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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08ATHENS337 | SLOVAKIA PM LVO ON THE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Slovak PM Robert Fico paid a one-day visit to Athens March 3, meeting with President Papoulias, PM Karamanlis, and Foreign Minister Bakoyannis. According to Greek MFA officials, this visit had been planned for "several months." 2. (U) In public statements, the two PMs said they had [...] | 2008-03-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR LO KV YI |
08ATHENS340 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS342 | GREECE/NATO: MFA NATO DIRECTOR ON MACEDONIA, [...] (C) In a March 5 meeting ith A/Political Counselor, Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis, MFA Director of the D2 Directorate for NATO and WEU Affairs, affirmed that FM Bakoyannis will tell NATO FMs at the March 6 informal that Greece cannot agree to a NATO invitation for Macedona absent an agreement [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GR MK AF GG UP |
08ATHENS344 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS345 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GR |
08ATHENS347 | GREECE/NATO: MFA NATO DIRECTOR ON MACEDONIA, [...] (C) In a March 5 meeting with A/Political Counselor, Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis, MFA Director of the D2 Directorate for NATO and WEU Affairs, affirmed that FM Bakoyannis will tell NATO FMs at the March 6 informal that Greece cannot agree to a NATO invitation for Macedonia absent an agreeme [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GR MK AF GG UP |
08ATHENS348 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) On March 4, 2008, EmbOff delivered reftel points on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 on Iran to MFA First Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos. Kyvetos responded that the GOG was acting in accordance with EU regulations regarding the passing of the resolution. He added that his Germ [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR GR |
08ATHENS349 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UNGA GR |
08ATHENS353 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS354 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GR |
08ATHENS362 | GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008- PART 1 [...] (U) Sensitiv but Unclassified -- Protect Accordingly. 2.(SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continued domestic and regional effo [...] | 2008-03-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
08ATHENS364 | GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 3 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...] | 2008-03-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
08ATHENS365 | GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 2 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in that [...] | 2008-03-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
08ATHENS366 | GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 4 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR |
08ATHENS367 | GREECE/CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS' FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Nicosia. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) During his March 4 - 6 visit to Athens, newly elected Cypriot President Christofias emphasized his interest in rejuvenating UN-led efforts to achieve a settlement. In public, he reiterated that the [...] | 2008-03-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV YI CY GR |
08ATHENS371 | GREECE/AFGHANISTAN: DEFENSE MINISTER MANAGES [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard met with Defense Minister Meimarakis March 7 to press for increased Greek contributions to ISAF. Meimarakis said Greece recognizes the importance of the mission and wants to do more but that more time is needed to prepare the public. Greece cannot provide helicopters [...] | 2008-03-11 11:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GR MK |
08ATHENS377 | IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS -- GREECE SUPPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR KDEM PHUM PREL GR |
08ATHENS378 | MERCHANT MARINE MINISTER VOULGARAKIS ON MACENDONIA [...] (C) In his March 4 courtesy call on Minister of Merchant Marine, Aegean and Island Policy George Voulgarakis, Ambassador Speckhard took the opportunity to press the New Democracy (ND) party insider for maximum flexibility on the Macedonia name issue. Voulgarakis told Ambassador Speckhard h [...] | 2008-03-12 15:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EWWT GR PGOV PREL MK |
08ATHENS384 | 2007: INL END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE [...] Following is Athens' submission for the CY-2007 End Use Monitoring Report keyed to Ref A request. 2. Resource: A five-meter long, shallow-draft riverboat was provided to the Greek National Police in 1996. The riverboat was used by the National Police Counternarcotics Unit in Alexandroupol [...] | 2008-03-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN GR |
08ATHENS388 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TAIWAN OECD [...] (U) On March 3, Acting Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ralou Papogozolou, Attache of the Economic Committee for Europe of the MFA and Gerasimos Floros, Director of the General Directorate for International Economic Policy of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Floros said [...] | 2008-03-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL OECD GR |
08ATHENS390 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1803 [...] (SBU) On March 7, Economic Section delivered reftel points on UNSCR 1803 to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and to Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks for the Bank of Greece. 2. (SBU) On March 13, Economic Counselor [...] | 2008-03-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM KNNP GR |
08ATHENS394 | DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK: BANK FUNCTIONING [...] (C) In a meeting on March 13, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece Panayotis-Aristidis Thomopoulos told the Economic Counselor and the Economic Deputy that, despite the ongoing bank strike, the Bank of Greece was functioning adequately, albeit at a reduced level. Thomopoulos also discusse [...] | 2008-03-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB GR PGOV |
08ATHENS399 | PASOK PRESIDENT MANUEVERS TO HALT SLIDE [...] (SBU) At the PASOK party Congress over the March 14 - 16 weekend, party leader Papandreou moved to bolste PASOK's plunging poll figures by replacing old guard central committee members with new blood. PASOK rank and file and voters appear to remain dissatisfied with his leadership and apparen [...] | 2008-03-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08ATHENS400 | POWER BLACKOUTS AND TRASH-STREWN STREETS -- [...] (U) Rolling electrical blackouts and burgeoning trash piles persist across Greece as unions extend and intensify strikes against social security and pension reform (reftel). The Karamanlis government's social security/pension reform bill is now scheduled for vote in Parliament on Thursday, Mar [...] | 2008-03-17 16:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON GR |
08ATHENS403 | GREECE/AFGHANISTAN: SUPPORT FOR UN SPECIAL [...] A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points on March 13 on support for the recent appointment of Ambassador Kai Eide as the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan to Ambassador Alexios Christopoulos, Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Christopoulos responded that [...] | 2008-03-18 08:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF GR |
08ATHENS41 | UN/CERD: GREECE WILL VOTE TO RE-ELECT PROSPER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 09:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA GR |
08ATHENS411 | GREECE/CFE: NON-PAPER ON FLANK AND NATIONAL [...] (C) On the margins of March 17 meetings on OSCE matters with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley and A/DAS Robbins, Greek MFA Director General for International Organizations and International Security and Cooperation Ambassador Nicolaos Kalantzianos said he had an important CFE issue to address [...] | 2008-03-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS KCFE NATO GR |
08ATHENS426 | KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC PRESSES ATHENS [...] (SBU) In a "surprise" short visit to Athens March 19, Serbian FM Jeremic asked that Greece continue not to recognize Kosovo's independence. In public statements he appealed for no further recognitions of Kosovo independence and criticized the decision by Croatia, Hungary, and Bulgaria to rec [...] | 2008-03-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR YI KV GR MK |
08ATHENS427 | GREECE/OSCE: BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS ON 2009 [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Athens/USOSCE Cable. 2. (C) Summary. USOSCE Ambassador Finley, EUR A/DAS Robbins, and Embassy Athens and USOSCE personnel met March 17 with Greek officials to consult on Greek plans for the upcoming 2009 Chairmanship of the OSCE. The Greeks have identified ke [...] | 2008-03-20 08:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KRIF GR AF ZL |
08ATHENS432 | JUSTICE MINISTER: RAPID RATIFICATION OF U.S./EU [...] (C) On March 7, Ambassador Speckhard met with Greek Minister of Justice Hatzigakis to encourage rapid ratification of the U.S./EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements before the June 2008 EU/U.S. Summit. The Minister was optimistic they would be ratified by the Greek Parliament b [...] | 2008-03-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CJAN CPAS ECON KIPR GR |
08ATHENS433 | STRIKES BRING GREECE TO STAND STILL - SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Private and public sector unions continued their ongoing strike against government-sponsored social security reforms today, a situation which has essentially brought most of the country to a stand still. Professionals from the ranks of lawyers, doctors, engineers, and teachers joined e [...] | 2008-03-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS438 | ENERGY: GREEKS SEE BAKU READY TO COOPERATE, ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Development Folias told the Ambassador he had found a spirit of "excellent cooperation" in Baku during his March 17 trip there. Folias was particularly pleased to hear from Baku that Azerbaijan had "lots of gas", some of which was available immediately. Unfortunately [...] | 2008-03-21 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
08ATHENS441 | SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM BILL PASSES IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Greece's parliament approved its government- sponsored pension reform bill late Thursday, March 20, after weeks of protests and strikes by labor unions. The bill passed in its proposed form with 151 votes in favor and 13 against. Major opposition party PASOK and far-right LA.OS walked o [...] | 2008-03-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS445 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REFERENDUM IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 07:19:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM GR |
08ATHENS450 | CFE: GREECE SUPPORTS PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 13:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR KCFE GR |
08ATHENS452 | OPPOSITION TABLES NO CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST [...] (U) Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou tabled a motion of no confidence against the Karamanlis administration March 26, following a debate punctuated by sharp exchanges between government and opposition on the issue of social security reform. Although it is unlikely PASOK will mu [...] | 2008-03-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON MK GR |
08ATHENS453 | GREECE RELUCTANTLY ACQUIESCES TO CWC MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 17:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM PREL KTIA CWC GR |
08ATHENS454 | ISRAEL LOBBIES GREECE ON IRAN [...] (C) On the margins of a meeting with A/PolCouns on non-proliferation matters, Ambassador Rallis, Director of the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN and International Organizations and Conferences and Non-Proliferation, told us that Greece had hosted a delegation from Israel on March 21 at Israel's [...] | 2008-03-27 06:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM GR IS IR |
08ATHENS458 | GOG RESPONSE TO U.S. POINTS ON MARCH GYMNICH AGENDA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered subject demarche on March 25 to Ms. Antonia Katzourou in the MFA's A11 Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. While Katzourou appreciated the opportunity to review U.S. positions, she emphasized that the March 28-29 Foreign Ministers' Gymnich meeting will be [...] | 2008-03-27 13:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM IS SY GR EUN ZL LE RS CH |
08ATHENS464 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: KARAMANLIS AND BAKOYANNIS [...] (U) Following the March 25 meetings hosted by UN Envoy Nimetz in New York on the Macedonia name issue, the Greek press trumpeted that the proposed international name was "Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)." Almost immediately, Greek officials publicly laid out concerns with the proposal, both t [...] | 2008-03-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS468 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GREECE REVIEWS FAVORABLY U.S. [...] Poloff delivered referenced demarche and non-paper to MFA D1 Director for UN and International Organizations and Conferences, Ambassador Alexandros Rallis on March 21. Rallis delegated the matter to his staff, Loukas Tsokos, who informed Poloff on March 28 that he would brief Greek delegates [...] | 2008-03-28 15:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | GR PARM ETTC |
08ATHENS469 | SCENESETTER: ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISITS ATHENS [...] (SBU) Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit which comes at an important time, during the Bucharest Summit, in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. As you know, Greece is an important NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. [...] | 2008-03-31 07:47:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | GR NATO ODC PARM PGOV PREL |
08ATHENS473 | Background for April 9 Meeting Between U.S. Secretary of [...] (SBU) Summary: Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Evripides Stylianides will meet with Secretary Spellings on April 9, 2008. Secretary Spellings is the only cabinet-level official Stylianides will be meeting on his trip to Washington. The meeting offers an excellent opportuni [...] | 2008-03-31 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KPAO OEXC GR |
08ATHENS478 | NO CONFIDENCE MOTION FAILS IN GREEK PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On March 28, a censure motion - essentially a call for a vote of no confidence - raised by the main opposition PASOK party, failed by a vote of 152 to 138. The three-day debate preceding the vote provided Greek parliamentarians an opportunity to excoriate the government for its handling of [...] | 2008-03-31 14:55:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS479 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: FM DISMISSES "REPUBLIC OF [...] (U) During debate in Parliament on the opposition's motion to censure the government (ref A),FM Bakoyannis stated publicly that the most recent Nimetz proposal "Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)" was not acceptable; PM Karmamanlis was less specific, but equally negative, terming Skopje "intrans [...] | 2008-03-31 17:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS480 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On March 27, Economic Section delivered reftel points designating Future Bank, Bahrain under Executive Order 13382 to Georgios Zorbas, President of the Special Financial Service, Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank of Greece, and Ioannis Sidiropoulo [...] | 2008-04-01 04:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP GR |
08ATHENS481 | GREECE: PROGRESS ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (SBU) In a meeting on March 18, Bank of Greece (BoG) officials updated the Economic Counselor and the acting Deputy Economic Counselor on the BoG,s actions to date in implementing recommendations made in the 2007 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report. These actions include the restructur [...] | 2008-04-01 04:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARN ETRD GR |
08ATHENS483 | GREECE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS [...] (SBU) On March 26, Economic Section delivered reftel points to Georgios Zorbas, President of the Special Financial Service and Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Political Section delivered reftel points to Ambassador Rallis, Director of the MFA D1 [...] | 2008-04-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD GR |
08ATHENS494 | HUMAN RIGHTS COURT SIDES WITH TURKISH MINORITY IN [...] (U) Two important human rights issues related to the Turkish minority in Thrace were recently addressed by court decisions: the first, by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the second, by a local court in Rodopi. The ECHR decision indirectly confirms the right of Thrace Muslims to [...] | 2008-04-03 09:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM GR |
08ATHENS495 | HUMAN RIGHTS COURT SIDES WITH TURKISH MINORITY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 09:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM GR |
08ATHENS503 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GREEKS TO REVIEW U.S.-UK PROPOSAL [...] Poloff delivered referenced demarche on April 2nd to Loukas Tsokos, officer in charge of Australian Group issues from the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations and Conferences. Tsokos informed Poloff that the Greek delegation would consider the U.S.-UK proposal on dual-us [...] | 2008-04-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW GR |
08ATHENS504 | GREECE COMMITTED TO INTERNALLY VET IRAN TRAVEL BAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered referenced demarche on April 2 to Loukas Tsokos from the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations and Conferences. Tsokos informed Poloff that his office reviewed the points favorably and forwarded them to competent authorities throughout the MFA and at [...] | 2008-04-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC UNSC KNNP IR GR |
08ATHENS505 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: KARAMANLIS ADDRESSE TE NATION [...] (U) In the wake of Greece's veto of a NATO invitation for Macedonia, Prime Minister Karamanlis and Foreign Minister Bakoyannis have made public statements that reiterate the Greek perspective on the name issue, stressing their desire for continuing talks under UN auspices to find a mutually a [...] | 2008-04-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS507 | MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR SPECKHARD: MEETING WITH [...] (C) Mr. Attorney General, I'm pleased you will be meeting with Greek Minister of Justice Sotiris Hatzigakis on April 11. Although I'm sure your staff has prepared briefing material, I wanted to highlight a few key issues that I would ask that you raise with him. I met with Hatzigakis on Marc [...] | 2008-04-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM GR |
08ATHENS509 | GREECE: REPRESENTATIVE WILL ATTEND GI INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 05:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GR |
08ATHENS536 | PASOK MP VENIZELOS' TOUR D'HORIZON ON EVE OF U.S. [...] (C) In a cordial initial meeting, Ambassador discussed current affairs with senior opposition PASOK MP Evangelos Venizelos ranging from his upcoming visit to the U.S., the Macedonia name issue, Kosovo, education reform, and the future of PASOK. Venizelos, whose public persona is a frequently- [...] | 2008-04-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR |
08ATHENS537 | AMBASSADOR MARKS INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY WITH VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In observance of International Roma Day on April 8 (Ref A),Ambassador visited a segregated Roma-only school in the Athenian suburb of Aspropyrgos, where he was met by a host of local government officials and educators bemoaning the woes of having a Roma population in their jurisd [...] | 2008-04-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV GR |
08ATHENS542 | GREEK QUESTIONS ON PKK CONFERENCE IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an ACTION request. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (S) Poloff verbally delivered referenced demarche on the PKK conference in northern Iraq and provided the Europe-Erbil direct flight non-paper on April 16 to Deputy Director of the MFA A4 Directorate for Turkey, Katarina Nassika. Nassika [...] | 2008-04-16 12:17:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PTER KTFN IZ GR TU |
08ATHENS548 | MACEDONIA NAME, KOSOVO STIR HEATED EXCHANGES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Rhetoric on Balkan policy from the Macedonia name issue to Kosovo independence continues to dominate the political scene in Greece. At a high-level conference on Balkan policy, Greek Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis reiterated standard themes of Greek policy toward the Balkans, no [...] | 2008-04-18 07:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
08ATHENS55 | ESDP DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD AND C.A.R.: GREEKS [...] (C) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points to Greek MFA EU/ESDP Department Head Sofia Grammata on January 14. Grammata responded that Greece is committed to the establishment of an ESDP PKO Mission to Chad and CAR and has already pledged military support for the mission; Greece has p [...] | 2008-01-15 14:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CD MOPS GR UN |
08ATHENS553 | GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (C) On March 27, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on financial assistance to Iraqi refugees to Greek MFA Iraqi desk officer George Karahalios. Karahalios noted that Greece would follow EU guidance and that traditionally Greece did not offer bilateral assistance but acted through [...] | 2008-04-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PHUM PREF PREL |
08ATHENS563 | GREEK PM MAY RAISE ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Charge, MFA SecGen Agathocles and PM deputy diplomatic advisor Bitsios affirmed Greek support for Georgian sovereignty and the worrisome nature of the Kremlin's latest moves to establish "mechanisms" in dealing with Abkhazia and South Ossetia (reftel). B [...] | 2008-04-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS GR |
08ATHENS566 | MFA CITES THREE CONCERNS WITH OSCE ROLE IN [...] (C) On Aprl Poloff delivered reftel demarche and points to Mr. Sotirios Demestichas of the MFA D3 Directorate for the OSCE and the Council of Europe. Demestichas emphasized that any OSCE engagement with Afghanistan should address what the Afghan government cites as its priorities, and he look [...] | 2008-04-22 09:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BGMT OSCE PREL PTER GR AF |
08ATHENS575 | GREEK VIEWS ON APRIL 29 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) On April 23, DepPolCouns discussed issues likely to be addressed at the April 29 EU Foreign Ministers meeting (GAERC) with MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou. Katzourou said the GAERC agenda was to be announced on April 24 but agreed that many of the following topics were likely [...] | 2008-04-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN GR PGOV PREL |
08ATHENS576 | DAS BRYZA'S APRIL 10-12 VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Summary. Arriving in the wake of the Bucharest Summit, EUR DAS Bryza found his Greek counterparts expressing a strong commitment to work with the United States on a range of issues including, but not limited to, the Macedonia name issue. On Macedonia, his counterparts promised that Greece [...] | 2008-04-23 16:19:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET GR |
08ATHENS583 | DELAYED RESPONSE - BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 17:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GR |
08ATHENS596 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: RECENT IRRITANTS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Skopje. 2. (SBU) In the aftermath of the veto of Macedonia's NATO accession, the Government of Greece has generally avoided escalating actions against Macedonia. We are not able to identify any major escalations in Greek behavior vis-a-vis Mac [...] | 2008-04-30 12:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID EAIR EAGR MK GR |
08ATHENS598 | P.M. KARAMANLIS TRIP TO RUSSIA: ENERGY [...] (C) According to Raphael Moisis, Chairman of the Greek Energy Council, P.M. Karamanlis and Russian President Putin signed "an important but general" inter-governmental agreement during Karamanlis' April 28-29 visit to Moscow. The IGA, he said, includes provisions that: a. an international hol [...] | 2008-04-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET GR |
08ATHENS61 | LEVINSON CASE: GREEKS RAISE WITH IRANIAN DEPUTY FM [...] (S) Greek MFA Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayvantis confirmed that Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Valinakis raised the Levinson case during his January 14 meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Bagheri in Athens (septel will report further on the Iranians' visit to Ath [...] | 2008-01-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL CASC KDEM IR GR |
08ATHENS611 | GREECE: STEEP UPHILL PROMOTING SOLIDARITY DAY WITH [...] (C) Embassy Country Team discussed possible ways to promote the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" (refs a and b). We have informed the GOG of May 21 as the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban people and urged it to undertake its own activities to mark appropriately the occasion. Moreover, we [...] | 2008-05-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU GR |
08ATHENS616 | GREEK MFA FORWARDS NPT POINTS TO ITS GENEVA [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 30 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. The D1 office forwarded the talking points and key engagement topics to its delegation in Geneva in advance of the May 2 deadline. SPECKHARD [...] | 2008-05-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP GR NPT IAEA |
08ATHENS623 | EMBASSY ATHENS RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE [...] (S) On May 6, Economic Section hand-delivered reftel non-paper to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and to Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG). Both replied that they take this matter very seriously and will pass alo [...] | 2008-05-07 08:12:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | IR GR KNNP MNUC ECON |
08ATHENS626 | IRAQ: GREEK MFA ON ICI AND DEBT FORGIVENESS [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A demarche on the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis was unable to say definitively which senior Greek official would attend the Ministerial, but he believe [...] | 2008-05-08 12:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ GR |
08ATHENS627 | GREECE/MACEDONIA - FOSTERING PROGRESS FROM ATHENS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bakoyannis and Prime Minister Karamanlis continue the public line that Greece supports Macedonian integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, but only after the name issue is resolved. They continue to profess that the next move must be Macedonia's to agree to a name acce [...] | 2008-05-08 13:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS63 | GREEKS SHARE U.S. NON-PROLIFERATION CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL [...] (S) On January 14, 2008, A/Political Counselor delivered ref A points on the possible sale of camouflage systems to Iran by the Greek firm XXXXXXXXXXXX S.A. to MFA First Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos, the lead Greek MFA non-proliferation official. Kyvetos responded that following our previous [...] | 2008-01-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY IR GR |
08ATHENS630 | BURMA: GREEK C-130S DELIVERING ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID BM GR |
08ATHENS631 | FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LIST: 17N, RN, AND [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request seeking information on the activities of the Greek terrorist groups 17 November (17N) and Revolutionary Nuclei (RN) since their last re-designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) in 2003, Embassy Counterterrorism Task Force (CTTF) reviewed all av [...] | 2008-05-09 15:23:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS GR |
08ATHENS637 | CONFERENCE CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON U.S. [...] (SBU) In Greece, conventional wisdom holds that the United States was comlicit in the April 21, 1967 coup that put a mlitary junta in power through 1974. In a rare public conversation about these sensitive events, former PM Mitsotakis (father of current FM akoyannis) and his foundation hoste [...] | 2008-05-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08ATHENS64 | SEX, SUICIDE AND DVDS PART II: MORE SMOKE, SOME [...] (C) The scandal involving former Culture Ministry Secretary General Christos Zahopoulos (reftel) continues to SIPDIS dominate headlines and television news shows throughout Greece. Lurid photos of Zahopoulos and Evi Tsekou, a former contract employee at the Culture Ministry, supposedly take [...] | 2008-01-16 15:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GR |
08ATHENS647 | GREECE SHARES NATO INTEROPERABILITY CONCERNS ON [...] Poloff delivered reftel A points to Andreas Kintis from the D2 Directorate for NATO and the Western European Union (WEU). Kintis expressed appreciation for the background and Washington's acknowledgment of Greece's position to refrain from the Oslo Process based on concerns stemming from clus [...] | 2008-05-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN GR PGOV |
08ATHENS651 | GREECE/IRAN: WHAT'S CAUSING GREEK RELUCTANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy head of the Greek MFA Middle East directorate told us Greek reluctance to sign on to further Iran sanctions stemmed from several factors, including lack of an EU consensus, doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions, belief that greater engagement, not less, provided great [...] | 2008-05-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD TRGY UNSC KNNP IR GR PREL PGOV AORC |
08ATHENS652 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GREEK MFA FAVORABLE TO LISTING [...] (S) On May 5, DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of three individuals linked to al-Qaida to MFA A6 Middle East Directorate deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis said he believed the GOG would have no difficulty with the listing and might co-spons [...] | 2008-05-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PINR EFIN PREL KTFN GR |
08ATHENS654 | GREECE/TURKEY: GREECE OBJECTS TO TURKISH MFA [...] (C) Greek FM Bakoyannis has publicly objected to statements on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website related to Greece, terming them "absolutely groundless." The Greek MFA has called in a Turkish Embassy representative and delivered a protest note in Ankara. The issue rose to public consciou [...] | 2008-05-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM TU GR |
08ATHENS660 | EMBASSY ATHENS RESPONSE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) On May 14, Economic Section delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and to Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG). Both replied that they will pass along the information to appropriate offices w [...] | 2008-05-14 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL ECON GR |
08ATHENS661 | EMBASSY ATHENS RESPONSE: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND [...] (S) On May 14, Economic Section delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and to Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG). Both replied that they will pass along the information to appropriate offices w [...] | 2008-05-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL ECON GR |
08ATHENS665 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO RHODES DURING USS TRUMAN [...] (U) Ambassador Speckhard visited Rhodes May 7-9 in conjunction with the visit of the USS Truman, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Mediterranean on its return to Norfolk from nearly seven months in the Persian Gulf. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity [...] | 2008-05-15 06:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU GR PARM NATO |
08ATHENS671 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: GREEK NAME NEGOTIATOR ON STATE [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard and DCM met May 13 with Greek name negotiator Vassilakis to press for robust Greek engagement in resolving the name issue and to probe Greek positions. Vassilakis said FM Bakoyannis is determined to resolve this issue quickly, but the GOG is pessimistic much progress c [...] | 2008-05-16 08:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS678 | GREECE/TURKEY: FALLOUT OF NATO DECISION NOT TO [...] (C) We understand NATO authorities have informed Greek military officials that NATO will not provide support for the proposed May 20 "Noble Archer" exercise, which involved overflight of Agios Efstratios island (but which had excluded overflight of the island of Limnos, which has long been a N [...] | 2008-05-16 13:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MOPS TU GR |
08ATHENS698 | LEBANON: GREECE SEES USEFUL ROLEIN OPEN CHANNEL [...] (S) DCM and DepPolCouns delivered ref A points on supporting the Arab League's efforts in Lebanon to, resectively, Director of the Foreign Minister's Cabinet Kostas Chalastanis and Deputy Head of the MFA's A6 Middle East irectorate Giorgos Ayfantis. On the question of designating Hizballah as [...] | 2008-05-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL SY IR GR |
08ATHENS702 | EMBASSY ATHENS MARKS DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) Ref B discussed post's actions regarding promotion of May 21 as the "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." In addition, Ambassador has placed an editorial on Cuba and the Day of Solidarity in the daily free-press Metro newspaper, which everyday reaches a quarter of a million average Gr [...] | 2008-05-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO GR CU |
08ATHENS706 | GREEK VIEWS ON MAY GAERC [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed likely issues for the May 26-27 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) with MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katsourou. Key points of the discussion are summarized below by issue topic: -- WESTERN BALKANS: Katsourou believed GAERC discussion would focus in general [...] | 2008-05-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EU GR |
08ATHENS71 | GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 07:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCR MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GR |
08ATHENS716 | Scenesetter for Representative Sarbanes and former [...] (SBU) Dear Senator and Congressman, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you ar [...] | 2008-05-22 11:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS717 | GREECE TO SEND REP TO BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Burma Donor's Conference May 21 to Vassiliki Bafi, Burma Desk Officer at the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Bafi said the Economic Counselor from the Greek Embassy in Thailand would attend the Burma Conference. Bafi was unable to provi [...] | 2008-05-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM GR |
08ATHENS718 | GREEK MFA HELPFUL ON IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Deputy PolCounselor delivered reftel A demarche on May 19 to the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East, Giorgos Ayfantis . Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 22 to Loukas Tsokos at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Points were also p [...] | 2008-05-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC UNSC KNNP IR GR IAEA |
08ATHENS719 | UNHCR DISAPPROVES OF GREECE'S HANDLING OF REFUGEE [...] (C) A stunning April 15 UNHCR report called upon EU Member States to refrain from returning asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin Protocol until further notice. According to the report, asylum seekers in Greece face undue hardships in having their claims adjudicated due to problems with p [...] | 2008-05-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM GR |
08ATHENS720 | GREEK MFA IN SHOCK OVER TIP TIER DOWNGRADING [...] (C) On May 22, Ambassador met with MFA SecGen Agathocles at the latter's request to discuss Greece's tier ranking on Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Although information on tier classifications for this year has not yet been publicly released, Agathocles was aware that Greece would likely be do [...] | 2008-05-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GR |
08ATHENS721 | CANCELLED NATO EXERCISE STIRS POLITICAL ROW [...] (SBU) The Government and opposition sparred over NATO's withdrawal of support to Noble Archer (ref),which the opposition claimed had led to the "indirect questioning" of Greek sovereignty over the island of Aghios Efstratios. In Parliament, Minister of Defense Meimarakis dismissed oppositio [...] | 2008-05-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS TU GR |
08ATHENS723 | BURMA: GREEK MFA ON ADDITIONAL BURMA POINTS [...] (C) A/Political Counselor delivered ref A points to First Counsellor Anthi Balonou, the Deputy Director of the MFA A 10 Diretorate for Asia and Oceania. Balonou reiterated that Greece would be represented at the May 25 UN-ASEAN co-sponsored conference by the Greek Economic Counselor from Ba [...] | 2008-05-23 11:19:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BM GR |
08ATHENS728 | LIBERTAD ACT: GREECE AND CUBA [...] (C) In response to reftel, post offers the following observations on the general state of Greece-Cuba relations as they pertain to the Libertad Act. 2. (C) Greece generally follows the common EU position on relations with Cuba. Like other EU countries, Greece maintains diplomatic relations [...] | 2008-05-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV GR CU |
08ATHENS734 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM BAKOYANNIS [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis said she and PM Karamanlis had told Macedonian President Crvenkovski that Greece seeks to conclude the name negotiations quickly. Macedonia must choose an adjective for "Macedonia" that makes clear the country is part of a broad [...] | 2008-05-28 13:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO UNSC IR MK GR |
08ATHENS736 | PSI: GREECE OBJECTS TO NAME TO BE USED FOR [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with DCM, MFA Secretary General Agathocles said Greece would "leave" the PSI fifth anniversary meeting in Washington, should Macedonia be present as "Macedonia" or "Republic of Macedonia." Agathocles said Greece had raised its concerns with how PSI refers to Macedonia [...] | 2008-05-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS743 | Scenesetter for Ambassador Tahir-Kheli's visit, June 2-5 [...] (SBU) Dear Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you are [...] | 2008-05-30 09:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS764 | PSI: GREEK SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT NOT DEAD [...] (C) Although Greek Ambassador to Washington Mallias told USG officials and the press that the proposed PSI bilateral shipboarding agreement was "dead," following Greece's departure from the PSI 5th anniversary meetings in Washington due to the seating of Macedonia as the "Republic of Macedoni [...] | 2008-06-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL GR |
08ATHENS771 | AEGEAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION: GREEK COMPLAINTS AND [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with DCM and DATT, Deputy Minister of Mercantile Marine, Aegean, and Island Policy Mr. Panogiotis Kamenos discussed the problem of illegal migration in the Aegean. According to Kamenos, over 11,000 illegal immigrants had entered Greece this year, and his ministry, whic [...] | 2008-06-04 13:19:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS GR TU |
08ATHENS778 | CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION CONCLUDES WITH WHIMPER [...] (SBU) The Karamanlis government's ambitious plans for constitutional revision came to a lackluster close on May 27 when only 3 relatively minor (out of 38 proposed) constitutional amendments were adopted by parliament. With major opposition party PASOK removing itself from the constitutiona [...] | 2008-06-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS78 | Greek Minister of Education Discusses Reform with New [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 3, 2008, the Ambassador and CAO paid a courtesy call on Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Evripides Stylianides. During a wide ranging discussion, Stylianides affirmed his desire to include American-affiliated educational institutions in any reforms t [...] | 2008-01-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GR |
08ATHENS782 | GREEK REP AT FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) DepPolCouns passed reftel agenda for the June 17-19 Friends of Iraq Conference in the UAE to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. PolMilOff also passed the agenda to the office of Ambassador Stoidis, Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Defense. 2. [...] | 2008-06-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ GR |
08ATHENS783 | GREECE AND US REACH ACCORD ON HSPD-6 DRAFT TEXT [...] (C) Summary: State Department and Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) representatives engaged in a marathon negotiating session with Greek Foreign Ministry and Hellenic police officials on May 28. After 11 hours, a mutually-acceptable draft of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-6 (HSP [...] | 2008-06-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CVIS GR KHLS KVPR |
08ATHENS784 | FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND JUNE VIENNA AND BERLIN [...] (SBU) DepPolCouns passed reftel demarche on the June 23 Vienna conference on Reconstruction of Lebanon's Nahr al-Baid Refugee Camp to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis said FM Bakoyannis intended to attend the Vienna conference, as well as the Do [...] | 2008-06-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE GR |
08ATHENS792 | SENIOR ADVISOR TAHIR-KHELI ATTENDS WOMEN [...] (SBU) Senior Advisor for WomenQs Empowerment Ambassador Tahir-Kheli visited Greece on behalf of the Secretary to attend the Women LeadersQ Working Group Conference hosted by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. The June 3 QLagonissi Declaration summarized the Working GroupQs initiative to [...] | 2008-06-06 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KWMN KPAO GR |
08ATHENS794 | GREEKS REMINDED ON FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] Per ref B, Greece intends to send its ambassador in Abu Dhabi to the Friends of Iraq Conference. On June 6, DepPolCouns informed MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis that the conference organizers had not yet received a registration from the Greek participan [...] | 2008-06-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ GR |
08ATHENS795 | CYCLONE NARGIS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On 3 June poloff delivered reftel demarche on Cyclone Nargis to First Counselor Anthi Balonou, the Deputy director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Balonou reiterated that, from the Greek perspective, it remained important to continue to draw attention to the Burma regim [...] | 2008-06-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL PGOV GR |
08ATHENS802 | SARKOZY WOWS ATHENS [...] (SBU) With already established "rock star"-like status in Greece, French President Sarkozy's June 6 visit to Athens solidified Athens' perception of him as Greece's closest partner within the EU. Feted by the President, Prime Minister, and receiving the rare honor of speaking before the Gree [...] | 2008-06-09 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR GR |
08ATHENS803 | GREEK RESPONSE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UPCOMING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL ECON GR |
08ATHENS804 | UPDATE ON POTENTIAL SALES TO IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) On 2 June poloff met with Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations at the latter's request to discuss GOG findings on potential sales to Iran and Syria by Greek firm, XXXXXXXXXXXX. Tsokas said XXXXXXXXXXXX's main product was fishing ne [...] | 2008-06-09 14:18:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL GR IR SY PGOV |
08ATHENS81 | INTERIOR MINISTER PLEDGES COUNTERTERORRIST [...] (S) On 16 January 2008, Ambassador Speckhard, accompanied by Regional Affairs (RAS) Counselor Chadason, paid a courtesy call on Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Deputy Interior Minister for Public Order Panayiotis Chinofotis. In his first official meeting with them, the Ambassador s [...] | 2008-01-18 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV KTER KCRM ASEC KHLS EAGR SENV TU GR |
08ATHENS818 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GREECE ALSO DISSATISFIED [...] (C) A/Political Counselor met June 10 with Ambassador Mercurios Karafotias, the new Director of the MFA's D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations and Conferences to deliver reftel points expressing U.S. concerns with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Karafotias responded tha [...] | 2008-06-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN GR |
08ATHENS819 | DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK ON BANK SADERAT [...] (SE) In a meeting on June 9, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG) Panayotis-Aristidis Thomopoulos told the Acting Deputy Economic Counselor that the Bank of Greece had just conducted a detailed control operation against Bank Saderat,s Athens branch as a follow-up to reftels A and B. Thom [...] | 2008-06-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | ECON EFIN ELAB KNNP MNUC PGOV GR |
08ATHENS832 | GREEKS BEARING GIFTS: FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND [...] (C) DepPolCouns reconfirmed that Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis would attend the Berlin conference on supporting the Palestinians with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis (refs A and B). Ayfantis said Bakoyannis did not want to show up at the conference "empty ha [...] | 2008-06-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS GR |
08ATHENS833 | GREEK TEHERAN ENVOY URGES U.S.-IRAN TALKS, OFFERS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In seperate coversations with A/PolCouns and DepPolCouns, former Greek Ambassador to Iran and new head of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations Merkourios Karafotias offered his interpretation of Iranian motives in recent events and urged the U.S. to open discrete [...] | 2008-06-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | GR IR POV PREL |
08ATHENS835 | GREEK PARLIAMENT RATIFIES LISBON TREATY [...] (U) Early on the morning of June 12 -- on the eve of Ireland's referendum on the Lisbon Treaty -- the Greek Parliament ratified the Lisbon Treaty 250 to 42. Greece has now joined the group of EU member states who have completed legal approval of the treaty. 2. (SBU) Parliamentary conside [...] | 2008-06-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU GR |
08ATHENS837 | TIP NEXT STEPS DISCUSSED WITH MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR |
08ATHENS842 | GREEK, TURKISH JOURNALISTS BRING "EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) Meeting for the fifth time since 1999's "earthquake diplomacy" brought them together openly, some 70 members of the loosely-organized "Contact Group of Greek and Turkish Journalists" spent the weekend of June 6-8 at a luxury resort in Crete. Greece's Minister of Tourism (and former gov [...] | 2008-06-13 09:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TU GR |
08ATHENS845 | GREEK MFA ON JUNE GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) On June 11, DepPolCouns discussed issues likely to be taken up at the June 16-17 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) with Greek MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katzourou (ref A). Her responses below are keyed to likely agenda items: -- IRAN: Katzourou noted that EU foreign policy c [...] | 2008-06-13 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV IR IZ IS SY CU GR |
08ATHENS860 | STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel statement on the U.S.-EU Prisoner of Conscience Declaration on June 17 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate, UN and International Organizations. We expressed our appreciation to the EU for co-sponsorship of the declaration at the UN and ur [...] | 2008-06-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GR ELAB PHUM SMIG KCROM KPAO KWMN |
08ATHENS873 | INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (C) Post is grateful for the opportunity per reftel to provide preliminary input on U.S. statements regarding Greece at the upcoming Warsaw OSCE Human Dimension Meeting (HDIM). As context, Embassy notes this is a sensitive period in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, and the statements made at [...] | 2008-06-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR |
08ATHENS874 | GREECE ON IRAN: CARROTS BETTER THAN STICKS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA officials dealing with various aspects of Iran issues indicated that Greece did not intend to break an EU consensus on stiffening Iran sanctions, but that it had concerns about the direction of Iran policy. Greece believed the evidence did not indicate the Iranians were [...] | 2008-06-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | AORC EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN GR IR KCRM KNNP KTFN |
08ATHENS877 | UNHCR FINDS GREECE LACKING IN PROTECTION OF [...] (SBU) On June 18, PolOff and PolAssistant attended a press conference hosted by the Greek Chapter of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to commemorate World Refugee Day 2008 and to release a new study concerning separated children seeking asylum in Greece. All participants at the conf [...] | 2008-06-20 15:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08ATHENS88 | DEFENSE MINISTER: MACEDONIA VETO THREAT [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Meimarakis January 18. On Turkey, Meimarakis noted that Greece considers Turkey an ongoing threat, but termed PM Karamanlis' pending trip on January 23 a step forward. Meimarakis reiterated the Greek desire to see Mac [...] | 2008-01-22 14:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MASS MK AF GR |
08ATHENS896 | U.S./GREECE MIL-TO-MIL COOPERATION: THE GOOD, THE [...] (C) The U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship is facing a particularly difficult time, as Washington and Athens have differing views on issues such as the Macedonian name, the independence of Kosovo, and relations with Russia. However, the U.S./Greek military-to-military relationship and the wor [...] | 2008-06-24 12:09:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | MASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV GR |
08ATHENS899 | GREECE: AS SUMMER HEATS UP, PASOK MELTS DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite popular discontent with the New Democracy (ND) government stemming from steep rises in food and fuel costs, continued problems in the universities, and hard-to-swallow pension reforms, leading opposition party PASOK remains behind in the polls and has descended into an int [...] | 2008-06-24 14:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR |
08ATHENS91 | FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece),Veria (north-western Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requested funds wil [...] | 2008-01-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
08ATHENS910 | ONE MORE TIME: 17 NOVEMBER TERRORISTS APPEAL - AGAIN [...] (SBU) Eight of 13 convicted members of the Greek terrorist organization "17 November," which was responsible for 23 murders including five U.S. Embassy employees during a twenty-year period from the mid-1970s to earlier this decade, filed appeal briefs with the Arios Paghos Supreme Court on Ju [...] | 2008-06-26 11:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL GR |
08ATHENS92 | MANAGING GREECE ON KOSOVO AND MACEDONIA [...] (C) Managing Greece over the next few months is likely to be difficult on the key Balkan issues of Macedonia and Kosovo. To leverage Greek behavior we should: -- Engage the Greeks on Kosovo and Serbia, including through extending an invitation to them to participate in international struct [...] | 2008-01-22 16:24:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS NATO MK KI SR GR |
08ATHENS920 | TROUBLING LIVING CONDITIONS AND MEDICAL ACCESS FOR [...] (SBU) At a May 21, 2008, press conference, the organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) presented the damning results of an exploratory mission conducted in February 2008 to assess the health and living conditions at various immigrant detention centers and camps throughout Greece. The MSF [...] | 2008-06-27 11:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV GR |
08ATHENS925 | JOINT EXERISE HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENT GREEK, ISRAELI [...] (S) In a June 25 conversation with DCM, PM Karamanlis' diplomatic advisor Constantinos Bitsios confirmed that the military exercise that took place in the eastern Mediterranean over Greek airspace in early June and reported in the NY Times June 20 was a joint Israeli-Greek exercise. Bitsios ex [...] | 2008-06-27 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV GR IR IS |
08ATHENS93 | FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 sustaining funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece),Veria (north-western Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requeste [...] | 2008-01-23 07:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
08ATHENS935 | PASOK STEWS ALONE IN SIEMENS SCANDAL AS PM DELAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A major scandal involving alleged pay-offs by the German firm Siemens to officials of the former PASOK government may also ensnare current New Democracy officials, but PM Karamanlis has put off any parliamentary inquiry until after judicial officials have completed their investig [...] | 2008-07-01 14:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GR |
08ATHENS951 | BURMA: GREECE'S POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On July 3, PolOff delivered ref A points on shaping post-cyclone assistance in Burma to First Counselor Anthi Balonou, Deputy Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Balonou agreed the success of the aid to Burma was dependendent on the unity of the international com [...] | 2008-07-03 11:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID GR |
08ATHENS952 | KOSOVO: GREEKS NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE BUT [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard spoke with FM Bakoyannis July 3 to urge that Greece recognize Kosovo independence, emphasizing the need to take steps that foster regional stability, and noting that it is time for Greece to join the other 20 EU states that have recognized Kosovo. Bakoyannis said Gre [...] | 2008-07-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV KPKO UN YI EU KV GR |
08ATHENS959 | GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This is the first in what we intend to be regular updates on Greece's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). In June, Greek authorities in cooperation with Europol and officials from neighboring countries, broke up three trafficking rings and granted [...] | 2008-07-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR |
08ATHENS96 | GREECE WANTS TO SUPPORT SYRIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] (S) DepPolCouns discussed reftel s said the GOG would look for a wayperhaps in the fQoumoutsakos. 2. (S) Ayfantis believed this was a good time to "kick" Syria "so they'll adjust course." He explained that Greece was upset by the Syrian use of the Turkish-controlled northern Cypriot port o [...] | 2008-01-23 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL KMPI GR SY |
08ATHENS963 | GREECE: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT POINTS [...] (SBU) On July 3, PolOff conveyed reftel points on the Prisoners of Conscience Public Affairs Event to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attache of the D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Panagiotidis made no substantive comments but stated that he would forward the information to [...] | 2008-07-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL GR |
08ATHENS964 | GREECE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] (U) On June 27, 2008 Embassy transmitted reftel dipnote on the U.S. candidacies for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to the Greek MFA. PolOff also delivered the note and accompanying points to Embassy Attache Giorgos Panagiotidis of the D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Pan [...] | 2008-07-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD GR WTRO |
08ATHENS965 | GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) On 3, July PolOff and PolAssistant delivered reftel demarche on the Human Rights Foundation to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attache of the MFA D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Panagiotidis thanked us for the information and said it would be reviewed by the MFA Director [...] | 2008-07-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GR PHUM UN |
08ATHENS966 | GREECE/TURKEY - NEXT STEPS ON NATO AEGEAN EXERCISES [...] (C) In the aftermath of NATO's May 2008 decision not to support a Greek exercise that would overfly the island of Agios Efstratios (AE)(ref A),the Greeks are considering developing a new exercise that would again seek to overfly the island. Various Greek contacts have told us that they belie [...] | 2008-07-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO MARR PREL PGOV TU GR |
08ATHENS967 | FM BAKOYANNIS ON MACEDONIA NAME, HSPD-6, AND [...] (C) In a July 3 conversation, FM Bakoyannis told Amb. Speckhard that although UN Mediator Nimetz' recent meetings had been "positive," she was skeptical that the Macedonians were prepared to "accept and use" a new name. Ambassador Speckhard emphasized the importance of flexibility, noting th [...] | 2008-07-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS NATO IZ MK IS GR |
08ATHENS970 | FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO GREECE ON THE EU PRESIDENCY: WHAT HE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speaking at an "Ambassador's Forum" sponsored by the Greek MFA in Athens on July 7, French Ambassador Christian Farnaud's presentation on his country's goals for the EU Presidency, covering the Lisbon Treaty to the Mediterranean Union via environmental, immigrat [...] | 2008-07-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO EU GR FR |
08ATHENS972 | GREEKS TO ENVOY KENNEDY: WE'LL KEEP DIGGING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY ATHENS AND CONGEN THESSALONIKI MESSAGE. Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, visited Athens June 25-26 and Thessaloniki 26-28 to discuss Holocaust restitution issues with Greek officials, with a special focus on the Thessal [...] | 2008-07-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GR |
08ATHENS985 | GREECE/IRAN: GREECE WON'T HINDER EU CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) DCM spoke July 10 with MFA Secretary General Agathocles to inquire about the Greek position on the EU package of measures to implement UNSCR 1803; DCM said that we understood many in the EU were supportive of a common position with robust measures, but that Greece and a few others were ex [...] | 2008-07-10 13:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ETTC EU GR IR KCRM KNNP KTFN |
08ATHENS996 | GREEK PARLIAMENT'S STEFANOU ON TGI, SOUTH STREAM, [...] (C) In a meeting on July 10, the Secretary General of Parliament, Nikos Stefanou, voiced his support for the TGI pipeline and confirmed the GoG,s strong support for this project. At the same time, he expressed skepticism on South Stream, implying there is no concrete plan in place for its dev [...] | 2008-07-14 05:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GR PGOV PREL RS CVIS KCRM EU EPET |
08BAGHDAD3710 | IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. DECIDE TO ESTABLISH COORDINATING [...] (C) The November 19, Baghdad, Turkey/Iraq/U.S. security trilateral on combating the PKK resulted in an agreement to form a trilateral committee to be based in Baghdad within ten days to share intelligence and discuss operational coordination and also saw successful participation by KRG repres [...] | 2008-11-25 05:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ TU PREL MARR GR |
08BEIJING4125 | 11/4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DALAI [...] Key points at the November 4 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Though the spokesperson is "following the U.S. election closely" the choosing of the next President of the United States is the job of the American people. -- The Dalai Lama should "take concrete actions to give up separ [...] | 2008-11-04 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN FR GR CS CU PE |
08BERLIN506 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON MACEDONIAN NAME [...] (C) Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA South Europe Deputy Office Director Felix Klein and Greece Desk Officer Gabriele Scheel April 18, to MFA NATO Deputy Office Director Gunnar Denecke April 21 and to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Joachim Bleicker April 22. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-04-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR GM |
08BERLIN508 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON MACEDONIAN NAME [...] (C) Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA South Europe Deputy Office Director Felix Klein and Greece Desk Officer Gabriele Scheel April 18, to MFA NATO Deputy Office Director Gunnar Denecke April 21 and to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Joachim Bleicker April 22. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-04-23 08:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR GM |
08BERLIN555 | GERMAN RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref A demarche April 28-29 to MFA Deputy Director for International Economic and Financial Policy Sabine Seidler, Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Desk Officer Martin Lutz, and Finance Ministry Director for Terrorism Finance and Money Laundering Michael Findeisen. All [...] | 2008-04-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | KNNP PTER EFIN MNUC GR IR GM |
08BRUSSELS108 | EUROPEAN UNION VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-22 13:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR EAID PREL EUN KDEM MARR NATO GR NL TU |
08BRUSSELS1541 | WHITHER MACEDONIA? - EU OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with new U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia Phil Reeker September 23, a wide range of EU officials provided a bleak assessment of Macedonia's prospects for Euro-Atlantic integration in the near term. EU officials attributed the current state of affairs to continued Greek i [...] | 2008-10-02 14:00:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN MK GR KV |
08BUDAPEST183 | HUNGARY ON MACEDONIA'S NATO ASPIRATIONS AND NAME [...] (C) Marianne Berecz, SE Europe, Western Balkans and CIS Department Head and Gabor Horvath, Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, discussed reftel with PolOff on January 15. Ambassador Berecz underlined Hungary's support for the Nimetz process, commenting that Greece's approa [...] | 2008-02-21 06:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL GR MK HU MARR |
08COPENHAGEN231 | DANES PRESS BOTH SIDES IN MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR DA |
08ECTION02OF02ATHENS959 | GREECE: JUNE TIP UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GR |
08ISTANBUL238 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH LAMENTS "PERSECUTION" OF [...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I discussed his views on the new Archbishop of Athens and the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) while updating the Consul General on Patriarchate issues during their May 12 meeting. Bartholomew noted Archbishop [...] | 2008-05-13 13:36:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV GR TU |
08ISTANBUL38 | GREEK PRIME MINISTER TO CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary. Greek PM Costas Karamanlis will wrap up his three-day trip to Turkey on January 24 and 25 in Istanbul with visits to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and to a Greek minority high school. Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton expects Karamanlis and Ecumenical Pa [...] | 2008-01-24 11:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL GR TU |
08ISTANBUL43 | STATUS OF TURKISH POLICY ON ECUMENICITY QUESTIONED [...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton described Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' 23 - 25 January visit to Turkey as "significant" and believed Prime Minister Erdogan was sincere when he told his Greek counterpart that he is "evaluating" the issue of [...] | 2008-01-28 15:41:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GR TU |
08ISTANBUL487 | GULEN MOVEMENT AFFILIATES PLAN TURKISH-ARMENIAN [...] Summary. Gulen-affiliated organizations are planning a multi-cultural event April 2-5, 2009, in Costa Mesa, California, titled "Anatolian Cultures & Food Festival/ Discovering Turkey." The festival will inform the local community about Anatolian Culture and the contributions to it of (among o [...] | 2008-09-10 13:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI TU AM GR |
08LJUBLJANA188 | SLOVENIA ENCOURAGES GREECE AND MACEDONIA TO [...] (C) On April 22, Emboffs met with MFA Security Policy Division official Darja Golez to deliver reftel points asking Slovenia to urge Greek leadership to renew its commitment and exert greater flexibility in negotiating a solution to the Macedonia name issue. Golez stressed that Slovenia strongl [...] | 2008-04-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GR MK SI |
08LJUBLJANA70 | SLOVENIA WANTS A NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA [...] (C) On February 14, A/DCM met with MFA Head of Security Policy Division Stanislav Vidovic to outline our current thinking on Macedonia's candidacy and to encourage Slovenia to join our calls to both Skopje and Athens to use the Nimetz process to reach a solution on the name issue before Buchar [...] | 2008-02-15 07:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL GR MK SI |
08LONDON1112 | HMG WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH ATHENS AND SKOPJE [...] (C) HMG has been engaging, and will continue to engage with, senior Greek leadership to encourage Athens to be more flexible in its position on the Macedonia name issue. FCO Balkans Group Deputy Director Adam Bye said that the British Ambaasador (HMA) to Greece had met with Foreign Minister [...] | 2008-04-18 14:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EU MK GR UK |
08LONDON954 | NATO MACEDONIA INVITATION: UK EFFORTS FAIL TO MOVE [...] (C/NF) FCO Political Director Mark Lyall Grant told DCM that high-level UK intervention with Greece, including an appeal from FM Miliband to Greek FM Bakoyannis at the March 29 EU Gymnich, had failed to shift Athens off its hard-line position. Lyall Grant has been in close contact with Actin [...] | 2008-04-02 15:29:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MK GR UK |
08LUXEMBOURG69 | LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS NATO MEMBERSHIP FOR CROATIA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador discussed the Greece-Macedonia name dispute with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on 11 March emphasizing points contained reftel. Asselborn confirmed that Luxembourg was in agreement that Allies must work with both sides and that he was committed to the Nimetz proces [...] | 2008-03-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO PREL PGOV GR MK LU |
08MADRID376 | MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR DEZCALLAR ON NATO SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 31 with MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, making the case for a more robust Spanish effort in Afghanistan, urging that the Spanish weigh in with Greece on Macedonia's NATO membership, encouraging Spanish recognition of Kosovo and [...] | 2008-03-31 16:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO SMIG MK GR BO CU SP |
08NICOSIA912 | CYPRUS TO PURSUE LOW-KEY APPROACH ON TURKISH [...] (SBU) U/S of Energy, Solon Kassinis, told econoff that the recent events involving ships conducting seismic soundings off SW Cyprus and near Kastelorizo Greece and Greek and Turkish warships were "nothing unusual" and should be "downplayed." He criticized Cyprus MFA for calling in the P-5 Amba [...] | 2008-11-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ENRG GR TU CY |
08OSLO177 | NORWAY URGED TO ENGAGE GREEKS ON MACEDONIA NAME [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 14:47:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR NO |
08OSLO219 | NORWAY NOT INTERVENING IN MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE [...] As reported in ref A, DCM delivered reftel points to Vice Foreign Minister Raymond Johansen on March 31, asking that Norway contact Greece, particularly PM Karamanlis, directly on the name issue. Demarche points contained in Ref B were delivered on April 18. In response the MFA stated that Nor [...] | 2008-04-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR NO |
08OTTAWA443 | CANADA UNLIKELY TO WEIGH IN WITH GREECE [...] (C) In Ambassador's absence, DCM delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor, Susan Cartwright, and urged that PM Stephen Harper raise the issue of Macedonia's NATO membership directly with Greece's president at the Bucharest Summit. Ms. Cartwright, [...] | 2008-03-31 21:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MK GR CA |
08PARIS267 | FRENCH RESPONSE ON MACEDONIA'S NATO ASPIRATIONS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche discussing Macedonia's NATO candidacy and the name dispute with Greece to Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA (A/S equivalent). Carre said that France had been worried that Macedonia was treating the name dispute with Greece too [...] | 2008-02-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL GR MK FR |
08PARIS745 | FRENCH PROMOTE COMPROMISE, BUT WON'T PRESSURE [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post has raised with various French officials the need to urge the Greeks to renew their commitment to finding a mutually acceptable solution to the Macedonia name issue. However, in the post-Bucharest environment, French officials have not retreated from their ear [...] | 2008-04-18 13:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR FR |
08PARIS753 | FRANCE SUPPORTS OSCE PROJECTS INSIDE AFGHANISTAN; [...] (C) French MFA officials responsible for OSCE affairs told us on April 18 that, in principle, France now supports the idea that training activities for Afghan border security should take place on the border of and/and inside Afghanistan. The GOF clarified, however, that the projects should be [...] | 2008-04-21 09:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | BMGT GM GR SP RS OSCE PGOV PTER FR |
08PARIS763 | AFTER THE NATO SUMMIT: GOF LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. President Sarkozy is reportedly "very satisfied" with his first NATO summit, a meeting which demonstrated to the world the change in France's approach to the Alliance. President Bush's endorsement of a strong European defense in Bucharest gave the GOF the green light it wanted [...] | 2008-04-22 09:10:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS FR AF GG UP UK MK GR |
08REYKJAVIK46 | Demarche on Use of FYROM for NATO Candidature (U) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 17:33:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IC |
08RIGA84 | LATVIA FOLLOWING MACEDONIA NAME DISPUTE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO MK GR LR |
08RIYADH1190 | SAUDIS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to the no. 3 official in the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is slowly moving toward official SAG recognition of Kosovo. He ascribed the SAG's reluctance to recognize the newly independent Balkan republic heretofore to concern over Russian se [...] | 2008-08-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EU EUN FR GR KPKO PGOV PREL RS SA UNC KV YI |
08ROME1101 | EDISON CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF AZERI GAS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Italian energy company Edison told EconOff on an August 29 meeting that they are facing a tight deadline to fully commit to investing in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project, planned to bring gas from Azerbaijan into Europe starting around 2012 or 2013. They a [...] | 2008-09-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG GR IR IT RS TU |
08ROME212 | ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 17:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL GR MK IT |
08ROME396 | ITALIAN FM CALLS GREEK FM TO PRESS FOR MACEDONIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT |
08ROME528 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: ITALY IN FAVOR OF QUICK [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points on April 18 to MFA NATO desk officer Piermario Dacco. Poloffs requested high-level Italian intervention with Greece to urge renewed commitment in resolving the Macedonia name dispute as soon as possible. Dacco said Italy shared the USG concern and also w [...] | 2008-04-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT |
08SEOUL576 | KOREAN AIR AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TDO ON 747 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Lee Jang-kuen called in Emboffs March 22 to discuss the results of the ROKG's interagency meeting held yesterday on Ref (E) demarche [...] | 2008-03-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR |
08SEOUL796 | MOFAT DEPUTY MINISTER REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Deputy Minister for Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs OH Joon called in the Charge on April 18 to request an update on Balli Group's (BG) compliance with Commerce's Temp [...] | 2008-04-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR |
08SKOPJE103 | MACEDONIA: A STEP FORWARD ON THE NAME ISSUE [...] (C) President Crvenkovski's Chief of Staff, Natasha Savova, gave us a brief readout by phone on the February 8 closed-door meeting between the President and Prime Minister to discuss the approach to the name issue and Macedonia's NATO candidacy. Savova said she and the President were "shocked [...] | 2008-02-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK GR |
08SKOPJE104 | MACEDONIA: UNUSUALLY POSITIVE NAME ISSUE MEDIA [...] (C) Front-page press on February 8 covered statements on the name issue by President Crvenkovski, PM Gruevski and FM Milososki. A day after the Ambassador's meetings with Crvenkovski and Gruevski (reftels),the two leaders, who disagree on nearly every other issue, issued a unified message a [...] | 2008-02-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE143 | MACEDONIA: CONSTRUCTIVELY LAYING THE GROUNDWORK [...] (C) The government is laying the groundwork for public acceptance of a compromise on the most recent Nimetz name proposal (reftel). In an encouraging break with the past, it has moved a giant step away from its dual-name position toward acceptance of a name for use in international organizatio [...] | 2008-02-21 13:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE153 | MACEDONIA MEETING NATO MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA [...] (C) In striving to meet NATO membership requirements, the GOM is taking a constructive approach to resolving the name dispute with Athens, although there are concerns the Greeks will veto Macedonia's NATO bid even if Skopje demonstrates additional flexibility. The government has shown signific [...] | 2008-02-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE162 | MACEDONIA: POLICE BLOCK HOOLIGANS FROM REACHING [...] (SBU) A splinter group from a peaceful 2,000-person rally in downtown Skopje in support of Macedonia's constitutional name attempted to march on the Greek Liaison Office (GLO) the night of February 27. Forcefully intercepted by the police, the group of protestors wreaked havoc on nearby resid [...] | 2008-02-28 10:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL GR MK |
08SKOPJE167 | MACEDONIA: FM MILOSOSKI ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION & [...] (C) IN A FEBRUARY 29 MEETING WITH THE CHARGE, FM MILOSOSKI REITERATED THE GOM'S STANCE THAT DEMARCATION OF THE KOSOVO-MACEDONIA BORDER SHOULD BEGIN BEFORE MACEDONIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO. SKOPJE ALSO WANTS TO AVOID ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH PRISTINA OF THE 2001 SKOPJE-BELGRADE AGREEMENT ON THE BORDER [...] | 2008-03-03 12:36:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO KV MK GR |
08SKOPJE171 | MACEDONIA: HDAC CODEL SCENESETTER (CODEL PRICE) [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic and the embassy team warmly welcome you to the Republic of Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and the only multi-ethnic democracy in the region. Macedonia has made tremendous strides from 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter- [...] | 2008-03-03 17:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MK NATO GR |
08SKOPJE173 | MACEDONIA: PREPARING FOR NIMETZ NAME TALKS, ROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 16:24:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE194 | MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS ON NATO AND THE [...] (C) In March 7 meetings with ethnic Albanian leaders Thaci, from junior governing coalition partner DPA, and Ahmeti, from DUI, the Charge stressed the importance of resolving the name dispute with Greece as the key to ensuring Macedonia receives a NATO membership invitation this April. Both Th [...] | 2008-03-12 19:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE197 | MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTY EXITS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Ethnic Albanian junior coalition partner DPA announced March 12 that it would leave the government, citing the failure of PM Gruevski to meet six key DPA demands. Although the DPA exit robs Gruevski of his majority in the parliament, it is likely that the government will wobble but not f [...] | 2008-03-13 17:35:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE198 | MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTY EXITS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Ethnic Albanian junior coalition partner DPA announced March 12 that it would leave the government, citing the failure of PM Gruevski to meet six key DPA demands. Although the DPA exit robs Gruevski of his majority in the parliament, it is likely that the government will wobble but not f [...] | 2008-03-13 17:35:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE21 | MACEDONIA: NATIONAL NATO COORDINATOR ON THE NAME [...] (C) Macedonia's NATO Coordinator/Name Negotiator, Nikola Dimitrov, told the Ambassador during a January 11 meeting that it appeared increasingly likely that Greece would veto NATO membership for Macedonia in the absence of a resolution of the name dispute before the NATO summit in April. He sa [...] | 2008-01-14 16:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE22 | MACEDONIA'S NEW VISA REGULATIONS MEET EU [...] (SBU) Macedonia's new Law on Foreigners has caused a stir domestically and in Albania by requiring visas for Albanian travelers to Macedonia to be issued at the Macedonian Embassy in Tirana rather than at border crossings (reftel). In fact, the new law is fully compliant with EU acquis and wil [...] | 2008-01-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM AL MK GR |
08SKOPJE239 | MACEDONIA: "YES" TO NIMETZ PROPOSAL ON THE NAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President's and Prime Minister's Chiefs of Staff informed us today that the GOM will accept the latest Nimetz proposal on the name (reftel) without any modifications. Though areas of disagreement remain between the President and PM regarding the substance of the proposal, t [...] | 2008-03-28 16:28:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE290 | MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI ON ELECTIONS, NAME DISPUTE, [...] (C) During an April 24 meeting, the Ambassador urged PM Gruevski to work for free, fair, and peaceful parliamentary elections on June 1. She also asked him to ensure his government refrained from provocative actions/statements that could make it more difficult to resolve the name dispute with [...] | 2008-04-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ETRD MK GR |
08SKOPJE299 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR FM MILOSOSKI'S MAY 6-7 [...] (SBU) FM Milososki's visit comes at a time when pro-U.S. sentiment in Macedonia is at its highest level in recent years. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at Bucharest, coupled with subsequent U.S. actions to demonstrate our support for a fair and speedy resolution [...] | 2008-05-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR KV |
08SKOPJE301 | MACEDONIA: CHARTER FLIGHT BARRED FROM GREEK [...] (SBU) On April 28, an Egypt-bound Macedonian Airlines (MAT) charter flight was denied overflight rights for Greece without any explanation. This first-ever denial of overflight rights, coupled with other irritants such as the lack of a Greek government reply to Macedonia's request to purchase [...] | 2008-05-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO EAIR MK GR |
08SKOPJE32 | MACEDONIA: GETTING TO "YES" ON NATO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) A NATO invitation for Macedonia would strengthen domestic reforms and inter-ethnic relations here, bolstering Macedonia's positive influence as a factor for regional stability as Kosovo status develops. NATO Ambassadors in Skopje share that view, and believe Macedonia has met NATO perform [...] | 2008-01-17 10:13:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE461 | MACEDONIA: RESOLVING THE NAME ISSUE -- BACK TO [...] (C) In order to maximize chances for resolving the name issue by the December NATO NAC, we recommend the following: --getting UN mediator Nimetz to refocus talks on the core issues of a name formulation and scope of use; --dealing with "peripheral" issues after the name issue has been reso [...] | 2008-07-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK GR |
08SKOPJE48 | MACEDONIA OFFERS EXPANDED CBM'S TO GREECE ON NAME [...] (SBU) During bilateral talks on the name issue in Ohrid January 21, Macedonia offered Greece an expanded set of confidence-building measures (CBMs),including a joint committee to review and update historical textbooks; proposed high-level and working-level meetings and agreements on a range o [...] | 2008-01-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO GR MK |
08SKOPJE491 | MACEDONIA/GREECE: WHAT THE MACEDONIANS NEED TO [...] (C) Embassy Skopje assesses that in the context of an agreement that clears the way for NATO membership and the start of EU accession talks, the Macedonian government would ultimately accept the following terms: -- Name: Republic of Northern Macedonia (or: Republic of North Macedonia) -- [...] | 2008-07-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GR MK |
08SKOPJE558 | MACEDONIA DETERMINED TO SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT [...] (C) Charge called on FonMin Milososki Sept. 3 to press on ref a demarche asking Macedonia to postpone signing a strategic partnership agreement with Turkey. While the U.S. welcomes such an agreement and strong Macedonia-Turkey ties, the timing -- just prior to UNGA and with the Nimetz process [...] | 2008-09-04 05:24:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR TU MK |
08SKOPJE592 | MACEDONIA: GRUEVSKI READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO IN OCTOBER, [...] (C) Summary: Macedonia wants to recognize Kosovo along with Montenegro and possibly Portugal, but this will likely not happen until mid-October, PM Gruevski told the Charge Sept. 21. Gruevski said he is coordinating closely with Montenegrin PM Djukanovic, and is delaying at his request. Gruev [...] | 2008-09-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR KV MK PO MW GR |
08SKOPJE601 | AMBASSADOR MEETS MACEDONIAN LEADERSHIP AS [...] (C) In their first official meeting, PM Gruevski told the Ambassador Sept. 29 that NATO and EU membership remain the GoM's top strategic priorities, adding that despite their political differences he and President Crvenkovski have a similar strategic view of the name issue with Greece. Gruevsk [...] | 2008-10-01 18:55:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC ENRG MK GR KV SR MW RS |
08SKOPJE606 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER IN BITTER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: The Macedonian leadership -- PM Gruevski and President Crvenkovski -- are deadlocked on how to proceed with the name talks with Greece, name negotiator Dimitrov told the Ambassador Sept. 30. UN Negotiator Nimetz will reportedly present a "take it or leave it" proposal to both side [...] | 2008-10-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK GR |
08SKOPJE618 | MACEDONIA: CRVENKOVSKI URGES POSITIVE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and other close allies should press both Athens and Skopje to consider the latest UN Mediator's name proposal positively, President Crvenkovski urged the Ambassador in an Oct. 9 meeting. Crvenkovski admitted not knowing the full content of the package, but even though it [...] | 2008-10-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK GR MT KV |
08SKOPJE64 | MACEDONIA: READOUT OF JANUARY 21 NIMETZ TALKS ON [...] (C) The January 21 talks in Ohrid on the name issue between Skopje and Athens resulted in no new substantive developments, although UN Special Negotiator Nimetz characterized the discussions as positive (ref A). The Macedonian side offered a new list of CBMs as a goodwill gesture and is await [...] | 2008-01-25 10:09:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK GR |
08SKOPJE696 | MACEDONIA SUES GREECE IN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia has filed legal proceedings against Greece in the International Court of Justice (ICJ),claiming that in blocking Macedonia's NATO membership Greece has violated the terms of the 1995 Interim Accord. Proposed press guidance in para. 6 End summary. 2. (SBU) FonMin [...] | 2008-11-17 17:04:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MK GR NATO EUN |
08SKOPJE87 | MACEDONIA: PRESSING FOR NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION [...] (C) During a February 1 tete-a-tete meeting with Deputy PM Stavreski, one of PM Gruevski's closest advisers, I pressed for resolution of the name dispute with Greece before the NATO summit in April, underscored the need for Skopje to offer UN Special Negotiator Nimetz some proposals before then [...] | 2008-02-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE91 | MACEDONIA: PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON NAME ISSUE [...] (C) We are continuing efforts to persuade Macedonia of the need to maximize chances for a NATO membership invitation by embracing the Nimetz framework and proposing a differentiated name for use in international organizations (ref A). Our GoM interlocutors are sticking to their long-standing [...] | 2008-02-05 06:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE95 | MACEDONIA: SOME FLEXIBILITY ON THE NAME AND NATO [...] (C) During separate meetings with President Crvenkovski and PM Gruevski today, I pressed for greater flexibility in approaching the Nimetz talks on the name dispute with Greece and urged that Macedonia propose some options to Nimetz before the next round of bilateral talks in Athens on Februar [...] | 2008-02-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE98 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT CRVENKOVSKI ON THE NAME AND [...] (C) The Ambassador underscored to President Crvenkovski during a meeting February 6 that finding a compromise solution on the Macedonia-Greece name dispute is the best way to ensure Macedonia receives a NATO invitation at the Bucharest Summit in April. Crvenkovski acknowledged that Macedonia [...] | 2008-02-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE99 | MACEDONIA'S PM GRUEVSKI ON THE MAY 29 AGREEMENT [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with PM Gruevski, the Ambassador began by highlighting two issues the GOM should close to complete its NATO accession tasks: the social package for victims of the 2001 conflict and a draft language law. Pledging his commitment to address these issues, Gruevski poin [...] | 2008-02-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SOFIA191 | BULGARIANS EXPECT LITTLE FLEXIBILITY ON MACEDONIA [...] (C) In the temporary absence of FM Kalfin and Deputy FM Kuychukov, DCM had an extended discussion with Political Director Poriyazov, encouraging Bulgaria to push Athens to aim higher and achieve agreement with Skopje. Poriyazov acknowledged that flexibility was necessary to achieve a mutual [...] | 2008-04-01 13:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PGOV MK GR BU |
08SOFIA98 | BULGARIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON ARREST AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 13:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN FR SI RO EZ GR |
08STATE111310 | SOUTH STREAM - BACKGROUND FOR POSTS' USE [...] (U) Department is aware that posts do or may contend with questions about South Stream. In the interest of keeping posts apprised of Washington thinking on this issue, we offer the below background on South Stream for your use in discussing the issue with host governments. This background su [...] | 2008-10-17 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV EU BG GR HU RS SL SB IT AS |
08STATE128177 | UNFICYP CONSULTATIONS, DECEMBER 5, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 13:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
08STATE130488 | UNFICYP MANDATE ADOPTION, DECEMBER 12, 2008 [...] (U) USUN is instructed to join consensus on the text below during the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) resolution adoption scheduled for December 12, 2008. Begin text. The Security Council, Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 28 November 2008 (S/2008/744) on the Un [...] | 2008-12-12 02:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO GR TU CY |
08STATE19046 | PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH [...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...] | 2008-02-26 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
08STATE19446 | GREECE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST SERBIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) On 2/26, Ambassador Speckhard met with MFA Secretary General Agathocles to request that Greece take steps both in private with Serbian officials and publicly to discourage any suggestion that violence against the United States and other states who have recognized Kosovo is justified, and t [...] | 2008-02-27 03:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR YI KV GR |
08STATE19657 | PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH [...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...] | 2008-02-27 16:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
08STATE2034 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...] | 2008-01-08 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR |
08STATE24821 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on applications 050091071 and 050091983 and a post-shipment check on licenses 050051410 and 05-917152 [...] | 2008-03-10 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GR |
08STATE29096 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, imposing further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply [...] | 2008-03-20 14:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AS AU BA BR CA CH ECON EFIN EG ETRD EUN FR GM GR |
08STATE43492 | REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK SADERAT,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The United States has concerns about Bank Saderat's growing presence in Greece, both in size and profit margin. The U.S. designated Bank Saderat, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, for providing sup [...] | 2008-04-24 16:50:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XG XT ZL ZS GR |
08STATE51207 | REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK MELLI BRANCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------- 2. (S) The United States has information that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan. UNSCR 1803 named Bank Melli as a bank of particular concern and called upon all states [...] | 2008-05-14 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC GM GR IR KNNP MNUC XG XT ZL ZS |
08STATE67610 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy,s assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050108207 for the export of technical data for an armored vehicle to Greece. Post [...] | 2008-06-24 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GR |
08STATE94723 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (C) The Department sent a demarche (REF A) to initiate discussions with key countries on the importance of implementing robustly the inspection provision of [...] | 2008-09-04 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | GR IS ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PREL KNNP EUN |
08STATE98906 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 8. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C-Rel Greece) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Greece to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC [...] | 2008-09-16 15:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GR KTIA PARM PREL CWC |
08TALLINN146 | ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS MACEDONIA [...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Kaili Terras, NATO Desk Officer, and Bjorn Piibur, Western Balkans Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA to discuss the Macedonia name issue, as requested in reftel. The MFA echoed the position it has taken in our previous conversations: the name issue is a "diffi [...] | 2008-04-25 07:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO MK GR EN |
08TBILISI2085 | GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...] | 2008-11-07 13:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR |
08TBILISI2172 | GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMED ON NEXT STEP [...] (C) As requested by the Department (se ref A),on November 21, PolOffs and Brent Eastman (ISN/WDMT) called on Giorgi Dolidze, MFA's Deputy Director of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department, and Nestan Bejanishvili, Third Secretary of the same department. They informed D [...] | 2008-11-21 14:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GR GG |
08THEHAGUE305 | NETHERLANDS: KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON GREEK [...] (C) Summary: The GONL fully endorses reftel points regarding the need to support UN-led negotiations to resolve the differences over Macedonia's name, and believes such differences should not prevent Macedonia from receiving an invitation at the NATO Bucharest Summit. Yet according to MFA Se [...] | 2008-04-01 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR NL |
08THESSALONIKI1 | NORTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2007 [...] Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan visited Komotini in Thrace on December 6, following a two-day official visit to Athens (Reftel.) The government of Greece tried to downplay the visit and present it as private, but local media reported extensively and negatively on Babacan's activities in [...] | 2008-01-02 09:36:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG ECON TU BU GR |
08THESSALONIKI11 | NORTHERN NOTES JANUARY 2008 [...] Things heated up in January with regard to the long-discussed privatization of the cargo facility at the Port of Thessaloniki. In early January, Minister of Merchant Marine George Voulgarakas provided a detailed description of the plans for the port's privatization and stressed the significan [...] | 2008-02-06 16:17:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SMIG ECON GR |
08THESSALONIKI12 | NORTHERN GREECE MUSLIMS, FAR RIGHT AND LEFT PARTIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the Greek Parliament adopted a law that strengthens the rights of Thrace's Muslim minority by (1) transferring government control over Muslim charitable foundations (wakfs) to local Muslims, and (2) establishing a 0.5 percent employment quota for Muslims in Greec [...] | 2008-02-21 11:11:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GR TU |
08THESSALONIKI13 | THESSALONIKI: COMMUNISTS DEMONSTRATE OVER KOSOVO; RIGHTISTS [...] SUMMARY: On February 22, 2008 two separate demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki to protest the recent unilateral declaration of independence in Kosovo in one case, and the Nimitz proposal for resolution of the Macedonia name issue in the second. The demonstrations were peaceful, [...] | 2008-02-22 13:10:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC GR MK |
08THESSALONIKI14 | NORTHERN GREEKS MAINTAIN HARD LINE ON MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 93 percent of northern Greeks favor a veto of Macedonia's NATO accession absent a mutually acceptable name. Extreme right LA.OS and other nationalists plan to hold two rallies in downtown Thessaloniki on March 5, but no one expects a repetition of the huge 1992 demonstrations on [...] | 2008-02-29 16:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI15 | NORTHERN NOTES FEBRUARY 2008 [...] The Macedonian name dispute remains the dominant issue in northern Greece, especially in the Greek province of Macedonia. Far right and nationalist groups have organized two separate rallies on March 5 (Ref A, B). One will be indoors and will include Metropolitan Anthimos and the governor (pr [...] | 2008-03-05 07:36:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
08THESSALONIKI19 | THESSALONIKI: MODEST TURNOUT FOR TWO RALLIES IN DEFENSE OF [...] SUMMARY: Two simultaneous rallies took place peacefully in Thessaloniki yesterday to voice support for Greece's position regarding the Macedonia name issue. The rallies were only modestly attended unlike those in previous years which drew massive crowds. Politicians from the major parti [...] | 2008-03-06 16:09:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI22 | NORTHERN GREEK FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, the Thrace Appeals Court imposed prison sentences on the former mayor of Sapes (northeastern Greek Municipality of Rodopi) and three other people for their roles in the issuing of fraudulent documents to foreigners, some of whom were females involved in prostitut [...] | 2008-03-07 20:53:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI23 | NORTHERN GREEK FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, the Thrace Appeals Court imposed prison sentences on the former mayor of Sapes (northeastern Greek Municipality of Rodopi) and three other people for their roles in the issuing of fraudulent documents to foreigners, some of whom were females involved in prostitut [...] | 2008-03-11 13:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI24 | THESSALONIKI: GOG DISCOURAGES TEACHERS FROM INVOLVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Teachers from two elementary schools in Thessaloniki have generated controversy by announcing their students will travel to the village of Evzoni on the Republic of Macedonia border to participate in Greek Independence Day celebrations on March 25. The celebrations will includ [...] | 2008-03-21 08:52:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI26 | NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2008 [...] At the beginning of the month, a poll published in the Sunday edition of local Makedonia, suggested that 92.7% of Thessaloniki residents would support the use of a veto by the Greek government vis-`-vis the Republic of Macedonia's accession to the EU and NATO, in the absence of a mutually acce [...] | 2008-03-31 15:33:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG ECON MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI29 | THESSALONIKI TO BUCHAREST: "COMMUNIST YOUTH OF GREECE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 70 and 100 members of the Communist Youth of Greece protested against NATO outside the American Consulate General in Thessaloniki on April 2. The event followed a similar protest in the same spot on March 24, which was organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and [...] | 2008-04-03 13:15:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI32 | INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY EVENT AT CONGEN THESSALONIKI [...] SUMMARY: On April 8 the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki hosted an event to celebrate International Roma Day (Reftel). The event included a round table discussion, the showing of a short film on Roma culture and a photography exhibit. Attendees included local government representatives, [...] | 2008-04-10 13:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GR |
08THESSALONIKI42 | NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2008 [...] After an April 1 meeting with the Thessaloniki Port Authority, Minister of Merchant Marine Giorgos Voulgarakis stated that the continuing strikes, which are about to enter their fifth month, will not affect the government's plans to proceed with the leasing of the city's port. Voulgarakis rei [...] | 2008-05-05 07:10:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI44 | THE OTHER MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE: GREECE STUBBORNLY DENIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The name dispute between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece has revived a related controversy about the existence of a Macedonian minority and language in northern Greece. The GoG denies the existence of such a minority, arguing that northern Greece's few "Slavophones" are e [...] | 2008-05-29 14:26:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI46 | NORTHERN NOTES - MAY 2008 [...] Three companies submitted bids for leasing the Thessaloniki Port Cargo Station, by the deadline of May 15. The three companies bidding were Cosco Pacific Limited (China),Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (subsidiary of Dubai Ports World) and Hutchison Port Holding Limited (Hong [...] | 2008-06-03 15:18:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG CH GR |
08THESSALONIKI48 | THESSALONIKI: KIDNAPPING OF PROMINENT INDUSTRIALIST STUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 09, three gunmen abducted the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas outside his home in Thessaloniki. Media have reported that the family has received a ransom demand for 30 million Euros. The victim is a prominen [...] | 2008-06-11 16:04:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PTER ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI50 | THESSALONIKI: UNIVERSITIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6, the heads of Greece's universities called for the creation of an "Education Committee" comprising representatives of all political parties, following violent student protests at Thessaloniki's two largest universities. Political leaders have condemned the incident, [...] | 2008-06-13 08:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI51 | DESPITE CONTINUING PROTESTS, THESSALONIKI PORT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A prolonged and controversial competition to identify a private company to upgrade and run the container terminal at the Port of Thessaloniki is nearing completion. Striking port workers have delayed the privatization process, which the Greek government hopes will modernize the [...] | 2008-06-25 15:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV SOCI CH HK GR |
08THESSALONIKI54 | THESSALONIKI: "DECAPITATION" OF GREEK HEROES' BUSTS RAISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The busts of two heroes of the "Greek Macedonian Struggle" were vandalized by unknown persons on July 10 in the village of Karidia in northwest Greece. Local residents reacted angrily to the incident, which media have tried to link to the Macedonian name and minority issues. Th [...] | 2008-07-18 11:07:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI GR MK |
08THESSALONIKI60 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] On August 26, the Board of Directors of OLTH (Thessaloniki Port Authority) approved the transfer of the management of port's cargo station from the state to the partnership of Hutchison Port Holdings, Hutchison Port Investments, Alapis and LYD. Ioannis Tsaras, Managing Director of OLTH, stated [...] | 2008-09-04 14:41:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI SMIG GG GR |
08THESSALONIKI63 | PM KARAMANLIS: STAY THE COURSE ON REFORMS, NO EARLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his annual speech on economic policy at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, PM Karamanlis promised to continue implementing the GoG's reform agenda, despite the global economic crisis and lack of public enthusiasm. Greece needs to reform its ineffective public sector, further reduce [...] | 2008-09-10 07:06:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR PREL MK RU GG GR |
08THESSALONIKI64 | THESSALONIKI: POLICE DEAL BLOW TO ANARCHIST VIOLENCE AT [...] SUMMARY: Thessaloniki police effectively contained over 6000 anarchists and other anti-government demonstrators during the 73rd annual International Trade Fair (September 6-14). Anarchists broke store windows and hurled Molotov cocktails, but unlike in previous years caused no injuries or ser [...] | 2008-09-15 09:38:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI65 | OPPOSITION LEADER'S SPEECH CALLING FOR TAXING RICH, HELPING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PASOK leader George Papandreou delivered a fiery, campaign-like speech on September 13 at the 73rd annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, calling for the reversal of New Democracy reforms and establishment of a more family-friendly, "green", fair and effective "social stat [...] | 2008-09-17 15:01:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI66 | THESSALONIKI POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS "ROBIN HOOD" CRIMINAL; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The arrest of notorious criminal Vassilis Paliokostas for the highly publicized kidnapping of a prominent northern Greek businessman has boosted the morale and public image of northern Greece's often criticized police. Police recovered an impressive cache of weapons in the arr [...] | 2008-09-19 10:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER SOCI PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI67 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] A scandal over trading of large plots of land between the GoG and the Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos (a semi-autonomous peninsula in N. Greece, administered by Orthodox monks) dominated northern Greek news (ref A). Media and post contacts have characterized the scandal, in which Vatoped [...] | 2008-10-08 03:57:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI68 | GEORGIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS KILLED BY LANDMINIES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four illegal immigrants from Georgia lost their lives on September 26, after accidentally entering a minefield. The minefield was fenced-off and had warning signs in three languages. Police maintain that smugglers often suggest the crossing of the minefield to their charges, a [...] | 2008-10-09 12:53:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREF PREL PGOV GR TU GG |
08THESSALONIKI71 | GREEK MFA DIRECTOR OF THRACE AFFAIRS AND CG INSTANBUL SWAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek MFA's Director for Thrace Affairs has switched positions with Greece's Consul General in Istanbul, in what both men describe as a small but sincere effort to improve Greek-Turkish relations. Both intend to continue the work of the other, while bringing their differen [...] | 2008-10-14 11:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU |
08THESSALONIKI72 | ECHR REJECTS GREECE'S ARGUMENTS FOR BANNING ASSOCIATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Greece's challenge of a decision by the European Court of Human Rights, to allow the operation of associations that include the term "Turkish" in their names has proven unsuccessful. Minority circles said they were "satisfied with the outcome," and Greek diplomatic r [...] | 2008-10-14 14:04:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM GR |
08THESSALONIKI78 | THESSALONIKI: GOG INVITES FORMER ADVERSARIES TO NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a reconciliatory gesture, Defense Minister of Greece Evangelos Meimarakis invited his counterparts from Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and other outheastern European countries, to attend the traditional military parade on Greece's national day, October 28 (Greece's e [...] | 2008-10-31 13:33:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR MK TU IT BK BU MW AL HR YI |
08THESSALONIKI80 | NORTHERN NOTES - OCTOBER 2008 [...] For a second month, the scandal involving controversial land swaps between the GoG and Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos was a dominant story (Ref A.) Media and post contacts speculate the scandal could claim more GoG officials beyond the two ministers it has already claimed, as a Parliame [...] | 2008-11-06 06:05:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG GR MK BK BU MW AL HR |
08THESSALONIKI81 | HOLY MOUNTAIN" MONASTERY REAL ESTATE SCANDAL TARNISHES IMAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The scandal involving land exchanges between Vatopedi Monastery and the Greek government (reftels) has led to the resignation of two high-profile ministers and shaken public confidence in the Greek Orthodox Church. The GoG and Vatopedi have tried to limit damage by proposing me [...] | 2008-11-10 12:37:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08THESSALONIKI83 | THESSALONIKI: ANNUAL NOVEMBER 17 DEMONSTRATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnic students' uprising against the military junta in Greece, two peaceful demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki on Monday November 17, 2008. The absence of serious violence continues a trend in recent years of [...] | 2008-11-18 22:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI84 | NORTHERN NOTES - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (U) On November 7, a Rodopi First Instance Court issued a decision that was originally rendered, but immediately suppressed, in 2003, which ruled that Vistonida Lake and its surrounding area do not belong to Vatopedi Monastery but rather, to the Greek state. Vatopedi reportedly made a profit [...] | 2008-12-04 14:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SNAR GR |
08THESSALONIKI85 | THESSALONIKI: RIOTS RAGE FOR FOURTH DAY BUT VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, anarchists and other demonstrators clashed with police throughout northern Greece in a fourth day of riots sparked by the fatal shooting of a 15 year old boy by police in Athens (reftel). Some 10,000 demonstrators marched through the downtown area, passed the U [...] | 2008-12-10 18:32:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI86 | THESSALONIKI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE WITH DIMINISHING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-police, anti-government demonstrations continued in Thessaloniki the weekend beginning on Friday evening, December 12 and including the following Saturday and Sunday, but with only minor violence and damage. Aristotle University, which was seriously damaged by last week's [...] | 2008-12-15 18:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI87 | THESSALONIKI JEWISH COMMUNITY RESTITUTION CLAIM STALLED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jewish community of Thessaloniki remains frustrated by the lack of progress made by the Greek Government on its 2006 promise to compensate the community for Jewish cemetery land confiscated by the GoG during WWII. The government has repeatedly reassured the Jewish communit [...] | 2008-12-16 15:55:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR |
08THESSALONIKI90 | DEMONSTRATIONS DIMINISH IN THESSALONIKI [...] SUMMARY: Demonstrations continued to diminish during the weekend of December 20 and 21 in Thessaloniki with only minor incidents and no violence. No additional demonstrations are scheduled until January 7, 2009 when a general demonstration of teachers and students is planned. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2008-12-23 14:54:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI91 | THESSALONIKI: ENVELOP WITH WHITE POWDER ARRIVES AT CONSULATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, 24 December 2008, at 0940 local time, ConGen Thessaloniki's security receptionist identified a suspicious envelope sent to the ConGen via local mail service. The envelope contained a white powdery substance and a note with the message "WE ARE ALQUAEDA FBI." The [...] | 2008-12-24 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI92 | THESSALONIKI: WHITE POWDER TESTS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) The white powder received at Consulate General Thessaloniki on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 was tested at a local infectious disease laboratory and later at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Tests for both anthrax and other viral agents were negative. YEE [...] | 2008-12-29 15:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08TIRANA745 | GREECE PRESSURING ALBANIA ON BORDER, CEMETERY [...] (C) Summary: The Greek government is pressuring the GOA to accept its demands in bilateral negotiations to demarcate the two countries' maritime border. Athens is also threatening to refuse to ratify Albania's Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU over a contentious issue inv [...] | 2008-10-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR AL |
08TIRANA806 | GOA: WE UNDERSTAND THE CHAMS' COMPLAINTS, BUT. . . [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chams, ethnic Albanians expelled from Greece after World War II, are preparing to file a legal case in an undecided venue seeking Greek citizenship and/or compensation from the Greek government for the mistreatment they received during their forced expulsion. Little has been [...] | 2008-11-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR AL |
08TIRANA825 | GOA STRUGGLING TO CONTROL SOUTHERN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: On a November 14 visit to Gjirokaster and the Kakavije border point, GOA officials, while generally positive, bemoaned a lack of resources to effectively patrol the border for traffickers of humans, arms, narcotics and contraband. Working level cooperation with the Greek police s [...] | 2008-11-20 11:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PREL KWMN KTIP PHUM SNAR PGOV AL GR |
08USNATO80 | GREECE: SLOWROLLING NATO ENLARGEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what may represent an effort by Athens to change or slowroll Alliance accession procedures, Greece has delayed three key NATO documents for the Comprehensive Report on Enlargement which is due to NATO Foreign Ministers on March 6. While some of this may represent bureaucratic [...] | 2008-02-27 18:05:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR GR MK |
08USUNNEWYORK343 | UNSC REFORM: MOSTLY PROCESS AND LITTLE SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. President of the General Assembly (PGA) Serdjam Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on April 10 to discuss the four proposals he received as a basis for inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform -- the Cypriot paper, Italian letter, African [...] | 2008-04-11 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC BR IN JA GR |
08WARSAW1176 | RATIFICATION OF US-EU EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL LEGAL [...] (SBU) DCM and Legatt delivered reftel demarche to Lukasz Redziniak, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) October 3. 2. (SBU) DCM took the opportunity to raise our disappointment in the outcome of a Polish court case involving Randy Craig Levine, who allegedly committed [...] | 2008-10-07 12:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN EUN KCRM KJUST KTIA PGOV PREL BE EI GR |
09ANKARA1298 | TURKISH MILITARY DENIES HARASSMENT OF GREEK [...] (SBU) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) posted a statement (unoffical translation in para. 2) on September 2 refuting Greek media claims that Turkish F-16s harassed a Greek airliner in the Aegean on August 31. 2. (U) Begin unofficial translation of TGS statement: Allegations from Greece h [...] | 2009-09-03 10:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GR TU |
09ANKARA1326 | DAS KAIDANOW'S INITIAL CONSULTATIONS IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: GoT officials told EUR DAS Kaidanow during her initial visit to Ankara that: -- Turkey is committed to the reconciliation process with Armenia, but Ankara also needs to see progress on Nagorno-Karabakh; -- Ankara fully supports Talat and is giving him maximum flexibility, but [...] | 2009-09-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS AR GR TU |
09ANKARA1637 | TURKEY'S LETTER TO GREECE: DEAR GEORGE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA proudly points to Prime Minister Erdogan's October 30 letter to Greece as a positive step for the future of bilateral relations between the two countries, but admits that much depends on Greece's response -- and the ongoing Cyprus negotiations. In the letter, Erd [...] | 2009-11-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU GR |
09ANKARA1641 | TURKEY SUPPORTS MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EU EUN GR MK TU PREL PGOV |
09ANKARA1651 | TURKEY TRYING TO KEEP ITS INFLUENCE IN BOSNIA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is trying to keep a foot in the Balkans with its position that Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH) is not ready to close its Office of the High Representative (OHR) and transition to a reinforced EU Special Representative (EUSR),despite supporting BIH's constitutional reform efforts [...] | 2009-11-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU BK GR |
09ANKARA1688 | TURKEY: BALKANS AS NEW FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is looking to re-engage in the Balkans to regain its historical influence in the region, with a particular focus on Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH),according to the MFA. On November 19 MFA Deputy Director General for Central and Southeastern Europe, Murat Karagoz, provided us an [...] | 2009-11-24 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU BK GR |
09ANKARA1794 | EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING WORKSHOP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Ankara will host a three-day regional counterterrorism workshop for law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Greece, February 10-12, 2010. Embassy Ankara requests assistance from addressee embassies to en [...] | 2009-12-17 10:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER SNAR AL BU GR MK TU |
09ANKARA287 | CODEL DURBIN: TALKING CYPRUS -- AND HALKI -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Durbin, led by Assistant Majority Leader Senator Richard Durbin, met with senior GOT officials February 19 on bilateral relations, Cyprus, and efforts by the Greek Orthodox Church to reopen Halki Theological Seminary for training of priests. During the meetings, Senator Dur [...] | 2009-02-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PGOV CY GR TU |
09ANKARA670 | MFA U/S APAKAN TALKS CYPRUS, N-K, AEGEAN, AND [...] (C) ACTION REQUESTS in Paras 4 and 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is concerned about signs that contrary to GOT expectations of US efforts to lessen the isolation of Turkish Cypriots, it appears the USG is actually making decisions that have the opposite effect. The GOT is extremely concerned [...] | 2009-05-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV OVIP CY GR TU |
09ANKARA78 | KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The list of potential flashpoints between Turkey and Greece is long, and both sides have tried to drag the U.S. or NATO into these disputes, particularly on the status of demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean. To help ensure Greece -Turkey relations do not go off track [...] | 2009-01-15 17:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO GR TU |
09ANKARA840 | ERDOGAN'S ATHENS VISIT: STARTING OVER AGAIN...AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Although PM Erdogan and Greek PM Karamanlis have not officially met face-to-face since January 2008, the leaders will only have a brief opportunity to speak on the margins of the June 20-21 Acropolis Museum opening festivities. MFA and Greek Embassy officials report that the ab [...] | 2009-06-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR TU |
09ANKARA890 | AMBASSADOR RAISES AEGEAN ISSUES WITH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Ambassador raised the Aegean demarche (ref a) with FONMIN Davutoglu late June 23, noting specifically the need to end the overflights of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi, and the commitment made in writing to maintain promises GEN Craddock gave TGS. Davutoglu pushed back initially, arguing that [...] | 2009-06-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR TU GR |
09ATHENS1015 | (S) Bakoyannis: TUAF Overflights Must Stop Before Progress [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 15:44:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL GR |
09ATHENS1033 | Greece Euro-Elections Analysis: ND Government Likely to Limp [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite ruling party New Democracy's (ND) loss to main opposition PASOK in June 7 European Parliament elections, the ND government is likely to limp on, with Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis focusing inward and scrambling to protect his fragile one-seat majority in the Greek Parli [...] | 2009-06-22 09:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GR SMIG SOCI ASEC |
09ATHENS1049 | Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary's Bilat with FM Bakoyannis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Welcome back to Greece! Your visit will focus primarily on broader European security issues, yet it will also provide an opportunity on the bilateral side to reinforce a message of the new Administration's desire to put on a new course our relationship with Greece, which had b [...] | 2009-06-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR |
09ATHENS1063 | GREECE -- CODEL CARDIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of the Congressional delegation headed by the Honorable Senator Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator for Maryland, accompanied by Mr. Fred Turner, Chief of Staff, CSCE, and DOD LCDR Greg Kausner, USN, who will arrive in Corfu on Sunday, June 28 at 07:00, an [...] | 2009-06-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR |
09ATHENS1069 | GREECE -- CODEL CARDIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE -- CORRECTED COPY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of the Congressional delegation headed by the Honorable Senator Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator for Maryland, accompanied by Mr. Fred Turner, Chief of Staff, CSCE, and DOD LCDR Greg Kausner, USN, who will arrive in Corfu on Sunday, June 28 at 07:00, an [...] | 2009-06-25 08:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR |
09ATHENS1079 | GREECE AGREES AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A non-paper, "An International Piracy Court: Not the Right Direction," to the Greek MFA June 9, and discussed it in a follow-up meeting with D1 Directorate (UN and IO Affairs) Counselor Dimitrios Papandreou and Legal Advisor Fani Livada on June 18. Echoing earlier commen [...] | 2009-06-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR |
09ATHENS1081 | GREECE CONCURS WITH UAE IRENA HQ BID, FIELDS CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 08:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG TRGY SENV KSCA IEA GR |
09ATHENS109 | KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN: EMBASSY ATHENS [...] (C) Embassy Ankara has shared an important message laying out U.S. interests in maintaining calm in the Aegean (ref A). We concur with Embassy Ankara on the importance of not getting drawn into the disputes in the Aegean between Turkey and Greece, and we share the view that our goal must be t [...] | 2009-01-29 05:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO TU GR |
09ATHENS11 | POLICE ATTACKED WITH WEAPON LINKED TO [...] (C) Greece abruptly shifted attention from Gaza back to domestic concerns when domestic terrorists fired upon a police patrol guarding the Ministry of Culture in the Exarchia region of Athens on January 5. One police officer was critically wounded. Police officials have announced that the pe [...] | 2009-01-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1121 | Presidential Delegate, Rep. Titus, Discusses VWP, Greece's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Head of the Presidential Delegation to the opening of the New Acropolis Museum, Representative Dina Titus, visited Athens June 20-21, meeting with PM Karamanlis, FM Bakoyiannis, Interior Minister Pavlopoulos, Tourism Minister Markopoulos, Cypriot President Christofias, and Pre [...] | 2009-07-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP TU GR |
09ATHENS113 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW ALTERNATE MINISTER [...] (C) In a January 15 courtesy call with Christos Markoyiannakis, newly appointed to the key position of Altern!Q% A)"QQQ!Q" QQ Q)Lrder, the Ambassador streQQQ$QQQTQQQ!QQQQQQQbout terrorism and human tQQ"Q "!$ "!Q! QQQQQat both problems were Q!$ Q% Qreed to help work on several specific cases ra [...] | 2009-01-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KTIP KCRM SMIG EFIN TU GR |
09ATHENS1139 | FM/OSCE Chairman Bakoyannis Heads to Azerbaijan and Armenia [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bakoyannis is traveling to Azerbaijan and Armenia to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict in her capacity as OSCE Chairman, as well as Greek- Caucasus air communication and energy issues. FM Bakoyannis departed Greece for Azerbaijan on July 1, will continue on [...] | 2009-07-02 10:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR TU AM AJ OSCE ENRG |
09ATHENS114 | THE HELLENIC POLICE: FEW FRIENDS, BIG CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the riots that swept across Greece after the death of a 15-year-old youth in an altercation with police, the public spotlight has been on the Hellenic Police (HP) -- both for its role in the shooting but also for its perceived ineffectiveness in protecting property owners a [...] | 2009-01-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KCRM PTER EAID SNAR GR |
09ATHENS1153 | GREECE SUPPORTS MOVING BEYOND MEMBERSHIP IN CONTACT GROUP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR |
09ATHENS1155 | DEMARCHE TO GREECE ON SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 15:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GR |
09ATHENS116 | KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN: EMBASSY ATHENS' [...] (C) Embassy Ankara has shared an important message laying out U.S. interests in maintaining calm in the Aegean (ref A). We concur with Embassy Ankara on the importance of not getting drawn into the disputes in the Aegean between Turkey and Greece, and we share the view that our goal must be t [...] | 2009-01-29 15:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO TU GR |
09ATHENS1179 | GREEK RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 29, POL officers delivered reftel points regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1874's financial and trade provisions and the U.S. Advisory on North Korea to Loukas Tsokos and several other representatives of the MFA's Office for UN and International Organizations, Disarmament Issu [...] | 2009-07-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP GR |
09ATHENS118 | RENEWABLES: GREECE AMENDS PHOTOVOLTAIC LAW BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Development and its Renewable Energy Sources (RES) division contacts told EconOff January 20 they were close to wrapping up legislation designed to improve the environment for investing and implementing photo-voltaic (PV) projects. The new law was approved on Januar [...] | 2009-01-30 09:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY PREL PGOV GR |
09ATHENS1201 | GREEK FIU: IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY, BUT MORE NEEDED TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting on July 9, Stelios Grozos, the Chairman of the Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Committee (aka the Greek Financial Intelligence Unit or FIU),told A/EconCouns that he largely agreed with the problems and recommendations identified in the FATF's Fifth Follow-Up Report [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN KTFN MK PREL EFIN ECON GR |
09ATHENS1233 | U.S.-Russia Summit Results Demarche Delivered: Greek MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 13:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR RS |
09ATHENS1255 | A View From the Chamber: New Democracy MPs Discuss Early [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to take the pulse of the governing New Democracy (ND) party, Polcouns and Poloff on 13 July met with two junior deputies, Apostolos Tzitzikostas and Christos Staikouras, and a vice-president of the Parliament, Elsa Papadimitriou, to discuss the government's agenda. [...] | 2009-07-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1257 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair-in-Office Theodora Bakoyannis told Deputy Secretary Steinberg May 15 that although she had stopped negotiations on an OSCE mandate in Georgia, her last proposal remained on the table in case Russia were to reconsider its position. She agreed that Russ [...] | 2009-07-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
09ATHENS1261 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MAY 15 MEETING WITH GREEK PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his May 15 meeting with Greek PM Karamanlis (accompanied by FM Bakoyiannis),Deputy Secretary Steinberg outlined our strategic vision for broadening the U.S.-Greece relationship. The Deputy Secretary reviewed key global challenges where we could work more closely together, i [...] | 2009-07-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
09ATHENS1263 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1263 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1265 | Aegean Issues: Thoughts on CBMs, Preparing for Turkish [...] (C) Embassy Athens welcomes the interagency focus on Aegean issues reflected in the sub-IPC reported informally in ref. We recognize that it will be important for Greece to contribute to an improved atmosphere in the Aegean that can diffuse the tension and create an opportunity for more subs [...] | 2009-07-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU GR |
09ATHENS1267 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1269 | Greek Views on July 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On July 17, Poloff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the July 27-28 GAERC to Evgenios Kalpyris, Head of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division of the MFA. Kalpyris had no comment on Iran issues. On Somalia, he said Greece fully supported the Transitional Federal [...] | 2009-07-17 16:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN GR PREL PGOV |
09ATHENS1271 | TITAN CEMENT EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The global economic crisis, which continues to have a significant impact around the world, has not spared even the most robust businesses in Greece. The global credit crunch has significantly affected the liquidity position of Greek companies, regardless of how strong their capital base [...] | 2009-07-20 07:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1277 | GoG On Latest Nimetz Proposals, Language Issue [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's chief negotiator in the UN-led talks on the Macedonia name issue, Adamantios Vassilakis, briefed NATO and EU ambassadors July 17 on the GoG reaction to mediator Matthew Nimetz's most recent proposals. Nimetz visited Athens July 7-9 and met separately with FM Dora Bakoyia [...] | 2009-07-20 15:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR MK |
09ATHENS1311 | Greek Views on July 2009 GAERC (Follow-Up) [...] (C) On July 23, in a follow-up meeting, Poloff delivered ref A points on U.S. positions on the July 27-28 GAERC to Niki Kamba, MFA European Correspondent. (Post had reported on initial Greek reactions, from MFA ESDP Division Head Evgenios Kalpyris, in reftel B.) On Georgia, Kamba said that G [...] | 2009-07-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
09ATHENS1313 | GREECE: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE (MLA) PROTOCOL AND [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and texts July 24 to Greek MFA Legal Advisor Maria Telalian, proposing a ceremony in the near future to exchange Instruments of Ratification for the MLA Protocol and the Extradition Protocol. Telalian responded very positively, saying she would immediately begi [...] | 2009-07-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN PTER PREL GR |
09ATHENS1331 | Greek-U.S. Partnership in Afghanistan and Pakistan [...] (C) The Government of Greece continues to respond positively to USG requests for increasing military and civilian assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan, despite its dire fiscal realities. According to Hellenic Aid (HA),Greece's development agency, the GoG has pledged 3.7 million euro to Afgha [...] | 2009-07-27 07:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EAID GR SNAR CA UK |
09ATHENS1347 | Greece: Demarche Delivered on OSCE HumDim Meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GR |
09ATHENS1349 | GREECE DEPORTS IRAQI INSURGENT COMMANDER WHO ENTERED AS [...] (S) Greek authorities deported Iraqi citizen Mu'ammar Latif Karim (a.k.a. Abu Sajjad),accused of being a Shia insurgent commander responsible for IED and other attacks in Iraq, on July 21. We understand he was arrested by Iraqi authorities on his arrival by plane in Irbil July 22. Greek aut [...] | 2009-07-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL KCRM ASEC ABLD IZ GR |
09ATHENS1365 | OSCE CiO S/R Discusses Tbilisi Bureau, Seeks Guidance on [...] (C) Summary: OSCE CiO Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts Charalampos Christopoulos met with Ambassador Speckhard July 28 to discuss intentions to open a CiO Special Representative Bureau in Tbilisi, the OSCE's role in Georgia and developments in Moldova. S/R Christopoulos gave Amb [...] | 2009-07-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GR RS GG |
09ATHENS1393 | AS 2009 FIRE SEASON COMMENCES, CONCERNS CONTINUE OVER LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS141 | NEW JUSTICE MINISTER SIGNS OFF ON U.S.-EU MUTUAL [...] (C) During an introductory call by the Ambassador January 27, new Greek Justice Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed that he had recently signed out to Parliament a legislative package for Greek ratification of the U.S.-EU Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) and Extradition agreements. Securing ratific [...] | 2009-02-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KTIP CVIS KJUS GR |
09ATHENS1419 | Initial thoughts on new Greek CHOD Giagkos [...] (S) SUMMARY. The August 6 replacement of Greek CHOD General Dimitris Grapsas with Chief of the Air Force General Ioannis Giagkos (YAH gos) set off a round of speculation in the press, but appears consistent with general personnel practices. Further, Giagkos at first glance appears to be more [...] | 2009-08-10 12:31:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR GR TU |
09ATHENS1425 | GOG RELEASES STATEMENT CONDEMNING AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points August 12 on the conviction of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Ambassador Dimitrios Anninos, the acting Director of the Asia bureau at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Dimitrios commended the statements made by President Obama a [...] | 2009-08-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM GR |
09ATHENS1429 | Demarche Delivered: UNESCO Director-General Election [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO GR |
09ATHENS1431 | Greece: IAEA General Conference [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece agrees with us that a single resolution on the Middle East is a smart goal for the IAEA General Conference, but is skeptical about Arab flexibility, given the previous year's close vote. Greece hopes for a unified EU position at the GC, and along with other EU members is p [...] | 2009-08-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA GR |
09ATHENS1435 | Greece: Decision on G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM GR |
09ATHENS1439 | Greek FM Set to Attend G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM GR |
09ATHENS1441 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: NON-PAPERS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel non-papers upon receipt to the Greek MFA's Disarmament Sub-Section Head Loukas Tsokos, whose office has responsibility for Greece's Australia Group participation. In a follow-up discussion on August 26, Tsokos appreciated the papers and our request for comment, and [...] | 2009-08-26 12:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM GR |
09ATHENS1443 | GREEK VIEWS ON PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PARTICIPATION [...] (C) MFA Counselor Dimitrios Papandreou commended U.S. efforts to resolve the impasse over participation in the Contact Group for Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia, agreed with excluding North Korea and Iran from participation, and labeled our reftel message "a nice compromise." He noted his und [...] | 2009-08-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SO GR |
09ATHENS1445 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS KAIDANOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (U) Dear Tina, 2. (SBU) It's my pleasure to welcome you to Greece. The last twelve months have been marked by a succession of crises for the government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, who has managed to hold onto his one-seat majority in Parliament through the global financial cri [...] | 2009-08-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR |
09ATHENS1451 | Prime Minister's Economic Advisor on the Greek Economy & [...] (C) In a frank conversation with A/EconCouns, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor, Apostolis Philippopoulos, recently discussed his views on the impact of the financial crisis on the Greek economy, Greek economic policy in response to the crisis, and the government's capacity to take on tough [...] | 2009-08-28 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1455 | NEW NATO SYG GETS MIXED REVIEWS IN GREECE [...] (C) Greek government and media reaction to the August 26-27 visit of new NATO Secretary General Rasmussen has been moderately negative. While Greeks were pleased to have the opportunity to brief Rasmussen on their positions on the Aegean, the new NATO strategic concept, and other issues, they [...] | 2009-09-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL CY TU GR |
09ATHENS1457 | GREECE: CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA [...] (SBU) On August 31 we delivered reftel message to Greek MFA D1 Directorate (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Counselor Dimitris Papandreou, inviting Greece to join other countries that are among the 20 largest ship registries to sign the Commitment to Best Management Practices to Avo [...] | 2009-09-03 13:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM PHSA PHUM PREL UNSC SO GR |
09ATHENS1459 | GREEK PRIME MINISTER PROCLAIMS NEW ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Following Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis's September 2 call for new parliamentary elections, it was announced September 3 that Greek President Papoulias would dissolve Parliament on September 7 and schedule new elections for October 4. As the campaign begins, Karamanlis's center-right N [...] | 2009-09-03 14:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GR |
09ATHENS1461 | GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (SBU) On September 2 PolOff delivered reftel Gymnich backgrounder and points to Niki Kambas of the Greek MFA Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. Kambas noted that, overall, she does not foresee any big changes from the "usual positions" for issues on the agenda and said Greece [...] | 2009-09-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN GR PGOV PREL |
09ATHENS1463 | Greek MFA on Jewish Cemetery Issues, Athens Mosque [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 28, the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) E2 Directorate for Religious and Ecclesiastical Affairs, Amb. Christodoulos J. Lazaris, described GoG actions to address increased anti-Semitic vandalism, the current status of property restitution negotiations [...] | 2009-09-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL GR |
09ATHENS1467 | Greek Views on September 2009 GAERC, Sri Lanka [...] (C) On September 10, Poloff discussed ref A points on U.S. positions on the September 14-15 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Kamba that Iran and Afghanistan would be the only two external relations items on the September [...] | 2009-09-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GR CE |
09ATHENS147 | GREECE/NATO: ACCESSION PROCESS STATUS UPDATE [...] (C) Per ref A request, we have further followed-up with GOG officials on the status of the protocols of accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO (ref B). The protocols are now pending in the Parliament, and various contacts have confirmed that the Parliament is expected to approve them in "Fe [...] | 2009-02-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL HR AL GR |
09ATHENS1471 | MFA ON TURKISH INVOLVEMENT IN EU FRONTEX AND OLYMPIC AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Greek MFA told us September 10 that the recent warning by Turkish air control to a Latvian air force helicopter flying an EU Frontex mission in Greek airspace over Farmakonisi to "leave Turkish airspace immediately" was only one in a series of such actions directed at Frontex [...] | 2009-09-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAIR GR TU EUN LG |
09ATHENS1479 | GREECE WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief delivered Reftel A points to the MFA's Disarmament Sub-Section Head Loukas Tsokos on September 16. Tsokos reiterated the Greek position, as detailed in Reftel B, noting that Greece continues to believe that a single Middle East resolution is desirable, and that Greece will [...] | 2009-09-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA GR |
09ATHENS1483 | AMBASSADOR AND FM FOCUS ON VWP, TURKEY, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Looking ahead to Foreign Minister Bakoyannis' meeting in New York with the Secretary, Ambassador Speckhard reminded the FM that the earliest the U.S. could announce approval of the Visa Waiver Program for Greece would most likely be the end of October 2009, encouraged Greek good [...] | 2009-09-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS KNNP GR TU UN IR OSCE |
09ATHENS1485 | PASOK Official Foreshadows Foreign Policy Priorities [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met with PASOK International Secretary Paulina Lampsa September 10 for a wide-ranging discussion on the October 4 elections and PASOK ambitions for Greek foreign and economic policy. With PASOK currently polling ahead of Prime Minister Karamanlis' ND party, Lampsa rev [...] | 2009-09-18 14:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY SENV GR RS PTER FMC SMIG IMO ECON |
09ATHENS1487 | GREEK RESPONSE TO U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE PLAN [...] (C) On September 18, Post delivered reftel points to the Greek MFA's NATO Directorate. They viewed the President's announcement in general terms as a positive recalibration of U.S. efforts, and queried as to the location of any future radar or launcher sites, given recent speculation in the G [...] | 2009-09-21 10:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR GR |
09ATHENS1489 | Greece: UNGA Walkout Redline Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 12:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA GR |
09ATHENS1491 | EUROPE 2010: ATHENS PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) The following individuals from Embassy Athens will attend the Europe 2010 Conference in Brussels September 30 - October 1. Both hold valid NATO clearances. Hotel information is included directly below the personal data of each traveler. -- Ambassador Daniel Vern Speckhard DO [...] | 2009-09-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR OTRA PARM NATO GR |
09ATHENS1497 | YOUR VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of political fervor and uncertainty, with early national elections called by an embattled Prime Minister on October 4 in which he and his party are widely expected to lose to the opposition center-left PASOK party. Beyond po [...] | 2009-09-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR |
09ATHENS1501 | GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...] | 2009-09-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR |
09ATHENS1503 | SECOND FRONTEX INCIDENT IN AEGEAN VIEWED CALMLY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Greek MFA informed us September 18 that they had transcripts and photos from an EU Frontex mission in the Aegean of a Turkish Coast Guard vessel assisting illegal immigrants enter Greek territorial waters and land on the Greek-inhabited island of Farmakonisi. This September [...] | 2009-09-24 06:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SMIG GR TU |
09ATHENS1511 | Embassy Athens Engages with GoG on Iran [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens' Front Office and Political Section have engaged with our Greek partners from the highest levels to the working level at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to expand our dialogue on Iran. Characterizing the Iranian regime as weak, Greek interlocutors maintain [...] | 2009-09-25 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA KPAL IR IS GR |
09ATHENS1513 | Likely Scenarios for Greek Elections/Impact on USG interests [...] (C) Summary: All indications point to PASOK winning narrowly; the vote is more a protest against ND than a vote for PASOK and its policies. An interregnum leading to a second round of elections in November resulting in a stronger PASOK government is also possible. A PASOK government is unlik [...] | 2009-09-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MK TU GR |
09ATHENS1515 | Greece's Surging Far-Right LAOS Party Inches Towards Center [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of their unprecedented success in European Parliament elections in June, the leaders of Greece's surging, far-right Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) expect to win 6 to 7 percent of the vote and up to 20 parliamentary seats in October 4 domestic elections and are pre [...] | 2009-09-28 15:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KIRF GR |
09ATHENS1517 | BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE RESPONSE: GREEKS ON SAME SIDE, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 16:04:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR BM |
09ATHENS1519 | GREECE ARRESTS SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF DOMESTIC TERRORIST GROUP [...] (SBU) In the most high-profile arrests of domestic terrorist suspects since 2003, Greek police raided two houses in the Athens districts of Halandri and Galatsi on September 23, and arrested four individuals who were subsequently charged September 25, in connection with three bombings carried o [...] | 2009-09-30 07:26:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS1523 | GREECE -- STAFFDEL TURNER (OCTOBER 8-13) [...] Embassy warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation members Alex Johnson and Winsome Packer from October 8-13 in order to join CODEL Cardin for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor George H. Frowic [...] | 2009-10-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR |
09ATHENS1525 | GREEK ELECTION ENTERS HOMESTRETCH [...] (SBU) As all Greek parties finish their parliamentary election campaigns today, October 2, it remains too close to call whether the main opposition PASOK party led by George Papandreou will win enough seats October 4 to form a government on its own. Although we have entered a campaign blackout [...] | 2009-10-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS1529 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1533 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1535 | WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...] | 2009-10-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ECON GR PGOV |
09ATHENS1539 | Papandreou's First Cabinet Meeting: Move Fast, Move Smart, [...] (SBU) On October 7, after a brief swearing in ceremony for the new cabinet, PM George Papandreou convened the first cabinet meeting to outline his policy priorities. He stressed that the new government must focus on moving the country away from "stagnation and decline." Our job, he said, is to [...] | 2009-10-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS154 | GREECE: NEW TERRORIST ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (U) At about 0400 local time on February 3, at least three unidentified people reportedly threw a hand grenade and fired more than nineteen rounds from a 9 mm sub-machine gun at the police station in Korydallos, a western suburb of Athens. The grenade -- reportedly manufactured in "an East Euro [...] | 2009-02-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1541 | PM PAPANDREOU SHARES GOALS WITH AMBASSADOR AND FORMER DEPSEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: New PM Papandreou took on the Foreign Ministry job in order to inject "new dynamism" into Greece's regional challenges, he told Ambassador Speckhard and Brookings Institution President (and former Deputy Secretary) Strobe Talbott on October 12. He pointed to his October 9 snap [...] | 2009-10-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR TU EUN ZL MK |
09ATHENS1543 | 64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for information about Spyridon Flogaitis, Greek candidate for the UN Fifth Committee International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Flogaitis is a long-time contact of Embassy Athens and Post hasn't encountered any disqualifying information. Flogaitis i [...] | 2009-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA PINR GR |
09ATHENS1544 | FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 24 SITREP [...] (SBU) Over the weekend of August 21-23, over 80 wildfires broke out throughout Greece. The worst of these hit northeast of the greater Athens area, fueled by strong winds and evoking images of Greece's devastating 2007 fire season. In response, Post issued a Warden message. While the worst o [...] | 2009-08-24 16:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1547 | GREEK MINISTERIAL RECONFIGURATIONS [...] (U) Prime Minister Papandreou's first organizational act after taking office October 6 was to reconfigure government ministries in accordance with his campaign promises to create a "tight, economical, job oriented" ministry scheme. Papandreou merged the Culture and Tourism ministries; resurrec [...] | 2009-10-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS1549 | ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...] | 2009-10-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR |
09ATHENS1551 | SEDM: GREECE WELCOMES U.S. POSITION [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel to the Greek MFA's Southeastern Europe Directorate the morning of October 16. Greece supports the membership of both Serbia and Montenegro in the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial and welcomed our message, calling it a most positive development. The MFA will [...] | 2009-10-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR GR RO TU SR UP SI MW IT BU HR |
09ATHENS1553 | CLIMATE CHANGE: GREECE LOCK-STEP WITH EU, BUT SYMPATHETIC TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 11:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY GR |
09ATHENS1555 | GREECE SUPPORTS U.S. IMO CANDIDACY, EXPECTS SAME [...] (SBU) On October 2, we delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note to the MFA's D1 Office, responsible for the UN and other international organizations and conferences. On October 16, we followed up with Director Emannouil Papadorgiorgakis, who assured us of Greek support for the United Sta [...] | 2009-10-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA GR |
09ATHENS1559 | Ambassador's Call on New ALt-FM Droutsas [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid his initial call on incoming Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas October 15. Droutsas emphasized the new GoG's active foreign policy agenda, pointing to the PM's recent trip to Istanbul as a "conscious signal that the immediate neighborhood is our highes [...] | 2009-10-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OSCE GR |
09ATHENS1560 | FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Wildfires in towns north of Athens subsided on 25 August after four days of destruction. No casualties were reported, but press reports indicate about 50,000 acres of land had been burnt and 50 homes destroyed. Following an "emergency" cabinet meeting on August 25, the Government of Gree [...] | 2009-08-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1563 | MOD VENIZELOS LAYS OUT VIEWS BEFORE PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos recently told Parliament that he will take an "extremely cautious" view towards NATO's Strategic Concept, that he wants to avoid Aegean tensions but will resist flagrant Turkish violations of international law and threats of violence, an [...] | 2009-10-23 10:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR |
09ATHENS1565 | Greek Views on October 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On October 23, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the October 26-27 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Kamba said the EU paper on Afghanistan/Pakistan had already been approved by all member states at the [...] | 2009-10-23 11:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GR CE GV |
09ATHENS1567 | Greece: Demarche Response on UN International Civil Service [...] (C) On October 23, Poloff raised reftel A points on U.S. ICSC candidate Lucretia Myers and provided Myers' bio to Evaghelia Kamariotou, the officer in charge of UN candidatures in the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Kamariotou confirmed that Greece fully supported th [...] | 2009-10-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AORC UNGA KUNR GR |
09ATHENS1569 | Greece: Geographical Indications and CBD Patent Disclosure [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on October 23 to Panayiotis Dermentzoglou, First Secretary for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and Nikolaos Doukas, AttachC) for Economic and Commercial Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (SBU) Doukas and Dermentzoglou took th [...] | 2009-10-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR |
09ATHENS157 | 17 NOVEMBER APPEALS TRIAL POSTPONED TO OCTOBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL KJUS GR |
09ATHENS1571 | GREECE/GICNT: UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) On October 20, Poloff and Russian Third Secretary Dmitriy V. Novikov delivered ref A demarche to Greek MFA D1 Political Counselor for International Security Issues, Dimitrios Papandreou. Delivery of the demarche was delayed because the Russian side did not receive its instructions from Mosc [...] | 2009-10-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GR |
09ATHENS1573 | G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future: New Greek Alternate Foreign [...] (SBU) On October 21, the Ambassador encouraged Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas to attend the 2009 G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future and noted, per ref. A, that Secretary Clinton is planning to attend. Droutsas expressed interest in the event and asked for more information. Pos [...] | 2009-10-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR ECON KPAO KMPI |
09ATHENS1575 | Greek Response to UNGA Third Committee Demarche [...] (SBU) On October 26, Poloff raised reftel points on the UN General Assembly Third Committee with Elias Photopoulos, Director of the MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights, and with Loukas Tsokos, Second Counselor in the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN and International Organizations. On no-action m [...] | 2009-10-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA GR |
09ATHENS1577 | Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional [...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...] | 2009-10-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM |
09ATHENS1581 | Greece: Government Manages to Suspend Port Strike, But For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Confronting its first major challenge since taking office, Greece's new PASOK government negotiated a temporary suspension to a dockworkers' strike on October 17. Latching onto PM Papandreou's pre-election promises to re-examine privatization agreements, dockworker unions at t [...] | 2009-10-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB GR CH |
09ATHENS1583 | SENIOR GREEK BANKER COMMENTS ON GREEK ECONOMY, NEW [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with DepEconCouns, Nikolaos B. Karamouzis, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Eurobank EFG, Greece's second largest private bank in terms of both deposits and assets, discussed his views on Greece's economic and budget situation, the new PASOK government and it [...] | 2009-10-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1585 | ACTION REQUEST: GREECE TO U.S.: "HELP US HELP YOU IN [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepEconCouns and USAID/E&E representatives on October 22, Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid (HA),made a very pointed request-the latest in a long line of requests-for specific projects [...] | 2009-10-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
09ATHENS1587 | Greece: Uncertainty Reigns as Main Greek Opposition Party [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR |
09ATHENS1589 | SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...] | 2009-10-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR |
09ATHENS1591 | GREEK DOMESTIC TERRORISTS STRIKE POLICE STATION [...] (SBU) A group of six unidentified individuals carried out an attack with automatic weapons on the police station in the Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, eight kilometers north of the Embassy, on the evening of October 27, wounding six police officers, one of them seriously. In addition to firi [...] | 2009-10-30 15:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS1593 | CITIZENS' PROTECTION MINISTER CHRYSOCHOIDIS AND PM A/S [...] (C) PM A/S Andrew Shapiro stressed U.S. counter-piracy objectives in an October 23 meeting with new Greek Minister of Citizens' Protection Mihalis Chrysochoidis, urging Greece to build on its current counter-piracy actions by signing the New York Declaration on best practices for vessel self-pr [...] | 2009-11-04 12:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SMIG KCRM MARR GR |
09ATHENS1595 | GREECE: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on the Goldstone Report and debate at the UN General Assembly to Loukas Tsokos of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Stelios Gavriil of the A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs. Counselor Gavriil thank [...] | 2009-11-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS KPAL GR |
09ATHENS1597 | NEW GOVERNMENT WANTS TO DEEPEN U.S-GREECE STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a cordial October 22 meeting with Alternate Minister of Defense Panos Beglitis, A/S Shapiro urged Greece to deepen its partnership with the U.S. on counterpiracy, sign the New York Declaration on Best Practices, follow through on its commitment to move its ISAF engineering batt [...] | 2009-11-04 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR MASS EWWT GR |
09ATHENS1599 | ALT/MFA DROUTSAS OPTIMISTIC ON BALKANS, TURKEY WITH A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM A/S Shapiro used an October 22 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas to encourage closer U.S.-Greek cooperation in counter-piracy, urging Greece to sign the New York Declaration on best practices and to try piracy suspects in Greek courts. He also thanked th [...] | 2009-11-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR MASS EWWT GR |
09ATHENS1601 | GREECE: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 08:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KRVC EWWT GR |
09ATHENS1605 | MOD VENIZELOS: POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT SOME TOUGH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos expressed his commitment to a strong bilateral defense relationship in the Ambassador's first one-on-one meeting with him November 4. Well-briefed on Afghanistan, he said Greece would keep its medical teams (there for the elections suppo [...] | 2009-11-05 17:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR AF TU |
09ATHENS1609 | GREECE -- STAFFDEL PACKER (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3) [...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation member Winsome Packer from November 27 to December 3, 2009, in order to attend the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council and the OSCE PA Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor Geor [...] | 2009-11-09 12:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC OTRA AFIN OSCE GR |
09ATHENS1611 | PIRACY: GREEK HEARTBURN WITH THE NEW YORK DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolMil Chief met at MFA November 3 to establish Greek views on signing the New York Declaration at the upcoming Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) in January 2010. While the MFA values our overall cooperation on counterpiracy, they have conti [...] | 2009-11-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHSA EWWT GR |
09ATHENS1613 | Ambassador's Call on Parliament President Petsalnikos [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Parliament President Fhilippos Petsalnikos November 4 accompanied by DCM and POLOFF. On the Macedonia name issue Petsalnikos followed standard GoG lines, emphasizing the compound name used erga omnes, but also the Greek desire to move all of the Western Balkan [...] | 2009-11-09 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KTIP ECON EFIN GR |
09ATHENS1619 | Greece Remains Wedded to EC position on Doha, Geographical [...] (SBU) Following the October 23 demarche delivery to the MFA, EconOff re-delivered reftel demarche on November 10 to Tassos Protopappas, Director for International Trade Policy, and Nikos Georgopoulos, Director General for International Economic Relations, with the Directorate for International [...] | 2009-11-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR |
09ATHENS1623 | SCENESETTER FOR ASD VERSHBOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. Your visit is an important one and reinforces efforts by recent high-level USG visitors (SACEUR ADM Stavridis, COMNAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald, PM A/S Shapiro, and CNO ADM Roughead) to demonstrate to the Greeks that we are serious about our Alliance and about working with them [...] | 2009-11-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR AF TU |
09ATHENS1627 | MFA VIEWS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT, NRC, CFE, OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports our goal at the December Foreign Ministerial of MAP for Montenegro, and agrees BiH is not ready. On NATO-Russia, he noted that the SecGen's draft ministerial tasking to begin a joint review of common threats may be a bit overly ambitious, but that it was importan [...] | 2009-11-13 15:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MARR GR AF |
09ATHENS1629 | ISAF: GREEKS WON'T GO TO RC-WEST AFTER ALL, NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) As foreshadowed by MOD Venizelos in his November 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Greek press reports that the Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA),Greece's NSC equivalent, decided November 13 to reverse the previous government's commitment to re-deploy the Greek ISAF [...] | 2009-11-13 15:48:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR GR AF |
09ATHENS1631 | Greek Views on November 2009 GAERC [...] (C) On November 10, Poloffs discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the November 16-17 GAERC with Niki Kamba, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division, and Vassilis Tselios, Deputy Head of the MFA C1 Directorate for EU External Relations. Ka [...] | 2009-11-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
09ATHENS1633 | Greece Supports EU Renewal of Belarus Sanctions and [...] (C) PolOff met November 10 with Vassilis Tselios, Deputy Head of the C1 EU External Relations Directorate, to discuss a coordinated Belarus sanctions policy. Tselios - the Greek MFA's point person for EU- Eastern partner affairs - noted that Greece does not have an embassy in Minsk and therefo [...] | 2009-11-16 14:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO GR EUN |
09ATHENS1637 | GREEK RESPONSE: PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) On November 12, PolOffs delivered reftel points to Paulina Chotzoglou of the MFA's A10 Directorate, North Korea desk. Poloffs underscored the importance of sharing information and designating entities and individuals associated with DPRK proliferation efforts and expressed hope that the [...] | 2009-11-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC GR KNNP |
09ATHENS1639 | GREECE: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS GR |
09ATHENS1641 | FRONTEX PRESENCE GROWING TO CONFRONT GREECE'S MIGRATION WAVE [...] (SBU) In keeping with one of its main social (and now security) challenges - the growing tide of illegal migrants arriving by sea after transiting Turkey - Greece has sought greater support from the EU, and has found a partner in FRONTEX, the EU's border security agency. FRONTEX has become inc [...] | 2009-11-19 13:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG KCRM PTER EUN GR |
09ATHENS1643 | Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Citizens' Protection [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis provided Ambassador Speckhard with an outline on November 12 of his ambitious plan to reorganize and energize all of Greece's civilian security agencies, including the national police, the domestic intelligence servi [...] | 2009-11-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV SOCI PTER KCRM KTIP SMIG GR |
09ATHENS1649 | ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S PARTICIPATION IN THE HIGH LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The desire for an upgraded and substantive strategic partnership was a recurring theme of the Greek side when Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow met with Greek Alternate Minister of Defense Panos Beglitis for the 14th U.S-Gr [...] | 2009-11-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK AF ZL |
09ATHENS165 | UNKNOWN GREEK TERROR GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY [...] A previously unknown group calling itself "Sect of Revolutionaries" has claimed responsibility for the February 3 shooting and hand grenade attack on the Korydallos police station in suburban Athens (reftel). An anonymous call to the Ta Nea newspaper led police to discover a CD containing the [...] | 2009-02-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1651 | ASD VERSHBOW'S GREEK BILATS: AEGEAN/TURKEY, NATO, ISAF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings November 16 with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos and MFA Secretary General Ioannis-Alexis Zepos following his participation in the High Level Consultative Committee (reftel),Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Sec [...] | 2009-11-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK ZL AF RS IR |
09ATHENS1653 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCE PAPAKONSTANTINOU [...] (SBU) Ambassador Speckhard's November 16 courtesy call on newly-appointed Minister of Finance George Papakonstantinou underscored the challenges confronting the new Greek government as it seeks to shore up deteriorating Greek public finances, bridge a credibility gap created by the misreporting [...] | 2009-11-25 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1655 | AMBASSADOR AND DROUTSAS DISCUSS MACEDONIA, IRAN, TURKEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Speckhard called on Alternate FM Droutsas November 23 for a tour d' horizon prior to the December 1-2 Athens OSCE Ministerial, focusing on Macedonia, Iran, and Turkey. The Ambassador urged Droutsas to stay engaged and push for a solution to the Macedonia name issue in [...] | 2009-11-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OSCE KPIR GR MK TU IR |
09ATHENS1657 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. There have been a lot of changes here since you last visited in June. We are now building on the opportunities presented by new Administrations in both Washington and Athens to cement a partnership that can confront common strategic challenges beyond the regional issue [...] | 2009-11-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO GR AF TU MK |
09ATHENS1659 | Greece: Lacking a Fire Prevention Strategy Despite US [...] (SBU) Despite significant U.S. cooperation programs, Greece continues to lack a comprehensive fire prevention policy and does not have a wildfire prevention strategy. The Greek Government has sought to leverage any investment the U.S. is willing to provide in wildfire prevention and emergency [...] | 2009-11-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1661 | THE PAPANDREOU GOVERNMENT: OLD VS. NEW [...] (C) Seven weeks after it was brought to power in Greek parliamentary elections, the government of George Papandreou has come under criticism from the Greek public and international markets for an erratic start in implementing its sweeping governmental reform. In many ways this is to have been [...] | 2009-11-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR |
09ATHENS1665 | GREECE WILL LOOK AT ISAF OMLTS, BUT NOT KEEN ON FURTHER [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard drew on reftel A points in a November 27 discussion with Minister of Defense Venizelos, emphasizing the importance of Greek solidarity with the President's upcoming Afghanistan announcement both in the form of a public statement by the Prime Minister and at the upcomin [...] | 2009-11-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR AF |
09ATHENS1669 | Greek Response to Burma Dialogue Demarche [...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. dialogue with Burma with Ambassador Charalambos Dafaranos, Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Dafaranos said Greece fully agreed with U.S. views on the necessity of a legitimate 2010 election, for dialogue between [...] | 2009-12-01 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR BM |
09ATHENS1672 | THEFT OF 692 BLANK GREEK RESIDENT PERMITS [...] Summary: The Greek recently press reported that, during the weekend of 15/16 August 2009, the Office of Immigration and Aliens Affairs at Kavala in northern Greece was robbed. A small safe containing government documents, including blank alien registration cards, blank provisional legal resid [...] | 2009-09-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC GR |
09ATHENS1673 | NATO: GREEK UNEASE AT UPCOMING NATO CAOC AND CC-AIR COMMAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek interlocutors, including Minister of Defense Venizelos and Chief of Defense Giagkos, have increasingly and more stridently expressed to us that NATO's new "Flags-to-Posts" (FTP) arrangement agreed by CHODs in May 2009 is not acceptable to the new Papandreou government, citi [...] | 2009-12-04 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR GR TU |
09ATHENS1675 | Greek Response to DPRK Universal Periodic Review Demarche [...] (SBU) On December 4, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. views on the DPRK Universal Periodic Review with Elias Photopoulos, Director of the MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights. Photopoulos said Greece fully agreed with U.S. views and that he had instructed the Greek mission to the UN to ask s [...] | 2009-12-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN GR KN |
09ATHENS1677 | GREECE: ENGAGEMENT ON OUR AFGHANISTAN MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Athens took advantage of the Deputy Secretary's October 1-2 visit to press the Greek government for greater contributions in Afghanistan, and reinforce with the media the themes in the President's December 1 announcement. In a bilateral meeting October 2 with Greek PM Pa [...] | 2009-12-04 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO NATO MARR GR AF |
09ATHENS1679 | GREEK COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS OF ELA TERRORIST GROUP [...] (SBU) On December 3, 2009, a Greek appeals court threw out the 2004 convictions of three members of the People's Revolutionary Struggle (ELA) terrorist organization, ruling there was insufficient evidence. A fourth defendant died in June 2009. The ELA members were cleared of all charges for w [...] | 2009-12-04 15:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV GR |
09ATHENS168 | IRAQI FM, IRANIAN DFM BOTH SEEK GREATER COOP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Athens, Iraqi FM Zebari discussed a wide range of topical issues with Greek FM Bakoyannis, thanked Greece for its decision to open a commercial office in northern Iraq, and urged Bakoyannis to make good on her long-standing promise to visit Iraq. Following [...] | 2009-02-06 09:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ IR GR EAID ENRG |
09ATHENS1681 | Greek Views on December 2009 FAC [...] (C) On December 4, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the December 8 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) with Alexandros Ioannidis, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Ioannidis said the FAC's agenda would focus on the Middle East peace p [...] | 2009-12-04 15:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
09ATHENS1683 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK PRIME [...] (C) In a meeting on December 2, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Greek Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and OSCE Chair-in-Office George Papandreou discussed the President's announcement on the way forward in Afghanistan, the Macedonia name issue, bilateral relations with Turkey, the Cyprus issue [...] | 2009-12-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
09ATHENS1685 | Greece: New Government Tackles Migration and Asylum Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda, announcing new measures to combat organized human smugglers, ease naturalization requirements for immigrants born in Greece, provide status to illegal economic migrants, and transfer Gre [...] | 2009-12-04 16:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PTER SMIG KCRM GR |
09ATHENS1691 | HEAD OF HELLENIC AID: AFGHANISTAN IS OUR TOP ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) In response to the GoG's request (see reftel E),DepEconCouns delivered to Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid, a list of USG-suggested projects in Afghanistan to which Greece may contribute funds (see reftel D). Per the GoG's previously expressed interest, the lis [...] | 2009-12-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
09ATHENS1693 | PIRACY: GREECE WANTS CGPCS CHAIR, WILL CONSIDER NY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The MFA formally requests to chair a future Plenary of the Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),MFA D1 Directorate Head Franciscos Verros and Counselor Dimitris Papandreou told Po [...] | 2009-12-11 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA KPIR PREL PGOV GR |
09ATHENS17 | GREEK CABINET RESHUFFLE: CONTINUITY IN FM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 7, PM Karamanlis announced a fairly widespread Cabinet reshuffle. FM Bakoyannis and DefMin Meimarakis remain, but key personnel at the various economic ministries were replaced or shifted, including the Minister of National Economy and Finance and the Minister of Devel [...] | 2009-01-07 16:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GR |
09ATHENS1705 | GREEK PM CONFRONTS DEFICIT: BIG ON COMMITTMENT, SHY ON [...] (SBU) In a nationally-televised speech on December 14, Greece's Prime Minister of just two months, George Papandreou, walked a tightrope between maintaining public support and appeasing impatient European partners and international markets as he set out to bridge a credibility gap and potential [...] | 2009-12-15 16:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1707 | GREECE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy Athens submits the draft below for the Greece section of the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Begin text: 2. Greece and the United States have a strong record of counterterrorism cooperation. Domestic terrorism and extremist violence increased significantly in 2009, fol [...] | 2009-12-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR GR |
09ATHENS1711 | NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS [...] (U) Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis recently announced that he had re-opened the investigation into the November 17 (N17) terrorist organization, seven years after the 2002 arrests of N17 members during Chrysochoidis's previous tenure as Minister of Public Order. Chryso [...] | 2009-12-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS1717 | INFORMAL ADVISOR TO PAPANDREOU SHEDS LIGHT ON GOG INTERNAL [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met December 3 with Paulina Lampsa, head of the PASOK International Secretariat, to discuss internal dynamics and key players in the Papandreou Administration and the current state of play in Cyprus and Turkey. Lampsa discussed her role and that of other semi-official a [...] | 2009-12-20 22:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GR TU MK CY |
09ATHENS1719 | GREEK A/FM DROUTSAS' MEETING WITH P-5 AMBASSADORS [...] (S) Summary: In a lunch today for P-5 Ambassadors, Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Droutsas shared Greek views on Cyprus, the name issue, Turkey, and the economic crisis. On Cyprus, he pressed his belief that EU aquis communitaire could be the source of solutions for the differences that div [...] | 2009-12-22 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL GR ECON |
09ATHENS1721 | Russia Looks to Court New GoG Officials, Displays Interest [...] (C) In recent weeks Russian officials, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, have reached out to Greek officials and the Greek public, in an effort to display reinvigorated Russian-Greek ties and paint a picture of close cooperation with the Greece on economic, political and cultur [...] | 2009-12-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OSCE RS BU GR |
09ATHENS1723 | Ambassador Advocates for U.S. Interests and Mosque with [...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 call on Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Anna Diamantopoulou , Ambassador Speckhard lobbied for American educational institutions operating in Greece, specifically with regard to licensing , recognition of degrees and the granting and vocational rights [...] | 2009-12-22 15:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PGOV PHUM GR |
09ATHENS1725 | University Asylum in Greece: When Democracy Goes Awry [...] (C) Summary: A series of violent attacks against Greek academics in both Athens and Thessaloniki during the past month has fueled public debate over whether the university asylum law should be repealed to allow police officers to enter university grounds absent a formal request from university au [...] | 2009-12-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OEXC SOCI GR |
09ATHENS175 | CHOD GRAPSAS ON TURKEY AND AEGEAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a February 4 lunch at the Ambassador's reQence, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General of the Army Demitrios Grapsas, termed recent Turkish behavior in the Aegean "childish" and made clear that the perception of the Turkish threat drives Greek military procur [...] | 2009-02-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF GR |
09ATHENS1774 | FRAUD SUMMARY ATHENS [...] Over the past 20 years Greece has seen a remarkable improvement in its standard of living. This is primarily due to the long-term convergence plan of the European Union for socioeconomic uniformity among member states. This, together with its geographic location, has made Greece an attractiv [...] | 2009-09-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GR |
09ATHENS18 | GREEK PRESIDENT AND FM CONDEMN TURKISH ACTIONS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 16:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU GR MOPS PARM |
09ATHENS184 | GREECE/BOSNIA: FORMAL REQUEST TO SUPPORT [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting at his request with Pol-Mil Chief, Haris Lalacos, Director of the MFA A11 Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy, formally requested that the USG support the candidacy of Greek Ambassador to the United States, Alexandros P. Mallias, to serve as the EU [...] | 2009-02-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK GR |
09ATHENS19 | FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...] | 2009-01-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN |
09ATHENS191 | THE SORRY STATE OF THE GREEK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: [...] (C) Summary: This is the first of two cables on the challenges created by the Greek educational system for U.S. public diplomacy in Greece. This cable will describe the state of the sector and current attempts to reform it. The second cable will describe how we are reaching out to Greek y [...] | 2009-02-13 08:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KAPO OPRC OEXC SCUL GR |
09ATHENS1920 | Greece: 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1 [...] (U) Greece's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1: Greece 2009-2010 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed for the United St [...] | 2009-10-30 16:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM GR |
09ATHENS203 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS2038 | Greeks Host Third Global Forum on Migration and Development [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece hosted the 2009 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Athens November 2-5. For the first time, a U.S. delegation attended the Forum, led by PRM/PIM Office Director Suzanne Sheldon and including officers from U.S. Mission Geneva, U.S. Embassy Athens, and DH [...] | 2009-11-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID SMIG GR |
09ATHENS204 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...] | 2009-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS205 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS206 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...] | 2009-02-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS2064 | Greek Shippers Drowning in the Wake of Economic Pressures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A seafaring nation for millennia, the resilience of the Greek shipping industry is being tested seriously for the first time since it rose to modern prominence in the 1960s. As the global economic crisis continues, and the demographics of international trade shift, the Greek sh [...] | 2009-11-20 16:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHSA KPIR CH GR |
09ATHENS207 | PASOK LEADER PAPANDREOU READY TO ASSIST ON GLOBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 12 meeting with Ambassador, main Greek opposition PASOK President George Papandreou offered his assistance to the new U.S. Administration on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Pakistan/Afghanistan, and other critical global issues. Citing his special status as he [...] | 2009-02-18 05:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR PTER MOPS SOCI IS IR NATO AFIN |
09ATHENS209 | GREECE: POINTS DELIVERED ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, on February 18 Poloff informed Elias Photopoulos, Director of the Greek MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights, of our points on the Durban Review Conference Working Group Session. Photopoulos stated that Greece will follow the EU consensus at the Working Group Session. He not [...] | 2009-02-18 09:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC GR |
09ATHENS210 | GREECE: POINTS DELIVERED ON PROSECUTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 12:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS EWWT KCRM PTER MOPS PREL GR |
09ATHENS215 | NEW DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS IN GREECE [...] (SBU) There have been several significant new attacks in Athens in recent days, including a shooting attack on a television station, a bomb placed outside offices of Citibank, and a series of bombings targeting prominent anti-terrorism figures. While no one was killed in these incidents, they [...] | 2009-02-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS216 | NEW GREEK FINANCE MINISTER ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) In a February 13 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on the Greek economy with Ioannis Papathanasiou, Greece's new Minister of Economy and Finance. The new Minister summarized his recent EcoFin meetings in Brussels, the revisions to the Gre [...] | 2009-02-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GR |
09ATHENS2192 | GREEK PARLIAMENT ADOPTS 2010 BUDGET: TARGETS AMIBTIOUS, BUT [...] (SBU) The Greek budget for 2010, which was passed by Greek Parliament on December 23, is an attempt to bring order to Greece's public finances and restore its badly-dented credibility with foreign investors, international credit ratings agencies, and the European Union. The budget aims to red [...] | 2009-12-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS2202 | US Treasury Meetings in Greece: Despite Credibility Gap, [...] (SBU) In December 18 and 21 meetings in Athens with visiting Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Greek government and bank officials expressed the common view that the main challenge facing the GoG was undertaking a reform program that would restore credibility in Greek econom [...] | 2009-12-31 11:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS224 | OLYMPIC AIR PRIVATIZATION: 7TH TRY THE CHARM? [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the Greek press reported that the sixth tender issued over the course of the past 15 years for the privatization of Olympic Airlines (OA) had once again failed, due to lack of conforming bids. Finance Minister Papathanassiou announced the development, together [...] | 2009-02-20 09:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB EAIR GR |
09ATHENS226 | TURKISH EMBASSY'S VIEWS ON MIGRANT READMISSIONS [...] (C) According to an official at the Turkish Embassy in Athens, there are two reasons why Turkey is unwilling to permit Greece to return third-country illegal migrants to Turkey at the port of Izmir, as called for in a 2001 bilateral protocol and which the Greeks believe would greatly reduce th [...] | 2009-02-20 12:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM PTER TU GR |
09ATHENS228 | MAURITANIA: GREECE AGREES "100 PERCENT" WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on EU policy toward Mauritania to MFA A9 Africa Directorate deputy head Taxiarchis Christopoulos. Christopoulos said Greek diplomats from Brussels would attend the February 20 EU meeting in Paris. He also said that Mauritania was a regular topic of [...] | 2009-02-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR EUN MR |
09ATHENS234 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL TO [...] (S) On February 20, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank of Greece. T [...] | 2009-02-20 16:53:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETRD ETTC GR |
09ATHENS235 | FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYIANNIS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyiannis will use her visit to Washington to define, publicly and privately, Greece's relations with the Obama administration. A charismatic yet practical politician, Bakoyiannis relishes her job as Foreign Minister, and will offer to work with us on a broad r [...] | 2009-02-23 05:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR MK |
09ATHENS240 | MFA PRESSES U.S. TO WITHDRAW FROM NAVAL EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 23, MFA Secretary General Agathocles summoned Ambassador Speckhard to tell him that, in the GOG's view, the U.S. should not to participate in the upcoming naval exercise "Egemen." Non-participation would send an important signal to Turkey that it needed [...] | 2009-02-24 05:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM TU GR |
09ATHENS241 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH [...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid has informed Post that the GoG has made no decisions on attendance and a pledge for the upcoming Donors, Conference for the Palestinian Authority (PA). EconOff delivered reftel points on February 19 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Hellenic Aid, Director of Emergency Humani [...] | 2009-02-24 09:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM GR GZ |
09ATHENS245 | EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE: GREECE NOT READY TO TALK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 06:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GR |
09ATHENS248 | "SECT OF REVOLUTIONARIES" CLAIMS TV STATION [...] (SBU) On February 21, the Greek newspaper Ta Nea published the text of a letter it reportedly received the day before from the "Sect of Revolutionaries" claiming responsibility for the February 17 attack against the Alter TV station. In that attack, four assailants fired at vehicles and threw [...] | 2009-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS249 | SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSSES CYPRUS, TURKEY, VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial and very substantive discussion during his visit to Athens, Senator Richard Durbin told Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis about his impressions of the chances for a settlement of the Cyprus issue following his visit to Nicosia and underscored the new administration's [...] | 2009-02-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS ECON ENRG PTER PGOV TU CY GR |
09ATHENS250 | CODEL DURBIN'S MEETING WITH GREEK OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion February 18, Senator Durbin and main opposition PASOK party president George Papandreou shared views on the global economic crisis, Cyprus, Greek-Turkish relations, Afghanistan, and other issues. They agreed that the international goodwill surrounding the ne [...] | 2009-02-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP ENRG TU GR |
09ATHENS252 | CODEL DURBIN FOCUSES ON CYPRUS IN MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their February 18 meeting with PM Karmamanlis, Senator Durbin and Illinois state treasurer Giannoulias focused primarily on how to achieve progress on Cyprus this year. PM Karamanlis noted improvement in Greek-Turkish relations in many areas, but not on "heavy political i [...] | 2009-02-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP CVIS PHUM NATO UNFCYP GR TU MK CY |
09ATHENS253 | GREECE/NATO: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES CROATIA AND [...] (SBU) On February 17, the Greek Parliament formally ratified the protocols of accession of Albania and Croatia to join NATO. Although Parliamentary approval is the last political step, the protocols must still be signed by the President of the Republic and published in the "Official Gazette. [...] | 2009-02-26 15:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL AL HR GR |
09ATHENS266 | OSCE CIO/GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS ORGANIZING IRAQ VISIT [...] (C) During a discussion of ref A points on the review of U.S. policy in Iraq, MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs Counsellor Gregory Karahalios, who has responsibility for Iraq, told DepPolCouns that FM Dora Bakoyannis, who is also currently OSCE CiO, is trying to organize a visit to Ir [...] | 2009-03-03 11:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MOPS IZ GR |
09ATHENS270 | GREECE/NATO: GREECE SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF THE [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief met March 3 with MFA D2 NATO Department Deputy Director Theodoros Daskarolis and his staff to review reftel points on continued support for the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Reftel points had been shared with the MFA prior to the February 27 Policy Coordination meeting at NATO [...] | 2009-03-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ GR |
09ATHENS272 | GREECE/AFGHANISTAN: VIEWS ON "ENGAGING ALLIES AND [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief met March 3 with MFA D2 NATO Department Deputy Director Theodoros Daskarolis and his staff to review reftel points on engaging Allies and Partners on Afghanistan. Daskarolis thanked us for the paper (which had been provided previously),terming it a "very positive paper." H [...] | 2009-03-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GR |
09ATHENS282 | GREEK ANARCHISTS BURN ATHENS TRAIN [...] (SBU) At about 0100 local time March 3, a group of 15 to 20 young people ejected the driver and passengers from a train at the commuter station in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia and then set fire to the train with Molotov cocktails. Eight train cars were completely destroyed. All of [...] | 2009-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
09ATHENS283 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - GREECE [...] (SBU) The Greek Government - particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) - responded to Greece's placement on the U.S. Special 301 Watch List in 2008 with a genuine effort to understand and begin addressing USG concerns. It has welcomed enhanced dialogue with a range of USG agencies, [...] | 2009-03-05 16:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GR KIPR |
09ATHENS286 | GREECE/OSCE: BAKOYIANNIS MEETING WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rabbi Andrew Baker, the OSCE Personal Representative for Combating Anti-Semitism (and International Jewish Affairs Director for the American Jewish Committee) told Polofs that the OSCE Chairmanship was focused on security issues, and had not developed an agenda or active plan fo [...] | 2009-03-09 10:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGO PHUM GR KIRF |
09ATHENS287 | GREECE/NATO: RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA [...] The Government of Greece has completed the process to ratify the NATO accession of Croatia and Albania. Law 3753 -- the Parliament's ratification of the accession protocols for Croatia and Albania -- was published in the "Official Gazette" and became official on March 4, 2009. MFA sources h [...] | 2009-03-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL AL HR GR |
09ATHENS315 | GREECE: NEW WAVE OF MIGRANT PROTESTS ON POLICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the latest incident in a series of violent immigrant-police confrontations, police clashed with approximately 70 illegal migrants in the port town of Patras on March 3. Media reported that an illegal migrant was injured attempting to stow away on a truck bound for Italy. W [...] | 2009-03-13 13:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM GR SMIG |
09ATHENS318 | GREECE TRIES TO COPE WITH HEIGHTENED DOMESTIC [...] (C) New terrorist attacks continue to rock Greece with a frequency not seen since 2000, unnerving the country's political and professional elite. A number of violent far-left groups -- some previously unknown -- have claimed responsibility for bombings, shootings, and arson incidents, and thi [...] | 2009-03-16 05:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS326 | GREEK TOURISM:RECESSION AND SECURITY THREATEN, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a call by Ambassador February 23, new Minister of Tourism Constantinos Markopoulos expressed high hopes for U.S.-Greek relations with the new Administration, acknowledged that Greece's tourism sector faces difficult challenges in 2009 due to the drastic fall off in book [...] | 2009-03-16 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD GR |
09ATHENS327 | KARAMANLIS DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 12 unscheduled Parliamentary debate, PM Karamanlis defended his government's foreign policy, noting that its "red lines" on the Macedonia name issue remained unchanged, as did its insistence that Turkey must comply fully with all EU obligations for accession. Main opp [...] | 2009-03-16 12:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU GR |
09ATHENS336 | GREECE AGREES "COMPLETELY" WITH U.S. ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on Russia recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and basing plans with OSCE Special Envoy for Protracted Conflicts Greek Ambassador Charalambos Christopoulos and, separately, with MFA A5 Directorate for CIS Countries Counselor Lambros Kakissis. Both [...] | 2009-03-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GR RS GG BO |
09ATHENS338 | FM BAKOYIANNIS PLANS CALL TO SECRETARY SEEKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 17 dinner, Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis told Ambassador Speckhard that, in her capacity as OSCE Chairperson in Office, she wanted to speak with the Secretary to discuss two linked issues: her plans to move forward on OSCE's mission in Georgia and her proposal to host [...] | 2009-03-18 17:00:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR TU OSCE |
09ATHENS339 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Economy and Finance John Papathanassiou on March 13. The Minister fully agreed that it is critical for the U.S. and EU countries to work together to address difficulties the global crisis is causing in Central and Eastern Europe in orde [...] | 2009-03-19 08:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS341 | FURTHER INFORMATION ON GREECE'S 5 MILLION USD [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel points on March 6 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs, Hellenic Aid. On March 18, Koutrakou advised EconOff that the $5 million pledged by the GoG at the March 2 conference would be used for various reconstruct [...] | 2009-03-19 13:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAM KWBG EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER GR EAID |
09ATHENS349 | GREECE: BOMB ATTACK AT GOVERNMENT REAL ESTATE [...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 on March 19, a bomb went off near the entrance of the Hellenic Public Real Estate Corporation (KED),heavily damaging a nearby parked car. No injuries or deaths were reported. According to police contacts and media reporting, the bomb was placed in a plastic bag [...] | 2009-03-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC KCRM GR |
09ATHENS350 | GREECE ALREADY SUBMITTED HCOC AD, URGES U.S. TO [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on boosting the number of HCOC Annual Declarations (ADs) received this year to Second Counselor Loukas Tsokos and Counselor-Expert on Disarmament Issues Pantelis Margaris at the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations. In response, Margar [...] | 2009-03-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA GR |
09ATHENS366 | GREECE/KOSOVO: GOG SUPPORTS "IN TOGETHER OUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV GR |
09ATHENS371 | GOG IMPLEMENTS THIRD ROUND OF AUSTERITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) In a move to boost market and EU confidence in the government's commitment and ability to contain public finances, the GoG on March 18 implemented a third series of measures to cut spending and boost revenues, including a wage freeze affecting approximately 70 percent of public sector em [...] | 2009-03-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS376 | GREEK SHIPPERS HURTING, LOOKING TO USG [...] SUMMARY: On March 10, incoming President of the Hellenic Shipowners Association (HSA),Theodore Veniamis and two major ship owners and former presidents of the HSA, George Gratsos and John Lyras, told Econoff that Greek ship owners were suffering from a severe drop in trade financing and from [...] | 2009-03-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV GR |
09ATHENS40 | GREECE ASSURING LNG-BASED GAS SUPPLIES FROM [...] (C) Summary. Greece's natural gas company (DEPA) has contracted LNG deliveries to supply the country through January 20 and is close to finalizing LNG supplies through the end of the month. Observers remain uncertain how Gazprom's gas cut off will affect Greek energy policy. One senior of [...] | 2009-01-13 17:00:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL GR IT AJ RS BU |
09ATHENS407 | Greek Education Reform Expert Wants U.S. Help [...] (C) Summary: In a March 26 meeting with PAO and CAO, Greek education reform expert Babiniotis shared GoG plans and timelines, and enthusiastically welcomed U.S. assistance on implementing a national university entrance exam system based on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). End summary. [...] | 2009-03-31 08:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OPRC OEXC SCUL GR |
09ATHENS419 | GREECE REJECTS ROM PROPOSALS AS DISTRACTION FROM REAL ISSUE [...] (C) In a letter dated March 24, 2009, to Republic of Macedonia (ROM) Foreign Minister Milososki, Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis rejected Milososki's March 13 initiatives for signing a declaration of friendship, establishing a joint committee on education and history issues, and a framework proposal f [...] | 2009-03-31 13:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR MK |
09ATHENS445 | GREECE FACES NEW ROUND OF BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) In a sign of the continuing escalation of activity by domestic terrorist and anarchist groups (reftels),a series of firebombings and other violent attacks occurred in Athens and Thessaloniki March 27-31. In the most coordinated attack, gas canister bombs exploded at ten banks and luxu [...] | 2009-04-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD PREL GR |
09ATHENS45 | GREEKS TIGHT-LIPPED ON EU-SYRIA AGREEMENT [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the EU-Syria Association Agreement to MFA C1 Directorate for EU External Relations Counselor Katerina Varvarigou. Varvarigou said Greece would take a "balanced approach," which would be in line with the common EU position. An EU working group -- not [...] | 2009-01-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL GR SY |
09ATHENS461 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 461 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS GR |
09ATHENS467 | GREEK FRIGATE COMPLETES EU ANTI-PIRACY MISSION [...] The Hellenic Navy frigate Psara is winding down a 4-month deployment in the Gulf of Aden as part of a European Union naval force battling piracy off Somalia. April 4 marks the end of Greek Commodore Andionios Papaioannou's four-month tenure as the first tactical commander of the EU's first nava [...] | 2009-04-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS GR |
09ATHENS471 | Greek Contributions to Afghanistan [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to ref A instruction to urge Allies and partners to provide specific support for Afghanistan, Post has reached out to a range of Greek contacts in the MFA and MOD. Ambassador spoke on April 2 with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, Chief of the Foreign Minister's Diplomati [...] | 2009-04-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR GR |
09ATHENS497 | MFA POSITIVE ON AFGHANISTAN, VISA WAIVER NEGOTIATIONS, POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed ref A points on Afghanistan and Pakistan with head of the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Cabinet, Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, noting the issue was not only a top priority for the U.S. but also a critical one for Greece, which had recently seen Afghani migrant [...] | 2009-04-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR AF MOPS GR |
09ATHENS509 | GREECE -- RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points and presidential statement to LouQsokos, Second Counselor in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),D1 Directorate, on April 6, on the issue of the North Korean Taepo-Dong 2 Launch. Tsokos expressed thanks for the information but made no substantive res [...] | 2009-04-07 07:43:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN GR |
09ATHENS513 | GREECE SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) On April 6, Poloffs delivered reftel points on the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Ambassador Tryphon S. Paraskevopoulos, Director of UN and International Specialized Organizations and Conferences at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and George Panagiot [...] | 2009-04-07 08:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GR UN |
09ATHENS515 | GREECE - RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points and presidential statement to Loukas Tsokos, Second Counselor in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),D1 Directorate, on April 6, on the issue of the North Korean Taepo-Dong 2 Launch. Tsokos expressed thanks for the information but made no substantive [...] | 2009-04-07 12:06:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN GR |
09ATHENS519 | PAVILIDIS AFFAIR PAINFUL, BUT NOT FATAL, TO RULING ND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS523 | GREECE -- ENLARGING WITH STATES ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 06:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ KV GR |
09ATHENS53 | GREECE: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES ALBANIA-EU [...] (U) The Greek Parliament ratified the EU/Albania Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) January 14. The ruling New Democracy party and main opposition party, PASOK, (who collectively hold 253 of the 300 seats in Parliament) both backed the agreement. Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Va [...] | 2009-01-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PGOV PREL AL |
09ATHENS541 | EMBASSY ATHENS RESPONSE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) The GoG is expected to receive $100,000 in International Military Education and Training (IMET) funding in FY 2009 in order to continue to professionalize Greece's military. Therefore, Greece is covered by Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Progr [...] | 2009-04-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL GR |
09ATHENS551 | GREECE LOOKS TO SUPPORT CYPRUS JOINING CONTACT GROUP ON [...] The leading Greek MFA participant in the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP),Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, has asked us to find a way to bring Cyprus into the CGSP in spite of Turkish objections. Paraskevopoulos argued that Cyprus met the criteria for membership, and that a rejection [...] | 2009-04-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PTER GR CY |
09ATHENS58 | FY 2009 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Introduction and Summary: Embassy Athens requests $58,340 in FY09 funds to strengthen programs at the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (northeastern Greece),Veria (northwestern Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),Corfu (western Greece),the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central [...] | 2009-01-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
09ATHENS591 | Greece reiterates support for the U.S. candidacy to the UN [...] (U) On April 15, poloff delivered reftel points on the formal announcement of United States candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to George Panagiotidis, Embassy AttachC) for the UN Directorate at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In response, Panagiotidis reiterated Greece' [...] | 2009-04-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GR |
09ATHENS593 | Consulting With Greece on the Burma Policy Review [...] (C) On April 10, pol off delivered reftel points on the subject of the ongoing Burma Policy Review to Dora Giovanni, Counselor in the A10 Division for Asia-Oceania. Giovanni appreciated the information and expressed her concern for the situation in Burma, especially in the area of human right [...] | 2009-04-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM GR |
09ATHENS595 | Envoy Kennedy Presses Greeks on Holocaust Restitution, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, visited Athens March 28-31 to discuss progress on Holocaust property restitution and combating anti-Semitism with Greek officials, the Greek Orthodox Church, and local Jewish community leaders. Ministry of Ec [...] | 2009-04-16 07:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF GR |
09ATHENS62 | GREEKS ALERTED TO SIGNING OF U.S.-ISRAEL [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the signing of the U.S.-Israel Anti-Smuggling MOU to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Maria Zisi. Zisi was grateful for the information but had no substantive comment. 2. (C) It was the opinion of the Embassy Country Team th [...] | 2009-01-16 15:55:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS GR |
09ATHENS647 | Greece Welcomes U.S. Candidacy to the UN Human Rights [...] (U) On April 23, Embassy received a Note Verbale from the D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations and Conferences at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) expressing its support for the U.S. candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2009-2012 term. Greece "warmly [...] | 2009-04-23 12:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GR |
09ATHENS65 | GREECE: UPDATE ON RATIFICATION OF NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) MFA Secretary General Agathocles told Ambassador Speckhard 1/15 that the NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albanian are pending in Parliament and should be approved "soon." Although contacts in the MFA NATO Department and the Office of the President of the Parliament report that A [...] | 2009-01-20 13:38:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR PGOV PREL HR AL |
09ATHENS651 | Greek Views on April GAERC Issues [...] (C) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the April 27-28 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC included: the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership, the May 6 EU-Canada summit, and following up on the EU-Obama meeting. Sh [...] | 2009-04-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
09ATHENS657 | Re-Shaping the U.S.-Greece Relationship [...] (C) SUMMARY: The overwhelming positive attitudes of the Greek public toward the new Administration offers an opportunity to reshape U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, moving Greece from a reluctant to reliable and proactive partner. To achieve this, we need to move the focus of our relationsh [...] | 2009-04-24 12:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR PGOV NATO AF KNNP MK UN OSCE |
09ATHENS683 | GREEK LAW ENFORCEMENT FACES BIG HURDLES IN MEETING TERRORIST [...] (C) As domestic terrorist groups and violent anarchist gangs continue the heightened level of activity that they initiated following the December 2008 riots, Greek law enforcement is looking for help. At the request of the Greek Ministry of Interior, Scotland Yard recently conducted an assessm [...] | 2009-04-28 14:27:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ABLD PREL KCRM GR |
09ATHENS685 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: A TOP PRIORITY IN U.S.-GREECE BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a top priority in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations. As the U.S. and Greece "reset" relations after several difficult years and the advent of a new American Administration, Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyann [...] | 2009-04-29 05:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DHS CVIS GR |
09ATHENS689 | GREECE URGES EARLY RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN [...] (C) On April 27 poloff delivered reftel points urging a return to constitutional rule in Madagascar to Stefanos Ioannides, Counselor for Sub-Saharan Africa in the A9 Division of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). While Greece believed a return to constitutional order in Madagascar wa [...] | 2009-04-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PGOV GR MA |
09ATHENS695 | Ambassador, FM on Resetting Bilateral Relations, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Bakoyiannis on April 30, Ambassador Speckhard outlined our strategy for re-focusing the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship toward common strategic challenges, and away from the more narrow parochial interests that have defined our relationship in recent year [...] | 2009-04-30 16:04:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS TU AF GR |
09ATHENS707 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 707 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ABLD PTER PREL KCRM GR |
09ATHENS725 | GREEK DEVELOPMENT AID TO THE BALKANS: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (U) Since 2001, Greece has given a consistent level of assistance to the Balkans, albeit not up to the level one might expect from a country with such regional leadership potential. In 2007, Greece programmed 83.3 million euro of official direct assistance (ODA) for development in the Balkans [...] | 2009-05-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV GR EU |
09ATHENS727 | GREEK PRIVACY RULES THWART INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) According to a May 5 article in the newspaper Eleftheros Typos, Greek police utilizing video evidence have "positively" identified three hooded vandals who were among the forty who took part in a midday rampage in the upscale Kolonaki Square area of Athens on March 13. The attackers use [...] | 2009-05-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ABLD PREL PTER KCRM GR |
09ATHENS735 | GREEK VIEWS ON CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A points on U.S. goals for the urgent meting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to the senior Greek participant in the CGPCS, Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, MFA D1 (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Director, on May 6. As on pr [...] | 2009-05-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR ECON PREL PTER GR |
09ATHENS747 | EMBASSY ATHENS WELCOMES STAFFDEL JOHNSON (MAY 17-22) [...] Embassy Athens welcomes STAFFDEL Johnson to Athens, Greece, from May 17-22 for the 17th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. 2. The Administrative Point of Contact (Control Officer) for STAFFDEL Johnson is: David Muehlke, Political Officer Office: (30) 210-720-2551 Mobile: (30) 69 [...] | 2009-05-08 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM GR |
09ATHENS751 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) SHIP RECYCLING [...] (SBU) On May 8, A/EconCouns and Julienne Hince, Deputy Chief of Mission for the Australian Embassy in Greece, discussed reftel points with Captain Elias Sabatakakis, Directorate for the Protection of the Sea Environment, Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea & Island Policy. Sabataka [...] | 2009-05-11 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV GR |
09ATHENS757 | Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Visit to Athens, [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are delighted to welcome you to Greece. Your visit provides crucial support to our efforts to re-shape the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Building on the overwhelmingly positive attitudes in Greece to the new administration, we are working to focus on common strategic [...] | 2009-05-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR MK TU |
09ATHENS799 | GREEK TERRORISTS BLOW UP BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 12:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
09ATHENS80 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF UPCOMING [...] (C) On January 21, A/Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank [...] | 2009-01-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR EFIN PTER PINR PREL |
09ATHENS807 | Greek Views on May GAERC [...] (C) On May 14, PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the May 18-19 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC would include: the May 21-22 EU-Russia summit, Moldova, Iran, Georgia, the Atalanta anti-piracy mission, Sri Lanka, and Operation Alt [...] | 2009-05-15 12:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
09ATHENS81 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF [...] (C) On January 21, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the [...] | 2009-01-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR |
09ATHENS83 | GREEK VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed ref A and B GAERC issues with newly arrived MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the Czech EU Presidency had decided on a policy of downsizing GAERC agendas and focusing more intently on one or two issues. Thus, they had eliminated most of the issues co [...] | 2009-01-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ZL AFIN SU ZI UP BO GR |
09ATHENS841 | Greece: Cuba Libertad Act Response [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy Athens offers the following information on the general state of Greece-Cuba relations as they pertain to the Libertad Act. 2. (C) We assess that Greece will continue to follow the EU common position to support the development of democracy and human rights [...] | 2009-05-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU GR |
09ATHENS875 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - GREEK PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED M/V [...] (C) We delivered reftel message inquiring about possible Greek interest in exercising jurisdiction over 17 suspects in U.S. Navy custody on May 21 to MFA D1 (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Counselor Dimitios Papandreaou. Papandreou took note of the details of the case, including o [...] | 2009-05-28 08:38:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT KCRM MARR PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL GR EG |
09ATHENS9 | GREEK FM CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis -- who became Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on January 1 -- has also taken an activist role in the EU response to the Gaza crisis. On January 4, she issued a statement criticizing Israeli ground operations in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire, an [...] | 2009-01-05 13:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SOCI GR IS |
09ATHENS901 | Greece: Muslim Migrants Protest in Athens, Radicalization [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violent demonstrations and riots involving Muslim migrants rocked downtown Athens throughout the month of May, bringing relations between migrants and the Greek government to a new nadir and fueling fears of Islamic radicalization in Greece. Muslim community leaders and media re [...] | 2009-05-29 13:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER GR KIRF ASEC ABLD PREF SMIG |
09ATHENS925 | GREECE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP -- [...] (U) On June 1, PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Agnostopoulou, Counselor, A3 Directorate for the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agnostopoulou stated that, as with the vote on Kosovo's IMF membership, the MFA has instructed Greece's World Bank Governor (the Governor of Greece's ce [...] | 2009-06-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL GR |
09ATHENS933 | Terrorism Finance: Greek Response on UN Designation of Abdul [...] (SBU) On May 21, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ioannis Papadakis, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank of Greece. EconOff f [...] | 2009-06-02 10:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH GR |
09ATHENS935 | UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO [...] (S) On May 21, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ioannis Papadakis, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank of Greece. EconOff fol [...] | 2009-06-02 10:33:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN GR |
09ATHENS937 | Pakistan: No Requested Air Assets in Greek Inventory [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PK GR SMIG PARM |
09ATHENS943 | URGENT FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) On June 1, PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Agnostopoulou, Counselor, A3 Directorate for the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agnostopoulou stated that, as with the vote on Kosovo's IMF membership, the MFA has instructed Greece's World Bank Governor (the Governor of Greece's [...] | 2009-06-03 11:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL GR |
09ATHENS975 | GREECE: NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATIONS IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 14:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS979 | Greece: Cuba Libertad Act Response II [...] (C) Per reftel A request and as a supplement to response reftel B, Embassy Athens offers the following additional information on Greece-Cuba relations in the areas of trade and investment. 2. (C) According to the Cuba Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the bilateral legal fra [...] | 2009-06-11 08:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU GR |
09ATHENS985 | GREECE'S RULING PARTY FARES POORLY IN EURO ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Greece tallied the highest voter abstention rate (47.4 percent) in the country's history in the June 7 election of Greece's Members of European Parliament (MEPs). New Democracy (ND),the incumbent party of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, lived down to expectations that it would suffer [...] | 2009-06-12 05:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EUN GR |
09ATHENS997 | Anarchists and Universities in Athens: XXXXXXXXXXXX Telling [...] (C) Summary: University of Athens XXXXXXXXXXXX told PAO and CAO on June 9 that student discontent with the Greek educational system, the economy, and lack of jobs, has led to increased violence even among traditionally mainstream student groups. He complained about preferred police tactic [...] | 2009-06-16 08:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV SCUL GR |
09BAKU646 | AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY TALKS AUG 12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 12 farewell meeting with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, President Aliyev described the latest round of Turkey gas transit talks as going "bad, almost hostile." He instead focused on the prospects of concluding purchase and sales agreements with Greece and its neighbors, an [...] | 2009-08-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | ECON ENRG PREL AJ TU TX GR |
09BELGRADE61 | SERBIA: NOTICE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST KHAN ASSOCIATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 15:52:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN GR SR |
09BERLIN1496 | GERMANY TO TAKE BACK SEAT IN ONGOING MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn told poloff on November 18 in response to reftel points that while Germany supports UN negotiator Nimetz's efforts to resolve Macedonia's name dispute with Greece, Germany had no plans to actively lobby the parties. Bogdahn was downbeat a [...] | 2009-11-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL EUN NATO GR MK GM |
09BERLIN1571 | MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Nobel Peace Prize 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq Terror Attacks 6. Greek Financial Crisis  [...] | 2009-12-10 13:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF NO KGHG IZ GR |
09BERLIN1587 | MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, ITALY, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Summit 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Italy) Aftermath of Attack on Berlusconi 5. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan/ zu Guttenberg 6. (Greece) Financial Crisis  [...] | 2009-12-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR IT GM GR |
09BERLIN1593 | MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...] | 2009-12-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US |
09BERLIN424 | (C) GERMANY SAYS CYPRUS WILL BLOCK TURKEY FROM NSG [...] (C) According to Germany, the current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Cyprus will block Turkey's candidacy to chair the NSG in 2010. Germany has been in direct contact with Nicosia and Ankara on this impasse and stated that the Cypriots, primary objection to Turkey's NSG Chairman [...] | 2009-04-09 14:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP PARM TRGY TU CY GR HU GM |
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 |
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 |
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 |
09BUDAPEST867 | HUNGARY SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel demarche December 3, with the MFA's Deputy Department Head for Southeastern Europe, Laszlo Markusz, and Macedonian Desk Officer Maria Csicsko. Agreeing that Macedonia has made significant strides in preparation for EU membership, Markusz first underscored Hungary's [...] | 2009-12-04 11:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU GR MK HU |
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 |
09ISTANBUL140 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE CONSIDERS TURKS TOLERANT [...] (C) Summary. During an April 10th meeting, the Ecumenical Patriarchate's press relations representative, Father Dositheos, explained the continuing problems the Patriarchate faces to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Representative Chris Carney (D-PA). The list of challenges -- including the n [...] | 2009-04-15 15:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR OSCE |
09ISTANBUL231 | HALKI SEMINARY MERELY ONE STEP TOWARD ENSURING [...] (C) Summary. Closed since 1971, Halki Seminary is touted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul and Greek Orthodox communities in the United States as being key to the survival of the Patriarchate. Turkey's remaining community of 2,500 Greek Orthodox is not large enough to maintain the Pat [...] | 2009-06-23 13:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU GR |
09ISTANBUL243 | (C) ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE DECRIES RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and representatives from the Greek Orthodox Church in America have expressed concerns that the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC),backed by the Russian Government, is interfering increasingly in Ecumenical Church Affairs with the ambition of moving t [...] | 2009-07-02 13:00:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE RU TU PGOV PREL PHUM GR |
09ISTANBUL271 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HALKI [...] (C) Summary. During a July 9 meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (EP) explained the Patriarchate's lack of communication with the GOT on Halki and briefed the Ambassador on the positive July 4 - 6 visit of Russian Patriarch Kirill to Turkey. According to the EP, the GOT has not communi [...] | 2009-07-15 08:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE TU GR RU |
09ISTANBUL310 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Incoming and outgoing DPOs made an introductory call on the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on August 4 to discuss developments with Halki and the Patriarch's upcoming travel to the United States. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Patriarch shared that he would be in the Unite [...] | 2009-08-11 14:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GR TU OSCE PGOV |
09ISTANBUL323 | PM ERDOGAN RAISES HOPES OF MINORITY COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 15, in an unprecedented event, Prime Minister Erdogan spoke to 150 business, community, and religious leaders during a lunch on Buyukada Island, also attended by the Ecumenical Patriarch. Prominent human rights lawyer Kezban Hatimi, the CHP Mayor of the Princes' Islan [...] | 2009-08-17 13:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU OSCE GR |
09ISTANBUL326 | PATRIARCHATE,S READOUT OF PM ERDOGAN AND PATRIARCH [...] Summary. (C) Press officer for the Ecumenical Patriarchate Father Dositheos on August 18 elaborated to poloff about the August 15 conversation between Prime Minister Erdogan and the Ecumenical Patriarch (Ref A). Dositheos reported that during his visit to the Greek sites on the island (the fir [...] | 2009-08-19 15:39:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU GR OSCE |
09ISTANBUL346 | CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP GETS BROAD VIEW OF [...] (SBU) Summary. A Congressional Study Group arranged by the Association of Former Members of Congress met with leadership from the Jewish Community, Armenian Archbishop, analyst Hugh Pope, Kurdish intellectual Umit Firat and GOT EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis between September 1-3. Both Jewish [...] | 2009-09-11 13:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TU AR GR CY OSCE |
09ISTANBUL373 | ECHR DECISION COULD OPEN FLOOD OF PROPERTY CASES [...] (U) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights has handed down a ruling against Turkey in a case of property rights for Greek citizens and inherited property in Turkey. The ECHR determined that the confiscation of the Greek citizen's property by the Treasury was illegal not only according to [...] | 2009-10-01 16:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE GR TU |
09ISTANBUL405 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: ERDOGAN THE BEST POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Ecumenical Patriarch joined the Ambassador and Istanbul Consul General for dinner October 15, five days before the Patriarch's departure for the United States. As in previous meetings, the Patriarch praised PM Erdogan as the best option available for Turkey's minority populati [...] | 2009-10-23 13:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR OSCE TU |
09ISTANBUL432 | READOUT ON ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH'S "SUCCESSFUL" [...] (C) Summary. A close advisor who accompanied the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on his October 20 - November 6 trip to the United States provided us with a debriefing of the trip in which the Patriarch attended an environmental symposium, held services in New York and Washington D.C. and me [...] | 2009-11-24 07:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE GR TU |
09ISTANBUL434 | HALKI AND PATRIARCHAL SUCCESSION [...] (C) Summary. Echoing statements made earlier by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the U.S.-based spokesperson for the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 14 reiterated to poloff that Turkey's remaining community of 2,500 Greek Orthodox alone is not large enough to sustain the Patriarchate. The [...] | 2009-11-27 09:31:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU |
09ISTANBUL464 | PATRIARCH,S "60 MINUTES" INTERVIEW CREATES A STIR [...] (C) Summary. A harsh media buzz continues to reverberate over the Patriarch's December 20 comments in the "60 Minutes" program that he feels "crucified" as a member of the Greek Orthodox community in Turkey. The program focused on the shrinking number of Christians in the Middle East, includ [...] | 2009-12-22 08:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU OSCE |
09ISTANBUL467 | PATRIARCHATE FEELS SECURE BUT DEFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecumenical Patriarchate's press and public relations representative Father Dositheos told poloff on December 23 that while they are hard-pressed to explain the Patriarch's controversial use of the term "to feel crucified" in the "60 Minutes" program aired on December 20, t [...] | 2009-12-28 05:58:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU GR |
09ISTANBUL73 | TURKEY: SENATOR DURBIN PUSHES FOR HALKI OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Senator Richard Durbin called on the Ecumenical Patriarch during his February 20 trip to Istanbul following official meetings in Nicosia, Athens, and Ankara. Durbin and the Patriarch discussed solutions to Cyprus and the importance of Halki Seminary and a potential re-energizing [...] | 2009-02-23 13:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE GR CY TU |
09LISBON593 | PORTUGAL ON MACEDONIA EU MEMBERSHIP AND NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EU GR PGOV PREL PO |
09LONDON521 | UK FOREIGN OFFICE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TURKS CAN [...] (C) Summary. Ankara's response to a February 26 joint UK/Belgian/Dutch demarche on the planned multilateral Egemen naval exercise was "surprisingly positive and pragmatic," according to the Foreign Office's Turkish Team leader, Jason Moore. The Turks will speak to Athens through military cha [...] | 2009-02-26 16:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM GR TU UK |
09MADRID1131 | SPAIN SUPPORTS MACEDONIA'S EU ASPIRATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 10:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SP EU GR MK PREL |
09NICOSIA194 | EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC [...] (C) Meeting in Nicosia February 24, U.S. Ambassadors and interagency representatives covering the Eastern Mediterranean RSI region discussed ways to strengthen counterterrorism efforts in an environment characterized by new migration waves from the Middle East to Europe, the aftermath of the I [...] | 2009-03-19 12:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER PREL EAID ASEC GR TU CY |
09NICOSIA659 | CYPRUS: GREEK CYPRIOTS AND TURKISH CYPRIOTS CANCEL [...] (U) In near back-to-back announcements, both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on October 13 the respective cancellation of their annual "Nikiforos" and "Toros" military exercises, normally conducted in the fall. The exercises were last held in 2007, but canceled in 2008 [...] | 2009-10-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TR GR CY |
09NICOSIA681 | CYPRUS: TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER TALAT: "THE SIDES [...] (C) Summary: "The sides cannot finalize a deal without international involvement," Turkish Cypriot (T/C) leader Mehmet Ali Talat warned the Ambassador during an October 21 lunch. Although he admitted that progress was possible, Talat lamented what he dubbed the "acquiescence" of the internatio [...] | 2009-10-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP TR GR CY |
09PARIS1254 | A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH POLICY-MAKERS IN PARIS: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF EUROPE AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. During Assistant Secretary Gordon's visit to Paris on September 11, he met with a number of French policy-makers including: Elysee Diplomatic Advisors Jean-David Levitte, Damien Loras, and Francois Richier, Assistant Secretary equivalent for Continental Europe Roland Galharague, and Ac [...] | 2009-09-16 07:34:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP BH SM MK GR FR |
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 |
09RIGA559 | LATVIA SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN EU INTEGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU EUN GR MK LG |
09ROME281 | ITALIAN PIPELINE COMPANY CONCERNED ABOUT AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Franco - Italian energy company Edison, one of the leading partners in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project, is concerned about Azerbaijan's decision to delay production from its Shah Deniz II gas field. Such a delay would adversely impact current plans for first TGI [...] | 2009-03-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GR IR IT RS TU AJ |
09SKOPJE177 | MACEDONIA: GRUEVSKI RECEPTIVE TO ADVICE ON NAME, [...] (C) Summary: PM Gruevski was receptive to the Ambassador's advice on the name issue and continued engagement with NATO in the course of a wide-ranging conversation April 15. Ambassador pressed for retention of CHOD LTG Stojanovski, a positive public tone and negotiating stance toward Greece on [...] | 2009-04-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV GR MK |
09SKOPJE214 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) Your visit presents an opportune moment to underscore to Macedonians that the Obama Administration is not "pro-Greek," that the United States is prepared to engage in active behind-the-scenes support for developing a reasonable solution to the name dispute -- working with BOTH sides -- [...] | 2009-05-12 18:23:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS GR KV MK |
09SKOPJE269 | MACEDONIA: SWEDISH DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MK GR KV SR SW |
09SKOPJE278 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 16:56:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GR MK |
09SKOPJE49 | MACEDONIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: A SCENESETTER [...] (C) Summary: The ruling VMRO choice for president, Georgi Ivanov, will likely win and further consolidate PM Gruevski's hold on power. SDSM's candidate, Ljubomir Frckoski, is unlikely to win and may not even come in second. Former Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski could threaten VMRO's party [...] | 2009-02-04 17:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR MK |
09SKOPJE538 | MACEDONIA: DUI LEADER AHMETI OPPOSES NAME ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: During meetings on October 26 and November 1, ethnic-Albanian coalition party leader Ali Ahmeti and Ambassador Reeker discussed PM Nikola Gruevski's recent trip to Brussels and his meeting with new Greek PM Papandreou. Ahmeti noted that the PM seemed to have a renewed openness to [...] | 2009-11-09 18:32:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GR MK |
09STATE107044 | ACTION REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO'S AND [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: In previous Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) membership discussions, the U.S. objected to Serbian membership in SEDM without a firm commitment by the Government of Serbia to not/not block its [...] | 2009-10-15 14:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL GR RO TU SR UP SI MW IT BU HR |
09STATE125212 | CYPRUS: GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 9 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Cyprus scheduled for December 9, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: I would like to thank Special Advisor Downer and Special Representative Zerihoun for your briefings and [...] | 2009-12-07 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
09STATE127336 | CYPRUS - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNFICYP MANDATE [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the mandate renewal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on December 14, 2009. USUN is authorized to provide U.S. co-sponsorship of the resolutio [...] | 2009-12-12 00:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
09STATE17263 | MULTILATERAL AEGEAN EXERCISE EGEMEN [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: FROM MARCH 13-30, A TURKEY-UK PLANNED MULTILATERAL EXERCISE, EGEMEN ("SOVEREIGN") IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE AEGEAN. THE U.S. IS SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE (ONE SHIP, USS MITSCHER) ALONG WITH THE NETHERLA [...] | 2009-02-25 02:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM GR TU UK |
09STATE23940 | COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC GR |
09STATE43041 | CYPRUS - GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 30 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Cyprus scheduled for April 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- Thank you Mr. President. I would like to welcome Special Advisor Downer to the Council and thank you f [...] | 2009-04-28 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
09STATE43625 | (U) KUDOS FOR GREEK REPORTING (C-NC9-00835) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REF REPORTING WHICH WAS USED IN A RECENT NATIONAL TERRORISM BULLETIN (NTB). THE REPORTING WAS OF GREAT VALUE IN HIGHLIGHTING THE INCREASED TEMPO AND LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION IN THE RECENT ATTACKS WHICH THREATEN US INTERESTS. CONTINUED REPORTING [...] | 2009-04-29 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR GR |
09STATE43692 | CYPRUS - GUIDANCE ON APRIL 30 PRST [...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on Cyprus scheduled to be approved by the Security Council on April 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin text: The Security Council commends the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders for the poli [...] | 2009-04-29 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
09STATE51374 | DEMARCHE - GREEK PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED M/V [...] Department requests that Embassy approach the Government of Greece (GOG) at the highest appropriate level to gauge GOG,s willingness to accept for prosecution 17 suspected pirates, currently in the custody of the U.S. Navy, for the piratical attack on May 13 of the bulk carrier M/V AMIRA, the [...] | 2009-05-19 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GR ECON EWWT KCRM MARR PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL |
09STATE51396 | CYPRUS: GUIDANCE FOR MAY 22 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Cyprus scheduled for May 22, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States welcomes the report of the Secretary-General. We echo his full support for the current C [...] | 2009-05-19 22:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
09STATE54959 | CYPRUS - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNFICYP RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on May 29, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the Department if there are any additional substant [...] | 2009-05-29 00:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK |
09STATE60485 | GREECE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10 through 12. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in [...] | 2009-06-11 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GR |
09STATE61209 | MOVING GREEKS AND TURKS FORWARD ON AEGEAN ISSUES [...] This is an Action Request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) The Department agrees with the joint assessment (Ref A) from Embassies Athens and Ankara that there is an urgent need to ease the recent uptick in provocations over the Aegean, diffuse tensions, and work towards resolving the underlying i [...] | 2009-06-12 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU GR |
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 |
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 |
09TBILISI118 | GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...] | 2009-01-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR |
09TBILISI593 | GEORGIA: OSCE CIO BAKOYANNIS BRINGS LITTLE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 visit to Tbilisi, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bakoyannis reviewed progress in negotiating a new OSCE mandate for Georgia with Foreign Minister Vashadze. According to Georgian MFA and OSCE staff, Bakoyannis praised Georgia for its flexibility both privately and publicly [...] | 2009-03-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS GR RS GG |
09TBILISI821 | GEORGIA: GREEK AMBASSADOR SEEKS HELP ON OSCE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Greek Ambassador Georgios Chatzimichelakis, as a representative of the sitting OSCE Chairman-in-Office, came to see the Ambassador April 29 to relay a request for assistance. He explained that the Greek government is in the p [...] | 2009-04-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE GR RS GG |
09TBILISI843 | GEORGIA: DFM NALBANDOV ON UN, OSCE [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov summoned the Ambassador April 29 to request further U.S. help in encouraging the UN Secretary General to title his report "Situation in Abkhazia, Georgia." He also identified particular redlines for Georgia in the negotiations for a new [...] | 2009-05-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE GR RS KZ GG |
09THESSALONIKI1 | NOTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Riots sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy in Athens damaged over 100 downtown Thessaloniki businesses, including a about 20 banks. Ref A.) Some businesses, including a Starbucks, a Benetton and several banks, were completely destroyed. Anarchists and other an [...] | 2009-01-08 10:44:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINT PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI12 | THESSALONIKI: INVITATION TO TRANSBORDER COOPERATION [...] ConGen Thessaloniki is pleased to announce a training seminar for southeast European police officers and prosecutors on "Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation to Combat Cyber Crime" in the northern Greek border city of Drama on June 1-4, 2009. ConGen Thessaloniki is organizing the seminar [...] | 2009-03-16 19:56:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI13 | THESSALONIKI: AMCIT JOURNALIST LIGHTLY INJURED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 14:56:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC GR CY |
09THESSALONIKI14 | THESSALONIKI: AMCIT JOURNALIST LIGHTLY INJURED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 15:02:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC GR CY |
09THESSALONIKI16 | THESSALONIKI: NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2009 [...] (U) On March 9, the President of the Exporters Association of Northern Greece Vassilis Thomaidis stated that local businesses have implemented reduced work hours in order to avoid substantial lay-offs. On March 17, Alumil S.A. President Giorgos Milonas announced that employees in his company [...] | 2009-04-04 13:37:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU MK |
09THESSALONIKI17 | THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED [...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...] | 2009-04-08 20:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR |
09THESSALONIKI18 | THESSALONIKI: BOMBS IN CHURCHES FAIL TO DETONATE BUT RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An anarchist group claimed responsibility for planting three explosive devices with timing mechanisms in two of Thessaloniki's most well-known churches on April 9. Tipped off by an anonymous caller, police found the devices before they had detonated. One of the devices caused [...] | 2009-04-10 17:45:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC GR |
09THESSALONIKI2 | THESSALONIKI EMERGENCT ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] Consulate General Thessaloniki's Emergency Action Committee convened in January to review all aspects of the Consulate's security after the recent violent demonstrations in Thessaloniki and throughout Greece (Reftels). The Consulate General's location in a downtown commercial building located [...] | 2009-01-21 10:26:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC GR |
09THESSALONIKI23 | THESSALONIKI: SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES NEAR OLD JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 1 visit to Thessaloniki, Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for the Office of Holocaust Issues, visited a subway construction site at the edge of the old Jewish cemetery that has attracted the attention of American and European Rabbis. The head of met [...] | 2009-04-16 05:52:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GR |
09THESSALONIKI24 | THESSALONIKI: GREECE IMPLEMENTING PROMISED MEASURES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek Government continues to implement several measures it announced in February 2007 (Ref A) aimed at addressing concerns of the Turkophone Muslim minority in Thrace, northeastern Greece. While the GoG has made progress in hiring imams and cancelling taxes on Musli [...] | 2009-04-27 10:16:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI27 | NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) On April 1, the Thessaloniki Port Authority announced the cancellation of an earlier tender for the privatization of the port's Cargo Station. The decision followed weeks of deliberations on how to proceed, after the winning bidder Hutchison Whampoa withdrew its bid which was valued [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI29 | NORTHERN NOTES MAY 2009 [...] (U) On May 05, local media reported that the port of Thessaloniki's international role is gradually diminishing. Media stated that in the first quarter of 2009, only 8% of the containers handled by the Cargo Station were in transit for other countries, compared to 19% the year before. How [...] | 2009-06-10 20:41:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI30 | THESSALONIKI: STRENGTHENING BALKAN COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's fourth annual regional seminar on Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation, which focused this year on Cyber crime, confirmed strong regional interest in tackling Balkan transnational crime. Police and prosecutors from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Gre [...] | 2009-06-30 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI31 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] (SBU)In the June Euro-parliament elections, the governing center-right New Democracy party suffered its biggest losses ever in the traditional stronghold of northern Greece, declining by more than 10% since the last Euro-elections of 2004. Commentators attributed the result to rising popularit [...] | 2009-07-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI33 | THESSALONIKI: HOW NORTHERN GREECE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BALKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Location, history, infrastructure, economy and multi-ethnic character make northern Greece a natural engine and source of ideas for Balkan stability and prosperity. Unfortunately, inertia, corruption and lack of leadership have sometimes made Greek Macedonia seem like mo [...] | 2009-07-27 14:20:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI34 | NORTHERN NOTES - JULY 2009 [...] (SBU) On July 29, local media reported the arrest of a Greek Muslim on charges of espionage for Turkey. The arrested man, who comes from Thrace, was allegedly approached by two Turkish people who were unknown to him and asked to photograph Greek military installations alongside a series of [...] | 2009-08-05 06:02:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI36 | ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOUND BURIED OUTSIDE THESSALONIKI [...] (SBU) On Wednesday, 02 September 2009 at 13:30 hours, eight U.S. anti-tank rockets were discovered buried in the mountains of Nea Vrasna in the Northern Greek prefecture of Thessaloniki by the Special Financial Investigation Service (YPEE) regional headquarters for Northern Greece. The rocket [...] | 2009-09-04 14:06:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KCRM GR |
09THESSALONIKI40 | GREECE: THESSALONIKI TRADE FAIR DEMONSTRATIONS WELL MANAGED [...] (SBU) Details on demonstrations occurring around the opening of the 74th annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, historically known for anti-government mass protests, follow below. In general, the Fair was considered one of the most peaceful in recent memory, with violent demonstrations [...] | 2009-10-09 14:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV ECON GR |
09THESSALONIKI41 | NORTHERN NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Muslim Election Campaign Dynamics in Thrace o Poll Data on Importance of Macedonia Name Issue o Eastern Macedonia and Thrace SecGen Hosts Ifta [...] | 2009-10-15 09:19:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI45 | THRACE COURT REJECTS "TURKISH UNION OF XANTHI'S" APPEAL FOR [...] (U) On 30 September, the Appeals Court in Thrace rejected an application by local Muslim community organization "Turkish Union of Xanthi" to reverse earlier decisions by national courts prohibiting it from being recognized and registered under that name. The Union's appeal was based on a 27 M [...] | 2009-10-21 12:08:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI46 | BUS HIJACKING INTENATIONAL SEMINAR IN THESSALONIKI [...] (SBU) From September 28 through October 2, 2009 Greek police authorities conducted an international bus-jacking seminar at their new police training center in the northern Greece city of Veria (36 miles west of Thessaloniki.) The seminar was organized by the Greek police and was conducted for [...] | 2009-11-06 15:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KCRM GR |
09THESSALONIKI47 | NORTHERN NOTES OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Winner of this month's Greek national election PASOK (Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement) made substantial gains in traditionally conservative Northern Greece, too. In Thrace, the two current Muslim MPs were re-elected with PASOK, while the decision by the far-right LAOS leader Georgios K [...] | 2009-11-06 16:13:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI52 | NOMINATION: THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM GR |
09THESSALONIKI54 | NEW INTERIOR DEPMIN TO FOCUS ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Interior DepMin Tzakri expects to be given national policy responsibility for integration of immigrants as well as regional responsibility for legal immigration, implementation of new decentralization initiatives, and general administration. Her role and duties will be def [...] | 2009-12-01 15:00:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SMIG PINR PHUM CACS SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI55 | HOSTAGE SITUATION AT THESSALONIKI GERMAN SCHOOL RESOLVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02 December, a Greek national with imagined grievances against German authorities infiltrated the Thessaloniki German School while classes were in session armed with guns, explosives, and hand grenades. He held three school officials hostage demanding 10 million Euro ransom [...] | 2009-12-04 16:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER KCRM GR |
09THESSALONIKI57 | NORTHERN NOTES -- NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Local Reactions to New Opposition Leader Samaras o Papandreou Hosts Trilateral Environmental Meeting o Rainbow Party Opens Second Office o [...] | 2009-12-29 15:28:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI8 | THESSALONIKI: HEAVY AMMUNITION FOUND IN JUNKYARD NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police and military officials report that two anti-tank missiles and five mortars found in an illegal landfill in Thrace, northern Greece on February 26 had been stolen from a northern Greek military storage facility installation on the border with Turkey in November 2008. [...] | 2009-03-02 14:16:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER GR |
09THESSALONIKI9 | NORTHERN NOTES - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) In Komotini, a Muslim woman challenged successfully a decision by the local mufti to give custody of two of her four children to her husband, reportedly an alcoholic suffering from psychological problems. On February 18, the Greek first instance Court of Rhodopi gave the woman custody [...] | 2009-03-05 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI GR TU |
09TIRANA271 | GREECE TAKES THE COAST [...] (C) On April 27-28, Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis visited Albania, the first such visit by a Greek PM since 1992. A 2005 visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias was cut short when Papoulias left the country without meeting with his GOA counterpart due to protests. But now a new day has dawned [...] | 2009-04-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SMIG GR AL |
09UNVIEVIENNA135 | Cuba, Perhaps Germany Contest for UNODC FinGov [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 11-20 Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Cuba announced the candidacy of its Ambassador Norma M. Goicochea Estenoz for one of the two co-chairs of the UNODC Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov WG). The G-77 will not oppose her, nor allow for a competing candid [...] | 2009-03-31 12:10:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC CU GR |
09UNVIEVIENNA301 | IAEA JUNE BOARD: MOVES FUEL BANKS FORWARD [...] (SBU) In its debut as formal item on the IAEA Board of Governors agenda, the issue of nuclear fuel assurances concluded with the IAEA Secretariat empowered to continue developing select proposals and with the way cleared for continued Board discussions and eventual Board action. For the first [...] | 2009-06-24 14:55:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN GR |
09USOSCE275 | OSCE MINISTERIAL FOCUSES ON EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The seventeenth OSCE Ministerial Council, held December 1-2, 2009 in Athens, focused mainly on the ongoing European security dialogue known as the Corfu Process. Although Russia,s proposed European security treaty (EST) dominated the headlines, the U.S. achieved its highest pri [...] | 2009-12-11 17:55:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE RS KZ GR PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK206 | GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON [...] SUMMARY. (C) Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis told Ambassador Rice and Ambassador Wolff on February 26, that her current priorities as Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE were to find a consensus approach for engaging on Russia's proposals for a new European security architecture and to get [...] | 2009-03-04 22:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UNSC RS GG TU CY GR |
09USUNNEWYORK700 | GREECE: NEW PERMREP DISCUSSES MACEDONIA, CYPRUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Newly arrived Greek Permrep Anastassis Mitsialis told Ambassador Wolff during a July 14 introductory call, that he thought Greece would be prepared to settle the name dispute with Macedonia with a geographical qualifier such as "North Macedonia", but that Greece would want a Secu [...] | 2009-07-17 23:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GR |
09USUNNEWYORK811 | GREEK PERMREP FORSEES NO NEAR-TERM PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an introductory call, newly arrived Greek Permrep Anastassis Mitsialis sought Ambassador Rice's concurrence to schedule a Security Council briefing by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis as Chairwoman-in-Office of the OSCE during the UNGA Ministerial Week. Mitsialis exp [...] | 2009-09-02 14:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP MK TU CY GR |
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 |
10ANKARA252 | GREECE-TURKEY: A SLOW START, BUT FORWARD MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite the eleven-week delay in Greek PM Papandreou's reply to PM Erdogan's October 30 overture, the Turkish MFA indicates that it views the response as positive and as a sincere attempt "to address our issues." The MFA envisions a foreign minister-level bilateral meeting, poss [...] | 2010-02-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PREL TU |
10ANKARA57 | TURKEY READY TO RE-ENERGIZE AEGEAN TALKS, BALL IN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General Cagatay Erciyes told PolMilCouns on January 8 that Turkey is ready to re-energize Aegean talks with Greece, but is still awaiting a formal response to Erdogan's letter to Papandreou. The MFA wants exploratory talks to resume early in 2010, and said the [...] | 2010-01-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GR TU |
10ATHENS107 | GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID [...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...] | 2010-02-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR |
10ATHENS109 | GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID [...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...] | 2010-02-16 20:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR |
10ATHENS113 | Papandreou Cabinet Insider Pamboukis on Managing the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Minister of State Haris Pamboukis February 1 to gain a better understanding of the GoG's internal deliberations on reforms, the economic crisis and domestic stability, and on regional foreign policy priorities. Pamboukis, a constitutional lawyer who esc [...] | 2010-02-18 08:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PTER GR PINR |
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 |
10ATHENS119 | GREEK SECURITY INCIDENTS AT 20-YEAR HIGH -- POLICE YET TO [...] (SBU) Greece has seen a steep increase over the past ten years in security incidents related to domestic terrorists, extremists, and anarchists. This increase has been especially dramatic in recent years. The Embassy recorded over 430 security incidents in 2009, defined to include incendiary and [...] | 2010-02-18 18:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
10ATHENS133 | GREECE: VIEWS ON IRAN TRR AND RECENT EU FAC; SYRIA DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors welcomed points explaining our position on the Tehran Research Reactor, and appreciated our interest in addressing the humanitarian issues facing Iran. They stated that due to a great divergence of views among members, the EU had not yet decided if it will appl [...] | 2010-02-25 09:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY GR |
10ATHENS135 | CITES COP 15: Greece Looking to Common EU Position [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 10:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV 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 |
10ATHENS139 | Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up [...] (C) On February 25, Poloff discussed Ref points on U.S. positions on the upcoming UNGA vote on the Goldstone Report with Stelios Gavriil, MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Gavriil stated that Greece intended to abstain in the upcoming vote. 2. (C) According t [...] | 2010-02-25 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR |
10ATHENS141 | Greek Intelligence Dir. Bikas on Proposed Reorganization [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a one-hour meeting on February 8, EYP Director General Bikas told Ambassador Speckhard that he accepted the ambassador's proposal for regular dialogue between the embassy and the leadership of EYP and the HNP on counterterrorism. Bikas commented briefly on the challe [...] | 2010-02-25 14:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER GR |
10ATHENS143 | Greece: Post Telecommunications Officer [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON 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 |
10ATHENS164 | Greece - Demarche on Distracted Driving [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on distracted driving to Nicolaos Hatzivasdekis, Director of Road Safety and Environment in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation, and Networks on February 3. Hatzivasdekis stressed that the Government of Greece takes this issue very seriously, [...] | 2010-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA GR |
10ATHENS18 | Greece: Engagement on Women's Issues [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Greece closely integrates women's issues into public diplomacy programming, human rights outreach, commercial outreach, and partnerships with [...] | 2010-01-08 17:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN KTIP GR |
10ATHENS198 | GREECE???"New Directions in the U.S-Greece Economic [...] Post is seeking to recruit senior level Administration officials to participate in a mid-March (likely March 17-19) strategic economic dialogue with Greek counterparts. The United States-Greece Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC) re-established in 2007 to channel senior [...] | 2010-02-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD ENRG GR |
10ATHENS208 | Greece: AmCham Engages Government and Private Sector on IPR [...] (SBU) On January 26, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce held a conference on "Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection, and Legal Framework." In addition to attracting a large audience of more than 100, the conference succeeded in showcasing a diversity of participants and speakers fro [...] | 2010-02-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR GR |
10ATHENS21 | Greek Engagement with Cuba [...] (C) On January 13, Poloff raised REF A points with Anastopoulos Chanos, Second Secretary in the MFA A8 Directorate for South America and the Caribbean. Econoff also raised points with Ioannis Klonias, MFA B5 Directorate for Economic Relations with Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa [...] | 2010-01-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI CU GR |
10ATHENS220 | STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL ALIEN MIGRATION IN GREECE [...] SUMMARY: The number of illegal migrants entering Greece has decreased in 2009 from a record high in 2008, but it remained near the high end of an alien migration surge that began around 2000. The number of illegal migrants arrested in 2009 has dropped to 126,000 from 146,000 in 2008 - a 14 pe [...] | 2010-02-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PHUM GR |
10ATHENS23 | GREECE -- CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] (C) Political Counselor presented demarche points to Ambassador Charalampos Dafaranos, Director of the Asian Directorate at the Foreign Ministry, on January 15. Dafaranos welcomed the points and agreed that the London Conference needs to make sure that the message that gets out is one of cont [...] | 2010-01-15 15:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GR |
10ATHENS246 | GREECE: REFORMS, THE PUBLIC RESPONSE, AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The GoG has begun making public further details on and introducing legislation to implement various commitments made in its updated Stability and Growth Program (SGP),including in the areas of public sector wage cuts, tax reform and pension reform. The public has seen this coming, as Gre [...] | 2010-02-23 11:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
10ATHENS25 | Muslim Engagement in Greece [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission Greece has a multifaceted Muslim outreach strategy encompassing public diplomacy programming, human rights and religious freedom advocacy, outr [...] | 2010-01-19 15:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO 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 |
10ATHENS35 | GREEK VIEWS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports U.S. goals at the upcoming London Conference, and is looking at a potential contribution to the reintegration trust fund in 2010. The Greek MFA is pushing to send three police trainers to EUPOL, but needs interagency buy-in, particularly from the ministry that co [...] | 2010-01-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GR |
10ATHENS41 | MFA TALKS TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors were wary of Turkish motives in the Aegean yet intent on finding ways to improve relations in a January 19 meeting. While they attributed some of the positive gestures from Turkey toward the tail-end of 2009 as posturing in advance of the December 2009 European [...] | 2010-01-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS GR TU CY |
10ATHENS43 | HAITI: GREECE SEEKING TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND [...] Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis convoked Ambassador Speckhard January 25 to explain Greece's increasing frustration with not getting a Greek humanitarian flight expeditiously into Haiti, and the political fallout this was having for the new government in the Greek media and among [...] | 2010-01-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA GR |
10ATHENS45 | GREECE: Ambassador Speckhard's Meeting with Hellenic Coast [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a 50-minute meeting on 20 January Vice Admiral Bousios spoke to Ambassador Speckhard about the ongoing reformation of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG),which he has headed since late November 2009. Bousios said that the HCG was being reorganized to resemble the U.S. Coast [...] | 2010-01-28 10:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GR PGOV SMIG PBTS MCAP EWWT PHSA PTER SNAR |
10ATHENS5 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 17 to Mr. Thomas Matsoukas, Hellenic Aid (HA),Director of Emergency, Humanitarian, and Food Aid Programs. Also on December 17, PolOff shared reftel points with Mr. Christos Maniakis-Grivas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2010-01-05 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL GR |
10ATHENS51 | Hellenic Police Chief on Security Service Reorganization, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on 21 January Hellenic National Police (HNP) Chief Ikonomou told the Ambassador that the reorganization of the Ministry of Citizen Protection was far from complete, but that the overall goal was to foster interagency cooperation across Greece's non-military [...] | 2010-01-29 13:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER GR SMIG PBTS SNAR |
10ATHENS53 | NATO Air-COM Izmir's Visit to Athens [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice (USAF),Commander of NATO's Component Command Air - Izmir (and also dual-hatted in a national role as Commander, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, USAFE) visited Athens January 13-14, for introductory meetings with Ambassador Speckhard, HAF Ch [...] | 2010-01-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS GR TU |
10ATHENS54 | FY 2010 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners Greece [...] Introduction and Summary: Embassy Athens requests $54,800 in FY10 funds to strengthen programs at the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (northeastern Greece),Veria (northwestern Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),Corfu (western Greece),the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central A [...] | 2010-01-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KIRC GR |
10ATHENS55 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS57 | CITIZEN PROTECTION MINISTER UPBEAT ON REORGANIZATION, COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 15:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KTIP SNAR PINR SMIG KCOR KCRM KHLS GR |
10ATHENS59 | Hellenic Police Chief on Security Service Reorganization, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on 21 January Hellenic National Police (HNP) Chief Ikonomou told the Ambassador that the reorganization of the Ministry of Citizen Protection was far from complete, but that the overall goal was to foster interagency cooperation across Greece's non-military [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER GR SMIG PBTS SNAR |
10ATHENS61 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS63 | NATO Air-COM Izmir's Visit to Athens [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice (USAF),Commander of NATO's Component Command Air - Izmir (and also dual-hatted in a national role as Commander, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, USAFE) visited Athens January 13-14, for introductory meetings with Ambassador Speckhard, HAF Ch [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS GR TU |
10ATHENS73 | Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for [...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...] | 2010-02-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF |
10ATHENS75 | (C) GREECE/IRAN: CHINA KEY TO EFFECTIVE PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Alternate FM Dimitri Droutsas January 30, stressing the U.S. commitment to diplomacy, outlining the need to begin ramping up pressure on Iran given its failure to engage constructively, and urging Greece to consider what it could do bilat [...] | 2010-02-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IR CH VE GR |
10ATHENS77 | AMBASSADOR TO DROUTSAS: SHOW WASHINGTON YOUR STUFF [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 30 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas just prior to his first trip to the U.S., Ambassador Speckhard focused him on resolving challenges close to home and advised him to show Washington he was not just a diplomat but a political decision maker w [...] | 2010-02-03 16:43:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR GR MK TU CY IR |
10ATHENS81 | LOGISTICS FOR FEBRUARY 22-23 RSI MEETINGS IN ATHENS [...] (U) Embassy Athens, in conjunction with the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),is pleased to host the February 22 Iraq and Neighbors and the February 23 Eastern Mediterranean Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) meetings. Our goal is to make the RSI, and y [...] | 2010-02-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER OTRA GR |
10ATHENS85 | THE CASE FOR INCREASING GREECE'S FY2012 IMET FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Athens strongly supports EUCOM's request for $500,000 IMET funding for Greece in FY2012. Returning IMET funding in Greece to 2000-2008 norms will help advance American goals by: - Fostering strong bilateral mil-mil relations with the U.S.; - [...] | 2010-02-08 09:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS GR |
10ATHENS87 | GREECE: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard discussed reftel points with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos February 8, on the eve of the PM's February 9 trip to Paris. The Ambassador urged Greece to join voices with the United States, the EU, and the international community to let [...] | 2010-02-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR GR |
10ATHENS89 | U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES WITH GREECE [...] (U) The United States has two ongoing security dialogues with Greece dating back to 1991. Emerging out of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) of 1990, the Joint Commission (JC) and the High-Level Consultative Committee (HLCC) aim to foster U.S.-Greek dialogue on security issues, a [...] | 2010-02-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GR |
10ATHENS91 | GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment [...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR |
10ATHENS92 | 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 08:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR |
10ATHENS93 | AMBASSADOR AND MOD DISCUSS FIGHTER PROCUREMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador called Defense Minister Venizelos February 11 following press reports that the Minister indicated Greece had already decided to meet its next generation fighter needs with the Eurofighter. The Minister reassured the Ambassador that press reports were inaccurate, a [...] | 2010-02-12 11:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ECON GR |
10ATHENS99 | Climate Change: Interagency Obstacles Threaten Greek Forests [...] (SBU) Interagency coordination obstacles and a weakened forestry service continue to threaten Greece's ability to adequately protect its forests, wild lands, and meet climate change targets. Greece recently agreed to associate with the Copenhagen Accord through the EU (ref A),but by not addr [...] | 2010-02-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG EAGR GR |
10BERLIN151 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-QDR, U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Quadrennial Defense Review 4. (U.S.-EU) Summit Meeting 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 8. (Iran) Nuclear Program 9. (Environment) Climate Policies 10. [...] | 2010-02-03 13:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR EFIN MCAP EU CH PARM PTER IR KGHG GR |
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 |
10BERLIN215 | MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, U.S.-HEALTHCARE, GREECE-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Summit 4. (Greece-Germany) Greek Anger at Germany 5. (Greece-EU) Austerity Program 6. (U.S.) Criticism of Google 7. (Sudan) Peace Process 8. (Western Hemisphere) Latin America [...] | 2010-02-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CU US GR EMS KWWW SU XM MASS |
10BERLIN4 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.YEMEN, TERRORISM-AIRPORTS, MEPP, IRAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Terrorism) Developments in Yemen 3. (Terrorism) Airport Security 4. (Middle East) New U.S. Peace Proposal 5. (Iran) Role of Opposition Movement 6. (Afghanistan/Iraq) U.S. Role 7. (Economic) Russian Oil Exports 8. (Greece) Financia [...] | 2010-01-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER XF IR AF RS GR |
10ISTANBUL53 | ECHR RECOMMENDS AGAINST RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION ON [...] (U) Summary. On February 2, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Turkey violated freedom of conscience and religion by including religious affiliation on national identification cards. The ECHR concluded that removing the religion box from the cards would be an appropriate s [...] | 2010-02-12 11:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU OSCE |
10ISTANBUL8 | RELIGIOUS MINORITIES ANXIOUS ABOUT PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 23, on the occasion of Universal Human Rights Month and as an opportunity to look at the year in review for minority religious freedom, the Consul General hosted a luncheon with five leaders representing the Baha'i, Jewish, Alevi, Greek, and Protestant minority rel [...] | 2010-01-07 08:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU |
10LONDON414 | LEFT-LEANING EUROPEAN LEADERS RALLY BEHIND GORDON [...] (SBU) Summary. An international conference on jobs had the feel of a campaign rally for Prime Minister Brown, with several left-leaning European leaders strongly praising Brown for rescuing the world from the economic crisis. The theme of the February 19 conference held in London by Progressi [...] | 2010-02-23 18:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL SP UK GR NO EU |
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 |
10SKOPJE77 | MACEDONIA: SENATORS VOINOVICH AND SHAHEEN URGE SPEEDY [...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia is committed to solving the name dispute with Greece, but Athens must also compromise, PM Gruevski told Senators Voinovich and Shaheen Feb 17. Gruevski outlined his government's continuing commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration and his efforts to reach out to Greek [...] | 2010-02-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GR MK |
10STATE6429 | (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON OCTOBER 2009 GREEK [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REFS ON A RANGE OF POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT PROVIDE USEFUL INSIGHTS UNAVAILABLE IN THE OPEN MEDIA. COVERAGE OF THE LEAD-UP TO AND FALLOUT FROM THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS HAS PROVIDED ANALYSTS WITH GREAT INSIGHT INTO PASOK'S FORE [...] | 2010-01-22 13:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PGOV PREL GR |
10STATE6448 | (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE "TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS" (TRNC) AS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS APPROACH IN APRIL 2010. THE OUTCOME OF THESE ELECTIONS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE PACE AND TRAJECTORY OF REUNIFICATION NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH COULD [...] | 2010-01-22 13:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL CY GR TU |
10STATE9509 | DEMARCHE ON GREEK FSC FFT ON SMALL ARMS [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 3. 2. (U) Summary. Greece, as current Chair of the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) at the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe (OSCE),is promoting a food-for-thought paper (FSC.DEL/213/09) with suggested measures for an OSCE Plan [...] | 2010-01-29 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL GR |
85ATHENS12991 | TERRORIST UPDATE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL: - A. ON AUGUST 5, 1973, TWO TERRORISTS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS BELONGING TO AHMAD ABD AL GHAFFUR'S GROUP OF FATAH DISSIDENTS ATTACKED HE CROWDED TRANSIT LOUNGE OF THE ATHENS INTERNA'IONAL [...] | 1985-07-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ER GR |
88ATHENS19586 | GREECE: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] FOLLOWING IS THE EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S UNCLASSIFIED ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON TERRORISM IN 1988. 2. 1988 WAS A VERY BAD YEAR FOR COMBATTING TERRORISM IN GREECE. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS INCREASED THEIR ACTIVITIES IN GREECE DURING THE YEAR, [...] | 1988-12-15 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |
88ATHENS4106 | GREECE: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] GREECE. 2. DURING 1987 GREECE CONTINUED TO BE THE SCENE OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS, SPONSORED BOTH BY DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN GROUPS. TWO ATTACKS WERE DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY AGAINST AMERICANS. THE EXTREME-LEFT GREEK "NOVEMBER 17TH" TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (ACTIVE SINCE 1975 AND RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] | 1988-03-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR KPRP |
89STATE227151 | FACT SHEET ON 17 NOVEMBER [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF FACT SHEET ON THE REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION 17 NOVEMBER WHICH WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY ON JULY 6. COPIES OF THE FACT SHEET BEING POUCHED TO POST ALSO INCLUDE TWO CHARTS DEPICTING THE NUMBERS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS BY YEAR FROM 1975-86, AND THE TYPES OF TARGETS FOR THESE ATTAC [...] | 1989-07-18 20:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |
94ATHENS11383 | GREECE: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. --------------- A. PROSECUTIONS --------------- 2. SUSPECTED TERRORIST GEORGE BALAFAS WAS ACQUITTED ON JULY 25 OF 20 CHARGES RANGING FROM MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY TO MISDEMEANORS. AN APPEAL TO THIS ACQUITTAL WAS [...] | 1994-11-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER TU GR |
94ATHENS4865 | GREEK PRESS REPORT OF IRANIAN/IRA CONNECTIONS [...] AS PER REF A REQUEST, THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF THE "ELEFTHEROS TYPOS" ARTICLE ON IRA/IRANIAN CONNECTIONS. ALSO SEE PARA 3 FOR AN ADDITIONAL MEDIA REPORT ON THIS ISSUE. 2. BEGIN TEXT: GREEK AND BRITISH AUTHORITIES SUSPECT THAT A LARGE QUANTITY OF HEROIN SMUGGLED TO ENGLA [...] | 1994-05-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL IR LY UK EI GR |
99ATHENS7913 | GREECE: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE TEXT BELOW IS OUR DRAFT CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEK SECTION IN THE FORTHCOMING "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM: 1999," AS REQUIRED BY REFTEL. 2. PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM IN GREECE CONTINUED TO PROVE ILLUSIVE IN 1999 AS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AGAINST U.S., OTHER FOREIGN, A [...] | 1999-11-30 18:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |