noted that the GOCR has been surprised by the speed at which the EU has taken up the potential lifting of the travel restrictions for the Karadzic family. Zrzavecky opined that the EU is likely to support a bla [...]	2008-08-06 13:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETTC ICTY BK EZ EUN KAWC
08PRAGUE528	CZECHS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT NEO-NAZI HATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, Emboffs delivered Ref. C demarche to Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha. Dlouha noted concerns raised by several domestic and international NGOs with the Czech MFA about neo-Nazi content, which is allowed on U.S.-hosted websites [...]	2008-08-07 15:21:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
08PRAGUE535	TFGGO1: CZECHS ENGAGED ON SITUATION IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs discussed the upcoming August 12 NAC with Czech MFA Director of Security Policy, Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, who noted that the Czechs share a similar perspective to the USG and offered her assurance that they want to coordinate closely with us. As noted in Ref B., Czech Fo [...]	2008-08-12 06:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PARM KCFE EUN RU GG EZ
08PRAGUE545	CZECH RESPONSE ON BURMA DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Burma Desk officer, Hana Flanderova, thanked us for our details on the additional U.S. sanctions outlined in the JADE Act of 2008. She commented that the Czech focus is currently on humanitarian assistance in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. The MFA has already provided 10.6M crow [...]	2008-08-15 16:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV BM EZ EUN
08PRAGUE584	CZECHS AGAINST A KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 14:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE592	CZECHS SUPPORT GEORGIA AND TAKE TOUGH LINE ON [...] Summary: The GOCR has strongly condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and shares the USG perspective on support for Georgia, especially its territorial integrity. The Czechs have pressed for strong statements in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the EU General Affairs [...]	2008-08-29 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE RU GG EZ EUN
08PRAGUE615	CZECHS DISAPPOINTED USG UNGA PRIORITIES DO NOT [...] (C) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy Gabriela Dlouha thanked us for sharing USG priorities on country specific resolutions as well as thematic items. She noted that the GOCR welcomed our planned efforts on Iran, Burma, and North Korea, although she registered disap [...]	2008-09-19 07:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNGA UN EZ EUN
08PRAGUE643	CZECHS PLAN TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE647	AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH CZECH DPM [...] (C) Summary: During his October 6 meeting with Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra, the Ambassador raised PM Topolanek's upcoming meeting with President Bush and DHS Secretary Chertoff's upcoming visit to the Czech Republic. The Czechs intend to invite the next U.S. President to an EU-U.S. summit in [...]	2008-10-07 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CMGT CVIS EUN MARR PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE654	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the October 13 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). While the Czechs positively view recent developments in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Zimba [...]	2008-10-10 20:06:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BO GG
08PRAGUE691	CZECH SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Czech National Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Pavel Svitil commented that the Czechs share our concerns regarding the deteriorating situation in Bosnia. While Bosnia is on the agenda for the November 10 GAERC, the Czechs plan to revisit this topic, a key Czech [...]	2008-10-31 16:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BK EZ EUN
08PRAGUE708	SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S OCTOBER 27 VISIT TO THE CZECH [...] (C) Summary: During his October 27 visit to Prague, DHS Secretary Chertoff met with embattled PM Topolanek, DPM Vondra, Interior Minister Langer, and FM Schwarzenberg. Czech officials were grateful for the advent of the Visa Waiver program (VWP) and had no regrets about having confronted the [...]	2008-11-13 12:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL EUN EZ
08PRAGUE727	THE TROUBLEMAKERS PREPARE TO ASSUME THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While both proud and abashed to be known as the "troublemakers" for speaking their mind and occasionally standing alone among the EU member states, the Czech government over the last several months has worked hard to change this perception to one of a serious and responsible E [...]	2008-11-21 12:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE73	CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Department Director of Middle East and North Africa, Josef Rychtar, confirmed that the GOCR shares our perspective on the need for a special tribunal for Lebanon into the assassination of Rafik Hariri, as well as GOCR support for the cause of Syrian dissidents. He also sp [...]	2008-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV EZ LE SY EUN
08PRAGUE755	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the December 8-9 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakista [...]	2008-12-08 09:22:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZL IS
08PRAGUE786	CZECH COMMENTS ON PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) Czech MFA Desk officer for Pakistan, Martin Basta, thanked us for our additional details related to a possible Pakistan donors' conference in early 2009. As noted in Ref B, the Czechs, who assume the EU Presidency on January 1, 2009, are working to put things in place related to an EU-Pak [...]	2008-12-18 16:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF EZ EUN

08PRAGUE792	STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...]	2008-12-22 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ
08PRAGUE802	CZECHS PREFER WAITING FOR BETTER UNESCO D-G [...] (C) Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department officer Milan Kunar commented that the Czechs have serious reservations about Egypt's anticipated candidate for UNESCO Director-General, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni. Like the USG, the GOCR does not believe he is the right person for the jo [...]	2008-12-23 13:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO EZ EUN
08PRAGUE809	CZECH COMMENTS ON GAS DISPUTES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs spoke with Czech Ambassador at large for Energy Security Vaclav Bartuska as well as additional MFA officials regarding potential gas supply disruptions between Russia and Ukraine. While the Czechs have considered and discussed a number of possible scenarios with their EU [...]	2008-12-30 16:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ENRG EPET UP
08PRAGUE83	CZECHS INTERESTED IN JOINING KOSOVO STEERING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Officers met February 8 with Czech MFA Political Director, Martin Povejsil, who confirmed Czech interest in participating in the International Steering Group (ISG). With their upcoming January 2009 EU Presidency and their substantial military involvement in KFOR, the Czech [...]	2008-02-08 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI EZ EUN
08PRAGUE84	UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...]	2008-02-08 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRAGUE92	KOSOVO/CZECH REPUBLIC - RECOGNITION LIKELY IN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek told Ambassador that the Czechs are focused on Kosovo and the government will recognize independence. But he repeated what we have heard at the working level: the Czechs are not likely to be in the first round. Topolanek str [...]	2008-02-14 15:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EZ EUN
08PRAIA118	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Legal Advisor Ms. Neusa Marques on April 22. While she noted the importance of the declaration, she was not able to commit GOCV to co-sponsorship. Post will forward any further GOCV reply upon receipt. PIERCE [...]	2008-04-25 12:15:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL
08QUITO371	ECUADORIAN VIEW ON PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on the United States - European Union declaration on Prisoners of Conscience (reftel) and presented draft declaration language to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Human Rights Augusto Saa April 24. Saa said that the Ministry was previously unaw [...]	2008-04-24 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO774	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU
08RABAT344	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 14:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL MO
08REYKJAVIK286	Iceland: Political parties considering EU membership as [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's economic crisis has radically changed opinions here on the possibility of joining the European Union, and the country's political parties are struggling to adapt. Polls show support for joining the EU and adopting the euro reaching 70 percent, while support for the gov [...]	2008-12-05 16:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EUN IC
08RIGA129	DEMRCHE RESPONSE: LATVIA SUPPORTS TOUGH EU [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points March 11 to Evita Stranga, Deputy Head of COREPER I Division of the EU Coordination Department at the MFA. Stranga responded that the GOL agrees that it is important to develop a post-Kyoto framework that involves all major emitters. The GOL also suppor [...]	2008-03-13 07:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG EUN KGHG LG
08RIGA149	LATVIA CONCERNED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN BELARUS, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Latvian officials are concerned by developments in the U.S. - Belarus bilateral relationship, believing that this represents a hardening of positions by Lukashenka. They are offering support for the U.S., including within the EU, although they did not succeed in getting a pres [...]	2008-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR EUN BO LG
08RIGA2	LAVROV'S VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov's December 18 visit to Riga was most notable in that it occurred at all. After months of work, his visit marked the first ever visit by a Russian or Soviet FM to an independent Latvia. The highlight was the exchange of instruments of ratification on the Latvia-R [...]	2008-01-02 05:27:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD EUN RS IR LG
08RIGA211	LATVIAN RESPONSE ON AVIATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 14:41:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN LG
08RIGA255	LATVIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Per reftels, Post would like to place an op-ed in local media, and joins in Embassy London's request to receive generic text for such an op-ed from WHA. In order to have time to translate the text into Latvian, we would ask that text be made available by May 16. 2. In addition, we have spok [...]	2008-05-13 14:25:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU LG
08RIGA266	LATVIA TO WORK THROUGH EU ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 12:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN LE LG
08RIGA358	LATVIA ON IRISH NO VOTE: NOTHING RUSHED, NOTHING [...] (U) In response to the June 12 Irish vote on the EU Treaty of Lisbon, the MFA posted a press announcement on the Ministry's web site on June 13. The announcement states that FM Maris Riekstins "is of the opinion that the democratic choice of the citizens of the Republic of Ireland should be r [...]	2008-06-17 13:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LG
08RIGA38	LATVIAN PLANS IN IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE EUROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) Latvian leaders believe that they have made their contribution to Iraq with their [...]	2008-01-16 15:48:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PINR MARR PREL MOPS EAID NATO EUN IZ LG
08RIGA472	TFGG01: LATVIAN FM WANTS STRONG NATO AND EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 09:57:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ENRG NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA478	TFGG01: MFA STATE SECRETARY UNUSUALLY BLUNT IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 13:51:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID PINR EUN NATO RS GG LG
08RIGA496	TFGG01: WHAT GEORGIA MEANS TO LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Georgia have dominated the news and discussion here like few other events in recent memory. Latvians, at least ethic Latvians, look at Georgia and think that this could easily be them. As the EU and NATO have been unable to respond forcefully to Russia -- and many members a [...]	2008-08-15 10:13:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA497	TFGG01: LATVIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 13:53:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA511	TFGG01: SUPPORTING LATVIA IN LIGHT OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Post leadership met internally to discuss ways the USG could show support for Latvia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Georgia, both to reassure the Latvians of our security commitment and to help them make policy adjustments to deal with the new international relationship with Ru [...]	2008-08-22 12:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA529	LATVIA HAPPY WITH EU COUNCIL ON GEROGIA; LOOKING [...] (C) Summary: Latvia views the Sep. 1 EU council on Georgia/Russia as a good first step and is pleased that many Latvian priorities were included in the final product. But they believe that the EU has much more it can do, including deployment of an ESDP mission. Latvia has been working closel [...]	2008-09-02 12:38:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN GG LG
08RIGA570	Latvia/Georgia - countering Russia; deploying in EU [...] Latvia has not directly countered Russian claims of genocide in South Ossetia, but senior officials have always rebutted it when asked. According to MFA contacts, Latvia prefers to work through international organizations to counter such claims rather than risk a bilateral spat with Moscow in [...]	2008-09-18 14:44:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA621	LATVIA TO FOLLOW UP BILATERALLY ON US-EU EXTRADITION AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 15:00:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CJAN EUN KCRM KJUST KTIA PREL LG
08RIGA684	LATVIA RESIGNED ON PCA, WORRIED BY MEDVEDEV [...] (C) We have discussed the issues raised in ref A regarding Russia with Latvian officials in the past week. As reported ref B, the Latvian political director was clear that "the PCA discussion was over" and the French were determined to go ahead with the negotiations. Latvia was hoping to get [...]	2008-11-10 08:45:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS LG
08RIGA727	LATVIA STILL NOT FOCUSED ON BIOFUEL SUSTAINABILITY [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points to Juris Stalmeisters, director of the MFA Economic Relations Department and discussed with other officials from the Ministry of Environment and MFA. There was no substantive response. As in previous discussions of biofuel sustainability, the GOL has demonst [...]	2008-11-26 14:22:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU LG
08RIGA802	LATVIA SUPPORTIVE OF STL, NOT LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 12:18:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN LG
08RIYADH1033	SAUDIS CONSIDER ATTENDING KOSOVO DONOR'S CONFERENCE [...] (C) Riyadh Political Counselor delivered Reftel A demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Affairs Director Ra'ad Krimley on July 2. Krimley informed us he was aware of the invitation for the SAG to attend the July 11 Kosovo Donor's Conference in Brussels, adding that the Kosovars [...]	2008-07-02 13:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EUN KPKO PGOV PREL SA UNC YI UNMIK UN KV
08RIYADH1035	SAUDI KING ON MADRID INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 29 meeting with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) in Jeddah, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud elaborated on furthering global religious tolerance and combating extremism through the Inter-Faith Dialogue he launched, where the next step will be a multi-faith conference, [...]	2008-07-06 13:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1090	INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN MADRID - AGENDA AND MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Muslim World League (MWL),under the auspices of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has organized a global interfaith dialogue in Madrid from July 16-18 (Reftels). This is a ground breaking event as the Saudis have organized an event that puts Christianity and Judais [...]	2008-07-15 05:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1155	SAUDIS WILL ENGAGE EUROPE OVER SYRIA [...] (S) Pol Counselor delivered Reftel A demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Saleh Al-Kuhaimi on July 27. Al-Kuhaimi stated the SAG is engaged with the EU and all major European governments. He fully agreed that Syria has long been a sour [...]	2008-07-28 07:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EUN PGOV PREL SA SY
08RIYADH1170	KING ABDULLAH'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND THE MADRID [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudi-hosted Madrid Conference for Interfaith Dialogue won King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud praise from local media and Embassy contacts alike. It has the potential to lead to greater religious tolerance, with the tangible effect of defusing extremism and associated ter [...]	2008-07-30 05:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1190	SAUDIS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to the no. 3 official in the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is slowly moving toward official SAG recognition of Kosovo. He ascribed the SAG's reluctance to recognize the newly independent Balkan republic heretofore to concern over Russian se [...]	2008-08-04 10:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EU EUN FR GR KPKO PGOV PREL RS SA UNC KV YI
08RIYADH1196	FRENCH DCM ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The French DCM in Riyadh commented to us that GOF will be wary in its engagement with Syria. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) In a meeting between Pol Counselor and French DCM in Riyadh Emmanuel Bonne on August 2 to discuss Kosovo (Septel),Bonne raised the issues of Syria and Leban [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EUN PGOV PREL SA SY
08RIYADH1270	SAUDIS FIND THEIR VOICE ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Public opinion on religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia continues to develop in the wake of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's Madrid Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Senior SAG officials railed against the USG's lack of public support after the Conference concluded. Conservative S [...]	2008-08-19 04:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1346	SAUDIS REQUEST USG SUPPORT FOR U.N. SESSION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal will call for UN endorsement of Saudi King Abdullah's Interfaith Dialogue initiative in his address to the upcoming 2008 U.N. General Assembly. A Saudi MFA official revealed that t [...]	2008-09-02 04:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH586	SAUDI FM: RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO WILL TAKE MORE TIME [...] (C) In a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on April 6, the Ambassador queried him on the SAG's intentions regarding the recognition of Kosovo. Saud responded that Saudi Arabia will likely recognize Kosovo in "the next few months," but provided no further information on timing [...]	2008-04-07 13:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EUN PGOV PREL SA SR UNMIK YI
08ROME1304	GOI CONCERNED ABOUT IRITAL SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials expressed concerns that Italian firms may be subject to US sanctions through inadvertent use of Irital, a U.S.-designated Iranian shipping company based in Genoa. End summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Hazard for Italian Non-Dual Use Compan [...]	2008-10-28 11:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EUN EWWT KNNP PARM PREL
08ROME1389	RIO-PLUS-20 CONFERENCE: EU ASKS BRAZIL TO POSTPONE UN [...] (SBU) On 3 November 2008, SCICouns delivered reftel points, regarding Brazilian and South Korean proposals to host a Sustainable Development Summit in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 "Rio Earth Summit," to Italian Foreign Ministry Environment, Energy and Sustainable Developm [...]	2008-11-14 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC PREL EUN IO IT
08ROME1493	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] (U) Econoff delivered the demarche regarding USG concerns about proposed regulations regarding recognized organizations in article 10 of the draft third maritime safety package. There was confusion on the Italian side as to which office had competence to respond to the concerns. We were redirec [...]	2008-12-10 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN EWWT IMO IT ECON
08ROME1532	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 14:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN IT
08ROME200	ITALIANS TO VOTE "NO" AT FEB 12 VOTE ON BIOTECH [...] (U) On February 11, Embassy Rome's Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval of biotech corn, cotton, and soybean varieties to contacts at the ministries of Health and Agriculture. Director General Romano Marabelli of the Ministry of Health and Diploma [...]	2008-02-14 13:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO IT
08ROME262	ITALY: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL SHOULD ABIDE BY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 10:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU IT
08ROME298	ITALY: TERZI RECEIVED BANK MELLI POINTS IN ADVANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 14:50:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	EUN KNNP PARM IR IT
08ROME315	ITALIANS CALL FOR "DEEP REFLECTION" ON EU IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Deputy Political Director Fillipo Formica told ECMIN on March 11 that GAERC discussions on Iran were "confused" and that a final decision on additional EU sanctions has been postponed until the next FMs meeting. At the GAERC lunch discussions on Iran, the GOI questioned EU [...]	2008-03-12 16:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN KNNP PARM PREL IR IT
08ROME323	IRAN: FM D'ALEMA SAYS ITALY FED UP WITH EU3; [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 13, the Ambassador told FM D,Alema that Italy,s tactics on Iran were not working ) instead Italy was being isolated. D,Alema replied that Italy didn,t want to be told again by a small group of countries what it had to do without having any input. He said ot [...]	2008-03-14 11:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP PARM EUN IR IT
08ROME33	ITALY CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN TLSA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN KPKO MARR MASS IT
08ROME342	ITALY/EU: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TERMS BALI "IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian MFA Minister Andrea Perugini correctly predicted to SCICouns on March 11 that the March 13-14 European Council conclusions would not mention the 25-40% greenhouse gas(GHG) reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 target, and would refer to the "important breakthrough" made at [...]	2008-03-18 09:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN IT
08ROME371	ITALY ON IRAN SANCTIONS: MFA SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Non Proliferation Office Director Farruggia and Iran desk officer Kluzer in separate meetings on March 26 to urge swift Italian implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1803 (Ref A and B). Both said Italy supported a common EU policy on UNSCR 1803 implement [...]	2008-03-26 17:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP EUN IR IT
08ROME51	CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and theQntral African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Italy' [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD IT
08ROME541	CSD: ITALIAN HIGH-LEVEL/POLITICAL REPRESENTATION [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials told Emboffs that the head of Italy's delegation to the May 5-16 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD),like that of the U.S., likely will be a senior career official, rather than a high-level or political figure. This is largely due to [...]	2008-04-30 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI XA IT
08ROME55	CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Ital [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD IT
08ROME57	CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Ital [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD IT
08ROME71	ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C/NF) Ambassador called on FM D'Alema January 15 to run through key foreign policy issues in advance of PM Prodi's February 4 visit to Washington. D'Alema was in a constructive mood and said Italian foreign policy on key issues was largely convergent with that of the U.S. He said that Kosov [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT
08ROME745	ITALY TO ATTEND BERLIN CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 11:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN IT
08ROME83	BURMA: FASSINO SAYS EU AND U.S. POSITIONS IN [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to EU Special Envoy for Burma Piero Fassino January 17 and delivered ref points on coordinating U.S. and EU approaches to Burma. Fassino, who had met January 17 with EU High Rep Solana, Commission President Barroso, and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner, and spoken with UN Spe [...]	2008-01-18 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL BM IT
08ROME871	BURMA: ITALY IN AGREEMENT ON POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM EUN IT
08ROME872	ITALY REMAINS FOCUSED ON HOLDING PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 14:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM IT
08ROME911	ITALY: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CO VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL IT
08ROME917	ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN SEND LETTER TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 16:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IT
08ROME943	ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 08:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN IT
08SANAA836	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYG [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 12:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL YM
08SANJOSE366	COSTA RICA CONSIDERING PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] We delivered reftel demarche on May 5 to Adriana Murillo, Head of the UN Security Council Team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. On May 6, Murillo informed us that she had read the draft and had passed it to colleagues in the GOCR's Mission in New York, who already knew about the draft [...]	2008-05-07 23:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL CS
08SANJOSE391	COSTA RICA REFUSING TO SUPPORT UN PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican MFA said on May 14 that it would not/not co-sponsor the US/EU-backed UN Prisoners of Conscience Declaration. After stating on May 9 that it would co-sponsor, on May 12 MFA staff remained noncommittal in written communications and continued to urge inclusion of te [...]	2008-05-14 17:25:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL CS
08SANJOSE457	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING'S IOM [...] (C) On May 28, we delivered Ref A demarche to Alejandro Solano, the MFA's Deputy Director of Foreign Policy. Solano told us the GOCR had had its own troubles with Brunson McKinley. The GOCR did not favor McKinley's candidacy due to McKinley's on-again, off-again organization of a regional IOM [...]	2008-05-29 21:36:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG AORC EUN XM XL CA CS
08SANJOSE458	COSTA RICA TO SUPPORT, NOT COSPONSOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) On May 22, we delivered the Department's talking points on WHA arguments against the Prisoners of Conscience Declaration (provided by Joseph Rees, Acting DAS, IO Bureau, via email) to the MFA's Chief of Staff Antonio Alarcon and to working-level MFA personnel. 2. (SBU) On May 28, we fol [...]	2008-05-29 21:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL CS
08SANSALVADOR490	EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 18:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM
08SANSALVADOR547	DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR614	EL SALVADOR WILL CO-SPONSOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) The cable is an update to Reftel A. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia Trabanino, Global Issues Coordinator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed to Poloff May 23 that El Salvador would co-sponsor the US-EU Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience. Mejia Trabanino added that [...]	2008-05-23 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM
08SANSALVADOR733	PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 16:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR835	TALKING POINTS PRAISING THE NEW EU BENCHMARKS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANTIAGO672	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT: CHILE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 14:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM CI
08SANTODOMINGO594	DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. FANNIN [...]	2008-04-23 19:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EUN DR
08SARAJEVO1227	BOSNIA - A VISIBLY UPSET DODIK DIMISSES USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik responded angrily to a letter from Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, which outlined USG concerns about statements and actions by Dodik that created the impression that Dodik believed the RS can take a path separate form Bosnia as a [...]	2008-07-30 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK KDEM PHUM
08SEOUL1008	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 04:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS
08SEOUL2363	ROKG RESPONSE ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] (U) Post followed up with Mr. Kim Jaegeun, Assistant Director of Maritime Technology Division at the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime (MLTM) on reftel demarche expressing concerns about the EC's third maritime safety package. 2. (U) Kim described the ROKG agreed with the US posi [...]	2008-12-11 02:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EUN IMO KS
08SEOUL738	ROK HAS FORGIVEN 80 PERCENT OF IRAQ DEBT, LOOKING [...] (C) In an April 11 meeting with Gulf Region Division First Secretary Moon Byung-jun, poloff, per reftel, (1) requested SIPDIS that MOFAT attend the May 29 Ministerial in Stockholm, (2) recommended that the ROKG use its meetings with Iraq,s neighbors to encourage them to increase engagement w [...]	2008-04-11 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS PREL IZ IR TU EUN
08SEOUL833	ROK NOT ABLE TO SPONSOR PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KS EUN
08SEOUL991	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 04:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS
08SKOPJE696	MACEDONIA SUES GREECE IN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia has filed legal proceedings against Greece in the International Court of Justice (ICJ),claiming that in blocking Macedonia's NATO membership Greece has violated the terms of the 1995 Interim Accord. Proposed press guidance in para. 6 End summary. 2. (SBU) FonMin [...]	2008-11-17 17:04:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MK GR NATO EUN
08SOFIA132	DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER'S VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 07:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU
08SOFIA145	BULGARIA SUPPORTS US-EU CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 15:02:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN BU
08SOFIA224	BULGARIA SUPPORTS EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME [...] (SBU) We delivered REFTEL questions to Irina Petrova, Director of European Integration, International Regulations and Economy Regulations Directorate, of the Directorate General Civil Aviation Administration. Bulgaria does support the EC's legislative proposal to extend the EU Emissions Tra [...]	2008-04-15 11:32:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EUN SENV BU
08SOFIA24	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON ESDP DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 16:19:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL PGOV CD
08SOFIA255	BULGARIAN ACTIVISM IN THE EU (C-RE8-00416) [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is in response to REFTEL A questions posed by Washington Analysts regarding how the CE-10 are operating in the EU. Washington analysts may also refer to Embassy Sofia's previous cables on Bulgaria and the EU for additional information (REFTEL B, C, D, E). Post's r [...]	2008-04-23 11:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR EUN PREL BU
08SOFIA27	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON SYRIAN NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN TU CA JA SF IN
08SOFIA28	BULGARIA SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT CHAD AND C.A.R; [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 15:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD
08SOFIA354	BULGARIA MOST INTERESTED IN U.S-EU SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 10:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL PHUM CU
08SOFIA400	DEMARCHE ON BERLIN CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 10:11:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN
08SOFIA460	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 09:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEN
08SOFIA472	BULGARIA ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 10:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEN
08SOFIA504	SARG DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BULGARIAN MFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:46:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL LE SY EUN BU
08SOFIA516	BULGARIA- DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON AKP CASE/TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 13:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV TU EUN BU
08SOFIA524	BULGARIA- DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON FARC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	BU EUN HR PGOV PREL VE
08SOFIA590	BULGARIA: SEPT 5-6 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 13:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
08SOFIA91	BULGARIA TO SUPPORT VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN, COTTON, [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU
08SOFIA98	BULGARIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON ARREST AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 13:29:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN FR SI RO EZ GR

08STATE104222	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH BALKAN MINISTERS ON [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones Cathy Westley, EUR/SCE Adriatic Charter 3: ------------------- Albania: Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha Croatia: Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic Macedonia: Foreign Minister Antonio M [...]	2008-09-30 15:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PGOV PREL AL BK HR KV MK MN SR
08STATE104535	MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 -- [...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...]	2008-09-30 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE106944	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U/S DOBRIANSKY [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez co-hosted a discussion on Cuba with senior EU officials in New York on September 23, on the margins of this year,s UNGA. Discussion focused on hurricane relief assistan [...]	2008-10-07 12:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU
08STATE108064	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 13. We expect the formal agenda to include: Zimbabwe, Georgia/Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekis [...]	2008-10-08 19:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS SIPDIS
08STATE110381	UNSCR 1540 -- IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR 1540 [...] This is an action request for USEU, see para 3, and USUN, see paras 4, 5, and 6. 2. Background. UNSCR 1540 (2004) obligates all states to develop and maintain "appropriate, effective" measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter WMD proliferation and terrorist threats. In [...]	2008-10-15 23:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE115017	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]	2008-10-28 23:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE116842	EUR/SE DIRECTOR FITZPATRICK DISCUSSES TURKEY WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 15:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV HR
08STATE118592	U.S.-EU DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES: DEMARCHE [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Paris is requested to approach host government officials at the appropriate level to seek information regarding the upcoming COREPER discussion on November 12 of the U.S.-EU High Level Contact Group on data protection principles, and more generally of the French EU Presid [...]	2008-11-06 22:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN FR PREL PTER
08STATE119280	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: The biannual EU-Russia Summit will take place on November 14 in Nice, France. In the wake of the crisis in Georgia, the French EU Presidency has announced that the discussions will focus on the implementation of the provis [...]	2008-11-07 23:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV GG RS SIPDIS
08STATE120951	U.S.-EU INVESTMENT DIALOGUE MEETING, OCTOBER 14, [...] Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 2. (SBU) At the third face-to-face meeting of the U.S.-EU Investment Dialogue (EUID) in Washington, D.C., U.S. and Commission participants agreed that soverign wealth funds (SWF) must demonstrate their commercial orientation, rather than pursue stra [...]	2008-11-14 13:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD EINV
08STATE123492	ACTION REQUEST: DELIBERATION BY MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) This is an action request for Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Council meeting December 10-11, and a planned early December European Parliament vote on the European Union's "20-20-20 [...]	2008-11-21 00:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU
08STATE127023	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels December 8-9. We expect the formal agenda to include: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Democratic Rep [...]	2008-12-02 21:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU
08STATE127071	UPCOMING MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To inform our outreach partners in Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea that they will soon be contacted by the Government of Italy to participate in a meeting in Rome on 12 December 2008 to discuss the impl [...]	2008-12-02 23:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EMIN ENRG ETTC EUN IR JA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE129978	SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated his intention to open the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on March 1, 2009. Nearly $55M in voluntary contributions have already been collected to [...]	2008-12-10 23:57:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN
08STATE130622	EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...]	2008-12-12 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE
08STATE134385	THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) Summary: According to the German government, the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),which will launch on January 26 - 27, 2009 in Bonn, Germany, is intended to promote increased use of renewable energy. While the USG strongly supports renewable energy, the USG [...]	2008-12-24 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08STATE15648	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on February 18- [...]	2008-02-14 23:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IS IR CD BM
08STATE22352	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]	2008-03-04 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE24257	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request for posts in EU Member States and USEU. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 13-14 meeting of the European Council, which will bring together European heads of state and government, will include a major discussion of climate change and energy. The [...]	2008-03-07 22:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN
08STATE24292	INFORMATION ON BANK MELLI FOR ITALY,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The EU is expected to consider sanctions against Iran the week of March 10. On February 6, EU experts prepared a list of 19 new entities and 15 new individuals to be designated under the EU's Comm [...]	2008-03-07 23:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EUN IT KNNP PARM
08STATE29096	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, imposing further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply [...]	2008-03-20 14:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AS AU BA BR CA CH ECON EFIN EG ETRD EUN FR GM GR
08STATE30237	U.S.-EU STRATEGIC ENERGY REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery co-chaired the second annual U.S.-EU Strategic Energy Review, established at the June 2006 U.S.-EU Summit to review progress in U.S.-EU energy cooperation. Discussions covered cooperation on energ [...]	2008-03-24 15:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EUN KGHG SENV
08STATE30504	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal meeting (GYMNICH) in Ljubljana on March 28-29. We expect the agenda to include: Western Balkans (Serbia/Kosovo),Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Lebanon-Syria, China/Tibet, and [...]	2008-03-25 01:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH
08STATE3208	APPROACHING THE EU IN SUPPORT OF ESDP DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Original EU plans were to deploy the ESDP PKO Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and have boots on the ground, by October 2007. Limited support from other EU members, resistance to funding certain [...]	2008-01-10 23:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD
08STATE33478	SECOND U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank exchange on March 7, U.S. and European principals reviewed work on climate change under the Major Economies and UNFCCC Processes. U.S. principals secured EU Environment Commissioner Dimas' admission that current EU proposals will permit some EU Member States to reco [...]	2008-04-01 18:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08STATE33804	EU COMMISSION CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation from the European Commission met USG nonproliferation experts at the Department of State March 11-12, and held an exchange of program activities and country priorities that both sides agreed will serve as the basis for better coordination. ISN Deputy Assistant [...]	2008-04-02 22:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PEL KNNP SC EU OSCE UNVIE EUN
08STATE40180	ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF UN [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. The May 5 - 16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) will be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Francis Nhema. The Zimbabwean chairmanship is particularly troubling in light of [...]	2008-04-16 22:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON
08STATE40380	DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Department requests action addressees to demarche respective Foreign Ministries to urge co-sponsorship of the attached country-neutral declaration on prisoners of conscience. END SUMMARY - - - - - Background - - - - - [...]	2008-04-17 15:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL
08STATE40386	DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) this is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Department requests action addressees to demarche respective Foreign Ministries to urge co-sponsorship of the attached country-neutral declaration on prisoners of conscience. END SUMMARY ---------- BACKGROUND 3. (C) [...]	2008-04-17 15:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL
08STATE42905	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...]	2008-04-23 16:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
08STATE43742	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 16. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on April 28-29. [...]	2008-04-24 21:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS SY LE CH
08STATE46997	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 2. Baghdad and Triopli are excused from this request. 2. (U) The Department asked Posts to consider ways to promote the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" (reftel). At Deputy Secretary Negroponte's request, Posts should report their plans b [...]	2008-05-03 00:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU
08STATE53922	U/S JEFFERY AND ITALIAN ENI CEO SCARONI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery met with Italian energy firm Eni's CEO Paolo Scaroni on May 6 in Washington. Scaroni came to Washington seeking U.S. views on Eni's activities in Iran and to discuss its growing relationship with Russia's Gazprom. U/S Jeffery pushed back hard when [...]	2008-05-20 21:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN EUN LY AG TU RS IR IT
08STATE54639	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 26-27 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 27. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on May 26-27. [...]	2008-05-21 22:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL IR IZ IS SY LE SO
08STATE55375	ORAL MESSAGE URGING FM KOUCHNER TO ATTEND [...] (C) This is an action request: see para 4, below. 2. (C) Per reftel State 43799, Sweden is hosting the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial Meeting in Stockholm on May 29. The Swedish Foreign Minister of State has requested USG support for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's [...]	2008-05-23 13:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FR IZ SW EUN
08STATE60123	ICI ANNUAL REVIEW CONFERENCE - STOCKHOLM, MAY 29, [...] (U) Posts may draw upon this report as needed in their discussions with host governments about Iraq. 2. (U) Summary: In a meeting that most participants and commentators agreed helped to improve international perceptions of Iraq, eighty-four countries and twelve international organizations [...]	2008-06-04 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL SW EUN
08STATE62450	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]	2008-06-10 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08STATE63369	ACTION REQUEST: REQUESTING EU JOINT DEMARCHE WITH [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: For several years the USG has sought to persuade the Government of Mexico (GOM) to fulfill its pledge under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) to convert a single HEU (Highly [...]	2008-06-12 14:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PARM KNNP MX EUN
08STATE63968	PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to thank them for their support for the prisoners of conscience declaration and provide a courtesy copy of a draft press statement the USG plans to issue [...]	2008-06-13 15:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL
08STATE70829	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...]	2008-07-02 00:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM
08STATE71974	BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. The European Union,s recent policy statements on Cuba provide an opportunity to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba in Western Hemisphere countries. The EU placed respect for hum [...]	2008-07-03 20:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EUN CU
08STATE74378	CLARIFYING OUR POLICY ON CUBA- PRAISING THE EU,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. In the European Union,s June 23 Common Position on Cuba, the EU replaced its suspended 2005 &restrictive measures,8 an unused tool that did not achieve their purpose, with a set of benchmarks for dialogue that are forw [...]	2008-07-10 23:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN CU PGOV PREL
08STATE75702	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 22-23 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on [...]	2008-07-15 14:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP
08STATE7679	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...]	2008-01-24 23:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU
08STATE78367	GUIDANCE FOR JULY 22 NATO DISCUSSION ON NATO-EU [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (SBU) Background. On July 22, the French Permanent Representative to NATO will present to North Atlantic Council (NAC) counterparts a new French non-paper titled, "Initiative aimed at establishing a 'high-level group' to coordinat [...]	2008-07-21 22:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EUN
08STATE84386	RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE "SOLUTION PACKAGE" FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef presented Post with the Arab League's "solution package" for Sudan on July 28. Department requests Post convey to Yousef that the State Department has no comment on the package at this time. Post should also stress to Yousef the imp [...]	2008-08-06 15:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SU AL EUN
08STATE91332	AFTER-ACTION REPORT FOR DEMETER'S RESILIENCE, THE [...] (U) Summary: Following the recommendations of the G8 Bioterrorism Experts (BTEX) Group in 2005, a series of G8 workshops dealing with decontamination, food defense and public health/law enforcement cooperation was organized. "Demeter,s Resilience" was the second G8 food defense event and was [...]	2008-08-25 20:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EUN FR GM IT JA PTER RS TBIO UK
08STATE91387	DEMARCHE REQUEST: FR MUST NOT BLOCK NATO [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) With respect to UNSCR 1816 and increasing acts of piracy off the Horn of Africa, Washington requests that USNATO raise the possibility of a NATO counter-piracy role at the August 27 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, and in a [...]	2008-08-26 00:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL
08STATE92323	DEMARCHE: U.S. WILL NOT SIGN THE NATO [...] (C) This is an action request for all NATO Posts and Embassy Tel Aviv to demarche relevant Foreign Ministry legal and policy offices at appropriate levels prior to the September 2 Meeting of NATO Legal Advisors. We would appreciate information on any comments or replies received; please slug [...]	2008-08-27 22:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EUN
08STATE93264	APPROACHING THE EU REGARDING GEORGIA IN ADVANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Falestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Sec [...]	2008-08-29 21:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV GG
08STATE93272	APPROACHING THE EU ON NON-GEORGIA TOPICS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Security [...]	2008-08-29 21:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
08STATE94723	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (C) The Department sent a demarche (REF A) to initiate discussions with key countries on the importance of implementing robustly the inspection provision of [...]	2008-09-04 15:26:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	GR IS ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PREL KNNP EUN
08STATE96598	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 14. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on September 15-1 [...]	2008-09-10 02:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZI SO YI TU GG RS
08STATE97574	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on September 15-16. We expect the formal agenda to include: Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Turkey, and Georg [...]	2008-09-11 21:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GG RS
08STATE98088	ACTION REQUEST: INTENSIFIED U.S.-EU EXPERT- [...] This is an action request for USEU Brussels. OBJECTIVES 2. Department instructs Post to pursue the following action plan: -- Work with European Commission (EC) expert-level contacts, EPA, DOE, USDA, and other USG agencies to schedule and conduct a bilateral Digital Videoconference (DV [...]	2008-09-13 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN SIPDIS
08STATE98110	ACTION REQUEST: SOLICITING MEMBER STATE VIEWS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-13 09:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08STATE99217	ACTION REQUEST: SOLICITING MEMBER STATE VIEWS [...] (U) This is an action request for all EU member posts. Please see paragraph 2 below. Embassy Paris, please see additional actions in paragraph 3. USEU Brussels, as you discuss this topic with member state representatives and others, please use points in paragraphs 2 and 3 as appropriate. [...]	2008-09-17 03:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN SIPDIS
08STOCKHOLM186	SWEDEN ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 16:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI SW
08STOCKHOLM204	DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION: SWEDEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with the PM's advisor on foreign policy State Secretary Nicola Clase to deliver reftel demarche on March 11. The Ambassador stressed that the President is firmly committed to joining an international agreement. Now it is time for the US and the EU to work closely to [...]	2008-03-13 07:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCHG SENV ECON PGOV EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM340	Media Reaction - Israel and Palestinian Refugees [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 07:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM343	Media Reaction - Inauguration of President Medvedev [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 09:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM364	Media Reaction - China and Burma [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 07:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM377	Media Reaction - Lebanon and Hezbollah [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 07:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM390	Media Reaction - Stockholm ICI Conference [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 06:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM391	Media Reaction - Stockholm ICI Conference [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 06:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM420	Media Reaction - President Bush's Trip to Europe [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 09:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM475	Media Reaction - Mugabe and Zimbabwe [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 10:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM485	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHAPING POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 12:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID BM EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM489	SWEDISH RESPONSE: IRAN AIR CARGO AND ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 14:53:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EFIN EWWT ERTD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN IR SW
08STOCKHOLM501	Media Reaction - G-8 Summit Meeting [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 09:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM511	SWEDEN NOT DELAYING BUT SUPPORTS (SOME) EU [...] (C) Background: According to USEU Brussels sources, Sweden, among other EU members, are delaying the draft Common Position in UNSCR 1803, which transposes 1803 into an additional set of EU sanctions against Iran (reftel). End background. 2. (SBU) On July 17 Ambassador Peter Tejler, Directo [...]	2008-07-17 13:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PINR KNNP IR BE SW
08STOCKHOLM528	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDES KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 08:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	COL VE HR EUN PTER SNAR PGOV PREL SW
08STOCKHOLM543	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDES SUPPORT TURKEY'S EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 07:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV TU EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM559	Media Reaction - Georgia/Ossetia/Russia [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 12:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM562	Media Reaction - Russia [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 08:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM574	TFGG01: Swedish media coverage of Georgia crisis; Embassy [...] Over the weekend and Monday, August 16-18, Swedish media reported extensively on the crisis in Georgia, with correspondent reports from the region, analytical articles and editorials. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Tbilisi, during which a six-point peace agreement was signed, r [...]	2008-08-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM592	TFGG01: Media Reaction - Georgia [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 07:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM594	TFGG01: Media Reaction - Russia and Georgia [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 14:31:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM604	TFGG01: Media Reaction - Russia [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 07:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM625	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks there is little to fear from a Serbian request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to review the status of Kosovo, according to Hakan Emsgard, Deputy Director General of the EU Department at the MFA. The case would languish there for years, he asserted. Swed [...]	2008-09-15 14:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG SE RS EUN
08STOCKHOLM638	Media Reaction - Financial Market Crisis [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 09:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM640	Media Reaction - South Africa, Mbeki Resignation [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 08:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM653	Media Reaction - Financial Crisis [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 10:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM67	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) On January 25, 2008, Poloff met with Anna Norell, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent, regarding the upcoming January 28-29 EU Foreign Ministers GAERC meeting. Comments on Kosovo, Iran, and the Isreali-Palestinian peace process were highlighted: KOSOVO ------ 2. (C) Sweden felt bound by UN [...]	2008-01-25 17:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU
08STOCKHOLM674	SWEDISH RESPONSE:DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 08:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	ECON EFIN ERTD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL IR SW
08STOCKHOLM796	Media Reaction - Secretary of State nomination [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 10:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08TALLINN145	ESTONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER AND PARLIAMENT SPEAK OUT [...] (U) On April 23, after an extraordinary session of Parliament, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and the Parliament released statements in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. The parliament's statement called on Russia to suspend the regulation signed by Presid [...]	2008-04-24 14:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN RS GG EN
08TALLINN148	ESTONIA PLANS NO ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES ON [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication, Mr. Aivo Lind. 2. (U) On April 18, Lind told us that the GOE has not implemented, nor is it planning to implement in the nea [...]	2008-04-25 13:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN EN
08TALLINN272	BALTICS: GETTING THE MOST OUR OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. 2. (C) Embassies Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn want to express our appreciation and support for the proposals in reftel geared toward engaging our missions in EU capitals more actively and improving our foreign policy coordin [...]	2008-08-01 13:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EN LG LH
08TALLINN393	GAERC: ESTONIA LIKELY TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON PCA [...] (C) MFA European Correspondent Kristina Meius confirmed to Pol/Econ Chief on November 7 that Estonia will not block consensus at next week's GAERC on moving forward with PCA negotiations. Meius said that she believes the member states will find a compromise solution. Estonia will agree to re [...]	2008-11-07 13:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS EN
08TASHKENT1155	UZBEKISTAN: EU DIPLOMATS EXPECT SANCTIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: During a six-day visit to Uzbekistan, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rachel Waldstein on September 23 participated in an informal roundtable at the Embassy with diplomats from the German, French, Italian, and Latvian Embassies in Tashkent. The diplomats reported that the EU would mo [...]	2008-10-09 11:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT177	DIPLOMATS PONDER HOW TO LIFT EU SANCTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. The French, British and German Ambassadors in Tashkent were pleasantly suprised by a "qualitative improvement" in the Uzbek government's handling of human rights during a Feb. 5-6 visit by Commission representatives. These ambassadors (protect) uniformly endorse termination of [...]	2008-02-08 12:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR EAID EU EUN NATO UZ
08TASHKENT525	UZBEKS REACT TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov called in Ambassador on May 5, to discuss the April 28 EU decision to continue suspension of visa sanctions. Norov downplayed the EU's recognition of human rights steps the Uzbeks have taken and focused instead on the EU's continued criticism, which he said [...]	2008-05-06 02:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT526	UZBEKS REACT TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov called in Ambassador on May 5, to discuss the April 28 EU decision to continue suspension of visa sanctions. Norov downplayed the EU's recognition of human rights steps the Uzbeks have taken and focused instead on the EU's continued criticism, which he said [...]	2008-05-06 02:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT79	OPEN DIALOGUE PROJECT TO CO-SPONSOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, poloff met with the directors of the Open Dialogue Project (ODP) and National Democratic Institute (NDI),who talked about their recent activities and plans. ODP Director Mjusa Sever described her organization's plans to co-sponsor a March conference on law enforcem [...]	2008-01-22 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN PGOV PREL UZ
08TBILISI1028	ACTION CABLE RESPONSE REGARDING PRESS STATEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL
08TBILISI1205	ACTION REQUEST RESPONSE--PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 13:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM GG
08TEGUCIGALPA442	TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 21:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA581	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA646	HONDURAS CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM HO

08TELAVIV1968	ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON NATO MED-D SOFA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Polmiloff raised reftel points with MFA Acting Director for Multilateral European Institutions Boaz Rodkin on August 28. Rodkin appreciated the points in advance of the NATO Legal Advisors' meeting in Brussels on September 2, and said he would circulate them with the MFA Legal Advisor's o [...]	2008-08-29 04:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EUN IS
08TELAVIV533	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ISRAEL MAY CONSIDER DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL EINV EUN EU KV IS
08THEHAGUE277	DUTCH ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] (U) Econ Chief forwarded ref A points on March 3 to Peter Post, Head of the OECD Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ Chief also shared the points with Jerome Larosch, OECD Coordinator in the Trade Policy Unit, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Post was not available to meet and [...]	2008-03-20 15:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OECD EUN PREL CM TW NL
08THEHAGUE331	DUTCH MOVING AHEAD WITH CONTROVERSIAL AVIATION TAX [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Dutch aviation tax is on track to take effect July 1, despite opposition from parts of the business community and the public. A March 19 court ruling dismissed complaints brought by the air travel industry, clearing a potential obstacle to implementation. Dutch aviation [...]	2008-04-10 15:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN NL
08THEHAGUE343	GONL EXPECTS RATIFICATION OF U.S.-EU GPS-GALILEO [...] (SBU) EconOffs met April 17 with Wim Ploeg, European Division Deputy Head, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, to ascertain the ratification status of the U.S.-EU GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement. Ploeg, who coordinates the GONL's interagency "Galileo group," said that [...]	2008-04-18 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL PREL SENV IMO ICAO ITU NL EUN
08THEHAGUE416	DUTCH SEEK AMBITIOUS ENERGY-CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While officially welcoming the European Commission's energy and climate change targets, some Dutch officials have indicated that the GONL was hoping for the adoption of more "ambitious" goals. At home, the GONL is seeking to go beyond EU targets by committing independently to [...]	2008-05-16 10:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ECON EINV EUN NL
08THEHAGUE820	NETHERLANDS: BULLISH ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch coordinators for biofuels policy have "no real concerns" with the biofuels proposals in Brussels and are anxious for the EU climate and energy package to move forward. If anything, the Dutch position on biofuels is closer to the European ParliamentÂ´s view than the Europe [...]	2008-09-30 13:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN NL
08THEHAGUE885	NETHERLANDS: GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY SPLIT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although clear, objective data has yet to be published, the Dutch government and industry remain divided over the new aviation "green" tax's impact on Dutch airports and passenger numbers. The tax will likely have only limited commercial implications for U.S. passengers and carrie [...]	2008-10-21 10:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN NL
08THEHAGUE967	NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EUN IMO NL
08THEHAGUE999	NETHERLANDS: CLOSELY MONITORING EU BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is very eager to see the EU complete its Energy and Climate legislation in the next few weeks. The Dutch Government agrees on the need for transparent, scientific standards in evaluating biofuels' sustainability. However, even within a collaborative U.S.-EU fra [...]	2008-12-02 14:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EUN NL
08TIRANA758	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 14:45:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL AL
08TOKYO1123	JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 09:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EUN JA
08TOKYO1137	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV AORC EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI JA
08TOKYO1711	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This is an ACTION CABLE, please see PARA 4. On June 3, DHS Secretary Chertoff introduced the ESTA program. Since then, post has conducted numerous outreach activities to inform the Japanese Government and public of this initiative. This cable also contains information on future outr [...]	2008-06-22 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA
08TOKYO2115	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This cable contains information on outreach activities to inform the public of ESTA from June 20 to July 31. END SUMMARY. 2. Mission Japan consular and DHS representatives conducted a wide variety of outreach efforts to publicize the launch of ESTA. After drafting a power point pr [...]	2008-08-01 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA
08TOKYO2117	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: August 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] The ESTA application system went live in Japan on August 1 and was available for applications in the morning. Embassy Tokyo used two passports for trial applications. Conoff and Locally Engaged Staff filled out ESTA applications using one Japanese and one Danish passport. Post's experience w [...]	2008-08-01 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA
08TOKYO3478	LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: NO FURTHER CONTRIBUTION [...] (S) Japan is a "strong supporter" of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and, during last June's G-8 Ministerial in Kyoto, pledged $1 million for the STL, MOFA 1st Middle East Division Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji told Embassy Tokyo. However, at this point, Japan cannot make a new contribution o [...]	2008-12-22 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN JA
08TRIPOLI825	LIBYA ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN [...] (S) CDA met October 13 with Jalal Jaidi of the MFA's International Organizations Department to follow up on reftel demarche and urge that the GOL freeze assets of entities listed reftel, require comprehensive mandatory inspections of IRISL-related cargo and ensure that all Libyan national comp [...]	2008-10-17 09:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL LY
08TRIPOLI826	LIBYA ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN [...] (S) CDA met October 13 with Jalal Jaidi of the MFA's International Organizations Department to follow up on reftel demarche and urge that the GOL freeze assets of entities listed reftel, require comprehensive mandatory inspections of IRISL-related cargo and ensure that all Libyan national comp [...]	2008-10-17 09:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL LY
08TRIPOLI967	LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) The CDA delivered reftel demarche to Tajuri el-Sheradi Tajuri, Director of UN Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent),on December 18. Tajuri said Libya was inclined to view the request to briefly extend the UN Interna [...]	2008-12-18 16:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN LY
08USEUBRUSSELS1088	EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 16 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer told EU member and third-state contributors that the EU and the UN were still trying to reach agreement on reconfiguration details. As a result of the unexpe [...]	2008-07-16 16:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08USEUBRUSSELS1446	RETURN TO POST: AMB KRISTEN SILVERBERG [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 12:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1564	PRESIDENT'S LETTER DELIVERED TO EU'S BARROSO [...] On October 7, USEU DCM delivered reftel message on food issues, from the President and the UK Prime Minister, to the office of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Scanned text of letter with signatures, as received from Washington, was transmitted under a cover letter from DCM, [...]	2008-10-08 15:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC AMGT EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1650	BURMA: EU URGES U.S. PATIENCE ON GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) Summary: Per REFTEL instructions,Poloff shared the U.S. position on the Global Fund in Burma with European Commission External Relations and Development officials. They agreed with our principles, but felt that it was too early in the process for many of the details. They said Global Fu [...]	2008-10-24 17:01:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KHIV PREL BM EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1716	EU INFORMAL DEFMIN MEETING, DEAUVILLE, AND EU [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Finnish Defense Counselor (protect) discussed with USEU Defense Advisor the October 1 EU's Informal Defense Ministers' Meeting at Deauville, and a UK-France-Germany proposal for an EU crisis management and planning capability. On capabilities, the French presidency views its [...]	2008-11-10 06:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS MCAP EUN FI
08USEUBRUSSELS1765	DRL PDAS STEWART URGES PROGRESS ON IRAN, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on November 19 with Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director-General for External Relations at the European Commission (EC),DRL PDAS Karen Stewart asked for EU support against no-action resolutions at UNGA and an early review of the Human Rights Council (HRC). Kovanda u [...]	2008-11-21 16:43:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA PTER EUN SR IR
08USEUBRUSSELS192	EUROPEAN UNION ASYLUM APPROVALS AND PROCEDURES - [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the February 9 visit to Brussels of S/CT Deputy Frank Urbancic to call on the European Union's Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Issues, Giles de Kerchove, USEU has begun an examination of the current nexus between the European Union's 27 member states' policies an [...]	2008-02-06 09:44:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL CVIS EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1944	EU LIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] (U) On December 19, Poloff delivered reftel demarche, inviting EU participation in the June 16-17, 2009 Global Initiative plenary meeting in The Hague, to Bruno Dupre, Security Policy Desk Officer DG RELEX, European Commission, and the Stephan Klement, Advisor to the Office of the Personal R [...]	2008-12-22 16:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1946	EU COUNCIL ASKS FOR INTEL-SHARING ON SOMALIA [...] (C) On December 22, the USEU Ambassador received a letter dated December 19 from the EU Council Secretariat's Director for Defense Issues, Claude-France Arnould. The letter requests the USG to share intelligence information with the EU in support of the EU-led Operation Atalanta, which is d [...]	2008-12-23 06:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER XA XW SO EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1949	EULEX COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS PRAISES SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary: EULEX Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon briefed the Committee of Contributors on December 19 in Brussels, describing a successful deployment throughout Kosovo, the importance of close interaction with other international actors, and the challenges of implementing customs and cou [...]	2008-12-23 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL UNMIK PGOV EUN SR KV
08USEUBRUSSELS216	EU INFORMED OF UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES ON ARF [...] (SBU) EU Council Secretariat Southeast Asia official Friederike Tschampa thanked USEU for the U.S. draft proposal for the ARF Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Workplan and non-paper, comments on Singapore's draft ARF Review, and copy of A/S Hill's letter. She admitted the EU h [...]	2008-02-08 12:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS224	DEPLOYMENT OF EU FORCE TO CHAD HANGS IN BALANCE [...] (C) Summary: France is fully committed to deploying the EU military force to Chad/CAR (EUFOR) and appears to have the backing of HiRep Solana, the Slovenian Presidency, and others, according to contacts at the EU and various member state PermReps. But Austria and Sweden are in creasingly hes [...]	2008-02-08 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ESDP CD EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS299	EU SUPPORTS RESTRUCTURING ICG ON SOMALIA [...] (SBU) The European Union is largely in favor of the U.S. proposal to strengthen the effectiveness of the International Contact Group on Somalia, with the caveat that it would like to convene plenary sessions approximately four times a year. Poloff delivered reftel points to Jean-Christophe Bell [...]	2008-02-25 16:58:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS325	LIECHTENSTEIN SET TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA [...] In addition to discussions of the Visa Waiver Program and the question of the MOU with the Czech Republic (SEPTEL),EU Interior ministers in the February 28 JHA Council gave their backing to Liechtenstein's entry into the Schengen area in spite of the tax fraud scandal now affecting the princi [...]	2008-03-04 09:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS446	EU CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR ENGAGING IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: European Union Council, Commission and Parliament officials told NEA DAS for Iraq Lawrence Butler, during meetings in Brussels on February 27 and 29, that the EU is actively exploring options for engaging in Iraq. Council officials confirmed EU HiRep Solana's interest in visiting [...]	2008-03-26 08:51:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ XF EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS503	EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESENTS SECURITY RESEARCH [...] (U) Summary: The European Commission told the European Parliament April 1 that it plans to significantly expand its 7th Framework Directive research program, including on border patrol sensors, maritime security, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection, as well as develop [...]	2008-04-04 16:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EUN KNNP PARM TSPA TSPL
08USEUBRUSSELS533	ENCOURAGING GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (U) EU contacts confirmed that the EU will be represented at the Expanded Neighbors process on April 22 in Kuwait by Slovenian Presidency Foreign Minister Rupel, Council desk officer for Iraq Sophie Kisling, and Commission Deputy Director-General for the Middle East Hugues Mingarelli. Council [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID IZ EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS713	EU POSITIVE, BUT NO COMMITMENT ON IAEA NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, European Commission External Relations Security Policy Unit Head, responded to reftel points by explaining that IAEA Director General ElBaradei raised the issue of an EU contribution to the IAEA fuel bank project with Commission President Barroso and Energy Commiss [...]	2008-05-14 08:40:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP EUN IAEA
08USEUBRUSSELS716	EU NON-PAPER REQUESTING PARTICIPATION IN PSI [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 11:14:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS733	Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt meets with EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy hours before the second meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on May 1th, 2008. They discussed transition processes, the TEC, and insurance issues. They agreed to work on the Comm [...]	2008-05-16 14:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS748	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...]	2008-05-19 07:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID EUN ZL
08USEUBRUSSELS845	READOUT OF EU LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP FROM [...] Deputy Pol Minister Counselor and PolOff met with Veronika Bajgarova, Deputy Director of American States at the Czech MFA, Jarmila Povejsilova, desk officer in the Department of the Americas, and Katerina Beckova from the Czech Perm Rep this afternoon following today's meeting of the Latin Am [...]	2008-06-03 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS872	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-10 06:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS882	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-11 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS930	NORDICS SEEK DIRECTION FOR NATO-EU INITIATIVE [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Finnish PSC PermRep and Norwegian EU Ambassador approached Charge on June 18 to seek U.S. views on NATO-EU relations, which they are concerned could further deteriorate if there are no organized efforts to improve the present dynamic. Five Nordic countries -- some members of [...]	2008-06-18 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM MARR EUN NATO
08USEUBRUSSELS960	THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN: BOLD INITIATIVE, [...] (U) Summary: The EU's Union for the Mediterranean, originally proposed by French President Sarkozy, will launch on July 13 with an official summit in Paris. The project has been diluted to address other EU Member States' concerns, and many details about the endeavor remain unclear. It also fa [...]	2008-06-25 05:09:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL
08USNATO365	USING NATO TO ADDRESS PIRACY AND ENGAGE THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent requests from the UN for temporary NATO naval escorts to World Food Program shipments to Somalia starting in October, and separate requests by France and the UK to the USG to provide direct military support to a planned EU anti-piracy operation starting in December, h [...]	2008-10-08 15:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN
08USNATO90	WELCOME TO NATO FOR STAFFDEL KENNETH MYERS, MARCH [...] Mission welcomes Senior Professional Staff Member for the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Kenneth Myers III to Brussels for meetings at USEU and USNATO on March 19 - 21, 2008. USNATO Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Peter Chisholm, work tel:(32) [...]	2008-03-10 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN FR BR
08VALLETTA420	MALTA STUDYING USG REQUEST TO TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On October 2, Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech and MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to deliver reftel demarche. Emphasizing that action would be consistent with UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803, the Ambassador told the Finance Minister that the U.S. was urging [...]	2008-10-03 14:28:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL MT IR
08VIENNA1018	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE JULY 22-23 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 09:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN IR SO CD ZI AU
08VIENNA1036	DHS-EUROPEAN COMMISSION MEETING IN VIENNA ON [...] (C) DHS A/S for Policy Stewart Baker and European Commission (EC) Justice DG Jonathan Faull, meeting in Vienna July 17, agreed on various steps to advance further U.S.-EU (and U.S.-EU member state) negotiations on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) MoU and related data exchange agreements. Faull be [...]	2008-07-23 08:17:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KCRM PTER EUN AU
08VIENNA1057	AUSTRIAN MFA ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA: "CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Austria acknowledges the problems of dealing with Syria and the lack of concrete progress in the European dialogue with Damascus thus far. Nonetheless, Vienna sees multiple potential dangers to the broader Middle East should Syria be isolated. Austria does and will continue to m [...]	2008-07-25 14:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE EUN AU
08VIENNA1058	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Austrian FM Plassnik and State Secretary Winkler told U/S Burns in Vienna July 18 that they were encouraged that Burns would attend the July 19 meeting in Geneva with Javier Solana, other members of the P-5 1, and Iran. They also said they were pleased by press reports indicating [...]	2008-07-25 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP PHUM IR AU
08VIENNA1216	RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: AUSTRIA SHARPLY CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Plassnik has delivered a sharply worded statement on Russia's invasion of Georgia, concluding that "business as usual" was not an option. The MFA official responsible for the Caucasus, however, was unsure of what that meant in practice and indicated that the MFA [...]	2008-08-22 08:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RU GG EUN AU
08VIENNA1287	Red Ink Permeates Austrian Campaign, Marking Break with [...] SUMMARY: Economists are concerned about pre-election spending proposals which combined with a proposed tax cut could drive up Austria's budget deficit from near balance to 2.5% of GDP (near the Maastricht limit). Parliament might even enact large spending increases before the September 28 ele [...]	2008-09-08 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
08VIENNA1337	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THEGAERC [...] (SBU) Polchief disussed reftel points September 10 with Klaus Famia, MFA European correspondent. Famira offered the following views on the agenda items for the September 15-16 GAERC: -- Georgia: EU members hope to approve the deployment of an ESDP mission to Georgia at the GAERC. The missi [...]	2008-09-11 15:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV SO ZI GG
08VIENNA1391	AUSTRIA FAVORS FRENCH PROPOSAL ON BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] Embassy reps discussed biofuels sustainability with biofuels experts Sonja Schantl and Heinz Bach in the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry and Water Management (who have the lead on Austria's biofuels position within the EU). Our interlocutors told us that ecological and social s [...]	2008-09-22 11:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN AU
08VIENNA1484	SOBER OUTLOOK FOR AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY IN 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy started to weaken in the second quarter in reaction to the international downturn, now reinforced by the current financial crisis. Austria's two leading economic institutes downgraded their 2008 GDP growth forecasts to 2.0%. Austria's economy is still driven by expo [...]	2008-10-03 14:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
08VIENNA1508	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 13 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PGOV PHUM PREL BO GG RS UZ ZI AU
08VIENNA1615	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON GAERC, GYMNICH AGENDAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF SY IR AU
08VIENNA1740	BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY: AUSTRIA COMMITTED TO [...] Post shared ref A guidance points with relevant leadership in the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (sections dealing with transportation concepts and fuels, EU coordination, climate change) and the Ministry of Economy and Labor (MinEcon). We followed up with MinAg fuels exper [...]	2008-11-26 15:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN AU
08VIENNA1786	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 07:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN CG TU AU
08VIENNA1851	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 08:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER LE SY UNSC EUN AU
08VIENNA1889	Economic Outlook for Austria - 2009 To Be [...] SUMMAARY: Austria's economy began to weaken in the second quarter in reaction to the world downturn and is now in recession. The two leading Austrian economic institutes downgraded their GDP growth estimates for 2008 to 1.8%; 2009 is expected to be the first full- year recession since 1981 [...]	2008-12-24 09:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN AU
08VIENNA23	AUSTRIA'S 2008/2009 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - GROWTH SLOWING, BUT [...] Austria's leading economic institutes - the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) and the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) -- have announced that in 2007 Austria's GDP grew at a rate of 3.3-3.4%. However, with a slowdown in the fourth quarter and with slower global growth on the [...]	2008-01-04 18:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
08VIENNA304	AUSTRIA ON COMMISSIONER'S CUBA VISIT [...] (C) MFA America's Department Director Isabel Rauscher confirmed to E/P Counselor 3/3 that EU Development Commissioner Michel's visit to Cuba March 6-7 will go ahead. She said that all member states had supported proceeding with the visit. 2. (C) E/P Counselor expressed concern at the decisi [...]	2008-03-03 13:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN PU AU
08VIENNA316	AUSTRIA: GOA VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points March 5 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent. Famira said he did not believe Lebanon, Syria, or Afghanistan would be discussed at the March 10-11 GAERC, unless one of the participants wants to report on a recent visit to the region. Discussion on [...]	2008-03-05 16:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR GG IS SY LE AU
08VIENNA362	AUSTRIA UNCERTAINTY EMERGING ON POST-BALI NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) In March 10-12 discussions with Emboffs, lead GoA ministries and the Chancery stated unequivocally that there were no plans for the March 13-14 European Council to call on other developed nations to commit to 25-40% cuts in emissions. The main focus of the climate change discussion at t [...]	2008-03-13 07:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EUN AU
08VIENNA363	AUSTRIA: UNCERTAINTY EMERGING ON POST-BALI NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) In March 10-12 discussions with Emboffs, lead GoA ministries and the Chancery stated unequivocally that there were no plans for the March 13-14 European Council to call on other developed nations to commit to 25-40% cuts in emissions. The main focus of the climate change discussion at t [...]	2008-03-13 07:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EUN AU
08VIENNA513	AUSTRIA'S GROWTH SLOWING AS CONCERN ABOUT INTERNATIONAL [...] Based on continuing uncertainty in international financial markets, Austria's two leading economic institutes have recently slightly reduced GDP growth forecasts for 2008 to 2.1%. Exports will remain the driving force behind growth, as consumer spending remains sluggish. Projections for 2009 [...]	2008-04-14 15:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
08VIENNA602	DEMARCHE REQUEST: TURKEY CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD - [...] (U) Summary. The Austrian Ministry of Finance (MoF) is unlikely to support the proposed U.S. approach linking Turkey's application for change membership status to a six-month strategic review of the EBRD's mandate. End Summary. 2. (U) Post conveyed reftel demarche on May 5 to Leander Tre [...]	2008-05-06 08:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
08VIENNA673	THE AUSTRIAN NATIONAL BANK'S NEW GOVERNING BOARD [...] The GoA recently announced the members of the new Governing Board for the Austrian National Bank (ANB). Ewald Nowotny, CEO of BAWAG P.S.K. Bank, will be the new Governor. Vice-Governor Wolfgang Duchatczek and Director Peter Zoellner were reappointed to the board, and Andreas Ittner will be t [...]	2008-05-16 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV EUN AU
08VIENNA70	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR CHAD MISSION SOLID [...] (C) A series of conversations with Austrian Foreign Ministry and Social Democratic party leaders have confirmed solid Austrian support for the EU's Chad Mission, despite a continuing campaign by opposition parties and Austria's most prominent newspaper against the deployment. MFA Security Pol [...]	2008-01-16 14:44:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR PREF CD AU
08VIENNA953	AUSTRIAN INTERIOR AND FOREIGN MINISTRIES ON VISA [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met June 26 and July 3 with Austrian Interior and Foreign Ministry officials to discuss the proposed U.S.-Austria VWP MoU and related agreements. The Interior Ministry welcomed the idea of a MoU as clarifying the extent of U.S.-Austria cooperation and facilitating their [...]	2008-07-03 14:57:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PTER KCRM PREL EUN AU
08VIENNA954	INFLATION AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS DAMPEN [...] Austria's economy is starting to feel the impact of the international financial crisis and the high inflation resulting from continued raw materials and energy price hikes. Due to a still strong first quarter performance, Austria's two leading economic institutes recently upgraded GDP growth [...]	2008-07-03 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
08VIENNA982	VWP MOU AND RELATED AGREEMENTS: AUSTRIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 9 meeting with Emboffs, MoI Bi- and Multilateral Affairs Director Kurt Hager (protect) indicated he will seek Minister Fekter's approval for interagency consultations on negotiation of the HSPD-6 and Pruem-like agreements between the U.S. and Austria. However, the conc [...]	2008-07-09 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PTER KCRM PREL EUN AU
08VILNIUS100	GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH ON OPENINGS TO GEORGIA, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Division (EU Department) Egidijus Navikas February 15. Navikas re-confirmed GOL's intent to issue a statement in support of Kosovo independence immediately after the EU and the United States. Navikas said he th [...]	2008-02-15 12:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL KVIR IS IR CD BM LH
08VILNIUS1026	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS EASTERN PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania hopes the EU, following the GAERC and the subsequent European Council meetings next week, will endorse the launch of the Eastern Partnership, a multilateral "platform" for EU 27 consultation and assistance with six former Soviet states. The Lithuanians will also look fo [...]	2008-12-05 09:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH
08VILNIUS1046	LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER FUNDING SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 11:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EUN LE LH
08VILNIUS118	LITHUANIA EVALUATING SITUATION IN CUBA; NO HINT OF [...] (SBU) We shared reftel points with Lina Antanaviciene, acting Director of the MFA's Americas, Africa, Asia, and Pacific Department. Antanaviciene thanked us for the information, and confirmed that events in Cuba had begun a discussion within the MFA about how to respond. She assured us that [...]	2008-02-25 13:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CU LH
08VILNIUS146	LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...]	2008-03-07 14:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08VILNIUS576	LITHUANIA WILL RAISE FARC CONCERNS IN EU TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 04:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN VE LH
08VILNIUS599	ALSO WANTS TO SEE SARG ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IR IZ LH
08VILNIUS600	LITHUANIA FAVORS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION DESPITE AKP [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU EUN LH
08VILNIUS724	GYMNICH: LITHUANIA FAVORS ESDP MISSION FOR [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 4 that GOL Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 5 Gymnich (refs a and b) in favor of sending an ESDP Mission to Georgia (and contributing Lithuanian personnel),making a political de [...]	2008-09-04 15:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN RU GG LH
08VILNIUS761	GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS ESDP ACCESS TO ALL OF [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 11 that GOL FM Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 15-16 GAERC mainly on Georgia and Belarus. Navikas said Vaitiekunas favors conclusion language calling for Russia to decrease forces in Georgia to [...]	2008-09-12 12:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN XG GG BO LH
08VILNIUS843	GAERC: LITHUANIA WORRIED DRAFT LANGUAGE NOT STRONG [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post October 8 that Lithuania is concerned that current GAERC draft language "welcoming the progress of withdrawal" by the Russians in Georgia implies Russia is close to completing the commitments it made August 12 and Septe [...]	2008-10-09 09:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM GG BO UZ ZI LH
08VILNIUS898	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Secretary Chertoff, welcome to Lithuania! We and the Government of Lithuania are very much looking forward to your visit on October 30. The announcement by President Bush of Lithuania's entry into the Visa Waiver Program October 17 was the fulfillment of a long standing (and much discus [...]	2008-10-22 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DHS KHLS KCSY EUN LH
08VILNIUS923	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BUILD CONSENSUS TO DELAY [...] (C) Post discussed ref a points October 30 with MFA Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Division Egidijus Navikas in anticipation of the November 3 Gymnich and the November 10-11 GAERC. The most pressing issues to the Lithuanians for these two meetings are the resolution of the Geo [...]	2008-10-31 14:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS GG AF LH
08VILNIUS956	GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL NOT JOIN CONSENSUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 15:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH
08VILNIUS958	(U) PARLIAMENT REJECTS LAW TO EQUATE NAZI AND [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania,s outgoing parliament on November 6 failed to outlaw praise or denial of Soviet aggression against Lithuania, but backers of the measure expect to try again next year. They said their bill was the first step in an effort to have the European Union legally equate the Sovi [...]	2008-11-06 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PGOV PREL EUN
08VILNIUS995	RUSSIAN LOBBYING LITHUANIA FOR MEDVEDEV PROPOSALS [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius told Post November 21 that the Russians are not lobbying the Lithuanians in Vilnius for the Medvedev proposals (ref). He said it would be a waste of time looking for support from the Lithuanians and the Rus [...]	2008-11-26 12:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO RU LH
08WARSAW1004	DPM/ECONMIN PAWLAK PROPOSES CAP REFORM [...] (U) This message is an action request - see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Warsaw is receiving more signals that the GoP - or elements within it - sees the failure of Doha Round negotiations as a point of departure for deeper U.S.-EU economic integration and liberalization. In Ref B meeting with [...]	2008-08-27 12:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EUN PGOV PL TBIO WTO
08WARSAW1018	POLISH MFA OFFERS NO RESPONSE TO MED-D SOFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 12:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EUN PL
08WARSAW1032	POLISH VIEWS ON GEORGIA IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (C) The GOP stated officially that it was pleased with the results of the September 1 special EU Foreign Ministers' summit on Georgia and Russia, but in private, Poles express disappointment that more was not done. In response to reftel demarche, Tomasz Orlowski of the Polish MFA Department of [...]	2008-09-03 12:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GG PL
08WARSAW1055	POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us the GoP has avoided responding "emotionally" on Georgia, notwithstanding the severity of the crisis. The GoP will not press for strong EU measures against Russia, preferring to give Russia time to reflect on developments. Although i [...]	2008-09-11 09:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN ZL ZI SO YI TU GG RS PL
08WARSAW1176	RATIFICATION OF US-EU EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL LEGAL [...] (SBU) DCM and Legatt delivered reftel demarche to Lukasz Redziniak, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) October 3. 2. (SBU) DCM took the opportunity to raise our disappointment in the outcome of a Polish court case involving Randy Craig Levine, who allegedly committed [...]	2008-10-07 12:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN EUN KCRM KJUST KTIA PGOV PREL BE EI GR
08WARSAW1188	GAERC - POLISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER 13 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us October 9 that while Belarusian elections were flawed and there has been no significant improvement in terms of democracy and human rights, Poland will support a temporary suspension of the travel ban. The ban should be lifted, [...]	2008-10-10 06:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO GC RS UZ ZI PL
08WARSAW1285	POLISH VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, Poland will oppose the unconditional resumption of negotiations on a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia, but will take a "careful" approach at the November 10-11 EU Foreign Ministers Meeting (GAERC). B [...]	2008-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN GA RS BK AF SY IZ PL
08WARSAW1346	USEU AMBASSADOR SILVERBERG DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish officials told USEU Ambassador Kristen Silverberg that Poland reluctantly agreed to support resumption of negotiations on the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement after the French Presidency made clear no consensus was needed to move forward. The decision not to [...]	2008-11-25 15:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG SENV KGHG ECON EAGR EUN

08WARSAW1378	GAERC - POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8-9 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is "90 percent satisfied" with the EU Commission's report on the Eastern Partnership, despite the fact that the Commission failed to appoint a Special Coordinator for the project and had committed only 400 million euros, 200 million less than the sum originally proposed by [...]	2008-12-04 14:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS PK CG TU PL
08WARSAW309	POLISH RESPONSES TO THE MARCH 10 GAERC [...] (C) Acting PolCouns met with Pawel Herczynski of the MFA's EU Department on March 7 to discuss the March 10 GAERC. Owing to FM Sikorski accompanying PM Tusk to Washington that day, the Polish delegation will be led by MFA Undersecretary Grazyna Bernatowicz. Herczynski said the GOP's top prio [...]	2008-03-10 06:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN PL
08WARSAW529	POLAND'S AGREES WITH USG ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF CSD [...] (SBU) Econoff raised reftel points on Zimbabwe chairing the Commission on Sustainable Development with Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Department of United Nations System and Global Affairs in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lewicki stated that Poland's thinking on the Zimbabwe chairmans [...]	2008-04-28 11:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR EAID ECON EUN PREL SENV
08WARSAW870	POLES SKEPTICAL ABOUT CUBAN INTEREST IN EU DIALOGUE [...] (C) PolCouns told the MFA's Deputy Director for American Affairs Daniel Gromann (who served as Polish Charge D'affaires in Havana from 2005-2007) that the U.S. welcomes the US-EU Summit declaration's call for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Cuba. He urged the GoP to [...]	2008-07-22 10:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN CU PGOV PREL PHUM
08WARSAW937	POLAND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU ACCESSION FOR TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-06 15:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN PL
08YEREVAN931	LUNCH AT THE EC: CONCERN ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a welcome lunch for Ambassador with Ambassadors representing European Commission member countries in Yerevan, EC Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger provided a briefing on the November 5-6 visit of President Sargsian to the European Commission in Brussels. French Ambassador Ser [...]	2008-11-18 14:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	POGV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM EUN FR AJ TU AM
08ZAGREB804	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 14:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EUN IMO HR
08ZAGREB851	CROATIA TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 14:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN HR
09ABUDHABI6	ABU DHABI TO SUPPORT IRENA, REQUESTS USG SPEAKER FOR WORLD [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 2. 2. (SBU) On January 4, Iain Twine, a consultant for MASDAR, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, asked EconOff if a USG official would be able to participate in a January 21 round table discussion of governments' role in promoting renewal [...]	2009-01-04 12:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PGOV KGHG EUN AE
09ALGIERS268	ALGERIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PA [...] (U) In response to ref A, MFA U.S. desk officer Ali Drouiche confirmed on March 14 that Algeria will provide approximately USD 200 million for reconstruction efforts in Palestinian territories, to be channeled through its membership in the Arab League. As reported in ref B, Algeria has alread [...]	2009-03-18 15:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN AG
09AMMAN1519	JORDAN: SWEDISH AMBASSADOR OUTLINES LOCAL PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Swedish ambassador to Jordan outlined her mission's plans to support national objectives for the EU Presidency, which began on July 1. Internationally, Sweden plans to take a leadership role in the preparations for the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhage [...]	2009-07-07 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SENV EUN ECON KWMN SW JO
09ANKARA1145	TURKEY: SWEDES VIEW INCREASING AEGEAN TENSIONS AS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador discussed reftels joint efforts with Swedish Ambassador Christer Asp August 5 and noted, in particular, that rising Turkish-Greek tensions over recent Aegean events could inadvertently impact Turkey's EU accession bid. Asp commented that Greece and Cyprus already ha [...]	2009-08-07 11:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW
09ANKARA123	TURKEY REFOCUSES ON EU ACCESSION AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Launching what many believe to be a make or break year for Turkey's EU accession bid, PM Erdogan reinvigorated Turkey's efforts by naming Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vice Chairman Egemen Bagis as State Minister for EU Affairs and by visiting Brussels for the first time in [...]	2009-01-23 17:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA1455	DAVUTOGLU TAKES THE CASE FOR TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: EU embassy interlocutors here interpreted Davutoglu's October 1 Brussels statement urging the EU to admit Turkey by 2015 not as an ultimatum, but as a reaffirmation of the GoT's commitment to its EU candidacy. Progress on internal reforms and GoT actions that encourage hopes fo [...]	2009-10-07 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA1641	TURKEY SUPPORTS MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EUN GR MK TU PREL PGOV
09ANKARA341	TURKEY: NEW EU NEGOTIATOR DISCUSSES TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOT cannot push for bold EU-mandated reforms until after the March 29 local elections, according to Turkey's new EU negotiator Egemen Bagis. Even after the elections, Bagis noted that he would not have the necessary clout internally to successfully advocate for the unpopular [...]	2009-03-05 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA711	TURKEY: RESPONSE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS' EFFECT ON [...] (SBU) The following is Turkey's response to reftel information request. Answers are keyed to the questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) B.1. To date, the drop in remittances to Turkey -- most of which originate in Western Europe -- following the onset of the economic crisis has not had a noticeable [...]	2009-05-15 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG TU
09ANKARA972	TURKEY'S EU STRATEGY: END OR MEANS? [...] (C) Summary: Boasting a major economy and an established democracy, Turkey is unlike any other country that has previously sought EU membership. Accordingly, Ankara has faced a unique set of challenges since launching its EU accession negotiations, many of its own making. The ruling Justice [...]	2009-07-09 06:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN TU
09ASHGABAT1274	TURKMENISTAN: UNDP AND EU LAUNCH SWEEPING HUMAN [...] (SBU) On October 2, the Turkmen government's Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) hosted the opening ceremony for the joint EU, UNDP and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) project "Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect hum [...]	2009-10-08 09:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM EUN UNDP UNHRC TX
09ASMARA252	ISAIAS GIVES EC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER COLD [...] (C) Louis Michel, former European Commission (EC) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, met with President Isaias July 30 to discuss the details of the upcoming 122 million euro aid package Eritrea is set to receive (reftel). In addition, Michel brought up two specific political [...]	2009-08-04 14:53:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN ER
09ATHENS1033	Greece Euro-Elections Analysis: ND Government Likely to Limp [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite ruling party New Democracy's (ND) loss to main opposition PASOK in June 7 European Parliament elections, the ND government is likely to limp on, with Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis focusing inward and scrambling to protect his fragile one-seat majority in the Greek Parli [...]	2009-06-22 09:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GR SMIG SOCI ASEC
09ATHENS1269	Greek Views on July 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On July 17, Poloff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the July 27-28 GAERC to Evgenios Kalpyris, Head of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division of the MFA. Kalpyris had no comment on Iran issues. On Somalia, he said Greece fully supported the Transitional Federal [...]	2009-07-17 16:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN GR PREL PGOV
09ATHENS1311	Greek Views on July 2009 GAERC (Follow-Up) [...] (C) On July 23, in a follow-up meeting, Poloff delivered ref A points on U.S. positions on the July 27-28 GAERC to Niki Kamba, MFA European Correspondent. (Post had reported on initial Greek reactions, from MFA ESDP Division Head Evgenios Kalpyris, in reftel B.) On Georgia, Kamba said that G [...]	2009-07-24 14:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS1461	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (SBU) On September 2 PolOff delivered reftel Gymnich backgrounder and points to Niki Kambas of the Greek MFA Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. Kambas noted that, overall, she does not foresee any big changes from the "usual positions" for issues on the agenda and said Greece [...]	2009-09-04 12:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN GR PGOV PREL
09ATHENS1467	Greek Views on September 2009 GAERC, Sri Lanka [...] (C) On September 10, Poloff discussed ref A points on U.S. positions on the September 14-15 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Kamba that Iran and Afghanistan would be the only two external relations items on the September [...]	2009-09-11 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GR CE
09ATHENS1471	MFA ON TURKISH INVOLVEMENT IN EU FRONTEX AND OLYMPIC AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Greek MFA told us September 10 that the recent warning by Turkish air control to a Latvian air force helicopter flying an EU Frontex mission in Greek airspace over Farmakonisi to "leave Turkish airspace immediately" was only one in a series of such actions directed at Frontex [...]	2009-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAIR GR TU EUN LG
09ATHENS1501	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 [...]	2009-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR
09ATHENS1503	SECOND FRONTEX INCIDENT IN AEGEAN VIEWED CALMLY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Greek MFA informed us September 18 that they had transcripts and photos from an EU Frontex mission in the Aegean of a Turkish Coast Guard vessel assisting illegal immigrants enter Greek territorial waters and land on the Greek-inhabited island of Farmakonisi. This September [...]	2009-09-24 06:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SMIG GR TU
09ATHENS1541	PM PAPANDREOU SHARES GOALS WITH AMBASSADOR AND FORMER DEPSEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: New PM Papandreou took on the Foreign Ministry job in order to inject "new dynamism" into Greece's regional challenges, he told Ambassador Speckhard and Brookings Institution President (and former Deputy Secretary) Strobe Talbott on October 12. He pointed to his October 9 snap [...]	2009-10-14 16:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR TU EUN ZL MK
09ATHENS1565	Greek Views on October 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On October 23, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the October 26-27 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Kamba said the EU paper on Afghanistan/Pakistan had already been approved by all member states at the [...]	2009-10-23 11:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GR CE GV
09ATHENS1569	Greece: Geographical Indications and CBD Patent Disclosure [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on October 23 to Panayiotis Dermentzoglou, First Secretary for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and Nikolaos Doukas, AttachC) for Economic and Commercial Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (SBU) Doukas and Dermentzoglou took th [...]	2009-10-23 13:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR
09ATHENS1619	Greece Remains Wedded to EC position on Doha, Geographical [...] (SBU) Following the October 23 demarche delivery to the MFA, EconOff re-delivered reftel demarche on November 10 to Tassos Protopappas, Director for International Trade Policy, and Nikos Georgopoulos, Director General for International Economic Relations, with the Directorate for International [...]	2009-11-12 16:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR
09ATHENS1631	Greek Views on November 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On November 10, Poloffs discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the November 16-17 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division, and Vassilis Tselios, Deputy Head of the MFA C1 Directorate for EU External Relations. Ka [...]	2009-11-16 12:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS1633	Greece Supports EU Renewal of Belarus Sanctions and [...] (C) PolOff met November 10 with Vassilis Tselios, Deputy Head of the C1 EU External Relations Directorate, to discuss a coordinated Belarus sanctions policy. Tselios - the Greek MFA's point person for EU- Eastern partner affairs - noted that Greece does not have an embassy in Minsk and therefo [...]	2009-11-16 14:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO GR EUN
09ATHENS1637	GREEK RESPONSE: PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) On November 12, PolOffs delivered reftel points to Paulina Chotzoglou of the MFA's A10 Directorate, North Korea desk. Poloffs underscored the importance of sharing information and designating entities and individuals associated with DPRK proliferation efforts and expressed hope that the [...]	2009-11-17 13:45:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC GR KNNP
09ATHENS1641	FRONTEX PRESENCE GROWING TO CONFRONT GREECE'S MIGRATION WAVE [...] (SBU) In keeping with one of its main social (and now security) challenges - the growing tide of illegal migrants arriving by sea after transiting Turkey - Greece has sought greater support from the EU, and has found a partner in FRONTEX, the EU's border security agency. FRONTEX has become inc [...]	2009-11-19 13:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG KCRM PTER EUN GR
09ATHENS1681	Greek Views on December 2009 FAC [...] (C) On December 4, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the December 8 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) with Alexandros Ioannidis, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Ioannidis said the FAC's agenda would focus on the Middle East peace p [...]	2009-12-04 15:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS228	MAURITANIA: GREECE AGREES "100 PERCENT" WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on EU policy toward Mauritania to MFA A9 Africa Directorate deputy head Taxiarchis Christopoulos. Christopoulos said Greek diplomats from Brussels would attend the February 20 EU meeting in Paris. He also said that Mauritania was a regular topic of [...]	2009-02-20 13:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GR EUN MR
09ATHENS232	GREEK VIEWS ON FEBRUARY GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the February 23-24 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC included: Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Western Balkans, and the Eastern Partnership. On Sudan, she said that no discussion wa [...]	2009-02-20 15:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN
09ATHENS45	GREEKS TIGHT-LIPPED ON EU-SYRIA AGREEMENT [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the EU-Syria Association Agreement to MFA C1 Directorate for EU External Relations Counselor Katerina Varvarigou. Varvarigou said Greece would take a "balanced approach," which would be in line with the common EU position. An EU working group -- not [...]	2009-01-14 13:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL GR SY
09ATHENS64	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEEF HORMONES CASE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered points and background in reftel on January 16 via telephone to Paul Pezaros, Director, Agriculture Policy Division, Ministry of Agriculture. Econ Counselor informed Mr. Pezaros of our new tariffs and the reason behind the change, stressing this action was taken i [...]	2009-01-20 10:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN EAGR
09ATHENS651	Greek Views on April GAERC Issues [...] (C) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the April 27-28 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC included: the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership, the May 6 EU-Canada summit, and following up on the EU-Obama meeting. Sh [...]	2009-04-23 14:25:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS807	Greek Views on May GAERC [...] (C) On May 14, PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the May 18-19 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC would include: the May 21-22 EU-Russia summit, Moldova, Iran, Georgia, the Atalanta anti-piracy mission, Sri Lanka, and Operation Alt [...]	2009-05-15 12:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GR
09ATHENS83	GREEK VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed ref A and B GAERC issues with newly arrived MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the Czech EU Presidency had decided on a policy of downsizing GAERC agendas and focusing more intently on one or two issues. Thus, they had eliminated most of the issues co [...]	2009-01-22 13:32:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ZL AFIN SU ZI UP BO GR
09ATHENS985	GREECE'S RULING PARTY FARES POORLY IN EURO ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Greece tallied the highest voter abstention rate (47.4 percent) in the country's history in the June 7 election of Greece's Members of European Parliament (MEPs). New Democracy (ND),the incumbent party of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, lived down to expectations that it would suffer [...]	2009-06-12 05:57:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EUN GR
09BAGHDAD2078	IRAQ AND THE NABUCCO PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: At the Nabucco pipeline summit meeting in Ankara on July 13, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki made an unexpected pledge to supply roughly half of the pipeline's projected capacity by 2015. The announcement reflects Maliki's ambitions to see Iraq as a significant partner of Turkey and [...]	2009-08-03 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL EINV PINR IZ TU EUN
09BEIJING3211	DECEMBER 1, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COPENHAGEN [...] Key points at the December 1 MFA press briefing were: -- At the 12th China-EU Summit in Nanjing, President Hu met with EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and other EU leaders and discussed climate change, sustainable development, and joint responses to the financial crisis. -- China believes [...]	2009-12-01 11:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV PHSA CH EUN KN RP XK
09BEIJING3422	DECEMBER 22, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Key points at the December 22 MFA press briefing were: -- China took positive measures in Copenhagen during the Climate Change Conference. -- UK citizen Akmal Shaikh was sentenced to death for drug smuggling despite claims that he suffers from mental disorders. -- No deal was made with C [...]	2009-12-22 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MNUC KNNP SENV CH EUN JA NP CB
09BELMOPAN320	EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ACTIVITIES IN BELIZE: SUGAR, BANANAS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT [...] Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, the Head of the European Commission's (EC) Delegation to Belize, visited Belize from 20th to 24th July 2009 to promote several European Development Fund initiatives. More than Euro 46 million has been allocated to assist rural Belizean agricultural communi [...]	2009-08-21 16:50:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN BH PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1015	GERMANY BACK ON TRACK TO RATIFY THE EU LISBON TREATY BY THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Grand Coalition government should be able to revise the implementing legislation for the EU Lisbon Treaty as mandated by the German Constitutional Court before the September 27 Bundestag election. However, even if this happens, Germany may still not be in a position to [...]	2009-08-20 16:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EUN GM
09BERLIN1132	GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. assessment of the situation of IDPs in Sri Lanka and the need to act quickly, but notes that the EU Council is currently not on track to take action until October. While agreeing that the EU should enhance its trade and investment with Georgia, Armenia a [...]	2009-09-11 19:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AF PK GM CE ZJ
09BERLIN1166	GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON SRI LANKAN IDPS, [...] (SBU) After presenting ref A demarche on Sri Lankan IDPs to the MFA Deputy European Corespondent in advance of the September 14-15 EU GAERC meeting (ref B),PolOff followed up to reinforce the points with MFA South Asia Office Director Gudrun Sraega. 2. (C) Sraega said that Germany shared U [...]	2009-09-18 16:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09BERLIN1273	GERMANS MAY BE WILLING TO SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN, [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 15:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN AF GM
09BERLIN1332	GERMAN VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Germany is in broad agreement with U.S. points on Afghanistan/Pakistan, but officials expect no discussion on the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Pakistan during the October GAERC. Afghanistan discussions will center around adopting the Council's Action Plan, which, Germany believes, [...]	2009-10-23 16:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AFDB PK GM
09BERLIN1333	GERMANY EXPRESSES TEPID SUPPORT FOR GEOGRAPHICAL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Germany's Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economics and Technology and the Foreign Office. 2. (SBU) The head of the AgMin's International Trade Policy Division, Klaus Kehrein, told FAS that extending Geographical Indicat [...]	2009-10-26 06:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR
09BERLIN1339	EU SUMMIT DOMINATED BY CZECH DEMANDS; PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: German experts believe that EU leaders will spend much of the October 29-30 EU Summit coordinating with the Czechs over final steps needed to sign the Lisbon Treaty. Meanwhile, there seems little likelihood that the summit will produce actual candidates for the new positions of EU [...]	2009-10-26 16:50:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GM
09BERLIN1406	GERMANY SUPPORTS "DOUBLE ROLLOVER" OF EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that Belarus has made little progress on human rights or democratization recently and therefore supports a "double rollover" of both the suspension of EU sanctions as well as the sanctions regime itself at the November 16-17 EU GAERC meeting. We made the case for [...]	2009-11-06 12:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM BO GM
09BERLIN1413	GERMAN CHANCELLERY CLAIMS RACE FOR EU COUNCIL [...] (C) Chancellery EU Affairs Director Dirk Loelke told us November 6 that notwithstanding European press reports touting Belgian PM Rompuy and UK FM Miliband as the clear favorites to become the first European Council President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs under the Lisbon Trea [...]	2009-11-06 18:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
09BERLIN1435	ACTING MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER ON BOSNIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting MFA Political Director Emily Haber, who is the MFA's Special Envoy for Southeast Europe and Turkey, discussed follow-up to the Butmir Talks and the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia with EUR A/S Gordon during a November 10 meeting in Berlin. Haber w [...]	2009-11-12 17:55:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EUN PHUM GM TU BK
09BERLIN1441	GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 16-17 EU GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Belarus, Germany concedes that the GAERC is likely to extend both the sanctions regime and the suspension of those sanctions until October 2010, but continues to believe that it would be better to extend them only to May 2010. Germany is eager to increase cooperation with Rus [...]	2009-11-13 16:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV MARR MOPS BO RU UP SO BK
09BERLIN1471	GERMANY AND BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION: COMMITTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. DefMin Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in his first speech to the new Bundestag on November 10 emphasized that the Bundeswehr must be "sleeker, even more efficient, and even more focused on out-of-area operations," indicating that the new MOD remains committed to developing a more mob [...]	2009-11-18 15:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN1480	FDP PRESSING FOR GERMANY TO END PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new center-right German government decided at a cabinet meeting on November 18 to seek a six-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for the German Navy's participation in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when the mandate comes up [...]	2009-11-23 07:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1496	GERMANY TO TAKE BACK SEAT IN ONGOING MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn told poloff on November 18 in response to reftel points that while Germany supports UN negotiator Nimetz's efforts to resolve Macedonia's name dispute with Greece, Germany had no plans to actively lobby the parties. Bogdahn was downbeat a [...]	2009-11-24 09:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL EUN NATO GR MK GM
09BERLIN1497	GERMANY FAVORS MAINTAINING EUFOR TROOP LEVELS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn on November 18 and had a follow-on conversation with MFA Bosnia desk officer Michael Geisler on November 20. Geisler -- who had just returned from the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Saraj [...]	2009-11-24 09:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK GM
09BERLIN1556	GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...]	2009-12-07 16:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR
09BERLIN1561	GERMANY: OEF AND UNIFIL MANDATES EXTENDED, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag on December 3 approved the extension of the mandates for Bundeswehr participation in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). While the OEF mandate was extended for a full year, as per usual pra [...]	2009-12-08 15:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1570	GERMANY: WESTERWELLE STRESSES CONTINUITY DURING [...] (C) Summary: The MFA sees FM Westerwelle's first trip to Moscow last month as a largely successful introductory call. The Russians probed for policy changes following the German elections. Although FM Lavrov seemed reassured that Berlin's Russia policy would remain unchanged, the MFA is ques [...]	2009-12-10 12:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM EUN NATO MARR OSCE RU UNSC PGOV IR PREL
09BERLIN185	GERMANY URGING OTHERS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (SBU) PolOff met with German MFA Deputy Office Director for the Balkans Mark Bogdahn February 12 to discuss the points in Ref. A. Bogdahn thanked us for sharing our talking points and noted that Germany continues to work actively to convince other nations to recognize Kosovo, including a numb [...]	2009-02-13 13:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS
09BERLIN216	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE FEBRUARY 23-24 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. While the Afghanistan discussion at the February 23-24 GAERC is supposed to be limited to just 30 minutes, Germany says EU foreign ministers will have a greater opportunity to address this issue at the March GAERC meeting and at a dinner on the margins of the March 19 EU Summit. [...]	2009-02-20 20:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XF ZL SU CE IZ AF GM
09BERLIN229	GERMANS UNLIKELY TO INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT TO [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Gunnar Denecke, deputy in the MFA's Defense and Security Policy Division, and (separately) Klemens Semtner, head of the Iraq Unit, on February 24. While both expressed support for NTM-I's mission, Denecke reiterated Germany's oft-heard "no boots on the groun [...]	2009-02-24 18:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN
09BERLIN235	STEINMEIER'S VISIT "TIMELY" AND "A SUCCESS." [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's February 17-18 visit to Iraq -- the first by a German FM in 22 years -- focused strictly on bilateral relations and particularly on economic and cultural ties. He was joined by three Bundestag (Parliament) members, seven business leaders, th [...]	2009-02-25 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON ETRD
09BERLIN267	GERMANY'S DEFENSE BUDGET: SMALL INCREASES LIKELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite a nominal increase of 1.64 billion euros over last year, the German defense budget for 2009 will fall short of the NATO target of two percent of GDP by only accounting for 1.5 percent GDP. Transformation remains significantly underfunded. Plans to free up money for in [...]	2009-03-06 11:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN282	GERMANS SUPPORT NEW POLICY IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post discussed the new Iraq policy with MFA contacts who responded positively to the President's announcement and the decision to reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq. While noting concern about future stability in Iraq, MFA reps indicated possible future German support for NTM-I. [...]	2009-03-11 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON
09BERLIN288	GERMAN PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS' [...] (SBU) On March 6, 2009 Econoff contacted Jacqueline Groth of the Middle East Regional Development Policy Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, to confirm German support for the Palestinians following the March 2 Donors' Conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, [...]	2009-03-12 13:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN GM IS
09BERLIN291	GERMANY INTENTLY FOCUSED ON BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany shares our concerns about recent backsliding in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H),and is engaged regularly with Bosnian leaders at the highest level to press them to fulfill the "Five Plus Two Agenda." Foreign Office contacts stressed that B&H's future is "clearly" in the Euro- [...]	2009-03-12 15:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM BK
09BERLIN365	GERMANY CONCERNED HOW ALLEGED SUDAN CONVOY ATTACK [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director for Near East Division Robert Doelger March 27 to discuss views on the Gaza smuggling interdiction Program of Action (PoA) (reftel) and the status of German efforts at assisting Egypt with land border interdiction. Doelger asked Poloff for any further [...]	2009-03-27 14:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MOPS NATO PREL GM IS SU
09BERLIN366	GERMANY CALLS FOR TRANSATLANTIC COORDINATION, CARE [...] (C) MFA Near East Division chief Boris Ruge told Poloff March 27 that Germany agrees with reftel points but he stressed the need for the EU and the United States to exercise care and to coordinate when responding or reacting to any Palestinian reconciliation agreement. Ruge cautioned against [...]	2009-03-27 14:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG GM EUN
09BERLIN368	U.S. SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS POLICY NONPAPER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (C) Germany welcomed the reftel nonpaper on U.S. space situation awareness (SSA) policy and noted the upcoming bilateral meeting in Washington at the end of April as an excellent opportunity to further discuss this topic. As a poss [...]	2009-03-27 15:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ESA EUN MCAP NASA NATO PARM PREL TSPA XG XT
09BERLIN379	GERMANY: DOWNBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany views Ukraine as a significant partner, but Berlin is frustrated with the continued inability of President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko to work together. Contacts hope that the current economic crisis will force the two to stop "squabbling" and focus on the [...]	2009-03-31 15:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN403	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009 [...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...]	2009-04-03 14:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN429	GALILEO IDENTITY CRISIS: A FERRARI BUILT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Galileo, the EU's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS),is in the midst of a 3.4 billion euro identity crisis as political advocates downplay Galileo's advertised role as a pillar of Europe's national security and instead spotlight the system,s civil and economic [...]	2009-04-09 16:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN430	GALILEO PUBLIC REGULATED SERVICE MAY REQUIRE [...] SUMMARY: (C) The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) is presumably critical for the EU as a pillar for national security and as the nucleus of Galileo's business model, but PRS appears to be stalling out. PRS faces four obstacles: 1) a conflict between civilian control and military end-us [...]	2009-04-09 16:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN470	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE APRIL 27-28 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany regrets the confusion that the Czech EU Presidency has caused over the status of Belarus President Lukashenka's invitation to the May 7 Eastern Partnership Summit, and agrees that it is important to ensure that he does not attend. The German MFA says it favors inviting R [...]	2009-04-22 16:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV RU BM MD UP XF EZ IR TU GM
09BERLIN514	A/S FRIED INITIATES GERMAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings April 29, A/S Fried presented MFA State Secretary Silberberg and Chancellery National Security Advisor Heusgen with information on nine Uighur detainees and requested that the German government review the cases as a prelude to a formal U.S. request to rese [...]	2009-05-05 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN GM
09BERLIN576	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN577	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN578	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN579	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN580	GERMAN VIEWS ON THEMES FOR THE MAY 29 MEETING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that more forces are needed for counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia, but feels it is already doing its fair share; others with the requisite capability who are not yet contributing should answer the call. Germany welcomes the planned NATO counterpirac [...]	2009-05-18 13:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ECON POL EUN GM
09BERLIN599	MIXED GERMAN VIEWS ON TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. support for Turkish entry into the EU has drawn ire from the CDU/CSU in recent months, but the importance of binding Turkey to the West and rewarding the significant reforms Turkey has enacted does not escape most German politicians. However, even those politicians most sy [...]	2009-05-20 15:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN GM
09BERLIN621	GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]	2009-05-22 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN64	(C) U.S. COMMENTS ON EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (C) Germany welcomes the "timely and thoughtful" comments the U.S. provided regarding the EU Council's "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities." The EU will reportedly issue a collective response addressing U.S. concerns at a later date. A German MFA official is &hopeful8 but not "optimis [...]	2009-01-16 14:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG ECIN ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL
09BERLIN708	GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany believes that the recent successful elections in Lebanon, which appear to have been conducted without undue Syrian influence, open the door to the signing of the updated EU-Syria Association Agreement (AA),perhaps as early as September. According to the German MFA, only [...]	2009-06-12 16:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN XF CU AF PK ZL BM GM
09BERLIN791	GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]	2009-07-01 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN806	GERMANY: FORGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLAND IN ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. German contacts view Foreign Minister Steinmeier's and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's joint trip to Kyiv as indicative of improved German-Polish relations and a significant advance in bringing German and Polish foreign policy positions more into sync. Unsurprisingly, the mini [...]	2009-07-02 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN881	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]	2009-07-21 20:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN882	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]	2009-07-21 20:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN886	GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...]	2009-07-22 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM
09BERLIN89	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]	2009-01-23 19:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN896	GERMAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin presented REF A points to contacts at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interlocutors believe Germany is unlikely to take any major new decisions on Afghanistan before parliamentary ("Bundestag") elections [...]	2009-07-24 14:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EUN MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK GM

09BERLIN90	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]	2009-01-26 05:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM

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