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09BRASILIA322 | FOLLOW UP ON BRAZIL'S SHARM AL SHEIKH PLEDGE [...] (U) On 10 March, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Counselor Claudio Cesar Nascimento, chief of the Middle East Division I of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Nascimento confirmed the USD 10 million pledge made by Foreign Minister Amorim at Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, and noted t [...] | 2009-03-16 17:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN BR |
09BRATISLAVA189 | GAERC: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS DIALOGUE WITH EASTERN [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed ref points on the April 27-28 GAERC meeting with European Correspondent Albin Otruba on April 23. The discussion of Ukraine and Moldova, which will be held in the context of the Eastern Partnership, is the most interesting for Slovakia. Slovakia supports continu [...] | 2009-04-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV UP SY MD LO |
09BRATISLAVA250 | GAERC: SLOVAK AND U.S. POSITIONS "NEVER CLOSER" [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed ref points on the June 15-16 GAERC meeting with European Correspondent Albin Otruba on June 9. Otruba enthusiastically declared the U.S. and Slovak positions on GAERC issues are now closer than ever before. Otruba spoke at length about the President's speech in [...] | 2009-06-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA389 | SOY DEMARCHE: SLOVAKIA SYMPATHETIC BUT NON-COMMITTAL [...] (SBU) Taking advantage of a gathering of agricultural leaders at Slovakia's largest agricultural fair in Nitra, we discussed reftel points with industry groups, including Monsanto, and delivered reftel points to officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, including Agriculture Section Director Ja [...] | 2009-09-04 13:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO USTR LO |
09BRATISLAVA427 | SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOS welcomes USG greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and strongly agrees on the need to include all major economies in an eventual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreement at Copenhagen. Slovakia understands the domestic political realitie [...] | 2009-10-02 15:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN LO |
09BRATISLAVA446 | SLOVAKIA FOR NEW BT CORN VARIETIES, AGAINST ZERO TOLERANCE [...] We delivered reftel points to Dr. Milan Pesko in the Ministry of Agriculture's Office for Genetically Modified Food and Scientific Cooperation and Igor Ferencik in the Ministry of Environment's Biosafety Department. Both of them indicated Slovakia would vote favorably in the two October 19 bio [...] | 2009-10-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO USTR LO |
09BRATISLAVA94 | SLOVAKIA PLANS TO ABSTAIN ON FEBRUARY 25 EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Econoff delivered reftel A demarche, longtime Embassy contact and Bt proponent Igor Ferencik, the Director of the Biosafety Department in the Slovak Ministry of Environment (MinEnv),was visibly distraught. Ferencik told Econoff he and State Secretary Miloslav Sebek favore [...] | 2009-02-25 08:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO KPAO LO |
09BRUSELS1292 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1 | AMBASSADOR VISITS PRAGUE TO DISCUSS CZECH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency, which takes over on January 1, wants the new American president to meet the EU-27 heads of state in early April in Prague to discuss climate change and the Middle East. Czech FonMin Schwarzenberg is considering a trip to Washington in early February to mee [...] | 2009-01-01 09:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SENV EFIN ECON ETTC IR EZ |
09BRUSSELS10 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU GIVES ADDITIONAL 3M EURO FOR [...] (U) The European Commission allocated 3 million euros from its general humanitarian budget on January 4 in response to the current crisis in Gaza. Total 2009 Commission funding for Gaza and the West Bank is 290 million euros, which includes 55 million from the European Commission Humanitarian [...] | 2009-01-06 16:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID LE PGOV PHUM PREL UNRWA EUN |
09BRUSSELS101 | (C) EU LIFTS MEK SANCTIONS; SECRETARIAT REQUESTS [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 11-12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S//NF) At the January 26 EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC),EU-27 Foreign Ministers approved as an "A-point" (no discussion) the de-listing of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) as a terr [...] | 2009-01-27 06:26:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1028 | EEB/ODF Director Nutter's Development Meetings with EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...] | 2009-07-28 09:57:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1029 | EEB/ODF DIRECTOR NUTTER'S DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...] | 2009-07-28 10:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1031 | EU MEMBER STATES APPEAR EXCITED ABOUT NBT, EVEN IF [...] (SBU) Summary. Sweden is moving forward with preparations to move the One Big Thing (OBT) initiative, which exists between Embassy Stockholm and the Government of Sweden to promote development of green technology through R&D and business partnerships, to the EU-level. Some Member States are [...] | 2009-07-28 14:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1032 | IN A REPEAT OF 2008, DIVISIONS EXIST BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary. As it prepares for Copenhagen, the EU is reliving many of the arguments that plagued it during negotiations of the Climate and Energy Package last year. At a recent EU Energy and Environment Ministers meeting, Poland is leading what appears to be the same group of Central and Eastern E [...] | 2009-07-28 14:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1033 | EU GENERALLY POSITIVE ON U.S. CLIMATE POLICY, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Several EU officials are pleased with the direction the United States is taking in its climate policy, but some (notably Germany and France) are looking for more. However, on several other issues related to the UN negotiation process, the EU is far from a consolidated position. [...] | 2009-07-28 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1048 | JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2009-07-30 17:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR |
09BRUSSELS1058 | IRAN, PSI, AND THE EU: IS IT TIME TO LET THE EU [...] (S//NF) Summary/Comment: The EU,s growing role in European maritime security and non-proliferation policy makes it increasingly in our interest to enlist the EU in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). New EU initiatives and a formal EU role in PSI could help compel stronger action [...] | 2009-07-31 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR EUN EWWT KNNP |
09BRUSSELS1059 | U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL REGULATORY FORUM MEETS IN BRUSSELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU and U.S. officials covered a packed agenda during a well-attended High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF) in Brussels on July 24. The European Commission hosted this, the sixth HLRCF, gathering regulators from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss regulatory cooperati [...] | 2009-07-31 15:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS106 | COPENHAGEN IS THE #1 ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITY FOR [...] (U) On January 21, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Martin Bursik appeared before the European Parliament's Environment Committee to discuss the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers (running from January until June 2009). Bursik listed four [...] | 2009-01-27 14:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1071 | SRAP HOLBROOKE, EU HIGH REP SOLANA DISCUSS [...] (S//NF) Summary: On July 28, SRAP Richard Holbrooke and EU High Rep Javier Solana discussed their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, further support to the Pakistani government, the Afghan presidential elections, and Solana's impressions of the situation in Iran. During the meet [...] | 2009-08-05 11:16:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ENRG MOPS PGOV XD IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1075 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: A FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the European Parliament (EP) has less decision-making power in foreign policy as compared to other EU policy areas, the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) is traditionally a prestigious one and offers a platform for high-level visitors to reach out to the EU. But the new [...] | 2009-08-06 05:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS108 | INTRODUCING THE EU IV: THE JUDICIAL, FINANCIAL, SUPERVISORY [...] In addition to its core policy and law-making institutions (the Commission, Council and European Council, and European Parliament - see REFs B and C),the EU institutional system also includes several other bodies with judicial, monetary, financial, supervisory or advisory functions. Among th [...] | 2009-01-27 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINV EUN PTER KTFN KJUS UNSC IR |
09BRUSSELS110 | THE EU'S ENERGY SECURITY: MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The recent dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas supply and transit underscores yet again the precariousness of Europe's energy supply. Despite attempts by the parties to portray this as a commercial dispute, it was evident that gas was being used as a weap [...] | 2009-01-27 18:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN RS UP TU ZB ZJ |
09BRUSSELS1105 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: INTRODUCING THE NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past, the European Parliament's (EP) Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) served as the EP's platform for debate on often controversial issues regarding U.S. policy, including Guantanamo detainees and data transfer. If the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, t [...] | 2009-08-10 15:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1122 | EU WILL PUBLISH NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the EU's swift and strong public condemnation of Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction, Poloff discussed the case on August 12 with the EU Council Secretariat, per reftel. If there are no objections from Member States to proposed EU sanctions, they will be published in the Of [...] | 2009-08-12 17:59:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS1127 | EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 27, EUPOL Political Advisor Jean-Baptiste Valmary and a staffer had met with USEU political officers to provide an update on the EU civilian police mission to Afghanistan, focusing on its training activiti [...] | 2009-08-13 12:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1128 | EUPOL: READY FOR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT IN AN [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, EU Civilian Operations Commander, Kees Klompenhouwer, met with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers to discuss the EU's efforts to reform and train the Afghan police forces. Klompenhouwer acknowledged that Afghanistan is unlikely to become a South Asian Sw [...] | 2009-08-13 12:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF EUN |
09BRUSSELS1140 | THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...] | 2009-08-17 12:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN |
09BRUSSELS1153 | UNSURPRISINGLY, GALILEO ALREADY LATE AND OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A late June communication released with little fanfare by the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council, explained current cost overruns and delays in deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. At the moment, complete deployment of all 30 satellite [...] | 2009-08-19 12:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS TSPA EINV |
09BRUSSELS1163 | ENERGY CHARTER TREATY SECRETARIAT REACTION TO [...] (SBU) On August 19, 2009 Econ Officer met with a contact at the Energy Charter Secretariat to discuss Russia's rejection of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The Russians have informally informed the Secretariat of their decision, but have not yet formally notified the ECT repository in Portug [...] | 2009-08-20 15:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1165 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 08:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1168 | KEY EU STATES SEEK GRADUAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE EVOLUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Officials from the Swedish EU Presidency, Germany and France told USEU in July they favor gradual, modest evolution in Internet governance, and said a June European Commission call for major changes in and internationalization of Internet governance was "extreme" and "goes too f [...] | 2009-08-21 12:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECPS ETRD ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1172 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 10:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1174 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND [...] (SBU) This is a corrected version of BRUSSELS 1165 to correct for formatting. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Artur Runge-Metzger, Head of Unit for International Climate Negotiations in the European CommissionQs Directorate General for Environment, said that emissions targets for developed and developi [...] | 2009-08-25 12:23:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1183 | USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is sk [...] | 2009-08-26 12:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK |
09BRUSSELS1193 | EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI [...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...] | 2009-08-28 11:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN |
09BRUSSELS1196 | EU COUNCIL WANTS U.S. TO SUPPORT EULEX PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: In a formal demarche on August 28, EU Council Director General for Politico-Military Affairs Robert Cooper conveyed to Charge the EU's frustration with the Government of Kosovo's (GoK) resistance to a police cooperation protocol between EULEX and the Government of Serbia (GoS). [...] | 2009-08-28 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SR KK |
09BRUSSELS120 | EU COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATOR ON GAERC INFORMAL [...] (C) According to European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, with whom Mission officers met January 27, the previous day's informal discussion on Guantanamo at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) remained as yet inconclusive. De Kerchove said h [...] | 2009-01-28 15:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1202 | USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is [...] | 2009-09-01 10:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK |
09BRUSSELS1207 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.0 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on September 1 reflected the profound and widespread impact of the economic crisis on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.0 percent in July 20 [...] | 2009-09-03 12:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS1212 | USG OWNED OR OPERATED AIRCRAFT ON THE EU ETS LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USEU EconOffs raised U.S. concerns about USG owned or operated aircraft inappropriately included on the EU list of Aircraft Operators with European Commission officials at DG Transportation and Energy (DG TREN) and DG Environment (DG ENV) on September 1. Commission officials a [...] | 2009-09-04 08:57:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1231 | EXPECT NEGATIVE RHETORIC ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO CONTINUE FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts to stem unhelpful comments, we can expect certain EU Member States will continue to call for the United States to "do more" on climate change in the run-up to Copenhagen. Recent statements targeting the United States, notably from the Swedish Presidency, Germany [...] | 2009-09-11 08:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1239 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SET TO CONFIRM BARROSO SEPT. 16 AS [...] (U) Summary: The European Parliament (EP) will likely re-elect European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on September 16. Under current Treaty of Nice rules, Barroso needs only a simple majority of the MEPs present to be re-elected, which he should have. However, Barroso, the only dec [...] | 2009-09-15 05:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1263 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...] | 2009-09-18 17:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1266 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET (GAERC) TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) met in Brussels on September 14-15 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to review EU foreign policy priority areas. Discussions in the External Affairs Council centered on Iran, Afghanistan, and the Southern Caucasus, with the [...] | 2009-09-21 09:04:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1270 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSHCER TO EU: BE READY TO [...] (C//NF) Summary: Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's September 1 visit to Brussels was an important opportunity to reinforce to the EU that Iran has until September 24, between the start of UNGA and the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh, to respond to the U.S. and P5 1 offers to negotiate on the nucl [...] | 2009-09-21 14:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL XF IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1271 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...] | 2009-09-21 14:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL XF EUN ETTC |
09BRUSSELS1277 | EU/DPRK SANCTIONS: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//NF) European Union contacts expect to formalize any unilateral DPRK sanctions over the next several weeks. The deadline for the Swedish Presidency's call for proposals has now passed, but key EU members are s [...] | 2009-09-22 11:44:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP EFIN KCRM KHLS UNSC PINR FR UK EUN |
09BRUSSELS1282 | EU MOVES TOWARD JOINT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the September 21 Justice and Home Affairs Council broadly supported the idea of setting up a joint resettlement program for refugees from non-EU countries aimed at closer political and practical cooperation among Member States. The program would target particularly vulnerable [...] | 2009-09-23 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN |
09BRUSSELS1287 | EU SOLICITS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN DRC SSR MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, the EU extended an official invitation to the United States to participate in its security sector reform (SSR) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (EUSEC RD Congo). EU officials have broached this topic with us before (REF A),but this meeting consti [...] | 2009-09-24 13:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PHUM PREL ZF CG EUN |
09BRUSSELS1288 | SPECIL ENVOY FRIED BRIEFS PSC ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Through assembled PSC representatives, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried expressed gratitude for EU and Member State cooperation in resettling Guantanamo detainees. He updated the PSC ambassadors on precise numbers transferred or poised for resettlement, and he u [...] | 2009-09-24 14:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1292 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1295 | BELGIUM: CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION WITH EU MEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 08:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN |
09BRUSSELS13 | EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE - THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Over the past 24 hours the mood in Brussels has shifted from concern over how to get Ukraine and Russia back to the negotiating table to concern over gas supplies for EU Member States. A Commission contact told Econ Officers this morning that the Ukraine/Russia [...] | 2009-01-06 17:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1301 | U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...] | 2009-09-25 14:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF |
09BRUSSELS1302 | PREPARATIONS FOR THE U.S.-EU ENERGY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar and DOE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind met with EU officials on September 17 to discuss the proposed U.S.-EU Energy Council (UEEC). U.S. participants and EU participants from the Commission (DGs TREN, RTD, [...] | 2009-09-25 15:33:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1304 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The new EP Delegation for Relations with the U.S. (U.S. Delegation) was designated on September 16 in Strasbourg. It is the largest EP delegation with 53 members and is in charge of developing relations with the U.S. Congress. For the first time in nearly 20 years the delegatio [...] | 2009-09-28 09:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS131 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1310 | MICROSOFT: CLOSE TO FINAL DEAL WITH EU TO END COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. John Vassallo, Microsoft (MS) VP for EU Affairs, told Charge Sept. 24 that the company "is very close" to concluding an overarching deal with the European Commission on three antitrust issues: 1) the Commission's case against Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to Windows; 2) [...] | 2009-09-29 13:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS1316 | MOVING TOWARD GREATER U.S.-EU ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar and DOE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind met with EU Commission officials on September 18 to discuss ways to move forward toward greater U.S.-EU Energy Cooperation on Ukraine. Both sides emphasized [...] | 2009-09-30 06:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1319 | EU DAIRY FARMERS SEEK TO REVERSE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EU dairy farmer protests are rapidly escalating into a widening milk delivery strike. The crisis in the EU dairy industry is due to decreased demand as a consequence of the economic crisis. Production of dairy products in the EU has been regulated/managed/protected since the mi [...] | 2009-09-30 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1325 | EU EXPERTS AWARE OF TRILATERAL HFCS PROPOSAL [...] (U) On Friday, September 25, EconOff raised the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trilateral proposal on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer with David Liddy, Policy Officer, Ozone Protection Layer, at DG Environment, per reftel. Liddy noted that ex [...] | 2009-10-01 09:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC EUN KGHG |
09BRUSSELS1326 | EU: U.S. IMO CANDIDACY [...] (U) On September 28, EconOff spoke with Jacques Michaux and Philippe Burghelle-Vernet at the European Commission's Energy and Transport Directorate (DG-TREN) about the U.S. interest in seeking re-election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category A and followed up wi [...] | 2009-10-01 09:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK EUN |
09BRUSSELS1329 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 15:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS133 | WORKING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See paragraphs 2 and 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January 22, USEU facilitated a videoconference with representatives of the European Commission to discuss the Critical Maritime Routes initiative, which is designed to provide capacity building support t [...] | 2009-01-29 17:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAID PHSA PTER XI XO XW ZR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1330 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 15:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1331 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS1332 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.1 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 1 showed a further limited deterioration of the situation on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.1 percent in August 2009, up from [...] | 2009-10-01 16:01:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS1333 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1334 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 16:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1338 | JOSCHKA FISCHER DISCUSS NABUCCO WITH AMB. [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On September 17, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, DoE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, and Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Murray met with former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, now a special advisor to [...] | 2009-10-02 09:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1339 | CLIMATE: EU CONCERNED ABOUT US MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) Econoff raised ref. A points in separate meetings with Nancy Kontou, Chief of Staff to Environment Commissioner Dimas (September 25) and Jos Delbeke, Deputy Director General for Environment (September 23). Both expressed concern that U.S. negotiators will not have a legitimate negotiatin [...] | 2009-10-02 10:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS134 | AN OVERVIEW OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN ACTIVISM IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Five years ago the EU experienced its largest expansion to date with the accession of ten new member states*eight of which were Central European post-communist states*followed by the entry of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, which together comprise what is commonly known as the Cen [...] | 2009-01-29 17:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XG |
09BRUSSELS1343 | EURO-BURMA NETWORK ENCOURAGES PRESSURE ON EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives from the Euro-Burma Network during a September 29 meeting with the Charge, lauded the recent Burma policy review and encouraged the U.S. to continue to lead coordination with the EU. The delegation was concerned that the EU will now attempt to lift sanctions an [...] | 2009-10-02 14:23:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC BU EUN |
09BRUSSELS1344 | EU RULE OF LAW MISSION IN IRAQ: FUTURE PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials serving in the EU Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, have assured us that they remain committed to expanding the EU's training and mentoring operations in Iraq. EUJUST LEX has developed plans to hold 18 additional training events both in Europe and in locations i [...] | 2009-10-02 15:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IZ MARR MOPS PHUM PINS PREL PTER SOCI |
09BRUSSELS1346 | EU CLOSE TO LAUNCHING A SOMALIA SECURITY FORCE [...] (C//NF) Summary: In November, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers may approve an operation to train Somali National Security Forces in Djibouti or Uganda. On September 18, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors tasked the EU Council Secretariat to make specific recommendations to [...] | 2009-10-02 18:29:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR SO XW EUN |
09BRUSSELS135 | JANUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels January 26, EU Foreign Ministers focused their energies primarily on recent political and economic developments affecting the EU. The General Affairs Council discussed the incoming Czech presidency's priorities and energy security, while the External Affairs [...] | 2009-01-29 18:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ETTC KTFN IR SR BO XF ZI UP RS |
09BRUSSELS1350 | EU DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WITH PARTNERS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Swedish Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Anna-Karin Enestrom and Swedish EU Presidency Political and Security Committee Ambassador Olof Skoog hosted informal consultations on October 5 to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan. In addition to th [...] | 2009-10-06 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK |
09BRUSSELS1354 | EU OFFICIALS REQUEST INFORMATION ON SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 29 USEU officers delivered reftel points on the Iranian covert reactor site at Qom to Hans Grundberg, who handles the Iran portfolio for the Swedish EU Presidency. We reviewed points again the following day with EU Council Secretariat Iran desk officer Lene Hove. Neither h [...] | 2009-10-08 11:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1366 | EU SEEKS COORDINATED APPROACH TO REFORM CONGOLESE [...] (SBU) Summary: EUPOL RD Congo, the EU's police reform mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo advises the Congolese police on police structure, civil rights, justice and police-judicial coordination, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In the coming months, EUPOL RD Congo will [...] | 2009-10-13 11:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ZF CG EUN |
09BRUSSELS1371 | EP: CHARGE PRESENTS THE US PERSPECTIVE TO THE DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. A large crowd of Members of Parliament (MEPs) and staffers attended the Charge's presentation on U.S.-EU relations during the September 30th meeting of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the U.S. This was the delegation's first meeting of the new session of p [...] | 2009-10-13 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1392 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 9, [...] (SBU) On October 20, EU27 Finance Ministers will meet in Luxembourg. They are scheduled to discuss: --preparations for the November 6-7 G-20 Finance Ministers meeting; --exit strategies from measures put in place in response to the economic and financial crisis; --climate finance; --reform o [...] | 2009-10-16 14:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1393 | EU Financial Supervisory Reform [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 23, the European Commission (EC) proposed new legislation to reform the European system of financial supervision at both macro and micro prudential levels. The proposals build on the Commission's May 2009 Communication and follow closely the Conclusions of the June EC [...] | 2009-10-16 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1403 | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Annual Recommendations [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) recommendations for USG and EU engagement include increased effort on the financial crisis, climate change, upstream regulatory co-operation, and bilateral co-operation in various sectors. End summary. 2. (U) In advance of the October [...] | 2009-10-20 16:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN OEXC EUN |
09BRUSSELS1404 | ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-21 05:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1408 | Corrected Version: Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Annual [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) recommendations for USG and EU engagement include increased effort on the financial crisis, climate change, upstream regulatory co-operation, and bilateral co-operation in various sectors. End summary. 2. (U) In advance of the October [...] | 2009-10-21 14:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN OEXC EUN |
09BRUSSELS141 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.4 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide another confirmation of the deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.4 percent in December 2008 (up from 7.3 percent [...] | 2009-01-30 16:55:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS1412 | CORRECTED VERSION: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-22 05:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1414 | LISBON TREATY: THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Treaty of Lisbon, if and when ratified, will establish a new European diplomatic corps, known as the European External Action Service (EEAS). The EEAS would support the future High Representative of the EU for External Affairs and Security Policy. The EEAS would knit toge [...] | 2009-10-22 08:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN AMGT |
09BRUSSELS1416 | EXAMINING INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN EU HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),an independent US government commission established by Congress to monitor religious freedom worldwide and make policy recommendations to the executive and legislative branches, met with EU experts [...] | 2009-10-22 10:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV PHUM EUN |
09BRUSSELS142 | SOLANA SPEAKS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, GUANTANAMO, [...] (C//NF) Summary. EU Council Secretary General and CFSP High Representative Javier Solana addressed the final session of a "Study Day" on transatlantic relations organized by the EPP-ED political group at the European Parliament. During the January 29 event he discussed EU relations with the [...] | 2009-01-30 17:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG KPAL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1420 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solidagenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in t [...] | 2009-10-22 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1426 | TRANSATLANTIC BUSINESS DIALOGUE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) has submitted their annual recommendations to the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC). TABD requests to the TEC include focus efforts on avoiding protectionism, ensuring aligned regulation, and promoting transatlantic innovation. They st [...] | 2009-10-23 16:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL BEXP ENRG EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1455 | ORACLE CONCERNED OVER EU INVESTIGATION OF SUN MERGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Oracle visited USEU October 21 over concerns that its $7.4 billion plan to acquire Sun Microsystems is at risk of being blocked by the European Commission. The merger, approved by USDOJ in August, is under review by the Commission. USDOJ is coordinating closely with the Commis [...] | 2009-10-27 15:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS1474 | EUROPEAN RISK FORUM: HELP WANTED: EU CHIEF SCIENCE ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A vibrant debate on the role of science in decision making took place at the October 13 quarterly meeting of the European Risk Forum (ERF) in Brussels. In a roundtable session on "Revisiting Science and Decision Making", private sector representatives, European Commission and Parl [...] | 2009-10-30 10:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV EUN ECON TPHY TSPL |
09BRUSSELS1476 | EU LEADERS AGREE ON CZECH TERMS FOR SEALING TREATY OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In order to obtain Czech President Vaclav Klaus's signature ratifying the Lisbon Treaty, EU leaders at their October 29-30 European Council meeting agreed to grant the Czech Republic an opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, per the Czech leader's request. Czech Repu [...] | 2009-10-30 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1480 | NEW EUROPEAN UNION ACTION PLAN ON AFPAK: MODEST [...] (C) Summary: The new European Union (EU) Action plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan, released during the monthly foreign ministers meeting October 27, presents a unified focus for further EU engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. While it does not contain significant new commitments, it doe [...] | 2009-10-30 17:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EUN AF PK |
09BRUSSELS1481 | OCTOBER GAERC - AFGHANISTAN AND U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) discussed a range of topics including Afghanistan, the Lisbon Treaty and upcoming summits, including the November 3 U.S.-EU Summit. The General Af [...] | 2009-10-30 18:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF BK CE MK IR |
09BRUSSELS1482 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 28, [...] (SBU) On October 20, the European Commission published a Communication setting out the approach it plans to follow in regulating the Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivatives market in 2010. The future legislation will aim to: * Reduce counterparty risk by: (i) establishing common safety, regulatory [...] | 2009-11-03 04:33:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1489 | EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...] | 2009-11-03 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1494 | BRUSSELS DISCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28 Danika Walters from State/NEA and Ricki Gold from USAID/ME met with EU officials from the Directorate General for External Relations (RELEX),EuropeAid Development Cooperation Office, and Council of the European Union's General Secretariat Unit for the Middle East to [...] | 2009-11-04 14:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IR PREL EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS1497 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.2 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 30 showed further deterioration of the situation on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.2 percent in September 2009, up from 9.1 in [...] | 2009-11-04 15:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS1504 | POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on November 5, USEU POLOFF delivered reftel points to EU Council Secretariat Policy Planning officer Pirkka Tapiola, as well as to British and Dutch contacts in Brussels. Reftel points were further widely delivered to Political and Security Committee (PSC) A [...] | 2009-11-06 18:06:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO EUN |
09BRUSSELS1505 | EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- LETTERS [...] (C) Embassy Kabul, in Reftel, raises the importance of the issue of whether the U.S. should sign letters of agreement with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). In order to ensure that discussions on this issue in Washington and elsewhere focus on precisely what the Euro [...] | 2009-11-09 12:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF |
09BRUSSELS151 | DAS BRYZA ENCOURAGES EU ENERGY INVESTMENTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza met separately with Steven Everts, Advisor to High Representative Javier Solana; Heinz Hilbrecht, EU Commission Director for Security of Supply and Energy Markets; and Jean-Paul Decaestecker, EU Council Head of Unit f [...] | 2009-02-03 13:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1515 | UN TERRORISM SANCTIONS: REFORM SEMINAR [...] (C) On October 15-16, Belgium sponsored a &Seminar on Strengthening the UN Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures8 to discuss with UNSC Members and select Member States (mostly from the EU) options for reforming the UNSCR 1267 (Al-Qaida and Taliban) sanctions regime. Many semin [...] | 2009-11-10 17:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BE CH EFIN ETTC EUN FR KTFN PTER SZ UK UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1517 | DG TREN seeks Bilateral Biofuel Discussions in the U.S. EU [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings October 15, 2009, Paul Hodson at the Energy and Transport Directorate General outlined his reasons for desiring bilateral discussions with the United States on what he called the technical aspects of biofuel legislation and which topics he thought the United States an [...] | 2009-11-12 06:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ENRG EUN SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1522 | THE TREATY OF LISBON: AN OVERVIEW OF FORTHCOMING EU [...] (U) The Treaty of Lisbon, now scheduled to enter into force on December 1, is intended to streamline EU decision-making and to enhance EU effectiveness on the world scene through a series of institutional reforms. Changes of key interest to the USG include the creation of two new positions: pe [...] | 2009-11-13 11:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1524 | TERRORISM SANCTIONS REFORM: EU VIEWS AND PROCEDURES [...] (C//NF) In preparation for a Belgium-sponsored conference on UN targeted sanctions reform (REFTEL),USEU held separate meetings with sanctions officers and legal advisors from the EU Council Secretariat and the European Commission. Commission officials posited - but would not speculate on the [...] | 2009-11-13 16:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER UNSC EFIN KJUS PINR EUN BE |
09BRUSSELS1525 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON SANCTIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 16:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BO BE |
09BRUSSELS1527 | COUNCIL APPROVAL LIKELY FOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (SBU) According to the European Commission (EC) desk officer for Iraq, Julita Bas, the EC will recommend sending an "EU Enhanced Electoral Experts" mission (EEM) to Iraq for the January 2010 national elections, but Council (i.e., all Member States) approval will be necessary for the mission t [...] | 2009-11-13 19:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL EUN IZ |
09BRUSSELS1532 | DPRK DEMARCHE DELIVERY TO EU COUNCIL SECRETARIAT [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: USEU discussed DPRK sanctions non-paper with the EU's Council Secretariat. Staffers welcomed non-paper but cautioned that EU Member States ("EUMS") were unlikely to take suggested actions immediately. EUMS are politically keen to differentiate their autonomous DPRK program [...] | 2009-11-17 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC EUN FR KCRM KHLS KNNP PINR UK UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1543 | EU INTEGRATING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE ACROSS [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, via separate initiatives in the European Commission and European Council, is working to integrate civilian and military maritime surveillance systems across its Member States in an effort to improve international coordination to secure European commerce, p [...] | 2009-11-18 16:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR EUN PARM |
09BRUSSELS1544 | U.S. AND EU RENEW DIALOGUE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary in the Office of Disability Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez led a U.S. delegation in frank discussions with their EU counterparts during the U.S.-EU Seminar on Employment of Persons with Disabilities on November 5 and 6. A set of common approaches and problem [...] | 2009-11-19 10:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PHUM EUN |
09BRUSSELS1551 | CORRECTED COPY - EU COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON [...] (SBU) This is an initial spot report of the climate outcomes of the EU Council. USEU will provide further detail next week after conversations with EU officials. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts from the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission, EU Heads of State and Government fai [...] | 2009-11-20 11:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN KGHG SENV TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1560 | NEW EU LEADERSHIP: VAN ROMPUY AND ASHTON [...] Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton (UK) were selected by the 27 European Union (EU) leaders November 19 to become, respectively, permanent President of the European Council and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The dea [...] | 2009-11-20 17:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1561 | EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...] | 2009-11-20 18:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO |
09BRUSSELS1562 | U/S BURNS TO EU: NEED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON [...] (S) Summary: On November 20, Under Secretary Burns pressed upon EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors a sober outlook on Iran's nuclear program and policies. We are rapidly reaching the limits of what existing pressure measures on Iran can achieve, he said. Burns noted that [...] | 2009-11-20 18:38:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON EUN UNSC IR ETTC |
09BRUSSELS1566 | GENERAL HENRI BENTEGEAT SHARES HIS VIEWS AT THE [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: General Henri Bentegeat welcomed DASD Jim Townsend to his office on 27 October in Brussels for a final meeting before his 4 November departure. The one-hour meeting covered a range of topics. Handing Allied Command Transformation to France was "a bold, great move" said Bente [...] | 2009-11-23 10:44:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN FR |
09BRUSSELS1567 | SNAPSHOTS FROM STOCKHOLM: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Governance, aid effectiveness, and the impacts of the global financial crisis and climate change on developing countries were the major themes of European Development Days (EDD) in Stockholm October 22-24. USAID Acting Administrator (AA) Alonzo Fulgham led the American delegatio [...] | 2009-11-23 11:10:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EDEV TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1569 | EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS [...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...] | 2009-11-23 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS |
09BRUSSELS1571 | AFGHANISTAN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE EU MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers devoted considerable time and attention to Afghanistan at their monthly GAERC meeting November 16 and 17 (SEPTEL),with discussions on the issue at their informal meeting November 16 with EU Defense Ministers, their dinner November 16 with NATO Secretary G [...] | 2009-11-23 16:49:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KDEM EUN AF |
09BRUSSELS1583 | BELGIUM: SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 16:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU EUN GR MK BE |
09BRUSSELS1584 | ESTABLISHING A U.S.-EU MIGRATION DIALOGUE [...] This is an action request for CA, PRM, EUR and DHS. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: USEU hosted a working lunch November 17 on migration and refugee issues, for contacts from Swedish and Spanish EU missions (the current and upcoming EU Presidencies),as well as the EU Council and Commission [...] | 2009-11-24 16:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF CVIS KFRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS159 | GUANTANAMO: EU PREPARES DECISIONS, HAS QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (C) POL M-C met February 3 with an EU Council Americas Directorate staff member Christiane Hoehn at her request. Hoehn asked a dozen specific questions related to our ongoing discussions with the EU concerning the release of Guantan [...] | 2009-02-04 12:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1591 | KROES CABINET CHEF ON ORACLE-SUN, BANKING [...] (SBU) Anthony Whelan, chef du cabinet to Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, told USEU November 20 that Kroes and DG COMP are carefully reviewing the complex arguments involved in the Oracle-Sun merger, and the potential concerns over Oracle's acquisition of Sun's MySQL open source databas [...] | 2009-11-25 13:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EINT ECPS EFIN ETRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS1597 | EUROPEAN ASYLUM SUPPORT OFFICE NEARING FINAL [...] SUMMARY: The European Asylum Support Office (EASO),first envisioned in 2007, is nearing final approval. The Commission had hoped to have the office established before the end of 2009, but disagreements over the office's location and the European Parliament's role in selecting the agency's h [...] | 2009-11-27 14:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG EUN PHUM PREL |
09BRUSSELS1598 | EU AGREES ON SOMALIA SECURITY FORCES TRAINING [...] (C) Summary: On November 17, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers agreed on the Crisis Management Concept for an EU-led military mission to train 2,000-3,000 Somali security forces, which will probably begin in early 2010. The EU has now started operational planning for a mission comprising 10 [...] | 2009-11-27 15:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EUN XW SO |
09BRUSSELS1606 | EU: HELP US REFORM CONGO'S ARMY [...] (C) On November 23, 2009, Charge received a written request from Javier Solana, the EU's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy formally seeking the participation the EU's security sectt U.S. would: foster better-cooral efforts to reform the D inhonn the EU Political a [...] | 2009-12-01 05:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR PREL PINS MOPS XA PHUM PGOV CG |
09BRUSSELS1609 | DELIVERY OF LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO EU [...] (C) USEU delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to newly appointed EU High Representative Catherine Ashton December 1--her first day in office. USEU also passed copies of the letter to EU Council and Commission officers resopnsible for Palestinian issues, who undertook to provide a r [...] | 2009-12-01 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL EAID PGOV EUN WBG |
09BRUSSELS1613 | USEU RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLARIFICATION OF [...] SUMMARY: USEU USAID officer delivered reftel demarche to the European Commission's (EC) Directorates General for Development (DG DEV) and for Agriculture (AGRI). USEU officer spoke with DG DEV's Head of Sector Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Marc Debois. USEU also engaged the DG [...] | 2009-12-01 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD EUN SOCI |
09BRUSSELS1614 | EU GRANTS VISA FREE TRAVEL TO CITIZENS OF [...] EU ministers in the November 30 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council decided to grant visa free travel to and throughout the Schengen area for citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Ministers discussed the so-called "Stockholm Program" of EU activities in the area of freedom, securi [...] | 2009-12-01 15:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG CVIS EUN |
09BRUSSELS1621 | MINISTERS TO DECIDE FINAL WORDING ON CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) USEU Deputy Pol M-C spoke separately to Swedish, Italian and Spanish diplomats December 1 and 2 about the draft text on Middle East peace being prepared as a formal conclusion to be adopted at the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC--which replaces the GAERC). All three diplomats [...] | 2009-12-02 14:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN KWBG IS |
09BRUSSELS1630 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.3 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on December 1 showed further deterioration of the situation in EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.3 percent in October 2009, up from 9.2 in Septe [...] | 2009-12-03 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS1637 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 3 BILAT MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Richard Holbrooke held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on December 3 in Brussels to discuss the President's December 2 speech, Afghanistan's scheduled Parliamentary elections in May 2010, [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM AF EUN |
09BRUSSELS1638 | INTERNATIONAL CIVILIAN EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN: [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke's December 2 meeting with NATO and EU SRAP counterparts he: -- Elicited a consensus among SRAPs that Afghan elections in May 2010 were neither possible nor desirable until electoral and constitutional [...] | 2009-12-04 16:39:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET | AF EUN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL EAID PINS |
09BRUSSELS1639 | HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke in a December 3 meeting in Brussels that he agreed that Afghan elections due to be held in May 2010 must be postponed. He advocated using the upcoming releases of OSCE, [...] | 2009-12-04 18:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09BRUSSELS1650 | SUDAN: TIMOTHY SHORTLEY'S 16 NOVEMBER VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, November 16,lp with development, giveratified the Cotonou AQ fourth waQd elements for successful CPA implementation: census/elections, the referendum, a national security law, the Abyei Referendum, and popular consultations. He also expressed concern that there was n [...] | 2009-12-08 16:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN XW SU |
09BRUSSELS1658 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DEC 4 MEETING WITH KOREAN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke met with South Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lee Yong-joon on the margins of the December 4 NATO Ministerial in Brussels. Lee said the Korean Parliament would discuss the GOK's planned PRT for Afghanistan in approximately two weeks. Korean fi [...] | 2009-12-10 13:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09BRUSSELS1663 | EU CONSULAR CONFERENCES ILLUSTRATE IMPACT OF [...] (U) Summary: The USEU senior consular representative attended two EU consular seminars in November as an observer. The first concerned consular assistance to EU nationals in third countries and the second, international adoptions. The object of both conferences was to move toward harmonizing [...] | 2009-12-11 12:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS EUN KOCI |
09BRUSSELS1667 | EU LEADERS ENDORSE "STOCKHOLM PROGRAM" OF [...] EU leaders in the December 10-11 European Council adopted a new multi-annual program for EU activities related to justice, freedom and security (justice and home affairs). The so- called "Stockholm Program" for 2010-2014 tabled by the Commission and shaped under the Swedish Presidency is in [...] | 2009-12-11 15:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG EUN KCRM KHLS CVIS |
09BRUSSELS1669 | US- EU SECURITY DIALOGUES: IMPORTANT BUT [...] (C) Summary: This message responds to Reftel request for information on pol-mil security dialogues with allies and partners around the world. Under "The New Transatlantic Agenda," established in 1995, the U.S. and EU engage in about two dozen semi-annual regional and thematic political dia [...] | 2009-12-11 16:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR PARM ETTC PINS PREL |
09BRUSSELS1671 | EU MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS, AN EU-WIDE PATENT SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 14:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND ETRD SENV ECON TPHY TSPL EUR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1673 | EU MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS, AN EU-WIDE PATENT SYSTEM [...] SUMMARY: At a Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels December 4, EU industry ministers reached a political agreement on a process to move toward setting up a single EU patent to replace the multitude of national patents in force across 27 member states. The ministers also reached a deal [...] | 2009-12-14 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND ETRD SENV ECON TPHY TSPL EUR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1679 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Poloff and Uftel demarche Decembexj, Head of Unit for Asd likely be more responsive to such concerns. 3. (SBU) Comment: Despite ECHO's clear unease Qith the WFP operations in Pakistan, and partiQularly their view that WFP operations are hew)ng too closely to Pakistani government [...] | 2009-12-16 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR WFP SOCI ECON IO PREL EUN PK |
09BRUSSELS1681 | EUPOL COPPS LOOKING FOR EXPANSION AND GREATER USSC [...] (S/NF) Summary: The EU Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) implements police training and mentoring programs and serves as a clearing house for EU Member States, bilateral financial contributions to the Palestinian police. Begun in early 2006 as a 33-person financ [...] | 2009-12-18 06:46:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | KPMI WE EUN PREL PINS XF WBG |
09BRUSSELS1684 | ENDING EU UNCERTAINTY ON EUPOL AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) In conversations with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst and USEU poloffs on December 16 and 17, both EU Council Secretariat officials and diplomats from the Spanish EU delegation underlined the EU's continuing desire for a U.S.-EU technical agreement to enable EU civpol to deploy to U.S.- [...] | 2009-12-18 11:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SP AF |
09BRUSSELS1701 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER AFRICAN URANIUM [...] (SBU) On December 18, poloff delivered REF A non-paper and demarche to Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Head of the Security Policy Unit in the External Relations Directorate of the European Commission. Poloff emphasized that as part of our engagement with the European Union to deny Iran the means to [...] | 2009-12-18 16:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP MNUC PARM EUN |
09BRUSSELS1702 | EU WELCOMES U.S. COMMENTS ON SPACE CODE OF CONDUCT [...] (U) On December 18, poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-papers on the EU's draft Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities to Pierre-Louis Lempereur in the office of the EU Council's non-proliferation envoy, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Head of the Security Policy Unit in the European Commissi [...] | 2009-12-18 16:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP |
09BRUSSELS1704 | EU PUSHES DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON MIGRATION [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 16-17, 2009, CA and PRM representatives at USEU met twice with Maria Bassols Delgado, Spanish Ambassador at Large for Migratory Affais, and her colleagues from the Spanish MFA and Ministry of Labor and Immigration, t [...] | 2009-12-18 19:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PREF CVIS KFRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS1705 | Reform of Epvisory Architecture [...] In case of decisions taken to settle disagreement between national supervisors: A Member State has one month to notify the ESA that it is challenging the ESA's decision, thereby immediately suspending its enforceability. After notification, the ESA will have one month to amend or maintain its [...] | 2009-12-21 07:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS1709 | EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT CHIEF SEEKS CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst, Claude-France Arnould, Director of the EU's Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD),sought closer U.S.-EU coordination in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As CMPD Director, Arnould supervis [...] | 2009-12-22 06:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN AF CG |
09BRUSSELS1710 | WHITHER EU GUINEA-BISSAU SECURITY SECTOR REFORM? [...] (C) On December 17, Leonardo Sanchez, a Spanish diplomat who will chair the EU's civilian crisis management working group under the incoming Spanish Presidency, told PolOff that a mandated strategic review of the EU's security sector reform (SSR) mission in Guinea-Bissau could set the stage f [...] | 2009-12-22 06:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PINS XY PU EUN |
09BRUSSELS1719 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ IN BRUSSELS: IMPACT OF LISBON TREATY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During discussions with EU officials and stakeholders in Brussels on December 9-10, EEB Assistant Secretary Fernandez explored the current state of, and prospects for, the transatlantic economic relationship, the future of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC),the impact of t [...] | 2009-12-23 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS172 | EU COMPETITION AUTHORITIES HOPE TO MAKE GOOD U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DG Competition officials told USEU January 14 they hope to work closely with the Obama Administration to improve already strong U.S.-EU competition policy cooperation. Officials in the DG Competition Chief Economist's office and International Unit said bilateral cooperation has [...] | 2009-02-06 15:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ECPS EUN |
09BRUSSELS1720 | NO SMALL PROGRESS: UPDATE ON NANOTECH REGULATION IN THE EU [...] (U) SUMMARY: While the European Commission continues to maintain that it's Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation provides a sufficient framework for the regulation of nanomaterials in the EU market, a number of directives and legislation single out nanomate [...] | 2009-12-23 16:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON TPHY TSPL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1721 | NEW LANDSCAPE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN [...] SUMMARY: The Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union's (EU) latest reform effort, entered into force on December 1, 2009. The institutional and policy changes Lisbon brings will impact EU development and humanitarian assistance over the longer term through more integrated EU development and hum [...] | 2009-12-23 16:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1722 | European Commission Publishes Consultation Paper on the [...] Summary. On December 14, 2009 the Commission published a consultation paper requesting comments for the definition and criteria for Highly Biodiverse Grasslands in EU legislation concerning sustainability criteria for biofuels. Biofuel feedstock that comes from these grasslands will not count t [...] | 2009-12-23 16:28:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG EUN SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS1723 | EU PUTS NEW CIV-MIL PLANNING STRUCTURE IN PLACE [...] (C) Summary: The creation of the long-awaited EU Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) was announced at the EU's November meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers. The CMPD's new Director, Claude-France Arnould, told us on December 16 that the Directorate, which is to unite EU civil [...] | 2009-12-23 16:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN MASS |
09BRUSSELS1725 | BELGIUM: SECURITY EXERCISE TESTS POLICE RESPONSE [...] (U) Information in paragraph 4 about the Belgian Design Basis Threat for the BR-2 nuclear research reactor is classified SECRET by Belgian authorities, and is transmitted here to respect that level of classification. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Belgian local and federal police and offic [...] | 2009-12-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | ENRG KNNP TRGY TPHY EUN BE |
09BRUSSELS1733 | U.S.-EU Drugs Troika Advances Counternarcotics Cooperation [...] (SBU) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David T. Johnson led the U.S. delegation (USDEL) to the U.S.-EU Informal Drugs Troika meeting on December 1, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting focused primarily on U.S.-EU cooperation in combating West African drug trafficking, and produced the foll [...] | 2009-12-29 16:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV VXY EUN ZL |
09BRUSSELS1736 | EU prepares "EU2020" strategy to guide post-crisis [...] (U) The European Union is preparing a new vision for economic growth over the coming decade. Dubbed "EU2020" the new strategy will replace the Lisbon Strategy that was launched with fanfare in 2000 with the aim of making the EU "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the w [...] | 2009-12-30 13:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN |
09BRUSSELS174 | IRAN: EU DESIGNATIONS AFFECTED BY U.S. POLICY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In light of German and Italian interventions over the past twenty-four hours, the Czech EU Presidency has decided to postpone an EU-level experts meeting on new Iran proliferation-related designations that was scheduled for February 11. The Italian delegation requested that th [...] | 2009-02-06 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1740 | DEMARCHE TO EU ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN [...] (C) On December 21, 2009, USEU Senior Consular Representative delivered ref A non-paper and talking points to Giorgio Porzio, Head of the Consular Communication Unit at the EU Council's Joint Situation Center. Porzio promised to relay the non-paper to Ambassador Maria Victoria Morera Villuen [...] | 2009-12-31 14:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EUN IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER |
09BRUSSELS179 | EU COMMISSION SHARK ACTION PLAN [...] (U) Summary: The European Union adopted an Action Plan outlining policy for sustainable management of sharks within the EU on February 5, 2009. The Action Plan is meant to address a wide variety of issues pertaining to the fishing, processing, sale, and study of sharks in the European Union, [...] | 2009-02-09 10:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV EUN |
09BRUSSELS186 | EU INVESTMENT CONFERENCE FOR UKRAINE'S GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a February 6 meeting DG-RELEX Energy Counselor Faouzi Bensarsa told visiting DAS Doug Hengel about EU Commission plans to host an investment conference on Ukrainian Gas Infrastructure in Brussels on March 23. Bensarsa said the fundamental key from an external policy perspec [...] | 2009-02-10 09:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN UP |
09BRUSSELS190 | THE EU'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE; LOOKING BACK, [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, led by the French Presidency, completed its Climate and Energy Legislative Package in December 2008. However, what transpired between January 23, 2008, when the European Commission proposed the four pieces of legislation that made up the Climate Package, an [...] | 2009-02-10 15:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS193 | EU ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER EAGER TO ENHANCE [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires met with EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas on February 9. Dimas said that he looks forward to working with President Obama's climate team toward an international agreement. He realizes that "the transition will take a bit more time" and does not underestim [...] | 2009-02-11 11:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS198 | EU'S PROPOSED COPENHAGEN STRATEGY TARGETS OECD [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU Commission's Communication proposing the EU's approach for the UN climate change negotiations recommends strong emissions reduction ommitments and funding from developed countries, but suggests only "actions" (rather than commitments) from developing countries, including t [...] | 2009-02-11 15:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS201 | CONSUMERS: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL NEEDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 10:49:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC ENRG KIPR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS202 | CONSUMERS: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 4 meeting with USEU, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) representatives raised concerns over and suggested new directions for the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) process. TACD is concerned about the need for more transparency in the drafting of the TEC ag [...] | 2009-02-12 12:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC ENRG KIPR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS205 | IRAN: FEBRUARY 6 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 6, EU Political and Security Council Ambassadors debated next steps on Iran policy. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper briefed the EU-27 on the P5 1 meeting earlier in the week. Given U.S. reaffirmation of the dual-track policy and the fact of t [...] | 2009-02-12 19:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS208 | EU Financial Sector Reorm: De Larosihre Report, Barroso [...] (SBU) ummary. The de Larosihre group's report on EU Fnancial Services supervision is due to be relesed on February 25. Given strong disagreemens within the EU on host versus home supervisory powers, the recommendations are likely to be modest. The report's conclusions will form part of a broa [...] | 2009-02-13 09:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS21 | BELGIUM MLAT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN EUN KCRM KTIA PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS219 | RUSSIA-EU FM TROIKA: HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNCIL AND [...] (C) Summary: According to European Commission (RELEX) and Council Secretariat participants at the EU-Russia FM Troika meeting in Moscow February 11, Russian FonMin Sergey Lavrov will soon travel to the Middle East in advance of an international conference Moscow is determined to host. Also, [...] | 2009-02-13 19:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS EUN GG AF SO XF XH |
09BRUSSELS222 | TALKING POINTS ON SATELLITE COLLISION DELIVERED TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) USEU EconOff delivered REFTEL A points separately to interlocutors at the European Union Council and Commission on February 13. Both interlocutors were appreciative of the delivery, but noted that there was no information they [...] | 2009-02-17 13:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EUN TSPA TSPL |
09BRUSSELS226 | Barroso's economic stimulant on the rocks? [...] (SBU) Summary: The 5 billion euro EU-level portion of Europe's economic stimulus package appears to be foundering on the absence of funds, doubts about its effectiveness and plain old politics. Commission President Barroso will push hard, but a more likely outcome is a longer-term increase in [...] | 2009-02-18 10:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ECPS PINT EUN |
09BRUSSELS23 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.2 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. EU unemployment data just released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide a further confirmation of the worsening situation of the labor market in EU countries. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.2 percent in November 2008 (up from 7.1 perc [...] | 2009-01-08 16:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS232 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU WEIGHING MAURITANIA [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Guido Carrara, European Commission Mauritania desk officer, and Ambassador Petr Kopriva, Africa director at the Czech PermRep to the European Union, both of whom were cautiously optimistic the EU will consider targeted sanctions against key junta leaders [...] | 2009-02-19 12:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MR ETTC CVIS EUN |
09BRUSSELS236 | CZECH MFA EASTERN EUROPE DIRECTOR ON THE BALKANS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a dinner with Poloff February 18, Czech MFA Eastern and Southeastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog was most interested in learning U.S. views about Bosnia. While acknowledging that a decision to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) was unlikely at the March Pe [...] | 2009-02-19 16:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN AL HR KK SR SI EZ |
09BRUSSELS239 | EU DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENVIRONMENT LOOKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: New EU Director General for the Environment Falkenberg told USEU 2/19 that: -- his recent meetings with Administration officials and on the Hill highlighted the need and potential for US-EU collaboration on climate change; -- Environment Commissioner Dimas' open letter to Was [...] | 2009-02-20 12:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS245 | DAS HENGEL TALKS ENERGY SECURITY WITH THE EU [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 5 DAS Doug Hengel gave a well received presentation on "Oil and Gas Pipelines: the US Perspective" to a conference on "Investing in Europe's Energy Future" organized by the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) in Brussels. Following the conference on [...] | 2009-02-20 15:58:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS246 | AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY: TIME FOR ADULT SUPERVISION? [...] (SBU) On February 6, a representative of StatoilHydro, which has a production agreement with Azerbaijan for the Shah Deniz II gas, expressed concern to Econ Officer over the lack of progress on the Southern Corridor. He said that the major stumbling block remains the impasse between Azerbaijan [...] | 2009-02-20 16:01:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS259 | EU EAGER TO WORK WITH U.S. ON CAP AND TRADE SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission officials, industry reps, climate traders, and NGOs, are eager for a U.S. cap and trade system and anxious to share their experiences on the 2008 revision process of the EU,s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Seeking U.S. leadership on climate change, all aspire to a [...] | 2009-02-23 16:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS261 | EU ARCTIC POLICY: BRUSSELS LOOKS NORTH [...] (SBU) On February 20, Janos Herman, Policy Advisor and Deputy Political Director, DG External Relations, called on USEU's Economic Section to discuss the policy paper (i.e., communication) "The European Union and the Arctic Region" (issued in November) and the Commission's request for observer [...] | 2009-02-24 10:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV EUN |
09BRUSSELS262 | Javier Solana to the Middle East; Will Meet S/E Mitchell [...] SUMMARY: Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),announced at the February 23 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU-27 Foreign Ministers, that he would travel to the Middle East February 24 to 28. Solana's trip wil [...] | 2009-02-24 15:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL EAID EUN SY LE EG IS XF |
09BRUSSELS264 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS269 | GUANTANAMO: AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON CONFERS WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson and European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove discussed de Kerchove's upcoming whitepaper for the EU Council on detainee issues and its relevance for developing a common EU position on the topic. The two also spoke about whic [...] | 2009-02-25 18:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWK KISL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS277 | FEBRUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels on February 23, EU Foreign Ministers, meeting in General Affairs Council, discussed preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting and discussed proposals for investments in energy and infrastructure under the economic recovery plan. The External Affairs C [...] | 2009-02-26 19:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON AF AL BK EZ MW SR |
09BRUSSELS28 | EP PRESIDENT POTTERING RE-ITERATES INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament (EP),told Ambassador Silverberg on January 7 that the EP was very eager to welcome President-Elect Obama during his visit to Europe in April, and inquired about the status of his invitation to the President-elect, sent November [...] | 2009-01-09 15:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP OBAMA BARACK EUN |
09BRUSSELS280 | UNITY QUEST: CENTRAL EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO FORGE EU [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Renewed efforts by the Central Europeans to approach energy security from a common EU position are being obstructed by a lack of member state unity on the issue. Holding the rotating presidency of the European Council, the Czech Republic has made energy security [...] | 2009-02-27 12:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ENRG EPET XH |
09BRUSSELS282 | EU WELCOMES U.S. MOVE TO RE-ENGAGE AT HRC, AGREES [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Rolf Timans, Head of Unit for Human Rights and Democratization at the European Commission. Timans greeted the news of U.S. re-engagement at the Human Rights Council with enthusiasm. On the Durban Review Conference, he noted that with the exception of poi [...] | 2009-02-27 17:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS284 | ITALIANS SEEKING U.S. SUPPORT ON BOSNIA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a lunch meeting with the Charge March 2, Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni sought U.S. support for changes to the international community's political and military posture in Bosnia. Fearing a loss of EU credibility in Bosnia if a new EUSR were not appointed quickly, Meloni [...] | 2009-03-02 14:56:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BK IT |
09BRUSSELS286 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.6 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on February 27 provide another confirmation that the current economic downturn is having a dramatic impact on the situation of the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for t [...] | 2009-03-03 06:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS290 | DE LAROSIERE REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF EU FINANCIAL [...] (U) In November 2008, EC President Barroso tasked Jacques De Larosiere with leading a group to make recommendations on the future of EU financial regulation and supervision. The group released their report on February 25. The report addresses four issues: causes of the financial crisis, polic [...] | 2009-03-03 14:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS30 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION SUSPENDS AID TO NICARAGUAN [...] (C) On January 9, PolOff delivered reftel points to Petros Mavromichalis, head of the Mexico and Central America unit in the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations. Mavromichalis echoed U.S. concerns about the Government of Nicaragua's backsliding on democracy. Whe [...] | 2009-01-09 16:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL NU EUN |
09BRUSSELS306 | LOST IN TRANSLATION - IFIS CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Econ Officers heard from Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's Cabinet on March 4 that negotiations with Ukraine are ongoing over reforms requested by international financial institutions (IFIs) as a prerequisite for making investment commitments at the March 23 EU-sponsored investme [...] | 2009-03-05 10:52:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EUN UP EINV |
09BRUSSELS307 | EU MINISTERS REVIEW SITUATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES, STATE OF [...] Apart from the issue of Guantanamo detainees (see USEU mail exchanges),EU Home Affairs ministers at the February 26 Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting also covered a number of immigration and asylum issues, including the situation of Iraqi refugees in Europe, the state of play of the up [...] | 2009-03-05 13:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN |
09BRUSSELS31 | RUSSIA/UKRAINE: PIEBALGS SEES SHADOW, PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs told Ambassador Silverberg January 9 that Russia and Ukraine agreed to accept an "international" monitoring team to restore gas deliveries through Ukraine to Europe. Gas flows should resume by Saturday, January 10. Piebalgs remains concerne [...] | 2009-01-09 19:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN RS UP |
09BRUSSELS311 | MOVING FORWARD ON BALTIC ENERGY INTERCONNECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. With the closing of Lithuania,s Iganlina nuclear power plant scheduled for January 2009, and Russia,s increasing penchant for using energy resources as a political tool, the energy security of the Baltic States has become a concern on both sides of the Atlantic [...] | 2009-03-05 15:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS315 | BELGIUM: MLAT TREATIES TO DEBUT IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) PolOff and PolIntern met with Foreign Minister De Gucht's Cabinet Director for Parliamentary Affairs Lieve De Cock and Ann De Ridder from the MFA Treaty Department March 4 to discuss the progress of the draft ratification legislation for the US-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Ag [...] | 2009-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CJAN KCRM EUN KTIA BE |
09BRUSSELS316 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU WILL ENCOURAGE DRC TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 4 to Sandra Paesen, administrator for Central Africa at the European Council Secretariat, who committed to assist in delivering the message to President Kabila. Paesen was unaware of the issue, but sympathetic to the concern that withdrawal of the I [...] | 2009-03-06 13:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN EUN |
09BRUSSELS318 | U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter represented the U.S. at the troika meeting with the EU on Africa issues, held February 27 in Brussels. The agenda included the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan),Zimbabwe, West Africa (Mauritania and Guinea),the Great La [...] | 2009-03-06 18:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID ETTC XA EUN CH |
09BRUSSELS329 | EU COUNCIL DIRECTOR GENERAL ON BOSNIA EUSR DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Robert Cooper, a contrite EU Council Director General for External and Political-Military Affairs, convoked the non-EU Peace Implementation Council (PIC) partners in Brussels on short notice the morning of Wednesday March 11. Cooper apologized for the EU's "messy" process of se [...] | 2009-03-11 14:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN BK |
09BRUSSELS330 | EU Approaches the G-20 Summit [...] (SBU) The European Union and its 27 member states have been hard hit by the global financial crisis and economic downturn, with the economy in recession and some of the world's largest financial institutions under stress. The EU has responded actively to this, with strident calls for action f [...] | 2009-03-11 15:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KSUM EUN |
09BRUSSELS331 | CENTRAL EUROPEANS DRIVE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP BUT [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Experts on EU policy development point to the EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative as the most successful example of how Central European member states have been able to influence EU foreign policy to date. The Eastern Partnership is designed to encourage politic [...] | 2009-03-11 18:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG |
09BRUSSELS333 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March [...] (SBU) On March 9, the ECON Committee of the European Parliament (EP) will vote on amendments to the CRD report. It is likely that there will be amendments passed asking the Commission to submit proposals to enhance transparency of the OTC derivatives market, including mandatory central counter [...] | 2009-03-12 05:55:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS353 | AREAS FOR POTENTIAL U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU share strong interests in coordinating economic engagement with China over a broad range of sectors, including health and safety, competition, ICT policy, trade, IPR and investment concerns. The EU is working with China actively in these areas, and seeks greate [...] | 2009-03-12 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ECPS KIPR ETRD EFIN CI EUN |
09BRUSSELS355 | EU'S ROBERT COOPER AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 09:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS AF PK PBK EUN |
09BRUSSELS356 | EU'S HELGA SCHMID AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: On the margin of the U.S.-EU Ministerial Troika, S/P Anne-Marie Slaughter met March 6 with EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Director Helga Schmid. Schmid asked that the prospect of improved U.S.-Russia relations not lead the U.S. to neglect the unfinished Geneva talks on Georgi [...] | 2009-03-13 09:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN RS GG |
09BRUSSELS36 | RUSSIA/UKRAINE DISPUTE COULD HELP, COULD HINDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The Russia/Ukraine dispute has heightened interest among EU leaders in going forward with the Nabucco project. However, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs believes Turkey remains a huge problem for Nabucco and he is concerned that the cut-off of Russian gas to Turkey via [...] | 2009-01-12 12:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS361 | IRAN: MARCH 3 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Political and Securty Council Ambassadors held an inconclusive debate on Iran policy with a view toward framing a response to the U.S. Iran policy review. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper circulated a draft paper detailing the purely military nature of th [...] | 2009-03-13 14:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS364 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLEDGE AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH [...] Mission confirms as reported reftel that the European Commission pledged EURO 440 million (approximately $572 million at an exchange rate of $1.3 to the Euro) for Palestinian assistance at the Sharm al-Sheikh donor conference. In announcing the pledge Commissioner Betina Ferrero-Waldner said [...] | 2009-03-13 15:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER PREL EAID EUN |
09BRUSSELS371 | EGYPTIANS AND PALESTINIANS MEET WITH EU TROIKA ON [...] (C) Summary: The EU Troika (Czech FM Karel Schwarzenberg, Council High Representative Javier Solana, and Commissioner Bettina Ferrero-Waldner) met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, PA Foreign Minister el-Maliki, and the Jordanian ambassador to the EU on March 15 for dinner to disc [...] | 2009-03-16 15:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EUN |
09BRUSSELS380 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION TRADE OFFICIAL SAYS U.S. INSISTENCE ON [...] (U) Summary: On Monday March 16, European Commission Deputy Director General (DDG) of DG TRADE Peter Balas briefed the European Parliament's (EP's) International Trade Committee on the Commission's activities with regard to the upcoming G20 summit in London on April 2nd. Balas discussed the EU [...] | 2009-03-17 15:50:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS382 | STRUCTURAL FUNDS OFFER CENTRAL EUROPE MEANS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Over the next four to six years, the ten Central European Member States that joined the EU since 2004 have the opportunity to avail themselves of some $223 billion (176.6 billion Euros) of EU Structural and Cohesion funds. These funds were established to advan [...] | 2009-03-17 16:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN EFIN BEXP EIND EAID XG |
09BRUSSELS385 | EU: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING VIEWS OF [...] Current Labor Market Situation. In response to the impact of the financial crisis on the labor market in Europe, Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, has begun publishing a monthly report on the current EU employment and social situation. The f [...] | 2009-03-18 10:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN EUN |
09BRUSSELS389 | DRAFT EU COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) The energy security portion of the draft conclusions presented by the Czech Presidency for the March 19-20 European Council endorses the broad initiatives set out in the Commission's Second Strategic Energy Review (SER) and further refined in the Energy Council meeting of February 19. [...] | 2009-03-18 16:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS390 | EU COUNCIL LEAVES MAJOR ISSUES IN COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) During their March 19-20 European Council meeting, EU Heads of State are unlikely to make any definitive statements related to the EU position at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen; instead, they will leave virtually all issues unresolved and open for further discussion in subsequen [...] | 2009-03-18 16:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS391 | INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION, PART VI: THE ACCESSION [...] The EU has been growing from the founding "Six" to the current EU-27. Enlargement is viewed as one of the EU's most successful policies and a powerful foreign policy tool for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The tight conditions for membership and the va [...] | 2009-03-18 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN TU HR CY XH |
09BRUSSELS394 | EU SUDAN POLICY FOCUSES ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers agreed this week that EU policy on Sudan should focus not on direct engagement with President Bashir, but rather on convincing African, Arab and other countries with influence in Sudan to intervene. The EU also agreed to keep the ICC decision and the subsequ [...] | 2009-03-19 15:27:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID SU EUN |
09BRUSSELS396 | MARCH GAERC - FOCUS ON ECONOMIC CRISIS, BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on March 16, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) focused their efforts on measures to address the economic crisis and the political challenges faced in Belarus and Bosnia. In addition to preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting, the General Affairs [...] | 2009-03-19 16:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON BO BK MW |
09BRUSSELS399 | EU SEEKS TO DOUBLE ICT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The European Commission released a March 13 Communication calling for doubling funding for information and communication technology (ICT) research and innovation and other steps to boost ICT in Europe. "A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe: Raising the Game" emphasiz [...] | 2009-03-20 07:18:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS401 | EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...] | 2009-03-20 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN |
09BRUSSELS402 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S.-EU-UKRAINE ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. Ahead of the March 23, 2009 EU conference on Ukraine's Gas Infrastructure this cable reflects on ways the U.S. and EU could work together to improve Ukraine's reliability as a gas transit State. The 2008 U.S.-EU Summit affirmed our intention to work trilaterally with the Ukrain [...] | 2009-03-20 12:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS405 | DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO (APRIL 17) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 06:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK EUN |
09BRUSSELS41 | EU TERRORISM FINANCE LISTINGS: TROUBLE AHEAD [...] (SBU) EU and Member State courts are rendering judgments that may hinder our ability to secure EU-wide designations of terrorist entities. The new problem for us is higher standards of evidence, and judicial review of the sufficiency of that evidence, that will make the EU and its Member Stat [...] | 2009-01-13 10:59:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC IR |
09BRUSSELS410 | EU: DAS BRYZA'S MARCH 16 DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a Brussels stop on March 16 EUR DAS Matthew Bryza consulted EU officials on a range of regional political, security and energy-related issues, including EU enlargement, Turkey-Cyprus, frozen conflicts, and pipeline politics. DG Enlargement contacts foresaw no/no immine [...] | 2009-03-23 11:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG ECIN EPET EUN XH |
09BRUSSELS413 | AFTER THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL: BARROSO HEADING TOWARD SECOND [...] (U) SUMMARY. Last week's European Council meeting appears to have been fruitful for Jose Manuel Barroso. Contacts among the EU leaders seemed to have helped Barroso regain what may prove decisive momentum in his campaign to be reappointed President of the EU Commission. His current five-yea [...] | 2009-03-23 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS417 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March 20th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee of the European Parliament (EP) is set to vote on the EC's proposed Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies. The ECON Committee is expected to broaden the scope of the regulation to cover all ratings (not just those used for re [...] | 2009-03-24 12:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS420 | BELGIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AFTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN BE |
09BRUSSELS424 | NEW EU LOGGING REGULATIONS COULD PRESENT [...] (U) The European Parliament in mid-February 2009 approved amendments to draft legislation which placed far stricter requirements on the logging industry in an attempt to prevent illegally logged timber from entering the European Union. Proposals added to the legislation include the creation of [...] | 2009-03-24 15:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EUN SENV |
09BRUSSELS426 | EU RESPONSE: ZIMBABWE ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) USEU provided Reftel points to European Commission and Council Secretariat officials charged with Kimberley Process implementation and Zimbabwe policy. Stephane Chardon, Commission External Relations Administrator for Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention confirmed on March 12 that [...] | 2009-03-25 15:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI EUN |
09BRUSSELS436 | PROMISING RESULTS FROM EU-UKRAINE GAS [...] (SBU) ummary. At the March 23 EU-sponsored conference on investment in Ukraine's gas infrastructur, Ukrainian Prime Minister Timoshenko and Pesident Yushenko both attended and presented a united front pledging reform to the Ukrainian energy system. Russian Energy Minister Schmatko, who spok [...] | 2009-03-26 13:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS443 | STATUS OF SCHENGEN INFORMATION SYSTEM II [...] (SBU) Delays to the upgrading of the current Schengen Information System (SIS),the EU's primary system for cross-border sharing of lookout information, may result in the project being scrapped entirely. Numerous technical and political obstacles have delayed the project since 2003 when the [...] | 2009-03-27 12:23:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT EUN |
09BRUSSELS444 | EUROPEAN UNION EFFORTS TO COUNTER MUSLIM RADICALIZATION [...] (U) The European Union (EU),with the European Commission at the forefront, has made several advances in the past six months in addressing the topic of Muslim radicalization and related terrorism. The Commission has revised its Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism, or Action Plan, as it doe [...] | 2009-03-27 13:34:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EUN SOCI PHUM PINS SCUL KISL |
09BRUSSELS446 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU PREPARED TO INCREASE AMISOM [...] The European Commission has allocated 40 million euros for AMISOM support in 2008-2009 and is prepared to spend more if the African Union is able to absorb it, according to contacts. Poloff delivered reftel points March 27 to Ragnheidur Roubineau, Somalia desk officer at the Council Secretari [...] | 2009-03-27 14:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO EUN |
09BRUSSELS447 | THE STOCKHOLM PROGRAM: EUROPEAN UNION'S NEXT [...] (U) The European Union (EU) will adopt a new five-year program in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) in 2009, which will succeed the Hague Program in place since 2005. This program will outline EU-wide policy priorities and objectives for the years 2010-2014. In honor of the (July t [...] | 2009-03-27 15:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL KCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI CVIS |
09BRUSSELS449 | EU COMMISSION PLEASED BY MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (SBU) Representatives from the cabinets of EU Commission President Barroso and Environment Commissioner Dimas and from DG Environment expressed their pleasure at the initiative shown by President Obama to continue the Major Economies Process in the form of the Major Economies Forum on Energy a [...] | 2009-03-27 15:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS45 | EP PRESIDENT POTTERING ON GAZA, ENERGY, AND [...] (U) During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Silverberg, Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament, discussed the Israel-Gaza crisis, the Russia-Ukraine energy dispute, and freedom of religion in the Middle East. Pottering requested the meeting with the Ambassador in order [...] | 2009-01-14 13:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KIRF PHUM TK RU UK IS EUN |
09BRUSSELS450 | EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS SEEK MORE ROBUST DEVELOPMENT [...] European counterparts within the Commission, Czech Presidency, and EU Member States have indicated strong interest in elevating development to a more important place on the trans-Atlantic agenda. In their view, the new U.S. Administration is likely to be receptive to these efforts, given a s [...] | 2009-03-27 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN IO EAGR |
09BRUSSELS453 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR UPGRADED TRANSATLANTIC TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS464 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON URGING IRAN TO RELEASE [...] (C) On March 30, USEU Mission officers delivered reftel demarche to EU Council Secretariat and Czech Presidency officials on the need for diplomatic pressure on Iran to release detained American citizen Roxana Saberi. Mission officers reviewed the case separately with Daniel Mic, Counselor [...] | 2009-03-31 13:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN IR |
09BRUSSELS47 | EU/UKRAINE/RUSSIA: LIVING UP TO THE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 14 the EU Commission's point person on monitors for the Urkaine/Russia gas crisis, Director for Security of Supply and Energy Markets Heinz Hilbrecht, described the events leading up the current crisis and highlighted the challenges ahead. Hilbrecht believes there [...] | 2009-01-14 15:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS471 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 1 confirmed the sharp deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.9 percent in February 2009 (up from 7.7 percent in [...] | 2009-04-01 12:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS476 | MIDDLE EAST: NOTES FROM MARCH 27-28 INFORMAL [...] (C/NF) An EU member country contact gave to the Charge the following text (paras 2-5),based on a Czech Presidency readout of the informal discussion on the Middle East among EU foreign ministers at the March 27-28 Gymnich, held in Hluboka in the Czech Republic. As is usual with the semi-annu [...] | 2009-04-01 15:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EUN |
09BRUSSELS496 | CENTRAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE SHOWS COALITION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Experts agree that effective EU policymaking is driven by coalitions among member states. They also agree that the Central European states that joined the EU since 2004 have only recently begun to employ coalition building. As a corollary, some EU experts cont [...] | 2009-04-02 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG ECON EFIN SENV |
09BRUSSELS503 | HRC: EU "THRILLED" ABOUT U.S. CANDIDACY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to Riina Kionka, High Representative Solana's Personal Representative for Human Rights on April 1. She said that this news was "incredibly positive," and lightheartedly asked if the USG real [...] | 2009-04-03 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS519 | COMMISSIONER PIEBALGS OUTLINES THE EU'S ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. At an April 2 Brussels hearing on energy security organized by the European Parliament's Industry and Energy Committee, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs outlined how the EU intends to ensure its energy security by: 1) organizing its external energy supply, 2) promoting energ [...] | 2009-04-07 08:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS524 | USEU DELIVERY OF SSA NON-PAPER TO EU COMMISSION [...] (SBU) OES DAS Jeff Miotke deivered the reftel Non-Paper to Paul Weissenberg, EU Commission Director for Aerospace, Defense, and Security Industry in DG Enterprise, on March 25. Weissenberg told DAS Miotke that he was pleased with the Non-Paper because it was "NATO light" and because it propose [...] | 2009-04-07 15:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA |
09BRUSSELS529 | SENIOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION OFFICIALS AFFIRM [...] SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Acting USAID Administrator Alonzo Fulgham in Brussels, senior European Commission (EC) officials responsible for both policy and operational matters affirmed strong interest in elevating development to a more visible role within the ongoing trans-Atlantic [...] | 2009-04-07 16:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IO EAGR EUN ECON EFIN |
09BRUSSELS540 | IMPROVING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CHAD: JOINT [...] Summary: The European Commission DG ECHO) and the U.S. Government (State/PRM and USAID/OFDA) delivered joint recommendations in late March to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Office for the Cordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for te improvement of assistance to r [...] | 2009-04-08 15:59:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SU CD EAID EUN |
09BRUSSELS559 | CONTINUED WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INFLUENCING EU [...] (SBU) EU Commission officials explained to officials from EPA, State/OES, USTR, and USEU that the recently passed Directive on the use of renewable energy (the Renewables Directive) left open several issues related to biofuels methodology and criteria, which the Commission is required to close [...] | 2009-04-14 15:18:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS560 | EU COMMISSION OFFICIAL DETAILS CHINA,S SATELLITE [...] (S//NF) An EU Commission official provided insight to China,s efforts within the EU to acquire sensitive technologies, specifically those developed for the Galileo Satellite Navigation program. He explained that the mehods employed by China's Ministry of Science nd Technology (MOST) have only [...] | 2009-04-15 05:15:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL TSPA EINV |
09BRUSSELS561 | EU COMMISSION OFFICIAL DETAILS CHINA,S SATELLITE [...] (S//NF) An EU Commission official provided insight to China,s efforts within the EU to acquire sensitive technologies, specifically those developed for the Galileo Satellite Navigation program. He explained that the methods employed by China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have on [...] | 2009-04-15 05:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL TSPA EINV |
09BRUSSELS562 | EU INDUSTRIES: CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS UNFAIR [...] A representative from International Paper (IP) reported todaythat the European paper manufacturer's association plans to file a formal complaint with Commission officials over U.S. clean energy incentives. The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has taken issue with tax credits I [...] | 2009-04-15 08:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EFIN EUN |
09BRUSSELS567 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to Brussels. The members of the European Union's Political and Security Committee (PSC) look forward to meeting with you April 22 and exchanging ideas on Israeli-Palestinian and broader regional peace. The President heard from EU heads of state/government in [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP MITCHELL AMGT PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS575 | HRC: ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 14:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS577 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome to Brussels. Your visit comes as the EU struggles to develop a common energy policy, internally and externally. The Europeans view energy security in broad terms -- to include alternative sources and supply of gas, development of additional renewable resources, research into c [...] | 2009-04-17 15:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS579 | EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Brussels-based EU officials working on Burma policy issues appreciated receiving reftel points on the status of the ongoing U.S. policy review. Although the EU still intends a straight rollover of its Common Position and restrictive measures, Foreign Ministers may issue politic [...] | 2009-04-17 19:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS584 | EU: DEMARCHE ON BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On April 21, Econ Officer communicated ref talking points to Roland Kobia, Member of EU Energy Commissioner Piebalg's Cabinet. Kobia had no specific remarks on the talking points, but called them "excellent" and said the EU appreciates U.S. support on the Baltic Interconnection issue. [...] | 2009-04-21 11:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS592 | SENATOR BINGAMAN DISCUSSES CAP AND TRADE SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Bingaman met separately on April 5-6 with officials from the EU Commission, EU Council, European Parliament, and private industry to discuss the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and cap and trade systems in general. The underlying theme presented by the Europeans th [...] | 2009-04-24 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS6 | RUSSIA/UKRAINE - THE EU PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The EU is ramping up engagement on the Ukraine/Russia gas dispute. Today, it dispatched a fact finding mission to Kyiv and convened an extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Representatives. Later this week, the College of Commissioners and Foreign Ministers will convene in P [...] | 2009-01-05 18:07:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS601 | SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S EU MEETINGS [...] (U) 22 April 2009, EU Council Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels. 2. (U) U.S. Participants: Special Envoy George Mitchell NEA DAS David M. Hale NEA/IPA Payton L. Knopf NEA/IPA Alon Sachar NSC Mara E. Rudman USEU Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Christopher Murray USEU PolMinsCouns Christop [...] | 2009-04-27 18:02:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN IS XF |
09BRUSSELS622 | INTRODUCING THE EU, PART VII: EU-U.S. COOPERATION UNDER THE [...] (U) Policy consultation and coordination between the United States and European Union has grown enormously over the past decade, and in many respects now rivals the level of discussion we have with such key allies as the UK, Germany and Japan. Our policy relationship with the EU differs from [...] | 2009-04-30 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS629 | A/S FRIED MEETS WITH EU OFFICIALS ON RESETTLING [...] (C) The EU Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Gilles de Kerchove, and the European Commission Director General for Justice, Freedom, and Security, Jonathan Faull, informed A/S Fried and a U.S. interagency delegation in Brussels April 27 that the EU anticipates having a common political position [...] | 2009-04-30 17:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN EG |
09BRUSSELS635 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 4th, [...] (SBU) On May 5, the ECOFIN Council will meet to discuss the Commission's Spring economic forecast and to formally adopt the Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies and the Solvency II Directive, both recently approved by the European Parliament. Ministers will exchange views on how to cross-borde [...] | 2009-05-05 10:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS636 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.3 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on April 30 showed a further dramatic deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.3 percent in March 2009 (up from 8.1 percen [...] | 2009-05-05 12:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS651 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with European Union leaders on March 23 during his first visit to Brussels as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed appreciation for EU support to Afghanistan and Pakistan, applauded the EU for deploying the only inte [...] | 2009-05-08 05:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR PINS PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS657 | PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD REGIONAL [...] (U) USEU Poloff and Econoff delivered REF A points to Czech Government in its capacity as European Union (EU) Presidency, EU Council Secretariat, and European Commission officials. Czech Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Tomas Pojar will represent the Czech Presidency. EU Special Representat [...] | 2009-05-08 15:49:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AF BEXP EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD EU EUN KPWR |
09BRUSSELS664 | INDIAN CLIMATE NEGOTIATOR TELLS EUROPEAN AUDIENCE [...] (SBU) In an April 30 speech delivered to the Center for European Policy Studies, Shyam Saran, India's Special Envoy for Climate Change, stated that the "western" approach to financing and mitigation in developing countries will not work and that financing should be based on the developing coun [...] | 2009-05-11 11:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG KTDB SENV TPHY |
09BRUSSELS670 | SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES EU ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 22-23 Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar met with EU and industry officials to discuss U.S.-EU cooperation on energy security. In these meetings, Ambassador Morningstar gave his European counterparts an overview of the Administration's Eurasian ene [...] | 2009-05-12 07:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS684 | BURMA: EU CONCERNED ABOUT ASSK HEALTH, PREPARING [...] (C) Poloff shared reftel points with Leo Nordholt Schulte, Burma Desk Officer at the European Council General Secretariat on May 10. Schulte said that the EU shared U.S. concerns about the continued detention and health of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),and planned to raise her detention when the [...] | 2009-05-13 15:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS695 | MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO MAINTAIN OHRID IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In his first meeting with EU High Representative (HR) Solana in Brussels on May 13, Macedonian President Ivanov pledged that Macedonia will "maintain Ohrid" and continue on the path of reforms necessary to achieve EU membership. Solana informed Ivanov that Macedonia would be [...] | 2009-05-15 17:51:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN KK MK GR |
09BRUSSELS696 | OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S 1 BILLION [...] SUMMARY: In early summer 2008 the European Commission (EC) proposed using leftover agriculture support funds to build a 1 billion Euro (USD 1.3 billion) Food Facility to assist developing countries struggling under the weight of the international food price crisis. However, EU member state [...] | 2009-05-15 18:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ETRD EUN SOCI |
09BRUSSELS701 | SLOVENE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Charge in Brussels on May 18, Slovene MFA Director General for European Affairs and Coordinator for Croatia Iztok Mirosic briefed USEU on Slovenia's response to the latest proposal by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to help solve Slovenia's bilateral bo [...] | 2009-05-18 16:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09BRUSSELS702 | BURMA: EU CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS; [...] (C) Summary: Outraged over the arrest and trial of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on the eve of her release, EU Foreign Ministers directed Council and Commission staff on May 18 to begin looking at additional restrictive measures (including new sanctions) that might be tak [...] | 2009-05-18 17:52:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC ENRG EPET EFIN KJUS BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS708 | EU OFFICIALS VIEW OFFSETS AS POSSIBLE OBSTACLE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission officials, EU Parliament officials, NGOs, and industry are looking to the United States for development of a comprehensive cap and trade program that can benefit from the EU's experience with its own Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The use of carbon offsets in th [...] | 2009-05-19 14:52:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS732 | TURKEY SEEKS TO EXCLUDE IRAQI GAS FROM THE NABUCCO [...] (SBU) On May 27 Econ Officer spoke with a European Commission official involved with the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) negotiations, about the status of the IGA. The official was quite concerned over the state of negotiations. He said that negotiations had taken a turn for the w [...] | 2009-05-27 14:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN IZ TU |
09BRUSSELS738 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 19th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On May 27, the European Commission will publish a Communication setting out its vision for a new European supervisory framework, based on two new pillars: --The European Systemic Risk Council (ESRC),which will monitor and assess the risks to financial stability, provide early warning of [...] | 2009-05-28 08:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS747 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points May 18 to the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission and EU Presidency. The same day, foreign ministers meeting in the EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting issued a previously-drafted statement addressing many of the same points so [...] | 2009-05-29 13:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO EUN |
09BRUSSELS755 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS I: THE SETTING [...] SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP),the only multinational parliamentary assembly in the world elected by universal suffrage, will be re-elected 4-7 June across the 27 member states of the European Union for another five-year term. The EP's 754 members will represent 500 million citizens. [...] | 2009-06-02 11:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS762 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS II: THE ISSUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Because of the June 4-7 European Parliament elections, there is no legislative activity btween early May and September. The economic risis and Turkey's accession are pan-European themes in some European Parliament campaigns. Unlike in the 2004 EP elections, U.S.-EU relations are [...] | 2009-06-02 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS767 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.6 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on June 2 confirmed the sharp deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.6 percent in April 2009 (up from 8.4 in March). U [...] | 2009-06-03 13:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS768 | EU: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN AS AN ENTRY POINT [...] (SBU) On June 2, 2009 Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to EU Commission officials Heinz Hilbrecht, Director for Security of Supply and Energy Markets at DG-TREN, and Brendan Devlin, Principal Administrator under Hilbrecht charged with shepherding the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement [...] | 2009-06-03 15:08:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN IR IZ TU |
09BRUSSELS769 | U.S-EU CONSULTATIONS ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Mgration Samuel Witten led a U.S. delegation of PRM and USAID officials in Brussels May 19 or the annual humanitarian Strategic Policy Dialogue (SPD) between the U.S. and the European Commission, the world's two largest hum [...] | 2009-06-03 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL EAID EUN |
09BRUSSELS770 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS III - A WHO-WILL-BE-WHO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Key posts in the European Parliament (EP) will be distributed in July. The five-year EP Presidency is likely to be shared between Jerzy Buzcek (EPP-ED, Poland) for the first half-term and Martin Schulz (PES, Germany) for the second, although other contenders are in the wings. T [...] | 2009-06-03 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS772 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May [...] (SBU) On June 9, ECOFIN will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the Commission's proposals to reform financial supervision in the EU. The Commission seeks approval of the proposals by Finance Ministers ahead of the European Council on June 18-19. Ministers will also continue to discuss concerns abo [...] | 2009-06-04 10:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS775 | ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN -- THE NABUCCO IGA [...] (SBU) Summary. Press reports yesterday quoted Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz as saying "We haven't given up on the demand to take 15 percent of the gas that will be carried by the Nabucco pipeline; it's still being discussed." This announcement came just a week after Nabucco Chief Rei [...] | 2009-06-04 11:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN TU AJ |
09BRUSSELS778 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU 1267 DESIGNATION AND PROCESS [...] (SBU) As discussed Ref A, the European Commission designated Abdul Haq (Ref B) on April 25. Furthermore, the EU is progressing in revising the law implementing UNSCR 1267 Al Qaida and Taliban sanctions EU-wide (Ref C). Contacts indicate that some EU Member States may be favoring an overhaul [...] | 2009-06-05 05:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PHUM EAID CH EUN UNSC |
09BRUSSELS78 | Working with the EU to Spur Transatlantic [...] (SBU) The United States and the European Union have the largest economic relationship in the world and remain the leaders in setting the global economic and regulatory agenda, and successfully managing this relationship will be critical as we address the economic downturn this year. U.S. and [...] | 2009-01-21 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS783 | CHINA/EU: HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE IS PRODUCTIVE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU troika held its annual EU-China Human Rights Dialogue on May 14 in Prague. EU participants found the atmosphere to be more positive and productive on most issues than at the last dialogue in December 2008 in Beijing. 2. (SBU) The EU held legal seminars in Prague tw [...] | 2009-06-05 11:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDRG EUN CZ CH |
09BRUSSELS788 | EU PROPOSES JOINT DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICA ON [...] (C//NF) Summary and Guidance Request: On June 5, representatives of the Czech EU Presidency and the EU Council Secretariat's Directorate General for Defense Issues proposed a joint U.S.-EU demarche to inform the government of South Africa of our bilateral pilot project on geospatial intelli [...] | 2009-06-05 15:58:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL EUN SF |
09BRUSSELS79 | GUANTANAMO/DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT: DISCUSSION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C//NF) Summary. The EU is moving quickly to discuss issues of resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. On January 26, EU Foreign Ministers will likely consider the prospects for an EU common position on resettling detainees. In order to [...] | 2009-01-21 19:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS796 | FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL: EU CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 8, USEU Charge was convoked to receive a formal EU demarche expressing concerns about provisions of the FAA Reauthorization bill regarding inspections of foreign repairs stations, further definition of actual control of U.S. airlines' operations, and restrictions on a [...] | 2009-06-08 17:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS809 | EU OFFICIALS ON NEXT STEPS IN KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith and EULEX Kosovo Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon met with USEU CDA on June 10 to provide an overview of upcoming challenges and opportunities in the country. Suggesting that the coming months would be "decisive," Feith said t [...] | 2009-06-11 10:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN SR KK |
09BRUSSELS819 | COUNCIL SECRETARIAT DISCUSSES PIRACY PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, Poloffs delivered REF A points and nonpaper on U.S. opposition to an international piracy court to Didier Lenoir, Head of the EU Council Secretariat's Operations and Exercises Unit. Lenoir confirmed that EU Member States are divided on the question of an internati [...] | 2009-06-15 11:07:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09BRUSSELS83 | CZECH PRESIDENCY CONFIRMS GUANTANAMO ON THE AGENDA [...] (C) EU assistance for resettlement of Guantanamo detainees will "definitely" be discussed by EU Foreign Ministers at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on January 26 in Brussels. Blanka Fajkusova, Head of Unit for External Relations at the Czech Permanent Repr [...] | 2009-01-22 16:51:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS839 | EU LENGTHENS COUNTER-PIRACY FORCE MANDATE [...] (C) On June 15, EU foreign ministers approved an extension of the EU counter-piracy Operation ATALANTA's mandate until December 13, 2010. According to the EU,s official public statement announcing the extension, the decision was taken with a view to facilitating future force generation for [...] | 2009-06-19 05:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EWWT MARR MOPS PREL XW |
09BRUSSELS847 | EU LEADERS BACK BARROSO FOR NEW TERM AS COMMISSION HEAD; [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting unanimously backed Jose Manuel Barroso for another five-year term as Commission President, but stopped short of a formal nomination, pending consultations with the European Parliament. Newly elected MEPs will now have an opportu [...] | 2009-06-19 12:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS848 | EU LEADERS BACK BARROSO FOR NEW TERM AS COMMISSION HEAD; [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting unanimously backed Jose Manuel Barroso for another five-year term as Commission President, but stopped short of a formal nomination, pending consultations with the European Parliament. Newly elected MEPs will now have an opportu [...] | 2009-06-19 12:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS854 | JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...] | 2009-06-19 17:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK |
09BRUSSELS855 | EU LEADERS AGREE ON GUARANTEES FOR IRELAND; NEW IRISH VOTE [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting painfully agreed on the format of guarantees designed to persuade Irish voters to back the Lisbon Treaty in another referendum. The specific guarantees do not alter the Lisbon Treaty but provide interpretation of it. They basic [...] | 2009-06-22 05:52:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09BRUSSELS856 | EU LEADERS AGREE ON GUARANTEES FOR IRELAND; NEW IRISH VOTE [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting painfully agreed on the format of guarantees designed to persuade Irish voters to back the Lisbon Treaty in another referendum. The specific guarantees do not alter the Lisbon Treaty but provide interpretation of it. They bas [...] | 2009-06-22 06:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09BRUSSELS859 | U.S.-EU EXCHANGES ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: During the June 8 U.S.-EU meetings on South and Central Asia, SCA Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Owen stressed the need to work together to produce internationally credible elections in Afghanistan. The European Commission's James Moran responded the EU would do "whate [...] | 2009-06-22 12:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EAGR ETRD ETTC EU EUN IN KDEM MARR MOPS |
09BRUSSELS876 | NABUCCO IGA ENTERS AND EXITS SILENT APPROVAL PHASE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nabucco parties reached tentative agreement on the text of the Nabucco intergovernmental agreement in Vienna on June 21. At that point the Commission notified the parties that the process had entered the "silent approval" phase, meaning that if no one raised objections by [...] | 2009-06-25 15:28:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS877 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: GROUPS PREPARE FOR VOTE ON BARROSO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 24, Joseph Daul, the chairman of the European People Party (EPP) group in the newly-elected European Parliament (EP),confirmed that the EPP would push for a confirmation vote of Jose Manuel Barroso as Commission President at the July 15 EP plenary session. The Progressive [...] | 2009-06-25 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS878 | EU DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FIGHTING PIRACY [...] (C//NF) Summary: In several recent meetings, in the run-up to the GAERC's decision to extend the Atalanta mission to December 2010, EU Officials outlined to us the thinking behind High Rep Solana's effort to prompt discussion among member states on a bigger EU role in Somalia. The EU is fu [...] | 2009-06-25 16:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT KCRM MARR MOPS PINS PREL XF XW EUN |
09BRUSSELS885 | EU AND NATO CONCERNED ABOUT BOSNIA, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (U) This is a joint cable from USEU and USNATO. 2. (C) Summary: On June 22, NATO and EU Ambassadors met in the NAC-PSC format to discuss Bosnia. Most presenters lamented the lack of political progress in Bosnia, noting that High Rep Inzko had invoked Bonn powers over the weekend, but [...] | 2009-06-26 10:43:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL XG BK EUN |
09BRUSSELS886 | AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...] | 2009-06-26 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS |
09BRUSSELS887 | ENERGY CHARTER SECRETARIAT CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Andre Mernier, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat, told Econ Officers June 22 that he is cautiously optimistic Russia will be willing to work to add to the existing Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to address their concerns over gas transit, rather than w [...] | 2009-06-26 14:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS894 | EU-U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICIES CONVERGING [...] (C) Summary: During biannual consultations on Latin American issues June 24, U.S. and EU officials agreed to seek opportunities to work together with select countries or regions, including, potentially, on counternarcotics and biofuels development in Bolivia and citizen security and renewable [...] | 2009-06-30 08:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XM EUN |
09BRUSSELS903 | DPRK: EU TO IMPLEMENT STRONG INSPECTION MEASURES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN EUN |
09BRUSSELS904 | EU - CONCERNS LESSENING OVER RUSSIA/UKRAINE GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. The EU is looking to provide near-term economic relief to Ukraine help it meet its gas payments. The funding, most likely in the form of an EBRD loan, would not be available before late September or early October, and would be contingent on the implementation of reforms in Ukra [...] | 2009-06-30 15:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS907 | BELGIAN KING SIGNS MLAT AND EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 15:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN EUN KCRM KTIA PREL PGOV CASC BE |
09BRUSSELS908 | EU SUPPORTS EXPANDED PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) On June 29, PolOff delivered reftel points supporting an expanded Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia to Didier Lenoir, head of operations and exercises in the EU Council Secretariat. Lenoir, who led the EU's delegation to the May Contact Group meeting in New York, believes [...] | 2009-07-01 15:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS911 | EU OPTIONS FOR SOMALIA SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C//NF) Summary: We expect the EU to lay the groundwork for an EU Somalia security sector reform mission before its traditional August recess. An EU Council-European Commission paper on future options in Somalia will be discussed by EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors on July 3. [...] | 2009-07-01 18:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN |
09BRUSSELS912 | WORKING WITH THE EU ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels, June 15-17, Major General Richard L. Engel, USAF (Retired),Director, Climate Change and State Stability Program, Long Range Analysis Unit, National Intelligence Council (NIC) heard from high level Europeans that: the connection between security and climate change [...] | 2009-07-02 10:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KGHG SENV ENRG EUN |
09BRUSSELS915 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 2 confirmed a broad pattern of deterioration on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.9 percent in May 2009 (up from 8.7 in April). Une [...] | 2009-07-02 13:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS918 | COMMISSIONER DIMAS OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE PICTURE; [...] (C) Summary. As the EU intensifies efforts to secure a climate agreement in Copenhagen, the Swedes have asserted their leadership role while Environment Commissioner Dimas has taken himself out of the picture. Both Swedish and Commission officials agree that European criticism of U.S. emissi [...] | 2009-07-06 09:24:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS923 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: S/E FRIED THANKS E.U. FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 16:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS931 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: July [...] (SBU) At the July ECOFIN Council - the first one under the Swedish presidency ministers will exchange views on the preparation of the forthcoming G-20 meetings, i.e., the G-20 finance ministers meeting preceding the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September. There Council will also discuss: 1) pr [...] | 2009-07-07 14:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS936 | OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON EU'S APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission currently is internally debating how to address the effects of indirect land use change (ILUC) on the greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. To assist in the process, the Commission has released a list of eight possible approaches and has opened up a p [...] | 2009-07-07 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS945 | BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT TO MOVE TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (U) Belgian media reported July 8 that Flemish Liberal (OpenVLD) Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht would soon resign his posts to accept Belgian's EU commission seat being vacated by EU Commissioner for Development Louis Michel; Commissioner Michel will be sworn in as a m [...] | 2009-07-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU EUN BE |
09BRUSSELS951 | JAVIER SOLANA TO STEP DOWN THIS FALL: THE REPLACEMENT [...] Javier Solana recently told the Spanish press that he is "not planning to go any further" than his 10-year mandate (two terms of five years) as EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). This is the first time that Solana has indicated clearly in public that he [...] | 2009-07-08 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS963 | AFRICAN PEACE FACILITY: AN IMPORTANT BUT LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU's African Peace Facility (APF) has provided over 440 million Euros to African peacekeeping operations and capacity building since its inception in 2004 and will provide 300 million more between 2008 and 2010. A European Development Fund (EDF) instrument administered by [...] | 2009-07-13 13:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA EAID |
09BRUSSELS964 | EU CLIMATE CHANGE RELATIONSHIP STRONG WITH INDIA, [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings held with the Mission of China to the EU and the Embassy of India, Chinese and Indian counterparts confirmed what USEU EconOff learned in conversations with the European Commission (see reftel): that the EU has a robust with China is almose that beforlnp`opan [...] | 2009-07-13 14:52:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09BRUSSELS965 | EU MILITARY CAPACITY-BUILDING IN AFRICA: EURO [...] 1. (C) Summary: The EU's capacity-building program to train African civilian and military leaders is struggling to overcome the African Union's absorption capacity and recruitment challenges. The EU effort, named EURO RECAMP, is halfway through a training cycle for the African Union (AU) t [...] | 2009-07-13 15:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA |
09BRUSSELS973 | NATIONAL POLITICS DELAY NEW EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (C//NF) Summary: Competition between France and Germany for the leadership of the EU's new Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) has delayed the long-awaited creation of the EU's strategic planning structures. The CMPD is to fuse the EU Council Secretariat's existing crisis manageme [...] | 2009-07-14 16:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS975 | THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRONG ON [...] (SBU) Summary: According to our contacts, the European Parliament's (EP) new leaders will seek to strengthen relations with the United States during the new five-year term. Parliamentary leaders from the dominant center-right group hope for an early official U.S. visit and appear well dispose [...] | 2009-07-15 10:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN PGOV PREL KDEM MARR |
09BRUSSELS976 | POTENTIAL U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON JUDICIAL TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Union standing reluctance to work with the U.S. in Iraq now seems to be evolving into eagerness to cooperate. EU officials working on the EU's integrated Rule of Law mission in Iraq, EUJUST LEX, are ready to join us in providing judicial training in Iraq. After a positiv [...] | 2009-07-15 17:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IZ PREL SOCI PHUM PINS |
09BRUSSELS978 | JERZY BUZEK ELECTED EP PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: The European Parliament (EP) on July 14 elected as its new president former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, the candidate of the European Peoples' Party (EPP-Christian Democrats). Buzek, a confirmed proponent of strong transatlantic ties, included the "strategic alliance with t [...] | 2009-07-16 09:58:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EUN |
09BRUSSLS1332 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.1 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on October 1 showed a further limited deterioration of the situation on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 increased to 9.1 percent in August 2009, up from [...] | 2009-10-01 16:01:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09BUCHAREST120 | ROMANIA SUPPORTS BIOTECH CORN VARIETIES [...] (U) Post transmitted reftel demarche points regarding the EU vote on biotech corn to the Agriculture, Environment, Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministries. EconOff subsequently met with representatives from the Agriculture and Environment Ministries to confirm Romania's support for allowing the c [...] | 2009-02-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO RO |
09BUCHAREST180 | ROMANIA: INCREASINGLY GLOOMY 2009 OUTLOOK SETS [...] (C) Romania needs the stability of an IMF agreement to finance the private external debt gap, protect foreign exchange reserves, and advance structural reforms in a difficult political environment, officials told DAS Judy Garber and U.S. Treasury visitors in meetings March 10-11. Still, Roman [...] | 2009-03-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST205 | ROMANIA AND IMF REACH AGREEMENT ON 19.5 BILLION [...] (U) International Monetary Fund (IMF)-led negotiations with the Government of Romania (GOR) over a financial assistance package successfully concluded on March 25th. The IMF, European Commission (EC),World Bank (WB),and other international financial institutions (IFIs) (principally the Eur [...] | 2009-03-26 05:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IMF EUN PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST237 | ROMANIA: IMF AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION POSES REAL [...] (C) Romanian officials are congratulating themselves on the external financing package (reftel) concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) as "much better than we expected," according to one Ministry of Finance (MOF) interlocutor. With [...] | 2009-04-08 05:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST261 | ROMANIA: GOVERNMENT ACTS ON IMF ACCORD, SLASHES [...] (U) Although the Government of Romania's (GOR) new agreement (reftel) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) still awaits final IMF Board approval, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Emil Boc moved on April 11 to begin implementation by slashing funding for government ministries. The formal " [...] | 2009-04-17 08:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST43 | ROMANIA ON U.S. JANUARY GAERC VIEWS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL ENRG RO |
09BUCHAREST563 | ROMANIA AND IMF: REVISE AGREEMENT AS THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Romania's economy is contracting at a much faster pace in 2009 than originally forecast and its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requires important modifications as a result, an IMF monitoring team announced on August 10. Concluding their first quarterly revi [...] | 2009-08-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST573 | ROMANIA TARGETS BLOATED PUBLIC SECTOR UNDER IMF ACCORD [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to comply with the revised IMF agreement (reftel),the Government of Romania (GOR) is being forced to take an axe to the bloated public sector. In the last two weeks, the GOR has announced plans for immediate furloughs as a short-term measure, with permanent layoffs a [...] | 2009-08-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EUN IMF RO |
09BUCHAREST671 | BASESCU OUTLINES ROMANIA'S BLACK SEA ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu told visiting U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar on September 30 that Romania remains solidly behind the southern corridor strategy for diversifying sources and routes of energy supply to Europe, and is actively pursuing stronger [...] | 2009-10-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL AJ EUN TU TX RO |
09BUCHAREST704 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (SBU) EconCoun delivered reftel demarche points on October 16 to Victoria Campeanu, Director General for Trade Policies under the Ministry of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Trade, and Business Environment. Campeanu appr [...] | 2009-10-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR RO |
09BUCHAREST723 | ROMANIA WON'T MEET 2009 IMF OBLIGATIONS, BASESCU [...] (SBU) With a joint assessment team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) having arrived in Bucharest this week to review Romania's compliance, President Traian Basescu declared to reporters that Romania will not meet all its obligations to t [...] | 2009-10-29 05:27:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST756 | ROMANIA: IMF TEAM DEPARTS AND TAKES ITS CHECKBOOK WITH IT [...] (SBU) The IMF assessment team charged with determining whether Romania has met its obligations for the next funding tranche packed its bags and went home on November 6, declaring in a closing news conference that it cannot complete its assessment until Romania resolves the current political impasse [...] | 2009-11-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST94 | ROMANIA: AGRICULTURAL REFORM LAGGING AFTER EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Romania's agricultural sector continues to struggle with the Communist legacy of collectivized farm land. Despite Romania's huge agricultural potential, its small farm size and lack of education in modern agricultural methods has left the agricultural sector as a chronic underp [...] | 2009-02-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECIN EUN PGOV RO |
09BUDAPEST129 | HUNGARY'S "SILENT SUPPORT" ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Budapest February 13 and met with Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, other MFA and Justice Ministry Officials, and the Prime Minister's Security and Foreign Policy Advisor Karoly Banai to discuss detainee issues, the GOH's role in the EU process, and [...] | 2009-02-19 15:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST138 | OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered Ref A talking points to the Ministry of Agriculture on February 20. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that Hungary will vote for a continued ban on GMOs, in line with its previously stated position (Ref B). Although the Ministry of Agriculture is showing si [...] | 2009-02-23 16:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO HU |
09BUDAPEST180 | HUNGARY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekzsi told the Ambassador March 3 that the Hungarian Government continues to move forward on accepting a small number of Guantanamo detainees. Although ruling out accepting Uighurs due to [...] | 2009-03-06 14:19:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST188 | HUNGARY'S PLEDGE - MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 11:54:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PTER EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST270 | HUNGARY REFINES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph four. 2. (C) In an April 1 meeting with the DCM, MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekszi provided a non-paper related to Hungary's request for further information on several Guantanamo detainees. The non-paper states that Hungary is considering [...] | 2009-04-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST410 | EXTREMISTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN EP ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. With a 36 percent turnout for the June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections, Hungarian voters turned even further right than expected. Although the largest opposition party FIDESZ won the majority of seats (14 of 22) as predicted, the extreme-right Jobbik party, winning 15 pe [...] | 2009-06-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST429 | HUNGARIAN EXTREMIST HEADED TO THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Two days after the extreme-right Jobbik party's surprising success in the European Parliamentary (EP) elections, lead candidate Krisztina Morvai provided further insight into her agenda at a breakfast with the international press corps. Self-confident, sometimes arrogant and [...] | 2009-06-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST533 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON JULY 27-28 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed issues on the agenda of the July 27-28 GAERC Meeting with EmbOff on July 24. Dekany noted that the agenda will focus on three items: Iran, Georgia, and Somalia. He provided the following summary of the MFA's position on the [...] | 2009-07-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST553 | HUNGARY'S PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR THEIR EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:29:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST556 | AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETING WITH THE HUNGARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Daalder, accompanied by the Charge, met Hungarian Prime Minster Gordon Bajnai at Papa Airbase July 27. Bajnai reflected on the first 100 days of his administration, stating he places first priority on the value-based relationships found within NATO and the EU. Comme [...] | 2009-07-31 09:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP NATO EUN ZL AF HU |
09BUDAPEST60 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed the reftel GAERC agenda with PolOff on January 23. Dekany stated that the agenda will focus on three items: the Gaza crisis, Guantanamo, and Russia. He provided the following summary of the MFA's position papers on the subjec [...] | 2009-01-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST61 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed the reftel GAERC agenda with PolOff on January 23. Dekany stated that the agenda will focus on three items: the Gaza crisis, Guantanamo, and Russia. He provided the following summary of the MFA's position papers on the subjec [...] | 2009-01-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST636 | ANTI GMO, BUT NO COMMENT: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO [...] (SBU) Embassy's Commercial Section chief delivered demarche points on September 1 to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations. Vajda is also Hungary's spokesperson for the Special Agricultu [...] | 2009-09-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO HU |
09BUDAPEST761 | GM-NO: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations, and also to Timea Vertes, Research and Biotech Advisor-in-Chief. Vajda unequivocally stated that Hungary wi [...] | 2009-10-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR HU |
09BUDAPEST776 | HUNGARY'S REPLY ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] EconOff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Varkonyi, Director General of the Trade Policy Department of Hungary's Ministry for National Development and Economy. Varkonyi stated that while he appreciated the clarity of the U.S. position, Hungary sides with the EC/Swiss proposal. Varkonyi [...] | 2009-10-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR HU |
09BUDAPEST800 | HUNGARY NOT READY TO LIFT BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel November 4 with the MFA's EU Foreign Policy Department Section Chief Karoly Sardi. Sardi stated that Hungary holds positions similar to those outlined in the talking points, commenting that Hungary "is not ready to lift sanctions now." He expressed the GoH view tha [...] | 2009-11-06 12:10:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BO HU |
09BUDAPEST810 | HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S BRIEFING TO NATO/EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs briefed NATO and EU Ambassadors November 4 on several key MFA focus areas. Stating he was very pleased with the Lisbon Treaty ratification, Balazs commented that he looks for accelerated action to place the treaty in force by December. P [...] | 2009-11-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN SO ZL HU |
09CANBERRA326 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE: URGING IRAN TO RELEASE DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 06:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN PHUM |
09CANBERRA334 | AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE TO IRANIANS URGING THE RELEASE OF DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI [...] (S/NF) Further to Ref B, April 2, Hugh Jeffry, Director of Iran Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told Poloff that, in response to Ref A request, the GOA had delivered a message to the Iranian ambassador, Mahmoud Movahhedi, in Canberra requesting the freeing of the American ci [...] | 2009-04-02 06:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN PHUM |
09CANBERRA833 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SRI LANKAN IDPS [...] (C) Pol/Econcouns delivered on September 8 reftel points on freedom of movement for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka to Gary Cowan, Director of the India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives section in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and raised the issue sep [...] | 2009-09-10 05:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN CE |
09COPENHAGEN368 | DENMARK'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered the reftel points to Lene Moelsted Jensen, Director for Sustainability and Environment in the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. She replied the Danish Government is aware of the issue and that the Minister of Agriculture is "very well aware" of the di [...] | 2009-08-27 15:30:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO DK |
09COPENHAGEN396 | (C) SRI LANKA: DENMARK SUPPORTING USG DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark says it supported the USG position on Sri Lanka (reftel) at the EU's Asia Working Group meeting in Brussels September 16. Afterwards, the European Commission unit that covers Sri Lanka asked the Danes for a copy of reftel points; the Danes told the unit to talk to the [...] | 2009-09-16 17:58:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09DOHA357 | DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FIVE (EU, JAPAN) [...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting, EU Envoy on Sudan Torben Brylle commended SE Gration's comprehensive focus on Sudan, noting the CPA is "the real big thing" and Darfur can be a distraction. SE Gration responded that he would welcome EU participation in the June 23 Washington Forum on Sudan, part [...] | 2009-05-31 09:23:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU EG QA ER JA EUN |
09DOHA358 | DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING) [...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...] | 2009-05-31 09:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU |
09DUBLIN127 | LIBERTAS LEADER TO STAND IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Declan Ganley, founder of Libertas, has announced his candidacy for the June 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland. While sharply criticizing the Irish government for mismanaging the economy and supporting the Lisbon Treaty, Ganley himself has come under pressure for re [...] | 2009-03-20 09:23:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09DUBLIN156 | IRISH GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET -- POLITICS TRUMPS [...] (C) Summary: On April 7 the Irish government released a supplementary budget in response to the dramatic deterioration in the government's finances. Despite pre-budget calls for a focus on spending cuts (ref A),the government's budget is weighted toward tax increases, such as a doubling of t [...] | 2009-04-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09DUBLIN236 | GUARANTEES SET STAGE FOR SECOND IRISH REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) During the June 18-19 European Council meeting, the Irish government received guarantees on a number of specific issue, providing it with the justification to proceed with a re-run of the Lisbon Treaty referendum -- most likely on October 2 ,2009. All major political parties are expecte [...] | 2009-06-22 16:18:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09DUBLIN260 | LISBON TREATY RE-RUN SET FOR OCTOBER 2 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland will hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty on Friday, October 2. There is a general consensus in Irish political circles that the leaders of the nation dropped the ball during the first referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which was defeated in June 2008. The 'Yes [...] | 2009-07-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09DUBLIN298 | IRELAND'S LISBON II CAMPAIGN - OFF AND RUNNING [...] (C) With just under two months to go before the second Lisbon Treaty referendum (Lisbon II) both the "yes" and "no" campaigns have kicked off. All major parties, unions, and business groups are expected to be firmly in the "yes" camp, and early polls have projected that Lisbon II will pass wit [...] | 2009-08-09 10:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09DUBLIN358 | IRELAND ON GYMNICH, GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9, Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the September 4-5 EU FMs, Gymnich meeting and their upcoming GAERC meeting on September 14-15. According to Ryan, EU FMs, concerned by developments in Afg [...] | 2009-09-10 14:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EI EUN |
09DUBLIN362 | IRISH REFERENDUM ON LISBON TREATY: THE ISSUES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: After deciding against the EU Lisbon Treaty in a first referendum on June 12, 2008, the Irish will vote on Lisbon again on October 2. With the campaign in full swing, a recent poll gives the "yes" side 46 percent with 29 percent opposed and 25 percent undecided. This represents a [...] | 2009-09-11 16:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EI EUN |
09DUBLIN39 | IRISH VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) On January 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Brian Glynn, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Glynn stated that in light of the current situation in the Middle East, the agenda has been pared back dramatically and will include only the Middle East, Russia-Ukraine [...] | 2009-01-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV IS RS UP EI |
09DUBLIN397 | IRISH REFERENDUM ON LISBON TREATY: A VIEW FROM CORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A September 23-24 visit to Ireland,s previously anti-Lisbon southwest revealed a mixed bag of pro-Lisbon elites and a somewhat confused and ambivalent, but generally "yes"-leaning, public. The region,s elites appear to form a solid, pro-Lisbon bloc, reaching out to average voters [...] | 2009-09-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EI EUN |
09DUBLIN412 | IRISH LISBON TREATY REFERENDUM: "YES" VOTE LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Today, October 2, the Irish will vote in the long-awaited second referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty. The polls throughout September, while fluctuating, have all given the "yes" side a large advantage, with the most recent poll, published on September 27, showing 55 percent for "ye [...] | 2009-10-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EI EUN |
09DUBLIN415 | AMBASSADOR ROONEY'S MEETINGS IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 30, Ambassador Rooney met with Ireland's Permanent Representative to the EU, Rory Montgomery, and separately with Irish European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy (Internal Market and Services). In wide-ranging discussions about the EU and Ireland, the Ambassador and his [...] | 2009-10-02 16:31:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EI EUN |
09DUBLIN416 | THE IRISH REFERENDUM: A LISBON LANDSLIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a resounding victory for the "yes" side, the results of the October 2 referendum on the Lisbon Treaty came in at 67.1 percent for "yes" and 32.9 percent for "no." The high turnout (59 percent) and result lends greater credibility both to the embattled Irish government, which mu [...] | 2009-10-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EI EUN |
09DUBLIN426 | IRELAND: CABINET MEMBER ON GREENS, EU COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-time insider in the governing party Fianna Fail (FF),believes negotiations on a new Program for Government with FF's coalition partner, the Greens, will be successful. She cautions, though, that the Greens are unpredictable. Also, Prime Minister Brian Cowen is consulting [...] | 2009-10-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EI EUN |
09DUBLIN449 | IRELAND ON OCTOBER GAERC [...] (U) On October 22 Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the EU FMs, GAERC meeting on October 26-27. Ryan had the following comments: 2. (C) Afghanistan/Pakistan: The draft conclusions for the EU FMs further underscore the [...] | 2009-10-23 10:30:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EI EUN |
09DUBLIN47 | ADVANCING IRELAND'S LEADERSHIP ON GUANTANAMO [...] (S) Conor Lenihan, Irish Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, with special responsibility for Integration Policy and Resettlement, called on the Charge January 29 to discuss a decision paper he was putting together for the Prime Minister and Cabinet that wou [...] | 2009-01-30 19:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL PTER EUN EI |
09DUBLIN476 | IRELAND: NOVEMBER GAERC, BELARUS, OSCE [...] (U) On November 10 Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the EU FMs, GAERC meeting on November 16-17. Separately, Poloff delivered ref C demarche on Belarus to Michael Forbes, DFA Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Cent [...] | 2009-11-12 16:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO RS AF OSCE EI EUN |
09DUBLIN502 | IRELAND'S NOMINEE FOR EU COMMISSIONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A highly placed official (PROTECT) in the Prime Minister's office told us that Ireland's nominee for the first post-Lisbon European Commission, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, was tapped not only for her qualifications but also for domestic and EU-wide political reasons. Ireland hopes for [...] | 2009-11-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EUN EI |
09DUBLIN513 | IRELAND "FAVORS" SETTING DATE FOR EU-MACEDONIA [...] (C) On November 25, Poloff discussed reftel points with John McCullagh, Counselor for EU Enlargement in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and his Deputy Mark Daryl Erickson. On setting a start date for formal EU accession negotiations with Macedonia, our interlocutors referred to [...] | 2009-11-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR MK EI EUN |
09DUBLIN60 | IRELAND LIKELY TO ACCEPT DETAINEES, BUT WHEN AND [...] (C) Ambassador Clint Williamson met on February 9 with David Cooney, Secretary General in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Sean Aylward Secretary General in the Department of Justice (DOJ),and later had lunch with Conor Lenihan, Minister of Integration, to explain how President Obama [...] | 2009-02-10 11:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EUN EI |
09DUBLIN99 | LIBERTAS: A ONE HIT WONDER? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 17:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PINR PREL EIND EI |
09GENEVA762 | UNHCR AGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) Refugee Officer spoke to Pascale Moreau, Deputy Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNHCR, on points outlined Reftel. Moreau said that UNHCR supported the U.S. concern for IDPs in Manik Farm as well as the need for the GSL to allow IDPs full freedom of movement. Moreau said that UNHCR Hi [...] | 2009-09-15 17:26:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | CE EAID EUN MAS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
09HELSINKI106 | FINLAND PLEDGES $12-14 MILLION FOR PALESTINIAN [...] In a meeting with Econoff on March 9, Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Middle East and North Africa Unit Anna Savolainen confirmed that Finland has pledged between $12 million and $14 million this year for assistance to the Palestinian Authority. This includes $4.5 million the [...] | 2009-03-17 08:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN FI |
09HELSINKI149 | FINLAND: COMMENTS ON APRIL GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met with Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on April 23. Lampinen previewed all of the EU agenda items. The Government of Finland (GoF) believes that efforts should be made to encourage the new Israeli government to honor the commitments made by the [...] | 2009-04-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV FI |
09HELSINKI177 | FINLAND ON THE MAY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finns doubt stronger language on Iran will issue from the May GAERC, given the lack of consensus regarding tougher sanctions. Though discussion within the EU has been limited, early signs are positive regarding continuation of Operation ATALANTA off the Horn of Africa. Signs [...] | 2009-05-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
09HELSINKI221 | FINLAND: JUNE GAERC DISCUSSION [...] (C) On June 12 PolOff met with the MFA Deputy European Correspondent for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Markku Lampinen to discuss the June GAERC agenda. Lampinen said that the Middle East discussion would dominate in light of the Lebanese elections and since the last discussion w [...] | 2009-06-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
09HELSINKI231 | FINLAND SEEKS TO TAKE INITIATIVE FROM RUSSIA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finns agree with the U.S. on how to address Russia's proposed overhaul of European Security arrangements, in particular on the core principles of focusing on existing institutions, examining security comprehensively and working through the OSCE. The challenge for the Finns i [...] | 2009-06-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL EUN NATO PGOV RS FI |
09HELSINKI284 | FINLAND: DEMARCHE COMMENTS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on July 23. Somalia: The Government of Finland (GoF) would like more concrete political action on Somalia from the EU. The GoF supports the Djibouti Peace Process and the Somali Transitional [...] | 2009-07-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW FI |
09HELSINKI332 | FINLAND SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH CORN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Matti Aho Director General for the Department of Food and Health at the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture. Aho noted that Finland had received no imports of US soy products containing dust from biotech corn MON88017, and therefore had no reports of volunt [...] | 2009-09-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR FI |
09HELSINKI396 | FINLAND ON GI AND TRIPS [...] Pol/Econoff delivered reftel points to Pekka Kosonen Counsellor for the Department for External Economic Relations at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Kosonen noted that there is no unanimous opinion in the E.U. regarding GI and TRIPS issues and that the divide is clearly cut between northe [...] | 2009-10-28 07:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR FI |
09HELSINKI63 | FINLAND COMMENTS ON FEBRUARY 23-24 GAERC [...] Summary: PolOff met with Markku Lampinen, Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent on February 20 in advance of the GAERC. Lampinen said that the main topics this month will be Afghanistan and the Middle East. This GAERC represents the first discussion of the Eastern Partnership Initiative [...] | 2009-02-20 12:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV FI |
09JAKARTA1894 | EUROPEAN UNION AND INDONESIA SIGN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Union and Indonesia signed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Jakarta on November 9. The accord was held up since 2007 due to the GOI's anger over the EU's flight ban on Indonesian carriers. This is the latest such cooperative accord signed by the GOI [...] | 2009-11-16 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ID EUN |
09JERUSALEM2095 | PA BUDGET: UAE SUPPORT ARRIVES; EUROS PLAN FOR 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has confirmed receipt of a significant contribution of budget support from the UAE totaling nearly USD 150 million, that will allow the PA to make its payroll early this month, prior to the Eid al-Adha holiday. Based on numbers the PA has provide [...] | 2009-11-20 14:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN EUN KWBG AE |
09KABUL1270 | EU POLICE MISSION COMPLETES CONCEPT OF OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL)A) has completed an initial reconnaissance visit to Laghman province, and based on discussions with Task Force (TF) Duke, is preparing a concept of operations for deploying officers to Regional Command East (RC-E). As an i [...] | 2009-05-18 13:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF EUN |
09KABUL133 | EU POLICE MISSION EXPLORES DEPLOYMENT TO EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: A senior delegation from the European Union Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) met January 12 with members of Task Force Duke (RC-E) senior staff to consider possibilities for deployment of EUPOL officers to eastern Afghanistan. Discussion centered on a proposal [...] | 2009-01-19 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL PGOV AF EUN |
09KABUL3557 | EMBASSY KABUL VIEWS ON EUPOL EXPANSION IN REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) hopes to expand its operations into Regional Command East (RC-E),specifically to Jalalabad Airfield and FOB Mehtarlam in Laghman Province. It proposes formalizing this understanding with signed letters of agreement for [...] | 2009-11-05 05:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF |
09KATHMANDU264 | NEPAL EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) On March 24, Pradhumna B. Shah, Joint Secretary for Europe and the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboff that Nepal would be eager to participate in the South Asia regional workshop on UNSCR 1540 implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 23-25. Emboff delive [...] | 2009-03-31 23:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAO AORC EUE EUN UNSC SAARC NP |
09KATHMANDU265 | NEPAL EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) On March 24, Pradhumna B. Shah, Joint Secretary for Europe and the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboff that Nepal would be eager to participate in the South Asia regional workshop on UNSCR 1540 implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 23-25. Emboff delive [...] | 2009-03-31 23:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAO AORC EUE EUN UNSC SAARC NP |
09KATHMANDU367 | SAARC SECRETARIAT TO PARTICIPATE IN ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 04:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP KPWR AF EUN NP |
09KINSHASA140 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S FEBRUARY 11 BRIEFING TO AMBASSADORS ON [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted embassy late February 9 to request ambassador's attendance at briefing next day by Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwanke at MFA headquarters. Present at the briefing were ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, South Af [...] | 2009-02-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN |
09KUALALUMPUR780 | MALAYSIA: DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-27 23:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ET EUN KE MY PREF SO |
09KYIV599 | EC OPTIMISTIC ON UKRAINIAN GAS PIPELINE COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) On March 31 European Commission External Relations (RELEX) Energy Counselor Faouzin Bensarsa told us that President Yushchenko and PM Tymoshenko remain on message following the March 23 investment conference on Ukraine's gas transit system (reftel). Bensara, who was in Kyiv to discuss th [...] | 2009-04-06 08:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN EPET PGOV PINR PREL RS UP EUN |
09LISBON184 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN PO |
09LISBON32 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) Portugal plans to sign on as a founding member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at its launch in Bonn on January 26 and 27. Portugal's delegation will include Jose Manuel Perdigoto, head of the Directorate of Energy and Geology (DGEG),DGEG deputy Bento Morais Sarmento [...] | 2009-01-15 16:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG PGOV EUN GM PO |
09LISBON480 | PORTUGAL ON SOY ISSUE AT EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO |
09LISBON494 | PORTUGAL ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR INTERNALLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09LISBON541 | PORTUGAL ON OCT 19 EU AGRIC COUNCIL BIOTECH VOTES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO |
09LISBON549 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] PoleconOff delivered reftel demarche to Antonio Miguel, Director of European Affairs and International Relations, and Maria Pastor, Chief of the Division of Foreign Relations and Cooperation, at the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture on October 20. PoleconOff clarified the U.S. position regard [...] | 2009-10-21 13:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL EUN KIPR PO |
09LISBON577 | PORTUGAL WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 11:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | BO PREL EUN PHUM PO |
09LISBON583 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU DESIGNATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC PO |
09LISBON94 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson of S/WCI visited Lisbon February 10 and met with PolDir Nuno Brito and other Portuguese MFA officials to discuss resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. Ambassador Williamson described the importance placed on this issue by the new US administration and [...] | 2009-02-11 14:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV EUN PO |
09LJUBLJANA10 | SLOVENE PM ADAMANT THAT CROATIA MUST COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Borut Pahor told the Ambassador January 8 that Slovenia would block Croatia's EU accession negotiations again in February if Zagreb does not demonstrate the will to resolve the issue of the allegedly prejudicial documents submitted by Croatia as part of the accessi [...] | 2009-01-09 17:00:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG NATO EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA115 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF "LENGTHY," BUT VAGUE APRIL [...] (C) Emboff discussed ref's points on the April 27-28 GAERC meeting with Acting European Correspondent Jurnej Muller on April 22. Muller commented that it was obvious that last week was a holiday as the Czech Presidency still had not provided background for some of the agenda items, so their p [...] | 2009-04-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV SI |
09LJUBLJANA125 | SLOVENIA SWALLOWS HARD, PREPARES TO ACCEPT NEW EU [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Slovenia has reacted cautiously to the latest proposal put forth by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to resolve the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia and allow Croatia's accession negotiations to move forward. In contrast to the joyous Croatian reaction reporte [...] | 2009-04-28 18:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA135 | SLOVENIAN FM STRATEGIZING ON LATEST REHN PROPOSAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zbogar reviewed with us on May 5 the government of Slovenia's planning on trying to get to a "yes" on EU Commissioner Rehn's most recent proposal on the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. He stressed the government's concern that it be able to sell the Rehn proposal to the [...] | 2009-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA139 | SLOVENIA: "SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS" NEEDED TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Borut Pahor announced on May 12 that the major parties had reached agreement on a response to the latest proposal from EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on resolving the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. Pahor told press that the response would include "substantive amend [...] | 2009-05-13 16:22:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA144 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 17-18 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 16, Emboff discussed the U.S. nonpaper (ref) with new European Correspondent Jernej Muller. Muller said the EU Foreign Ministers would prepare for the EU-Russia Summit, where the perception was that the Russians were trying to "steal" the agenda and focus the summit on their Europe [...] | 2009-05-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN GG RS SO IR SI |
09LJUBLJANA149 | SLOVENIA SEEKS ANOTHER ROUND OF "QUIET" TALKS WITH [...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the MFA Coordinator for Croatia and U/S equivalent Director for Bilateral Affairs, briefed CDA on May 15 on Slovenia's response to the latest Rehn proposal, which it formally submitted to Rehn on May 18. Mirosic explained that the government was very concerned that there be [...] | 2009-05-18 17:00:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA157 | SLOVENIA: EP ELECTIONS A REFERENDUM ON COALITION [...] (C) While the governing center-left coalition has been focused on the twin challenges of the economic crisis and the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute (ref A),the center-right opposition has surged to the lead in polls ahead of Slovenia's June 7 European Parliament (EP) elections. The oppositi [...] | 2009-06-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SI |
09LJUBLJANA16 | DAS GARBER CEMENTS TIES WITH NEW SLOVENIAN [...] (C) During a visit to Ljubljana on January 14, visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber assured Slovenian officials that the USG would continue to pursue a strong transatlantic partnership. She noted that the U.S. had coordinated closely with its G-20 partners to respond to the global financial crisis and [...] | 2009-01-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG SI |
09LJUBLJANA161 | SLOVENIA: "EVERYONE IS A WINNER" IN EP ELECTION [...] (U) Slovenia's June 7 elections for seven seats in the European Parliament (EP) provided no surpises, as the unofficial results on June 8 mirrored the final pre-election polling numbers. The Slovene Democratic Party (SDS),the main opposition party, and Prime Minister Pahor's Social Democrats [...] | 2009-06-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PINR SI |
09LJUBLJANA164 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF CONCLUSION-HEAVY JUNE 15-16 [...] (SBU) On June 10, Emboff discussed the U.S. nonpaper (ref) with European Correspondent Jernej Muller. Muller said the EU Foreign Ministers would prepare for the European Council, which would issue a Declaration on Afghanistan/Pakistan, as well as discuss Burma, and the European Security Strate [...] | 2009-06-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV SI |
09LJUBLJANA173 | SLOVENIA READY TO REENGAGE IN REHN PROCESS [...] (C/NF) MFA State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina requested to see CDA on June 19 to review the recent developments with the Rehn process. CDA urged Slovenia to continue its efforts in the Rehn process and assured Slovenia we were passing this message in Zagreb as well. CDA conveyed Embassy Zagre [...] | 2009-06-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA178 | CROATIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS U.S. SHOULD BECOME MORE [...] (C) Svjetlan Berkovic, Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia, made a pitch to CDA on June 29 for greater U.S. involvement in getting Croatia's EU accession talks back on track. Citing the example of Slovenia's ratification of Croatia's NATO membership, "which ran through Washington," Berkovic expres [...] | 2009-06-29 16:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA183 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM CLINGS TO REHN PROCESS, [...] (C) In a July 3 meeting with CDA, a haggard-looking Prime Minister Pahor stated that he would like the process led by EU Commissioner Olli Rehn to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia impasse to continue as the two countries were "very close." He acknowledged, however, that it was an open question as t [...] | 2009-07-06 12:22:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV PINR HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA184 | SLOVENIAN FM WILL SKIP DUBROVNIK SUMMIT, CITING [...] (C) MFA Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Iztok Mirosic informed CDA the afternoon of July 6 that the Foreign Minister would not go to Dubrovnik for the Croatia Summit after all (reftel). Mirosic explained that the FM had changed his plans after hearing Sanader's comments at his July 4 f [...] | 2009-07-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA197 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY 27-28 GAERC [...] (C) On June 10, Emboff discussed the U.S. nonpaper (ref) with European Correspondent Jernej Muller. Muller was unable to provide Slovenia's views on whether/how the U.S. might best support the EUMM because Slovenia has not yet developed its position. He noted that Slovenia has focused more on [...] | 2009-07-17 12:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV GG SI |
09LJUBLJANA20 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE "LIGHT" JANUARY 26-27 [...] (C) On January 22, Emboff met with Jernej Muller, of the MFA's EU Division, to deliver reftel's talking points in advance of the January 26-27 GAERC. Muller said the agenda for the Czech Republic's first GAERC was not so heavy. The Foreign Ministers would focus on energy security and relatio [...] | 2009-01-22 16:15:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO SI |
09LJUBLJANA209 | SLOVENIAN FM LEANS FORWARD ON W. BALKANS, [...] (C) During a July 22 discussion with CDA, Foreign Minister Zbogar focused on the Western Balkans, stressing that Slovenia remained concerned about Bosnia and Herzegovina, while its relationship with Serbia was deepening despite Slovenia's strong support for Kosovo. Zbogar hoped that a July 31 [...] | 2009-07-23 17:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV ECON SI |
09LJUBLJANA21 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS: U.S.-EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In farewell calls on Slovenian President Daniel Turk and National Assembly speaker Pavel Gantar, Ambassador Ghafari: highlighted the importance of U.S.-European partnership; stressed the need for prompt parliamentary ratification of Croatia's membership in NATO; and urged Sloven [...] | 2009-01-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN MARR HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA226 | SLOVENIA HOSTS DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL ENERGY [...] (U) Janez Kopac, director for energy in Slovenia's Ministry of Economy, hosted on May 14 embassy and business representatives from Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Austria, and Hungary to discuss possible energy projects in the region. The European Commission (EC) also participated, and U.S. emboff o [...] | 2009-07-31 06:29:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC ECON EUN SI |
09LJUBLJANA231 | SLOVENIAN AND CROATIAN PMS AGREE TO DIALOGUE ON [...] (C) At their July 31 meeting in northern Croatia, Slovenian PM Borut Pahor and Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor agreed to have a dialogue and try to prepare a two-part package that would allow Slovenia to lift its reservations and Croatia's EU negotiations to resume. The first part would be a Croat [...] | 2009-07-31 18:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA258 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PRESIDENT SEES WINDOW OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to his advisors, President Danilo Tuerk is deeply interested in finding a solution to the ongoing border dispute with Croatia that would allow Croatia's EU accession to proceed and would be politically salable in Slovenia. He sees the proposal put forth by EU Enlargeme [...] | 2009-08-21 19:15:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA259 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PRESIDENT SEES WINDOW OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to his advisors, President Danilo Tuerk is deeply interested in finding a solution to the ongoing border dispute with Croatia that would allow Croatia's EU accession to proceed and would be politically salable in Slovenia. He sees the proposal put forth by EU Enlargeme [...] | 2009-08-24 07:25:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA275 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor informed DAS Stuart Jones on August 30 that he was willing to be flexible on the language of the June 15 Rehn proposal (Rehn 2) despite the political risks, but he needed a public statement from the Government of Croatia (GoC) agreeing to the Rehn 2 fr [...] | 2009-09-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA280 | SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER: "WE HAVE REACHED [...] (C/NF) In a one-on-one meeting September 9, Slovenian PM Pahor told CDA that he and Croatian PM Kosor had reached agreement on the way forward regarding the border dispute and Croatia,s EU accession. He said Kosor would travel to Ljubljana, perhaps as early as September 11, to sign the letter [...] | 2009-09-09 19:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA281 | SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER: "WE HAVE REACHED [...] (C/NF) In a one-on-one meeting September 9, Slovenian PM Pahor told CDA that he and Croatian PM Kosor had reached agreement on the way forward regarding the border dispute and Croatia,s EU accession. He said Kosor would travel to Ljubljana, perhaps as early as September 11, to sign the letter [...] | 2009-09-09 20:04:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA286 | SLOVENIA/CROATIA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO UNBLOCK EU [...] (U) Slovenian PM Pahor and Croatian PM Kosor announced in Ljubljana on September 11 an agreement to resume talks on their border dispute and to remove Slovenia's hold on Croatia's EU accession negotiations. As part of the agreement, Kosor sent a letter to the Swedish EU presidency stating tha [...] | 2009-09-11 18:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA30 | SLOVENIA WELCOMES EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL AS WAY TO [...] (SBU) During a February 5 briefing for heads of diplomatic missions on Slovenia's positions on Slovenia-Croatia relations, MFA State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina emphasized that Slovenia welcomed the Ollie Rehn proposal as the appropriate solution. She told the diplomatic corps that PM Pahor [...] | 2009-02-06 16:03:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA312 | (C) PM PAHOR CALLS FOR URGENT U.S. ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 18:29:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SI HR |
09LJUBLJANA324 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM PAHOR FRUSTRATED BY FAILED [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for European Affairs and Bilateral Relations Iztok Mirosic told Charge October 9 that this week's bilateral talks in Zagreb on an arbitration agreement to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute have failed. Croatia has crossed two Slovenian redlines by i [...] | 2009-10-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA336 | PAHOR EXPECTS FINAL ACT TO BORDER DRAMA [...] (C) Prime Minister Pahor's Foreign Policy Advisor Marko Makovec told CDA October 23 that Pahor took away a positive impression of this week's telephone conversation with Deputy Secretary Steinberg. Makovec expressed the PM's appreciation for Washington's understanding and support. He noted, [...] | 2009-10-23 17:34:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA347 | MFA NOTES ACHIEVEMENTS, NEXT STEPS ON ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. Senior officials at Slovenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are pleased with the November 4th signing of the arbitration agreement to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. At a November 5 briefing, Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Relations Iztok Mirosic [...] | 2009-11-06 17:45:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA351 | SLOVENIA ON BELARUS SANCTIONS: CURRENT POLICY NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PHUM BO SI |
09LJUBLJANA358 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA: NOW THE HARD PART [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (C) The signing of the historic border arbitration agreement November 4 by the Prime Ministers of Slovenia and Croatia is just the first step in a complex domestic process that will challenge Prime Ministe [...] | 2009-11-18 17:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA385 | PUTTING U.S.-SLOVENIA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 17:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN NATO MARR HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA388 | SLOVENIA-CROATIA BORDER ARBITRATION: RATIFICATION [...] (C) As Slovenia's Constitutional Court moves forward with its review of the Slovenia-Croatia arbitration agreement, court justice and former senior diplomat Ernest Petric has asked an independent panel of former justices -- some publicly critical of the agreement -- for their opinions on t [...] | 2009-12-30 10:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA41 | SLOVENIA EXPECTS WESTERN BALKANS TO DOMINATE [...] (C) ADCM delivered ref's points regarding the February 23-24 GAERC to EU Correspondent Darja Gruban on February 19. Gruban said she expected the restricted Foreign Ministers' lunch discussion on the Western Balkans would be long. In addition to the FMs discussing Afghanistan, the Political Di [...] | 2009-02-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV AFDB SU SI |
09LJUBLJANA44 | SLOVENIA: NO RESPONSE ON BIOTECH CORN, BUT [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche per reftel A on February 20 to Alenka Zupancic, Acting Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. Zupancic said she could not give a response to this issue. However, mini [...] | 2009-02-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN KPAO TBIO SI |
09LJUBLJANA45 | POSITIVE READ-OUT OF SLOVENIAN PM'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, Marko Makovec, gave us a read-out of the February 24 meeting between PM Pahor and Croatian PM Sanader, which he characterized as more positive than portrayed by the media. Makovec explained that after the press conference, during which both side [...] | 2009-02-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA57 | SLOVENIA DESPERATELY TRYING TO AVOID A TRAIN WRECK [...] (C) The Government of Slovenia is pursuing a multi-track approach to try to assure Croatia's entry into NATO. PM Pahor's government will continue to try to persuade the marginal Party of the Slovene Nation (SSN) to pull the plug on its campaign for a referendum about Croatia's NATO accession. [...] | 2009-03-03 18:49:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV MARR HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA62 | SLOVENIA TO COMPLETE CROATIA'S NATO RATIFICATION [...] (C) There is progress on turning off the referendum initiative on Croatia's accession to NATO before March 26. With the announcement March 9 by Marjan Podobnik's Institute 25 June of its non-entrance into the signature campaign, it has become clear that the non-parliamentary Party of the Slove [...] | 2009-03-10 16:04:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA65 | SLOVENIA INTERESTED IN U.S. VIEWS ON SYRIA AND [...] (C) ADCM reviewed our points for the March GAERC and Gymnich meetings (ref) with MFA European Corespondent Darja Gruban on March 12. Gruban requested updates on the U.S. position on Syria and Iran, which the EU FMs would discuss at the March 27-28 Gymnich. She expected GAERC conclusions on Bo [...] | 2009-03-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV MD MW BK MK SU SY BO SI |
09LJUBLJANA78 | SLOVENIA: ADDRESS FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CEE ON [...] (C) Emboffs met with Ministry of Finance officials Katja Bozic, Director General of Financial Systems, and Andrej Kavcic, Head of the International Finance Department, to discuss Slovenia's views on the Global Financial Crisis. Per reftel A, emboffs urged European leadership and proactive flex [...] | 2009-03-20 16:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL SI |
09LJUBLJANA95 | SLOVENIA FEELING TRAPPED BY CROATIAN INTRANSIGENCE [...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Politics (Under Secretary equivalent) and Coordinator for Croatia, told CDA on April 3 that the Government of Slovenia (GoS) wanted Croatia in the European Union as soon as possible. However, Slovenia felt trapped betw [...] | 2009-04-03 16:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LONDON202 | UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JANUARY GAERC: GAZA AND [...] (C) Summary. The UK expects next steps in bolstering the peace in Gaza and how to strengthen EU energy security to dominate the January 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) Meeting, according to Paul Williams, the Foreign Office EU Correspondent, who spoke with Poloff [...] | 2009-01-23 12:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI BO UK |
09LONDON2358 | REPLY TO BIOTECH VOTES DEMARCHE: OCTOBER 19 [...] (U) Post delivered Reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Head of Novel Foods and Processes, Food Standards Agency (FSA). 2. (U) We received a swift and unequivocal written response:"The UK retains a science-based policy for biotech authorizations and we have not ide [...] | 2009-10-16 15:04:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09LONDON2428 | UK RESPONSE TO GI AND CBD DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered Reftel points to HMG counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK's Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) all of which coordinate to establish the UK position on geographic indi [...] | 2009-10-27 10:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR |
09LONDON2623 | BARONESS CATHERINE ASHTON UNEXPECTED CHOICE FOR EU [...] (U) This is an Embassy London and U.S. Mission to the European Union joint cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. Baroness Catherine Margaret Ashton was nominated as the first EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on November 19. She is a British Labour politician who is also cur [...] | 2009-11-20 17:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EUN UK |
09LONDON290 | (S) FCO WELCOMES EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary. The UK Government "strongly welcomes" the executive orders concerning Guantanamo Bay and U.S. detainee policy, according to Robert Chatterton-Dixon, Head of the Foreign Office's Counter Terrorism Policy Department. The UK is not willing to resettle any further detainees in the UK -- be [...] | 2009-02-03 10:16:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PTER KHLS PREL PINS PHUM KAWK MOPS KISL EUN |
09LONDON32 | UK UNDECIDED ON JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is still undecided whether it will join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but expects to make a decision by January 12. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO),and HM Treasury are the three decision-makers, but [...] | 2009-01-06 12:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK |
09LONDON348 | THE BRITISH ASK, IS OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP STILL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Secretary Clinton's public praise for the U.S.-UK special relationship following her February 3 meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband, coming on the heels of the President's January 26 phone call with Prime Minister Brown, has gone a long way to calm what has been a stronger than [...] | 2009-02-09 15:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MCAP EUN PINS UK |
09LONDON430 | MAURITANIA: UK AGREES WITH USG POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 15:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN MR UK |
09LONDON954 | SOMALIA/PIRACY: UPDATE ON UK THINKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown's April 23 intervention at the Brussels meeting on Somali Security Institutions outlined current UK thinking on Somalia and piracy, which the UK plans to flesh out in a draft non-paper for discussion at the May 7-8 UK-l [...] | 2009-04-24 14:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL MOPS MARR EWWT XW XF SO EUN UK |
09MADRID1013 | SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES AT OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: Spain's Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) will vote in favor of proposals to approve three biotech maize varieties for import at the October 19 Agriculture Council Meeting, although GOS officials do not expect the proposals to be approved. While a delegate t [...] | 2009-10-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SP |
09MADRID1038 | SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON DOHA ROUND - GEOGRAPHIC [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Marta Blanco, Deputy Director General for EU Trade Policy, and Isabel Pastor, Advisor for EU Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. 2. As this was an initial meeting - Blanco is new to her position, having replaced longtime Deputy [...] | 2009-10-23 09:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EUN SP |
09MADRID1146 | SPANISH EU INITIATIVE COULD REQUIRE MORE FROM CUBA [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Moratinos continues to press publicly for a new mechanism to replace the European Union's 1996 Common Position toward Cuba, indicating a willingness to spearhead such an effort during Spain's EU presidency in the first half of 2010. Most recently, following the fourth E [...] | 2009-12-01 09:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP CU EUN |
09MADRID1181 | SPAIN APPRECIATES INPUT ON EU OUTER SPACE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 12:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA SP |
09MADRID177 | DEMARCHING SPAIN ON DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 17:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PHUM PGOV MR SP |
09MADRID188 | SPAIN NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL MAURITANIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Spanish MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Dononso February 20, stressing the EU's opportunity to support the AU and its imposition of targeted sanctions against the military junta. Benitez-Donoso restated Spain's condemnation of the coup an [...] | 2009-02-23 08:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PHUM PGOV SP MR |
09MADRID265 | SPAINISH VIEWS ON EVE OF MARCH GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the March 16-17 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso March 13. Benitez-Donoso said the focus will be on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belarus, with statements made again regarding Sri Lanka, calling for humanitarian rel [...] | 2009-03-13 23:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN SP |
09MADRID288 | SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Economy Ministry and Presidency officials acknowledged March 17 the importance of support from the international community and the EU for troubled central and eastern European economies on a case-by-case basis, though one official noted that direct EU support for non- [...] | 2009-03-18 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL SP |
09MADRID957 | GOS SEEKS COMPARABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered reftel demarche on climate change to Deputy General Director for Mitigation and Technologies Eduardo Gonzalez and Senior Advisor for Mitigation and Technologies Sara Aagesen in the Ministry of the Environment, Rural, and Marine Affairs on September 22. They are pl [...] | 2009-09-25 12:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN SP |
09MOSCOW2834 | RUSSIA MAINTAINS POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT EU SUMMIT, [...] (C) Swedish diplomats in Moscow concluded that EU-Russia relations were "stuck on the major issues" at the November 18 EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm (ref A). However, they and European Commission (EC) contacts welcomed "surprise" positive GOR pronouncements on climate change and WTO accession [...] | 2009-11-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS SW EUN |
09MOSCOW2930 | NON-PAPERS DELIVERED FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND [...] We delivered reftel non-paper, draft letter and experts' input in English to MFA DVBR Department Third Secretary Leonid Kozlov on December 2. Kozlov informed us that the higher-ranked MFA officials responsible for this issue were currently in Vienna, but they would return next week and revie [...] | 2009-12-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS |
09MUNICH128 | EU ELECTIONS IN BAVARIA: CSU RELIEVED, SPD SMASHED, [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria is relieved after having handily made the five percent hurdle in the June 7 European Parliament (EP) elections. The drawing power of Economics Minister zu Guttenberg and the party's uniquely Bavarian election message worked. With its good sho [...] | 2009-06-10 14:32:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EUN ECON PREL GM |
09MUNICH187 | CSU DEMONSTRATES INDEPENDENCE AT PARTY CONVENTION, BUT [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) celebrated the party's improving political fortunes at its July 17-18 party convention along with the 55th birthday of Chancellor Merkel (CDU),who spoke at the event. Bavarian Minister President Horst Seehofer promised Merkel the CSU's full support in t [...] | 2009-07-21 13:05:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EUN GM |
09MUNICH234 | Bored To Tears - German Election Leaves Bavarian Youth [...] (SBU) Bavarian youth and German youth in general were intrigued this past year with "Obamamania" and the workings of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign and elections that inspired young and old to discuss politics in ways not seen in Bavaria for years. However, despite the prominence in Germ [...] | 2009-09-03 08:11:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EUN GM |
09MUNICH261 | Insurance Capital Munich - Industry Experiences Delayed [...] (SBU) Germany's primary insurance firms experienced the economic crisis with a delay. Profits from classic insurance business and international investments are decreasing, and high sums have been paid out after insured businesses have gone bankrupt. Layoffs seem inevitable, as the life insur [...] | 2009-10-16 07:12:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EUN GM |
09MUNICH273 | GERMAN ELECTIONS: BAVARIA WINS BIG INFLUENCE IN [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria has celebrated the outcome of the federal coalition negotiations, which awarded the party with three ministries and several state secretary positions. The outcome appears to have reinvigorated Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Minister President and he [...] | 2009-11-06 08:21:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GM |
09MUNICH307 | GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: SCENE SETTER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. The 46th annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) runs from Friday afternoon, February 5, 2010 to mid-day Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. The draft agenda, which follows at paragraph 9 (NOTE: please [...] | 2009-12-17 06:53:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO EUN PARM PGOV ASEC RS AF ZL |
09MUNICH324 | Germany/Bavaria: Upheavals Threaten CSU Revival Hopes [...] (SBU) Accusations of misleading the public and mismanagement threaten the reputations, if not the jobs, of both Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Bavarian Finance Minister Georg Fahrenschon, two young men on whom many in the Christian Social Union pin their hopes for the future. [...] | 2009-12-18 14:13:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EUN GM |
09MUNICH328 | GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: IS THE CSU THE WEAKEST LINK [...] (C) Support within Chancellor Merkel,s partner Christian Social Union (CSU) for sending more German troops to Afghanistan is not a sure thing. CSU chief and Bavarian Minister President Seehofer, rattled German policy makers nationwide when he told Bild on December 7 that he had "little sym [...] | 2009-12-22 14:42:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EUN GM AF |
09NICOSIA180 | CYPRUS: FINANCIAL CRISIS IN EASTERN EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Cyprus' Central Bank is fairly confident that Eurozone nations in eastern and central Europe will be provided with sufficient assistance from the EU and ECB to avoid systemic risk. Non-Eurozone member states he believes will not be allowed to fail, but he is less c [...] | 2009-03-13 11:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECOIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL CY |
09NICOSIA44 | CYPRUS: GAZA, GUANTANAMO AND GAS LIKELY TO [...] (C) Poloffs on January 21 delivered Reftel points on the January 26-27 meeting of the EU,s General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Panayiotou said that the agenda would likely be truncated, focusing mostly on Gaza, Guantanamo [...] | 2009-01-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ZL ZJ CY IS GZ RS UP BO YI |
09NICOSIA479 | CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JULY GAERC [...] (C) On July 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Starting with Iran, Panayioutou said that the EU is presenting a unified stance concerning the detention of UK Embassy employees and one French citizen during the post-election turmoil. While [...] | 2009-07-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SO GG EUN CY |
09NICOSIA649 | CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN CY |
09NICOSIA661 | CYPRUS: OCTOBER 19 EU BIOTECH MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post has conveyed USG positions to senior GOC officials at the MFA and the Ministry of Agriculture. On October 15, Ms. Irini Constantinou Senior Environment Officer, at the Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) informed us that Cyprus would be repre [...] | 2009-10-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY |
09NICOSIA726 | CYPRUS: WILL CONSULT WITH EU STATES ON ADDING [...] (SBU) On November 13, Poloff delivered ref points and accompanying non-paper to Alkis Ieromonachou, Counselor in the MFA's Political Affairs Division, Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations. Ieromonachou said Cyprus would review the information and consult with othe [...] | 2009-11-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC EUN UNSC CY |
09NICOSIA774 | CYPRUS: DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL POINTS [...] (C) On December 7, Poloff delivered ref points to Cyprus MFA Deputy European Correspondent Nectarios Soteriou in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy and Attache Dionysis Dionysiou in the Department of Middle East and Africa. They shared the following views on behalf of the Go [...] | 2009-12-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CY |
09OSLO179 | NORWEGIANS HAPPY WITH SHARM EL-SHEIK INROADS, [...] (C) Summary: The GON found the conference in Sharm el-Sheik both constructive and surprisingly positive in tone, and hopes it will help bring Arab and Gulf donors deeper into the AHLC framework. Norway continues to emphasize the structural importance of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Gaza, [...] | 2009-03-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER NO |
09OSLO217 | (S) NORWEGIANS WILL RAISE SABERI ISSUE WITH [...] (S) Poloff discussed reftel points at length with the acting director of the Mid-East Section of the MFA, Ingrid Schoyen. Schoyen said that Norway finds it nearly impossible to obtain meetings with officials in Tehran, and furthermore that the workings of Iranian goverment are extremely opaque [...] | 2009-03-31 15:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR NO |
09OSLO552 | NORWAY AGREES WITH USG APPROACH ON SRI LANKA IDP [...] (C) Norway's response to reftel demarche was uniformly positive. Poloff met with Tone Allers, Sri Lanka Desk officer at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Allers, after having two days to digest the information in the demarche and share it with the Norwegian embassy in Colombo, [...] | 2009-09-11 12:33:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09OSLO593 | NORWEGIAN HORN OF AFRICA EMERGENCY AID: HOLDING [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA officials on September 24. After the Government of Norway (GON)'s announcement September 9 that it would dedicate about $8.7 million to emergency food aid for the Horn of Africa region, the MFA emphasized that Norway has only about that amo [...] | 2009-09-25 12:08:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN |
09OSLO769 | NORWEGIANS POSITIVE TO 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Erling Skjonsberg, Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section about our proposal for a UN Security Council Resolution 1540 voluntary fund. Skjonsberg said that although the GON did not yet have an official position on [...] | 2009-12-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN NO |
09OTTAWA180 | CANADA SUPPORTS GAZA ACTION PROGRAM [...] (C) Canada supports the program of action (ref a) to combat Gaza arms smuggling and is identifying resources and confirming legal authority to assist the effort, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Israel/Gaza/West Bank Deputy Director Gregory Lemermeyer. [...] | 2009-03-09 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO EUN CA |
09OTTAWA708 | CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF SRI LANKA FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT [...] (C) Canada is supportive of the U.S. strategy to promote freedom of movement in Sri Lanka (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) South Asia Deputy Director Jonathan Yendall. He cautioned that he was still seeking to coordinate a "whole of governme [...] | 2009-09-11 19:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09OTTAWA885 | Promoting Support for UNSCR 1540 Voluntary Fund: Canadian [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada is concerned that the creation of a UN-based 1540 fund might deplete other nonproliferation resources and be subject to additional administrative costs. Canada supports a G-8 led, states-based approach in which donors would provide support on a bilateral basis. A ne [...] | 2009-12-21 18:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN CA |
09OTTAWA887 | EU Draft Code of Conduct for OUter Space Activities: [...] (C/NF) In a meeting on December 16, polmiloff conveyed reftel non-paper to Phil Baines, Deputy Director for Missiles and Space Security in the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and to Pearl Williams, Senior Policy Adviso [...] | 2009-12-21 18:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MCAP KTIA KACT EUN ESA CDG CA |
09PARIS107 | FRENCH OVERVIEW OF GAERC TALKS ON GAZA, GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary. On January 23, MFA Chief of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Patrick Maisonnave provided an overview of the two primary topics for discussion at the January 26-27 GAERC. Foremost, the Foreign Ministers will discuss a way ahead on the Gaza crisis, starting with a non-paper [...] | 2009-01-23 17:38:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV PHUM KPAL IS FR |
09PARIS1207 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Chief of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed on September 3 French expectations and priorities for the September 4-5 Gymnich. Discussions of all subjects, which will include Middle East peace, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Turkey and A [...] | 2009-09-03 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IS GZ WE SY IR AF PK TU EG FR |
09PARIS134 | LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. France's EU presidency ended amidst much French acclaim and a boost for President Sarkozy, who is widely viewed to have maximized the opportunities and reaped the domestic benefits presented by the EU leadership role. To many observers, the French EU presidency confirmed what [...] | 2009-01-29 18:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN FR |
09PARIS1361 | END-USE ASSURANCES: FRANCE'S PERSPECTIVE ON THIRD PARTY [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Several major allied military systems, including Belgium's A400M military air transport project (ref A),have been delayed for months, pending GOF end-user assurances (EUA). GOF will now provide necessary EUA in these cases, based on a previously existing bilat [...] | 2009-10-06 06:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL ETRD EUN FR |
09PARIS1401 | FRENCH MFA ON EU, RUSSIA, IRAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At an October 5 lunch with visiting EUR DAS for Western Europe and Press and Public Diplomacy Spencer Boyer, key MFA officials provided an update of French thinking on a number of issues: the GOF hopes that the Czechs will ratify the Lisbon Treaty soon and that the U.S. will en [...] | 2009-10-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS EUN NATO KMPI RS IR FR |
09PARIS1412 | MFA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the heels of an early October trip to Washington, recently-appointed MFA Strategic Affairs Director (A/S-equivalent) Patrick Maisonnave updated post October 16 on GOF thinking on Afghanistan, where France cannot contribute more militarily, but may have room for more civilian su [...] | 2009-10-20 16:02:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR MOPS KCFE NATO EUN AF KG JA |
09PARIS1427 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (SBU) On October 23, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the October 26-27 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) Carmona said much of an October 26 dinner would be devoted to a discussion [...] | 2009-10-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IR BK AL MK GR AF PK GV CE MD UZ |
09PARIS1479 | FRANCE/GOLDSTONE: FRANCE SHARES MANY U.S. REDLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Ref. A demarche on November 3 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC Middle East issues, and who found nothing unexpected in the U.S. position. France is working with other EU members to secure agreement on significant changes to the current draf [...] | 2009-11-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR |
09PARIS1494 | FRANCE SUPPORTIVE BUT FLEXIBLE ON BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: France supports the EU rolling over both sanctions and their suspension at the November GAERC meeting, but remains flexible as to the exact form of the rollover. Although the GOF does not believe that the Belarusian government has earned the reward of lifted sanctions, the French [...] | 2009-11-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN BO FR |
09PARIS1511 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 16-17 GAERC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, Deputy Chief of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy office Mathieu Carmona previewed French expectations for the November 16-17 GAERC. Foreign ministers will prepare for the upcoming EU-Russia summit by reviewing the Corfu process, the situation in the N [...] | 2009-11-13 17:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN RS UP SO BK AF BO FR |
09PARIS1540 | FRANCE'S APPROACH TO UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (C) Poloff discussed Reftel demarche on November 19 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC and UNGA Middle East issues. Jung noted that France's approach on these types of country-specific resolutions follows EU policy in that the 27 members consult internally for a consensus [...] | 2009-11-19 15:34:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR |
09PARIS1653 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On December 7, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ----------------------- DINNER WITH LADY ASHTON ----------------------- 2. (S [...] | 2009-12-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SO BK MK IS WE IR UP BO MD GG AM |
09PARIS242 | MAURITANIA: FRENCH IN AGREEMENT WITH USG POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 14:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EUN MR PHUM PREL FR |
09PARIS265 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. On February 20, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed four agenda items for the February General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting: Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-02-20 16:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL KWBG IS BK MW SR AF KV FR |
09PARIS281 | FRANCE'S "NO" VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) In separate meetings emboffs delivered reftel points on DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties to the Trade Minister's Chief of Staff and the biotech advisors to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Environment. The latter indicated France would vote aga [...] | 2009-02-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EUN TBIO FR |
09PARIS336 | FRANCE Q SPECIAL 301 2009 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2009 Special 301 Watch List. As we reported in 2008 (refs B and C) GOF efforts to rein in state health insurance spending on pharmaceuticals has made for a challenging environmen [...] | 2009-03-09 16:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EUN FR |
09PARIS375 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...] | 2009-03-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS |
09PARIS414 | FRANCE ON CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The senior Economics Ministry official responsible for Economic Policy and Europe agrees that the financial situation in Central and Eastern Europe is serious. The EU and member states are taking actions to support central European member states. The main approach must be mult [...] | 2009-03-20 17:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN PREL FR |
09PARIS463 | THE FRENCH ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: [...] (C) Key points: -- President Sarkozy and FM Kouchner see no alternative to Palestinian reconciliation. France will likely find a way to engage with a Palestinian unity government even if that means breaking consensus within the EU; -- In the French view, demanding that Hamas formally acc [...] | 2009-03-27 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EUN FR IS |
09PARIS519 | OUT-TAKES ON G20 SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economics and Foreign Affairs Ministry contacts confirm the GOF is satisfied with the unity and balance achieved at the G20 summit in London, calling President Obama's role "constructive" on key areas for the French. The GOF supported the U.S. proposal to triple IMF resources l [...] | 2009-04-10 15:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN PREL FR |
09PARIS563 | FRANCE LIKES TURKEY... JUST WHERE IT IS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 11:54:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU FR |
09PARIS585 | CORRECTED COPY: FRANCE LIKES TURKEY... JUST WHERE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the leadup to June European Parliamentary elections, French-Turkish relations are in the media spotlight. Several senior French government officials have vocally underscored their opposition to the Turkish bid for European Union (EU) membership (amid grumbling -- in high pla [...] | 2009-04-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU FR |
09PARIS586 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: CROATIA, BURMA, MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the April General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting's discussions on Croatia, Burma, the Middle East, Sri Lanka, follow-up from the U.S.-EU Summit [...] | 2009-04-24 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL KWBG HR BM IS GZ WE CE UP MD |
09PARIS664 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: GEORGIA, BOSNIA, SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 15, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the May General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Overall, this General Affairs Council will be largely devoted to preparation of the June European Counc [...] | 2009-05-15 15:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN BK BM MD SO CE IR RS GG FR |
09PARIS786 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...] | 2009-06-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG |
09PARIS861 | NEW FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES; [...] SUMMARY: President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on June 23, 2009, replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Michel Barnier. Barnier led the UMP party list in the European Parliament elections and his departure was expected following the election. He is widely seen as France's can [...] | 2009-06-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN EU FR INR |
09PARTO6 | SECRETARY AND IRISH FM MEETING [...] (U) October 11, 2009, Dublin, Ireland 2. (U) Participants United States The Secretary Ambassador Daniel Rooney A/S Philip Gordon NSC Elisabeth Sherwood-Randall DCOS Jake Sullivan Spokesman Ian Kelly Lt. Gen. Paul Selva Ireland Foreign Minister Michael Martin David Cooney, Secre [...] | 2009-10-27 02:29:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EUN EI |
09PRAGUE103 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-02-20 18:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG |
09PRAGUE109 | CZECH FINANCE MINISTER KALOUSEK ON EU, G-20 [...] (C) Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek stressed to Charge February 25 the importance of global coordination of financial market regulatory reform and noted the Czech Republic favored evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes. The February 22 informal G-5 meeting in Berlin had discussed s [...] | 2009-02-27 06:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE112 | EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...] | 2009-03-02 06:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO |
09PRAGUE120 | CZECH REPUBLIC: INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Government (GoCR) views the EU response to the financial crisis as an important test of its EU presidency. Within EU fora, the GoCR has consistently warned against protectionism and beggar-thy-neighbor policies, as well as revolutionary changes to regulation and overs [...] | 2009-03-04 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE138 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: VISIT BY INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 Acting DCM Stuart Hatcher and emboffs met with Czech Ministry of Interior officials at the request of the Czechs to discuss the upcoming visit of Minister of Interior Ivan Langer to the United States March 15-17. While the EU Justice and Interior Ministers, like the [...] | 2009-03-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM |
09PRAGUE144 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the March 16-17 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Transatlantic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegov [...] | 2009-03-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU |
09PRAGUE153 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT [...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...] | 2009-03-19 12:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV |
09PRAGUE155 | SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...] | 2009-03-19 17:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE174 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: HALFWAY POINT, BUT TO WHERE? [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted in Reftels, the March 24 no-confidence vote in the Czech Parliament has placed the Czech government in the awkward position of leading the EU, while in a state of flux on the domestic political front. Czech MFA officials nonetheless recognize that they are still respons [...] | 2009-03-26 16:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE175 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...] | 2009-03-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE196 | CZECHS WELCOME USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE200 | CZECHS TO ATTEND TO PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK PREL EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE201 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR EZ |
09PRAGUE203 | CZECHS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarch April 9 and 10 to MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog, Finance Ministry International Department Head Eva Anderova, and Czech National Bank International Organizations Department Head Petr Prochazka. Szunyog and Anderova reported that the C [...] | 2009-04-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE210 | CZECHS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 17:06:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE228 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON THE BALKANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Czech MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog reviewed the Czech EU Presidency's progress in the Western Balkans. According to Szunyog lack of EU consensus has been impeding progress. The Czechs expect few significant advances during the remainder of the Czech EU [...] | 2009-04-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS EUN EZ PGOV PREL XG |
09PRAGUE239 | A/S FRIED MEETS WITH CZECH POLDIR ON U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting, A/S Fried and Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil agreed that we explore developing a non-binding joint U.S.-EU statement on accepting Guantanamo detainees cleared for release to complement an internal EU framework document on the subject. Both ag [...] | 2009-04-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM |
09PRAGUE25 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EZ EUN UNSC LE SY |
09PRAGUE263 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MAY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 14 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the May 18-19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the EU's Anti-Piracy efforts, Georgia, the EU-Ru [...] | 2009-05-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL CE XF ZJ XA |
09PRAGUE269 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 23-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes you to the Czech Republic May 23-25. Nearly 20 years after the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic h [...] | 2009-05-19 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE27 | A/S FRIED AND EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS' TROIKA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9 Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met in troika format (Czech EU Presidency and following Swedish Presidency, European Commission, and European Council Secretariat) at the Political Director level. The discussion primarily focused on the Middle East and the Western B [...] | 2009-01-14 16:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU CD |
09PRAGUE271 | MAY 8 EU SOUTHERN CORRIDOR -- NEW SILK ROAD SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 8 EU Southern Corridor ) New Silk Road Summit in Prague, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Egypt, and the EU signed a political declaration that, among other things, underscores the EU and Turkey's intent to sign the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) "in Turkey by [...] | 2009-05-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL PGOV EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE281 | EU-CHINA SUMMIT - A RELATIONSHIP BACK ON TRACK? [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs called on MFA Asia Pacific Director Jiri Sitler and Human Rights and Transformation Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha for debriefs of the May 20 EU)China summit and the 27th EU-China human rights dialogue. Sitler said that there were few surprises during the summit discuss [...] | 2009-05-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN CH |
09PRAGUE29 | CZECH AND DUTCH AG MINISTERS MEET ON CAP AND DAIRY REFORM. [...] Summary: On January 12, 2009, Gerritje Verburg, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality met in Prague with Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovic. They discussed the agenda of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, priorities of the Czech Presidency, and also [...] | 2009-01-14 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE296 | CZECHS TO HELP SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 07:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PK PREF PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE299 | CZECH COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA'S ACTIONS RELATED TO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Office of South and South East Europe Deputy Director Josef Zrzavecky commented that the Czech MFA reached out on May 29 to its Embassy in Chisinau. According to Zrzavecky, the MFA instructed its Ambassador to raise Czech bilateral concerns that Kosovo representatives are not [...] | 2009-06-01 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE300 | CZECH RESPONSE: U.S. POSITION ON IRAN AS A SOURCE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 28 to MFA Energy Envoy Vaclav Bartuska and MFA North and East Europe Director Daniel Kostoval. Kostoval reported that since the Nabucco pipeline would not flow through the Czech Republic, the Czechs were not directly involved in negotiating the Nabucco In [...] | 2009-06-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE306 | CZECH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN MIRED [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic,s two dominant parties, former PM Topolanek,s right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Jiri Paroubek,s left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD),have turned the European Parliamentary (EP) election into a bare-knuckled mudslinging campaign dominated [...] | 2009-06-02 15:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE318 | CZECHS TO SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EC PGOV PHUM PK EZ EUN PREF |
09PRAGUE321 | ODS WINS CZECH EP ELECTIONS DUE TO LOW VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Four of the Czech Republic's parliamentary parties: the right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS),the left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD),the Communist Party (KSCM) and the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) obtained seats in the June 5-6 European Parliamentary [...] | 2009-06-11 08:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE324 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-06-11 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM |
09PRAGUE381 | CZECH COMMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S PRESIDENT NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUREM IR ET CA EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE395 | 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE411 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE412 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON GICNT PARTNER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 14:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE414 | MOVING FORWARD WITH CZECHS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Czech EU Presidency has come to a close, emboffs have noticed several notable shifts within the GoCR - in tactical engagement within the EU, in Czech centers of power, and interestingly in high-level outreach to the USG. The Czechs remain committed Euro-Atlantists [...] | 2009-07-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE432 | RELEASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW: TIMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Czech officials have consistently raised their concerns that any announcement of the results of the U.S. strategic policy review before the October 9-10 national elections could make this a campaign issue and might even affect the outcome of the elections themselves. Defe [...] | 2009-07-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE433 | CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JULY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 emboff spoke with Katerina Sequensova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the July 27-28 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). She offered comments on the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, and on [...] | 2009-07-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SO |
09PRAGUE444 | THE IMPACT OF A PRE-ELECTION MD ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: A U.S. announcement on the results of the missile defense policy review prior to October 9-10 will affect the results of the Czech elections by favoring the Social Democratic Party (CSSD) and harming the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). It will open the door to a CSSD-KSCM coalition [...] | 2009-08-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MCAP EZ RS EUN |
09PRAGUE45 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...] | 2009-01-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO |
09PRAGUE455 | CZECH ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) As an update to Ref A, Czech MFA Department of the Americas official Marketa Balkova informed emboff August 5 that currently the plan is for five MFA officials to accompany Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to the UNGA. The Czech officials traveling with FM Kohout are: Czech Political D [...] | 2009-08-05 10:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE463 | CZECHS PLAN TO ATTEND MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCR PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE467 | CZECH PUBLICLY CONDEMN BURMESE SENTENCE AGAINST [...] (U) On August 11, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout called on the Burmese regime to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi. Calling the verdict "scandalous" and typical of "the political cynicism of one of the toughest totalitarian regimes in the world", former Czech president Vaclav Havel also [...] | 2009-08-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE475 | OPEN LETTER REACTION PART II: CZECH POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czechs have a multi-faceted relationship with Russia which varies according to the issue, as well as the fora involved (whether NATO, the EU, or on a bilateral basis). As the July 16 open letter to President Obama from Central European leaders illustrates, many in this reg [...] | 2009-08-14 13:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL ENRG EPET EUN EZ RU |
09PRAGUE484 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...] | 2009-08-19 10:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ |
09PRAGUE489 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...] | 2009-08-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ |
09PRAGUE5 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...] | 2009-01-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE500 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 25 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Agriculture Ministry Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes, who will represent the Czech Republic at the September 7 EU Agriculture Council Meeting. Benes said that he and Agricultural Minister Sebesta became aware of the soy issue in Jul [...] | 2009-08-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EZ |
09PRAGUE526 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 4 EU Foreign Ministers' informal meeting (Gymnich). She offered comments on Afghanistan, Iran sanctions, and the non-pap [...] | 2009-09-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE540 | CZECH COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 and 11 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 14-15 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She offered brief comments on Iran, Afghanistan, and the EU's Easter [...] | 2009-09-11 12:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG IR AF ZJ PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE548 | CZECH DFM BAMBASOVA LIKELY TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID UNGA ETRD EAGR PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE549 | CZECH MFA STATEMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) On September 10 the Czech MFA issued a statement (see para 3) regarding the September 9 vote in the U.S. Senate on the Travel Promotion Act which proposes the establishment of a fee for ESTA applications. In addition to commenting on the ESTA fee, the statement also references the Canadian [...] | 2009-09-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE562 | CZECHS APPRECIATE KNOWING USG REDLINES FOR UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE572 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 25 to Environment Ministry Department of Climate Change Director Pavel Zamyslicky. Zamyslicky said he is pleased that the U.S. is taking strides to combat climate change outside of the Waxman-Markey bill, which he fears will not sufficiently pro [...] | 2009-09-25 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE580 | CZECH STATEMENT ON IRAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE589 | CZECH COMMENTS ON U.S.-CZECH STRATEGIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE591 | SCENESETTER: THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a key moment to shape a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists have expressed disappointment about the results of our missile defense policy review, they have constructively engaged with us and [...] | 2009-10-05 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL EUN EZ |
09PRAGUE592 | GOING GREEN IN THE GOLDEN CITY: EMBASSY PRAGUE PROMOTES [...] Summary: Embassy Prague works diligently to improve understanding of U.S. environmental policies and accomplishments, promote environmentally-responsible behavior, strengthen ties between Czechs and Americans in this field, and create eco-friendly economic opportunities. Management has impleme [...] | 2009-10-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW EZ |
09PRAGUE601 | PART II: CZECH COMMENTS ON FURTHERING U.S.-CZECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech MFA Political Director Ivo Sramek, accompanied by MFA Security Policy Director Ivan Pocuch and MOD Director of Strategic and Defense Planning Division Ivan Dvorak provided emboffs on October 9 with two papers: "Specific Ideas for Further Strategic Cooperation between the [...] | 2009-10-09 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE605 | CZECHING RATIFICATION OF LISBON TREATY? [...] (SBU) Summary: With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in Poland on October 10, European eyes now have turned to the Czech Republic - the last country remaining to ratify. While the treaty has been approved by both chambers of Czech Parliament, it is now before the Czech Constitutional Cour [...] | 2009-10-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE640 | VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DISCUSSES DEFENSE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: While much of Vice President Biden's discussions with Czech officials focused on missile defense, he also spoke in depth about Afghanistan, research cooperation and energy security. Biden said the U.S. looks forward to Czech participation in a new phased, adaptive approach (PAA [...] | 2009-10-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE661 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...] | 2009-11-09 16:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL |
09PRAGUE666 | CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the November 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She noted that this is the "jumbo" GAERC as the Defense and Development Mini [...] | 2009-11-12 18:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SO |
09PRAGUE700 | CZECHS PLANNING TO ANNOUNCE MODEST CONTRIBUTION [...] (SBU) We presented reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky on December  [...] | 2009-12-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PK AF NATO EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE708 | CZECH REPUBLIC PLANNING TO RUN IN 2011 FOR UN [...] (SBU) In a conversation covering several Human Rights Council matters, such as the upcoming DPRK Universal Periodic Review (Ref A),Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy officer Jan Kaminek commented in depth on the Spring 2010 Human Rights Council elections. Kaminek indicated that the [...] | 2009-12-04 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM EZ EUN PREL |
09PRAGUE79 | CZECHS CONSIDERING MEASURES TO HELP AUTO INDUSTRY; [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech Republic produced almost a million road vehicles in 2008, making it one of the largest car manufacturers per capita in the world. The Czech government, however, has yet to introduce any measures to assist the car industry during the current economic slow down, althoug [...] | 2009-02-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE82 | CZECHS TO ENCOURAGE DG AGRI ON INTERIM BEEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: A key Czech EU Presidency staffer told us February 6 that Agriculture Minister Gandalovic will encourage Agriculture Commissioner Fischer Boel to take immediate steps to resolve the U.S.-EU beef hormone conflict during [...] | 2009-02-10 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE91 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12 S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Czech Minister of Interior Ivan Langer, MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil and MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Department Director (European Correspondent) Vaclav Balek. They discussed Guantanamo detainees and [...] | 2009-02-13 18:00:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PTER |
09REYKJAVIK11 | EU Accession: How Iceland might start heading to Brussels [...] (SBU) Summary: After the October financial crash, possible European Union (EU) membership and the adoption of the euro have become the most important political issue in Iceland. Iceland's political parties are wrestling with how to adjust their policies to accommodate this new reality (refte [...] | 2009-01-21 17:11:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK123 | ICELAND: PARLIAMENT PASSES RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Icelandic parliament passed a resolution on July 16 to enable the government to start accession negotiations with the European Union (EU). The parliament approved the controversial legislation with a slightly larger majority than expected, and fulfills the Social Democratic All [...] | 2009-07-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK129 | ICELAND MOVING FORWARD WITH EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS [...] (U) Summary: Iceland is swiftly moving forward with the EU membership process and accession could come as early as 2012. The issue remains contentious in Iceland with current popular opinion reportedly split down the middle. Ultimately, the decision will likely come down to a national referen [...] | 2009-07-28 17:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK131 | ICELAND ON ICESAVE: "WE ARE WILLING TO PAY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Multiple GOI sources privately expressed the government's intention to guarantee the Icesave deposits held by foreign depositors in the UK and the Netherlands. In addition, the Foreign Minister told the UK Ambassador that he expects the Althingi to approve the controversial guara [...] | 2009-07-29 16:29:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK132 | 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) EmbOffs discussed Iceland's attendance plans for the 64th UN General Assembly with Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic MFA, on August 5. Gunnarsdottir said that Iceland's plans have not yet been finalized; however, she was abl [...] | 2009-08-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK140 | ICELAND TO SEEK HIGH LEVEL MEETING AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Kristjan Guy Burgess, Political Advisor to the Miister at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affars, confirmed to Post that the Government of Iceand has changed its mind and now intends to seeka high-level bilateral meeting with the United States on the margins of the UN General Assembly. [...] | 2009-08-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | POV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK155 | ICELAND: UNGA PRIORITIES AND FOREIGN MINISTER'S ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed U.S. goals and objectives for the upcoming UN General Assembly (Ref A) with Emil Hreggvidsson, Deputy Director for International and Security Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Hreggvidsson expressed particular interest in the U.S. initiatives relati [...] | 2009-09-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC |
09REYKJAVIK90 | ICELAND: NEW GOVERNMENT PUNTS ON EU QUESTION, PLEDGES A [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's new leftist government announced its policy statement on May 12, confirming what many expected to be a move towards "traditional" Nordic social and economic policy. Taxes and other revenue streams will need to be increased to meet the government's goal of reduced def [...] | 2009-05-13 13:19:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC |
09RIGA136 | LATVIA TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO 19 GAZAN CHILDREN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN LG |
09RIGA308 | LATVIA'S JUNE 6 ELECTIONS HARD TO PREDICT - APATHY [...] (C/NF) Summary: It is nearly impossible to predict the outcome of Latvia's June 6 elections for local government and the European Parliament. Changes in the electoral system, new parties, and confusing polls all add to the uncertainty. The results in the municipal elections, especially in Riga [...] | 2009-06-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM EUN LG |
09RIGA318 | PRESSING LATVIA ON ITS FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] (C/NF) The Latvian government continues to struggle with making the necessary structural reforms to implement the terms of it's IMF/EC assistance package. Failure to do so could have serious consequences not only for Latvia, but for a number of other states in the region. The U.S. has a strat [...] | 2009-06-09 09:08:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EUN IMF LG |
09RIGA451 | LATVIA: NO POSITION YET ON SOY ISSUE BUT AGAINST BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Latvia is aware of the suspension of U.S. soy product imports, but has not developed a formal position on the issue. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Inese Birgele, head of the MFA's International Trade and Investment Division, and to Janis Briedis, deputy director of the MOA's [...] | 2009-08-28 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO LG |
09RIGA481 | EU WILL PRESS DEVELOPING NATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE; HOW AND [...] (U) Latvia believes that the EU will press developing nations to make international commitments at climate change negotiations but shared no details as to how that will be done. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Valdis Bisters, Director of the MOE's Climate and Renewable Energy Depar [...] | 2009-09-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN LG |
09RIGA49 | LATVIAN RESPONSE TO JANUARY 26-27 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Kristaps Brusbardis, MFA's EU Correspondent, on January 22. He stated that the Western Balkans and Chad/Sudan would not be on the GAERC's agenda, and that the MFA has no immediate points on those issues. He noted Afghanistan may be discussed on th [...] | 2009-01-23 12:05:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV LG |
09RIGA520 | LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST ALL BIOTECH CROP APPROVALS [...] (SBU) The Latvian parliament's European Affairs Committee told the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to vote against any EU approval of biotech food. Thus, the MOA will vote against the biotech varieties in reftel. 2. (SBU) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Inese Birgele, head of the [...] | 2009-10-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO LG |
09RIGA524 | LATVIA NOT WILLING TO PUSH ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 11:29:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN LG |
09RIGA541 | LATVIA SUPPORTS STATUS QUO ON BELARUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, [...] (SBU) Latvia supports the status quo of sanctions against Belarus and will back the EU position of a further one year suspension of travel restrictions at the next GAERC meeting on November 16. Nonetheless, Latvia is looking to build a stronger economic relationship with Belarus, as evidenced b [...] | 2009-11-06 11:36:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN BO LG |
09RIGA546 | LATVIA WILL CONSIDER ADDING NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EFIN KNNP KN ETTC EUN UNSC LG |
09RIGA559 | LATVIA SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN EU INTEGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU EUN GR MK LG |
09RIGA9 | LATVIA RECEPTIVE TO IDEAS ON GEORGIAN CONFLICTS; [...] (C) Summary: Latvia is open to our thoughts on using carrots and sticks to reintegrate South Ossetia and Abkhazia into Georgia, but wonders if Tbilisi will play the right role when it comes to carrots. To that end, they would like to know more about Georgian reaction to our ideas and what com [...] | 2009-01-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID CVIS GG EUN LG |
09ROME1031 | NO EU BAN ON U.S. SOY PRODUCTS IN EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] Post's Econ and FAS Sections delivered reftel points to the Italian Director General for Trade Amedeo Teti. We also delivered them to Romano Marabelli, Head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health, and to Salvatore Petroli, Chief of EU and International Affairs a [...] | 2009-09-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBO IT |
09ROME1049 | GAERC DEMARCHES ON SRI LANKAN IDPS; ARMENIA, [...] (SBU) On September 11, Post delivered reftel points to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for EU External Relations Minister Michele Esposito. Minister Esposito, who deals with all GAERC-related issues, noted that there is no item pertaining to Sri Lanka on the September 14-15 GAERC [...] | 2009-09-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN MASS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
09ROME1060 | USG-OWNED OR -OPERATED AIRCRAFT ON THE EU ETS LIST [...] (U) Summary. Post received responses to the demarche in Reftel B from officials at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, ENAC (Italy's civil aviation administration),and the Ministry of the Environment, and Land and Sea Safeguards. All officials agreed that Italy had no power to [...] | 2009-09-16 07:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV KGHG EUN |
09ROME1200 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR IT |
09ROME1271 | ITALY TO SUPPORT PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post conveyed subject list of designated North Korean entities and individuals (reftel) to officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF). Both responded favorably and stated that the GOI would support EU designation of the enti [...] | 2009-11-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP EUN KN PARM UNSC IT |
09ROME1281 | ITU DEMARCHE: ITALY'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered the requested demarche concerning ITU Kosovo-related actions. The demarche was delivered to Giorgio Visetti, Diplomatic Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, who handles telecommunications issues. He was very interested in the issue and asked a number [...] | 2009-11-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV KGHG EUN |
09ROME1409 | ITALY-RUSSIA SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EVER STRONGER [...] (SBU) MFA officials view the December 3 summit between PM Berlusconi, Russian President Medvedev and numerous cabinet minsters a showcase for the bright future of Italian-Russian relations. Historically strong economic, political and cultural ties between Italy and Russia were reinforced by [...] | 2009-12-23 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENGR PGOV OSCE NATO AF RS IT EUN |
09ROME191 | ITALY HESITANT ON MAURITANIA SANCTIONS, WANTS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA West Africa Office Director Pierluigi Verlani February 18, urging Italy to press for a principled EU position supporting a return to democracy and constitutional order in Mauritania, given the African Union's February 5 decision to impose targeted sanc [...] | 2009-02-18 17:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN MR IT |
09ROME314 | ITALY CONFIRMS PLEDGE OF $100M FOR GAZA, BUT ONLY [...] (C) Summary: Responding to reftel demarche, Antonello De Riu of the Italian MFA confirmed Italy's pledge of $100m (79m Euros) in aid for Gaza, to be spent over three or four years, though he cited two problems that could result in the pledge not being met: Italian "over engagement" and the l [...] | 2009-03-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN |
09SANJOSE256 | EU/CENTAM FTA MARKETED AS A "COOPERATION" ACCORD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, the Costa Rican Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Foreign Commerce (COMEX) hosted a seminar on the Agreement of Association between Central America and the European Union (Spanish acronym, AACUE). Cabinet ministers and other speakers touted the AACUE as a welc [...] | 2009-03-31 13:00:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS EUN |
09SARAJEVO211 | BOSNIA - FUTURE OF THE EUFOR ALTHEA MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, February 10 and 13, Per Normark, Political Military Advisor to the EUFOR Commander, and EUFOR Chief of Staff Brigadier General Wundrak previewed for us EUFOR's upcoming reports to the EU Military Committee, February 23, and to the Political and Security Comm [...] | 2009-02-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN BK |
09SARAJEVO385 | BOSNIA -- THE COMING END OF EUFOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We understand that the administration is planning a review of the U.S. and international profile in Bosnia. The Embassy would like to call Washington's attention to decision processes underway which will impact our ability [...] | 2009-03-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BK EUN |
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639 | HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 18:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09SECTON02OF02BRUSSELS579 | EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 19:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN |
09SEOUL67 | INTERIM KOREAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EUN GM KS PGOV SENV |
09SINGAPORE23 | SINGAPORE UNSURE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF IRENA [...] (SBU) Singapore supports the goal of increasing R&D in renewable energy technologies and making such technologies more affordable for developing countries. However, the GOS is unsure whether the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is the best approach, Hazri Hassan, [...] | 2009-01-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN SN |
09SOFIA476 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy officials delivered reftel biotech points to new Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Miroslav Naydenov who is fully up to speed on the issue and will attend the September 7 EU Agriculture Ministers Council meeting. Naydenov told us August 21 that Bulgaria will join [...] | 2009-08-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU |
09SOFIA636 | BULGARIA: RESPONSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Valentin Modev, Belarus Desk Officer at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 5. Modev said Bulgaria favors a tough, but flexible approach to Belarus. On one hand, he said Bulgaria supports maintaining sanctions for another six months. On [...] | 2009-11-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BO BU EUN PHUM PREL |
09SOFIA73 | BULGARIA: SPLIT ON EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TIBO BU |
09STATE102518 | ADRIATIC CHARTER FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEET [...] Classified by EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones for Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) September 23, 2009; 5:00-6:00 p.m.; New York, New York. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones EUR/SCE - Cathy Westley (note taker) Adriatic Charter Al [...] | 2009-10-01 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN NATO CR AL BK SR MK MW |
09STATE112644 | BELARUS: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON SANCTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) Background: The EU's suspension of travel sanctions on Belarusian officials will expire December 15. EU members will hold a meeting on the sidelines of the European Commission's November 16-17 General Affairs and External Relatio [...] | 2009-11-02 13:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BO PREL EUN PHUM |
09STATE115240 | PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR EU DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EUN KN KNNP PARM UNSC |
09STATE120097 | ACTION REQUEST: RESPONSE TO INVITATION SENT TO [...] (U) PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP H. GORDON TO SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT AND EU ENLARGEMENT COMMISSIONER OLLI REHN. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE E [...] | 2009-11-20 18:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL SW ZL EUN |
09STATE122725 | PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND [...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow, P3 Embassies (London and Paris),the European Union Council and Commission, which participate in the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG),as well as Norway -- see paras 7 and 10 to be left as non-papers. For USUN, see para 12, for Ottawa, see [...] | 2009-12-01 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS CA UK FR NO |
09STATE126206 | U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.p [...] | 2009-12-09 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CDG EC ESA EUN FR GM IT JA KACT KS KTIA MCAP |
09STATE13962 | DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA: DEMARCHING THE EU [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On February 5, the African Union (AU) decided to impose targeted sanctions (visa denials, travel restrictions and freezing of assets) against the military junta and its supporters in Mauritania, [...] | 2009-02-13 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09STATE14566 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] Sensitive but unclassified Entire text 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 3. (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: On February 25, 2009, the EU's DG Environment Regulatory Committee will vote on the DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties for cultivation pur [...] | 2009-02-17 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09STATE18323 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009 [...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...] | 2009-02-27 05:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN |
09STATE2007 | U.S. COMMENTS ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.pdf). [...] | 2009-01-08 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CDG EC ESA EUN EZ FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA |
09STATE2046 | MEK FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (FTO) [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Baghdad, Paris, London, USEU Brussels and Ottawa. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to the MEK,s July 2008 petition requesting a review of the organization,s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),the Secr [...] | 2009-01-08 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR FR EUN |
09STATE20757 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 24, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) February 24, 2009; 9:45 a.m., Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS Pamela Spratlen PA Robert Wood S Staff NSC Tobin Bradley EUR/WE Elaine Samson (EUR Notetaker) SPAIN [...] | 2009-03-05 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY RODHAM KDRG ENRG EUN |
09STATE23758 | DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON EFFECTS OF THE [...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The effects of the global financial and economic crisis have been acutely felt in many Central and Eastern European countries. Of the eleven countries that have sought IMF Stand-By Arrangements since the start of [...] | 2009-03-12 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL |
09STATE23860 | (U) Secretary Clinton's March 9, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 9, 2009, 2:00 - 2:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood NSC Director Maria Germano EUR/NB Desk Officer Carol Be [...] | 2009-03-13 03:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
09STATE25578 | GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION: AGREED PROGRAM OF [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the U.S. reached agreement in London March 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of the flow of arms to Gaza. Text is in paragraph six. Department greatly appr [...] | 2009-03-18 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MOPS NATO PREL XF |
09STATE26631 | INVITATION TO SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON [...] This is an action request for all Posts with host governments who are current members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),as well as UNVIE, The Hague (OPCW),Geneva (BWC),EU, and USNATO -- see relevant paras 2 and 3, additional for USEU (see para 4),additional U [...] | 2009-03-19 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN SAARC |
09STATE27330 | PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: Posts should draw on the points in paragraph 4 when engaging host governments on Middle East peace and on host country policies toward any new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. The U.S. remains committed to the Quartet principles. End summary. 2. (C) Following Palestinia [...] | 2009-03-20 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN |
09STATE28300 | NON-PAPER FOR EUROPEAN UNION ON U.S. SPACE [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: At a European Council summit in December 2008, EU Heads of State and Government endorsed efforts to pursue space situational awareness (SSA) and other space capabilities as part of the European Security and Defense P [...] | 2009-03-24 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA NATO PARM PREL TSPA XG XT |
09STATE36865 | ACTING A/S CARTER BRIEFS EU POLITICAL COUNSELORS [...] (C) Begin Summary: On April 9 at the invitation of the Czech Political Counselor in his capacity representing the EU Presidency, Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phillip Carter urged EU Political Counselors to support USG policy priorities towards Africa. Carter noted that the Administr [...] | 2009-04-15 00:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU EUN XA |
09STATE39151 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH EU [...] (U) Meeting took place April 15, 2009; 12:30 - 1:10 pm; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants U.S. ------ The Secretary Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Richard Morningstar EUR - Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary NSC [...] | 2009-04-20 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL |
09STATE39804 | UPDATE ON EU COUNTER-PIRACY DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C//NF) Diplomatic and military interlocutors from the UK Permanent Representation to the EU told PolOff on April 21 that if the U.S. wants NATO to take the lead for counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, we will have to do the "heavy lifting." Our UK contacts also confirmed th [...] | 2009-04-22 10:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09STATE4100 | USTR ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO HORMONE BEEF [...] (U) Summary: On January 14, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a revised list of products subject to retaliatory duties in connection with the long-standing EU ban on beef from cattle raised with growth hormones. The changes to the retaliation list are intended to [...] | 2009-01-15 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE4297 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...] | 2009-01-15 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO |
09STATE43586 | ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON RESOLVING [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia has simmered since both countries declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Various governments have attempted but failed to resolve the issue bilaterall [...] | 2009-04-29 20:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SL |
09STATE43864 | (SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MIGRATION IN [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE MONITORING THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON MIGRATION PATTERNS IN EUROPE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESCALE DISPLACEMENT OF CITIZENS IN THE EU, THE BALKANS, AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY FUEL SOCIAL TENSION AND PUT PRESSURE ON EUROPEAN AND [...] | 2009-04-30 14:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG AL AU BE BK BU DA |
09STATE47918 | (S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON BALTIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO SEND KUDOS TO POST FOR THE VERY INSIGHTFUL REFTEL ON BALTIC ENERGY INTERCONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE USED IN FINISHED PRODUCTS. ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON EU ASSISTANCE TO JOINT BALTIC ENERGY PROJECTS IF THIS INFORMATION CAN B [...] | 2009-05-11 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON ENRG EPET EUN BE LG LH |
09STATE4882 | USTR FILES FOR WTO CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON [...] (U) Summary: On January 16, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States is seeking World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding the EU,s prohibition on the import of poultry meat and poultry meat products that have been processed with path [...] | 2009-01-16 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE52998 | (U) Secretary Clinton's May 14, 2009 Meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
09STATE5558 | U.S.-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LUNCH: [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried's January 9 working luncheon with EU Political Directors in Prague focused on Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and briefly Belarus. On Russia, there were useful exchanges on the gas dispute with Ukraine, the Georgia situation, and the Medvedev security [...] | 2009-01-21 23:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN |
09STATE59967 | DEMARCHE ON LATVIA,S FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] (C/NF) The Department agrees with post,s assessment, Ref A, that the Latvian government,s (GOL,s) implementation of the terms of its IMF/European Commission assistance package thus far has been inadequate and that its pending proposals for budget cuts lack credibility. The time is right for th [...] | 2009-06-10 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EUN IMF LG |
09STATE64364 | LAUNCHING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' INITIATIVE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts in EU Member State capitals as well as USEU Brussels. Please see para 2-10. Stockholm and USEU only, please see additional action at para 10. 2. (SBU) Embassy Stockholm initiated in 2006 a program of cooperation with Sweden on alternative energy [...] | 2009-06-22 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW |
09STATE77689 | (C) TURKEY'S EU PROSPECTS: U.S.-SWEDEN COORDINATE [...] (U) This is a joint EUR-Embassy Stockholm cable. 2. (C) Summary: On July 15, EUR DAS Bryza and Swedish MFA European Director Lars Wahlund discussed coordinating strategies to advance Turkey's EU accession and Cyprus negotiations during Sweden's EU Presidency. Both agreed that there is an [...] | 2009-07-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU EUN |
09STATE78149 | (U) Secretary Clintons July 14, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) July 14, 2009, 4:00 - 4:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon State Spokesman Ian Kelly NSC Director Jeff Hoveni [...] | 2009-07-27 18:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
09STATE80700 | ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON RESOLVING [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: A bilateral border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia continues to hold up Croatia's EU negotiations. Since December, Slovenia has been blocking the opening and closing of 14 of Croatia's EU negotiating chap [...] | 2009-08-03 20:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HR SL |
09STATE92641 | PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-11. BACKGROUND: ADVOCATING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Following the end of hostilities in May 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) moved over 270,000 internally displaced persons (ID [...] | 2009-09-04 23:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN CE |
09STATE96625 | FOLLOW-UP: DONOR SUPPORT URGENTLY NEEDED FOR [...] This is an action request. 2. Action request: Ref A, transmitted July 8, 2009, requested action addressees to approach host government officials to urge them to provide support to meet urgent humanitarian needs, including food assistance, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. If Posts have no [...] | 2009-09-17 13:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN |
09STATE97542 | ACTION REQUEST: CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION WITH EU [...] (U) This is an action request for all Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Economic and Financial Affairs and Environment Council meetings October 20 and 21, respectively, and the European C [...] | 2009-09-20 04:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN |
09STOCKHOLM1 | Media Reaction - Foreign Minister Carl Bildt op-ed [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM122 | DEMARCHE DELIVERD: DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM153 | Media Reaction - Interview with Hamas leader by Swedish [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM155 | Media Reaction - Interview with Hamas leader by Swedish [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM174 | Media Reaction - Op-ed on Somali terrorist movement Hizbul [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 10:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM196 | Launching a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 11:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM202 | LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...] | 2009-03-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN |
09STOCKHOLM239 | Media Reaction - Op-ed on the pirate standoff in Somalia [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM240 | Media Reaction - Op-ed on women in Afghanistan [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM266 | SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S WASHINGTON AGENDA [...] (S) Summary: For Bildt's May 4 visit to Washington, we recommend the following top three issues: additional contributions in Afghanistan, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, and leadership in the EU on autonomous sanctions on Iran. Given Sweden's upcoming EU Presidency, July-December 2009, [...] | 2009-04-29 15:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM287 | SWEDEN ON MAY 18-19 "SUPER GAERC" [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, poloff met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the GAERC agenda for May 18-19. Wendel said it will be a "Super GAERC," to include a special meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers. The overall agenda would therefore be brief. Highlights o [...] | 2009-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM297 | Media Reaction - Op-ed on Foreign Minister Bildt's impact [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 07:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM311 | Media Reaction - Editorial on Guantanamo closure [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 10:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM312 | Media Reaction - Editorials on DPRK nuclear testing [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM362 | SWEDEN ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the June 15-16 GAERC, Emboffs met June 11 with European Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz just prior to his meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt to review the GAERC. We also spoke earlier with Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel and other officials. They told [...] | 2009-06-12 16:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM368 | POST SUPPORT OF POTUS BILATERAL WITH SWEDISH PM [...] (U) On June 16, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally requested a bilateral meeting for Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt with the President on the margins of the G8 in Italy on 8-10 July. (We understand the Swedish embassy in Washington passed this request to NSC also.) [...] | 2009-06-18 17:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EUN IT SW |
09STOCKHOLM38 | Media Reaction - Swedish troops in Afghanistan [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 10:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM389 | SWEDISH MINDEF ON AFGHANISTAN AND SWEDISH DEFENSE REFORM [...] Summary. On May 29, Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors told CODEL Tanner: 1) Sweden is focusing on development and army training in Afghanistan, but has concerns about the capabilities of the Afghan National Police; 2) Swedish defense reforms signal the capacity for more international coo [...] | 2009-06-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP MARR EUN MOPS AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM408 | Swedes Propose Seminar to Break HLCG Redress Roadblock [...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Mary Ellen Callahan met with her counterparts at the Swedish Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to discuss how to make progress on the final issue relating to the High Level Contact Group's agreement on the principles for [...] | 2009-07-08 05:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS EUN PGOV PREL KCRM SW |
09STOCKHOLM41 | Media Reaction - President-elect Barack Obama editorials [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 13:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM412 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S JULY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisi [...] | 2009-07-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EUN ECON USAID MARR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM418 | EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...] | 2009-07-09 16:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW |
09STOCKHOLM423 | Media Reaction - Obama trip to Moscow, G8 and Ghana [...] On July 12, the independent Stockholm morning daily "Dagens Nyheter" in a signed editorial by Peter Wolodarski opined on the Moscow visit under the headline 'Separate worlds in Moscow': "No cheering crowds met Barack Obama in Moscow. With yet another well-formulated and benevolent speech he [...] | 2009-07-13 08:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PINR PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM444 | MOVING FORWARD WITH UKRAINE, BELARUS, AND GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, Poloffs and EUR/ACE Larry Silverman met with Malena Mard, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asian Department, and Johan Frisell, Head of the Eastern Europe Desk. Mard gave a rundown on the challenges Sweden expects during its EU Presidency between the EU and [...] | 2009-07-21 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UK BO GG EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM445 | JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES [...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...] | 2009-07-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW |
09STOCKHOLM449 | SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY HOLL LUTE'S [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Bilateral relations are close and collaborative, and you will find good partners in Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask, Minister for Asylum and Migration Tobias Billstrom, and Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. Sweden's EU Presidency priorit [...] | 2009-07-22 16:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PREL EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM450 | Media Reaction - Guantanamo closure [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 06:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PINR PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM457 | BETTER TO JOIN AL-SHABAAB THAN DRINK BEER IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Sweden was recently the target of a recruiting visit by an al-Shabaab spiritual leader, Xasaan Xussen, and a counter-visit by the Somali Minister of Justice, Abdirahman Janaqoo. The MFA and security service are concerned about the radicalization of Swedish-Somali youth by al-Shab [...] | 2009-07-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PREL SO EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM459 | Media Reaction - Consulate closures [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 06:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PINR PREF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM467 | SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY TALKS TURKEY LEFTOVERS [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 DVC between EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Swedish MFA Director of EU Affairs Lars Wahlund (reftel),PolOff meet with Peder Spangberg, Turkey Desk Officer on July 23 for follow-up. Spangberg said his ideal outcome from the EU Presidency on December 31 is "handing ever [...] | 2009-07-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW |
09STOCKHOLM484 | Media Reaction - Swedish Role in Afghanistan [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PINR EUN AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM488 | SWEDEN HOSTS INFORMAL EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS [...] Summary: On July 15-17, Sweden hosted an informal EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministerial outside of Stockholm. The ministerial devoted its discussions to the future "Stockholm Program", a five year program on continued cooperation within the JHA area. The Ministers met in different se [...] | 2009-08-04 13:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREF PREL EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM492 | SUPPORT FOR TORTURE VICTIMS AND EU ANTI-TORTURE [...] This is Embassy Stockholm's response to reftel demarche. 2. Summary: Sweden has a long-standing commitment to support and provide treatment to torture victims. As current President of the EU, Sweden also plays a strategic role in developing a common EU policy on human rights and torture [...] | 2009-08-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM502 | EU FEELING ITS WAY AHEAD WITH PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Nearly two months after the first EU-Pakistan summit on June 17, the EU is still working to identify counterterrorism and development projects that best suit the EU's capabilities and Pakistan's needs. Swedish MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Majeed Olerud told Poloffs August 7 that the [...] | 2009-08-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL EUN PK EU |
09STOCKHOLM504 | SWEDEN'S PLAN TO MANAGE BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by the use of EU accession as a bargaining tool in border disputes, Sweden is working on a new mechanism to solve the problem, MFA Deputy Director General for Europe Lars Wahlund told PolCouns July 19. The Swedes would like to add a "Good Neighbor Policy" as a "pseudo [...] | 2009-08-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM513 | Discussion with Sweden on Next Steps to Launch the "Next [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials are enthusiastic about launching the "Next Big Thing," a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership modeled on the U.S.-Sweden partnership. State Secretary for Energy Ola Altera said he will contact Sweden's Perm Rep in Brussels as soon as he had reviewed this with [...] | 2009-08-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09STOCKHOLM515 | A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 15:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM552 | NEW SWEDISH DEFENSE PRIORITIES: SWEDEN PUTS [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy (DASD) James Townsend met with Ministry of Defense (MoD) Director General for Political Affairs Johan Raeder for bilateral defense consultations (BDCs) on July 17-18, the first such talks of what is expected to be an annual [...] | 2009-08-26 16:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO KVIR MARR NATO PREL EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM558 | SWEDISH NOTES ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC [...] (C) Summary: European Foreign Ministers will discuss the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at their informal Gymnich meeting in Stockholm 4-5 September. EU Secretariat Deputy Director Jonas Wendel and officer Wouter Vidlund, seconded from the [...] | 2009-08-31 15:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM565 | SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...] | 2009-09-03 13:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM569 | SWEDISH DEPUTY PM URGES SENIOR USG VISITS TO SWEDEN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2, Deputy Prime Minister Olofsson pressed for the strong U.S.-Sweden cooperation in alternative technology to show results. She urged a ministerial-level U.S. official come to the October 14-16 Informal meeting of EU Competitiveness Ministers to present U.S. effor [...] | 2009-09-08 05:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EUN ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM577 | FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...] | 2009-09-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW |
09STOCKHOLM578 | INVITATION FOR SECRETARY CLINTON AND SPECIAL ENVOY STERN [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: If the Secretary and Special Envoy Stern are unavailable, Post recommends Deputy Secretary Lew or a similarly high-level USG official attend EU Development Days October 22-24 in order to present U.S. development priorities to EU Development Ministers and the [...] | 2009-09-11 05:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN OVIP EAID ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM586 | AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministers will address Afghanisan and Pakistan (AfPak),Iran, and the South Caucasus at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) September 14-15. AfPak talks will center on fleshing out the EU's new regional strategy, reaction to final election results, [...] | 2009-09-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EUN IR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM597 | RISE IN AFGHAN AND SOMALI MINORS TO SWEDEN, NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: A sharp rise in unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan and Somalia has been reported in Sweden, Norway and Finland, according to UNHCR's regional office in Stockholm. UNHCR explains that the teens are smuggled through Europe in order to escape deteriorating security and economic s [...] | 2009-09-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL UNHCR EUN NO FI SW |
09STOCKHOLM605 | SWEDISH VIEWS ON RECENT TURKEY/CYPRUS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Swedish MFA officers told us September 23 that "those closest" to the on-going Cyprus talks, including UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer, were optimistic about a "break-through" in November. With regards to Turkey, the Swedes admit there is a deal in place between French Presiden [...] | 2009-09-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM610 | KREMLIN COLD SHOULDER: EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT SET FOR [...] (C) Summary: Moscow finally agreed to attend the EU-Russia Summit to be hosted by the Swedish EU Presidency in Stockholm on November 18. But the Russians are still refusing a bilateral leaders' meeting between President Medvedev and PM Reinfeldt. Comment: The agreed summit date relieves some [...] | 2009-09-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RU SW |
09STOCKHOLM615 | "WE LOOK UNCOORDINATED": SWEDES "EMBARRASSED" BY [...] (C) In a September 25 discussion with Poloff, Swedish Desk Officer for Iran, Ulf Samuelsson, confirmed media reports that Sweden, as EU President, did not/not walk out during Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's UNGA speech on September 24. He said the red lines agreed upon by the EU-27 -- the denial o [...] | 2009-09-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR UN EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM653 | SWEDEN SUPPORTING EU-POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM654 | SWEDISH PREVIEW OF OCTOBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel told poloff on October 16 that the October 26-7 GAERC will be done according to the "Bildt Format," which begins with a dinner on the 26th, and a full day of discussions on the 27th. The dinner topics are: --Iran non-proliferation issues, and maybe [...] | 2009-10-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM667 | SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...] | 2009-10-23 14:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NK EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM668 | SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...] | 2009-10-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NK EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM669 | SWEDISH MFA: EU TESTING THE WATERS WITH BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BM SW |
09STOCKHOLM677 | SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...] | 2009-10-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM691 | SWEDISH LEFT PARTY'S FOREIGN POLICY GOALS: TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, MP Hans Linde, the Left Party's foreign affairs spokesman, gave poloff a preview of his party's policy priorities, including on labor rights and Afghanistan -- two issues which are obstacles to consensus within the opposition Red-Green Coalition. Coalition parties [...] | 2009-11-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU EUN AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM692 | MORE TURKEY TIDBITS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM707 | SOCIAL DEM LEADER SAHLIN MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, Ambassador met with Social Democratic Party (SDP) Leader Mona Sahlin. Highlights of the conversation were: SDP supports Sweden's continued mission in Afghanistan; Sahlin would like to see increased cooperation with the U.S. on environment and cultural issues; and th [...] | 2009-11-10 09:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM709 | SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...] | 2009-11-12 12:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM711 | SWEDISH GOSSIP ON NEW EU POSITIONS [...] (C) On November 11, Swedish Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel gave acting PolCouns the Swedish scoop on the wheeling and dealing for new positions in Brussels. Reinfeldt has already spoken with each EU Member State and the announcement of the November 19 extraordinary meeting is an indicati [...] | 2009-11-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM712 | SWEDEN'S MENU FOR THE NOV. 16-7 SUPER GAERC [...] (C) Summary: On November 11, Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed November 16-7 Super GAERC points with Acting PolCouns. Highlights include: improving EU-NATO cooperation; deciding on a way forward with Russia; preparing for the EU-Ukraine Summit; extending sanctions on Belarus; impr [...] | 2009-11-12 13:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RU AF IS SW |
09STOCKHOLM720 | SWEDES ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs on November 6 met with Swedish MFA Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tobias Thyberg to discuss the November 18 EU-Russian Summit in Stockholm. The summit agenda will focus on climate change, the financial crisis, and energy issues. Leaders are also expec [...] | 2009-11-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RU SW |
09STOCKHOLM738 | SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON IRAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Swedish FM Bildt is skeptical but not dogmatic about the likely effectiveness of Iran sanctions. His experts tell him sanctions on the energy sector will not be enforceable, and while sanctions on the financial sector would have an immediate effect, Iran would quickly develop "wor [...] | 2009-11-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EUN IR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM750 | SWEDEN ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Parliament's smooth approval of legislation extending Sweden's military presence in Afghanistan through 2010 augurs well for a long-term troop presence, and there is strong support for a three-year, USD 170 million assistanc [...] | 2009-11-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM751 | SWEDISH PLAN FOR EU ADVISORY MILITARY MISSION TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On November 30, Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director for the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Brigadier General Lennart Bengtsson, MFA Military Advisor, briefed Poloffs on Swedish plans for discussion of the EUFOR A [...] | 2009-11-30 16:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EUN NATO BK SW |
09STOCKHOLM754 | SWEDEN CLAIMS NOTHING NEW IN DRAFT FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 15:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IS SW |
09STOCKHOLM755 | READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm did not result in significant breakthroughs, but Sweden delivered on tangibles such as the launch of five cross border cooperation programs to which Russia contributed EUR 103 million ($155 million),the start of expert level talks on a framework [...] | 2009-12-03 15:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN RU SW |
09STOCKHOLM756 | SWEDEN ON DECEMBER GAC/FAC AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff discussed the December 7-8 GAC/FAC agenda with Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel on December 3. The General Affairs Council (GAC) will discuss enlargement problems regarding Turkey (slow progress on Ankara),Macedonia (name problem),and Serbia (Serbian authorities t [...] | 2009-12-03 16:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM782 | SWEDEN GRABS THE LAST OF THE TURKEY [...] (C) Both Hakan Emsgard, MFA Director General for Europe, and Peder Spangberg, Turkey desk officer, confirmed to us today that Sweden was moving forward with the opening of Turkey's environment chapter of the EU acquis. The report is "technically finished," Spangberg said, and is currently bei [...] | 2009-12-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM794 | SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...] | 2009-12-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM797 | SWEDEN'S CONCERNS ON TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN, [...] (C) Sweden officially welcomes the possibility of Turkey launching a PRT in Jowzjan Province (Ref A),which the Swedes currently patrol, though Stockholm is increasingly concerned over Ankara's unwillingness to take responsibility for provincial security and force protection for civilians trav [...] | 2009-12-23 10:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW |
09TALLINN193 | Estonia Response to July GAERC Topics [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division on July 22 to discuss reftel GAERC topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: 2. (C) Georgia: Meius stated the only possible long-term solution respects Georgia's independence, territo [...] | 2009-07-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN EUN |
09TALLINN252 | Estonia: Soy Issues for EU ACM Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EN |
09TALLINN261 | Estonia's Gymnich Agenda [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 3 to discuss reftel Gymnich topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions for the four main Gymnich topics: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about the deteriorating human rights situ [...] | 2009-09-03 11:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EN |
09TALLINN263 | GOE SAYS ETS WILL NOT APPLY TO MILITARY FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 14:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV EUN EN |
09TALLINN267 | Estonian Response to September GAERC Points [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 10. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Iran: Iran was discussed the previous week at the Gymnich, and there is little new. The GOE believes diplomatic pressure must rema [...] | 2009-09-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EN |
09TALLINN313 | ESTONIA: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EN KIPR |
09TALLINN315 | Estonia: Response to October GAERC Points [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on October 22. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Afghanistan/Pakistan: Estonia believes the EU must play a more visible role in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and make this region a priori [...] | 2009-10-23 13:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EN |
09TALLINN331 | Estonian Response for November GAERC [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on November 12. Meius provided a laundry list of topics for the November Jumbo GAERC, including: 2. Russia: EU Foreign Ministers will discuss Russia in advance of the November 18 - 19 EU [...] | 2009-11-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN EN |
09TALLINN370 | Estonia Supports Macedonia's EU Negotiations [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 16 to Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central and Southern Europe. Idarand replied that Estonia shares the USG opinion and supports the EC's recommendation to start formal accession negotiations with Macedonia. However, Idarand said that Greece and C [...] | 2009-11-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN MK EN |
09TALLINN78 | ESTONIA ON ECON CRISIS: TRUST THE FREE MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with Econoff, Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank and MFA officials concurred with most reftel points on the financial crisis, but noted that they do not feel the EU needs to increase the size of its stimulus package. GOE officials question whether the IM [...] | 2009-03-26 12:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN |
09THEHAGUE263 | CWC: UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP IN THE HAGUE [...] (U) On March 26-27, 2009, the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Clingendael Institute for International Relations and VERTIC co-hosted a workshop on UN Security Council Resolution 1540 in The Hague. Participants included representatives from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPC [...] | 2009-04-22 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PARM PREL PTER CWC KPAO UNSC |
09THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF JULY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of the July 27-28 GAERC meeting, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials briefed EMBOFFS on Dutch positions on the Swedish Presidency, the Baltic Sea Cooperation plan, Iceland, Somalia, Iran, and the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia. Few concrete de [...] | 2009-07-24 10:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE519 | NETHERLANDS: SOY ISSUE VEXES GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is fully aware of recent findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in U.S. soy product shipments (ref A). The Agriculture Minister intends to raise the issue at the September 7 EU Ag Council meeting. The Dutch food/feed industry is a large consumer of soy product [...] | 2009-09-01 09:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE636 | NETHERLANDS: URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN EU'S [...] (U) URGENT ACTION REQUEST: This is a joint message from AmEmbassy The Hague and USEU. The Dutch are approaching an October 27 deadline and request USG assistance if possible. Please see paragraphs 7-9. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: On the margins of the October 15-16 Belgiu [...] | 2009-10-23 13:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE75 | NETHERLANDS: MIXED REACTION TO USG RETALIATION IN WTO BEEF [...] SUMMARY: Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officials cautioned that some EU Member States may push for more protectionist measures in response to the USTR's decision to increase tariffs (reftel),rather than finalizing the U.S.-EU "negotiated solution." The GONL will push the Commission and [...] | 2009-02-03 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EUN NL |
09TOKYO2112 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING SRI LANKA ON [...] (C) On September 10, Embassy Poloff and Embassy USAID Counselor separately delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida and MOFA International Cooperation Bureau Director Hikariko Ono, urging that Japan join the U.S. in pressing the Government [...] | 2009-09-11 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN |
09TOKYO290 | GOJ TAKING "WAIT-AND-SEE" APPROACH ON IRENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told econoff the GOJ is still evaluating participation in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) following the January 26-27 founding conference in Bonn. Officials state the GOJ must address four concerns before it can join, [...] | 2009-02-06 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL EUN TBIO GM JA |
09TOKYO925 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE G8 EXPERT LEVEL MEETING ON [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officials responsible for UNSCR 1540 and the G8 Non-Proliferation Director's Group (NPDG) April 20. Nonproliferation Division official Naoto Ito [...] | 2009-04-22 03:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EUN KPAO PREL PTER UNSC JA |
09TRIPOLI579 | EU FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT HANGS ON ICC, TRADE, MIGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM ETRD EFIS EUN LY |
09TRIPOLI643 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH THE EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Development, Stefano Manservisi, on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya. Manservisi requested the meeting to discuss current U.S. priorities in Afric [...] | 2009-08-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU EUN SO LY |
09UNVIEVIENNA15 | CHINA IN VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (SBU) Mission conveyed to the Permanent Mission of France, host of the January 22 meeting, Ref A instructions that the U.S. supports inviting Russia and Poland to the meeting, if the Afghan ambassador here concurs. According to the French Mis [...] | 2009-01-16 08:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN CH |
09UNVIEVIENNA20 | NEW AFGHAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FRIENDS GROUP, IAEA [...] (SBU) Ambassador and DCM met with new Afghanistan ambassador Abdul Shoogufan on January 16 to discuss the Friends of Afghanistan Group, and UNODC and IAEA issues. Shoogufan stressed that most of Afghanistan's problems have been imported from neighbors and spoke at length about the challenge o [...] | 2009-01-22 08:58:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR JA PK UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA3 | AFGHAN MINISTERS TALK COUNTERNARCOTICS IN VIENNA [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Paris Pact meeting in Vienna on December 15-16, Ambassador and DCM met with Afghanistan's Minister of Counternarcotics General Khodaidad, Deputy Minister of Interior General Daud Daud, and other Afghan officials. The Ministers complained about the lack of countern [...] | 2009-01-09 08:26:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR CA GM JA PK SW UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA6 | PARIS PACT BREAKS NEW GROUND [...] (SBU) The Sixth Policy Consultative Group Meeting of the Paris Pact Initiative was held in Vienna December 15-16, 2008. African states participated in this annual meeting for the first time. Members reviewed the 2008 roundtables and approved three for 2009. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Mar [...] | 2009-01-12 12:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN AF FR IR CA PK UN RS ZK |
09UNVIEVIENNA7 | FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN TO MEET AGAIN JANUARY 22 [...] (U) This is an action request for IO, INL and SCA. Please see Para 8. 2. (U) The French Mission will host the next meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan Group (Ref A) on January 22. The draft agenda includes corruption, precursors, UNODC Independence Evaluation Unit report on Afgha [...] | 2009-01-12 14:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1140 | THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...] | 2009-08-17 12:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS117 | EU Commission Forecasts Significant Worsening in EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission released on January 19 its interim economic forecasts, advancing their release date by a full month due to the exceptionally difficult economic circumstances. The forecasts recognize that the impact on the real economy became more pronounced after the eve [...] | 2009-01-28 11:47:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1172 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 10:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09USEUBRUSSELS12 | EU TO ATTEND SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) On December 23, PolOff delivered REF A invitation to the first meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) to Didier Lenoir of the EU Council Secretariat. Lenoir confirmed on January 5 that he and Heli Pekka Heinonen, from the EU Military Staff, would attend the meeting in New Y [...] | 2009-01-06 17:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1319 | EU DAIRY FARMERS SEEK TO REVERSE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EU dairy farmer protests are rapidly escalating into a widening milk delivery strike. The crisis in the EU dairy industry is due to decreased demand as a consequence of the economic crisis. Production of dairy products in the EU has been regulated/managed/protected since the mi [...] | 2009-09-30 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1331 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09USEUBRUSSELS1334 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 16:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09USEUBRUSSELS1338 | JOSCHKA FISCHER DISCUSS NABUCCO WITH AMB. [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On September 17, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, DoE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, and Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Murray met with former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, now a special advisor to [...] | 2009-10-02 09:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1343 | EURO-BURMA NETWORK ENCOURAGES PRESSURE ON EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives from the Euro-Burma Network during a September 29 meeting with the Charge, lauded the recent Burma policy review and encouraged the U.S. to continue to lead coordination with the EU. The delegation was concerned that the EU will now attempt to lift sanctions an [...] | 2009-10-02 14:23:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC BU EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1382 | EU INVITES U.S. TO DISCUSS CURRENT SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) The Swedish EU Presidency has convoked an October 16 meeting between EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors and representatives of non-EU NATO Allies and EU accession candidates to discuss: -- EU counter-piracy operations; -- The EU police [...] | 2009-10-14 15:51:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1403 | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Annual Recommendations [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) recommendations for USG and EU engagement include increased effort on the financial crisis, climate change, upstream regulatory co-operation, and bilateral co-operation in various sectors. End summary. 2. (U) In advance of the October [...] | 2009-10-20 16:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN OEXC EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1404 | ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-21 05:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS141 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.4 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide another confirmation of the deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.4 percent in December 2008 (up from 7.3 percent [...] | 2009-01-30 16:55:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1420 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solid agenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in [...] | 2009-10-22 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1477 | EU COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON CLIMATE FINANCING [...] (SBU) This is an initial spot report of the climate outcomes of the EU Council. USEU will provide further detail next week after conversations with EU officials. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts from the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission, EU Heads of State and Government fail [...] | 2009-10-30 15:31:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EWWT EUN KGHG SENV TRGY |
09USEUBRUSSELS1478 | EU RESPONSE TO S/CRS NON-PAPER ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 15:50:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1516 | ENERGY CHAPTER IS BOTTOM LINE FOR TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU stressed in a November 5 meeting that the opening of the Energy Chapter is a crucial step in Turkey-EU relations, and could pave the way for an agreement on the Southern Corridor. However, the inability of the EU to advance the a [...] | 2009-11-10 17:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL TU EUN XS |
09USEUBRUSSELS1569 | EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS [...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...] | 2009-11-23 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS |
09USEUBRUSSELS1663 | EU CONSULAR CONFERENCES ILLUSTRATE IMPACT OF [...] (U) Summary: The USEU senior consular representative attended two EU consular seminars in November as an observer. The first concerned consular assistance to EU nationals in third countries and the second, international adoptions. The object of both conferences was to move toward harmonizing [...] | 2009-12-11 12:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS EUN KOCI |
09USEUBRUSSELS1681 | EUPOL COPPS LOOKING FOR EXPANSION AND GREATER USSC [...] (S/NF) Summary: The EU Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) implements police training and mentoring programs and serves as a clearing house for EU Member States, bilateral financial contributions to the Palestinian police. Begun in early 2006 as a 33-person financ [...] | 2009-12-18 06:46:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | KPMI WE EUN PREL PINS XF WBG |
09USEUBRUSSELS226 | Barroso's economic stimulant on the rocks? [...] (SBU) Summary: The 5 billion euro EU-level portion of Europe's economic stimulus package appears to be foundering on the absence of funds, doubts about its effectiveness and plain old politics. Commission President Barroso will push hard, but a more likely outcome is a longer-term increase in e [...] | 2009-02-18 10:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ECPS PINT EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS241 | NO EU FUNDING PLANS FOR AIRBUS A350XWB [...] (SBU) According to officials at DG Transport and Energy and DG Competition, the European Union has no plans to fund the development of the Airbus A350XWB or to provide launch aid. 2. (SBU) Industry contacts have heard no rumors of funding from Brussels, but thought that there would be pres [...] | 2009-02-20 14:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND ETRD EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS414 | EU/CHINA: FERRERO-WALDNER WILLING TO RAISE GAO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner plans to visit China during the week of March 30, and may be willing to raise the case of political prisoner Gao Zhisheng if asked by the United States to do so, acc [...] | 2009-03-23 18:02:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS423 | EU ENVOY REACHES OUT TO NEW U.S. ENVOY ON SUDAN [...] EU Special Representative for Sudan Torben Brylle welcomed the U.S. announcement of a new Special Envoy for Sudan and has asked that post transmit his letter of congratulations. Post understands that Ambassador Brylle has been in touch separately with AF/SPG regarding his request for a meeti [...] | 2009-03-24 15:33:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SU EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS466 | AFPAK: WHITE PAPER AND SUMMIT DELIVERABLES [...] (U) As instructed (REF A),Charge d'Affaires, Political Minister-Counselor, and Pol Off relayed points for the April 5 U.S.-EU Summit to Robert Cooper, Council Secretariat Director for Politico-Military Affairs; Marek Grela, Council Secretariat Director for Transatlantic Relations; Ivo Sramek, [...] | 2009-03-31 15:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS554 | THIRD STATES LEVERAGING ESDP TO PURSUE THEIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 16:23:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS567 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to Brussels. The members of the European Union's Political and Security Committee (PSC) look forward to meeting with you April 22 and exchanging ideas on Israeli-Palestinian and broader regional peace. The President heard from EU heads of state/government in [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP MITCHELL AMGT PREL EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS568 | GETTING THE EU TO EXTEND AND REINFORCE ITS [...] (C//NF) Summary. There is an emerging agreement among EU member states to extend the EU's naval operation off the coast of Somalia until December 2010. Discussions are moving beyond extending the mission to include addressing the root causes of piracy. We will have three opportunities in t [...] | 2009-04-16 15:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS582 | UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Per reftel, the following information is provided for USEU's TFCO. There is no deputy TFCO designated. TFCO Name: Lorelei Snyder Title: Terrorist Finance, Sanctions Officer Tel: 32-(0)2-508-2673 Email: snyderlg@state.gov, snyderlg@state.sgov.gov Murray [...] | 2009-04-20 15:18:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS587 | UPDATE ON EU COUNTER-PIRACY DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C//NF) Diplomatic and military interlocutors from the UK Permanent Representation to the EU told PolOff on April 21 that if the U.S. wants NATO to take the lead for counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, we will have to do the "heavy lifting." Our UK contacts also confirmed th [...] | 2009-04-22 05:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS622 | INTRODUCING THE EU, PART VII: EU-U.S. COOPERATION UNDER THE [...] (U) Policy consultation and coordination between the United States and European Union has grown enormously over the past decade, and in many respects now rivals the level of discussion we have with such key allies as the UK, Germany and Japan. Our policy relationship with the EU differs from [...] | 2009-04-30 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS628 | EU ON SRI LANKA IMF LOAN [...] (C) On April 29, Poloff shared reftel points with EU presidency, Council Secretariat, and Commission officials responsible for relations with Sri Lanka. While IMF representation is a member state competency, the EU Council Secretariat has asked member states to communicate their position on S [...] | 2009-04-30 16:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS642 | EU ANTI-PIRACY FORCE GROWING STRONGER, MAY EXPAND [...] (C) Summary: The EU's counter-piracy force off the coast of Somalia has grown to 12 ships and four maritime patrol aircraft, with Member States still pledging new forces and in some cases keeping their ships in the operation longer than originally planned. As p art of the operation's mid- [...] | 2009-05-06 08:56:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS692 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHES COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (C//NF) Summary: On May 13, the European Commission committed to a 1.75 million euro program to support regional judicial capacity for pirate prosecutions in East Africa. The EU hopes this program, which will be implemented in concert with the UN, will allay the Government of Kenya's concer [...] | 2009-05-14 18:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS716 | EU MILITARY STAFF HEAD ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (C//NF) Summary: On May 13, Lt. Gen. David Leakey, Director General of the EU Military Staff, briefed USEU's Charg and political officers on military aspects of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),and the outlook for NATO-EU relations. Leakey was pessimistic on the prospects f [...] | 2009-05-20 17:29:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS725 | EU FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS FOCUS ON RUSSIA, [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meetings May 18-19 brought together foreign, defense, and development ministers in a complex choreography of meetings in Brussels. During the meetings, foreign ministers laid plans for the June European Council [...] | 2009-05-26 14:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR RS BM IR BK XW XF CE EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS733 | EU RULE OF LAW MISSION IN IRAQ TO INCREASE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: USEU political officers were briefed May 27 by Stephen White, who heads the EU's Rule of Law mission for Iraq (EU JUSTLEX). White described the training undertaken in Europe since 2005 and the decision to undertake several pilot training programs in Iraq as a [...] | 2009-05-27 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN IZ KJUS MARR MOPS PINS PREL |
09USEUBRUSSELS751 | EU MEMBERS WELCOME NATO COUNTER-PIRACY MISSION, WITH U.S. FORCE COMMITMENT [...] (C//NF) Summary: Over the past few weeks, several EU-based diplomats and military officers from key Allies as well as EU officials have told USEU that they see room for both NATO and the EU to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. They add, however, that the NATO counter-piracy force, to [...] | 2009-05-29 17:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN EWWT MARR MOPS PREL XF XW |
09USEUBRUSSELS810 | EU CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL COUNTER-PIRACY ACTIVITIES [...] (C//NF) Summary: (C//NF) The EU is providing to the U.S. and other UNSC Perm Five and G-8 governments a copy of a letter that EU High Rep Javier Solana has sent to EU Foreign and Defense Ministers. The letter describes additional steps the EU can take to combat piracy off the coast of Soma [...] | 2009-06-11 10:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS814 | EU/BURMA SANCTIONS: HOW U.S. CAN HELP [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 6 and 12. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: EU ministers will discuss options for the EU Burma sanctions policy at the June 15 GAERC. No final decision is expected before a verdict is issued in the current Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial. Bank designations are [...] | 2009-06-12 11:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PGOV ETRD EMIN PHUM KDEM BM EUN FR |
09USEUBRUSSELS839 | EU LENGTHENS COUNTER-PIRACY FORCE MANDATE [...] (C) On June 15, EU foreign ministers approved an extension of the EU counter-piracy Operation ATALANTA's mandate until December 13, 2010. According to the EU,s official public statement announcing the extension, the decision was taken with a view to facilitating future force generation for [...] | 2009-06-19 05:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS88 | DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S SEPARATIST REGIONS: EU [...] (C) Mission delegation, led by Charg, delivered Ref A points January 21 to Helga Schmid, Director of the EU Council Secretariat's Policy Unit. She responded that the EU was very much on board with respect to using "carrots" with Georgia to lure especially Abkhazia away from a Russian embrac [...] | 2009-01-23 18:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS894 | EU-U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICIES CONVERGING [...] (C) Summary: During biannual consultations on Latin American issues June 24, U.S. and EU officials agreed to seek opportunities to work together with select countries or regions, including, potentially, on counternarcotics and biofuels development in Bolivia and citizen security and renewable [...] | 2009-06-30 08:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XM EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS910 | NEXT STEPS IN FURTHERING U.S. - EU CIVILIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRS PREL EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS915 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO [...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 2 confirmed a broad pattern of deterioration on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.9 percent in May 2009 (up from 8.7 in April). Une [...] | 2009-07-02 13:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
09USNATO121 | USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Brigadier General Errico and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on March [...] | 2009-03-25 13:08:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK |
09USNATO254 | NATO-KOSOVO: EUSR FEITH STRESSES NEED FOR U.S. AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Special Representative Feith told NATO Permanent Representatives on June 9 that, while he thought conditions were appropriate for a KFOR drawdown, a continued U.S. and NATO presence in Kosovo and the region would remain critical. He advised that KFOR should retain the ability t [...] | 2009-06-12 14:54:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK KV |
09USNATO323 | USNATO: SWEDISH FM BILDT STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt briefed the NAC on Sweden's goals for its EU Presidency. FM Bildt, with U.S. backing, emphasized the need for a true NATO-EU strategic partnership to confront common challenges. Ambassador Daalder called on the EU to do more in Afghanist [...] | 2009-07-28 15:36:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS BK KV EUN |
09USNATO374 | USNATO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (C/NF) You are visiting NATO at a time when the new NATO Secretary General, Allies, and non NATO partners are refining mission priorities and reviewing current resource commitments to align with planned commitments. The new NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is setting an ambitiou [...] | 2009-09-02 16:35:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL AF PK IK EUN |
09USNATO596 | WAY FORWARD ON SUPPORTING EUPOL EXPANSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: We believe there may be an opportunity to enhance ISAF support for the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). Turkey and EU officials have indicated privately that they might be open to engaging on such an initiative. Unless instructed otherwise, USNATO intends to work inform [...] | 2009-12-22 15:13:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV EUN MARR AF PINS |
09USOSCE89 | U.S.-EU SPRING CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE: DETERMINING [...] (U) The EU hosted on March 6 a U.S. delegation, headed by USOSCE Charge Kyle Scott and EUR/RPM Office Director Bruce Turner, for the semi-annual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The discussions ranged over a variety of topics con [...] | 2009-04-08 13:27:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM OSCE EUN |
09USUNNEWYORK411 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH EU HIGH REP JAVIER [...] (C) SUMMARY. EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana told Ambassador Rice on April 16 he thought Tehran would respond publicly to the April 8 P5 1 offer on engagement before entering into a discussion with the P5 1 about the possibility and modalities of a m [...] | 2009-04-22 19:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC EUN |
09USUNNEWYORK483 | SWEDISH POLITICAL DIRECTOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING EU [...] (SBU) Swedish Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told Ambassador Rice on May 6 that Sweden's priority during its upcoming EU presidency would be to prepare to address EU institutional issues under the assumption that the Lisbon Treaty would be fully ratified by the end of the year. Lyrvall thou [...] | 2009-05-12 01:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC EUN |
09USUNNEWYORK770 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...] | 2009-08-14 22:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN |
09VALLETTA141 | MALTA: PLEDGE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DETAILS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER MT |
09VALLETTA421 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 29 to MFA coordinator for Environment, Second Secretary David Ellul. 2. Ellul expressed appreciation for the information provided and indicated that Malta, following the EU lead, was in general agreement on the need to have major emerging countr [...] | 2009-09-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN MT |
09VALLETTA488 | MALTA: BELARUS SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 17:18:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO PREL EUN PHUM |
09VALLETTA497 | MALTA: DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED DPRK ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC MT |
09VIENNA107 | AUSTRIA'S ECON MINISTRY FAVORS A NON-HORMONE BEEF [...] (SBU) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel talking points to Gabriele Meon-Tschuertz, Head of U.S. trade in the Department of European Integration and Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy. Meon-Tschuertz declined to give an official GOA reaction, saying the issue is an EU matter [...] | 2009-01-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EUN AU |
09VIENNA1081 | Austrian Economy Looking Up; Long Haul Ahead [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy shrank 0.4% in Q2/2009 (versus the previous quarter),a sign of stabilization after the 2.7% first quarter contraction. Economists say the recession is coming to an end in Austria, but do not expect a swift upturn in the second half, and see further deterioration in [...] | 2009-08-26 09:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA1113 | BIOTECH SOY: AUSTRIAN FEED INDUSTRY PRESSES GOA [...] (SBU) Neither the Economic Ministry nor the Agriculture Ministry, which has the lead within the GOA on the feed imports, would respond to the soy demarche (reftel). The head of the Department for Plant Production Monika Stangl told us the GoA is currently still determining its position for the [...] | 2009-09-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA1117 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GYMNICH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 08:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1154 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1262 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HORN OF AFRICA AID THROUGH EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN AU |
09VIENNA1269 | Austria Economic Outlook - Bottom Reached, Modest Growth in [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy will post a deep recession for 2009, but economists expect stabilization in the second half and are increasingly optimistic for 2010 (growth of 1.0%). Government stimulus must continue in order not to stifle the weak recovery. Pressure on the labor market will persi [...] | 2009-10-02 11:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA1353 | Demarche Delivered (Biotech Votes at Oct. 19 EU Meetings) [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Austria's Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management; Health Ministry; and Ministry for Economic Affairs. 2. (U) Dr. Michel Haas (of Austria's Health Ministry) told FAS representative that Austria will vote ag [...] | 2009-10-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO AU |
09VIENNA1378 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief met October 21 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent, to deliver ref email points and discuss the October 26-27 GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Afghanistan: GAERC participants will discuss the post-election political environmental and how the EU can [...] | 2009-10-22 12:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1381 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: AUSTRIA INSISTING ON [...] (SBU) Emboffs discussed reftel with Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Department of Multilateral Trade at the Economics Ministry, and Ingrid Frasl, Legal Advisor on WTO issues. Habermayer said the GOA fully supports the EC?s proposal to create a mandatory Geographical Indications (GI) register [...] | 2009-10-27 09:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR AU |
09VIENNA1390 | BACKGROUND TO NOMINATION OF JOHANNES HAHN AS [...] (U) Summary. Johannes Hahn, Austria's EU Commissioner-designate, is a compromise candidate chosen by the Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) to end a damaging political fight. Hahn has had a mixed reputation as Science and Research Minister (since 2007). He has been willing to t [...] | 2009-10-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN AU |
09VIENNA1427 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO PREL EUN PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1450 | STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Richard Kessler, Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA),and David Fite, HCFA Staff Member, discussed the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna November 9 with GOA officials and MPs from key political parties. The Staffdel emphasized that the U.S. seeks to en [...] | 2009-11-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS EUN IR AU |
09VIENNA1451 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1491 | AUSTRIA: SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EU GR MK PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1534 | Previewing Austria's Johannes Hahn as EU Regional Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers political background on Johannes Hahn, the 51-year-old Vienna native slated to become European Commissioner for Regional Policy in the second Barroso cabinet. Hahn, who has served as GoA science/higher education minister since 2007, was a surprise candidate fo [...] | 2009-12-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AU EUN |
09VIENNA1556 | AUSTRIA: BURGENLANDERS REMAIN EU-SKEPTICS, DESPITE BENEFITS [...] Summary: Burgenland, Austria's smallest and poorest province, has benefitted enormously from EU membership and the opening of the Hungarian border at the end of the Cold War. Local members of Austria's two governing parties - the Social Democrats (SPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) - a [...] | 2009-12-10 07:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN AU |
09VIENNA1577 | EU STUDY PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE OF AUSTRIAN TURKISH [...] (U) Summary: An EU study on minorities released December 9 gives a mixed picture of Austria's Turkish community. The results indicate that ethnic Turks face less discrimination in Austria than in other EU countries with substantial Turkish immigrant communities. At the same time, however, Aus [...] | 2009-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU |
09VIENNA190 | AUSTRIA CAUTIOUS ON MAURITANIA, BUT SUPPORTS THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 11:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09VIENNA202 | EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE VOTE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to contacts in Austria's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (Cabinet of the Minister and departments of International Trade and Plant Cultivation),Ministry of Health (departments of Biotechnology and Consumer Health),and Economic Ministry (Department of Mul [...] | 2009-02-24 08:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA225 | Austrian Airlines Financial Situation Grim; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Austrian Airlines (AUA) is in increasingly dire financial straits despite bridge loans from the GoA. On February 19, new management announced a 2008 operating loss of EUR 100-125 million which would wipe out half of AUA's remaining capital base. Including financial items (wri [...] | 2009-02-26 15:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EUN AU |
09VIENNA279 | SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE: DETAILS ON AUSTRIA'S [...] Per reftel, Post sought clarification on Austrian assistance to Palestinians -- specifically GoA pledges made on March 2 in Sharm al-Sheikh -- from the Middle East desk officer at the Department for Development Assistance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lydia Saadat. Saadat confirmed tha [...] | 2009-03-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PHUM KPAL KWGB EUN AU |
09VIENNA295 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] Polchief met with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, March 11 to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC and GYMNICH. Famira offered the following views: -- Montenegro: The GOA is in favor of submitting Montenegro's EU application to the European Commission for its formal op [...] | 2009-03-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL SU MW BO AU |
09VIENNA296 | Austrian Outlook on Central/ Eastern [...] SUMMARY: As leading investors and bankers in Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe (CESEE),Austrians have developed broad expertise on the region. The latest forecast by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) paints a negative but differentiated picture. As a group, [...] | 2009-03-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN XH TU RS KZ CH |
09VIENNA307 | AUSTRIA ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Austria's Finance Ministry welcomed reftel demarche, painting a more nuanced picture of the current crisis than the media portrayal. The GoA supports U.S. initiatives to expand IMF/MDB engagement and sees better coordination now between the EU, IMF, and MDBs (e.g. in the case of [...] | 2009-03-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL AU |
09VIENNA312 | Europe's AgBiotech Nemesis on a Roll: Austria Follows [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government sees itself "on a roll" in its long-standing campaign against agricultural biotech following the EU Environment Council's March 2 decision allowing Austria (and Hungary) to maintain national bans on cultivation of two EU-approved genetically-modified corn vari [...] | 2009-03-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA329 | Austrian Economy Heads South; Bottoming Out? [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy plunged into recession in late 2008, due primarily to falling exports and industrial production. Private household consumption has help up so far. In January and February, the number of unemployed and part-time workers rose sharply in many industries. Economists n [...] | 2009-03-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA346 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 07:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN AU |
09VIENNA379 | ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRIA -- REACHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. policy on climate change and the environment are a key yardstick Austrians use to judge USG credibility as a global actor. Austria is also fertile ground for climate diplomacy, as an environmentally conscious but growth-minded country that has fallen woefully short of its K [...] | 2009-03-30 14:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL KGHG OPRC EUN AU |
09VIENNA402 | Austrian Recession Deep, Budget Deficit [...] SUMMARY: Austria's export-oriented economy has plunged into a much deeper recession than expected but will still outperform Germany. Leading Austrian forecasters have drastically downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (now projected to contract by 2.2-2.7%). The recession is severe [...] | 2009-04-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA483 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief met April 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Iran: There will be no debate on Iran. The EU will adopt a set of conclusions supporting the new U.S. approach to Iran an [...] | 2009-04-23 10:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA496 | TURKISH FM RAISES EU ACCESSION, PKK IN VIENNA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 16 visit to Vienna, Turkish FM Babacan urged GOA leaders to avoid speaking out against Turkey's EU accession bid and told reporters that Turkey would be a very different country by the time it was ready to join the EU. Babacan, who met with Austrian President Fisc [...] | 2009-04-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EUN TU AM AJ CY AU |
09VIENNA553 | Gas Regulators On Lessons Learned From Russia-Ukraine [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post recently attended a closed-door workshop for European regulators on "Experiences from the January 2009 gas crisis" hosted by Austrian energy regulator E-Control. The workshop's central findings (as summarized by E-Control head Walter Boltz): -- Europe suffered more from poor [...] | 2009-05-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL AU EUN |
09VIENNA559 | Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...] | 2009-05-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA577 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 07:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA60 | Taking Stock of Austria's Financial Markets [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government was decisive in crafting a EUR 100 billion financial sector rescue package in October, but implementation has been slow. Credit is scarce; demand is weak for GoA-guaranteed interbank funding; only one major bank (Hypo Alpe Adria) has gotten actual equity from [...] | 2009-01-16 13:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON AU EUN |
09VIENNA615 | Austrian Economy - Rough First Quarter, More Pain to Come [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy contracted 2.8% in the first quarter of 2009 (versus Q4/2008) on the basis of falling exports and investments; GDP is expected to shrink by at least 3% in 2009 and stagnate in 2010. Economists expect Austria's second quarter downturn to be less steep, but express un [...] | 2009-05-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA659 | AUSTRIA: RIGHTWING PARTY EXPECTED TO GAIN IN EU [...] (U) Summary: The rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is expected to place third in the June 7 elections for the European Parliament with about 17 percent of the vote, nearly three times the share it drew in the 2004 elections. The governing Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP [...] | 2009-06-05 08:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN EP AU |
09VIENNA697 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA78 | AUSTRIA: GAZA TO DOMINATE JANUARY 26-27 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PREL PGOV AU |
09VIENNA804 | Austria Pushing Member State "Self-Determination" Over [...] (U) At the EU Agricultural Council in Luxembourg June 25, Austria proposed establishing Member State (MS) "self-determination" over cultivating transgenic agricultural crops, even those approved by the European Commission. Building on four qualified majority votes (the latest in March 2009) ag [...] | 2009-07-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA856 | Austria's Economic Outlook - Deep Recession in 2009, [...] SUMMARY: After a dismal first quarter, Austria is confronting a deeper recession than projected earlier this year. As a result, Austria's two leading economic institutes have downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (contraction of 3.4-4.3%) and 2010 (stagnation). Austria's recession [...] | 2009-07-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
09VIENNA895 | AUSTRIANS WARY OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GG AU |
09VIENNA912 | AUSTRIA: EU TO DISCUSS AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATION AT [...] (C) Polchief discussed agenda items for the July 27-28 GAERC on July 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira said GAERC participants will discuss EU-Iran relations in light of the latest election and the crackdown on protesters. They will consider options for handling the in [...] | 2009-07-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN IR IC AU |
09VILNIUS139 | GAERC: SPOTLIGHT ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on the Eastern Partnership (EaP),Belarus and European Council Conclusions at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL continues to support Belarus' participation in the Eastern Partnership. The GOL supports extending sanctions against Belarus fo [...] | 2009-03-16 09:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS152 | LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES FOR NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius invited DCM in on March 20 to discuss the April 3-4 NATO Summit and the GOL's desire to avoid the sort of differences that emerged at the recent NATO Ministerial. Leskevicius said the GOL is now "pretty happ [...] | 2009-03-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO RU LH |
09VILNIUS189 | LIBERTAS RECRUITS RESPECTED EUROPARLIAMENT [...] Declan Ganley, founder of the Pan-European party Libertas, on March 31 visited Vilnius for the second time in four weeks and announced the first Lithuanian candidates to run for European Parliament seats under the party's banner. Those candidates included the top domestic-policy advisor to Pr [...] | 2009-04-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN LH |
09VILNIUS26 | LITHUANIA DOES NOT YET HAVE A POSITION ON [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points January 13 to MFA Counselor of the Middle East and Africa Division Rosita Soryte. She said the potential EU-Syria agreement is being driven by the European Commission but she has not seen any information about how and when the Commission plans to raise it with [...] | 2009-01-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SY LH |
09VILNIUS264 | OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) On February 13 Post forwarded a list of the GOL's questions regarding Guantanamo detainees under consideration for resettlement in Lithuania (ref A). GOL officials thanked us May 8 for bio information already provided and passed a list of questions that are still outstanding at this time. [...] | 2009-05-13 06:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH |
09VILNIUS269 | LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON GEORGIA AND MOLDOVA IN GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Georgia and Moldova at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL is in favor of visa liberalization discussions with both countries. We encouraged the GOL to rethink a possible EUFOR drawdown in Bosnia. We also discussed GOL priorities for the [...] | 2009-05-14 13:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN |
09VILNIUS34 | LITHUANIA APPRECIATES ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 07:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL EUN IS LH |
09VILNIUS393 | GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. JOINING EU [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is confident that the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia will be renewed for another year at the upcoming GAERC meeting. Lithuania would welcome U.S. involvement with the EUMM. Although Lithuania expressed less interest in other topics to be addressed at the Jul [...] | 2009-07-17 13:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS45 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS A COMMON EU ENERGY POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on energy security and the importance of the Eastern Partnership at the upcoming GAERC (ref A). The GOL is open to the idea of inviting President Lukashenka to the Czech-hosted EU Summit in May, though they agree on the need for demonstrable r [...] | 2009-01-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XG SY LH |
09VILNIUS466 | GIMNICH DISCUSSION WILL REFINE EU POLICIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting and will use the GIMNICH discussion to refine policies. He shared a white paper (sent [...] | 2009-09-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS479 | GOL FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CAUCASUS AT GAERC [...] (C) The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas told us that Foreign Minister Usackas will speak in favor of new generation treaties with the Southern Caucasus at the GAERC session on September 14-15. He said FM Usackas will also suggest that energy securi [...] | 2009-09-11 13:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI |
09VILNIUS552 | GAERC: LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES ARE AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting. He shared a draft working paper on Strengthening EU Action in Afghanistan and Pakista [...] | 2009-10-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS605 | LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON BELARUS, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Belarus, Russia and Ukraine at the next GAERC meeting. Usackas will stress that the EU should monitor and assign target dates for Belarus to implement ben [...] | 2009-11-13 13:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS656 | LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON WESTERN BALKANS, EAP PLANNING [...] (C) We spoke with head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas on December 4. He said that Lithuania will be focused on the Western Balkans during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. Navikas expects that Ministers will reach an agreement on tran [...] | 2009-12-07 11:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS88 | (S)LITHUANIA SAYS YES: NEXT STEPS ON GTMO [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania's State Defense Council met February 11 and made the decision to accept two Uzbek detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Urgent action request at para 4. End summary. 2. (S) The Council, which includes the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Se [...] | 2009-02-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH |
09WARSAW1063 | REPLY DEMARCHE BIOTECH VOTES. [...] Poland will vote against biotech variety approvals reftel at the Agriculture Council and the Standing Committee on Food Chain meetings scheduled October 19. This vote conforms to the Polish Council of Minister's decision of December 2008 to vote against all biotech events at the EU level, con [...] | 2009-10-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO SP |
09WARSAW1137 | POLAND: KEEP BELARUS SANCTIONS, BUT HOW? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoP supports a rollover of the current EU sanctions mandate set to expire in March 2010, as well as extending the suspension of travel restrictions against EU officials, which expires on December 15, 2009. However, according to MFA officials, Poland still cannot commit to a [...] | 2009-11-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO PL |
09WARSAW1197 | POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 7-8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points December 3 to MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, who responded with a summary of Poland's positions for this first EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). With a view to establishing the EU as a global actor, Poland endorses all activities aimed at strengtheni [...] | 2009-12-07 18:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EUN PL |
09WARSAW139 | POLAND ON EU CLIMATE PACKAGE, ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) Piotr Serafin, Under Secretary of the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) recently briefed EconCouns and ESTOff on: 1) Polish tactics and outcome of the December 12, 2008 EU climate package; 2) a new EUR 3.5 billion allocation for European energy and power interconnecti [...] | 2009-02-10 06:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL |
09WARSAW181 | POLAND SUPPORTS STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST [...] (C) Ewa Zalewska, the Desk officer for Mauritania at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us that Poland fully supports having the EU impose stronger sanctions against Mauritania's military junta, including visa denials, travel restrictions, and the freezing of assets. Zalewska emphas [...] | 2009-02-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN AA MR PL |
09WARSAW183 | POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...] | 2009-02-18 16:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL |
09WARSAW260 | POLISH VIEWS ON MARCH 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland believes the EU will reach a general consensus on extending -- for another six months -- suspension of the EU's travel ban on Belarusian officials. Poland views as a positive initiative the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister's March 6 visit to Warsaw to address Polish conc [...] | 2009-03-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF TU PL |
09WARSAW522 | EURO ELECTIONS: POLES SEEK MORE OF A GOOD THING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's love affair with the European Union colors the message of its European Parliament (EP) candidates, who largely focus on maintaining EU largesse and maximizing Polish influence within the EU. The expected post-election consolidation of Polish deputies inside only three [...] | 2009-05-22 14:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PL |
09WARSAW552 | JERZY BUZEK: POLAND'S KINDER, GENTLER FACE IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Soft-spoken and respected in Strasbourg and Brussels, former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek is a leading candidate to become European Parliament president after the June 7 elections. Buzek's conciliatory, intellectual approach -- widely considered his greatest liability during four years [...] | 2009-06-02 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN PL |
09WARSAW574 | EURO ELECTIONS: CIVIC PLATFORM HEADED FOR BIG [...] (C) SUMMARY. As expected when the campaign began, the ruling Civic Platform (PO) should win around half the votes in June 7 elections for European Parliament, according to opinion polls issued in the campaign's final days. The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) will finish a distant second, wi [...] | 2009-06-05 10:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN PL |
09WARSAW584 | POLAND'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. After five years in the European Union, Poland is increasingly skilled at "navigating" the EU, but still far from guru status. While Poland is tactically more effective, a lack of strategic vision, internal coordination, and active engagement in European capitals has hindered Po [...] | 2009-06-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM EUN PL |
09WARSAW62 | POLAND/GAERC - JANUARY 26-27 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel points, MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us the GAERC would focus on the situation in Gaza and implications for the Middle East Peace Process. EU ministers will discuss possible EU monitoring of the Egypt-Gaza border and humanitarian assistance. [...] | 2009-01-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BO UP SU EG IS PL |
09WARSAW788 | POLAND'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Polish government and non-governmental organizations actively engage in activities which aim at preventing torture and protecting victims both in country and abroad. The GOP's initiative on counter-torture activities notwithstanding, allegations about the existence of CIA secret [...] | 2009-07-31 12:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PL |
09WARSAW97 | BEEF HORMONES: POLES LOOKING FOR A DEAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: On instructions from the government of Prime Minister Tusk, officials from the Polish Agriculture Ministry asked EMBOFFS January 29 what concrete steps Poland could take to have its products removed from the retaliation list in [...] | 2009-01-29 16:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR PL EU |
10ASHGABAT241 | DISAGREEMENT AMONG EU EMBASSIES REGARDING HUMAN [...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Radu Horumba (protect) met with Charge February 24 to share his concern about the EU human rights approach in Turkmenistan. Romania is representing the Spanish presidency, since there is no Spanish embassy in Ashgabat. Madrid has asked that there be a push to open a [...] | 2010-02-25 09:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EUN TX |
10ATHENS115 | Greek Views on February 2010 FAC [...] (C) On February 18, Poloff discussed Ref A points on U.S. positions on the February 22 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 Iran, Ukraine (over [...] | 2010-02-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
10ATHENS117 | GREECE: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Greeks are concerned about the privacy of data involved in law enforcement and counterterrorism information sharing with the U.S., as would be expected in a country with privacy laws that are significantly stronger than the European norm. Nevertheless, it is possible to engage in [...] | 2010-02-18 17:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA EUN GR |
10ATHENS137 | GREECE: VIEWS ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greek interlocutors conveyed that a review or a possible lifting of the European Union's China arms embargo is not on the agenda in Brussels, to the best of their knowledge. They stated that since the replacement of the EU's political "Code of Conduct on Arms Exports" in Decembe [...] | 2010-02-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN GR |
10ATHENS162 | Greece - Demarche on U.S.-EU Second Stage Air Transport [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to George Patsiavos, Director of the International Affairs Division in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation, and Networks on February 3. Patsiavos took the points on board, but noted that Greece is not involved in the February 15-17 negotiations [...] | 2010-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EUN KTIA GR |
10ATHENS33 | Greek Views on January 2010 FAC [...] (C) On January 21, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the January 25 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 Iran, Bosnia, Somalia, [...] | 2010-01-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
10BEIJING383 | STOMP AROUND AND CARRY A SMALL STICK: CHINA´S NEW [...] (C) Summary: The harsh (per usual) PRC reaction to the recent U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama´s intention to meet with the Dalai Lama has focused Chinese domestic attention on a phenomenon already observed (and criticized) abroad: China´s muscle-flexing, triumpha [...] | 2010-02-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TW EUN CH |
10BERLIN135 | SUBJECT: GERMAN OBJECTION TO USG FILING ON CCW [...] (C) German MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald called PolCouns January 29 to make the USG aware of an "objection" that Germany and other European countries were filing relating to the January 2009 USG deposit of instruments of ratification of Protocol III (on use of incendiary weapons) of th [...] | 2010-01-29 17:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR EUN GM |
10BERLIN181 | GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...] | 2010-02-12 19:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV |
10BERLIN198 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA [...] (U) Post delivered points from both reftels to deputy MFA European Correspondent Hans-Peter Jugel on February 19. EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA 2. (C) In response to our reaffirmation of U.S. opposition to a lifting of the EU arms embargo against China, Jugel distanced Germany from Spanis [...] | 2010-02-19 17:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM NATO EUN GM CH IR HA UP |
10BERLIN86 | GERMAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 25 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on January 18 and followed up with him on January 20. 2. (C) On Iran, Fluegger said Germany supported all the U.S. points, with the exception of the one calling for the EU to repeat that it stands ready to "acco [...] | 2010-01-22 11:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IR BK SO AF UP GM |
10BRATISLAVA28 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO FAC POINTS [...] (SBU) European Correspondent Albin Otruba accepted USG points for the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on January 21 and expressed appreciation that the U.S. and EU are so close on the major issues. Bosnia-Herzegovina ------------------ 2. (SBU) The single item on which Otruba saw a [...] | 2010-01-22 08:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV AF BH UA LO |
10BRATISLAVA51 | SLOVAKS AWARE OF CHANGES TO EXTRADITION PROCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 13:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN EUN KTIA LO |
10BRATISLAVA81 | SLOVAKS DOUBT EU ARMS EMBARGO OF CHINA WILL BE LIFTED [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Martin Podstavek, China Desk Officer of the Slovak MFA. Podstavek said that Slovakia is not one of the most "pro-China" countries within the EU, though there have been several recent high-level visits which have focused primarily on expanding economic co [...] | 2010-02-25 15:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN LO |
10BRUSSELS119 | EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL, JANUARY - HAITI [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on January 25, EU Foreign Ministers focused their attention on the situation in Haiti and discussed how the EU could better support international community relief efforts taking place there. Following an overview of Spanish presidency priorities, discussions [...] | 2010-02-01 06:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID AF MASS EUN BK SR SO YM |
10BRUSSELS121 | USEU AND MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: USEU Muslim outreach efforts have two objectives: U.S-EU cooperation on countering radicalization in Europe and globally, and sharing of best practices in integrating minorities into our societies. The latter cooperation on broader integration of minorities particularly reinfor [...] | 2010-02-01 06:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI PTER PINS |
10BRUSSELS122 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.6 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE AT 10.0 [...] SUMMARY. The latest unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on January 29 brought no reason for complacency to the Employment and Social Affairs Ministers of the EU-27 holding informal talks in Barcelona on the same day. The aggregate unemployment rate [...] | 2010-02-01 12:10:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
10BRUSSELS126 | PAKISTAN'S AMBASSADOR DETAILS HIS PRIORITIES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly arrived Pakistan Ambassador to the European Union Jalil Abbas Jilani outlined Pakistan's priority topics with the EU during a courtesy call with Ambassador Kennard January 29. Pakistan hopes to formalize relations with the EU by establishing a regular summit schedule ( [...] | 2010-02-02 17:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EUN PINR PK PREL |
10BRUSSELS128 | AMBASSADOR KENNARD’S MEETING WITH SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 1, Ambassador Kennard made a courtesy call on the Spanish Permanent Representative to the European Union, Carlos Bastarreche Segues. They discussed the state of play for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP),the nature of the European Parliament after the Lisbon Tr [...] | 2010-02-03 10:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EUN |
10BRUSSELS133 | EU HAS "NO INSTRUCTIONS" TO DISCUSS LIFTING CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission Asia Unit informed Poloff on February 2 that there has been "absolutely no move" towards lifting the EU's China arms embargo, despite Spanish FM Moratinos's January 26 public reference to the most recent decision by the EU "to review the decision on the arm [...] | 2010-02-04 13:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL CH PHUM EUN |
10BRUSSELS161 | ISRAELI AMBASSADOR ASKS U.S. SUPPORT ON EU [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a courtesy call with the Ambassador on February 8, Israeli Ambassador to the EU (and to NATO) Ran Curiel described Israel's frustration with the freezing of an upgrade in Israel-EU relations since the end of the Gaza incursion in 2009. Curiel said Israel was instead [...] | 2010-02-10 06:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IS KPAL PREL |
10BRUSSELS168 | NEW EU ICT COMMISSIONER KROES SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S HELP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Incoming EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes sought Ambassador Kennard's help during their initial meeting February 8 in identifying and addressing the major ICT challenges she will face in her new position. She listed as her priorities broadband development, infrastruct [...] | 2010-02-10 14:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN |
10BRUSSELS169 | THE MIGRATION DIALOGUE: A U.S.-EU JHA DELIVERABLE [...] (U) This cable includes two action requests. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 4, the USEU representatives from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM),the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA),and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) met with represen [...] | 2010-02-10 16:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREF CVIS KFRD KISL EUN |
10BRUSSELS171 | IRAN: INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C/NF) USEU poloff presented reftel demarche on February 8 to Claudia Gintersdorfer, Iran Desk Officer at the European Council Secretariat,s Human Rights Unit, who noted that the demarche complemented the just-issued joint U.S.-EU statement on Iran. She indicated that Iran was a standing point [...] | 2010-02-11 15:02:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MNUC PARM IR PREL PHUM PTER EUN |
10BRUSSELS176 | EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment --Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation --D [...] | 2010-02-12 14:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EUN |
10BRUSSELS183 | SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...] | 2010-02-17 13:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG |
10BRUSSELS192 | GUANTANAMO CLOSURE: SE FRIED DISCUSSES EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Detention Facility Daniel Fried, along with Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner and Guantanamo Detainee Review Task Force Director Matthew Olsen discussed the detention facility's curr [...] | 2010-02-18 05:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDRG EUN PTER |
10BRUSSELS197 | EU REVISES ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. The EU formally agreed on February 15 to extend its sanctions against Zimbabwe by twelve months. Changes include the de-listing of six individuals and nine entities; the EU otherwise rolled over all existing program measures. Preambulatory paragraphs within the Council Deci [...] | 2010-02-19 13:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN BEXP KJUS EWWT EAIR PTER EFIN EUN |
10BRUSSELS200 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERING SUPPORT TO GUINEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's Directorate-General for Development is considering providing support to Guinean judicial and security sector reform (JSSR). The Commission's development aid to Guinea has been largely suspended since September, but a Commission delegation will trave [...] | 2010-02-22 06:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC EUN GV XA XY EAID |
10BRUSSELS211 | THE EU AND SANCTIONS (INTRODUCING THE EU, PART [...] (C) This cable describes political and procedural dynamics associated with the creation and maintenance of EU-wide sanctions programs. Effective USG influence over specific EU sanctions policies generally requires early, sustained, and strategic outreach to Member State capitals, Member Stat [...] | 2010-02-23 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP EAID EAIR EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN EWWT KHLS |
10BRUSSELS219 | U.S. - EU SANCTIONS INFORMAL [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On February 3, an interagency delegation held an off-the-record roundtable discussion on sanctions issues with Spain (current EU Presidency) and the EU institutions. Topics included legal challenges to sanctions regimes, innovations to UN and EU counterterrorism programs, d [...] | 2010-02-25 08:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP BM EAIR EFIN ETTC EUN EWWT KJUS KN KNNP |
10BRUSSELS222 | EU INCREASING ENGAGEMENT ON GENDER ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with EU and Belgian officials in January, Anita Botti, Deputy Director of the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues: -- highlighted the need to implement existing UNSCRs on women, peace and security; -- encouraged an EU view of women as change agent [...] | 2010-02-25 12:28:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PHUM EUN KWMN |
10BRUSSELS224 | BELGIUM: NO PLANS TO CHANGE POSITION ON CHINA ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN BE |
10BRUSSELS226 | EUR PDAS MCELDOWNEY AND ASHTON CABINET OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 20:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IR |
10BRUSSELS228 | EU DECLARES U.S. A KEY SECURITY AND DEFENSE PARTNER [...] (C/NF) Summary: EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors recently approved a policy paper on EU defense and security relations with non-EU countries, which singles out the United States as an indispensable partner, according to French Pol-Mil Counselor Thomas Bertin (protect). [...] | 2010-02-26 11:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EUN |
10BRUSSELS44 | EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 9.5 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE REACHES [...] SUMMARY. The latest unemployment data released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on January 8 brought more bad news concerning the situation of the EU labor markets with no sign that the widespread pattern of increases in jobless figures might be coming to a halt. The aggr [...] | 2010-01-15 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN |
10BRUSSELS63 | DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones met with the European Commission's Director of Asia and Oceania James Moran January 12 to discuss assistance to Pakistan. Moran stated the European Commission is deepening its commitment to Pakistan by increasing its assistance, holding a EU-P [...] | 2010-01-20 14:23:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EUN PK |
10BRUSSELS66 | EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...] | 2010-01-21 04:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC |
10BRUSSELS76 | EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...] | 2010-01-22 04:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC |
10BRUSSELS81 | EU WELCOMES U.S. INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN DRC [...] (SBU) On January 20, PolOff conveyed REF A-B points to EU officials in the Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, and on the EU's transatlantic desk. Contacts universally welcomed the news that the U.S. is interested in providing pers [...] | 2010-01-22 19:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL CG XA ZF EUN |
10BRUSSELS88 | EU APPROVES MILITARY TRAINING MISSION FOR SOMALI [...] (SBU) On January 25, EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels approved an EU military mission to train Somali National Security Forces in Uganda. French and German contacts tell us the mission will begin in May. Operational level planning will continue under the supervision of EU Political [...] | 2010-01-26 13:05:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL SO XA XW UG EUN |
10BRUSSELS91 | U.S.-EU MIGRATION DIALOGUE PRESENTED AT JHA SENIOR [...] (U) Summary: On January 12, the USEU representatives from the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA),Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) and the DHS attache presented an update on the migration dialogue (Reftels) at the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) senior level informal meeting [...] | 2010-01-26 14:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS SMIG PREF KFRD EUN |
10BRUSSELS96 | EULEX MAKING PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, the EU convened the EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors, which comprises EU and non-EU contributing countries for a political and operational discussion. The Committee heard an operational briefing from the EU and conveyed U.S. policy points to all contribut [...] | 2010-01-27 09:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV KV XG EUN |
10BUDAPEST90 | VISEGRAD FOUR POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING IN [...] (SBU) The Hungarian MFA's Political Director, Gabor Ikody, offered to share with PolOff a report of the Visegrad Four (V4) Political Directors January 27-28 meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Political Directors met with the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [...] | 2010-02-11 15:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN NATO PREL PGOV BK HU |
10BUDAPEST96 | HUNGARY REPLY: U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 11:53:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA HU |
10LISBON52 | PORTUGAL'S POLICY TOWARD IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) This message responds to questions in ref A request. 2. (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) Question A: Are decisions on this topic made solely by prime minister Jose Socrates or Foreign Minister Amado, or is there a team of government officials making decisions? If multiple officials are involved in [...] | 2010-02-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
10LISBON58 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Joao Confraria, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (INAC),and Fernanda Bandarra, Head of the Market Access Department at INAC, urging a realistic and pragmatic approach in the upcoming round of U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2010-02-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA ECON PO |
10LISBON64 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Joao Confraria, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (INAC),and Fernanda Bandarra, Head of the Market Access Department at INAC, urging a realistic and pragmatic approach in the upcoming round of U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2010-02-11 09:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA ECON PO |
10LISBON66 | PORTUGAL: ACTION REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In April 2009, officials of Millennium BCP, Portugal's leading private bank, visited Iran at the invitation of the Iranian Embassy in Lisbon and met with the Central Bank and other entities in the financial sector to discuss Iran's in [...] | 2010-02-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
10LJUBLJANA19 | SCENESETTER ON SLOVENIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN MARR BK KV SI |
10LJUBLJANA20 | CORRECTED COPY: SCENESETTER ON SLOVENIA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN MARR BK KV SI |
10LJUBLJANA6 | PM PAHOR PREVIEWS 2010: BALKANS, BUSINESS, ISAF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN HR BEXP SI |
10LONDON367 | UK ON EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA: SMOKE BUT NO FIRE [...] (C/NF) Responding to reftel, Foreign Office China External and Taiwan Team leader Matthew Moody described for Poloff February 18 the recent Spanish suggestion of a shift in the EU's arms embargo on China as "smoke without fire." He intimated that the UK had been "surprised" by the statements [...] | 2010-02-18 13:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM EUN CN UK |
10LUXEMBOURG41 | LUXEMBOURG VIEWS ON FEBRUARY 2010 FAC [...] (C) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief discussed Ref A points on U.S. positions concerning the February 22 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) with Sandra Metz, MFA temporary European Desk Officer, February 19. Metz said Foreign Minister Asselborn would likely travel to another country next week and may not at [...] | 2010-02-19 21:52:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV EUN IR HA UP LU |
10LUXEMBOURG51 | LUXEMBOURG RESPONSE: UN NEEDS FRANCOPHONE POLICE UNITS, [...] (SBU) Per Ref B Luxembourg is considering participating in additional relief operations as part of a future EU contingent. GOL does not intend to participate directly as part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). 2. (U) POC this message is Political and Economic Chief, Mic [...] | 2010-02-25 16:26:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR EUN SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
10MADRID119 | EXTENSIVE USG ENGAGEMENT WITH SPAIN ON IRAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Post has left no stone unturned in its extensive engagement with the GOS on the USG's dual-track engagement with Iran and the importance of increasing pressure on Iran if Tehran fails to reciprocate with confidence-building measures and transparency regarding its nucl [...] | 2010-02-02 07:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TRGY SP EUN UNSC |
10MADRID135 | SPAIN RECEIVES U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 08:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA IC NO SP |
10MADRID136 | SPAIN RECEIVES U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA IC NO SP |
10MADRID179 | SPAIN IPR: AUSTR WILSON'S MEETINGS WITH GOS, OPPOSITION, [...] (SBU) During a February 4-5 visit to Madrid, Assistant USTR for Europe met with government officials, private sector representatives, and an opposition politician to discuss USG concerns over Internet piracy in Spain and the government's legislative proposal. Content industry representatives d [...] | 2010-02-16 07:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EUN SP |
10MADRID190 | DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO ADDRESSES EU'S JHA MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary Napolitano met with European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers January 21-22 in Toledo, Spain, and achieved trans-Atlantic consensus to improve aviation security. Her attendance at the plenary meeting led to the issuance of a U.S.-EU Joint Declaratio [...] | 2010-02-19 14:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET//NOFORN | EUN SP PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM |
10MADRID69 | SPAIN INCREASINGLY LIKE-MINDED ON ADDITIONAL IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Stephen Mull, Special Advisor to P, on January 15 briefed Spanish diplomats regarding key updates in the USG's engagement track with Iran and the need to begin focusing on a UNSC resolution for additional sanctions if Tehran refuses to engage. Mull emphasiz [...] | 2010-01-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR IAEA TRGY NPT SP EUN |
10MADRID85 | SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON USG POLICY RE YEMEN [...] (SBU) Post on January 25 delivered Ref demarche to GOS officials, who indicated they would ensure that the information reached the Spanish delegation to the January 27 meeting on Yemen in London. Iago Losada, Technical Adviser in the MFA's sub-Directorate General for International Terrorism [...] | 2010-01-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID YM EUN |
10NICOSIA104 | CYPRUS: FEBRUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL POINTS [...] (U) On February 19, PolOff delivered ref points to MFA European Correspondent Helena Mina, Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy. Mina welcomed the points, which she noted would be helpful as Cyprus finalized its FAC position papers. 2. (C) On Iran, Mina noted that Cyprus was "m [...] | 2010-02-22 14:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CY |
10NICOSIA106 | CYPRUS: EU UNLIKELY TO LIFT ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA [...] (C) On February 22, 2010, Poloff delivered ref points to Alexis Phedonos-Vadet, Second Secretary in the MFA's Department of Asia and Oceania, Political Affairs Division. Despite Cyprus' support for lifting the EU's arms embargo on China in 2004, Phedonos-Vadet stated that "he doesn't see it ha [...] | 2010-02-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EUN CH CY |
10NICOSIA38 | CYPRUS: JANUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL POINTS [...] (U) On January 22, PolOff delivered ref points to MFA European Correspondent Helena Mina in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy. Mina welcomed the points, which she noted would be helpful to have in mind as Cyprus finalized its position papers. 2. (C) On Iran, Mina said th [...] | 2010-01-22 13:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CY |
10NICOSIA98 | CYPRUS: TRIES AND TRIES AGAIN WITH CONTROVERSIAL NEW LAW ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyprus is preparing to reenact a controversial law requiring separate shelving for biotech products on supermarket shelves. The law was first enacted in 2007 but it never actually entered into force because the President repealed it on procedural grounds. This time around, th [...] | 2010-02-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY |
10PARIS179 | WHA A/S VALENZUELA COORDINATES WITH FRENCH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela on February 4, the Elysee and MFA pledged to send more than the 100 already promised gendarmes to Haiti and said that France would consider approaching other "Francophone" countries in Morocco and Senegal t [...] | 2010-02-16 17:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO EUN HA XL MO SG BR FR |
10PARIS201 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF FEBRUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On February 19, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the February 22 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ----- HAITI ----- 2. (SBU/NF) Following a briefing by Kristalina Georgieva, t [...] | 2010-02-19 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HA IR AF BO UP FR |
10PARIS237 | FRANCE SPECIAL 301 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2010 Special 301 Watch List. France has, in fact, improved the pharmaceutical R & D environment and post sees no evidence of lack of IPR protection or market access. Fr [...] | 2010-02-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN KIPR FR |
10PARIS68 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF JANUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On January 22, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the January 25 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ------------------------ LADY ASHTON TAKES CHARGE ------------------------ 2. ( [...] | 2010-01-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HA YM AF BK SO IR MD FR |
10PRAGUE119 | CZECHS VIEW LIFTING EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO AS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ PARM CH EUN |
10PRAGUE36 | CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FAC [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova regarding the January Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). She offered brief comments on possible EU sanctions against Iran, Yemen, Bosnia, Somalia, and A [...] | 2010-01-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF IR |
10RIGA69 | LATVIA PASSIVE ON U.S.-EU AIR TRANSPORT NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA LV |
10RIGA91 | LATVIA AGAINST LIFTING EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 07:18:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN LG |
10ROME182 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] (U) EconOff delivered the demarche on U.S.-EU Second Stage Air Transport Negotiations. Post first spoke with Aldo Sansone, director general for airports an air nagivation at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Sansone suggested that the demarche be delivered to M. Cristina Fra [...] | 2010-02-12 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EUN NO IT IC KTIA |
10SARAJEVO196 | BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION [...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...] | 2010-02-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK |
10SARAJEVO21 | BOSNIA: UNCLEAR IF ECHR DECISION WILL BRING QUICK [...] (SBU) On December 22, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of two complainants from the Jewish and Roma communities that certain provisions of the BiH constitution were unjustifiably discriminatory and thus, violated BiH's obligations under the ECHR and related proto [...] | 2010-01-08 09:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KDEM EUN BK |
10SKOPJE53 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Philip Reeker and team warmly welcome Senator Voinovich, Senator Shaheen, and their delegation to the Republic of Macedonia. Your visit comes as Macedonia's path toward Euro-Atlantic integration (America's long-standing foreign policy goal for the country) remains sta [...] | 2010-02-05 07:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO EUN GR MK |
10SKOPJE64 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POMEROY [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Philip Reeker and team warmly welcome Congressman Pomeroy and his delegation to the Republic of Macedonia. Unfortunately, the Ambassador will not be able to greet you at the airport. Michael Fritz, Mission Director of USAID Macedonia will meet you and accompany you t [...] | 2010-02-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO EUN GR MK |
10SOFIA117 | BULGARIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EU ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Asia Directorate representatives Vera Monova and Ivatz Vladaitchev on February 18. In response to recent comments by Spanish government officials regarding the lifting the EU arms embargo on China, Monova emphasized that Bulgaria will continue to strongly [...] | 2010-02-22 08:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN BU |
10STATE13969 | SUPPORTING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an action request for all Embassies in EU countries to reiterate our position that the EU should retain its arms embargo on China. Spanish officials, including the Spanish Foreign Minister, signaled a possible review of the arms embargo under Spain's Presidency of the EU. Altho [...] | 2010-02-17 16:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN |
10STATE16771 | THANKS FOR OUTSTANDING VISIT SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER EUN SP |
10STATE4074 | GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In response to ref A, Washington warmly supports mission's pursuit of broader cooperation between ISAF and EUPOL in Afghanistan in order to advance the core goals of the Afghan police development mission as well as to foster wider NATO-EU cooperation. This guidance focuses on our interes [...] | 2010-01-14 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF |
10STATE8682 | (SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PORTUGAL'S [...] (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING PORTUGAL'S POLICY REGARDING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW PORTUGAL'S GOVERNMENT IS MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS TOPIC, WHAT FACTORS AFFECT DECISIONMAKING, AND WHAT GROUPS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE GOVERNME [...] | 2010-01-28 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO |
10STATE9094 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH [...] (U) January 22, 2010; 12:00-12:30; the Secretary's Office. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Ambassador to Moldova Asif J. Chaudhry EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Russell Ian Kelly, PA Zia S. Syed, S Staff Bernadette Roberts, EUR/UMB (Notetaker) Moldova Prime [...] | 2010-01-28 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EUN CVIS MD |
10STATE9584 | U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT NEGOTIATIONS [...] Summary. The seventh -- and possibly decisive -- round of second stage U.S.-EU air transport negotiations will take place in Madrid February 15-17. The November 3, 2009 U.S.-EU Summit Declaration calls for a second stage agreement by the end of 2010. To meet this timetable, both sides must [...] | 2010-01-29 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EUN KTIA IC NO |
10STOCKHOLM3 | SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND [...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...] | 2010-01-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM32 | SWEDEN'S POINTS ON 25 JANUARY FAC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm delivered FAC demarche points on January 20 to the EU Correspondent's Office Deputy Kristin Forsgren-Bengtsson, Head of the Gulf Section Gufran Al-Nadal, and Head of the Asia and East Asia Department Klas Mohlin. Their main points were: -- The London Conferenc [...] | 2010-01-21 13:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR BK EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM62 | SWEDEN RECEIVES U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 07:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EAIR ECON IC EUN SW |
10STOCKHOLM90 | SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, BALKANS, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR SY EUN SR KV SW |
10TALLINN9 | Estonia on January FAC [...] (U) Pol Chief discussed reftel points with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Affairs Division on January 21. Post also provides a general assessment of the Estonian MFA and the value of these demarches at the end of this cable. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: [...] | 2010-01-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN EN |
10THEHAGUE88 | NETHERLANDS: LATEST DUTCH VIEWS ON THE U.S.-EU [...] (U) On February 11, Econoffs delivered reftel points on the second stage of the U.S.-EU Air Transport Negotiations to Hans de Jong, Special Advisor and Chief Negotiator for aviation issues, and Janneke Kolk, Policy Advisor, at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management. De J [...] | 2010-02-12 15:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EUN KTIA IC NO NL |
10UNVIEVIENNA21 | US-EU CONSULTS: POST- LISBON EU FINDING ITS [...] (SBU) The Spanish and EU Missions (Ambassadors Jose Luis Rosello Serra and Lars-Erik Lundin, respectively) co-hosted semiannual US-EU consultations on issues related to Vienna-based international organizations January 22; these were the first bilateral consultations held by the amalgamated EU/ [...] | 2010-01-28 10:18:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM SNAR IAEA KNNP KTNBT UNCND EUN |
10USEUBRUSSELS13 | EU RAISES INITIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT UNSCR 1540 [...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 meeting with U.S. UNSCR 1540 Coordinator Tom Wuchte, EU non-proliferation envoy Annalisa Giannella agreed to consult the 1540 Committee before the EU decides on its 2010 program of 1540 outreach activities. She and European Commission non-proliferation desk off [...] | 2010-01-06 13:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EUN |