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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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09BRASILIA1369 | (S/NF) BRAZIL'S INVOLVEMENT IN CONFLICT BETWEEN [...] (S/NF) Below is initial post response to questions posed ref A regarding Brazil's involvement in the conflict between Venezuela and Colombia. Assessments are based on a number of meetings with and public statements by senior officials over the last several weeks, as well as a meeting November [...] | 2009-11-25 20:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL BR CO VE |
09BRASILIA1371 | BRAZIL ON IRAN AT IAEA: NOT SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 TABLING [...] (C) Science Counselor discussed reftel points and key messages on November 25 with Santiago Mourao, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. A very well-informed Mourao said that Brazil still does not have a positi [...] | 2009-11-27 09:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA IR BR |
09BRASILIA1382 | BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS [...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...] | 2009-12-01 10:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR |
09BRASILIA1383 | BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS [...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...] | 2009-12-01 11:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR |
09BRASILIA1386 | BRAZIL: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 16:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID BR |
09BRASILIA1391 | PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...] | 2009-12-02 17:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR |
09BRASILIA1401 | BRAZIL ON THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: The GOB's outlook on Afghanistan is pessimistic, and it is skeptical that additional military forces can make the situation better. The GOB nevertheless believes in the Obama Administration's "good intentions," and Brazil is willing to participate in Afghanistan's "civil [...] | 2009-12-03 20:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF PK BR |
09BRASILIA1407 | Brazil: Center-Left Presidential Candidates Compete for [...] (SBU) Summary. While the gap between front-running presidential candidates Jose Serra (PSDB) and Dilma Rousseff (PT) appears to be tightening, parties within President Lula's PT-led governing alliance are quietly considering other options besides supporting Dilma. Ciro Gomes (PSB) entered [...] | 2009-12-09 11:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BR |
09BRASILIA1411 | BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF WHA [...] (C) Mission Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia. It is more than a courtesy to say that your trip comes at a significant time for U.S.-Brazil relations. A promising start with the new U.S. Administration is beginning to ebb as high-level initiatives have been delayed and Brazil ha [...] | 2009-12-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP BR |
09BRASILIA142 | ANTARCTIC TREATY: BRAZIL UNLIKELY TO APPROVE 2003 ATCM [...] (SBU) On January 29 and again on February 3, ESTH Counselor met with key officials in the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) to press for Brazil to approve by early April the 2003 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Measure 1, which would create the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (REF [...] | 2009-02-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA PREL BR |
09BRASILIA1421 | Brazil: EDBI Demarche Delivered [...] (S) Econoff delivered talking points in reftel to Bernardo Mota, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian financial intelligence unit (COAF),on December 14. Mota said that Brazil is fully compliant with UNSCR 1803 and that he is unaware of any presence or economic activity in the country by any [...] | 2009-12-15 17:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PARM PREL BR |
09BRASILIA1427 | SUBSIDIARY BODIES AT THE 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 17:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA BR |
09BRASILIA1435 | Strategy for Engaging Brazil on Defamation of Religions [...] (C) Summary: Brazilbs position on the bDefamation of Religionsb issue in the UN Human Rights Commission reflects a compromise between its objection to the concept on human rights grounds and its desire not to antagonize OIC countries with which it is trying to build relationships and which it s [...] | 2009-12-22 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC BR |
09BRASILIA1439 | 2016 Rio Olympics - The Future is Now [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilians greeted the October 1 announcement that the 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to Rio de Janeiro with an outpouring of national pride, a party on Copacabana beach and a sense of relief that the country is gaining some long overdue recognition as a regional and interna [...] | 2009-12-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR KOLY ASEC PGOV |
09BRASILIA1443 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO TITLE III REQUEST [...] (C) Post responses to reftel questions follow: Question 1): Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post Response to Question 1): Yes, while Brazil has refrained from raising these issues publicly, high level [...] | 2009-12-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC BR CU |
09BRASILIA1447 | WHA A/S VALENZUELA RECEIVED BY EAGER BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. On his first visit to Brazil as Assistant Secretary, Arturo Valenzuela was received December 14 by senior government officials eager to minimize differences and demonstrate their interest in working with the USG on a range of topics. Meetings with the Presidential Foreign Policy A [...] | 2009-12-29 17:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
09BRASILIA1468 | Trafficking in Persons and Child Sex Exploitation in the [...] Summary: The state of Goias, which surrounds Brasilia, has one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in Brazil; it also has a number of officials in the state with a strong commitment to dealing with the problem. In light of impending direct flights between Brasilia and Atlanta, whi [...] | 2009-12-15 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI KTIP BR |
09BRASILIA1472 | U.S.-Brazil Project on Racial Profiling by the Police -- [...] Summary: In meetings in Brasilia December 2-4, three U.S. technical experts, together with representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, Ministry of External Relations, Special Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equality (SEPPIR) and Police Academy of the State of Santa Catarina, [...] | 2009-12-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB SNAR SOCI KCRM BR |
09BRASILIA1476 | Brazil approves Venezuela's entry into Mercosul [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Brazilian Senate approved the Protocol to admit Venezuela as a member to the Southern Cone trade bloc Mercosul (Mercosur). The issue now moves to Paraguay for ratification by its Congress. In Brazil, there was some debate and political maneuvering to delay [...] | 2009-12-16 21:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EINT BR PA VE PREL |
09BRASILIA1540 | BRAZIL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The Brazilian government continues to cooperate in countering terrorism and related activities that could contribute to the facilitation of attacks in the region or elsewhere-to include investigating potential terrorism financing, document forgery networks, and other illicit activity. Opera [...] | 2009-12-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV BR |
09BRASILIA156 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: MAKING THE 3 PLUS 1 [...] (C) Summary: The 3 Plus 1 Mechanism on Security in the Triborder Area (TBA) of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay remains, six years after its initial plenary session, the only instrument available to discuss counterterrorism (CT) with regional partners at the policy level. Given the likelihood t [...] | 2009-02-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA AR BR |
09BRASILIA158 | Hemispheric Energy and Brazil? Depends who you ask [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel recently met with Brazil's Under Secretary equivalent for Energy and Technology at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),Ambassador Andre Amado, to discuss continuing bilateral biofuels efforts. Over the course of the meeting, the idea of hemispheric energy co [...] | 2009-02-06 17:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KSUM ECON BR |
09BRASILIA167 | PMDB WINS TOP CONGRESS POSTS, COULD GET 2010 VEEP [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) consolidated its position as kingmaker for the 2010 presidential election after winning the presidencies of both houses of Congress on February 2. While the PMDB will remain faithful to President Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...] | 2009-02-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BR |
09BRASILIA177 | UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 1: [...] (C) Summary. As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself under the influence of four powerful personalities whose ideologies are shaping its foreign policy priorities [...] | 2009-02-11 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR |
09BRASILIA180 | UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 2: [...] (C) Summary: As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself in a difficult transition, with new institutional challenges. Itamaraty is struggling to meet President Lula's [...] | 2009-02-12 20:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR |
09BRASILIA188 | BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION, THE BALKANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's position on Kosovo recognition has not changed: the GOB would prefer a clear UN consensus in favor of Kosovo independence. Serbia is lobbying Brazil and other key UN members to file briefs at the ICJ in its favor. The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Bosnia have rec [...] | 2009-02-13 15:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC NATO RS AL BK KV MK BR |
09BRASILIA190 | UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 3: [...] (C) As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself facing unaccustomed inter-agency competition. Still Brazil's most prestigious ministry and the unquestioned lead on fo [...] | 2009-02-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BR |
09BRASILIA193 | UKRAINE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN-BRAZILIAN SPACE [...] (C) On February 6, 2009, Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) Counselor and Assistant Air Attache delivered the USG response (REFTEL A) to the Ukrainian proposal (REFTEL B) to help the United States obtain Brazilian congressional approval of the 2000 U.S.-Brazil Technology Saf [...] | 2009-02-13 19:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC KTIA TSPA TPHY NASA UP RS BR |
09BRASILIA198 | PUBLIC LAUNCH OF THE U.S/BRAZIL JOINT ACTION PLAN [...] (U) Summary: Following the March 2008 signing of the US/Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPR),Brazilian Racial Equality Minister Edson Santos and WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held the first steering committee meeting and [...] | 2009-02-17 11:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB BR |
09BRASILIA216 | BRAZIL FX2 COMPETITION: THE BIDS ARE IN; NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the February 2 submission of bids for Brazil's FX2 fighter competition, the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) will begin the process of technical evaluation. The U.S. competitor, Boeing's F18 Super Hornet, submitted a proposal that complied with Brazilian technical requiremen [...] | 2009-02-20 18:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | BR PREL MARR ETTC |
09BRASILIA222 | ANTARCTIC: INVITATION DELIVERED; GOB SEEKING APPROVAL OF [...] (SBU) On February 18, Post delivered to the Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) the invitation letter (REFTEL E) to Minister Celso Amorim from Secretary Clinton to attend the ministerial-level event in Washington on April 6, 2009, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty and [...] | 2009-02-20 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KSCA KTIA PREL SENV TPHY AY BR |
09BRASILIA224 | BRAZIL: U/S FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Everton Vargas told Ambassador Sobel that when FM Celso Amorim meets the Secretary next week, he will want to stress the importance of building on the progress [...] | 2009-02-21 19:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM ENRG BR |
09BRASILIA229 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The CJCS visit to Brazil comes at an important time for our strategic partnership. With Nelson Jobim as Defense Minister, Brazil has, for the first time, effective civilian leadership and a mandate to modernize its armed forces. With a new defense strategy published in Decembe [...] | 2009-02-26 10:36:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS BR PREL |
09BRASILIA253 | SOME AVENUES FOR REGIONAL ENERGY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings, both Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy and his Deputy Minister have recently reconfirmed their interest in hemispheric energy cooperation. While other parts of the Brazilian government have been less positive in their assessments of the chances, or ind [...] | 2009-03-02 11:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON KSUM BR |
09BRASILIA273 | SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: AMBASSADOR MORALES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 6, USG Summit of the Americas (SOA) Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales met with a team from the Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) led by Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Vera Machado and including Brazilian Summit Coordinator Carlos D [...] | 2009-03-10 13:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENGR PREL ETRD EFIN EAGR |
09BRASILIA282 | BRAZIL: OFFICIALS DISCUSS CUBA, BOLIVIA, ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Jessica Lewis, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Caroline Tess, Professional Staff Member and Senator Bill Nelson,s designee to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence met with Brazilian government officials from the offic [...] | 2009-03-10 20:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PAO ETRD PREL ECON BR |
09BRASILIA310 | Supporting Educational Improvements in Brazil: Public [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several international comparative measures demonstrate that Brazil's education system lags behind that of most of its Latin American neighbors, global competitors such as the BRIC countries, and more developed countries, which is causing a shortage of skilled labor and could be [...] | 2009-03-13 18:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC SCUL ECON PREL PGOV BR |
09BRASILIA312 | Perceptions of President Obama, as Reflected in the [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Brazil, there is a great deal of public and media interest in President Barack Obama, going back to his emergence as the Democratic frontrunner in the middle stages of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Obama's electoral victory and inauguration were covered very positively b [...] | 2009-03-13 18:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO BR |
09BRASILIA337 | RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 11:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS BR |
09BRASILIA34 | BRAZIL,S NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY--STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. On December 18, President Lula signed the National Defense Strategy, concluding a fifteen month drafting exercise. The document was principally drafted by Minister for Strategic Planning Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and it provides a security policy framework tha [...] | 2009-01-09 16:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BR |
09BRASILIA35 | BRAZIL,S DEFENSE STRATEGY -- MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ref a reported on the strategic aspects of Brazil,s new Defense Strategy document, signed by President Lula on December 18. While the main purpose of the strategy as written by the Minister for Strategic Planning, was to place Brazil,s military and defense sector in the framewo [...] | 2009-01-09 17:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | BR PREL MARR |
09BRASILIA362 | BRAZIL'S RELATIONS WITH AFRICA -- SELECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reftel reported on Brazil's interest in Africa both as a matter of ethnic and cultural ties and of the policy of the Lula government to seek more global influence by cultivating other developing countries, the so called south-south policy. One year later, Africa retains its st [...] | 2009-03-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | BR PREL PGOV ETRD |
09BRASILIA364 | (U) 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (C) Ref B reports on Summit of the Americas (SOA) Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales meetings with Brazilian officials, notably the increased Brazilian focus on the SOA. According to Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Undersecretary Vera Machado, Brazil views the SOA as comple [...] | 2009-03-24 20:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | BR PINR PGOV PREL |
09BRASILIA387 | IRAN MAKES ENERGY OVERTURES IN BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, during his March 25 - 26 visit to Brazil, sought opportunities for creating energy partnerships with Brazil. He was received cautiously by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) at a meeting in which they discussed many opport [...] | 2009-03-27 22:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PINR SCUL BR IR |
09BRASILIA388 | BRAZIL: PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR SEES [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Presidency (Planalto) Foreign Policy Advisor Ambassador Marcel Biato (protect) discussed energy cooperation, touched on G20 and Summit of the Americas (SOA) preparations, and offered views on managing challenges in both the hemisphere and within the GOB in a discussion [...] | 2009-03-27 23:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EFIN KSUM BR |
09BRASILIA391 | BRAZIL: GAZA PLEDGE, ARAB SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary: President Lula's trip to Doha to attend the March 31 Arab-South American Summit will continue a year of intense Middle East diplomacy that kicked off when Amorim matched Brazil's largest foreign aid contribution by pledging USD 10 million for Gaza reconstruction. Following the Mar [...] | 2009-03-28 00:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BR |
09BRASILIA397 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL HOYER APRIL 8-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...] | 2009-03-31 20:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA398 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL HOYER APRIL 8-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...] | 2009-03-31 20:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA402 | BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER PURSUING REGIONAL [...] (C) In a discussion with Ambassador Sobel March 28, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim (protect) said he knew of President Lula's offer to President Obama during their March 14 meeting to look for ways that the region could work with the United States on counterdrug issues, possibly throu [...] | 2009-03-31 21:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MOPS MARR XR BR |
09BRASILIA403 | BRAZIL-UK: ECONOMIC CRISIS, CLIMATE ARE KEY ITEMS AT LULA-BROWN MEETING [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Sobel March 28, British Ambassador to Brazil Alan Charlton provided a readout of the March 26 meeting between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Charlton said that the economic crisis was the principal topic o [...] | 2009-03-31 21:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN SENV ECON EAID KNNP BR UK PARM |
09BRASILIA405 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL PASTOR APRIL 4-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...] | 2009-03-31 21:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA41 | THE FX2 COMPETITION -- THE GLIDEPATH TO SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Boeing F18 Super Hornet has had success in establishing itself as a strong candidate to be Brazil's next generation fighter but still faces strong political opposition. To succeed, the USG and Boeing will need a coordinated strategy aimed at highlighting the Super Hornet's [...] | 2009-01-09 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MARR BR |
09BRASILIA422 | PROMOTING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Brazil views Dinah Shelton very favorably but may have to vote for another candidate to repay obligations incurred in another election. Counselor Marcia Adorno, head of the Ministry of Exterior Relations's Division of Human Rights, told poloff on April 2 that she was familiar with Dinah [...] | 2009-04-06 16:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC |
09BRASILIA426 | BRAZIL WELCOMES USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil is pleased that the US will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (reftel),but the director of the Human Rights Division in the Ministry of Exterior relations could not state whether Brazil will vote for the U.S. End summary. Pleased U.S. Is Coming Back - - - - [...] | 2009-04-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BR |
09BRASILIA43 | BRAZIL: AMORIM FLIES TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions in Brazil to the crisis in Gaza continue (reftel) to focus almost exclusively on the suffering of the Palestinian population caused by Israel's response to HAMAS' attacks while at the same time minimizing Israel's concerns over its security. Criticism of Israel from [...] | 2009-01-09 21:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IR BR |
09BRASILIA445 | CODEL HOYER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare meeting granted by President Lula to a US congressional delegation, President Lula told CoDel Hoyer April 8 that he has high expectations of the Obama administration, sees a new era in U.S. relations with Latin America, and hopes for a positive gesture on Cuba at the S [...] | 2009-04-13 13:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD OREP KSUM SOCI BR CU VE IR |
09BRASILIA447 | BRAZILIAN CITY'S SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS MAY BECOME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 16:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO ECON PREL SOCI BR |
09BRASILIA449 | BRAZILIAN CITY'S SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS MAY BECOME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO ECON PREL SOCI BR |
09BRASILIA453 | BRAZIL HAS NO RESPONSE ON NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG [...] (U) Charge delivered demarche (ref A) on April 8 to Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, Under Secretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry for External Relations, who made no specific response on the North Korean rocket launch. Jaguaribe shared Brazil's views on North Korea in general and Brazi [...] | 2009-04-14 20:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN BR |
09BRASILIA454 | BRAZILIAN REPLY TO REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Charge delivered assistance request (ref A) on April 8 to Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, who had recently returned from the Hague Conference on Afghanistan. In response to the specific requests, he noted that the Brazilian congress recently reduced t [...] | 2009-04-14 20:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR BR AF |
09BRASILIA477 | BRAZIL: IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's visit to Brasilia on March 26, reciprocating Foreign Minister Amorim's November 2008 visit to Tehran, served as a preview to a planned visit to Brasilia by Iranian president Ahmadinejad that the media is reporting will happen May 5-6. During his [...] | 2009-04-15 21:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR |
09BRASILIA497 | CODEL HOYER BRAZIL VISIT PRODUCTIVE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and a delegation of nine members of the United States House of Representatives visited Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro April 8-10, with a focus on energy, the environment, and climate change. The delegation was granted a rare meeting with Brazilian Presid [...] | 2009-04-22 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA516 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS MRE POLITICAL UNDER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met April 24, with Brazilian Under Secretary for Political Affairs Amb. Vera Machado on the eve of her departure for her first trip to Washington since taking over the position. In addition to leading the delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF),Machado will [...] | 2009-04-27 20:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV SNAR SCUL UNSC KSUM BR |
09BRASILIA518 | BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS CLARIFIES [...] (C) Following up on reports that Brazil submitted on opinion to the ICJ on Serbia's request that Kosovo's declaration of independence be regarded as illegal, poloff contacted Elizabeth-Sophie Mazzella, Director for Eastern Europe at the Ministry for External Relations (MRE). Mazzella explain [...] | 2009-04-27 20:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR AORC |
09BRASILIA538 | MGSF01: SWINE FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #4 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which may be due more to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necessary testi [...] | 2009-05-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA542 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP # 5 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 influenza outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necess [...] | 2009-05-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL AMED CASC KFLO |
09BRASILIA551 | BRAZIL: AHMADINEJAD'S VISIT OFF, THEN ON, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: One day before Iranian President Ahmadinejad was scheduled to arrive in Brasilia leading a delegation of more than 100 government and industry officials, Brasilia was awash in contradictory news reports and rumors of whether the visit would or would not be postponed. It was not [...] | 2009-05-05 19:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR |
09BRASILIA552 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #6 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testing. T [...] | 2009-05-05 20:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA560 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #7 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testi [...] | 2009-05-06 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA566 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #8 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (U) On Thursday, May 7, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that laboratory tests have confirmed four cases of the H1N1 flu in three Brazilian states - Sao Paulo [...] | 2009-05-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA577 | BRAZIL: OPEN MINEDED ON AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL ON IMO SHIP [...] (SBU) On May 8, Post's Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) Counselor together with Australian Deputy Chief of Mission Tim Millikan delivered the joint demarche (per REFTEL) concerning the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ship Recycling Convention to the Brazilian Mi [...] | 2009-05-08 16:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIDN ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV BR |
09BRASILIA578 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 19:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA579 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 8 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report four confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The four cases are spread thro [...] | 2009-05-08 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA600 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...] | 2009-05-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA605 | IAEA ELECTIONS: BRAZIL APPEARS POISED TO THROW ITS HAT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post delivered demarche (REFTEL A) about USG support for the Japanese candidate Amano to become the new Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and reasons why Brazil should do so too. Nonetheless, Brazil will support the South African candidate Minty. [...] | 2009-05-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC JA SF BR |
09BRASILIA609 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #11 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of May 13 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout five st [...] | 2009-05-13 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA613 | LAAD ,09 -- DEFENSE MODERNIZATION MEANS BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The April 14-17 Latin America Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) show in Rio de Janeiro provided evidence that despite the downturns in the economies of Brazil and its neighbors, defense manufacturers still see opportunities for business. As a result of Brazil's recently published a [...] | 2009-05-15 12:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC BR |
09BRASILIA634 | BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE: ENDGAME STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. With two months remaining before the Government of Brazil decides on a next generation fighter aircraft, the U.S. competitor, Boeing's F18 Super Hornet is still perceived by many Brazilians in and outside the GOB as a likely second or even third-place finis [...] | 2009-05-19 16:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS ETTC BR |
09BRASILIA654 | BRAZIL: Treasury DAS Nancy Lee - G20 follow-up, political [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private and public sector interlocutors in Brasilia and Sao Paulo told U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Lee that Brazil's economic downturn may be bottoming out. Bankers, however, were unwilling to predict when investment levels would trend higher, which [...] | 2009-05-22 17:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PREL BR |
09BRASILIA655 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #12 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 22, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. A new case - the ninth altogether - was conf [...] | 2009-05-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA657 | UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 19:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KN BR |
09BRASILIA658 | BRAZIL AND THE MIDDLE EAST: FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April meeting with CDA between two trips by President Lula to the Middle East, Brazil's senior diplomat for Middle East issues, Under Secretary Roberto Jaguaribe discussed Brazil's positive reactions to President Obama's moves on the Middle East and subtly rejected Presiden [...] | 2009-05-22 20:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BR |
09BRASILIA659 | FINANCING FOR BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE [...] (SBU) The Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) Finance Secretariat (SEFA) has been tasked to submit a report on financing arrangements being presented by the Governments of each of the three competitors (US, France, and Sweden) to support proposals for Brazil's next generation fighter (FX2). The financ [...] | 2009-05-22 20:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL BR |
09BRASILIA667 | BRAZIL POSTPONES OPENING PYONGYANG EMBASSY OVER [...] (U) Summary. In response to the May 25 DPRK nuclear test, Brazil is indefinitely postponing sending its Ambassador-designate to Pyongyang to open the Brazilian embassy (reftels). The Ministry of External Relations (MRE) issued an uncharacteristically strong note in which it "vehemently con [...] | 2009-05-26 20:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MNUC MCAP KN BR ZN |
09BRASILIA670 | BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING OASGA: ALL ABOUT CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for International Organizations Carlos Duarte characterized Cuba as the dominant issue for the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA). Brazil sees a resolution on Cuba as inevitable, he said, but will try to play a moderating [...] | 2009-05-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | BR PREL OAS |
09BRASILIA677 | BRAZIL WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN KOSOVO WORLD BANK VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: An official in the Ministry of Finance confirmed that Brazil will not cast a vote on Kosovo's World Bank application. The official told Econoff that the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) had directed Finance Minister Mantega not to vote on the upcoming Kosovo World Bank bid, a [...] | 2009-05-28 15:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV BR |
09BRASILIA679 | BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been press reports that Brazil's Minister for Exterior Relations Celso Amorim wants to be a candidate to become the next Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Although Amorim has denied any interest in the IAEA job, the persistence of the [...] | 2009-05-28 20:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG ETTC EPET EINV KNNP IAEA IR BR |
09BRASILIA68 | BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION, [...] (C) The Brazilian Air Force's FX2 fighter competition is between the United States and France, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told Ambassador Sobel on January 8. However, Brazil's defense relationship with the French is prospering because of French President Sarkozy's personal relationships an [...] | 2009-01-15 10:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ENRG BR |
09BRASILIA681 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #13 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) Mission Brazil is monitoring the situation of four American citizens who are being held in quarantine at a hospital in the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, und [...] | 2009-05-29 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA685 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. As of June 2, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting 21 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus spread throughout six of the country's 26 states and the feder [...] | 2009-06-02 21:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA69 | BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 10:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ENRG BR |
09BRASILIA694 | NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES "GENERIC" [...] (C) Summary and comment. Brazilian diplomatic sources assert that the May 9-13 visit of the North Korean Foreign Minister to Brazil had only a "generic political significance," the Koreans were not well prepared to discuss energy, one of their top priorities, and there was little substance t [...] | 2009-06-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG BR KN |
09BRASILIA698 | BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...] | 2009-06-04 18:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR |
09BRASILIA700 | BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...] | 2009-06-04 18:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR |
09BRASILIA709 | Brazil: Initial Reactions on Cairo Speech [...] (U) Summary: In Brazil, President Obama's address to Muslims worldwide has drawn praise for its even-handed approach to the issues of religion and politics in the Middle East from government, congressional, academic contacts and from members of the Brazilian Middle Eastern and Muslim communitie [...] | 2009-06-04 22:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KPAO PREL PGOV ECON BR |
09BRASILIA712 | RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil has not decided whether to support a resolution on renewing the Sudan Special Rapporteur's mandate, and believes dialogue with Sudan and the African countries in a cooperative spirit must precede the presentation of any draft resolution. Brazil is willing to participa [...] | 2009-06-05 13:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL BR |
09BRASILIA73 | BRAZILIAN SERVICE CHIEFS PRAISE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 14, Ambassador Sobel hosted the Chiefs of the three Brazilian Services, Gen. Enzo Peri, ADM Julio Soares de Moura Neto and Brig. Juniti Saito for a discussion of the U.S.-Brazil defense relationship and possibilities for future cooperation. Each of the Chiefs said c [...] | 2009-01-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR |
09BRASILIA730 | DEFENSE MINISTER JOBIM ON BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE [...] (C) During his late May visit to the U.S., Brazilian MOD Jobim expressed greater confidence in the U.S. as a possible source for the purchase of Brazil's next generation fighter. Despite a long laundry list of past export control difficulties that Jobim delivered to DepSecDef Lynn, Jobim sai [...] | 2009-06-08 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL ETTC BR |
09BRASILIA735 | VISIT OF S/CRS COORDINATOR JOHN HERBST [...] (SBU) S/CRS Coordinator Ambassador John Herbst visited Brasilia May 21 for consultations with the GOB on Brazil's growing stabilization capabilities and possibilities for future cooperation. In meetings with Brazil's Ministry for External Relations (MRE) and Brazilian Agency for Cooperation ( [...] | 2009-06-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BR |
09BRASILIA750 | BRAZIL: BILATERAL ACCORDS A KEY COMPONENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM NAR PREL BR |
09BRASILIA755 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO TITLE III REQUEST [...] (C) Post responses to reftel A questions follow: Question 1): Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post Response to Question 1): Yes, high level Brazilian officials, including Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and [...] | 2009-06-15 19:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC BR CU |
09BRASILIA757 | BRAZIL: BILATERAL ACCORDS A KEY COMPONENT IN [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s strategy for dealing with the trafficking of illegal drugs has focused in part on creating a robust diplomatic framework in recognition that the "illegal traffic of narcotics represents a grave threat to the health and well-being of populations as well as a problem that a [...] | 2009-06-16 19:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM NAR PREL BR |
09BRASILIA760 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] (SBU) On June 10, Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) Officer delivered the points in REFTEL to Andre Mourao from the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Division of Oceans, Antarctica, and Space. 2. (SBU) Mr. Mourao received the demarche, but did not provide a substantive respo [...] | 2009-06-16 19:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC BR |
09BRASILIA765 | BRAZIL: NEW OIL REGIME ALMOST READY FOR PRIME TIME; ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil is poised to finally unveil its long-awaited proposal for a new oil regime to administer its ultra deepwater (also known as "pre-salt")oil reserves. According to the Minister of Energy, the new proposed structure will include a small state-owned company under the auspices [...] | 2009-06-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL BR |
09BRASILIA766 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. MICHAEL FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic ties. Through the financial crisis, Brazil has played a constructive role in the G20 and has also prioritized concluding the Doha round of World Trade Organization (WTO) n [...] | 2009-06-17 18:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA771 | BRAZIL: CODEL THOMPSON DISCUSSES TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson (D-MS),accompanied by other 4 Committee Members and some 20 staff, visited Brasilia on May 28. In addition to a country team and special session with Department of Homeland Security representatives (ICE, CBP, [...] | 2009-06-18 19:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OREP PGOV BR |
09BRASILIA772 | BRAZIL,S LULA: NO FRAUD IN IRANIAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR BR |
09BRASILIA773 | BRAZIL'S LULA: NO FRAUD IN IRANIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In reaction to the protests following the Iranian presidential elections, President Lula went beyond the usual Brazilian platitudes about not commenting on the internal affairs of other countries and defended the legitimacy of the vote in Iran while reiterating his invitation to A [...] | 2009-06-18 19:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR BR |
09BRASILIA79 | World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children, [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Brazil underscored its commitment to tackling complex social issues by hosting the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children. The Congress gathered more than 3,500 delegates from over 170 countries to discuss, among other issues, new forms of sexual [...] | 2009-01-16 18:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB BR |
09BRASILIA795 | INFLUENCING BRAZIL'S LEADERS TO BUY U.S. FIGHTERS [...] (C) With the June 10 submission of Boeing's best and final offer for Brazil's four billion dollar FX2 fighter competition, it is now up to Brazil's government to decide on an aircraft. A decision from the National Defense Council (President Lula and key Ministers) is expected at the beginni [...] | 2009-06-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BR |
09BRASILIA796 | BRAZIL'S EXPORT CONTROLS ON MILITARY SALES: HOW THEY WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian policy supports increasing Brazil,s exports of military goods and technology as part of the development of Brazil,s own defense sector. Brazil currently has a system of export controls that has been effective in ensuring that Brazil,s limited military exports do not [...] | 2009-06-22 17:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MASS PARM BR |
09BRASILIA824 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #16 - AMCIT [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: 2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul State. H1N1 is the suspected, bu [...] | 2009-06-26 20:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA825 | BRAZIL'S FIGHTER COMPETITION: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) In a private June 26 meeting with Ambassador Sobel on the margins of a lunch including Presidential Advisors Marco Aurelio Garcia and Gilberto Carvalho, MOD Jobim said he believes he has the information he needs to discuss Brazil's fighter purchase with President Lula once the Air Force m [...] | 2009-06-26 20:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BR |
09BRASILIA844 | BRAZIL PLEDGES COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (ref A) on June 29 to First Secretary Ricardo Portugal in Asia and Oceania Division II of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, who stated that Brazil was already working on complying with inspection-related provisions of UNSCR 1874. Portugal confirmed that Brazil [...] | 2009-07-02 10:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BR |
09BRASILIA847 | AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRAZIL AND EXPORT DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The June 30 edition of Isto e magazine carried a story titled "Secret Agreement between Brazil and Iran" which reported on a memorandum (text in paragraph 3 below) of agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and Iran aimed at promoting economic cooperation and [...] | 2009-07-06 11:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL BR |
09BRASILIA862 | BRAZIL - DEPUTY ENERGY MIN ZIMMERMAN OUTLINES EXCELLENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 18 meeting, Brazil's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Marcio Zimmerman outlined for Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman the areas of expansion and possible cooperation in the Brazilian energy sector - hydropower, biofu [...] | 2009-07-09 19:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV SENV KGHG ETRD EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA864 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE REPONSE ON SUPPORTING NGO [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Secretaries Mariana Flores da Cunha Bierrenbach Benevides and Bruna Vieira de Paula of the Human Rights Division within the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Department of Human Rights and Social Themes. Secretary Vieira indicated that wit [...] | 2009-07-09 21:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BR |
09BRASILIA871 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #17 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: - REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of July 10, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed 977 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 25 of the country's 26 [...] | 2009-07-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA92 | BRAZIL'S STRATEGIC PLANNING MINISTER ON BUILDING BLOCKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following on his early January trip to Washington, Brazilian Strategic Planning Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger laid out the elements for a broader, more robust bilateral relationship with the Obama Administration. These include cooperation in the areas of defense security, [...] | 2009-01-22 18:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG SENV MARR KGHG EFIN BR |
09BRASILIA928 | BRAZIL: NO AGREEMENT WITH IRANIAN EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) was quick to dismiss claims made in Istoe magazine titled "Secret Agreement between Brazil and Iran," which reported on a memorandum of agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and Iran aimed at promot [...] | 2009-07-24 10:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL BR |
09BRASILIA929 | BRAZIL: NO AGREEMENT WITH IRANIAN EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL BR |
09BRASILIA93 | BRAZIL'S LULA OFFERS BOLIVIA'S MORALES TREATMENT [...] (C) In a conversation with Ambassador Sobel following the January 15, 2009 La Paz meeting between Brazilian President Lula and Bolivian President Morales, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim (protect) confirmed an earlier rumor that Morales is suffering from a serious sinus tumor. Jobim t [...] | 2009-01-22 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO BR |
09BRASILIA946 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. TODD STERN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of its relatively clean energy matrix, Brazil is a major greenhouse gas emitter primarily due to massive, ongoing deforestation. The Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) has pursued a cautious, defensive approach in international climate change negotiations, steering [...] | 2009-07-31 10:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR |
09BRASILIA95 | BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Brazilian Presidential Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia told Ambassador Sobel that the GOB is very optimistic about relations with the Obama Administration. He stressed that President Lula is eager to meet President Obama. Energy, clim [...] | 2009-01-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KSUM ENRG EFIN BR CU OAS |
09BRASILIA952 | BRAZIL,S AIR FORCE COMMANDER ASKS FOR STATE [...] (S/NF) At a July 30 dinner for visiting SouthCom Commander General Doug Fraser, Brazil,s Air Force (BRAF) commander, Brigadier Juniti Saito (protect),pulled Ambassador Sobel and Political Counselor aside to discuss the FX-2 Fighter purchase. He said that there was no question from a technic [...] | 2009-07-31 20:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS PREL BR |
09BRASILIA953 | BRAZIL'S LULA GETS INTENSE RE: U.S.-BRAZIL [...] (S/NF) In a July 27 farewell call on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, bookended by warm personal discussions with Barbara and me, Lula reflected at length and with great intensity on Brazil's role in the region and its implications for U.S.-Brazil relations. He believes the Uni [...] | 2009-07-31 21:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS BR US |
09BRASILIA960 | BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 4-6 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been in recent decades, the result of the cordial personal connection already established between President Obama and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which is building on [...] | 2009-08-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL BR |
09BRATISLAVA110 | SLOVAKIA ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to multiple offices in the MFA and MoD. The Slovaks welcomed the information and asked us to share the results of the comprehensive review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy well in advance of the NATO Summit. MFA Political Director Igor Slo [...] | 2009-03-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR LO |
09BRATISLAVA122 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: PURSUING REPORTS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Local media have uncovered information in archived intelligence files implicating Frantisek Blanarik, the head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),as someone who knowingly cooperated with Communist-era intelligence services. If the information in the archived files is ac [...] | 2009-03-12 09:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO LO |
09BRATISLAVA127 | EUR DAS GARBER'S MARCH 13 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (U) This message contains an action request in paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Garber met with MFA Director General for Political Affairs Igor Slobodnik March 12 to discuss the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on Slovakia, Afghanistan, the Balkans, energy security, and Russia. Slo [...] | 2009-03-16 08:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EPET KV RU LO |
09BRATISLAVA128 | SLOVAKIA SEEKS CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ASAD VISIT [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para six. 2. (C) Summary: In the course of a meeting to deliver ref a points on Syria, Ambassador Klara Novotna, head of the MFA's Middle East Directorate, informed Charge that President Asad would visit Bratislava, April 28-30. The visit was d [...] | 2009-03-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO SY |
09BRATISLAVA142 | DEMARCHE TO SLOVAK GOVERNMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed U.S. views on the need for strict adherence to national laws regarding the issuance of security clearances to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on March 18. Queried by Slobodnik, Charge acknowledged that U.S. concerns had been generated by press reports regardi [...] | 2009-03-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR NATO LO |
09BRATISLAVA144 | SLOVAKIA HAS NO PLANS TO LEAVE KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points with Martin Pangrac at MFA's NATO desk on March 20. Pangrac said Slovakia has no plans to withdraw its forces from Kosovo. The Balkans is one of Slovakia's foreign policy priorities. 2. (SBU) Pangrac said he was dismayed by Spain's decision to withdraw f [...] | 2009-03-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LO |
09BRATISLAVA152 | AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A and B paper and points to Peter Burian, Slovakia's Ambassador to the United States, during a meeting in Bratislava on March 27. Poloff delivered ref A paper and points to Lucia Marcisiakova, Afghanistan Coordinator in MFA's Security Policy Department on March 27; a [...] | 2009-03-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO |
09BRATISLAVA154 | SLOVAKIA STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points and papers to Juraj Podhorsky, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on April 1. Podhorsky appreciated close communication with the U.S. Embassy during the review process and during the week since the White Paper was released. He was not surprised [...] | 2009-04-01 14:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO |
09BRATISLAVA161 | SLOVAKIA TO CONSIDER SENDING POLICE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. 2. (C) Summary: Charge raised ref A and B points on police trainers and mentors with Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak on April 2. Kalinak reiterated an earlier offer to train Afghan police in Slovakia, but -- when pressed -- also agr [...] | 2009-04-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO |
09BRATISLAVA169 | GASPAROVIC'S RE-ELECTION: TAKING HIM AT HIS WORD [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: While the Slovak presidency is largely ceremonial, the incumbent can make life comfortable (or difficult) for the Prime Minister and the ruling coalition. The relationship between former Prime Minister Meciar and then-President Kovac was the most conflictual in Sl [...] | 2009-04-15 07:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA176 | FOURTH ESTATE MALAISE: A YEAR UNDER THE PRESS LAW [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: A year has passed since the Slovak parliament approved a controversial press law that was decried by opposition politicians and international observers as a threat to media freedom (ref A). Of most concern to the law's critics was the broadly formulated "right of [...] | 2009-04-16 12:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA177 | SLOVAK POLICE PREPARING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff met with Colonel Pavel Slopovsky, Director of Slovakia's Bureau of International Police Cooperation, on April 16 to follow up on Interior Minister Kalinak's expressed interest in the possibility of sending Slovak police trainers to Afghanistan (Ref A). According to Slopov [...] | 2009-04-17 08:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO |
09BRATISLAVA179 | SLOVAKIA TO GLADLY SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 11:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA182 | DPM CAPLOVIC ON ROMA TORTURE CASE: GOING THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Dusan Caplovic, the Deputy Prime Minister for Human Rights, Minorities, and Knowledge-Based Society, Charge raised our concerns about the recent police abuse scandal involving the torture of six minor Roma boys in Kosice, eastern Slovakia (reftel). Char [...] | 2009-04-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA185 | SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...] | 2009-04-22 08:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO |
09BRATISLAVA189 | GAERC: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS DIALOGUE WITH EASTERN [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed ref points on the April 27-28 GAERC meeting with European Correspondent Albin Otruba on April 23. The discussion of Ukraine and Moldova, which will be held in the context of the Eastern Partnership, is the most interesting for Slovakia. Slovakia supports continu [...] | 2009-04-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV UP SY MD LO |
09BRATISLAVA190 | GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, ASAD, ROMA, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered President Obama's congratulatory letter to newly reelected Slovak President Gasparovic on April 22. In the course of their subsequent hour-long discussion, Gasparovic voiced worries about the Slovak economy, underscored his continued personal commitment to Slovak [...] | 2009-04-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NATO OPDC LO |
09BRATISLAVA191 | PRIME MINISTER FICO RESPONDS TO EU PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: After months of investigations, broad media coverage and multiple inquiries from the European Commission, Prime Minister Fico has ordered the cancellation of an illegal 119.5 million Euro tender let by the Construction Ministry (a Slovak National Party ministry). [...] | 2009-04-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA195 | SLOVAKIA: CORRUPTION IN SALE OF CO2 PERMITS [...] (C) In complaints to major media outlets, SDKU Deputy Chairman and former Finance Minister Ivan Miklos and SDKU MP Pavol Freso have accused the Ministry of Environment (MinEnv) of underselling 10-15 million tons in carbon emissions permits, resulting in losses of EUR 33-60 million. Assigned t [...] | 2009-04-29 06:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PGOV SENV PREL ECON LO |
09BRATISLAVA20 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO LONG-TERM STRATEGY ON GEORGIA [...] (C) In a January 2 farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador foreshadowed reftel points, emphasizing the U.S. desire for a united Georgia, but acknowledging that we were engaged in a long-term process. Kubis welcomed U.S. willingness to solicit European thinking, and [...] | 2009-01-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO GG |
09BRATISLAVA206 | SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...] | 2009-05-11 11:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO |
09BRATISLAVA216 | SLOVAKIA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) Below are our responses to the questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? A: In our view, Slovakia has worked to advance human rights and democracy in several specific ways. Non-go [...] | 2009-05-20 07:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU LO |
09BRATISLAVA232 | LAJCAK CALLS IN CHARGE OVER EMBASSY'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Slovak FM Lajcak called in Charge May 27 to relay President Gasparovic's extreme displeasure over Embassy Bratislava's recent public statements in which we expressed regret at the demise of the Special Court for anti-corruption cases. Lajcak said Gasparovic felt U.S. comments (a [...] | 2009-05-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR LO |
09BRATISLAVA237 | SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA240 | FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK RAISES RED FLAG ABOUT [...] (U) This message has been coordinated with Embassy Budapest. 2. (C) Introduction and Comment: Foreign Minister Lajcak recently raised his deep concerns with Charge about Hungarian opposition party Fidesz's intended citation of the Ahtisaari plan as a model for the treatment of ethnic minori [...] | 2009-06-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO HU |
09BRATISLAVA242 | NO MI-17S IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE [...] (SBU) Slovakia does not have any MI-17 helicopters immediately available for donation, lease or sale. Slovakia has approximately 15 MI-17s, of which fewer than 10 are operational. Slovakia plans to use these helicopters through the end of their service lives in 2012 and then replace them. DAO [...] | 2009-06-04 10:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG PARM PK LO |
09BRATISLAVA243 | KOSICE TORTURE CASE: INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] Summary: We met recently with the Slovak Police and the General Prosecutor's Office for an official update on the police actions in response to the flagrant human rights abuses by the Kosice police involved in the torture of six Roma children in March. According to the police, the six culpabl [...] | 2009-06-05 13:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA247 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS: LITTLE INTEREST, [...] Nineteen percent of Slovaki voters Slovak voters turned out this weekend to elect Euro-Parliamentarians, besting their last-in-the-EU turnout of 17 percent five years ago, but showing little interest in the process. While PM Fico's Smer party did predictably well, gaining 5 seats, each of the [...] | 2009-06-08 15:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EU LO |
09BRATISLAVA250 | GAERC: SLOVAK AND U.S. POSITIONS "NEVER CLOSER" [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed ref points on the June 15-16 GAERC meeting with European Correspondent Albin Otruba on June 9. Otruba enthusiastically declared the U.S. and Slovak positions on GAERC issues are now closer than ever before. Otruba spoke at length about the President's speech in [...] | 2009-06-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA251 | SLOVAKIA CONCERNED ABOUT CFE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Roman Rosina, OSCE Officer in the Arms Control Department at MFA, and Martin Pangrac, NATO officer in the Security Policy Department. Rosina said Slovakia fully supports the U.S. initiative for dialogue, but would like the Conventional Forces in Europe ( [...] | 2009-06-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA256 | HARABIN DEMANDS $1.1 MILLION FROM MEDIA AS [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin is demanding a total of over $1.1 million from four major Slovak media outlets for supposed damage to his reputation that they caused by reporting his links to a known drug dealer. In almost identical letters to the four companies, Harabin threatens [...] | 2009-06-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE LO |
09BRATISLAVA257 | ROMA PLENIPOTENTIARY RESIGNS [...] Summary: Anina Botosova, the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Affairs, announced her resignation on June 10. The day before her resignation, Botosova was accused of allocating 22,000 euros to an NGO which she formerly headed, and was criticized for posthumously honoring her father, the lat [...] | 2009-06-15 08:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA261 | GASPAROVIC INAUGURATED FOR SECOND TERM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 13:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA262 | GASPAROVIC INAUGURATED FOR SECOND TERM [...] (SBU) Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic was sworn in June 15 for a second five-year term. The formalities were decidedly low-key; one daily newspaper here ran its main inauguration story under the headline, "The Inauguration Interested Mostly Tourists." And, indeed, the riot barriers, police [...] | 2009-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA265 | EACT TEST FROM KATHARINE BEAMER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
09BRATISLAVA281 | STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Two members abstained. Harabin, whose re [...] | 2009-06-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO |
09BRATISLAVA282 | STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Two members abstained. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Har [...] | 2009-06-22 16:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO |
09BRATISLAVA286 | BRATISLAVA INPUT FOR HDIM MEETING [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the HDIM process and would like to highlight three areas which correspond to OSCE HDIM commitments: Judiciary 2. (U) Despite the efforts that went into preparing the Slovak judicial system for full membership in the European Union and [...] | 2009-06-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA289 | CHIEF JUSTICE HARABIN'S TERM: "1825 DAYS OF DARKNESS"? [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: In a matter of weeks, significant negative developments have taken place in the Slovak judiciary. It will take some time to assess fully the ramifications of the June 22 election of Stefan Harabin as Chief Justice and the June 18 vote by the Slovak Parliament to e [...] | 2009-06-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUST LO |
09BRATISLAVA290 | SLOVAKS TO DEMARCHE IRANIANS, SUPPORT FREE AND FAIR AFGHAN [...] (C) During a June 26 meeting with the Charge, Slovak MFA State Secretary Diana Strofova said she would be meeting with the Iranian Ambassador (resident in Vienna) later that morning to deliver a demarche on the recent Iranian elections and their aftermath. She emphasized the Slovak demarche wa [...] | 2009-06-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF LO |
09BRATISLAVA291 | SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary. On June 19, Slovakia's parliament, by a vote of 134-0, approved a measure enabling Slovak Armed Forces to deploy 16 additional troops in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Deputies from all parliamentary parties supported the measure. T [...] | 2009-06-29 09:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AF LO |
09BRATISLAVA298 | CHINESE PRESIDENT HU IN SLOVAKIA: BUSINESS AND PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Slovakia on June 18-19. While the Slovak Government deemed the visit a success because it affirmed China's regard for Slovakia "as an important EU country" and produced contracts between Slovak and Chinese companies valued at 75.5 million euro, [...] | 2009-07-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH LO PHUM |
09BRATISLAVA3 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DEPARTING SLOVAK [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Obsitnik paid a farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis on January 2, expressing appreciation for Kubis,s personal efforts (in sometimes trying circumstances) and Slovakia,s support on a variety of issues important to the United States ) particularly [...] | 2009-01-06 17:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA303 | NEW DOUBTS ON INTEGRITY OF SLOVAK SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Following months of revelations drawn from archival files that the head of the Slovak National Security Office, Frantisek Blanarik, collaborated with the Communist-era Czechoslovak intelligence services, new information has come to light casting further do [...] | 2009-07-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA31 | SLOVAKIA GAS CRISIS UPDATE, JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) The Slovak government has quickly backed away from last week's announcement that it plans to re-start the recently closed nuclear reactor at Jaslovske Bohunice. Experts have told us there is virtually no need to restart the plant because of the gas crisis. Gas reserves are reportedly ad [...] | 2009-01-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA320 | SLOVAK LANGUAGE: "THE GLUE THAT HOLDS US TOGETHER"? [...] Summary: On June 30, the Slovak Parliament passed the now-infamous Amendment to the State Language Act. Seventy-nine of the 136 parliamentarians voted in favor of the amendment, which Culture Minister Madaric promoted as an attempt to protect the national language and "unite society," despite [...] | 2009-07-20 15:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA322 | EBRD FINANCING IMPROVES PROSPECT OF LONG-PROMISED HIGHWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EBRD approved EUR 250 million in financing for the 52-kilometer R1 express highway connecting Nitra to Tekovske Nemce, one of three sections of an east-west highway project organized under a public-private partnership (PPP) concept. The EBRD's decision is a critical milestone, [...] | 2009-07-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CH LO |
09BRATISLAVA324 | FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK ON HUNGARY AND FICO'S DESIRE TO [...] (C) Summary: During a July 20 dinner with the Charge, Foreign Minister Lajcak lamented the timing but defended the substance of the recently-passed amendments to the Slovak language law. He hoped to defuse the current "overreaction" by working quietly with Hungarian officials and the OSCE's [...] | 2009-07-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA33 | SLOVAKIA ON EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel A points to Tana Halaszova of the Slovak MFA's Middle East Department. Halaszova stated that she did not believe the EU-Syria Association Agreement would be discussed in upcoming EU Ministerial meetings, as the European gas crisis and the Gaza conflict were causing [...] | 2009-01-16 11:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY LO |
09BRATISLAVA341 | SLOVAKIA: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) We delivered reftel points to Marianna Lipkova and Miriam Joklova in the Department of Human Rights, Council of Europe, OSCE and Minorities at the MFA. Lipkova said Slovakia takes the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) seriously. She said the GOS plans on participat [...] | 2009-07-31 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS UNHRC OSCE LO |
09BRATISLAVA363 | DOES THE ROMA PLENIPOTENTIARY HELP OR HURT THE ROMA? [...] Summary: According to some Roma activists, the government's Roma Plenipotentiary is the only government post in Slovakia that pays attention to the Roma issue. However, many of them believe that since the post's competencies have been reduced and diluted over time, it is now mostly a figurehea [...] | 2009-08-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA367 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER FICO [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Charge met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 18 for nearly an hour. Fico had originally asked the Charge to stop by to discuss the case of Aspect Energy, an American firm whose efforts to explore for natural gas in Slovakia have been subject to a s [...] | 2009-08-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV AF LO |
09BRATISLAVA368 | THE EXTREMISM PARADOX [...] (C) Summary: Extremism is on the rise in Slovakia, and the Government's ability and willingness to combat it, despite a newly-passed extremism amendment to the Penal code, remains an open question. While the amendment supposedly strengthens the government's hand, many experts believe it is a [...] | 2009-08-21 09:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA369 | FICO FIRES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, BUT IT'S NO CLEANUP [...] (C) On Wednesday, PM Robert Fico fired his Minister of Environment over a public procurement scandal involving the disposal of coal ash. At the press conference announcing the dismissal, he said that he would take the ministry away from junior coalition partner, which has caused the governmen [...] | 2009-08-21 09:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL ECON KCOR LO |
09BRATISLAVA370 | SLOVAKS RAISE OPTION OF DENYING ENTRY TO HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On August 21, FM Miroslav Lajcak convoked an urgent meeting with the Chiefs of Mission of Bratislava's diplomatic corps to explain Slovakia's opposition to the planned visit of Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom this afternoon at 6 pm (Bratislava time.) Solyom plans to attend an un [...] | 2009-08-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO HU |
09BRATISLAVA386 | HOMELAND SECURITY STAFFDEL TALKS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM WITH [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) On August 27th, Embassy Bratislava hosted five staffers from the House and Senate Committees on Homeland Security, along with Marc Frey, Director of the Visa Waiver Program Office at DHS, on the first stop of a regional fact-finding trip to Visa Waiver Program (VWP) member coun [...] | 2009-08-31 14:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA390 | LOW EXPECTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FICO-BAJNAI BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM LO HU |
09BRATISLAVA394 | 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Embassy Bratislava's updated response to reftel follows in paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) A. Attendance of Head of State. - President Ivan Gasparovic will not/not attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government. - Prime Minister Robert Fico will not/not attend. C. Atte [...] | 2009-09-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LO |
09BRATISLAVA396 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION - PRIORITIES [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Veronika Lombardini, Director of the Human Rights Department at MFA, on September 9. Lombardini said Slovakia's priority would be to reach common positions with EU Member States first, and with like-minded countries including the U.S. as well. In general Slovak [...] | 2009-09-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC LO |
09BRATISLAVA397 | MALINOVA CASE: THREE YEARS, MORE LIES, NO PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary. After "deliberating" for over a year, the Dean of the Medical Faculty of Bratislava's Comenius University, Peter Labas, issued the long-awaited expert opinion in the Hedviga Malinova case on September 8. Malinova is the ethnic Hungarian who was allegedly assaulted by two skinheads [...] | 2009-09-11 15:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA400 | SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Charge conveyed the Presidential decision on European-based missile defense to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on September 17. Slobodnik expressed appreciation for the briefing and signaled GOS support for the decision. He stated that the MFA had already responded this afternoon to [...] | 2009-09-17 15:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA401 | FICO/BAJNAI MEETING: PROGRESS WITH RESERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Following last week's Fico/Bajnai meeting, the reactions across the Slovak political scene indicate that while the meeting may be the start of a beautiful relationship, we're not quite there yet. Fico used the joint press conference to score a few points against Hungarian nationalists, d [...] | 2009-09-18 08:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM HU LO |
09BRATISLAVA402 | SLOVAKS WILL MEET WITH KOSOVARS AT UNGA [...] (C) Charge met on September 18 with Foreign Minister Lajcak and discussed points in reftel. Lajcak responded that he has already scheduled a meeting with the Kosovars on the margins of UNGA next week in New York. 2. (U) Septel will provide Lajcak's additional thoughts on the Balkans. ED [...] | 2009-09-18 11:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KV LO |
09BRATISLAVA406 | SLOVAKIA: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FM LAJCAK [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Eddins met with Foreign Minister Lajcak on September 18, prior to Lajcak's departure for the U.S. Lajcak reviewed his recent trips to Moscow and Minsk. Other topics included Afghanistan, Iran, Slovak-Hungarian relations, the Balkans, and Guantanamo detainees. [...] | 2009-09-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO HU BH |
09BRATISLAVA41 | GAERC RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA on January 21. Otruba said GAERC's agenda is still subject to change, but guessed it would include Kosovo, Guantanamo, the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, and energy security only. Slovakia will be repr [...] | 2009-01-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF ZL SU ZI UP BO |
09BRATISLAVA413 | THE PURGE OF THE SLOVAK JUDICIARY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Negative trends in the Slovak judiciary (refs a-j) have intensified and accelerated since the June election of former Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to the position of Chief Justice of the Slovak Supreme Court. On what seems to be a daily basis, experience [...] | 2009-09-25 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA420 | SLOVAKIA PREOCCUPIED WITH INTERNAL H1N1 PREPARATIONS (133 [...] Ref A points were delivered to Sarka Kovacsova at the Public Health Authority (PHA) Department of International Relations and Dr. Adriana Liptakova, Chief State Counselor and the Director of the Health Care Department at the Ministry of Health. GOS officials view the President's September 17 a [...] | 2009-09-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO LO |
09BRATISLAVA425 | SLOVAKIA'S BUDGET SEASON BEGINS [...] (U) The draft 2010 budget was approved by the Slovak Cabinet on 30 September; it now goes forward to further negotiation before passage in final form at year end. The budget reduces the deficit to 5.5% of GDP through a series of spending cuts aimed at ministries that do not directly touch the [...] | 2009-10-02 06:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA428 | SLOVAKIA'S BORDER WITH UKRAINE [...] (U) Summary. On Monday, September 21, Embassy officers together with DHS/ICE attachi visited the Slovak-Ukraine border as the guests of the Border and Alien Police (BAP). Our purposes were (I) to assess any security changes since visa waiver accession; (ii) observe U.S.-donated inspection eq [...] | 2009-10-02 15:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV LO UP PINR |
09BRATISLAVA43 | ASYLUM POLICY IN SLOVAKIA NOT REFUGEE FRIENDLY [...] SUMMARY: On October 24, the Slovak parliament harmonized existing asylum law with EU directive 15 by establishing a system in which the Ministry of Justice provides free legal aid to asylum seekers. The amendment, and overall conservative GOS policy towards asylum seekers and recognized refu [...] | 2009-01-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA441 | (S) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM SLOVAK POLICE [...] (S/NF) The Regional Security Officer continues to work with the Slovak Police Presidium to further aid in its request for assistance. ARSO and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regional representative recently met with the local police, where we were informed that the request is related to a [...] | 2009-10-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER LO XG XH |
09BRATISLAVA444 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 16:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LO |
09BRATISLAVA447 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...] | 2009-10-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR AF LO |
09BRATISLAVA449 | ORBAN IN SLOVAKIA: FOMENTS FEARS ABOUT INTENTIONS [...] Summary: Victor Orban, Chairman of Hungary's Fidesz (Hungarian Civic Union) party was a guest speaker at the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) convention on Saturday, October 17, in Rimavska Sobota, Eastern Slovakia. Orban provoked the consternation of many in Slovakia by alluding to autonomy f [...] | 2009-10-21 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HU LO |
09BRATISLAVA451 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO OCTOBER GAERC DEMARCHE [...] PolOff delivered talking points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA. Otruba stressed that Afghanistan is a priority country for Slovak development assistance, and that they are trying to coordinate with other EU members in this area. He noted that the EU would be di [...] | 2009-10-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU LO |
09BRATISLAVA453 | SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Gates met October 23 with Deputy Prime Minister (and Interior Minister) Kalinak and Defense Minister Baska on the margins of the Bratislava NATO defense ministerial. Kalinak underscored and elaborated on Baska's earlier announcement that Slovakia would be in [...] | 2009-10-24 07:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR LO |
09BRATISLAVA455 | ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF |
09BRATISLAVA456 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Marianna Lipkova, of the Slovak MFA Human Rights Department, on October 26. Lipkova expressed enthusiasm for U.S. engagement both on the HRC and the Third Committee, as our positions are closely aligned on almost all issues. Lipkova said that Slovakia [...] | 2009-10-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN LO |
09BRATISLAVA46 | GAS CRISIS MAY PRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) In Ambassador Obsitnik's farewell calls on Slovak PM Robert Fico and FM Jan Kubis (septel),both men brought up the possibility of joining the Nabucco consortium as a hedge against future crises. The Slovak leadership gave us their frank views of the respective roles the Ukrainians and Ru [...] | 2009-01-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA460 | MEDIA, MADARIC, AND MOOLAH [...] (U) Within the SMER (Direction)-led coalition government, Minister of Culture Marek Madaric has spearheaded an unprecedentedly prolific legislative agenda for the Ministry of Culture, introducing and passing eight laws during his tenure. Several of the laws, including the "press law" (ref: Bra [...] | 2009-10-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM OIIP KPAO LO |
09BRATISLAVA461 | SLOVAKIA'S ROSS PEROT: RICHARD SULIK [...] (U) Summary: Richard Sulik's Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS) was the unexpected success of the European Parliamentary elections earlier this year. Though SaS failed to win a MEP slot, it managed to win 4.8 percent of the vote after less than a year of existence and an inexpensive, privately [...] | 2009-10-29 16:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA465 | SLOVAKS WILL VOTE AGAINST GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LO |
09BRATISLAVA468 | SLOVAK ROMA: THE COSTS OF NON-INCLUSION [...] Summary: On October 27, the Open Society Foundation in Bratislava released a study entitled The Costs of Non-Inclusion, which attempts to assess the long-term economic impact of the social exclusion of Slovakia's Roma population. The study's authors, Anton Marcincin and Lubica Marcincinova, d [...] | 2009-11-05 15:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ECON LO |
09BRATISLAVA47 | SLOVAK JUSTICE IS SUFFERING UNDER JUSTICE MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 13:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA470 | SLOVAKIA AGREES TO RESETTLE THREE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary: In a November 4 meeting with Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to accept three Guantanamo detainees for resettlement in Slovakia. After further discussion of details and logistics with Foreign Minister Lajcak and Interior Min [...] | 2009-11-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LO HU PHUM |
09BRATISLAVA472 | "THE PRIVATIZATION OF JUSTICE IN SLOVAKIA" [...] (SBU) The effects of Stefan Harabin's consolidation of judicial power can be seen in several recent administrative decisions on promotions and public disclosure, and in court rulings on civil cases. This cable outlines a specific instance of each of these three phenomena. Slavomir Cimerman, a [...] | 2009-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCOR LO |
09BRATISLAVA474 | SLOVAKIA: FICO'S FAILURE TO RESOLVE INTERBLUE CO2 TRADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A failure to resolve the Interblue CO2 permit scandal has prompted widespread suspicion that PM Robert Fico's Smer political party was deeply involved in the corrupt sale, which may ultimately cost Slovakia hundreds of millions of Euros in lost revenue. Although Fico has tried--wi [...] | 2009-11-10 09:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR SENV ECON LO |
09BRATISLAVA476 | WILL SMER SWEEP THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS? [...] Summary. On November 14, Slovak voters will elect regional parliaments in each of the eight Higher Territorial Units (VUC) and a chairman or `zupan' of each VUC. These will be the third regional elections in Slovakia's sixteen-year history. If no zupan candidate wins in the first round, a s [...] | 2009-11-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA48 | NEW FM LAJCAK ON THE JOB; UNCLEAR HOW LONG HE WILL [...] (U) Summary: On Monday, January 26, President Gasparovic formally appointed Miroslav Lajcak to replace Jan Kubis as Slovakia's Foreign Minister. Lajcak, currently serving as the EU Special Representative and High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has stated that he intends to remain in S [...] | 2009-01-28 09:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA480 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO NOVEMBER GAERC DEMARCHE [...] PolOff delivered referenced talking points on November 13 to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA. Otruba agreed that EU cooperation with Russia is vital, and said that the Slovaks are interested in an "early warning" agreement on energy supply issues. Otruba also said that R [...] | 2009-11-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU LO |
09BRATISLAVA484 | SLOVAKIA PAINTED RED: FICO'S SMER STEAMROLLS OPPOSITION IN [...] Summary: The 2009 regional elections were a smashing victory for PM Robert Fico's ruling party, SMER ("Direction"). In four of the eight regions, SMER-supported regional governor or "zupan" candidates won over 50 percent of the vote and do not require a run-off; in the remaining four regions, [...] | 2009-11-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA487 | SLOVAKIA SLOW ROLLS CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY [...] (U) On November 4, the Slovak government approved draft legislation on terrorist financing. The accompanying explanatory note caught our eye because it stated that `if the proposed legislative changes creating separate offenses for terrorism financing and corporate criminal liability were [...] | 2009-11-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OECD LO |
09BRATISLAVA489 | SLOVAKIA COMMEMORATES THE VELVET REVOLUTION: SNAPSHOTS FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA49 | CHIEF OF OFFICE CHARGED WITH GRANTING SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. Frantisek Blanarik, the Head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),is under pressure after the exposure of archived files related to information he provided to the Military Counterintelligence Service (VKR) when he was a soldier in the mid-1980s. If Blanarik provided inform [...] | 2009-01-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA492 | SLOVAKIA ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: MACEDONIA AND BOSNIA SHOULD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 09:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA497 | DAS QUANRUD IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: In a 29-hour visit to Bratislava, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with a variety of senior Slovak government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak and FM Miroslav Lajcak, as well as opposition leaders and members of the judiciary, civil society, and news media to di [...] | 2009-11-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG LO |
09BRATISLAVA500 | FICO'S RUSSIA TRIP: VAGUE PROMISES AND A NICELY PAINTED CAR [...] (SBU) PM Robert Fico's jaunt to Moscow on November 16 was criticized for its timing (the day before Slovakia officially celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism) as well as the deliverables. The latter include more talk of a joint venture with Gazprom and a wide-gauge rail exte [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG RS LO |
09BRATISLAVA501 | REGIONAL ELECTIONS: SMER SWEEPS ALL BUT ONE REGION [...] Summary: On November 28, Slovak voters in four of eight regions elected their new regional governors or "zupans" in the second round of Slovakia's regional elections. PM Fico's SMER ("direction") had already secured victory in the other four regions during the first round on November 14 (reft [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA519 | LIAR, LIAR, PRESS CONSPIRE [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Robert Fico convened an impromptu press conference on December 10 to vilify the press for pursuing a story about Fico's family connections to an emerging scandal involving the Slovak land fund (septel to follow). PM Fico claimed during the press conference that all the major [...] | 2009-12-18 14:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO LO |
09BRATISLAVA521 | GET OUR YOUR SLOVNIKS: SLOVAK LANGUAGE LAW TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Amended State Language Act entered into force on September 1. While the Slovak cabinet passed the OSCE-vetted implementation guidelines (not legislation) for the Act on December 16, there is still confusion about the practical effects of the Act. Both Budapest and ethnic Hu [...] | 2009-12-18 17:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA53 | AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S FAREWELL TRIFECTA - FICO, [...] (C) Summary: In farewell calls on Prime Minister Fico, President Gasparovic, and Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador Obsitnik underscored his appreciation for U.S.-Slovak cooperation during his 13-month tenure, highlighting Slovakia's entry into the Visa Waiver Program and increasingly active [...] | 2009-01-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV LO |
09BRATISLAVA54 | SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...] | 2009-01-30 10:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO |
09BRATISLAVA63 | SLOVAKIA WANTES TO HELP MAKE TRACKER BETTER [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. Slovakia's Department of Sensitive Goods Trade Management (Ministry of Economy) appreciates USG donations of "Tracker" software, hardware and related training, and is anxious to offer its ideas about how it can be m [...] | 2009-02-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC LO |
09BRATISLAVA70 | FICO'S ROLE MODEL: VLADIMIR PUTIN? [...] (C) Name this leader: He consolidated power and popularity during a period of unprecedented economic growth. As a hedge against any current or future challengers, he attacks the opposition and media relentlessly. He accuses NGOs of seeking to undermine the government and has supported legislati [...] | 2009-02-09 08:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO RU |
09BRATISLAVA76 | SLOVAKIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE WESTERN [...] (C) Slovakia's new Foreign Minister, High Representative and EU Special Representative to Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak, wants to maintain a strong focus on the Western Balkans in his new role. In a February 11 initial meeting with Charge, Lajcak also mentioned that he had intended to visit Washingt [...] | 2009-02-12 11:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO BH |
09BRATISLAVA89 | FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: In their initial meeting, Foreign Minister Miro Lajcak and Charge discussed a wide range of issues including bilateral relations, the global financial crisis, Afghanistan, Western Balkans (already reported reftel) and Ukraine. Lajcak opened the meeting by affirming that Slovakia [...] | 2009-02-20 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO |
09BRATISLAVA97 | CODEL Cardin Advances Human Rights Agenda in Bratislava [...] SUMMARY: During a one-day trip to Bratislava, Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) met with newly appointed Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak, former Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Butora, and members of the Jewish and Roma communities. Throughout his meeting [...] | 2009-02-25 16:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
09BRATISLAVA98 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY PREPCOM - SLOVAK [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed reftel points briefly with Milan Ciganik, Director for Disarmament, OSCE and Counter-Terrorism at Slovakia's MFA. If the EU is able to find a common position for the third Preparatory Committee Meeting (PrepCom),Slovakia will take that position. Differences bet [...] | 2009-02-27 07:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KMNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BRATISLAVA99 | SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT JUDGE PAINTER UNAT CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 09:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09BRAZZAVILLE101 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - APRIL 2, 2009 [...] French President's visit 2. Pointe-Noire port improvements to begin in October 3. Bilateral US-Congo trade 4. Venezuela Opens Embassy 5. First Conviction for Chimp Trafficking 6. Tibet, Anyone? 7. Who's in Charge? SARKOZY'S VISIT --------------- Â [...] | 2009-04-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM BEXP SENV CF CH FR VE |
09BRAZZAVILLE141 | HCOC-DEMARCHE ENCOURAGE ROC TO SUBSCRIBE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 06:48:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA KSCA CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE15 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JANUARY 15, 2009 [...] NEW YEAR GREETINGS: We wish all our correspondents and well-wishers a happy 2009. After a holiday break, we today resume publication of "Brazzaville in Brief." It is our intention to publish this series each week, on Thursday or Friday, to highlight ongoing interesting developments in Braz [...] | 2009-01-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD SCUL KPAO CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE152 | RESPONSE TO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO [...] CDA met with Lessard Makayat, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Congo (ROC) regarding the Republic of Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. ROC's recent affirmative vote on Kosovo's IMF membership was discussed. Although Mr. Makayat did not say ho [...] | 2009-05-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE171 | (SBU) CONGO'S FIRST LADY REQUESTS MEETING WITH U.S. FIRST [...] (SBU) On June 5, Congo(b)'s Minister of Health, Mrs. Emilienne Raoul, informed the Ambassador that Mrs. Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, spouse of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, requests an opportunity to meet First Lady Michelle Obama June 16 or 17. Mrs. Sassou Nguesso will arrive in Washington [...] | 2009-06-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE172 | (C) ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: DISARRY ON ALL SIDES [...] 1.(C) Summary: Congo(B) will hold a Presidential election on July 12 for a seven-year Presidential term. With the filing deadline June 12, only Mathias Dzon has filed formal papers as a candidate from the opposition. In the non-Sassou camp, it is difficult to determine which of the pos [...] | 2009-06-05 15:41:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE178 | CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION 2009 [...] Ambassador met June 11 with J.A. Kolelas, Congo(B) representative to the International Whaling Commission. 2. Kolelas said that Congo was in agreement with the U.S. position. Regarding the chair and vice-chair, he said that he had recently attended a Japanese-organized "preparatory meeting" [...] | 2009-06-11 10:01:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL SENV IWC KSCA |
09BRAZZAVILLE228 | SUBJECT : OVERVIEW OF FRENCH AID TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE [...] (U) Summary: In a detailed press interview, Nicolas Normand, French Ambassador to the ROC, described the major areas of GOF aid efforts in the ROC. Currently, the GOF has a multi-faceted aid program that focuses on intervention in infrastructure development, cultural advocacy, environmental is [...] | 2009-07-30 11:02:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL CF FR |
09BRAZZAVILLE23 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JANUARY 22, 2009 [...] As we noted last week, the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville has now opened in the new embassy compound. Our address is: Boulevard Maya Maya Brazzaville, Republic of Congo The main embassy number is (country code 242) 612-2000. We will be updating our website information over the next severa [...] | 2009-01-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE241 | (U) MEDIA/DEBT: LES DEPECHES DE BRAZZAVILLE EDITORIALIZES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 08:55:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE242 | 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE285 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - OCTOBER 1, 2009 [...] (U) President Denis Sassou Nguesso and a large delegation of sixty arrived in New York on September 17. Sassou, First Lady Antoinette, the Foreign Minister, the Minster of Forestry, the Minister of the Environment and 25 others travelled on a chartered plane via Cape Verde. 2. (U) In hi [...] | 2009-10-01 12:56:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE325 | BUDGET TRANSPARENCY DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL ZF |
09BRAZZAVILLE329 | UPDATE-OVER 20,000 DISPLACED BY VIOLENCE IN DRC INTO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CF CG EAID PREF PREL PHUM |
09BRAZZAVILLE331 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: NOVEMBER 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CF EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD |
09BRAZZAVILLE337 | (SBU) CONGO(B) GOVERNMENT UNEASY OVER EVENTS IN NORTHERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 15:10:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV PREL PREF CF CG |
09BRAZZAVILLE345 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: DECEMBER 10, 2009 [...] (U) According to the GROC, there are now 77,488 displaced persons in camps spread along the Congo-Brazzaville bank of the Oubangui River, primarily in the Likouala region. Reports on both sides of the border indicate that what began as an ethnic conflict has now evolved into an organized rebel [...] | 2009-12-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CF EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD |
09BRAZZAVILLE362 | REFUGEE UPDATE - 88,000 DRC REFUGEES IN THE LIKOUALA REGION [...] (U) Over the last two months, 87,789 DRC refugees have crossed the Ubangui River into the Likouala region of the Congo in order to flee fighting in the Equateur province of DRC. DCM and RefCoord visited five of the approximately 60 refugee sites between December 17 and 19. The refugees are sp [...] | 2009-12-23 11:28:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV UNHCR WFP CT CM CG CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE368 | (SBU) BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: DECEMBER 31, 2009: BUDGET, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 11:23:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN PREL CF CH ELAB PINS |
09BRAZZAVILLE72 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - MARCH 12, 2009 [...] In an operation running through March 2, the Congolese government bought a total of over 2,500 firearms, 66,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, and several hundred grenades, rockets, and artillery shells from the Pool area. The operation was financed with a 500 million CFA Congo government [...] | 2009-03-12 19:38:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PARM PINS ECON PREL EFIN MASS CF CH |
09BRAZZAVILLE80 | EU/USA/UNDP MEET WITH MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, at the initiative of the European Union, the EU (commission and presidency (Belgium) plus the resident chiefs of mission of France and Italy),the UNDP resrep/resident coordinator, and the U.S. Ambassador met with Minister of Territorial Administration Raymond Mboul [...] | 2009-03-19 10:27:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CF |
09BRAZZAVILLE83 | DECISION TO FLY FLAG AT HALF STAFF FOR THE LATE FIRST LADY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 14:44:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL CF GB |
09BRAZZAVILLE91 | CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] Per reftel, EmbOff met with Daniel Owassa, Secretary General, Chef du Cabinet, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of the Congo (ROC). Talking points regarding the new strategy for meeting the challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan were presented to Owassa. 2. In response, [...] | 2009-03-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MARR MOPS PK AF |
09BRIDGETOWN1 | BARBADOS MFA FRETS OVER VENEZUELA MARITIME CLAIMS [...] (C) MFA Maritime and American Affairs Desk Officers expressed lingering concerns over Venezuela's claim to a 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Bird Rock Island (la Isla de Aves) and claims to large maritime blocks within Barbados's EEZ, in recent meetings with Emboffs. Ve [...] | 2009-01-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL ETRD MARR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN116 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT - EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] (s/nf) According to the definitional criteria in reftel, the countries of the eastern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) have little that qualify as CI/KR assets from a U.S. national security perspective [...] | 2009-02-23 17:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PREL ETTC XL |
09BRIDGETOWN132 | INSIDE CRICKET: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS POLITICAL [...] (C) A long-time member of the ruling St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP),Dwyer Astaphan, recently resigned from the Douglas administration, opening the door for the Concerned Citizen Movement (CCM) -- a Nevis-based party -- to play a kingmaker's role, possibly in coalition with the oppos [...] | 2009-02-26 22:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN142 | CHINESE VICE PREMIER HUI,S VISIT: IT WAS ALL ABOUT [...] (C) The visit of Vice Premier Hui Liangyu to Barbados was more style than substance, according to senior MFA officials. The primary goal of the visit appears to have been to reinforce China,s commitment to the region in order to prevent any new flip-flops on the recognition of Taiwan followi [...] | 2009-03-04 19:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CN XL |
09BRIDGETOWN144 | COLLAPSE OF TRINIDAD,S CL FINANCIAL GROUP RIPPLES [...] (C) The collapse and subsequent bailout of the CLICO Group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the Caribbean, is a cause of serious concern in Barbados. CLICO holds a wide range of assets in Barbados including the Barbados National Bank, which Prime Minister Thompson is now seeking [...] | 2009-03-04 19:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CN XL |
09BRIDGETOWN155 | IMF SHIFTS COURSE ON ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PROJECT [...] (C) Following a January 30-February 12 Article IV consultation visit to St. Vincent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a report in which it termed the construction of a costly new international airport a step in the right direction for the country's tourism development. This conclus [...] | 2009-03-06 20:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN160 | DOMINICA COMMERCIAL SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Dominica has long been an undeveloped and underserved economy in the Caribbean, but projects in geothermal power and freshwater have the potential to attract business interest to the country. The American business community is small but growing, with interests in electricity, media, qu [...] | 2009-03-11 17:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BEXP PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN162 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN: TOURISM ECONOMY WAITING FOR THE [...] (SBU) Governments across the Eastern Caribbean continue to put on a brave face about the effects of the global economic recession; however, sources in the business community paint a different picture. Local tourism associations and hoteliers are very concerned about the depth and duration of [...] | 2009-03-11 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN166 | DOMINICA POLECON ROUNDUP [...] (C) The Government of Dominica continues to suffer from small-time leadership, a perception that corruption is out of hand, and a lack of momentum in developing infrastructure for growth. The newly formed Integrity in Public Office Commission is operational, but hamstrung by lack of resource [...] | 2009-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PREL INRB XL |
09BRIDGETOWN171 | ANTIGUA RETURNS UPP TO POWER; ALP HEADS TO COURT [...] (C) Antigua and Barbuda's ruling United Progressive Party(UPP) won a closely contested election March 12, taking nine of the 17 seats and retaining its majority in parliament, but losing three previously-held seats in an election marred by delays and technical difficulties. Among the seats l [...] | 2009-03-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ST XL |
09BRIDGETOWN180 | Cuban Dissident Blasts Cuban Racism, Sparking Vigorous [...] (SBU) A rare public presentation by a critic of Cuba sponsored by the University of the West Indies drew big crowds, sparked a heated debate, and evoked a hysterical (in both senses of the word) response from the Cuban Ambassador in Barbados. Afro-Cuban dissident Carlos Moore highlighted the p [...] | 2009-03-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN187 | JRCC ASSESSMENT, EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (SBU) The JRCC has proven to be an incredibly useful tool for this mission and in particular for our law enforcement community. Originally developed to screen for potential terrorist threats attendant to the 2007 Cricket World Cup (CWC),JRCC and the APIS system have had the unforeseen benefit [...] | 2009-03-25 21:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KCRM CVIS EAIR PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN195 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN PLANS FOR SOA (C-AL9-00153) [...] (C) Eastern Caribbean Prime Ministers all plan to lead their delegations to the Summit of the Americas. All seven Eastern Caribbean countries believe that the Summit provides an opportune moment to engage the new U.S. Administration to address what they see as a potentially devastating blow [...] | 2009-03-30 16:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN XL |
09BRIDGETOWN199 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for information on fiscal transparency in Antigua and Barbuda. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Antigua and Bar [...] | 2009-04-01 13:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN2 | RESPONSE CABLE: ANTIGUA AIR STATION LEASE RENEWAL [...] (U) Post received a Diplomatic Note responding to DOD,s request for a 90 day extension of the lease for the United States Air Force maintained facility in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the U.S.-Antigua Defense Areas and Facilities Agreement, both of which expire on December 31, 2008 (Ref A). [...] | 2009-01-05 16:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN200 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN BARBADOS [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for information on fiscal transparency in Barbados. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Barbados benefits from som [...] | 2009-04-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN201 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ST. LUCIA [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for information on fiscal transparency in St. Lucia. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Dominica benefits from so [...] | 2009-04-01 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN204 | BARBADOS PM APPEALS TO POTUS RE TAX HAVEN BILLS [...] (SBU) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson sent the President a strongly worded appeal to exempt his country from any pending anti-tax haven legislation. Calling on the President and Congress to avoid a "broad brush and generic condemnation" of international financial centers on the basis [...] | 2009-04-01 22:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN207 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN DOMINICA [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for information on fiscal transparencyin Dominica. Responses are keyed to reftel quesions. -- Is the central government expected to eceive or is it already receiving U.S. foreignassistance funded using FY 09 funds? Dominica bnefits from some reg [...] | 2009-04-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN210 | ST LUCIA: GOVERNMENT WEAKNESS AND FOREIGN [...] (C) The government's integrity and accountability are under increasing strain in St. Lucia in the face of continued tensions within the governing party and windfall foreign funds being deployed by Taiwan into government constituencies. With the ongoing economic slowdown impacting the island, [...] | 2009-04-03 16:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PREL INRB XL CH TW EAID OFDP |
09BRIDGETOWN243 | SAINT LUCIA: ECONOMIC PROMISE AND PITFALLS [...] (U) The economy of St. Lucia is suffering from a decline in tourist arrivals, but the consensus is that the country is on the right path and should do well when the global economy recovers. American businesses see potential for their investments in St. Lucia, but believe the government needs [...] | 2009-04-24 21:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD XL PGOV KCRM PREL INRB |
09BRIDGETOWN249 | CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO ST. VINCENT HIGHLIGHTS SUMMIT [...] (SBU) During an April 19-20 visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG),a CODEL chaired by New York Congressman Eliot Engel met with Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, Foreign Minister Sir Louis Straker, and a host of local dignitaries. The just-concluded Summit of the Americas, new directions [...] | 2009-04-27 19:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN256 | DOMINICA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Steve Ferrol, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Dominica, on April 22nd, 2009. Ferrol stated that the issue of Kosovo had been discussed in Caricom, but as of yet there has been no decision made. Ferrol knew of a letter b [...] | 2009-04-30 18:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL XL ECON |
09BRIDGETOWN269 | U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE [...] (U) Mission officers have contacted senior and working level contacts in ministries of foreign affairs and national security in all countries in our AOR to encourage participation and substantive input into the technical talks in Paramaribo as requested reftel. In addition, Mission officers [...] | 2009-05-07 21:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN27 | ST. VINCENT OPPOSITION - MORE HARD TIMES AHEAD [...] (C) Former St. Vincent Ambassador to the UN and cabinet minister under previous Mitchell administrations, Jonathan Peters, announced his return to politics in St. Vincent in a January 13 meeting at the Embassy. Peters has an ambitious plan both to take control of the opposition New Democratic [...] | 2009-01-15 17:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN282 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO BARBADOS [...] (SBU) Your visit, on the heels of Barbados Prime Minister Thompson's meeting with the President at the Summit of the Americas, provides opportunities to follow-up on the President,s conversations on regional stability and security and to demonstrate to the people of the region our continuing [...] | 2009-05-13 21:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN293 | BARBADOS ANNOUNCES NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] (SBU) A recent announcement by Barbados PM David Thompson that places greater restrictions on undocumented CARICOM aliens has elicited negative reactions from the opposition, the local Guyanese community, and regional commentators. While the policy is consistent with other GOB actions to "fe [...] | 2009-05-19 20:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV BB XL |
09BRIDGETOWN294 | ST. VINCENT PM LASHES OUT OVER BARBADOS IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] (U) St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves leveled unusually sharp criticism against a fellow CARICOM member at a speech to the St. Vincent parliament May 14. While stopping just short of calling out Barbados PM David Thompson by name, Gonsalves strongly castigated Barbados for a recently- [...] | 2009-05-19 20:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS XL |
09BRIDGETOWN295 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...] | 2009-05-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN303 | BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel queries for Barbados. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Barbados has not taken any steps to advance democracy or human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country made public statem [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
09BRIDGETOWN304 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made other public statemen [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN305 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made public state [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN306 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Antigua and Barbuda. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Antigua and Barbuda has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN307 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Kitts and Nevis. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...] | 2009-05-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN312 | USNS COMFORT VISIT DAZZLES ANTIGUA [...] (U) The May 5-16 goodwill visit of the U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Comfort to Antigua and Barbuda drew rave reviews from every corner of the country. The visit directly touched over 55,000 lives -- well over half the population of the country -- along with numerous others through community relati [...] | 2009-05-28 12:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN314 | ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER'S VISIT TO BARBADOS SETS [...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder's May 21-24 visit to Barbados generated enormous goodwill both in Barbados and more broadly among CARICOM Attorneys General. The visit, which received glowing press in Barbados, charted a positive agenda for judicial and law enforcement cooperation between t [...] | 2009-05-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL KJUS MASS XL |
09BRIDGETOWN315 | BARBADOS PM TELLS AG HOLDER RAUL CASTRO WANTS TO [...] (C) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, who met with Raul Castro one on one for two hours in mid-May, told Attorney General Holder that he was "impressed by the degree to which Raul Castro is interested in working with the United States." Given Barbados' long-standing good relations with [...] | 2009-05-28 16:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN328 | VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) Per reftels, the Embassy provided information on May 12 and again on June 2, 2009 regarding the June 3, 2009 voting deadline for World Bank Governors to cast a vote regarding Kosovo's admission to the World Bank. The MFAs of the following countries were contacted under cover of Diplom [...] | 2009-06-03 20:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL XL KV |
09BRIDGETOWN34 | FINAL DEPARTURE FROM POST - AMBASSADOR MARY MARTIN [...] Ambassador Mary Martin Ourisman departed post on Friday, January 16, 2009, at 12:46 p.m. local time for return to Washington, D.C. 2. The Transfer of Office certificate has been signed by Ambassador Mary Ourisman and Charge d'Affaires David Brent Hardt as follows; a signed original is file [...] | 2009-01-16 21:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PGOV PREL BB XL |
09BRIDGETOWN346 | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON EVERYONE'S FRONT BURNER IN [...] (C) Having been granted rights to develop a geothermal reservoir by the Government of Nevis, West Indies Power claims it is 18 months away from generating sufficient power to meet the energy needs of Nevis, and more than 2 years away from exporting power to St. Kitts. Large potential customers [...] | 2009-06-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN407 | CHAVEZ LAVISHES ATTENTION ON DOMINICA AFTER ST. [...] (C) On June 12th, the 18 member states of Venezuela's PetroCaribe agreement held their 6th annual summit on the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis; President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was the headliner. Citing the dynamic nature of oil prices and the global economy, St. Kitts PM Denzil Dougl [...] | 2009-07-02 20:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON EAID XL |
09BRIDGETOWN41 | CUBA, DEPORTEES AND SECURITY TOP AGENDA IN [...] (C) During the Ambassador's January 8 farewell call on St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, he called on the U.S. to unconditionally end its economic embargo on Cuba. PM Gonsalves spoke at length about the deep, strong ties that bind the United States and the Caribb [...] | 2009-01-22 11:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KCRM PGOV PREL XL ZL |
09BRIDGETOWN417 | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS OPPOSITION LEADERS ANTICIPATE [...] (C) Opposition leaders from the People's Action Movement (PAM) on St. Kitts are renouncing their U.S. citizenship in anticipation of possible elections in July. Using the out of control crime wave and the government's lack of action as corner stone of a PAM campaign, leaders are confident they [...] | 2009-07-08 19:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN425 | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ELECTIONS: WAITING FOR THE [...] (C) Michael Morton, Chairman of the largest private sector entity on St. Kitts and Nevis and a strong opposition party supporter, told emboffs in a recent meeting that he believes Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and the St. Kitts and Nevis Labor Party (SKLP) did not call elections as expected on [...] | 2009-07-15 14:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN430 | NEVIS HOSTS GEOTHERMAL CONFERENCE [...] (U) The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) hosted the first Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Energy Conference on Nevis, June 30th through July 2nd to promote geothermal energy in the region. In Attendance were government officials from St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica, and St. Vincent and [...] | 2009-07-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN448 | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS HOSTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) In an effort to get a grip on escalating, gang-related violent crime in the Eastern Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis hosted the first Regional Conference on Youth Crime and Violence Prevention on June 22-23. The conference sought to define the scope of the problem, establish why the violence [...] | 2009-07-22 18:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM ECON SOCI PREL PGOV XL |
09BRIDGETOWN461 | POLOFF INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with key St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) government and non-government representatives yielded leads on SVG's orientation towards the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Shipboarding Agreement, reaction on G/TIP's Tier 2 Watchlist designation, and offered [...] | 2009-07-29 19:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN462 | ANTIGUA, ST. VINCENT EAGER TO RENEW TALKS ON PSI [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (SBU) In separate meetings July 20 and July 23-24, senior government officials in both St. Vincent and Antigua signaled their readiness to engage with USG experts to conclude shipboarding agreements under the Proliferation Security Initiative. [...] | 2009-07-29 20:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN465 | ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SSI SPEAKER FOSTERS DEBATE IN [...] (U) The Strategic Speaker Initiative brought solar power expert JF Scarborough to Barbados, Grenada and Dominica to talk about alternative energy. This timely topic attracted surprisingly large crowds and fostered vigorous debate within the countries on the best way to manage future alternati [...] | 2009-07-30 20:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN471 | ALBA'S ALLURE TO ANTIGUA ET AL [...] (c) Three of the seven Eastern Caribbean countries are now members of both ALBA and PetroCaribe. While this has raised eyebrows among political pundits in the region and beyond, the three island nations that have joined - Dominica, St. Vincent, and most recently, Antigua - are doing what they [...] | 2009-08-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ENRG ETRD XL |
09BRIDGETOWN483 | DOMINICA DEBATES THE FUTURE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) A recently concluded Strategic Speaker Initiative (reftel A) brought about a timely debate within Dominica on the best way to manage future alternative energy projects. In Dominica, the elephant in the room is geothermal energy, which is seen by many as a savior for the country despite th [...] | 2009-08-10 14:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN5 | DOMINICA: AMATEURISH PM'S OFFICE BOTCHES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Despite repeated confirmation the day prior to the Ambassador's planned December 17 farewell calls on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Foreign Minister Vince Henderson, both were no-shows [...] | 2009-01-05 18:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC XL |
09BRIDGETOWN500 | LEADING ST. VINCENT'S OPPOSITION -- WHAT'S SECOND [...] (C) Jonathan Peters, the former Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Ambassador to the UN and Minister of Trade under Sir James Mitchell, met with poloffs to discuss his plans to run for opposition leader in St. Vincent. This was his third trip to the Embassy in less than a year, to ask for [...] | 2009-08-19 13:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN507 | GRENADA REPLACES CONTROVERSIAL AG IN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Grenada's year-old Government announced a cabinet reshuffle on 31 July, the centerpiece of which was the formal sacking of a controversial Attorney General. The reshuffle also resulted in the creation of two new ministries and the division of several others. According to the Senior Ad [...] | 2009-08-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN514 | GOOD PROGRESS AT SECOND CBSI WG MEETING [...] (U) An August 13 working group meeting between Caribbean officials and USG representatives made good progress on moving the President's security agenda for the Caribbean region forward. The two sides agreed to craft a political declaration, strategy, and action plan to frame assistance under [...] | 2009-08-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS EAID KJUS SNAR PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN529 | St. Vincent Eager to Cooperate on Anti-TIP Measures [...] The Office to Counter Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) consultant's August 24-27 meetings with Vincentian government (GOSVG) and NGO representatives revealed receptiveness to further anti-TIP cooperation, from expanded legislation beyond the Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) model [...] | 2009-08-31 21:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM EAID PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN530 | LEADING ST. VINCENT'S OPPOSITION -- WHAT'S SECOND [...] (SBU) Jonathan Peters, the former Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Ambassador to the UN and Minister of Trade under Sir James Mitchell, met with poloffs to discuss his plans to run for opposition leader in St. Vincent. This was his third trip to the Embassy in less than a year, to ask f [...] | 2009-09-01 19:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN567 | Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean: NAS Summer 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is a summary of law enforcement and counter-narcotics activities and training for July and August 2009 in Embassy Bridgetown's AOR. Most of the reporting period was dominated by a JIATF-S led operation, Operation Flying Fish II, which resulted in numerous contacts with drug [...] | 2009-09-16 22:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS MASS PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN6 | CUBA, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY COOPERATION AND [...] (C). During a December 19 farewell call on Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, the Ambassador thanked Thompson for his efforts to work with us to strengthen regional security, urged him to reassess his government's approach to UN human rights resolutions, and reaffirmed U.S. support for co [...] | 2009-01-05 19:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KCRM PGOV PREL XL ZL |
09BRIDGETOWN611 | EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN EXPANDS OUTREACH TO ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES [...] (SBU) Following a successful inaugural Iftar celebration for Ramadan 2007, Embassy Bridgetown significantly expanded outreach to Eastern Caribbean Islamic communities in 2009 with Iftar events in three countries -- Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts and Nevis. All three events were well attend [...] | 2009-10-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PHUM PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN615 | ST. VINCENT SET TO LAUNCH MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Vincentians are preparing for what will likely be a hotly contested vote in a November 25 referendum on a new constitution. The proposed constitution, which would turn the multi-island nation into a presidential republic, has been touted by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as essential fo [...] | 2009-10-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN617 | (C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: BARBADOS PM [...] (C) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson is a bland but competent leader who is maintaining his country's long-standing tradition of political pragmatism and fiscal responsibility. He is also committed to an independent foreign policy of "moderation and commonsense." This commitment, refle [...] | 2009-10-06 20:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR INRB XL |
09BRIDGETOWN62 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM OECS DIRECTOR GENERAL LEN [...] Please deliver the following message from OECS Director General Len Ishmael to President Barack Obama. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. President, It is with the utmost pride and humility that we of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States add our voice to the many throughout the world, in [...] | 2009-01-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP OECS XL |
09BRIDGETOWN622 | (C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: ST. VINCENT PM [...] (C/NF) Politically rooted in 1970s leftist movements, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves is a pragmatic ideologue with a strong populist bent. He has the charisma and political savvy needed to keep himself in power for years to come, though his popularity is gradual [...] | 2009-10-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR INRB PREL PGOV XL |
09BRIDGETOWN653 | RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...] | 2009-10-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN654 | YOUNG MEN IN GRENADA NOT MAKING THE GRADE [...] (U) Throughout the Eastern Caribbean young men are in crisis. Few are pursuing higher education and many are facing difficulties finding gainful employment. By contrast, young women in the Caribbean are moving rapidly ahead of their male counterparts: nearly 70 percent of college students i [...] | 2009-10-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN655 | YOUNG MEN IN GRENADA NOT MAKING THE GRADE [...] (U) Throughout the Eastern Caribbean young men are in crisis. Few are pursuing higher education and many are facing difficulties finding gainful employment. By contrast, young women in the Caribbean are moving rapidly ahead of their male counterparts: nearly 70 percent of college students i [...] | 2009-10-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN656 | RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...] | 2009-10-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN658 | RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...] | 2009-10-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN659 | YOUNG MEN IN GRENADA NOT MAKING THE GRADE [...] (U) Throughout the Eastern Caribbean young men are in crisis. Few are pursuing higher education and many are facing difficulties finding gainful employment. By contrast, young women in the Caribbean are moving rapidly ahead of their male counterparts: nearly 70 percent of college students i [...] | 2009-10-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN660 | SOUTHCOM ASSESSMENTS ON ST.LUCIA HOSPITAL [...] (C) The three assessments prepared by SOUTHCOM on the effects of the fire at St. Jude's hospital in St. Lucia were completed and delivered to Prime Minister King October 2. These assessments, encompassing the entire Medical infrastructure of southern St. Lucia, provided a roadmap for rebuildi [...] | 2009-10-16 21:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN675 | CHINESE-MADE PLANES HEADED TO THE CARIBBEAN [...] (C) The Governments of Barbados and Antigua, two of the three majority shareholders in the monopoly regional air carrier LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport),have expressed strong interest in replacing the aging fleet of turboprops with Chinese-made planes. China's Ambassador in Antigua con [...] | 2009-10-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAIR PREL CN XL |
09BRIDGETOWN68 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM DOMINICA'S [...] Embassy Bridgetown received Diplomatic Note No. 211/01-224 from Dominica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which included a letter from President Nicholas Liverpool containing a congratulatory message for President Barack Obama. The complete text of the letter follows in paragraph 2. When the or [...] | 2009-02-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PGOV XL |
09BRIDGETOWN685 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ST. [...] (SBU) CDA conveyed reftel points to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and Foreign Minister Louis Straker in meetings October 26. PM Gonsalves said he was displeased with the images of abuse displayed during Iran's recent presidential election, adding that his June [...] | 2009-10-29 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PHUM IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN689 | ST. VINCENT CONTINUES IRAN COURTSHIP IN HOPES OF [...] (C) In his attempt to garner financial support for his signature International Airport project, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves (with encouragement from Venezuela's Hugo Chavez) has sought to forge closer relations with Iran. Although he has held two meetings with Iranian president [...] | 2009-10-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PGOV PHUM PARM IR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN690 | VINCENTIAN NATIONAL DAY EVENTS SHARPEN BATTLE [...] (SBU) St. Vincent's November 25 constitutional referendum was the main focus of discussion with government and NGO interlocutors, and the main point of Independence Day remarks made by Prime Minister Gonsalves, during the October 27 festivities marking the country's 30th anniversary of indepen [...] | 2009-10-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN699 | GOLDSTONE POINTS SENT TO EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 18:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN711 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...] | 2009-11-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN712 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, Barbados has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host coun [...] | 2009-11-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN721 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host co [...] | 2009-11-17 17:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN723 | REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Lucia follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country [...] | 2009-11-17 17:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN725 | St Kitts: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country [...] | 2009-11-18 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL XL CU |
09BRIDGETOWN733 | Barbados Launches First-Ever Entrepreneurship Venture [...] The Barbados Government, in conjunction with a handful of local business leaders, announced the formation of the island nation's first-ever business start-up seed capital and venture capital fund on November 13. The fund, which was capitalized by the Barbados Government, will be administered [...] | 2009-11-19 18:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PREL XL |
09BRIDGETOWN735 | GONSALVES DEFENDS TIES WITH VENEZUELA, BUT WELCOMES DEEPER [...] (C) In a three-hour marathon meeting with the Charge October 26, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves outlined his efforts to combat drug trafficking and crime and his need for new assets and expanded U.S. support. He defended his close ties to Venezuela through ALBA and PetroCaribe, but [...] | 2009-11-19 20:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN737 | Embassy Bridgetown Nomination for 2010 Secretary's Award for [...] With the concurrence of the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown country team, I am pleased to nominate St. Vincent and the Grenadines civil society and human rights activist Anesia Octavia Baptiste for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Baptiste, an outspoken, effective an [...] | 2009-11-23 15:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN XL |
09BRIDGETOWN739 | BARBADOS COAST GUARD COMMANDER TACKLES CORRUPTION, TRAINING [...] (C) Newly installed Barbados Coast Guard Commander Sean Reece emphasized the need for further training for his units as the Coast Guard grapples with serious internal corruption issues and regional capacity deficiencies. Reece commended the close cooperation between the Coast Guard and U.S. So [...] | 2009-12-04 14:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MOPS SNAR CH XL |
09BRIDGETOWN745 | Dominica Election Primer: The Bolivarian Candidate [...] (C) With high unemployment and government corruption dominating election debates, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has decided to take a gamble on his political career, betting that he can ride a wave of financial support from China and Venezuela to overcome his government's poor sho [...] | 2009-12-04 21:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON XL VE |
09BRIDGETOWN747 | (C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: DOMINICA PM ROOSEVELT [...] (C) Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica was the youngest head of government in the world when he took office in 2004 at 31 years of age. His youth has been highlighted as a reason for his naivetC) in international circles, but also as an indicator of well-honed political instincts th [...] | 2009-12-07 19:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV XL VE |
09BRIDGETOWN753 | (C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA PM [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has gradually grown into his role as the dominant figure in Antiguan politics and, with his recent electoral victory, looks set to remain in power through 2014. Despite his decision to join ALBA and PetroCaribe and the fawning pro-ALBA rhetoric it has occ [...] | 2009-12-10 12:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL VE XL |
09BRIDGETOWN761 | Dominican PM's Boasts of Assistance Refuted by Anguilla and [...] (C) In what is seen as a significant pre-election mistake, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced at a political rally that his government had extended USD$13.5 million in loans to Anguilla and Antigua to help its "downtrodden" fellow members of the Organization of Eastern Caribb [...] | 2009-12-16 19:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN763 | Antigua's Economy: Down for the Count? [...] (C) Antigua's public debt has increased at a catastrophic rate over the last two years, leading to a debt to GDP ratio of almost 120 percent. The government's own estimates show that the ratio will likely hit 200 percent by the end of the its current term in office in 2014, if drastic measure [...] | 2009-12-16 19:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CH XL |
09BRIDGETOWN765 | Dominica's Opposition Leader Cautiously Optimistic Despite [...] (C) Dominica's main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) leader Ron Green was cautiously optimistic in a call on the Charge in Bridgetown December 11, a week ahead of December 18 General Elections. Green lamented the role that outside money was playing in the election, especially by giving th [...] | 2009-12-16 19:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN769 | Where there's Smoke: Corruption in Dominica [...] (C) Allegations of corruption continue to mount against Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit as December 18 national elections approach. These allegations focus primarily on the Layou River Scandal, bogus Ambassadorial appointments, no bid government contracts, Ross University villas, an [...] | 2009-12-16 21:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR XL |
09BRIDGETOWN771 | Dominica's General Election Creates a Nearly One Party State [...] (C) Roosevelt Skerrit's Dominica Labour Party (DLP) won a landslide victory, capturing 18 of the 21 constituencies, with the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) relegated to only 3 seats. The final vote tally was 61 percent for the DLP, 35 percent for the UWP and 4 percent for the remaining [...] | 2009-12-22 22:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM OAS XL |
09BRIDGETOWN774 | ST. VINCENT REJECTS NEW CONSTITUTION: VOTERS DASH PM [...] (SBU) Vincentians voted convincingly November 25 to reject a constitutional referendum that would have significantly changed St. Vincent's structure of governance. The surprisingly sharp 56-44 percent defeat set Prime Minister Gonsalves on his heels and dashed his plans to follow the referendu [...] | 2009-12-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM XL |
09BRIDGETOWN78 | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONTENDS FOR PER CAPITA MURDER [...] (C) The small twin island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis is number two, sandwiched between Colombia and South Africa, on the list of nations with the most murders per capita. The spike in killings, now receiving attention in the international press, has the potential to further damage a touris [...] | 2009-02-05 20:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL XL SOCI |
09BRUSELS1292 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1 | AMBASSADOR VISITS PRAGUE TO DISCUSS CZECH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency, which takes over on January 1, wants the new American president to meet the EU-27 heads of state in early April in Prague to discuss climate change and the Middle East. Czech FonMin Schwarzenberg is considering a trip to Washington in early February to mee [...] | 2009-01-01 09:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SENV EFIN ECON ETTC IR EZ |
09BRUSSELS10 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU GIVES ADDITIONAL 3M EURO FOR [...] (U) The European Commission allocated 3 million euros from its general humanitarian budget on January 4 in response to the current crisis in Gaza. Total 2009 Commission funding for Gaza and the West Bank is 290 million euros, which includes 55 million from the European Commission Humanitarian [...] | 2009-01-06 16:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID LE PGOV PHUM PREL UNRWA EUN |
09BRUSSELS1012 | INTERVIEW OF BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE CREM [...] Embassy wishes to provide Department with the text of the following interview of Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem, which appeared in the Dutch-language Belgian magazine, Humo, on July 14, 2009. 2. Begin text of interview: Q: As Defense Minister, you let our country fight along in [...] | 2009-07-23 15:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MOPS AF BE |
09BRUSSELS1016 | BELGIUM: COOPERATION URGED ON UNHRC [...] (U) Summary. With the U.S. a new member, and Belgium now president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the time for coordination and consensus building is now, according to Belgian MFA human rights officer Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux opposes wholesale changes to the UNHRC syst [...] | 2009-07-24 11:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR UN BE |
09BRUSSELS1023 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Brussels warmly welcomes the visit of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Holbrooke and his meeting with newly appointed Belgian Foreign Minister Yves Leterme. Since a change of government in late 2007, Belgium has gone from regarding its military as "an [...] | 2009-07-27 10:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS EAID AF BE |
09BRUSSELS1044 | BELGIAN MP TO PROPOSE LAW BANNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | MNUC MARR PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1047 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S JULY 28 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met on July 28 with Yves Leterme, newly appointed Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke urged the GOB to ensure that the Belgian public understands how important operations in Afghanistan are to Belgian, Euro [...] | 2009-07-30 15:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV AF BE |
09BRUSSELS1048 | JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2009-07-30 17:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR |
09BRUSSELS1058 | IRAN, PSI, AND THE EU: IS IT TIME TO LET THE EU [...] (S//NF) Summary/Comment: The EU,s growing role in European maritime security and non-proliferation policy makes it increasingly in our interest to enlist the EU in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). New EU initiatives and a formal EU role in PSI could help compel stronger action [...] | 2009-07-31 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR EUN EWWT KNNP |
09BRUSSELS107 | FLEMISH AND FRANCOPHONE LIBERAL PARTIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During her January 14 visit to Brussels, EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen met with representatives of the francophone and the Flemish liberal parties. She spoke with Koert Debeuf, Director of the Flemish Open VLD's Liberal Studies Center and Corentin de Salle, Counselor at the fra [...] | 2009-01-27 14:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1071 | SRAP HOLBROOKE, EU HIGH REP SOLANA DISCUSS [...] (S//NF) Summary: On July 28, SRAP Richard Holbrooke and EU High Rep Javier Solana discussed their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, further support to the Pakistani government, the Afghan presidential elections, and Solana's impressions of the situation in Iran. During the meet [...] | 2009-08-05 11:16:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ENRG MOPS PGOV XD IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1075 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: A FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the European Parliament (EP) has less decision-making power in foreign policy as compared to other EU policy areas, the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) is traditionally a prestigious one and offers a platform for high-level visitors to reach out to the EU. But the new [...] | 2009-08-06 05:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS108 | INTRODUCING THE EU IV: THE JUDICIAL, FINANCIAL, SUPERVISORY [...] In addition to its core policy and law-making institutions (the Commission, Council and European Council, and European Parliament - see REFs B and C),the EU institutional system also includes several other bodies with judicial, monetary, financial, supervisory or advisory functions. Among th [...] | 2009-01-27 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINV EUN PTER KTFN KJUS UNSC IR |
09BRUSSELS1097 | BELGIUM: DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 15:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO BE SO |
09BRUSSELS1104 | BELGIUM ESTIMATES 900 NEW CASES OF H1N1; VACCINE TESTS [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 7 an estimated 900 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the first week of August. The weekly estimate indicates the virus is spreading at predicted levels. Belgian media report that tests of H1N1 vaccines have begun on volunteers at several Belg [...] | 2009-08-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1105 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: INTRODUCING THE NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past, the European Parliament's (EP) Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) served as the EP's platform for debate on often controversial issues regarding U.S. policy, including Guantanamo detainees and data transfer. If the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, t [...] | 2009-08-10 15:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1118 | PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW DEPUTY PERMREP TO BELGIUM'S [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Polintern met on August 5 with Thomas Lambert, Belgium's new Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. Lambert has just left a position as Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht. Based on his insider's view of B [...] | 2009-08-12 09:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE IS KN IR UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1120 | BELGIUM: CLOSER COORDINATION WITH U.S. AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting with Charge and Embassy political officers, the new Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Sub-Saharan Africa sought greater coordination and cooperation among donor countries active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He ex [...] | 2009-08-12 15:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE RW CG EU |
09BRUSSELS1122 | EU WILL PUBLISH NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the EU's swift and strong public condemnation of Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction, Poloff discussed the case on August 12 with the EU Council Secretariat, per reftel. If there are no objections from Member States to proposed EU sanctions, they will be published in the Of [...] | 2009-08-12 17:59:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS1127 | EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 27, EUPOL Political Advisor Jean-Baptiste Valmary and a staffer had met with USEU political officers to provide an update on the EU civilian police mission to Afghanistan, focusing on its training activiti [...] | 2009-08-13 12:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1128 | EUPOL: READY FOR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT IN AN [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, EU Civilian Operations Commander, Kees Klompenhouwer, met with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers to discuss the EU's efforts to reform and train the Afghan police forces. Klompenhouwer acknowledged that Afghanistan is unlikely to become a South Asian Sw [...] | 2009-08-13 12:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF EUN |
09BRUSSELS1129 | BELGIUM: URGING STRONG REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BM BE |
09BRUSSELS1130 | BELGIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN WITH SENATE [...] (C) Summary: On August 10, two staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Douglas Frantz and Fulton Armstrong, met with a delegation of Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities shared by Belgium, the United [...] | 2009-08-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EAID BE AF |
09BRUSSELS1136 | BELGIUM: 746 NEW H1N1 CASES ESTIMATED FOR AUGUST 9-15 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 16 an estimated 746 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the week of August 9-15. Authorities estimate 2353 persons have been infected since the outbreak began in Belgium at the end of April, with one death linked to H1N1 (reftel). EASON [...] | 2009-08-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1140 | THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...] | 2009-08-17 12:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN |
09BRUSSELS1153 | UNSURPRISINGLY, GALILEO ALREADY LATE AND OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A late June communication released with little fanfare by the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council, explained current cost overruns and delays in deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. At the moment, complete deployment of all 30 satellite [...] | 2009-08-19 12:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS TSPA EINV |
09BRUSSELS1170 | BELGIUM: 746 NEW H1N1 CASES ESTIMATED FOR AUGUST 16-20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 20 an estimated 1100 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium, based on extrapolations of cases of 6633 patients who had visited the 180 doctors who comprise the country's H1N1 network that is the basis for the extrapolation. Authorities estimate 3453 pe [...] | 2009-08-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1182 | ARF DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 12:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ARF EAID MARR |
09BRUSSELS1183 | USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is sk [...] | 2009-08-26 12:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK |
09BRUSSELS1188 | SCENESETTER FOR S/E HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Your visit will develop further the already close U.S. - Belgium strategic dialogue that has developed over the past year. MFA contacts will be excited to discuss the new Administration's developing perspective and policies on Africa, especially the Great Lakes region. Secretary Clinton [...] | 2009-08-27 13:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE |
09BRUSSELS1193 | EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI [...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...] | 2009-08-28 11:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN |
09BRUSSELS1194 | SCENESETTER FOR S/E HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (SBU) Your visit will be welcomed as an opportunity to deepen US-EU cooperation in the Great Lakes region. The EU has been heartened by the Obama administration's approach to Africa, and during A/S Carson's US-EU Troika on Africa 14 July in Stockholm, it was noted that the U.S. and EU are more [...] | 2009-08-28 12:14:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID BE ZF MASS |
09BRUSSELS1196 | EU COUNCIL WANTS U.S. TO SUPPORT EULEX PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: In a formal demarche on August 28, EU Council Director General for Politico-Military Affairs Robert Cooper conveyed to Charge the EU's frustration with the Government of Kosovo's (GoK) resistance to a police cooperation protocol between EULEX and the Government of Serbia (GoS). [...] | 2009-08-28 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SR KK |
09BRUSSELS120 | EU COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATOR ON GAERC INFORMAL [...] (C) According to European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, with whom Mission officers met January 27, the previous day's informal discussion on Guantanamo at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) remained as yet inconclusive. De Kerchove said h [...] | 2009-01-28 15:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1201 | BELGIUM: CLARIFYING THE U.S.-COLUMBIA DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-01 06:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL CO BE |
09BRUSSELS1202 | USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is [...] | 2009-09-01 10:26:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK |
09BRUSSELS1208 | BELGIAN ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU). Belgian Attendance at the 64th UN General Assembly. A. The Head of State has no plans to attend. B. The Head of Government has no plans to attend. C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Yves Leterme -- Arrival date is September 20, 2009, [...] | 2009-09-03 13:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA BE |
09BRUSSELS1213 | BELGIUM DECIDES TO TAKE ONE GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on September 4 that Belgium "has accepted the request of the United States to resettle an ex-detainee from Guantanamo." The detainee, who was not named, is to receive an entry visa and resident status with the right to a work permit. Before [...] | 2009-09-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BE |
09BRUSSELS1220 | EUROPEAN UNION EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: On September 3, 2009, USEU Charge d'Affaires was demarched by the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security o EU concerns about the proposed fee for the Electronic System for travel Authorization (ESTA) contained in the Travel Promotion Act of 2 [...] | 2009-09-04 15:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS CMGT PREL SMIG EU |
09BRUSSELS1228 | EMBASSY BRUSSELS FOLLOW UP ON CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Post is actively engaged with Belgium's Muslim communities. Charge Bush used the occasion of the President's Cairo speech to host a special outreach luncheon on June 10 with key Muslim contacts (please see reftel). Muslims in Belgium took great interest in the President's speec [...] | 2009-09-10 11:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD |
09BRUSSELS123 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 27 to Wolfgang Barwinkel, Director of the Middle East Division at the Middle East Maghreb Unit of the EU Council. (Note: Head of Unit Christian Jouret was traveling with Javier Solana in the Middle East.) Barwinkel noted that the [...] | 2009-01-28 16:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PARM NATO EU IS PHSA |
09BRUSSELS1235 | BELGIUM: PRIORTIES FOR UNHRC 12TH SESSION, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sandrine Platteau, Attach for human rights at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9. 2. (C) Platteau was enthusiastic about the Freedom of Expression initiative and assured Poloff of Belgian support. 3. (C) Platteau said tha [...] | 2009-09-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1239 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SET TO CONFIRM BARROSO SEPT. 16 AS [...] (U) Summary: The European Parliament (EP) will likely re-elect European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on September 16. Under current Treaty of Nice rules, Barroso needs only a simple majority of the MEPs present to be re-elected, which he should have. However, Barroso, the only dec [...] | 2009-09-15 05:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS124 | BELGIAN LAW BANNING DEPLETED URANIUM TO TAKE [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A law passed in 2007 banning depleted uranium (DU) munitions and armor-plating will come into effect in June 2009. Post requests that the Department (PM, IO, EUR, ISN, L and other interested bureaus) consider whether the law coul [...] | 2009-01-28 16:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MNUC BE |
09BRUSSELS1244 | URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] (C) USEU Poloff met separately on 9/15 with EU Council Secretariat and European Commission officials to seek EU assistance in urging Iran to resolve missing and detained Amcit cases. USEU Poloff requested that EU oficials raise the issue during meetings with Ianian officials and asked to be i [...] | 2009-09-15 18:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR |
09BRUSSELS1248 | BELGIAN VIEWS AND DECISION-MAKING ON [...] Summary: Policy-making on non-proliferation and disarmament issues in Belgium is concentrated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the direction of Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Final decisions on policy are made in consultation with Minister of Fo [...] | 2009-09-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BRUSSELS1249 | BELGIUM WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENTS ON [...] (C) On September 8, Poloff met with Luc Liebaut, Director of the Department of South-East Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Liebaut said that Belgium will not participate in oral arguments on Kosovo's declaration of independence in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Liebaut sa [...] | 2009-09-16 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ICJ KV BE |
09BRUSSELS125 | BELGIUM AND THE DRC: RELATIONS RENEWED BUT [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and PolIntern met January 28 with Belgian MFA Africa contacts to discuss the restoration of Belgium - DR Congo relations, mineral extraction issues, and the arrest of Laurent Nkunda. The PMs of Belgium and the DRC issued a statement January 24 that reestablished relations. [...] | 2009-01-28 18:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG RW BE |
09BRUSSELS1255 | S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND [...] (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Belgians said the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi were the top priorities o [...] | 2009-09-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN |
09BRUSSELS1258 | BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO UNGA 64 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (U) PolEconOff and PolEconIntern met September 16 with Future MFA DG for UN Relations Marie Louise Vanherk to discuss reftel UNGA Priorities. Vanherk welcomed the information and provided a preview of the expected Belgian priorities as well as remarks on U.S. priorities. Belgian Priorities [...] | 2009-09-18 07:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA BE |
09BRUSSELS1260 | BELGIUM: IN BROAD AGREEMENT WITH U.S. POSITIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has similar positions on the upcoming 12th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),with the only stated difference being that a Russian working group for UNHRC review might be "positive". Belgium is currently non- [...] | 2009-09-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR UN BE |
09BRUSSELS1261 | BELGIUM MAY NOT BE READY FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER BE |
09BRUSSELS1263 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...] | 2009-09-18 17:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1266 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET (GAERC) TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) met in Brussels on September 14-15 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to review EU foreign policy priority areas. Discussions in the External Affairs Council centered on Iran, Afghanistan, and the Southern Caucasus, with the [...] | 2009-09-21 09:04:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1268 | BELGIUM ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA BE |
09BRUSSELS1270 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSHCER TO EU: BE READY TO [...] (C//NF) Summary: Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's September 1 visit to Brussels was an important opportunity to reinforce to the EU that Iran has until September 24, between the start of UNGA and the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh, to respond to the U.S. and P5 1 offers to negotiate on the nucl [...] | 2009-09-21 14:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL XF IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1271 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...] | 2009-09-21 14:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL XF EUN ETTC |
09BRUSSELS1279 | BELGIUM: NO MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES FOR NOW, BUT [...] (S) Summary: At his September 17 meeting with Franciskus Van Daele, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Foreign Minister, the U.S. Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC),Daniel Fried, thanked Van Daele for agreeing to take one Guantanamo detainee, Al Janko, for resettlement. He said that other [...] | 2009-09-22 16:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PTER PREL PREF BE |
09BRUSSELS1282 | EU MOVES TOWARD JOINT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the September 21 Justice and Home Affairs Council broadly supported the idea of setting up a joint resettlement program for refugees from non-EU countries aimed at closer political and practical cooperation among Member States. The program would target particularly vulnerable [...] | 2009-09-23 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN |
09BRUSSELS1283 | MEP ANGST OVER U.S.-EU TFTP/SWIFT DATA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 16, minority European Parliament (EP) parties (Greens and Communists) vehemently denounced U.S.-EU negotiations on an interim agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) once SWIFT, the Belgium-based global financial messaging company, relocat [...] | 2009-09-23 12:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS PINR KPAO |
09BRUSSELS1285 | BELGIAN LEGISLATORS WRITE TO URGE U.S. CONGRESS TO [...] (U) On September 21, nine members of the Belgian parliament sent a letter to U.S. Representatives Ed Pastor and Rodney Frelinghuysen, and Senators Byron Dorgan and Michael Bennet, urging them to end deployment of the B61 nuclear weapon. The text of the letter follows para 4. 2. (C) One sta [...] | 2009-09-23 15:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC MARR PREL PGOV BE |
09BRUSSELS1287 | EU SOLICITS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN DRC SSR MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, the EU extended an official invitation to the United States to participate in its security sector reform (SSR) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (EUSEC RD Congo). EU officials have broached this topic with us before (REF A),but this meeting consti [...] | 2009-09-24 13:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PHUM PREL ZF CG EUN |
09BRUSSELS1288 | SPECIL ENVOY FRIED BRIEFS PSC ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Through assembled PSC representatives, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried expressed gratitude for EU and Member State cooperation in resettling Guantanamo detainees. He updated the PSC ambassadors on precise numbers transferred or poised for resettlement, and he u [...] | 2009-09-24 14:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS1292 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1293 | THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madame Secretary, In your first meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister (former Primer Minister) Yves Leterme in New York, Leterme is likely to focus on the lack of direct Belgian participation in the G-20, and perhaps be rather forceful in his manner. You should express appreci [...] | 2009-09-24 15:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BE |
09BRUSSELS130 | BELGIUM ON TRACK TO RATIFY CROATIA AND ALBANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1301 | U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...] | 2009-09-25 14:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF |
09BRUSSELS1304 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The new EP Delegation for Relations with the U.S. (U.S. Delegation) was designated on September 16 in Strasbourg. It is the largest EP delegation with 53 members and is in charge of developing relations with the U.S. Congress. For the first time in nearly 20 years the delegatio [...] | 2009-09-28 09:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN |
09BRUSSELS1313 | BELGIAN MFA HINTS AT POSITIONS PRIOR TO GLCG [...] (C) Belgian Congo Desk Officer Hugues Chantry and Rwanda/Burundi Desk Officer Stephane Doppagne shared some Belgian ideas on Great Lakes issues with Poloff September 29. The topics discussed provided some insight into what the GOB might present at the Great Lakes Contact Group (GLCG) in Washi [...] | 2009-09-30 06:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOG CG RW BE |
09BRUSSELS1314 | BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON UNHRC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Poloffs met July 13 with MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. Chainaye discussed Belgium's role as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the GOB's perspective on its work. 3. (U) Chainay [...] | 2009-09-30 06:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS1315 | S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND [...] (U) This is a corrected version of canceled BRUSSELS 1255. 2. (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Bel [...] | 2009-09-30 06:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN |
09BRUSSELS132 | AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...] | 2009-01-29 16:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID |
09BRUSSELS1339 | CLIMATE: EU CONCERNED ABOUT US MANDATE AT [...] (SBU) Econoff raised ref. A points in separate meetings with Nancy Kontou, Chief of Staff to Environment Commissioner Dimas (September 25) and Jos Delbeke, Deputy Director General for Environment (September 23). Both expressed concern that U.S. negotiators will not have a legitimate negotiatin [...] | 2009-10-02 10:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS134 | AN OVERVIEW OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN ACTIVISM IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Five years ago the EU experienced its largest expansion to date with the accession of ten new member states*eight of which were Central European post-communist states*followed by the entry of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, which together comprise what is commonly known as the Cen [...] | 2009-01-29 17:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XG |
09BRUSSELS1343 | EURO-BURMA NETWORK ENCOURAGES PRESSURE ON EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives from the Euro-Burma Network during a September 29 meeting with the Charge, lauded the recent Burma policy review and encouraged the U.S. to continue to lead coordination with the EU. The delegation was concerned that the EU will now attempt to lift sanctions an [...] | 2009-10-02 14:23:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC BU EUN |
09BRUSSELS1344 | EU RULE OF LAW MISSION IN IRAQ: FUTURE PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials serving in the EU Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, have assured us that they remain committed to expanding the EU's training and mentoring operations in Iraq. EUJUST LEX has developed plans to hold 18 additional training events both in Europe and in locations i [...] | 2009-10-02 15:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IZ MARR MOPS PHUM PINS PREL PTER SOCI |
09BRUSSELS1345 | BELGIUM: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VIEWS ON EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium's foreign policy priorities in the EU include the EU's policy towards Belgium's former colonies, toward those countries where Belgian soldiers are posted, enlargement, and ensuring that EU foreign policy is developed according to agreed-upon standards. Belgium remains de [...] | 2009-10-02 16:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BE EU |
09BRUSSELS1347 | BELGIUM: SECOND BELGIUM DEATH FROM A/H1N1 PANDEMIC FLU [...] (U) On October 1, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission announced that a 44-year woman from Hainaut province (in the southern region of Wallonia) died that day following an infection from the A/H1N1 pandemic virus, and thus became the second patient in Belgium to di [...] | 2009-10-06 06:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS135 | JANUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels January 26, EU Foreign Ministers focused their energies primarily on recent political and economic developments affecting the EU. The General Affairs Council discussed the incoming Czech presidency's priorities and energy security, while the External Affairs [...] | 2009-01-29 18:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ETTC KTFN IR SR BO XF ZI UP RS |
09BRUSSELS1350 | EU DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WITH PARTNERS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Swedish Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Anna-Karin Enestrom and Swedish EU Presidency Political and Security Committee Ambassador Olof Skoog hosted informal consultations on October 5 to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan. In addition to th [...] | 2009-10-06 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK |
09BRUSSELS1354 | EU OFFICIALS REQUEST INFORMATION ON SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 29 USEU officers delivered reftel points on the Iranian covert reactor site at Qom to Hans Grundberg, who handles the Iran portfolio for the Swedish EU Presidency. We reviewed points again the following day with EU Council Secretariat Iran desk officer Lene Hove. Neither h [...] | 2009-10-08 11:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1359 | EU VIEWS ON KENYAN POLITICS AND DADAAB REFUGEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU shares USG concerns about the political situation in Kenya and the Dadaab refugee camp complex. On both topics, there is a sense of urgency about the need to act to avert a coming crisis and that the window of opportunity for doing so is closing. POLOFF met with the Commi [...] | 2009-10-09 11:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KE UNHCR |
09BRUSSELS1360 | BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRANIAN PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a joint demarche, political officers from the United States, the United Kingdom and France urged Werner Bauwens, the Belgian MFA's Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to show concern about the recently revealed clandestine uranium enrichment facility in Iran, an [...] | 2009-10-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL PGOV IR BE |
09BRUSSELS1363 | SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER SEMINAR ON UN TARGETED [...] (C//NF) Summary: In preparation for the Belgian-hosted UN Targeted Sanctions Seminar of Like-Minded Countries, post provides the following information on Belgian attitudes toward reform of 1267 sanctions and other counterterrorism (CT) issues. This is in part based on Treasury Assistant Sec [...] | 2009-10-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KTFN ETTC PGOV EFIN PREL PINR KJUS PHUM |
09BRUSSELS1366 | EU SEEKS COORDINATED APPROACH TO REFORM CONGOLESE [...] (SBU) Summary: EUPOL RD Congo, the EU's police reform mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo advises the Congolese police on police structure, civil rights, justice and police-judicial coordination, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In the coming months, EUPOL RD Congo will [...] | 2009-10-13 11:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ZF CG EUN |
09BRUSSELS1368 | EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 14:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1371 | EP: CHARGE PRESENTS THE US PERSPECTIVE TO THE DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. A large crowd of Members of Parliament (MEPs) and staffers attended the Charge's presentation on U.S.-EU relations during the September 30th meeting of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the U.S. This was the delegation's first meeting of the new session of p [...] | 2009-10-13 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EUN |
09BRUSSELS1374 | EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] (C//NF) EU/Iran sanctions officials are currently focused on internal review procedures, but the USG can help make their discussions more forward-leaning by responding to EU requests for information and engaging in high-level diplomacy. On October 13, EU Council Director for Politico-Militar [...] | 2009-10-14 07:47:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1378 | URGENT DEMARCHE REQUESTON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS1397 | EU CONFERENCE GIVES ROUSING APPLAUSE TO NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) officials were gratified by the enthusiastic and spontaneous reception given at the International Workshop on Poverty Eradication and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights to the presentation of new U.S. policy changes on reproducti [...] | 2009-10-20 11:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI EU |
09BRUSSELS1399 | EU COMMISSIONER DE GUCHT’S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Karel de Gucht, along with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson, traveled to Zimbabwe on 12-13 September with an EU delegation including representatives of the Council, Commission, and th [...] | 2009-10-20 13:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ZU EU |
09BRUSSELS1403 | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Annual Recommendations [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) recommendations for USG and EU engagement include increased effort on the financial crisis, climate change, upstream regulatory co-operation, and bilateral co-operation in various sectors. End summary. 2. (U) In advance of the October [...] | 2009-10-20 16:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN OEXC EUN |
09BRUSSELS1404 | ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-21 05:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1408 | Corrected Version: Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Annual [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) recommendations for USG and EU engagement include increased effort on the financial crisis, climate change, upstream regulatory co-operation, and bilateral co-operation in various sectors. End summary. 2. (U) In advance of the October [...] | 2009-10-21 14:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN OEXC EUN |
09BRUSSELS1412 | CORRECTED VERSION: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...] | 2009-10-22 05:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1414 | LISBON TREATY: THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Treaty of Lisbon, if and when ratified, will establish a new European diplomatic corps, known as the European External Action Service (EEAS). The EEAS would support the future High Representative of the EU for External Affairs and Security Policy. The EEAS would knit toge [...] | 2009-10-22 08:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN AMGT |
09BRUSSELS142 | SOLANA SPEAKS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, GUANTANAMO, [...] (C//NF) Summary. EU Council Secretary General and CFSP High Representative Javier Solana addressed the final session of a "Study Day" on transatlantic relations organized by the EPP-ED political group at the European Parliament. During the January 29 event he discussed EU relations with the [...] | 2009-01-30 17:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG KPAL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1420 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solidagenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in t [...] | 2009-10-22 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1425 | BELGIUM'S GOALS FOR THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gutman hosted a luncheon October 8 with the Belgian MFA Africa team and the Chief of Staff to Belgium's Minister for Development Cooperation to discuss Belgium's priorities in the African Great Lakes region. Regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Belgium [...] | 2009-10-23 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI CG BE |
09BRUSSELS1426 | TRANSATLANTIC BUSINESS DIALOGUE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: The Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) has submitted their annual recommendations to the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC). TABD requests to the TEC include focus efforts on avoiding protectionism, ensuring aligned regulation, and promoting transatlantic innovation. They st [...] | 2009-10-23 16:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL BEXP ENRG EINV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1427 | AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S OCTOBER 29 MEETING WITH [...] (S//NF//ORCON) Summary: Ambassador Gutman met October 22 with Foreign Minister Leterme and his Chief of Staff Frans Van Daele. FM Leterme made a strong push for Louis Michel for the next UNGA presidency. Ambassador Gutman questioned Michel's friendliness to the U.S. Van Daele termed the U. [...] | 2009-10-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM UN BE |
09BRUSSELS1430 | BELGIUM: PRIORITES DELIEVERED FOR THE 64TH UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 12:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS1454 | BELGIUM: GOB ESTIMATES 15,671 NEW H1N1 CASES OCTOBER 12 TO [...] On October 22, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced an estimated 15,671 new cases of the H1N1 virus in Belgium for the week of October 12 to 18, continuing an increasing trend over the last three weeks. The total estimated number of cases in Belgium [...] | 2009-10-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1456 | EU RESPONSE TO US SUDAN STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Special Representative for Sudan, Torben Brylle, welcomed the new U.S. Sudan Strategy. Given the interlocking nature of the problems in Sudan, Brylle applauded the strategy's holistic view, the importance placed on the North-South issues in addition to Darfur, and the U.S. wi [...] | 2009-10-28 07:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU |
09BRUSSELS1469 | BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE 12TH SESSION OF THE [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian MFA Human Rights Department coordinator, Lieke Biesemans, requested earlier consultation on resolutions similar to the one brought by the U.S. on Freedom of Expression in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 12th Session in the future. She said Belgium was concerned abo [...] | 2009-10-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS1476 | EU LEADERS AGREE ON CZECH TERMS FOR SEALING TREATY OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: In order to obtain Czech President Vaclav Klaus's signature ratifying the Lisbon Treaty, EU leaders at their October 29-30 European Council meeting agreed to grant the Czech Republic an opt-out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, per the Czech leader's request. Czech Repu [...] | 2009-10-30 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS148 | EMBASSY BELGIUM POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BRUSSELS1480 | NEW EUROPEAN UNION ACTION PLAN ON AFPAK: MODEST [...] (C) Summary: The new European Union (EU) Action plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan, released during the monthly foreign ministers meeting October 27, presents a unified focus for further EU engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. While it does not contain significant new commitments, it doe [...] | 2009-10-30 17:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EUN AF PK |
09BRUSSELS1481 | OCTOBER GAERC - AFGHANISTAN AND U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) discussed a range of topics including Afghanistan, the Lisbon Treaty and upcoming summits, including the November 3 U.S.-EU Summit. The General Af [...] | 2009-10-30 18:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF BK CE MK IR |
09BRUSSELS1485 | BELGIUM: MYERS CANDIDACY FOR THE UN ICSC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 10:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09BRUSSELS1487 | BELGIUM GENERALLY WILLING TO SUPPORT UN RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Belgium believes the UNGA resolution sponsored by the Arab Group is acceptable with few changes. However, the text it is working from contains few of the ideas presented reftel that the USG finds objectionable. The GOB supports the resolution's call for domestic investigations a [...] | 2009-11-03 15:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE |
09BRUSSELS1489 | EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...] | 2009-11-03 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1494 | BRUSSELS DISCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28 Danika Walters from State/NEA and Ricki Gold from USAID/ME met with EU officials from the Directorate General for External Relations (RELEX),EuropeAid Development Cooperation Office, and Council of the European Union's General Secretariat Unit for the Middle East to [...] | 2009-11-04 14:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IR PREL EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS1500 | BELGIUM SET TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) The Chief of Staff to Belgium's Foreign Minister, Franciskus Van Daele, told the Ambassador and POL/ECON Counselor November 4 that there was no European consensus on the UNGA resolution on the Goldstone report. Van Daele said that there was still on-going coordination between the 27 EU [...] | 2009-11-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE |
09BRUSSELS1504 | POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on November 5, USEU POLOFF delivered reftel points to EU Council Secretariat Policy Planning officer Pirkka Tapiola, as well as to British and Dutch contacts in Brussels. Reftel points were further widely delivered to Political and Security Committee (PSC) A [...] | 2009-11-06 18:06:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO EUN |
09BRUSSELS1505 | EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- LETTERS [...] (C) Embassy Kabul, in Reftel, raises the importance of the issue of whether the U.S. should sign letters of agreement with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). In order to ensure that discussions on this issue in Washington and elsewhere focus on precisely what the Euro [...] | 2009-11-09 12:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF |
09BRUSSELS1511 | BELGIUM AGREES WITH IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the importance of coordination among allies of criteria for appointment of Afghan provincial governors and expressions of concern about their performance to the Afghan government to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security Affairs, Francois De [...] | 2009-11-10 16:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO BE AF |
09BRUSSELS1512 | AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S OCTOBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with Belgian Defense Minister Peter De Crem, the Ambassador urged De Crem to take an active role in world security issues, including Afghanistan, closure of the Guantanamo prison, and climate change. De Crem was sympathetic, and indicated that Belgia [...] | 2009-11-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON BE |
09BRUSSELS1514 | BELGIUM: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] With a major world port at Antwerp, an airport with connections throughout Africa, and its proximity to major consumers in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and The Netherlands, Belgium has ecome a crucial transit point for a varietyof illegal drugs, especially cocaine and heroin. Belgium is not a [...] | 2009-11-10 16:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP BE |
09BRUSSELS1521 | BELGIAN PM VAN ROMPUY HARD TO REPLACE IF HE [...] (U) Summary: The Belgian media and academics believe PM Herman Van Rompuy is the most likely candidate for EU President. Van Rompuy has been a consensus-builder during his year in the Prime Minister's office and throughout his political career of more than 35 years. Van Rompuy shares a deep [...] | 2009-11-13 08:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS1522 | THE TREATY OF LISBON: AN OVERVIEW OF FORTHCOMING EU [...] (U) The Treaty of Lisbon, now scheduled to enter into force on December 1, is intended to streamline EU decision-making and to enhance EU effectiveness on the world scene through a series of institutional reforms. Changes of key interest to the USG include the creation of two new positions: pe [...] | 2009-11-13 11:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1525 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON SANCTIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 16:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BO BE |
09BRUSSELS1526 | BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED CASES FALLS [...] On November 12, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced a significant drop in estimated H1N1 cases, with 29,744 estimated cases from November 2 to 8 (week 45),compared to 47,448 for the week of October 26 to November 1 (week 44). Three deaths were rep [...] | 2009-11-13 17:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1527 | COUNCIL APPROVAL LIKELY FOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (SBU) According to the European Commission (EC) desk officer for Iraq, Julita Bas, the EC will recommend sending an "EU Enhanced Electoral Experts" mission (EEM) to Iraq for the January 2010 national elections, but Council (i.e., all Member States) approval will be necessary for the mission t [...] | 2009-11-13 19:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL EUN IZ |
09BRUSSELS1552 | AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH UNGA [...] (U) The Ambassador met privately with Louis Michel, former Foreign Minister of Belgium and European Commissioner for Development, on November 13. Michel was accompanied by the Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Yves Leterme, Fransiskus Van Daele. 2. (C) Michel and the Ambassador discussed [...] | 2009-11-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KBIO UNGA BE |
09BRUSSELS1555 | EU RENEWS IRAN SANCTIONS DESIGNATION LIST [...] (U) During the November 17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),EU Member States adopted a Council Decision and Regulation updating the list of persons and entities in Iran to which targeted EU sanctions apply. Member States have committed themselves to review this list reg [...] | 2009-11-20 14:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1560 | NEW EU LEADERSHIP: VAN ROMPUY AND ASHTON [...] Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton (UK) were selected by the 27 European Union (EU) leaders November 19 to become, respectively, permanent President of the European Council and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The dea [...] | 2009-11-20 17:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1561 | EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...] | 2009-11-20 18:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO |
09BRUSSELS1562 | U/S BURNS TO EU: NEED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON [...] (S) Summary: On November 20, Under Secretary Burns pressed upon EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors a sober outlook on Iran's nuclear program and policies. We are rapidly reaching the limits of what existing pressure measures on Iran can achieve, he said. Burns noted that [...] | 2009-11-20 18:38:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON EUN UNSC IR ETTC |
09BRUSSELS1563 | BELGIUM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium follows the EU common position regarding promotion of human rights and democracy in Cuba. GOB has not made any recent public statements nor governmental actions condemning human rights abuses in Cuba. Belgian EU Commissioner for Development De Gucht has an on-going relatio [...] | 2009-11-23 06:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1566 | GENERAL HENRI BENTEGEAT SHARES HIS VIEWS AT THE [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: General Henri Bentegeat welcomed DASD Jim Townsend to his office on 27 October in Brussels for a final meeting before his 4 November departure. The one-hour meeting covered a range of topics. Handing Allied Command Transformation to France was "a bold, great move" said Bente [...] | 2009-11-23 10:44:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN FR |
09BRUSSELS1569 | EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS [...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...] | 2009-11-23 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS |
09BRUSSELS1570 | BELGIUM: SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR UPCOMING [...] (U) Summary: On July 1, 2010, Belgium will assume the presidency of the EU council. Effective USG representation with Belgium will be especially important in the fall of 2010, because the Belgians will be engaged in implementing the structures of the EU under the Lisbon Treaty. The Pol/Eco [...] | 2009-11-23 14:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1571 | AFGHANISTAN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE EU MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers devoted considerable time and attention to Afghanistan at their monthly GAERC meeting November 16 and 17 (SEPTEL),with discussions on the issue at their informal meeting November 16 with EU Defense Ministers, their dinner November 16 with NATO Secretary G [...] | 2009-11-23 16:49:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KDEM EUN AF |
09BRUSSELS1576 | BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT FOR NOV 9-15: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED [...] For the second week in a row, the number of estimated H1N1 cases in Belgium fell significantly, to 17,850 from November 9 to 15 (week 46),from 33,584 the previous week, according to a November 19 press release by the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC). One dea [...] | 2009-11-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1579 | BELGIUM: KING ASKS FORMER PM MARTENS TO SMOOTH PATH [...] (SBU) After current Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was selected on November 19 as the first permanent President of the European Council, King Albert asked Minister of State and former PM Wilfried Martens to come back from retirement to serve as a "mediator" between the five parties t [...] | 2009-11-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1580 | SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN [...] (C) Summary: Madame Secretary, Embassy Brussels welcomes your visit to Brussels on December 3-4 and your meetings with the in-coming Belgian Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, and the Foreign Minister, most likely Steven Vanackere. Your visit occurs at a moment when Belgians are poised to take a leading [...] | 2009-11-24 14:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ECON BE AF |
09BRUSSELS1581 | AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S NOVEMBER 9 MEETING WITH [...] Summary: The Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Charles Michel, Belgium's Minister for Development Cooperation, on November 9. Michel's ministry creates policy and oversees administration of a large part of Belgium's official development assistance to Afghanistan, Central Africa an [...] | 2009-11-24 15:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV BE AF CG |
09BRUSSELS1582 | BELGIUM: NEW LETERME GOVERNMENT EXPECTED NOVEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 16:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR BE |
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 |
09BRUSSELS1587 | BELGIUM: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 06:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS BE |
09BRUSSELS159 | GUANTANAMO: EU PREPARES DECISIONS, HAS QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (C) POL M-C met February 3 with an EU Council Americas Directorate staff member Christiane Hoehn at her request. Hoehn asked a dozen specific questions related to our ongoing discussions with the EU concerning the release of Guantan [...] | 2009-02-04 12:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1592 | BELGIUM: LETERME II GOVERNMENT SWORN IN NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) A new Belgian government was sworn in by King Albert II on Wednesday, November 25, highlighted by the return of Flemish Christian Democrat (CD&V) Yves Leterme as Prime Minister, and fellow CD&V member Steven Vanackere replacing Leterme as Foreign Minister. Leterme served as PM from March [...] | 2009-11-25 15:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS1596 | BELGIUM: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met on November 24 with the Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Werner Bauwens, before Bauwens left for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on Iran. Bauwens harbors little hope that Iran will cooperate with the IAEA and said that [...] | 2009-11-27 06:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1597 | EUROPEAN ASYLUM SUPPORT OFFICE NEARING FINAL [...] SUMMARY: The European Asylum Support Office (EASO),first envisioned in 2007, is nearing final approval. The Commission had hoped to have the office established before the end of 2009, but disagreements over the office's location and the European Parliament's role in selecting the agency's h [...] | 2009-11-27 14:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG EUN PHUM PREL |
09BRUSSELS1598 | EU AGREES ON SOMALIA SECURITY FORCES TRAINING [...] (C) Summary: On November 17, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers agreed on the Crisis Management Concept for an EU-led military mission to train 2,000-3,000 Somali security forces, which will probably begin in early 2010. The EU has now started operational planning for a mission comprising 10 [...] | 2009-11-27 15:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EUN XW SO |
09BRUSSELS1605 | GTIP DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAN KENNELLY'S MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. GTIP Deputy Director Nan Kennelly met October 16 with Justice Ministry officials, a federal police officer in Antwerp, and Ambassador Gutman to discuss trends in trafficking in persons (TIP) in Belgium. She also stressed to the Justice Ministry the importance of obtaining up-to [...] | 2009-11-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS1606 | EU: HELP US REFORM CONGO'S ARMY [...] (C) On November 23, 2009, Charge received a written request from Javier Solana, the EU's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy formally seeking the participation the EU's security sectt U.S. would: foster better-cooral efforts to reform the D inhonn the EU Political a [...] | 2009-12-01 05:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR PREL PINS MOPS XA PHUM PGOV CG |
09BRUSSELS1609 | DELIVERY OF LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO EU [...] (C) USEU delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to newly appointed EU High Representative Catherine Ashton December 1--her first day in office. USEU also passed copies of the letter to EU Council and Commission officers resopnsible for Palestinian issues, who undertook to provide a r [...] | 2009-12-01 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL EAID PGOV EUN WBG |
09BRUSSELS1614 | EU GRANTS VISA FREE TRAVEL TO CITIZENS OF [...] EU ministers in the November 30 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council decided to grant visa free travel to and throughout the Schengen area for citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Ministers discussed the so-called "Stockholm Program" of EU activities in the area of freedom, securi [...] | 2009-12-01 15:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG CVIS EUN |
09BRUSSELS1615 | EU PREPARING NEW HIGH REPRESENTATIVE TO PRESS BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to European Council Secretariat contact on November 30 who commented on the similarities between our policy points and the briefing paper he prepared for the new High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton. While the Council Secre [...] | 2009-12-01 16:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM EU |
09BRUSSELS1621 | MINISTERS TO DECIDE FINAL WORDING ON CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) USEU Deputy Pol M-C spoke separately to Swedish, Italian and Spanish diplomats December 1 and 2 about the draft text on Middle East peace being prepared as a formal conclusion to be adopted at the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC--which replaces the GAERC). All three diplomats [...] | 2009-12-02 14:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN KWBG IS |
09BRUSSELS1622 | BELGIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT NEW APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian government is prepared to welcome the new administration policy on Afghanistan. The Minister of Defense will speak publicly in support of the President's speech. The new Foreign Minister was unable to provide an immediate reaction but agreed there are strong argum [...] | 2009-12-02 15:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR AF PK BE |
09BRUSSELS1629 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Richard Holbrooke discussed President Obama's newly announced Afghanistan strategy with Steven Vanackere, the Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke said the strategy involves and increase in troops and training for the Afghan army and police to enable foreign tro [...] | 2009-12-03 13:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF BE |
09BRUSSELS1633 | DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: DHS Secretary Napolitano met November 6 with Belgian Minister of Interior Annemie Turtelboom to promote information sharing and security. The Secretary stressed the importance of finding a solution for the Swift Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) issue prior to December 1. [...] | 2009-12-03 17:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN KHLS KISL BE EU |
09BRUSSELS1635 | BELGIUM: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 09:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BM BE |
09BRUSSELS1637 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 3 BILAT MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Richard Holbrooke held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on December 3 in Brussels to discuss the President's December 2 speech, Afghanistan's scheduled Parliamentary elections in May 2010, [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM AF EUN |
09BRUSSELS1638 | INTERNATIONAL CIVILIAN EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN: [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke's December 2 meeting with NATO and EU SRAP counterparts he: -- Elicited a consensus among SRAPs that Afghan elections in May 2010 were neither possible nor desirable until electoral and constitutional [...] | 2009-12-04 16:39:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET | AF EUN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL EAID PINS |
09BRUSSELS1639 | HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke in a December 3 meeting in Brussels that he agreed that Afghan elections due to be held in May 2010 must be postponed. He advocated using the upcoming releases of OSCE, [...] | 2009-12-04 18:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09BRUSSELS1644 | EU TO LAUNCH NEW ENERGY AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a letter dated November 27, 2009, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso provided incoming Energy Commissioner Guenter Oettinger with his mandate on EU energy policies. Barroso also announced the creation of the new Directorate General for Energy, which will take [...] | 2009-12-07 16:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL KGHG EU |
09BRUSSELS1647 | US-EU OFFICIALS CONVENE ENERGY COUNCIL'S SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar and RELEX North America Director Alan Seatter co-chaired the first meeting of the U.S.-EU Energy Council,s security and markets working group in Brussels on November 18, 2009. The meeting established when and how the work [...] | 2009-12-08 12:40:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL ECON TU IZ NI UP RU ZJ ZK XR |
09BRUSSELS1650 | SUDAN: TIMOTHY SHORTLEY'S 16 NOVEMBER VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, November 16,lp with development, giveratified the Cotonou AQ fourth waQd elements for successful CPA implementation: census/elections, the referendum, a national security law, the Abyei Referendum, and popular consultations. He also expressed concern that there was n [...] | 2009-12-08 16:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN XW SU |
09BRUSSELS1656 | CHALLENGES WITH CHINA DISCUSSED AT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent EU-China human rights dialogue dominated discussions during the December 4 human rights exchange (HRE) on China. Participants from the EU, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Norway, Canada and the U.S. also discussed efforts to mainstre [...] | 2009-12-09 14:38:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF EU |
09BRUSSELS1658 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DEC 4 MEETING WITH KOREAN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke met with South Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lee Yong-joon on the margins of the December 4 NATO Ministerial in Brussels. Lee said the Korean Parliament would discuss the GOK's planned PRT for Afghanistan in approximately two weeks. Korean fi [...] | 2009-12-10 13:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN |
09BRUSSELS1666 | SCENESETTER FOR BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE [...] (C) Summary: Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem has been in office since March 2008 and is one of the United States' strongest friends in the Belgian government. Under his leadership, Belgium has returned its focus to NATO as the orienting factor in its defense policy. Now, Belgium is p [...] | 2009-12-11 15:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MNUC BE AF |
09BRUSSELS1667 | EU LEADERS ENDORSE "STOCKHOLM PROGRAM" OF [...] EU leaders in the December 10-11 European Council adopted a new multi-annual program for EU activities related to justice, freedom and security (justice and home affairs). The so- called "Stockholm Program" for 2010-2014 tabled by the Commission and shaped under the Swedish Presidency is in [...] | 2009-12-11 15:53:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG EUN KCRM KHLS CVIS |
09BRUSSELS1669 | US- EU SECURITY DIALOGUES: IMPORTANT BUT [...] (C) Summary: This message responds to Reftel request for information on pol-mil security dialogues with allies and partners around the world. Under "The New Transatlantic Agenda," established in 1995, the U.S. and EU engage in about two dozen semi-annual regional and thematic political dia [...] | 2009-12-11 16:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR PARM ETTC PINS PREL |
09BRUSSELS1675 | RIFT OVER EU'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE GAS SUPPLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the December 7 Energy Council in Brussels, Energy Ministers of the twenty-seven EU member states debated the European Commission's authority to regulate security of supply in member states. Discussions on security of gas supply revealed a split by a number of member states (Th [...] | 2009-12-15 11:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL EPET KGHG EU |
09BRUSSELS1679 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Poloff and Uftel demarche Decembexj, Head of Unit for Asd likely be more responsive to such concerns. 3. (SBU) Comment: Despite ECHO's clear unease Qith the WFP operations in Pakistan, and partiQularly their view that WFP operations are hew)ng too closely to Pakistani government [...] | 2009-12-16 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR WFP SOCI ECON IO PREL EUN PK |
09BRUSSELS1681 | EUPOL COPPS LOOKING FOR EXPANSION AND GREATER USSC [...] (S/NF) Summary: The EU Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) implements police training and mentoring programs and serves as a clearing house for EU Member States, bilateral financial contributions to the Palestinian police. Begun in early 2006 as a 33-person financ [...] | 2009-12-18 06:46:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | KPMI WE EUN PREL PINS XF WBG |
09BRUSSELS1684 | ENDING EU UNCERTAINTY ON EUPOL AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) In conversations with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst and USEU poloffs on December 16 and 17, both EU Council Secretariat officials and diplomats from the Spanish EU delegation underlined the EU's continuing desire for a U.S.-EU technical agreement to enable EU civpol to deploy to U.S.- [...] | 2009-12-18 11:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SP AF |
09BRUSSELS169 | USEU CONTACT FOR ASEAN ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 17:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN PREL ASEAN EU |
09BRUSSELS1703 | AMBASSADOR CONFRONTS SKEPTICISM OF BELGIUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a lunch attended by five members of the Belgian Senate Commission on Foreign Affairs and Defense on December 7. In their first meeting with the Ambassador, the Senators shared their concern about Central Africa, the International Criminal Court (ICC),nucle [...] | 2009-12-18 17:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MNUC SENV BE |
09BRUSSELS1709 | EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT CHIEF SEEKS CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst, Claude-France Arnould, Director of the EU's Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD),sought closer U.S.-EU coordination in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As CMPD Director, Arnould supervis [...] | 2009-12-22 06:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN AF CG |
09BRUSSELS1710 | WHITHER EU GUINEA-BISSAU SECURITY SECTOR REFORM? [...] (C) On December 17, Leonardo Sanchez, a Spanish diplomat who will chair the EU's civilian crisis management working group under the incoming Spanish Presidency, told PolOff that a mandated strategic review of the EU's security sector reform (SSR) mission in Guinea-Bissau could set the stage f [...] | 2009-12-22 06:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PINS XY PU EUN |
09BRUSSELS1718 | BRUSSELS APPELLATE COURT ACQUITS DHKP-C OF [...] (U) Belgian media reported December 23 that the Brussels Appellate Court found the six defendants in the on-going DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party active in Turkey) case not guilty under Belgium's 2005 counterterrorism law. The defendants are Turks who were arrested in 1999 in [...] | 2009-12-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KISL TU BE |
09BRUSSELS1719 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ IN BRUSSELS: IMPACT OF LISBON TREATY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During discussions with EU officials and stakeholders in Brussels on December 9-10, EEB Assistant Secretary Fernandez explored the current state of, and prospects for, the transatlantic economic relationship, the future of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC),the impact of t [...] | 2009-12-23 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS1721 | NEW LANDSCAPE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN [...] SUMMARY: The Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union's (EU) latest reform effort, entered into force on December 1, 2009. The institutional and policy changes Lisbon brings will impact EU development and humanitarian assistance over the longer term through more integrated EU development and hum [...] | 2009-12-23 16:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1723 | EU PUTS NEW CIV-MIL PLANNING STRUCTURE IN PLACE [...] (C) Summary: The creation of the long-awaited EU Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) was announced at the EU's November meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers. The CMPD's new Director, Claude-France Arnould, told us on December 16 that the Directorate, which is to unite EU civil [...] | 2009-12-23 16:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EUN MASS |
09BRUSSELS1724 | SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION BRIEFS THE EU'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Briefing the EU Council Political and Security Committee (PSC) in Brussels on December 18, Special Envoy Scott Gration said that the U.S. seeks to end the conflict in Darfur, supports the North-South Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and wants to keep Sudan from becomin [...] | 2009-12-24 09:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINR PREF SMIG KAWC KPKO |
09BRUSSELS173 | BELGIUM: WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF BELGIAN [...] (U) This is a combined message from Embassy Brussels and USEU Brussels. See action request paras 7-9. Background ========== 2. (SBU) Cooperation on aviation security measures between the United States and European authorities has a long-standing history, rooted in international treati [...] | 2009-02-06 17:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAIR BE |
09BRUSSELS1737 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR DEFENDS GO-SLOW ATTITUDE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Interior Annemie Turtelboom on December 16 to discuss possible contributions to police training in Afghanistan. Turtelboom took credit for obtaining cabinet approval for sending two or three police trainers and a magistrate to the EUPOL Afghani [...] | 2009-12-30 16:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV BE AF |
09BRUSSELS1738 | MONUC HEAD AND GREAT LAKES ENVOYS DISCUSS NEED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 18:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS CG |
09BRUSSELS1739 | URGING BELGIUM TO STEP UP EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: (C) Embassy Brussels has been conducting an intense campaign to encourage Belgium to step up its efforts to extend and increase its military commitment to Afghanistan, and to increase the level of its civilian assistance, including police trainers. This has been carried out through [...] | 2009-12-31 13:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID AF BE |
09BRUSSELS174 | IRAN: EU DESIGNATIONS AFFECTED BY U.S. POLICY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In light of German and Italian interventions over the past twenty-four hours, the Czech EU Presidency has decided to postpone an EU-level experts meeting on new Iran proliferation-related designations that was scheduled for February 11. The Italian delegation requested that th [...] | 2009-02-06 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1740 | DEMARCHE TO EU ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN [...] (C) On December 21, 2009, USEU Senior Consular Representative delivered ref A non-paper and talking points to Giorgio Porzio, Head of the Consular Communication Unit at the EU Council's Joint Situation Center. Porzio promised to relay the non-paper to Ambassador Maria Victoria Morera Villuen [...] | 2009-12-31 14:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EUN IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER |
09BRUSSELS188 | YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to r [...] | 2009-02-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF BE |
09BRUSSELS189 | YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] (C) General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to [...] | 2009-02-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF BE |
09BRUSSELS201 | CONSUMERS: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL NEEDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 10:49:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC ENRG KIPR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS202 | CONSUMERS: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 4 meeting with USEU, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) representatives raised concerns over and suggested new directions for the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) process. TACD is concerned about the need for more transparency in the drafting of the TEC ag [...] | 2009-02-12 12:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC ENRG KIPR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS203 | BELGIANS READY TO ACCEPT EXPANSION OF AFGHAN ARMY [...] (C) Summary: On February 10 Charge discussed Belgium's reported opposition to expansion of the Afghan National Army (ANA) trust fund to cover sustainment costs with Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Director-General for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Regibeau stated th [...] | 2009-02-12 17:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO PINR AF BE |
09BRUSSELS205 | IRAN: FEBRUARY 6 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 6, EU Political and Security Council Ambassadors debated next steps on Iran policy. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper briefed the EU-27 on the P5 1 meeting earlier in the week. Given U.S. reaffirmation of the dual-track policy and the fact of t [...] | 2009-02-12 19:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS209 | BELGIUM TO REFUSE EXPORT LICENSES FOR ARMS TO [...] (U) On February 2 the Belgian Federal government held a consultation with the Flemish, Walloon and Brussels regional authorities responsible for issuance of export licenses for arms to coordinate Belgium's policy on arms exports to "Israel and the occupied territories." Arms export licenses a [...] | 2009-02-13 09:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL BE IS |
09BRUSSELS21 | BELGIUM MLAT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN EUN KCRM KTIA PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS217 | EU SEEKS FOR ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE AS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 16:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS |
09BRUSSELS218 | DISCUSSIONS AT U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS [...] (U) This is an action request telegram; please see paragraph 29. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Participants at the U.S.-European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Informal Meeting in Prague February 5 to 6, 2009, engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of cooperation against terr [...] | 2009-02-13 17:08:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM CZ |
09BRUSSELS219 | RUSSIA-EU FM TROIKA: HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNCIL AND [...] (C) Summary: According to European Commission (RELEX) and Council Secretariat participants at the EU-Russia FM Troika meeting in Moscow February 11, Russian FonMin Sergey Lavrov will soon travel to the Middle East in advance of an international conference Moscow is determined to host. Also, [...] | 2009-02-13 19:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS EUN GG AF SO XF XH |
09BRUSSELS223 | (CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU [...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...] | 2009-02-17 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS |
09BRUSSELS227 | CENTCOM'S GEN. PETRAEUS MEETS WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus gave Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht a tour d'horizon of political-military challenges in the CENTCOM AOR, engaging De Gucht on Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Petraeus contrasted the situation in Iraq with that in Af [...] | 2009-02-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE IR MARR MOPS PREL IQ |
09BRUSSELS232 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU WEIGHING MAURITANIA [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Guido Carrara, European Commission Mauritania desk officer, and Ambassador Petr Kopriva, Africa director at the Czech PermRep to the European Union, both of whom were cautiously optimistic the EU will consider targeted sanctions against key junta leaders [...] | 2009-02-19 12:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MR ETTC CVIS EUN |
09BRUSSELS236 | CZECH MFA EASTERN EUROPE DIRECTOR ON THE BALKANS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a dinner with Poloff February 18, Czech MFA Eastern and Southeastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog was most interested in learning U.S. views about Bosnia. While acknowledging that a decision to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) was unlikely at the March Pe [...] | 2009-02-19 16:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN AL HR KK SR SI EZ |
09BRUSSELS238 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BELGIAN OFFERS EUROPEAN VIEW ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgian MFA human rights expert Nathalie Rondeux called Poloff February 19 from Geneva to provide the European view, with Belgian nuance, on the Durban Review Conference Working Group. Rondeux said the Durban process was very important to Europe; Europeans are excited the U.S. [...] | 2009-02-20 08:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC BE |
09BRUSSELS24 | BELGIUM FIVE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS TO BE HELD FOR [...] (SBU) A Brussels Court decided January 7 to extend for a period of 30 days the detention period of five of the six suspected terrorists held since December 11, 2008. The sixth, Jean-Cristophe Trefois, a Belgian citizen who converted to radical Islam will be held for 15 days, after prosecutors [...] | 2009-01-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS247 | AFGHANISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS HITS RE-SET BUTTON [...] (C) Summary. General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, discussed Afghanistan with representatives from all 27 EU member states and other high-ranking EU officials in Brussels February 11 and 12. General Petraeus emphasized that his objective in meeting the EU was to consult [...] | 2009-02-20 16:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID |
09BRUSSELS250 | BELGIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's main objective for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference is making progress not only on non-proliferation but also disarmament, showing concrete results. The GOB would like to see the United States engage Iran on a bilateral basis. The USG [...] | 2009-02-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BRUSSELS262 | Javier Solana to the Middle East; Will Meet S/E Mitchell [...] SUMMARY: Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),announced at the February 23 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU-27 Foreign Ministers, that he would travel to the Middle East February 24 to 28. Solana's trip wil [...] | 2009-02-24 15:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL EAID EUN SY LE EG IS XF |
09BRUSSELS267 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S CARTER WITH BELGIAN MFA [...] Acting A/S Carter, your trip to Brussels comes at a time when the Belgian government is eager for dialogue with the United States on Africa. Your willingness to meet MFA Africa policy hands will help show that the U.S. takes Belgian views seriously and is willing to consider coordinating with [...] | 2009-02-25 15:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PREF PINS SOCI MOPS MARR |
09BRUSSELS268 | BELGIUM READY TO LISTEN TO PLANS FOR GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Belgian officials on February 17 and made a formal request that Belgium consider resettling some Guantanamo detainees. The Belgian officials, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Federal [...] | 2009-02-25 16:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM BE |
09BRUSSELS269 | GUANTANAMO: AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON CONFERS WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson and European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove discussed de Kerchove's upcoming whitepaper for the EU Council on detainee issues and its relevance for developing a common EU position on the topic. The two also spoke about whic [...] | 2009-02-25 18:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWK KISL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS277 | FEBRUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels on February 23, EU Foreign Ministers, meeting in General Affairs Council, discussed preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting and discussed proposals for investments in energy and infrastructure under the economic recovery plan. The External Affairs C [...] | 2009-02-26 19:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON AF AL BK EZ MW SR |
09BRUSSELS28 | EP PRESIDENT POTTERING RE-ITERATES INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament (EP),told Ambassador Silverberg on January 7 that the EP was very eager to welcome President-Elect Obama during his visit to Europe in April, and inquired about the status of his invitation to the President-elect, sent November [...] | 2009-01-09 15:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP OBAMA BARACK EUN |
09BRUSSELS280 | UNITY QUEST: CENTRAL EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO FORGE EU [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Renewed efforts by the Central Europeans to approach energy security from a common EU position are being obstructed by a lack of member state unity on the issue. Holding the rotating presidency of the European Council, the Czech Republic has made energy security [...] | 2009-02-27 12:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ENRG EPET XH |
09BRUSSELS282 | EU WELCOMES U.S. MOVE TO RE-ENGAGE AT HRC, AGREES [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Rolf Timans, Head of Unit for Human Rights and Democratization at the European Commission. Timans greeted the news of U.S. re-engagement at the Human Rights Council with enthusiasm. On the Durban Review Conference, he noted that with the exception of poi [...] | 2009-02-27 17:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS284 | ITALIANS SEEKING U.S. SUPPORT ON BOSNIA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a lunch meeting with the Charge March 2, Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni sought U.S. support for changes to the international community's political and military posture in Bosnia. Fearing a loss of EU credibility in Bosnia if a new EUSR were not appointed quickly, Meloni [...] | 2009-03-02 14:56:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BK IT |
09BRUSSELS289 | BELGIUM: GOB RESPONSE TO URGENT MONUC DEMARCHE [...] (C) On March 2, PolOff and PolIntern delivered Reftel points regarding the threat of Indian troop withdrawal from MONUC. Contacts noted that they had received similar information from the Belgian mission to the UN. In fact, they had learned that the DPKO had communicated to multiple UN missi [...] | 2009-03-03 11:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG BE |
09BRUSSELS292 | BELGIUM ON US PARTICIPATION IN THE UNHRC AND [...] (C) Poloff shared reftel A points February 27 with MFA Human Rights Attache Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux immediately focused on the final talking point on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),that the U.S. has not decided whether to seek a seat or not. She said Belgium was one of three candidat [...] | 2009-03-03 15:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BE |
09BRUSSELS294 | YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] (C) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht will reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, on counter-terrorism, on Iran, and on Africa. Your meeting--our first cabinet-level exchange since a new government was formed under Prime Minister Herman [...] | 2009-03-03 18:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS30 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION SUSPENDS AID TO NICARAGUAN [...] (C) On January 9, PolOff delivered reftel points to Petros Mavromichalis, head of the Mexico and Central America unit in the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations. Mavromichalis echoed U.S. concerns about the Government of Nicaragua's backsliding on democracy. Whe [...] | 2009-01-09 16:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL NU EUN |
09BRUSSELS307 | EU MINISTERS REVIEW SITUATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES, STATE OF [...] Apart from the issue of Guantanamo detainees (see USEU mail exchanges),EU Home Affairs ministers at the February 26 Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting also covered a number of immigration and asylum issues, including the situation of Iraqi refugees in Europe, the state of play of the up [...] | 2009-03-05 13:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN |
09BRUSSELS310 | YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER VAN ROMPUY [...] (C) Summary: Mr. Vice President, your meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy can reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, Iran, Kosovo and Africa. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize Belgium's expanding contri [...] | 2009-03-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS314 | ACTING A/S CARTER'S MEETING WITH BELGIANS ON AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: Acting A/S Carter had a positive exchange of views with the Belgian MFA Africa Team at a breakfast hosted by Charge February 26. The MFA was represented by Africa Director Guy Trouveroy, Minister De Gucht's Deputy Chef du Cabinet Jean-Luc Bodson, Great Lakes Envoy Karl Dehaene, an [...] | 2009-03-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS CG BE |
09BRUSSELS315 | BELGIUM: MLAT TREATIES TO DEBUT IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) PolOff and PolIntern met with Foreign Minister De Gucht's Cabinet Director for Parliamentary Affairs Lieve De Cock and Ann De Ridder from the MFA Treaty Department March 4 to discuss the progress of the draft ratification legislation for the US-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Ag [...] | 2009-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CJAN KCRM EUN KTIA BE |
09BRUSSELS316 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU WILL ENCOURAGE DRC TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 4 to Sandra Paesen, administrator for Central Africa at the European Council Secretariat, who committed to assist in delivering the message to President Kabila. Paesen was unaware of the issue, but sympathetic to the concern that withdrawal of the I [...] | 2009-03-06 13:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN EUN |
09BRUSSELS318 | U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter represented the U.S. at the troika meeting with the EU on Africa issues, held February 27 in Brussels. The agenda included the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan),Zimbabwe, West Africa (Mauritania and Guinea),the Great La [...] | 2009-03-06 18:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID ETTC XA EUN CH |
09BRUSSELS324 | SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM DEPUTY COMMANDER YATES [...] (U) Deputy to the Commander of AFRICOM Yates, your trip to Brussels comes at a time when the Belgian government is eager for dialogue with the United States on Africa. Secretary of State Clinton met with Foreign Minister De Gucht March 6, and much of what De Gucht brought up centered on Africa [...] | 2009-03-11 05:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS CG BE |
09BRUSSELS327 | BELGIAN MFA VIEWS ON FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: CIA manager for South Asian analysis William Richardson met on March 3 with Christian Tanghe, Director for Asia, and Alain Hanssen, Director for South Asia, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Belgian officials expressed concern about the role played by Pakistan in the conflic [...] | 2009-03-11 08:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BE AF |
09BRUSSELS329 | EU COUNCIL DIRECTOR GENERAL ON BOSNIA EUSR DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Robert Cooper, a contrite EU Council Director General for External and Political-Military Affairs, convoked the non-EU Peace Implementation Council (PIC) partners in Brussels on short notice the morning of Wednesday March 11. Cooper apologized for the EU's "messy" process of se [...] | 2009-03-11 14:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN BK |
09BRUSSELS33 | BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON GAZA, RUSSIAN GAS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht told visiting A/S Fried that Belgium is working on bringing child burn victims out of Gaza for treatment in Europe and is negotiating with the Israeli government to do so. He was not optimistic that French President Sarkozy's intervention [...] | 2009-01-12 08:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG BE |
09BRUSSELS331 | CENTRAL EUROPEANS DRIVE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP BUT [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Experts on EU policy development point to the EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative as the most successful example of how Central European member states have been able to influence EU foreign policy to date. The Eastern Partnership is designed to encourage politic [...] | 2009-03-11 18:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG |
09BRUSSELS355 | EU'S ROBERT COOPER AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 09:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS AF PK PBK EUN |
09BRUSSELS356 | EU'S HELGA SCHMID AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: On the margin of the U.S.-EU Ministerial Troika, S/P Anne-Marie Slaughter met March 6 with EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Director Helga Schmid. Schmid asked that the prospect of improved U.S.-Russia relations not lead the U.S. to neglect the unfinished Geneva talks on Georgi [...] | 2009-03-13 09:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN RS GG |
09BRUSSELS361 | IRAN: MARCH 3 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Political and Securty Council Ambassadors held an inconclusive debate on Iran policy with a view toward framing a response to the U.S. Iran policy review. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper circulated a draft paper detailing the purely military nature of th [...] | 2009-03-13 14:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS363 | BELGIUM: AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS [...] Post has found no publicly-available information on actual or proposed federal government subsidies to the automobile industry in Belgium. While the federal government does allow special tax treatment for overtime that has benefited the automotive sector, the arrangement is not specific or l [...] | 2009-03-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO |
09BRUSSELS364 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLEDGE AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH [...] Mission confirms as reported reftel that the European Commission pledged EURO 440 million (approximately $572 million at an exchange rate of $1.3 to the Euro) for Palestinian assistance at the Sharm al-Sheikh donor conference. In announcing the pledge Commissioner Betina Ferrero-Waldner said [...] | 2009-03-13 15:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER PREL EAID EUN |
09BRUSSELS371 | EGYPTIANS AND PALESTINIANS MEET WITH EU TROIKA ON [...] (C) Summary: The EU Troika (Czech FM Karel Schwarzenberg, Council High Representative Javier Solana, and Commissioner Bettina Ferrero-Waldner) met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, PA Foreign Minister el-Maliki, and the Jordanian ambassador to the EU on March 15 for dinner to disc [...] | 2009-03-16 15:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EUN |
09BRUSSELS382 | STRUCTURAL FUNDS OFFER CENTRAL EUROPE MEANS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Over the next four to six years, the ten Central European Member States that joined the EU since 2004 have the opportunity to avail themselves of some $223 billion (176.6 billion Euros) of EU Structural and Cohesion funds. These funds were established to advan [...] | 2009-03-17 16:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN EFIN BEXP EIND EAID XG |
09BRUSSELS391 | INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION, PART VI: THE ACCESSION [...] The EU has been growing from the founding "Six" to the current EU-27. Enlargement is viewed as one of the EU's most successful policies and a powerful foreign policy tool for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The tight conditions for membership and the va [...] | 2009-03-18 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN TU HR CY XH |
09BRUSSELS394 | EU SUDAN POLICY FOCUSES ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers agreed this week that EU policy on Sudan should focus not on direct engagement with President Bashir, but rather on convincing African, Arab and other countries with influence in Sudan to intervene. The EU also agreed to keep the ICC decision and the subsequ [...] | 2009-03-19 15:27:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID SU EUN |
09BRUSSELS396 | MARCH GAERC - FOCUS ON ECONOMIC CRISIS, BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on March 16, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) focused their efforts on measures to address the economic crisis and the political challenges faced in Belarus and Bosnia. In addition to preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting, the General Affairs [...] | 2009-03-19 16:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON BO BK MW |
09BRUSSELS398 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS ONLY A BALANCED DRAWDOWN OF KFOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 06:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV BE |
09BRUSSELS401 | EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...] | 2009-03-20 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN |
09BRUSSELS410 | EU: DAS BRYZA'S MARCH 16 DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a Brussels stop on March 16 EUR DAS Matthew Bryza consulted EU officials on a range of regional political, security and energy-related issues, including EU enlargement, Turkey-Cyprus, frozen conflicts, and pipeline politics. DG Enlargement contacts foresaw no/no immine [...] | 2009-03-23 11:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG ECIN EPET EUN XH |
09BRUSSELS412 | PM ADVISOR PREVIEWS AFGHAN INITIATIVES MENU WITH [...] (C) Summary: Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy's diplomatic advisor Dirk Wouters (strictly protect) shared with Charge the menu of Afghanistan initiatives for which the PM is seeking cabinet approval this week. The list includes continuation for an additional year of most of Belgium's current mi [...] | 2009-03-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR BE |
09BRUSSELS413 | AFTER THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL: BARROSO HEADING TOWARD SECOND [...] (U) SUMMARY. Last week's European Council meeting appears to have been fruitful for Jose Manuel Barroso. Contacts among the EU leaders seemed to have helped Barroso regain what may prove decisive momentum in his campaign to be reappointed President of the EU Commission. His current five-yea [...] | 2009-03-23 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS418 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS NON-RECOGNITION POLICY ON [...] (C) On March 24, Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Willy De Buck, Director for Central and Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Buck said that he had recently discussed the issue of recognition of the two breakaway reg [...] | 2009-03-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RU BE |
09BRUSSELS426 | EU RESPONSE: ZIMBABWE ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) USEU provided Reftel points to European Commission and Council Secretariat officials charged with Kimberley Process implementation and Zimbabwe policy. Stephane Chardon, Commission External Relations Administrator for Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention confirmed on March 12 that [...] | 2009-03-25 15:17:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI EUN |
09BRUSSELS430 | THREE FLEMISH MAJORITY PARTIES MAKE PROJECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The three major Flemish parties are in full gear campaigning for the regional elections June 7, 2009. Unable to buy more than four small TV segments, the parties are reaching out to voters through posters, mail, grass roots campaigning and any free publicity they can get in the new [...] | 2009-03-26 05:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS437 | DG RELEX HOPES TO FINISH EU VERSION OF TEC [...] SUMMARY. European Commission (DG RELEX) officials told USEU they are nearly ready to share a draft medium-term workplan for Transatlantic Economic Council/Transatlantic Economic Framework (TEC/TEF) activities with EU Member States. RELEX said they hope the draft workplan could be adopted at [...] | 2009-03-27 05:14:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL |
09BRUSSELS446 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU PREPARED TO INCREASE AMISOM [...] The European Commission has allocated 40 million euros for AMISOM support in 2008-2009 and is prepared to spend more if the African Union is able to absorb it, according to contacts. Poloff delivered reftel points March 27 to Ragnheidur Roubineau, Somalia desk officer at the Council Secretari [...] | 2009-03-27 14:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO EUN |
09BRUSSELS447 | THE STOCKHOLM PROGRAM: EUROPEAN UNION'S NEXT [...] (U) The European Union (EU) will adopt a new five-year program in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) in 2009, which will succeed the Hague Program in place since 2005. This program will outline EU-wide policy priorities and objectives for the years 2010-2014. In honor of the (July t [...] | 2009-03-27 15:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL KCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI CVIS |
09BRUSSELS45 | EP PRESIDENT POTTERING ON GAZA, ENERGY, AND [...] (U) During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Silverberg, Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament, discussed the Israel-Gaza crisis, the Russia-Ukraine energy dispute, and freedom of religion in the Middle East. Pottering requested the meeting with the Ambassador in order [...] | 2009-01-14 13:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KIRF PHUM TK RU UK IS EUN |
09BRUSSELS450 | EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS SEEK MORE ROBUST DEVELOPMENT [...] European counterparts within the Commission, Czech Presidency, and EU Member States have indicated strong interest in elevating development to a more important place on the trans-Atlantic agenda. In their view, the new U.S. Administration is likely to be receptive to these efforts, given a s [...] | 2009-03-27 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN IO EAGR |
09BRUSSELS452 | BELGIANS TELL S/R HOLBROOKE ADDITIONAL MILITARY, [...] (C) Summary: If last minute intra-coalition politics do not get in the way, the Belgian government intends to announce a new support package for NATO operations in Afghanistan before the April 4 Strasbourg summit, Belgian FM De Gucht told Special Envoy Holbrooke on March 23, 2009. On the mil [...] | 2009-03-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MARR PREL |
09BRUSSELS453 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR UPGRADED TRANSATLANTIC TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS455 | AFRICOM'S AMB YATES MEETS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary. AFRICOM's Deputy to the Commander for Civ/Mil Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates met with the Belgian MOD March 12 and MFA March 13 to share opinions and learn about Belgium's efforts in Africa. Ambassador Yates explained AFRICOM's mission and its holistic approach to supportin [...] | 2009-03-30 15:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS SOCI MNUC CG BE |
09BRUSSELS456 | AFRICOM DEPUTY COMMANDER YATES' MARCH 12 MEETINGS [...] (S/NF) Summary: AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civ/Mil Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates received a wide variety of opinions and input March 12 during meetings with representatives of the NGO community in Brussels, a lunch with Belgian parliamentarians, and a dinner with several Africa [...] | 2009-03-30 15:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS MNUC CG BE |
09BRUSSELS464 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON URGING IRAN TO RELEASE [...] (C) On March 30, USEU Mission officers delivered reftel demarche to EU Council Secretariat and Czech Presidency officials on the need for diplomatic pressure on Iran to release detained American citizen Roxana Saberi. Mission officers reviewed the case separately with Daniel Mic, Counselor [...] | 2009-03-31 13:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EUN IR |
09BRUSSELS468 | DEF MIN. CONFIRMS NEW BELGIAN MILITARY [...] (C) Defense Minister Pieter De Crem telephoned charge April 1 to confirm that the Belgian cabinet has agreed to continue all current Belgian contributions in Afghanistan (see details ref (b)) through the end of 2010. In addition, in 2010 Belgium willl deploy two additional F-16s to Kandahar [...] | 2009-04-01 09:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR BE |
09BRUSSELS473 | ASEAN TAC: EU EXPERIENCE [...] (SBU) This is in response to Reftel request for information on the EU experience with regard to accession to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC). While the European Union would like to accede to the TAC, our European Commission interlocutors tell us that it may be some time befor [...] | 2009-04-01 13:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PREL ASEAN EU |
09BRUSSELS475 | BELGIAN MFA ON NEW RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The Belgian government has been considering for the past several weeks what actions it can take to support the need for an enhanced effort against the Taliban in Afghanistan, as outlined in the ref B white paper. Embassy delivered the white paper to the Belgian MFA's Office of Security Af [...] | 2009-04-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EAID BE |
09BRUSSELS476 | MIDDLE EAST: NOTES FROM MARCH 27-28 INFORMAL [...] (C/NF) An EU member country contact gave to the Charge the following text (paras 2-5),based on a Czech Presidency readout of the informal discussion on the Middle East among EU foreign ministers at the March 27-28 Gymnich, held in Hluboka in the Czech Republic. As is usual with the semi-annu [...] | 2009-04-01 15:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EUN |
09BRUSSELS485 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON TAMIL FOUNDATION (U.S. [...] (C//NF) A contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process expressed doubt that the EU will to join the U.S. in autonomously designating the Tamil Foundation (Ref A). However, the EU would consider this request within the same context as the prior USG request for EU designa [...] | 2009-04-02 12:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PHUM EAID SL PINR |
09BRUSSELS486 | TERRORISM FINANCE: VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Per recent conversations with sanctions contacts, the EU remains interested in any follow-up information the USG could provide related to Ref A demarche on the autonomous designation of Venezuela-based Hizballah terrorist financiers. Ref B informally reported the October 2008 formal EU F [...] | 2009-04-02 12:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS487 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON WAAD PROJECT (U.S. [...] (C) Discussing Ref A demarche on the Waad Project, a contact conceded it is unlikely the EU will join the U.S. in an autonomous designation for sanctions. However, the EU has not yet provided a formal reply. On a related note, contact said the EU would still welcome any formal U.S. response [...] | 2009-04-02 12:48:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR LE KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS488 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON UNION OF GOOD U.S. [...] (C) In a recent follow-up conversation regarding Ref A demarche on Union of Good, to which we have not yet received a formal EU response, a contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process anticipated that the EU will be reluctant to join the U.S. in an autonomous designatio [...] | 2009-04-02 12:55:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS |
09BRUSSELS49 | DEMARCHE: SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT TO BE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Czech (EU presidency) PermRep Milena Vicenova January 13. In her discussion, Ambassador reviewed U.S. concerns about Syria's behavior, including assistance to Hezbollah and Hamas, lack of cooperation with the IAEA, the problem of foreign fighters tr [...] | 2009-01-15 08:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY |
09BRUSSELS491 | BELGIUM:USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS492 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA FINANCIERS [...] (C) The European Commission designated three Gulf-based Al Qaida financiers (Ref D) on November 6, 2008. The EU only took action after the UN formally included the designations at the 1267 sanctions committee on October 10, 2008, despite the EU's having been invited to take action on the basi [...] | 2009-04-02 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS493 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON AL-SHABAAB'S THREE [...] (C) In a follow-up conversation regarding the U.S. domestic designation of three members of Al-Shabaab (Ref A),a contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process intimated that the EU may continue to consider itself legally unable to autonomously designate entities linked t [...] | 2009-04-02 14:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS494 | TERRORISM FINANCE: KUWAIT-BASED CHARITY THE [...] (C) The EU formally responded to Ref A regarding the designation of Kuwait-based charity Revival of Islamic Heritage Society as a terrorist organization with the following letter, previously transmitted Ref B. Recent conversations related to similar designation cases demonstrate that this is [...] | 2009-04-02 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS496 | CENTRAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE SHOWS COALITION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Experts agree that effective EU policymaking is driven by coalitions among member states. They also agree that the Central European states that joined the EU since 2004 have only recently begun to employ coalition building. As a corollary, some EU experts cont [...] | 2009-04-02 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG ECON EFIN SENV |
09BRUSSELS497 | CHARGE'S VISIT TO MONS, BELGIUM [...] Summary: On March 30 Embassy Brussels Charge traveled with Embassy officers to the town of Mons in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Mons is a major town in the French-speaking Wallonia region of Brussels. The Charge met with the Governor of Hainaut Province, a city councilman of Mons, and t [...] | 2009-04-03 06:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV BE |
09BRUSSELS503 | HRC: EU "THRILLED" ABOUT U.S. CANDIDACY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to Riina Kionka, High Representative Solana's Personal Representative for Human Rights on April 1. She said that this news was "incredibly positive," and lightheartedly asked if the USG real [...] | 2009-04-03 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS517 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU PROBLEMS DESIGNATING FOUR [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The European Commission designated four members of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (Ref D) on March 6. This case illustrates three dilemmas impeding U.S.-EU cooperation in countering terrorist financing through UNSCRs [...] | 2009-04-06 17:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS524 | USEU DELIVERY OF SSA NON-PAPER TO EU COMMISSION [...] (SBU) OES DAS Jeff Miotke deivered the reftel Non-Paper to Paul Weissenberg, EU Commission Director for Aerospace, Defense, and Security Industry in DG Enterprise, on March 25. Weissenberg told DAS Miotke that he was pleased with the Non-Paper because it was "NATO light" and because it propose [...] | 2009-04-07 15:02:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA |
09BRUSSELS525 | BELGIUM CONDEMNS NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BE |
09BRUSSELS529 | SENIOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION OFFICIALS AFFIRM [...] SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Acting USAID Administrator Alonzo Fulgham in Brussels, senior European Commission (EC) officials responsible for both policy and operational matters affirmed strong interest in elevating development to a more visible role within the ongoing trans-Atlantic [...] | 2009-04-07 16:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IO EAGR EUN ECON EFIN |
09BRUSSELS532 | BELGIAN VICE-PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF [...] Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karel De Gucht, spoke at the 10th session of the Human Rights Council. He shared his vision on how to promoten and protect human rights. He expressed his regret over the men, women, and children whose basic rights are being violated. He condemned rape [...] | 2009-04-08 09:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS540 | IMPROVING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN CHAD: JOINT [...] Summary: The European Commission DG ECHO) and the U.S. Government (State/PRM and USAID/OFDA) delivered joint recommendations in late March to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Office for the Cordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for te improvement of assistance to r [...] | 2009-04-08 15:59:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SU CD EAID EUN |
09BRUSSELS541 | COMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER TO ATTEND TOKYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USEU joined the Japanese Mission to the EU to present reftel follow-up demarche to European Commission (EC) counterparts in Brussels. The EC delegation will be headed by Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner. The final EC pledge will exceed $500 million, though the period covered wil [...] | 2009-04-08 17:54:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ECON EFIN IMF PK IBRD |
09BRUSSELS547 | AFPAK: EU WANTS TO ALIGN ITS APPROACH WITH OURS [...] (C) Pol Off delivered reftel demarche April 3 to a wide range of officials from the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission, and Czech Permanent Representation to the EU. EU officials welcomed the information. Boguslaw Majewski, Council Secretariat Head of Unit for Asia, said that the EU [...] | 2009-04-09 14:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF NATO |
09BRUSSELS549 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV BE |
09BRUSSELS550 | EU CONTINUES TO WEIGH ISRAEL AND SYRIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel the 27 EU Foreign Ministers, meeting March 27 in the Czech Republic in the semi-annual informal "Gymnich" format (at which formal conclusions are not reached) discussed a number of Middle East issues, including whether and how to proceed with an upgrade of EU- [...] | 2009-04-09 15:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EU |
09BRUSSELS551 | BELGIUM:SPLIT BETWEEN LEFTISTS AND CENTRISTS COULD [...] (C) Summary: The Flemish Socialist Party (sp.a) is undergoing an internal struggle between leftists and centrists that could send it into the opposition after the June 7, 2009 regional elections. The party is currently part of the three party Flemish regional government with the Christian Dem [...] | 2009-04-09 15:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS558 | DEMARCHE ON BURMA POLICY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETTC ETRD BM BE |
09BRUSSELS560 | EU COMMISSION OFFICIAL DETAILS CHINA,S SATELLITE [...] (S//NF) An EU Commission official provided insight to China,s efforts within the EU to acquire sensitive technologies, specifically those developed for the Galileo Satellite Navigation program. He explained that the mehods employed by China's Ministry of Science nd Technology (MOST) have only [...] | 2009-04-15 05:15:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL TSPA EINV |
09BRUSSELS561 | EU COMMISSION OFFICIAL DETAILS CHINA,S SATELLITE [...] (S//NF) An EU Commission official provided insight to China,s efforts within the EU to acquire sensitive technologies, specifically those developed for the Galileo Satellite Navigation program. He explained that the methods employed by China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have on [...] | 2009-04-15 05:28:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL TSPA EINV |
09BRUSSELS567 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to Brussels. The members of the European Union's Political and Security Committee (PSC) look forward to meeting with you April 22 and exchanging ideas on Israeli-Palestinian and broader regional peace. The President heard from EU heads of state/government in [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP MITCHELL AMGT PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS575 | HRC: ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 14:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS578 | BELGIUM: FEDERAL POLICE DIAMOND OFFICERS SAY DUBAI [...] (C) Federal Judicial Police working on diamond-related cases in Belgium's diamond center, Antwerp, told econoff April 8 that the lack of law enforcement cooperation from Dubai officials to Belgian police information requests seriously hampers their ability to successfully prosecute in Belgiu [...] | 2009-04-17 17:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI BE |
09BRUSSELS579 | EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Brussels-based EU officials working on Burma policy issues appreciated receiving reftel points on the status of the ongoing U.S. policy review. Although the EU still intends a straight rollover of its Common Position and restrictive measures, Foreign Ministers may issue politic [...] | 2009-04-17 19:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS58 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche requesting delay in approval of an EU-Syria association agreement to Liliane Bloem, Acting Director of the European Affairs Department, on January 12 and to Yves Rogister, a desk officer in the Department for the Middle-East & North Africa, on January 13. [...] | 2009-01-15 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY BE |
09BRUSSELS580 | BELGIAN SHIP SEIZED BY SOMALI PIRATES AND AID [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian ship Pompei was seized by Somali pirates the morning of April 18. The ship is expected to reach the Somali coast on April 22 after a 70 hour voyage. Two aid workers from Doctors without Borders were also kidnapped April 19 in the Bokol region of Somalia. The Belgian [...] | 2009-04-20 09:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS BE SO |
09BRUSSELS588 | SCENE-SETTER FOR A/S CARTER'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (SBU) Since your last visit to Brussels, dialogue between the U.S. and Belgium on Africa has continued. Belgian interest is currently focused on the plight of the Belgian ship taken over by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean April 17, and a Belgian doctor kidnapped in Somalia at the same time [...] | 2009-04-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS CG SO SU CD RW BY BN |
09BRUSSELS589 | BELGIAN LT GENERAL BUYSE SHARES LESSONS LEARNED IN [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training, Lieutenant General Jean-Paul Buyse, shared Belgian experience and lessons learned in Africa with Africom's Commander, Gen. William Ward and his staff during a visit to Africom HQ in Stuttgart on April 15. Buyse provid [...] | 2009-04-22 15:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM CG BE |
09BRUSSELS598 | BELGIUM ON ATTENDANCE AND AGENDA FOR GLOBAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche jointly with diplomats from the Netherlands and Russian Embassies to Belgium on April 24. They met with Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver the invitation to the Global I [...] | 2009-04-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL MNUC PTER KGIC BE |
09BRUSSELS599 | BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO [...] (C) On April 24, Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed Poloff unofficially that Belgium will soon put forward the name of Jean-Pol Poncelet as a candidate to succeed Mohamed El-Baradei as Director General of the [...] | 2009-04-27 09:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE |
09BRUSSELS601 | SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S EU MEETINGS [...] (U) 22 April 2009, EU Council Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels. 2. (U) U.S. Participants: Special Envoy George Mitchell NEA DAS David M. Hale NEA/IPA Payton L. Knopf NEA/IPA Alon Sachar NSC Mara E. Rudman USEU Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Christopher Murray USEU PolMinsCouns Christop [...] | 2009-04-27 18:02:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN IS XF |
09BRUSSELS609 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: SWINE FLU: INITIAL SEVEN [...] (U) Belgian authorities reported April 28 that seven suspected cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Belgium tested negative. Belgium is advising travelers to avoid visiting areas in Mexico and the United States that have been affected by H1N1. Travelers arriving at Brussels' Zaventem International [...] | 2009-04-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS622 | INTRODUCING THE EU, PART VII: EU-U.S. COOPERATION UNDER THE [...] (U) Policy consultation and coordination between the United States and European Union has grown enormously over the past decade, and in many respects now rivals the level of discussion we have with such key allies as the UK, Germany and Japan. Our policy relationship with the EU differs from [...] | 2009-04-30 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN |
09BRUSSELS625 | BELGIUM STILL CONSIDERING POLICE TRAINERS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian government at the cabinet level is interested in providing police trainers to Afghanistan in cooperation with the UE or NATO. However, it is running into internal opposition by the Belgian Federal Police, which would have to provide the officers to staff such a missio [...] | 2009-04-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL EAID NATO AF BE |
09BRUSSELS627 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: H1N1 FLU: MORE POSSIBLE CASES [...] (U) Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) in a statement posted late April 29 to its website, www.influenza.be, announced that four of seven additional suspected cases of H1N1 from April 28 had tested negative, with results pending for the other three, while an additional fou [...] | 2009-04-30 16:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS629 | A/S FRIED MEETS WITH EU OFFICIALS ON RESETTLING [...] (C) The EU Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Gilles de Kerchove, and the European Commission Director General for Justice, Freedom, and Security, Jonathan Faull, informed A/S Fried and a U.S. interagency delegation in Brussels April 27 that the EU anticipates having a common political position [...] | 2009-04-30 17:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN EG |
09BRUSSELS637 | BELGIUM: MAY 29 PIRACY CONTACT GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on the May 29 Contact Group meeting to Peter Vandevelde, Counselor for European Security and Defense Policy in the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 5. Vandevelde said that the GOB will be represented at the May 29 meeting in New York. However, a [...] | 2009-05-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR ECON PREL BE SO |
09BRUSSELS648 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH BELGIUM'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy told Charge May 5 that he was very impressed by President Obama during their recent contacts in Strasbourg and Prague, especially the President's active role at the NATO summit in forging unanimity on the selection of a new NATO Secretary [...] | 2009-05-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN SENV PGOV ECON PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS651 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with European Union leaders on March 23 during his first visit to Brussels as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed appreciation for EU support to Afghanistan and Pakistan, applauded the EU for deploying the only inte [...] | 2009-05-08 05:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR PINS PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS654 | VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BE |
09BRUSSELS655 | VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BE |
09BRUSSELS656 | BELGIAN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The National Center for Development Cooperation is an umbrella organization for Belgian francophone NGOs providing development assistance worldwide, including some working in Afghanistan. Its Director, Arnaud Zacharie, was open to the need for assistance to Afghanistan and the id [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV BE AF |
09BRUSSELS658 | BELGIAN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The National Center for Development Cooperation is an umbrella organization for Belgian francophone NGOs providing development assistance worldwide, including some working in Afghanistan. Its Director, Arnaud Zacharie, was open to the need for assistance to Afghanistan and the id [...] | 2009-05-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV BE AF |
09BRUSSELS669 | A MONTH TO THE FLEMISH REGIONAL ELECTIONS: STATUS [...] (C) Summary: The Flemish regional elections will be held on June 7, along with the European Parliament Elections. Though PM Van Rompuy has said regional elections do not affect the federal government, all major national political decisions have been put on hold until after the regional electio [...] | 2009-05-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS67 | DEMARCHE: EU AND EC OFFICIALS REQUEST FURTHER [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche separately to Christian Jouret, Head of the Middle East Unit in the Council of the European Union (who works closely with Solana) and to Leonidas Tezapsidis, Head of the Near East Region (a Unit Deputy Director) in the European Commission [...] | 2009-01-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PARM KWBG PBTS PHUM EU IS |
09BRUSSELS672 | ISRAEL DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AYALON DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Daniel Ayalon, met for two and a half hours in an informal May 7 session with ambassadors who make up the EU's 28-member Political and Security Committee (PSC),which helps set EU common foreign and security policy. Several EU diplomats an [...] | 2009-05-12 10:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EU |
09BRUSSELS679 | GOB STILL WILLING TO CONSIDER RESETTLING [...] (C) Summary: Belgium remains supportive of U.S. efforts to resettle Guantanamo detainees and is willing to consider specific proposals for resettlement, according to the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor Dirk Wouters. Wouters discounted comments by Alain Winants, Belgium's head of State Sec [...] | 2009-05-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BE AF |
09BRUSSELS684 | BURMA: EU CONCERNED ABOUT ASSK HEALTH, PREPARING [...] (C) Poloff shared reftel points with Leo Nordholt Schulte, Burma Desk Officer at the European Council General Secretariat on May 10. Schulte said that the EU shared U.S. concerns about the continued detention and health of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),and planned to raise her detention when the [...] | 2009-05-13 15:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS69 | BELGIAN TRAINERS LEAVE TO BEGIN TRAINING AFGHAN [...] At its first cabinet meeting on December 30, the government of new Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy gave final approval for the sending of Belgian troops to Afghanistan as an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT),charged with training soldiers of the Afghan National Army. The first [...] | 2009-01-16 16:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS NATO AF BE |
09BRUSSELS693 | CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY MAIN OBSTACLE TO BELGIAN [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Thomas Baekelandt, told Charge on May 13 that Belgium's main concern about taking detainees from Guantanamo is the risk to Belgian and European security. He also said he would want to know why the U.S [...] | 2009-05-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BE AF |
09BRUSSELS694 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: TWO POSITIVE CASES OF H1N1 IN [...] Belgium has two confirmed cases of H1N1, the Government announcing a first case on May 13 and a second on May 14. Both individuals were males from the region of Flanders who had returned separately from the United States. Both men are being treated at Brussels' Saint Pierre University Hospita [...] | 2009-05-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
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 |
09BRUSSELS697 | BELGIUM DESIRES TO "PRESERVE UNSCR 1267" BY ADDING [...] (C) On May 13, Charge met with Thomas Baekelandt, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Baekelandt said that sanctions under UNSCR 1267 against terrorist financing entities such as Al Barakat have been challenged in Belgian courts and in the European Court [...] | 2009-05-18 10:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC PGOV PREL KTFN UN BE |
09BRUSSELS700 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: THREE MORE POSITIVE TESTS BRING [...] Belgium now has five confirmed cases of H1N1, with Belgian health authorities announcing cases three and four late on Friday, May 15, and a fifth case on May 16. All three individuals had had close contact with a male who had recently returned to Belgium from New York. Health authorities ha [...] | 2009-05-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS701 | SLOVENE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Charge in Brussels on May 18, Slovene MFA Director General for European Affairs and Coordinator for Croatia Iztok Mirosic briefed USEU on Slovenia's response to the latest proposal by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to help solve Slovenia's bilateral bo [...] | 2009-05-18 16:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09BRUSSELS702 | BURMA: EU CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS; [...] (C) Summary: Outraged over the arrest and trial of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on the eve of her release, EU Foreign Ministers directed Council and Commission staff on May 18 to begin looking at additional restrictive measures (including new sanctions) that might be tak [...] | 2009-05-18 17:52:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC ENRG EPET EFIN KJUS BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS703 | BELGIUM:COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez met with Belgian FM De Gucht during Rodriguez trip to Brussels to meet with EU leaders May 11, 2009. According to MFA contacts, De Gucht pushed Rodriguez on human rights and democracy. Cuban policy has not been a priority for the Belgian MFA under De Gucht. 2. [...] | 2009-05-19 07:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BE |
09BRUSSELS715 | DONNYBROOKS AND DEBACLES: BELGIUM'S REGIONAL [...] Summary: The Belgian regional and European elections will be held on June 7, and both Flemish and Francophone parties have used mudslinging tactics to get ahead in the polls. For the Flemish elections, the media fight between the Liberals and the populist Lijst Dedecker have hurt both parties, [...] | 2009-05-20 16:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS721 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Embassy political officer and economic officer separately delivered the non-paper from reftel to officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Government of Belgium's financial intelligence unit (CTIF) under the Ministry of Finance. The CTIF official had no immediate knowled [...] | 2009-05-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN BE |
09BRUSSELS727 | ACTING A/S WITTEN'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN MFA [...] (C) On May 19, PRM Acting A/S Samuel Witten met with Belgium's Director for Globalization in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Marc Gedopt, to discuss issues surrounding Iraqi refugees, asylees and displaced persons, and to urge Belgian support for efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of [...] | 2009-05-26 16:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL BE IZ |
09BRUSSELS742 | SPECIAL ENVOY DAN FRIED DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC) Daniel Fried met with a group of Belgian officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Interior and Immigration on May 19. The group was chaired by Axel Delvoie, Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs of the MFA. Fried inf [...] | 2009-05-29 09:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BE AF |
09BRUSSELS743 | GUANTANAMO: S/E FRIED AND EU COUNTERPARTS DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC) Daniel Fried met with EU counterparts on May 19 in Brussels. EU officials expressed optimism that wording of the U.S.-EU joint statement on resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in EU member states will be agreed to in time for appr [...] | 2009-05-29 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EUM |
09BRUSSELS747 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points May 18 to the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission and EU Presidency. The same day, foreign ministers meeting in the EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting issued a previously-drafted statement addressing many of the same points so [...] | 2009-05-29 13:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO EUN |
09BRUSSELS748 | BELGIUM: H1N1: NINTH AND TENTH CASES REPORTED; [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 29 press release that two new cases of H1N1 had been confirmed in Belgium, bringing the country's total number of positive cases to ten. The ninth case involves a 10-year old boy from Tervuren, a town close to Brussels, who had returned on Sunda [...] | 2009-05-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS750 | A/S CARTER'S APRIL 23 MEETING WITH BELGIAN MFA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge hosted a breakfast April 23 for visiting Acting A/S for African Affairs Phillip Carter and NSC Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin with the Belgian MFA Africa Team. The Belgian guests were Deputy Chief of Cabinet to FM De Gucht Jean-Luc Bodson, Africa Director Gu [...] | 2009-05-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CG BE |
09BRUSSELS755 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS I: THE SETTING [...] SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP),the only multinational parliamentary assembly in the world elected by universal suffrage, will be re-elected 4-7 June across the 27 member states of the European Union for another five-year term. The EP's 754 members will represent 500 million citizens. [...] | 2009-06-02 11:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS762 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS II: THE ISSUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Because of the June 4-7 European Parliament elections, there is no legislative activity btween early May and September. The economic risis and Turkey's accession are pan-European themes in some European Parliament campaigns. Unlike in the 2004 EP elections, U.S.-EU relations are [...] | 2009-06-02 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS769 | U.S-EU CONSULTATIONS ON HUMANITRIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Mgration Samuel Witten led a U.S. delegation of PRM and USAID officials in Brussels May 19 or the annual humanitarian Strategic Policy Dialogue (SPD) between the U.S. and the European Commission, the world's two largest hum [...] | 2009-06-03 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL EAID EUN |
09BRUSSELS770 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS III - A WHO-WILL-BE-WHO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Key posts in the European Parliament (EP) will be distributed in July. The five-year EP Presidency is likely to be shared between Jerzy Buzcek (EPP-ED, Poland) for the first half-term and Martin Schulz (PES, Germany) for the second, although other contenders are in the wings. T [...] | 2009-06-03 16:20:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR EUN ECON |
09BRUSSELS779 | BELGIUM: PKK UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: Poloff and Polintern met with MFA Counterterrorism Coordinator Thomas Baekelandt June 4 to receive an update on the PKK (DHKP/C) in Belgium prior to Deputy CT Coordinator Schlicher's scheduled trip to Brussels June 9. Poloff and Legatt also met with Belgian Federal Police Islam E [...] | 2009-06-05 09:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | KTFN PGOV PREL PTER IZ BE |
09BRUSSELS78 | Working with the EU to Spur Transatlantic [...] (SBU) The United States and the European Union have the largest economic relationship in the world and remain the leaders in setting the global economic and regulatory agenda, and successfully managing this relationship will be critical as we address the economic downturn this year. U.S. and [...] | 2009-01-21 14:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS784 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE [...] (SBU) Mission delivered reftel demarche to officials who cover the Middle East at the EU Council, European Commission, and Czech Mission (the current EU presidency). According to the director for Middle East affairs at the Council, the upcoming Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting was di [...] | 2009-06-05 13:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KPAL PGOV PREL EU |
09BRUSSELS787 | DELIVERY OF RESPONSE TO BELGIAN RECOMMNDATIONS TO [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 4. Bauwens said that Belgium is sending a "substantial delegation" of technical experts to a Proliferation Security Initiative Operational [...] | 2009-06-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC BE |
09BRUSSELS788 | EU PROPOSES JOINT DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICA ON [...] (C//NF) Summary and Guidance Request: On June 5, representatives of the Czech EU Presidency and the EU Council Secretariat's Directorate General for Defense Issues proposed a joint U.S.-EU demarche to inform the government of South Africa of our bilateral pilot project on geospatial intelli [...] | 2009-06-05 15:58:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL EUN SF |
09BRUSSELS79 | GUANTANAMO/DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT: DISCUSSION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C//NF) Summary. The EU is moving quickly to discuss issues of resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. On January 26, EU Foreign Ministers will likely consider the prospects for an EU common position on resettling detainees. In order to [...] | 2009-01-21 19:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS792 | BELGIAN FRANCOPHONE GREEN PARTY GEARS UP TO FORM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Belgian francophone green party Ecolo co-president, Jean-Michel Javaux, struck a warm and appreciative tone as he spoke of his relationship with the United States. He identified the election of President Obama and his more environme [...] | 2009-06-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SENV BE |
09BRUSSELS796 | FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL: EU CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 8, USEU Charge was convoked to receive a formal EU demarche expressing concerns about provisions of the FAA Reauthorization bill regarding inspections of foreign repairs stations, further definition of actual control of U.S. airlines' operations, and restrictions on a [...] | 2009-06-08 17:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ELAB EUN |
09BRUSSELS802 | BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT'S MAY 27-28 [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht traveled to Iraq on May 27-28. While Belgium has been absent from Iraq for several years, his visit indicates a new willingness to be more active and cooperative with efforts to build security and good governance in the country. De Gucht [...] | 2009-06-09 11:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EINV EPET BE IZ |
09BRUSSELS808 | BELGIUM:DEMARACHE ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION:ICSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 07:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KJUS KAWC KUNR PREL UNGA BE |
09BRUSSELS809 | EU OFFICIALS ON NEXT STEPS IN KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith and EULEX Kosovo Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon met with USEU CDA on June 10 to provide an overview of upcoming challenges and opportunities in the country. Suggesting that the coming months would be "decisive," Feith said t [...] | 2009-06-11 10:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN SR KK |
09BRUSSELS813 | FLEMISH POLITICAL INSIDERS' ON REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the June 7 Flemish regional elections, Poloff and Polintern met with members of the four political parties that are likely to participate in the next Flemish regional government. The Flemish Christian-Democrats (CD&V) and current Minister-President Kris Peeters [...] | 2009-06-12 09:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS819 | COUNCIL SECRETARIAT DISCUSSES PIRACY PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, Poloffs delivered REF A points and nonpaper on U.S. opposition to an international piracy court to Didier Lenoir, Head of the EU Council Secretariat's Operations and Exercises Unit. Lenoir confirmed that EU Member States are divided on the question of an internati [...] | 2009-06-15 11:07:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN |
09BRUSSELS825 | BELGIAN MFA VIEWS ON CORFU CONFERENCE AND EUROPEAN [...] On June 15, Poloff used reftel as an opportunity to discuss the Corfu ministerial meeting and the future of European security with Francois De Kerchove, acting Director for Security Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Foreign Minister De Gucht will attend the ministerial. [...] | 2009-06-16 13:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OSCE BE |
09BRUSSELS83 | CZECH PRESIDENCY CONFIRMS GUANTANAMO ON THE AGENDA [...] (C) EU assistance for resettlement of Guantanamo detainees will "definitely" be discussed by EU Foreign Ministers at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on January 26 in Brussels. Blanka Fajkusova, Head of Unit for External Relations at the Czech Permanent Repr [...] | 2009-01-22 16:51:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS830 | BELGIAN POLICE PREPARING FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request for SCA-A. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Belgian Federal Police are preparing a report on the feasibility of sending two to four police trainers to Afghanistan. The contribution is likely to be in the framework of EUPOL-Afghanistan. Belg [...] | 2009-06-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL EAID NATO AF BE |
09BRUSSELS831 | BELGIUM: H1N1: SIX NEW CASES BRING TOTAL TO 20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced five more positive cases of H1N1 over the weekend of June 13-14, and then indicated on June 16 that a probable 20th case had occurred. All cases are considered mild, and all patients have received antiviral treatment. End summary. CASE FIFTEEN [...] | 2009-06-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS839 | EU LENGTHENS COUNTER-PIRACY FORCE MANDATE [...] (C) On June 15, EU foreign ministers approved an extension of the EU counter-piracy Operation ATALANTA's mandate until December 13, 2010. According to the EU,s official public statement announcing the extension, the decision was taken with a view to facilitating future force generation for [...] | 2009-06-19 05:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EWWT MARR MOPS PREL XW |
09BRUSSELS84 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS PRESS LIVNI ON OPENING GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Tomas Smetanka, Middle East Advisor at the Czech Permanent Representation in Brussels, told us that, during their January 21 dinner meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, EU Foreign Ministers pressed for an immediate humanitarian opening of Gaza, for a permanent ope [...] | 2009-01-22 17:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM EU |
09BRUSSELS846 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS REACT TO POTUS SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL KISL KWMN MO TU BE |
09BRUSSELS847 | EU LEADERS BACK BARROSO FOR NEW TERM AS COMMISSION HEAD; [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting unanimously backed Jose Manuel Barroso for another five-year term as Commission President, but stopped short of a formal nomination, pending consultations with the European Parliament. Newly elected MEPs will now have an opportu [...] | 2009-06-19 12:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS848 | EU LEADERS BACK BARROSO FOR NEW TERM AS COMMISSION HEAD; [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting unanimously backed Jose Manuel Barroso for another five-year term as Commission President, but stopped short of a formal nomination, pending consultations with the European Parliament. Newly elected MEPs will now have an opportu [...] | 2009-06-19 12:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS853 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS REACT TO POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) This cable is a correction for deleted BRUSSELS 846. Population figures for Muslims in para 2 have been revised upwards. 2. (SBU) Summary: At a June 10 luncheon for Muslim community leaders, activists, and academics, Charge elicited the reaction to President Obama's June 4 speech. Bel [...] | 2009-06-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL KISL KWMN MO TU BE |
09BRUSSELS854 | JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...] | 2009-06-19 17:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK |
09BRUSSELS855 | EU LEADERS AGREE ON GUARANTEES FOR IRELAND; NEW IRISH VOTE [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting painfully agreed on the format of guarantees designed to persuade Irish voters to back the Lisbon Treaty in another referendum. The specific guarantees do not alter the Lisbon Treaty but provide interpretation of it. They basic [...] | 2009-06-22 05:52:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09BRUSSELS856 | EU LEADERS AGREE ON GUARANTEES FOR IRELAND; NEW IRISH VOTE [...] SUMMARY: EU leaders in their June 18-19 European Council meeting painfully agreed on the format of guarantees designed to persuade Irish voters to back the Lisbon Treaty in another referendum. The specific guarantees do not alter the Lisbon Treaty but provide interpretation of it. They bas [...] | 2009-06-22 06:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN EI |
09BRUSSELS865 | BELGIUM'S JUSTICE MINISTRY REACTS TO 2009 TIP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Poloff and Polintern delivered reftel Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Justice Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Ambassador Marc Van den Reeck and Trafficking in Persons Coordinator Paule Somers on June 15. Both [...] | 2009-06-24 09:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL AE BE |
09BRUSSELS869 | ECHO TO USAID AA: SUDAN FRAGILE, GENOCIDE LABEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting USAID Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, transiting Brussels en route to Sudan, spent June 12 in Brussels meeting with Commission counterparts at the EC's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO),EUROPEAID and DG-DEV. Interlocutors at ECHO described a fragile situation in Suda [...] | 2009-06-24 18:10:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL ECON |
09BRUSSELS877 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: GROUPS PREPARE FOR VOTE ON BARROSO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 24, Joseph Daul, the chairman of the European People Party (EPP) group in the newly-elected European Parliament (EP),confirmed that the EPP would push for a confirmation vote of Jose Manuel Barroso as Commission President at the July 15 EP plenary session. The Progressive [...] | 2009-06-25 16:11:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS878 | EU DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FIGHTING PIRACY [...] (C//NF) Summary: In several recent meetings, in the run-up to the GAERC's decision to extend the Atalanta mission to December 2010, EU Officials outlined to us the thinking behind High Rep Solana's effort to prompt discussion among member states on a bigger EU role in Somalia. The EU is fu [...] | 2009-06-25 16:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT KCRM MARR MOPS PINS PREL XF XW EUN |
09BRUSSELS885 | EU AND NATO CONCERNED ABOUT BOSNIA, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (U) This is a joint cable from USEU and USNATO. 2. (C) Summary: On June 22, NATO and EU Ambassadors met in the NAC-PSC format to discuss Bosnia. Most presenters lamented the lack of political progress in Bosnia, noting that High Rep Inzko had invoked Bonn powers over the weekend, but [...] | 2009-06-26 10:43:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL XG BK EUN |
09BRUSSELS886 | AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...] | 2009-06-26 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS |
09BRUSSELS889 | BELGIUM SIGNS ON TO EU COUNCIL STATEMENT ON AFGHAN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on June 22. On June 24, we were informed by the Afghan desk of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Belgium does not intend to make an individual declaration on the elections at the present time. The MFA referred to the common statement released by the European [...] | 2009-06-26 15:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF BE |
09BRUSSELS894 | EU-U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICIES CONVERGING [...] (C) Summary: During biannual consultations on Latin American issues June 24, U.S. and EU officials agreed to seek opportunities to work together with select countries or regions, including, potentially, on counternarcotics and biofuels development in Bolivia and citizen security and renewable [...] | 2009-06-30 08:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XM EUN |
09BRUSSELS895 | BELGIUM ON PKK AND CT COOPERATION [...] (S) Summary: Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Ronald Schlicher met June 9 with Belgian CT officials to discuss PKK, Roj-TV, and wider CT cooperation; a luncheon hosted by the Charge covered additional CT themes. Ambassador Schlicher conveyed a message from Danish CT off [...] | 2009-06-30 09:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR TU IZ BE |
09BRUSSELS903 | DPRK: EU TO IMPLEMENT STRONG INSPECTION MEASURES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN EUN |
09BRUSSELS907 | BELGIAN KING SIGNS MLAT AND EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 15:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN EUN KCRM KTIA PREL PGOV CASC BE |
09BRUSSELS908 | EU SUPPORTS EXPANDED PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) On June 29, PolOff delivered reftel points supporting an expanded Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia to Didier Lenoir, head of operations and exercises in the EU Council Secretariat. Lenoir, who led the EU's delegation to the May Contact Group meeting in New York, believes [...] | 2009-07-01 15:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS911 | EU OPTIONS FOR SOMALIA SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C//NF) Summary: We expect the EU to lay the groundwork for an EU Somalia security sector reform mission before its traditional August recess. An EU Council-European Commission paper on future options in Somalia will be discussed by EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors on July 3. [...] | 2009-07-01 18:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN |
09BRUSSELS913 | OUTMODED BELGIAN HELICOPTERS RUMORED TO BE HEADED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2.(U) The Belgian press reported on July 2 that the Belgian Ministry of Defense has received five bids from private companies and European individuals to purchase 23 Alouette II helicopters. The sales are consistent with the Belgian MOD's intentio [...] | 2009-07-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PARM BE MA |
09BRUSSELS920 | EU AND NORTH KOREA [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: USEU shared Ref A and B points with Commission and Council General Secretariat functional, regional, and technical experts. Commission sanctions experts request additional information about how the USG will implement the UN [...] | 2009-07-06 09:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCRE |
09BRUSSELS923 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: S/E FRIED THANKS E.U. FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 16:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS934 | GUANTANAMO: SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED,S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT, IN A MEETING ON JUNE 30 WITH SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED, AGREED TO REVIEW SEVEN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE CASES WITH &A VIEW TO FINDING SOLUTIONS.8 FM DE GUCHT INFORMED THAT HE WOULD SEEK THE SUPPORT OF THE BELGIAN &INNER CABINET8 THE NEXT DAY (JULY 1) TO I [...] | 2009-07-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF BE |
09BRUSSELS945 | BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT TO MOVE TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (U) Belgian media reported July 8 that Flemish Liberal (OpenVLD) Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht would soon resign his posts to accept Belgian's EU commission seat being vacated by EU Commissioner for Development Louis Michel; Commissioner Michel will be sworn in as a m [...] | 2009-07-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU EUN BE |
09BRUSSELS948 | TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...] | 2009-07-08 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL |
09BRUSSELS951 | JAVIER SOLANA TO STEP DOWN THIS FALL: THE REPLACEMENT [...] Javier Solana recently told the Spanish press that he is "not planning to go any further" than his 10-year mandate (two terms of five years) as EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). This is the first time that Solana has indicated clearly in public that he [...] | 2009-07-08 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN |
09BRUSSELS956 | IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 11:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS957 | BELGIUM: AUSTRALIA GROUP INFORMATION REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 13:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW BE |
09BRUSSELS963 | AFRICAN PEACE FACILITY: AN IMPORTANT BUT LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU's African Peace Facility (APF) has provided over 440 million Euros to African peacekeeping operations and capacity building since its inception in 2004 and will provide 300 million more between 2008 and 2010. A European Development Fund (EDF) instrument administered by [...] | 2009-07-13 13:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA EAID |
09BRUSSELS965 | EU MILITARY CAPACITY-BUILDING IN AFRICA: EURO [...] 1. (C) Summary: The EU's capacity-building program to train African civilian and military leaders is struggling to overcome the African Union's absorption capacity and recruitment challenges. The EU effort, named EURO RECAMP, is halfway through a training cycle for the African Union (AU) t [...] | 2009-07-13 15:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA |
09BRUSSELS966 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS MORE OPEN PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 15:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL BE |
09BRUSSELS970 | SACEUR: JULY 15 MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis, Embassy Brussels welcomes your visit to Brussels and wishes to provide you background for your upcoming meetings with Belgian King Albert II, Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Defense Minister Peter De Crem, and Chief of Defense General C [...] | 2009-07-14 06:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON BE |
09BRUSSELS973 | NATIONAL POLITICS DELAY NEW EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (C//NF) Summary: Competition between France and Germany for the leadership of the EU's new Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) has delayed the long-awaited creation of the EU's strategic planning structures. The CMPD is to fuse the EU Council Secretariat's existing crisis manageme [...] | 2009-07-14 16:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS975 | THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRONG ON [...] (SBU) Summary: According to our contacts, the European Parliament's (EP) new leaders will seek to strengthen relations with the United States during the new five-year term. Parliamentary leaders from the dominant center-right group hope for an early official U.S. visit and appear well dispose [...] | 2009-07-15 10:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN PGOV PREL KDEM MARR |
09BRUSSELS976 | POTENTIAL U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON JUDICIAL TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Union standing reluctance to work with the U.S. in Iraq now seems to be evolving into eagerness to cooperate. EU officials working on the EU's integrated Rule of Law mission in Iraq, EUJUST LEX, are ready to join us in providing judicial training in Iraq. After a positiv [...] | 2009-07-15 17:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IZ PREL SOCI PHUM PINS |
09BRUSSELS978 | JERZY BUZEK ELECTED EP PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: The European Parliament (EP) on July 14 elected as its new president former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, the candidate of the European Peoples' Party (EPP-Christian Democrats). Buzek, a confirmed proponent of strong transatlantic ties, included the "strategic alliance with t [...] | 2009-07-16 09:58:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EUN |
09BRUSSELS984 | BELGIUM: REQUEST FOR TALKING POINTS ON ABU GHRAIB [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph three. 2. (C) During a July 13 meeting with MFA Director for Human Rights, France Chainaye, to discuss reftel demarche, Chainaye asked about the current status of Abu Ghraib prison and talking points the GOB can use on the treatment of pris [...] | 2009-07-17 14:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER AF IZ BE |
09BRUSSELS985 | BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON UNHRC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Poloffs met July 13 with MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. Chainaye discussed Belgium's role as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the GOB's perspective on its work. 3. (U) Chainay [...] | 2009-07-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS988 | BELGIUM: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER YVES LETERME [...] (SBU) Former Prime Minister Yves Leterme was sworn in on July 16 as Belgium's new Foreign Minister, replacing Karel De Gucht who has moved to the European Commission as Commissioner for Development Assistance. Leterme served as Prime Minister from March 20 to December 22, 2008. Controversy ov [...] | 2009-07-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BE |
09BRUSSELS995 | BELGIAN REACTION TO RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points orally on July 15 to Willy De Buck, Director for Central and Eastern Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Buck said that Belgium supports an open approach to Russia, but wants to be realistic. The GOB has taken note of the change of tone in Washing [...] | 2009-07-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV RS BE |
09BRUSSQLS1235 | BELGIUM: PRIORTIES FOR UNHRC 12H SESSION, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sandrine Platteau, Attach for human rights at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9. 2. (C) Platteau was enthusiastic about the Freedom of Expression initiative and assured Poloff of Belgian support. 3. (C) Platteau said tha [...] | 2009-09-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BE |
09BUCHAREST10 | ROMANIA: GAS IMPORTS HALTED, STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Imports on the second of two natural gas pipelines connecting Romania to Ukraine were halted the morning of January 7th. Romania is currently receiving no natural gas inflows from Ukraine and has declared a state of emergency. This declaration provides the Romanian Government [...] | 2009-01-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST112 | ROMANIA ACCEPTS CROATIA/ALBANIA NATO PROTOCOLS [...] (U) Mission received on February 20, a letter (under cover of Note Verbale) from Foreign Minister Diaconescu addressed to the Secretary indicating Romania's acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia (text copied below). Mission will pouch the original document to L/T [...] | 2009-02-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST115 | ROMANIA: ECONOMIC OFFICIALS PRIVATELY AGREE IMF [...] (C) Summary. Both the new State Secretary for budget issues at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Gheorghe Gherghina, and the Prime Minister's new Economic Advisor, Ionut Popescu, told EconCoun this week that they believe a standby agreement with the IMF is advisable sooner rather than later, give [...] | 2009-02-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IMF RO |
09BUCHAREST132 | DEEP THROAT: PSD LEGISLATOR DISHES ON PSD INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: PSD legislator Georgian Pop predicted that Parliament would succesfully refer the Nastase corruption case to prosecutors next week. He underscored that Geoana was consolidating his hold on the PSD with the support of local barons including Constanta Mayor Mazare and Bucharest PS [...] | 2009-02-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST147 | MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR STRATEGIC POLICY ON BLACK [...] (C) Summary: POLMILOFF met with MFA Director General for Strategic Policy Calin Stoica on February 27 to discuss Black Sea strategy issues, including Romania's interest in the proposed Black Sea Defense Ministerial (BSDM). Stoica noted that Black Sea littoral states have not yet reached a com [...] | 2009-03-05 05:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RO |
09BUCHAREST153 | A PERFECT STORM: CORRUPTION, RULE OF LAW, AND JUSTICE REFORMS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN ROMANIA [...] (C) Summary: An unexpected convergence of factors has recently brought matters involving the Rule of Law (ROL) and much-needed justice reforms into high relief. These include, inter alia: reports of rising criminality amidst a declining economy; scandals involving the penal system; a parliamentary [...] | 2009-03-06 11:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS EU RO |
09BUCHAREST180 | ROMANIA: INCREASINGLY GLOOMY 2009 OUTLOOK SETS [...] (C) Romania needs the stability of an IMF agreement to finance the private external debt gap, protect foreign exchange reserves, and advance structural reforms in a difficult political environment, officials told DAS Judy Garber and U.S. Treasury visitors in meetings March 10-11. Still, Roman [...] | 2009-03-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST188 | ROMANIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON DEPLOYMENTS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ministry of National Defense officials, the Director General for Defense Policy discussed current thinking regarding Romania's participation in its overseas deployments, reassuring the U.S. on continuity of operations. He also raised the option of providin [...] | 2009-03-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV IZ AF RO |
09BUCHAREST189 | ROMANIA ON KFOR MISSION: "WE AGREE WITH THE U.S. [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who affirmed that Romania agreed with the U.S. points. He said that there should be no premature or precipitous reshaping of KFOR's mission in the current security environment in Kosovo. Echoing remarks rep [...] | 2009-03-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV RO |
09BUCHAREST199 | ROMANIA: HIGHLIGHTING WORLD TB DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 14:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON SOCI PREL KPAO RO |
09BUCHAREST205 | ROMANIA AND IMF REACH AGREEMENT ON 19.5 BILLION [...] (U) International Monetary Fund (IMF)-led negotiations with the Government of Romania (GOR) over a financial assistance package successfully concluded on March 25th. The IMF, European Commission (EC),World Bank (WB),and other international financial institutions (IFIs) (principally the Eur [...] | 2009-03-26 05:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IMF EUN PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST214 | ROMANIA: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON RO |
09BUCHAREST222 | ROMANIA: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES [...] (C) POLMILOFF delivered ref b demarche to MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita on 26 March, and followed up in the context of the Strategic Review (ref a) with Ionita and Director General for Strategic Policy Calin Stoica on 27 March. 2. (C) Ionita and Stoica were very appreciative of [...] | 2009-04-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF RO |
09BUCHAREST225 | RECOMMENDATION FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DESIGNEE [...] (SBU) Action Request: Mission seeks Department's support for a recommendation for Secretary of Defense designee status for Romanian Land Forces LtCol. Augustin-Nicusor Pegulescu to be transferred from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) to Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) for prost [...] | 2009-04-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST234 | ROMANIA: RETROSPECTIVE ON NATURAL GAS CUTOFF [...] (C) While Romania successfully survived the January cut-off of natural gas imports from Russia, working-level officials at the Ministry of Economy (MOE) believe that pain was averted largely through lucky timing. Cornel Zeveleanu and Liviu Stoican, officials in the MOE's General Directorate [...] | 2009-04-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST237 | ROMANIA: IMF AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION POSES REAL [...] (C) Romanian officials are congratulating themselves on the external financing package (reftel) concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) as "much better than we expected," according to one Ministry of Finance (MOF) interlocutor. With [...] | 2009-04-08 05:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF EUN RO |
09BUCHAREST244 | ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS ALLIES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu convoked NATO and EU Ambassadors on April 9 to request more robust public expressions of support for Romania in the wake of the expulsion of the Romanian Ambassador and Press Attache from Moldova. The intent of Diaconescu's appeal was not to [...] | 2009-04-10 13:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MO RO |
09BUCHAREST247 | DNA CHIEF PROSECUTOR MORAR: MORE BOMBSHELL [...] (C) Summary: DNA Chief Prosecutor Daniel Morar warned Emboffs that the fast-track code reform package now being debated in parliament is flawed, given inadequate consultations and provisions that would lower or eliminate criminal penalties for corruption, reductions in the statutes of limitations, [...] | 2009-04-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS RO |
09BUCHAREST25 | CHARGE CALL ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER DIACONESCU [...] (C) Newly-installed Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met with Charge on January 14 to share his thoughts on those foreign policy issues Romania will emphasize during his tenure. He first focused on neighborhood concerns, including the importance of improving Romanian-Ukrainian relations. [...] | 2009-01-15 05:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST253 | ROMANIA ON SPECIFIC ASKS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel a demarche on April 1 to MFA Director Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who said the MFA engaged the interagency coordination process nearly immediately at that time, including the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Office of the President (Cotroceni Palace),i [...] | 2009-04-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF RO |
09BUCHAREST255 | PRESIDENT BASESCU'S MOLDOVA SPEECH: NOBODY SHOULD [...] (SBU) At a special joint parliamentary session April 14, Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered a speech on recent developments in Moldova. Basescu prefaced his remarks by noting that he had deliberately avoided responding to "provocations" over the past week that might provide a pretext [...] | 2009-04-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD RO |
09BUCHAREST259 | ROMANIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE REMAINS A PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Poloff accompanied Russian and Dutch counterparts on April 15 to discuss the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) 2009 Plenary meeting in The Hague (reftel) with the MFA's Nineta Barbulescu, Director for Assymetric Threats and OSCE Affairs and Emilia Mazuru, GICNT Desk O [...] | 2009-04-17 06:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC RO |
09BUCHAREST272 | ROMANIA: SOURCES OF CONDUCT [...] (C) Summary: Though the fundamentals of Romania's foreign policy have not changed under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, the combination of Russia's August 2008 incursion into Georgian territory, followed by another disconcerting Russian action in the region (the J [...] | 2009-04-22 10:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG RO |
09BUCHAREST3 | ROMANIA: SUFFICIENT GAS ON TAP DESPITE AN INITIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russia-Ukraine gas dispute resulted in an initial 30 percent decline in Romanian gas imports from Russia via the two pipelines connecting Romania to Russia. Despite this substantial drop in imports, sufficient domestic production and gas reserves exist to manage demand in the [...] | 2009-01-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST30 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL |
09BUCHAREST306 | ROMANIA: IRAN GAS AND TURKISH TAKE-OFF DEMANDS ARE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General and lead Nabucco negotiator, Calin Stoica, summoned EconCoun and EconOff to the MFA on May 5 to provide a readout on the latest round of Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (IS [...] | 2009-05-08 04:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR RO |
09BUCHAREST31 | ROMANIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER |
09BUCHAREST342 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU RO |
09BUCHAREST346 | ROMANIA: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 12:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM RO |
09BUCHAREST354 | DEVELOPMENT MINISTER BLAGA: PEOPLE WANT STABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST369 | ROMANIA WILL VOTE "NO" ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 13:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST370 | ROMANIA: ACTIVE IN ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. According to Ministry of Economy State Secretary (SS) Tudor Serban, Romania has been engaged in active energy diplomacy efforts with Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Underpinning Romania's efforts are a desire to advance the Nabucco project and secure for Romania b [...] | 2009-06-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST385 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON IRAN AS A SOURCE OF [...] (C) Acting DCM and EconOff delivered ref A demarche points to Romania's chief negotiator for the Nabucco inter-state agreement (ISA),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General (DG) Calin Stoica, on June 2. (Stoica had been unavailable earlier, as he was in Vienna for the latest roun [...] | 2009-06-05 13:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST390 | ROMANIA'S EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) on June 8 announced the results of the European Parliamentary (EP) elections held in Romania on Sunday, June 7. The PSD and PC coalition led the PDL by just over a percentage point (30.07-29.71). PNL came in at 14.52, PRM 8.65 and independent (and Presid [...] | 2009-06-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST402 | SENATE PRESIDENT GEOANA RESIGNS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Mircea Geoana, the president of the Social-Democratic Party (PSD) and President of the Senate, announced on June 7 (the day of the European Parliamentary elections) he was resigning his position as vice-chair of the National Defense Council (CSAT). In explaining his decision, Geoana accu [...] | 2009-06-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST425 | ROMANIA: BECOMING MORE 'LIKE MINDED' ON 1267? [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In response to questions raised by USEU in ref emails, EconOff met with Elena Paris, Head of Unit at the Office for the Implementation of International Sanctions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to discuss current Romanian v [...] | 2009-06-22 13:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST43 | ROMANIA ON U.S. JANUARY GAERC VIEWS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL ENRG RO |
09BUCHAREST432 | FOREIGN MINISTER DIACONESCU ON CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a June 17 discussion with the Charge, Romanian FM Cristian Diaconescu shared concerns that the Corfu Informal Ministerial runs the risks of moving too fast and of not providing equitable hearings for all states. While Romania agrees with the U.S. demarche (reftel) on Corfu, th [...] | 2009-06-23 11:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST44 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST440 | ROMANIA: DISCUSSING ENERGY WITH RUSSIA, BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy Adriean Videanu met with Charge d'Affaires on June 24 to discuss his recent trip to Moscow and plans for the Romanian energy sector. At the top of the list of discussion points was the recently announced gas storage agreement between Romgaz, the Romanian nat [...] | 2009-06-29 04:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST441 | ROMANIA: PROPERTY RESTITUTION FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND [...] (U) This is in response to the questions raised in reftel regarding the effect of unresolved Holocaust-era property claims on the broader real estate market. 2. (SBU) Many real estate transactions in Romania are, at least to a certain extent, complicated by communist era property expropriat [...] | 2009-06-29 08:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ODIP PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST447 | ROMANIA: GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] On June 12, EconOff transmitted reftel demarche points to Minister of Agriculture Ilie Sarbu and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Global Affairs Petru Dumitriu. Post has received no substantive comments to date, but will forward any subsequent responses to the Department. GU [...] | 2009-06-30 06:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST451 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE ON 1874 FINANCIAL SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 11:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP RO |
09BUCHAREST453 | ROMANIA: CYBERSECURITY POLICIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) EconOff met with Andrei Savulescu, Director General of the Department for Information Society in the Ministry of Communications and Information Society (MCSI) and Toma Cimpeanu, Vice President of the Agency for Information Society Services (ASSI) in response to reftel demarche. The Gove [...] | 2009-06-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT TINT PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST473 | ROMANIAN CANDIDATE FOR NATO STRATEGIC CONCEPT [...] (SBU) MFA Director General Calin Stoica, accompanied by Security Policy (NATO) Minister Counselor Dan Grigorescu, met with Charge and POLMILOFF on July 7 to convey the GOR's support for Iulian Chifu to be a candidate for the NATO Secretary General's Panel of Experts to consult on the developme [...] | 2009-07-08 07:28:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST475 | ROMANIA TO ATTEND ITSO, NO OFFICIAL POSITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 12:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA RO |
09BUCHAREST480 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO U.S. REVIEW UNDER 1822 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 11:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC RO |
09BUCHAREST525 | ROMANIAN JUDICIARY UPDATE: CONSTITUTIONAL STALEMATE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 20, the Charge d'Affaires and DOJ RLA met with Prosecutor General Codruta Kovesi, Tom Barnes from the European Commission's Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, and Laura Stefan, anti-corruption expert with the Romanian Academic Society. Issues discussed included the [...] | 2009-07-28 05:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST527 | ROMANIA: CATHOLIC CHURCHES CLOSE TO PROTEST CONSTRUCTION [...] Summary. The Archbishop of Bucharest, with the purported support of the Vatican, ordered all Roman Catholic Churches in Bucharest closed on Sunday July 12th, except for Saint Joseph's Cathedral. There, a rally following Sunday mass attracted over 6,000 people to march on Victoria Palace, the P [...] | 2009-07-28 12:24:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST55 | GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH STRUGGLES TO REGAIN [...] (SBU) A Parliamentary committee will soon discuss a draft law which, if passed, will fundamentally alter the process of church restitution in Romania. Since the end of communism, the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, which represents less than ten percent of the population, has struggled with lit [...] | 2009-01-28 08:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST57 | SENATE PRESIDENT MIRCEA GEOANA: MY CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Romanian Senate President Mircea Geoana said that he wanted to visit the United States at the earliest opportunity to ensure that the new Administration gets to "see us, hear the message from Bucharest, and remain focused on Romania and the region." Geoana added that he was also [...] | 2009-01-28 14:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS RO |
09BUCHAREST58 | PD-L VICE PRESIDENT STOICA: LOOKING BEYOND THE [...] (C) Summary: PD-L Vice President Stoica evinced confidence in the prospects for the new Boc government, noting that Prime Minister Boc enjoyed many attributes including his position as head of a large party; the full support and confidence of the President; and lack of any corruption baggage. [...] | 2009-01-29 06:34:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST593 | ROMANIA: NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY MIRED IN SUMMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) is on a losing streak. After its exclusion from the governing coalition following the November 2008 parliamentary elections, the party underperformed in the June 2009 European Parliament (EP) elections and PNL presidential candidate [...] | 2009-08-27 07:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST597 | ROMANIA: PRESIDENT BASESCU REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu reaffirmed his commitment to Romanian involvement in NATO operations in Afghanistan during a visit to a Romanian airbase where American and Romanian troops conduct joint-training programs. He emphasized the national pride which has come from working with the U [...] | 2009-08-28 13:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL ECON RO AF |
09BUCHAREST60 | ROMANIA: BASESCU UNDERSCORES NABUCCO SUPPORT, [...] (C) Summary: Europe needs to capitalize on the sour mood left by the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute to forge a tougher EU energy policy and to press forward with the Nabucco pipeline, President Traian Basescu told visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza on January 29. Basescu said he has made this argument [...] | 2009-01-30 12:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST613 | ROMANIA REACTION TO IAEA REQUEST [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF comments September 3 to Nineta Barbalescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbalescu said Romania agreed that Iran, and to some extent Syria, would attempt to use procedural issues to prolong debates and in effect [...] | 2009-09-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL IR SY RO |
09BUCHAREST614 | ROMANIAN REACTION TO SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (SBU) New POLCOUNS and POLOFF delivered REF non-paper September 3 to Cristian Olimid, MFA Director for EU External Relations. Olimid responded that the talking points were a bit late to be incorporated into FM Diaconescu's briefing papers. (n.b. Diaconescu had departed a day earlier for bilat [...] | 2009-09-04 09:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO |
09BUCHAREST617 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: DELIVERY OF NON-PAPERS [...] (U) POLOFF delivered REF non-papers September 3 to Nineta Barbalescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation, who accepted them without substantive comments. She did note however, that a draft executive order is currently making its way through the R [...] | 2009-09-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST63 | SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LAZAROIU: OPRESCU IS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Presidential Advisor Lazaroiu noted that--despite a beating from the press--recent internal polling data underscored that the Boc cabinet's approval ratings compared well with those of the first Tariceanu cabinet. President Basescu's overall favorability ratings remained h [...] | 2009-02-03 15:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS RO |
09BUCHAREST64 | ROMANIA WILL FINISH ITS PROCEDURES BEFORE THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 15:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR NATO PARM PREL KTIA RO |
09BUCHAREST651 | ROMANIA: CODEL LYNCH ITINERARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Lynch (reftel). Lead control officer for this visit is Economic Officer Justin Berg (Office: 40 21 200 3436; Mobile: 40 723 393 952; Home: 40 21 222 2660; email: BergJ@state.gov),with backup control officer Christy Brown (Office: 40 2 [...] | 2009-09-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT AFIN ECON PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST655 | ROMANIA: ENERGY SCENESETTER FOR SE MORNINGSTAR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar. Your visit comes at just the right time to send an important signal to our Romanian allies that the United States remains fully engaged in Eastern Europe, especially when it comes to energy security. [...] | 2009-09-28 11:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL OREP RO |
09BUCHAREST671 | BASESCU OUTLINES ROMANIA'S BLACK SEA ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu told visiting U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar on September 30 that Romania remains solidly behind the southern corridor strategy for diversifying sources and routes of energy supply to Europe, and is actively pursuing stronger [...] | 2009-10-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL AJ EUN TU TX RO |
09BUCHAREST698 | ROMANIA REACTION TO SERBIA'S SEDM INCLUSION [...] (U) POLOFF delivered REF points on October 16 to Daniel Ionita, Director of the Security Policy Directorate at the MFA. Ionita commented this is a wonderful message from Washington, and reiterated Romania's standing position that including both Serbia and Montenegro into the SEDM will promot [...] | 2009-10-16 09:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST699 | GICNT: ROMANIAN REACTION [...] (U) POLOFF, joined by Russian Embassy Counselor Andrey Kosilin and Russian Attache Igor Isaenko, delivered REF comments October 15 to Nineta Barbulescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbulesco stated that Romania would be attending the E [...] | 2009-10-16 09:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC RO |
09BUCHAREST70 | ROMANIA: AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS [...] (U) This cable provides information about Romania in response to reftel request regarding foreign automobile subsidy programs. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Romania (GOR) has attempted to use all of the available policy tools permitted by the European Commission (EC) to mitigate the [...] | 2009-02-05 09:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO RO |
09BUCHAREST714 | ROMANIA: VP BIDEN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU [...] (U) Summary. Vice President Biden met with President Basescu on October 22, 2009. The Romanian President and Vice President Biden discussed the motivations for Biden's trip to Europe; the U.S. and Romanian relationships with Russia; missile defense; and the coalition strategy in Afghanistan [...] | 2009-10-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PREL ENRG CONS XH XD RO |
09BUCHAREST740 | ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF demarche on 3 November 2009 to Razvan Rotundu, MFA Head of OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights Directorate, and Cosmin Boiangiu, MFA Head of United Nations Affairs Directorate. Rotundu stated that the Government of Romania (GOR) shared the U.S. point of view. R [...] | 2009-11-04 13:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER RO |
09BUCHAREST760 | ROMANIAN REACTION TO PRE-NOVEMBER GAERC TALKING POINTS [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered Ref. non-paper November 13 to Cosmin Onisii, Director, U.S. and Canada Division. Onisii appreciated the timely delivery and noted that he would incorporate the talking points into the Romanian Foreign Minister's brief. Onisii provided no substantive feedback on the tal [...] | 2009-11-13 08:20:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RS UP SO RO |
09BUCHAREST764 | ROMANIA: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FEATURES PLENTY OF ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: With just over a week to go before the first round of the presidential election, Romania's economic woes are foremost in the minds of voters. The leading presidential candidates have been long on rhetoric but short on specifics about how they would return the country to econom [...] | 2009-11-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL SOCI RO |
09BUCHAREST776 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IDLO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 08:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST784 | ROMANIA: TRANSGAZ SUPPORTS NABUCCO BUT FINANCING [...] (C) Summary. Financing the Nabucco pipeline project will present significant challenges for state-owned natural gas carrier Transgaz, according to Deputy Director General Liviu Pintican. While the company remains supportive of the project and is working toward its ultimate realization, Trans [...] | 2009-11-24 08:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST796 | Romania: GOR Supports IDLO Candidate [...] (SBU) As a follow-up to reftels, PolCouns spoke with MFA Director for UN Affairs Cosmin Boiangiu on November 24 to reiterate U.S. support for AmCit candidate Thomas McInerney as IDLO DG. After consulting with senior MFA leadership, Boiangiu reported that the GOR had in fact decided to support [...] | 2009-11-30 06:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON RO |
09BUCHAREST798 | ROMANIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: FRONTRUNNER MIRCEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable provides a first look at the potential foreign policy priorities of Mircea Geoana, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate who, for the moment, could be poised to unseat incumbent President Traian Basescu. Septels will address Geoana's political background, and als [...] | 2009-11-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR RO |
09BUCHAREST802 | CODEL SKELTON MEETS WITH ROMANIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a 23-25 November 2009 visit to Romania, House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO),ranking member Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and four other HASC members met with senior leaders of the Romanian MOD and General Staff, members of the parliamentary De [...] | 2009-12-03 13:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL MARR MASS MOPS RO |
09BUCHAREST806 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ROMANIA'S CANDIDACY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Razvan Rotundu, Director of the Human Rights and Council of Europe Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, on December 2. Rotundu stated Romania will run for the Human Rights Council in May 2010, competing against Georgia and the Czech R [...] | 2009-12-04 08:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM RO |
09BUCHAREST823 | Romanian Reaction to December Foreign Affairs Council [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered Ref. non-paper December 4 to Cristian Olimid, Director, EU External Relations. Olimid indicated that the talking points had arrived too late for inclusion into the Romanian Foreign Minister's brief. Olimid provided no substantive feedback on the talking points and reque [...] | 2009-12-10 08:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO |
09BUCHAREST831 | ROMANIAN REACTION TO RUSSIAN DRAFT TREATY FOR [...] (C) PolMilOff was summoned December 11 by MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita to discuss the draft Treaty Governing Relations Among NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Member States, presented by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the December 4 NATO-Russia Council Ministerial (reftels). Ionita [...] | 2009-12-14 09:10:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL RS RO |
09BUCHAREST857 | BASESCU BEGINS SECOND TERM WITH CALLS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On December 21, 2009, Traian Basescu was sworn in for his second five-year term as the President of Romania. In his inaugural address he reaffirmed Romania's strategic alliance with the U.S. as the essential pillar of Romania's foreign policy and called for deeper integration wi [...] | 2009-12-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST863 | ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW CABINET, ENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 23 the Romanian Parliament approved the new Cabinet assembled by Prime Minister designate Emil Boc with an unexpectedly large majority. The new Cabinet includes members of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL),the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) [...] | 2009-12-24 06:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RO |
09BUCHAREST91 | ROMANIA ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION: NO CHANGE TO POLICY [...] (SBU) POLOFF raised ref a points on February 12, urging Romania to recognize Kosovo with Irina Zidaru, the new MFA Director General for Western Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia (NOTE: POLOFF did not/not raise ICJ issue per instructions in Para 2 of ref a. END NOTE). Zidaru confirmed that Ro [...] | 2009-02-12 15:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC ICJ KV RO |
09BUDAPEST113 | HUNGARY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Post provides the following responses provided by the MFA's Security and Non-proliferation Department, keyed to questions outlined in ref A, paragraph 8. 3. A. (C) What are the host government's objectives for the NPT in general, and [...] | 2009-02-09 11:17:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM NPT MNUC ENGR HU |
09BUDAPEST129 | HUNGARY'S "SILENT SUPPORT" ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Budapest February 13 and met with Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, other MFA and Justice Ministry Officials, and the Prime Minister's Security and Foreign Policy Advisor Karoly Banai to discuss detainee issues, the GOH's role in the EU process, and [...] | 2009-02-19 15:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST135 | HUNGARY: MALEV'S ACTING CEO REVEALS ITS TRUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Foley on February 18, Malev Hungarian Airlines, acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO),Mr. Geza Fehervary, provided details on the company,s current financial situation. Pulling aside the veil of the current state-of-play with Malev,s Russian financia [...] | 2009-02-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET | PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU |
09BUDAPEST142 | VISIT OF CODEL LYNCH TO BUDAPEST, MARCH 2-3, 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Budapest grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Lynch to Budapest from March 2 - 3, 2009. We look forward to your visit and would like to provide the following information in preparation for your arrival. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE IN HUNGARY 2. [...] | 2009-02-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU |
09BUDAPEST146 | HUNGARY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE NATO TRAINING [...] MFA NATO Section Head Peter Sztaray discussed reftel with PolOff on February 24, stating that the Hungarian Government is politically committed to staying with the NATO Training Mission-Iraq at least through the end of 2009. Acknowledging that the three-person Hungarian team awaits an agreeme [...] | 2009-02-26 16:18:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS NATO PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST160 | HUNGARY INFORMED OF USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref talking points on February 27 to Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of Section for International Organizations, GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Kollar did not have any immediate comment, but said she would provide the information to appropriate MFA offices for further [...] | 2009-03-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST161 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref talking points on February 27 to Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of Section for International Organizations, GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Kollar said her office was unaware that there was an American candidate for the position, but said she would convey our messa [...] | 2009-03-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER UNGA |
09BUDAPEST168 | NEW VIOLENCE AGAINST ROMA TURNS FOCUS TO POLICE [...] (U) The string of violence against Roma continued on February 23 when two people were murdered in their home in the village of Tatarszentgyorgy in central Hungary. The victims, a 27-year-old father and his 5-year-old son, were inside when attackers threw a Molotov cocktail into the home and s [...] | 2009-03-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU |
09BUDAPEST180 | HUNGARY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekzsi told the Ambassador March 3 that the Hungarian Government continues to move forward on accepting a small number of Guantanamo detainees. Although ruling out accepting Uighurs due to [...] | 2009-03-06 14:19:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST186 | HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOSCOW, MARCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will lead a delegation of eight Ministers to Moscow for intergovernmental consultations with their Russian counterparts on March 10. Following a courtesy meeting with President Medvedev and PM Putin, the bi-lateral discussions will focus on strengt [...] | 2009-03-09 17:17:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ENRG TSPL HU RS |
09BUDAPEST189 | A BUMPY START TO 2009: EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. In the period between January 1 and March 5, 2009, the Hungarian forint lost nearly 15 percent of its value against the euro and approximately 23 percent against the dollar. Hungarian policymakers are becoming increasingly concerned about the forint's volatility, but have not b [...] | 2009-03-10 17:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST197 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) In a March 11 written response to reftel demarche, the Hungarian MFA stated that "Hungary welcomes the opportunity to provide its views on Afghanistan and contribute to the development of a new U.S strategy...and we welcome the emerging transatlantic unity and commitment on this issue." [...] | 2009-03-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAID NATO AF HU PK |
09BUDAPEST198 | HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT'S PROBLEMATIC RUSSIAN [...] (C) In two separate meetings on March 12, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Zsolt Nemeth and the Prime Minister's Security and Foreign Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, provided their views on the Prime Minister's recent trip to Moscow (ref A) for Ambassador Foley and visiting U.S. NATO Ambassado [...] | 2009-03-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECIN ENRG TSPL RS HU |
09BUDAPEST203 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY HU |
09BUDAPEST206 | TRAVEL PLANS GONE AWRY - PRESIDENT SOLYOM'S VISIT [...] (U) This is Embassy Budapest/Embassy Bucharest coordinated cable. 2. (U) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom, a staunch advocate of ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring countries, faced significant diplomatic difficulties while searching for opportunities to commemorate Hungary's 1848 revo [...] | 2009-03-18 09:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM HU |
09BUDAPEST215 | HUNGARIAN ACTION ON HCOC "INREACH" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU |
09BUDAPEST216 | HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 11:38:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS RS GG HU |
09BUDAPEST217 | HUNGARY WILL ATTEND AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] MFA Security Policy and Non-proliferation Department Deputy Director Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff March 19. He said that Hungary representatives will be Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, State Secretary Gabor Szentivanyi, and MFA Department for International Development Cooperation [...] | 2009-03-20 11:39:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF HU |
09BUDAPEST218 | HUNGARY STILL TOGETHER ON THE NATO KFOR MISSION [...] (C) MFA Security Policy and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Director Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff March 19. Horvath stated that "we must be cautious" in reducing forces in the Balkans, and he does not envisage a reduction in the more than 400 Hungarian soldiers in Pec, Kosov [...] | 2009-03-20 12:14:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV HU |
09BUDAPEST221 | HUNGARY ON EFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN [...] (C) On March 17, Embassy met with Finance Ministry Director General for International Relations Zsuzsanna Varga and with Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Joszef Szuper on March 20 to deliver reftel demarche. The Ambassador is scheduled to meet with Minister for National Development Ec [...] | 2009-03-23 11:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST224 | NANOTECHNOLOGY IN HUNGARY [...] (U) Summary: In February and March 2009, Post investigated Hungary,s nanotechnology capabilities through a series of meetings with experts and government officials. We found that Hungary has solid scientific expertise in certain nanotechnology areas, but lacks a national strategy for nanosci [...] | 2009-03-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TNGD TPHY TBIO ETTC ETRD PREL RS HU |
09BUDAPEST249 | HUNGARY UNLIKELY TO SUBMIT ICJ BRIEF ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 13:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC SR KV HU ICJ |
09BUDAPEST251 | GORDON BAJNAI: HE WHO WOULD BE PM...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) The Socialists (MSzP) and the Free Democrats (SzDSz) identify Minister of National Development and Economy Gordon Bajnai as their choice to replace outgoing Prime Minster Gyurcsany (septel). A political outsider and investment banker by training, forty-one year old Gordon Bajnai is not a [...] | 2009-03-30 15:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU |
09BUDAPEST252 | GORDON BAJNAI: HE WHO WOULD BE PM...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) The Socialists (MSzP) and the Free Democrats (SzDSz) identify Minister of National Development and Economy Gordon Bajnai as their choice to replace outgoing Prime Minster Gyurcsany (septel). A political outsider and investment banker by training, forty-one year old Gordon Bajnai is not a [...] | 2009-03-31 04:55:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU |
09BUDAPEST254 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche to the MFA's NATO Section Head Peter Sztaray on March 27. Sztaray who had the lead in preparing Hungary's response to the USG's request for inputs to the AFPAK strategy review, commented that the white paper is "in line with our views" on the way forward ( [...] | 2009-03-31 09:08:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF HU |
09BUDAPEST270 | HUNGARY REFINES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph four. 2. (C) In an April 1 meeting with the DCM, MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekszi provided a non-paper related to Hungary's request for further information on several Guantanamo detainees. The non-paper states that Hungary is considering [...] | 2009-04-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST274 | HUNGARY: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN [...] The following responses are keyed to reftel questions. --The Government of Hungary is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance using FY 09 funds. This funding includes Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and International Military Education and Training (IMET) assistance. --Hungary's cent [...] | 2009-04-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST275 | THE BAJNAI RECOVERY PLAN: DRASTIC MEASURES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST276 | HUNGARIAN SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER HEATS UP THE [...] (U) Summary. Socialists and Free Democrats agree on Gordon Bajnai as the Prime Minister candidate during weekend meetings. Parliamentary vote scheduled for April 14 to replace resigning Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. Socialists also elected Ildiko Lendvai to eplace Gyurcsany as Party Presi [...] | 2009-04-06 15:57:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU |
09BUDAPEST28 | SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DAS JUDY GARBER [...] (SBU) Over the past four months, the GoH has been reacting to a series of crises that have gripped the nation's attention, beginning with the financial market crisis in October, followed by an ongoing diplomatic row with Solvakia, transportation sector strikes in December, and now the growing [...] | 2009-01-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON HU |
09BUDAPEST281 | HUNGARY: MALEV, AN EU CARRIER WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 18, the nearly bankrupt Hungarian airline, Malev, received a life-saving $13.6 million cash infusion from Russian-owned bank, Vnyshekonombank (VEB). Although Hungarian representation increased slightly on the company's board of directors, this latest addition to VEB's [...] | 2009-04-08 16:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU |
09BUDAPEST282 | HUNGARY SUPPORTIVE OF USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points on April 7 to Krisztina Kovacs, Desk Officer in the Department of International Organizations and Human Rights at the GOH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Kovacs said the GOH welcomed the news that the United States is interested in assuming a position o [...] | 2009-04-09 08:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST286 | HUNGARY WITH THE EU ON BURMA ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) MFA Asia/Pacific Deputy Director Laszlo Kuti and desk officer David Ambrus discussed reftel with PolOff on April 9. While acknowledging that Hungary has very limited contact, including trade, with Burma, Kuti said that the GOH fully supports the EU Common Position, and expects no changes [...] | 2009-04-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BM HU |
09BUDAPEST288 | NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT ON MISSILE [...] (S) During a meeting on April 9 unrelated to reftel, MFA Asia and Pacific Department Deputy Director Laszlo Kuti told PolOff that he met with the Vienna-based North Korean Deputy Chief of Mission on April 8 to discuss the recent missile launch. Kuti stated that the North Korean diplomat was un [...] | 2009-04-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN HU |
09BUDAPEST289 | BLOOD, SWEAT, BUT NO TEARS: EMBASSY BUDAPEST [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Budapest rolled-up its sleeves and came out in force in support of the 2009 International Roma Day (IRD). Officers and local staff participated in three events around Hungary to mark the occasion and pay tribute to the important contributions of the Hungarian Roma communit [...] | 2009-04-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU |
09BUDAPEST297 | ONE YEAR, ONE GOVERNMENT, ONE FORINT [...] (U) Summary. As expected, in a constructive vote-of-no-confidence, with opposition parties abstaining or not voting, Hungarian Socialist and Free Democrat parliamentarians joined forces to elect Gordon Bajnai as Prime Minister April 14. Prior to the vote, Bajnai outlined his economic reform [...] | 2009-04-15 11:56:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU |
09BUDAPEST301 | HUNGARY SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Andras Simor, Hungarian Central Bank Governor and Hungary's IMF governor, and to Laszlo Keller, Hungarian Ministry of Finance Senior State Secretary and Hungary's alternate World Bank governor. Both indicated that Hungary strongly supports IMF and World [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KV ECON EFIN PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST302 | HUNGARY - NEW GOVERNMENT, NEW MINISTERS [...] During remarks to Parliament prior to his election as the new Hungarian Prime Minister (reftel),Gordon Bajnai announced six new Heads of Ministries and two additional minister-level appointments. Short bios of the new ministers follow: - Minister of Foreign Affairs: Peter Balazs (replacin [...] | 2009-04-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS HU |
09BUDAPEST304 | HUNGARIAN SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a meeting April 16 with MFA NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray and an April 17 meeting with MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali to discuss reftel, both first emphasized that GOH commitments for Afghanistan will depend on updated budget guidance from newly elected Prime Minister Gordon [...] | 2009-04-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU |
09BUDAPEST306 | HUNGARY MAINTAINS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel diplomatic note and talking points (ref A) to Krisztina Kovacs, Desk Officer in the Department of International Organizations and Human Rights at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Kovacs reiterated the GOH's support for the U.S. candidacy for the UN Hu [...] | 2009-04-17 15:46:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM HU |
09BUDAPEST309 | HOLOCAUST DENIAL - HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION [...] (U) Summary. As the far-right Magyar Garda crossed the line into holocaust denial, Budapest observed the 60th anniversary of the holocaust. The "March of the Living" event the evening of April 19, attended by new Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, as well as the Charge and Parliamentarians across [...] | 2009-04-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST310 | REQUEST: HUNGARIAN HCOC OUTREACH [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (C) MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Chief, Gabor Horvath, contacted PolOff April 20 to request USG concurrence for their proposed outreach to several countries under the aegis of Hungary's current Hague Code of Conduct [...] | 2009-04-21 12:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU |
09BUDAPEST312 | THE BAJNAI PACKAGE: REAL REFORM AT LAST OR MERELY [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Bajnai announced details of his HUF 1.3 trillion (USD 4.6 billion) economic recovery plan, which involves substantial cuts to social welfare programs, ministry budgets, and public sector workers' benefits. The plan also includes a shifting of the tax burden away [...] | 2009-04-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST322 | MGSF01: HUNGARY OFFERS VACCINE PRODUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: On April 27, Hungarian officials contacted Charge and ESTH Hub Officer to bring to their attention Hungarian vaccine production capabilities. Hungary has the technical expertise and the infrastructure to produce large qu [...] | 2009-04-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BUDAPEST323 | PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI- A FRIEND IN NEED [...] (SBU) Summary. During Charge's meeting to deliver President Obama's congratulatory letter, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai outlined his views on the current economic restructuring plan and his first official international travel to the EU, NATO and Vienna. Noting a "slight shift in foreign poli [...] | 2009-04-28 12:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR HU |
09BUDAPEST336 | HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. In his intital meeting with the Charge, the new Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Balazs, highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai's first official international visits to the EU, NATO and Austria on April 27 as part of a "great offensive" in foreign affairs. Balazs also said h [...] | 2009-05-04 15:40:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU NATO HU |
09BUDAPEST34 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA EU External Relations Section Head Andras Dekany on January 9 to discuss reftel. Dekany first stated that there was no information from their EU representative in Brussels that the EU-Syrian Association Agreement would be on the January 26-27 GAERC agenda. He commente [...] | 2009-01-12 14:22:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY HU |
09BUDAPEST360 | READING BETWEEN THE CRIMES: JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (U) During a breakfast attended by EmbOffs on March 4, Justice Minister Tibor Draskovics offered insights into the current situation of increasing violent attacks against Roma people. 2. (U) According to Draskovics, four broad crime trends are at play currently in Hungary. First, there ha [...] | 2009-05-14 11:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU |
09BUDAPEST361 | GAUGING THE HUNGARIAN PUBLIC'S TOLERANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite frequent admonishments by key government and human rights leaders to respect the rights of the Hungarian Roma, several indicators point to a growing anti-Roma climate in Hungary. Two recent public opinion surveys indicate an overwhelming majority of Hungarians harbor str [...] | 2009-05-14 11:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST362 | JOBBIK AND RISING HUNGARIAN NATIONALISM [...] (SBU) Summary. As the European Parliamentary (EP) elections approach on June 7, many Hungarian political analysts and pollsters believe that the extreme-right Jobbik party will win at least one seat in the EP, providing it a potential "bounce" for the national elections currently scheduled fo [...] | 2009-05-14 16:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI EU HU |
09BUDAPEST372 | HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA America's Department Deputy Director Norbert Konkoly on May 15 to discuss ref A. Post views Hungary as a strong supporter of democracy and human rights in Cuba. Although the GoH has joined the EU consensus on lifting the embargo, they view the U.S. approach as appropr [...] | 2009-05-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU HU |
09BUDAPEST373 | EAC Meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 15:54:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST376 | ANTI-ROMA PUBLIC OPINION IN HUNGARY: OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: News of a "dramatic increase" in anti-Roma sentiment in Hungary has been reported by both the international and domestic press in recent weeks. However, despite the conclusion that Hungarians are growing more anti-Roma, Post's review of historical polling data calls this into qu [...] | 2009-05-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST380 | CHINESE COMPANIES SEEK MARKETS IN HUNGARY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the sharp economic downturn in Hungary this year, Chinese trade missions, economic development conferences, and other trade and investment-focused exchanges between China and Hungary are continuing at a brisk pace. As the bilateral economic relationship between the cou [...] | 2009-05-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ETRD ECON CHN HU |
09BUDAPEST381 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POE TO BUDAPEST, MAY 29-30, [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Poe to Budapest from May 29-30, 2009. We look forward to your visit and would like to provide the following information in preparation for your arrival. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE IN HUNGARY 2. (SBU) The global financial crisis [...] | 2009-05-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU |
09BUDAPEST384 | ALLEGED MAGYAR GARDA MEMBER ATTACKS ROMA FAMILY [...] (SBU) Post is closely following a violent attack on a Roma family from the village of Abadszalok in eastern Hungary. On May 27th at approximately 3:00 a.m. local time, a man entered the family's home and attacked the mother and father with a razor blade, slashing their throats, chests, and leg [...] | 2009-05-27 15:24:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU |
09BUDAPEST388 | WHAT THE EP ELECTIONS MEAN FOR HUNGARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Landslide opposition victory is forecasted for Hungary's June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections when voters will elect 22 representatives to go to Brussels. As expected, domestic issues dominate party campaigns. With the MSzP expected to suffer a major defeat, opposition [...] | 2009-05-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU HU |
09BUDAPEST389 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NABUCCO PIPELINE ENTRY POINTS [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel talking points to Mihaly Bayer, Hungary's ambassador-at-large for the Nabucco project. Bayer promised to pass the points to Hungary's delegation to the negotiations on the interstate agreement (ISA),which he expected to conclude today (May 29). 2. [...] | 2009-05-29 13:31:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST39 | REBUTTING EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THE NABUCCO SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paras 5 and 6 for action request. NO CONFLICT OVER NABUCCO IN BUDAPEST 2. (SBU) Contrary to assertions made by USEU's contacts on the Commission, we wish to be categorical in stating that the upcoming Nabucco Summit in Budapest enjoys broad mu [...] | 2009-01-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST391 | HUNGARY VOTES IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (U) Senior Counselor Zsuzsanna Szablyar of the Hungarian Ministry of Finance International Relations Department confirmed to the Embassy that Hungary cast its ballot in support of Kosovo's World Bank Membership (including IBRD/IFC/IDA and MIGA). The Embassy was also copied on Hungary's corres [...] | 2009-06-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KV ECON EFIN PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST4 | HUNGARY RECEPTIVE TO WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST [...] (C) On December 30, DCM met with MFA Deputy Head of the 2nd European Department, Ambassador Istvan Ijgyarto, to discuss reftel points. 2. (C) Commenting on the GoH's opening of their embassy in Tbilisi a few weeks ago, Ijgyarto said they are focusing on the southern Caucasus as their vital [...] | 2009-01-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS HU |
09BUDAPEST404 | MALEV AND THE BUDAPEST AIRPORT: BETTING ON FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Malev focuses on strengthening its regional market, hiring a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and adding flights to Romania and Russia. Budapest Airport is optimistic about the future, and is embarking on several development projects, but needs a strong Malev to be successful. Mal [...] | 2009-06-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU |
09BUDAPEST407 | HUNGARY HAS NO AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG PARM PK HU |
09BUDAPEST410 | EXTREMISTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN EP ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. With a 36 percent turnout for the June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections, Hungarian voters turned even further right than expected. Although the largest opposition party FIDESZ won the majority of seats (14 of 22) as predicted, the extreme-right Jobbik party, winning 15 pe [...] | 2009-06-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST411 | VIKTOR ORBAN AND FIDESZ - RANKLING SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) Summary. FIDESZ, and especially party President Viktor Orban, have been under fire in recent weeks, both domestically and in the region over the Party's position on minorities and the representation of "ethnic Hungarian interests" in the European Parliament. In response the Slovak Nati [...] | 2009-06-09 05:52:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LO HU |
09BUDAPEST412 | HUNGARY NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC [...] (U) EmbOffs delivered ref talking points on June 5 to Eva Gergaly-Lukacs, Desk Officer in the Department of International Organizations, GOH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Gergaly-Lukacs did not give any indication of which candidates the GOH will support for election to the Commission, bu [...] | 2009-06-09 07:48:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER HU |
09BUDAPEST416 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) The Charge raised reftel points during June 9 office call on new MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Gabor Iklody. Iklody responded that Hungary is "just as skeptical about the Russian proposal, but we are open to listen." He noted the current security system works, and if the Russi [...] | 2009-06-10 12:31:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO OSCE EU HU |
09BUDAPEST422 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 23:00:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU HU |
09BUDAPEST423 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 23:00:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU HU |
09BUDAPEST429 | HUNGARIAN EXTREMIST HEADED TO THE EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Two days after the extreme-right Jobbik party's surprising success in the European Parliamentary (EP) elections, lead candidate Krisztina Morvai provided further insight into her agenda at a breakfast with the international press corps. Self-confident, sometimes arrogant and [...] | 2009-06-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST430 | ORBAN AND FIDESZ: READY TO GOVERN [...] (SBU) Summary. FIDESZ is feeling good and is ready to govern - a confident and relaxed Viktor Orban told an international audience in Budapest on June 10, three days after scoring a major victory in the European Parliament elections. While acknowledging that the economy is the most important [...] | 2009-06-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HU |
09BUDAPEST453 | HUNGARY'S INPUT ON PROPERTY RESTITUTION FOR [...] Presently, property restitution issues appear to have minimal impact on the real estate market in Hungary. Most claimants seek financial compensation under the 1991 Hungarian Compensation Act rather than reacquiring properties. The title search process can be lengthy, but rarely are title disp [...] | 2009-06-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ODIP PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST461 | AMBASSADOR FRIED'S GUANTANAMO DETAINEE MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy (S/GC) for the Closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facilities Ambassador Dan Fried met with Hungarian government officials and major political party leaders June 18 to discuss Hungary's willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees. MFA Senior State Secretary Vilmos S [...] | 2009-06-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER HU |
09BUDAPEST462 | HUNGARY ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AID AND [...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for International Development Ambassador Denes Tamaj, as well as to officials at the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. (U) Ambassador Tamaj agreed that last year's food price crisis increased the importance and [...] | 2009-06-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST463 | ROMA AND JEWISH LEADERS RESPOND TO FAR RIGHT GAINS [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the far right Jobbik party's success in the June 7 European Parliament elections, the Charge and EmbOffs met with Jewish and Roma leaders to assess their communities' reactions. Contrary to expectations, the leaders expressed only moderate concern and revealed no cl [...] | 2009-06-29 14:05:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST474 | UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHES DELIVERED TO HUNGARIANS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to the MFA Asia/Pacific Department's Deputy Director General Laszlo Kuti on June 30. Kuti commented that the information was in line with Hungary's position vis-a-vis North Korea. He stated that Hungary fully supported the EU's statement on the issue a [...] | 2009-07-01 16:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KN HU |
09BUDAPEST475 | STRUCTURAL REFORM COMES TO HUNGARY: GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. As Parliament wraps up its spring legislative session, the 75-day old "crisis management" government of Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has secured passage of the major elements of the PM's economic recovery plan. Although the Bajnai government and its austerity package remain ex [...] | 2009-07-02 07:31:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST477 | WATCHING THE WATCHDOG: REFORMING HUNGARY'S [...] (C) Summary. Amidst a sea of criticism and disagreement over the restructuring of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority (HFSA),HFSA Supervisory Council Chairman Istvan Farkas resigned on June 18. Ministry of Finance officials and National Bank Governor Andras Simor favor the Nationa [...] | 2009-07-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST48 | BUDAPEST RESPONSE TO US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] DCM delivered reftel points to the MFA,s Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Africa, Ferenc Csillag. Csillag had little substantive response but said the information would be useful as Hungary prepared its positions for the upcoming GAERC. He also said he would forward the points [...] | 2009-01-16 16:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MAR PAR PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST500 | MAGYAR GARDA BANNED - BUT NOT YET GONE [...] Summary. On July 2, the Budapest Court of Appeals issued a legally binding ruling banning the extreme right-wing, paramilitary Magyar Garda (MG). Jobbik President and Magyar Garda founder, Gabor Vona, said he will appeal the verdict. Responding to the ruling, MG members held an unauthorized [...] | 2009-07-10 11:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST501 | HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING WITH CHARGE [...] (SBU) Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs requested a meeting with Charge July 9 to discuss three topics: Guantanamo detainees; Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S.; and relations with Slovakia. Concerning Guantanamo detainees, the FM said that the Government will decide before the end of Jul [...] | 2009-07-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER OFDP LO HU |
09BUDAPEST507 | HUNGARY ON USG REVIEW OF TRANCHE 1 AND 2 NAMES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 10:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC |
09BUDAPEST529 | HUNGARIAN ASSISTANCE BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray on July 20. Sztaray expressed appreciation for the information and requested that we share any new strategy updates with his office. Continuing, Sztaray stated that his office is currently coordinating a mul [...] | 2009-07-23 16:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HU |
09BUDAPEST53 | THE FORECAST CALLS FOR PAIN: GLOOMIER THAN [...] (U) Summary. Worse than expected economic forecasts for 2009 mean that Hungary will not meet its budget deficit target of 2.6 percent without cutting expenditures or raising taxes. The GoH is in the process of reviewing possible new measures, which are expected to be announced within the next [...] | 2009-01-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST533 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON JULY 27-28 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed issues on the agenda of the July 27-28 GAERC Meeting with EmbOff on July 24. Dekany noted that the agenda will focus on three items: Iran, Georgia, and Somalia. He provided the following summary of the MFA's position on the [...] | 2009-07-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST55 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL [...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to President Obama from Gabor Fodor, President, Alliance of Free Democrats, The Hungarian Liberal Party, received January 21, 2009. 2. Begin text I am pleased to send you my warmest congratulations on your inauguration as President of th [...] | 2009-01-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP HU |
09BUDAPEST553 | HUNGARY'S PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR THEIR EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:29:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST556 | AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETING WITH THE HUNGARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Daalder, accompanied by the Charge, met Hungarian Prime Minster Gordon Bajnai at Papa Airbase July 27. Bajnai reflected on the first 100 days of his administration, stating he places first priority on the value-based relationships found within NATO and the EU. Comme [...] | 2009-07-31 09:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP NATO EUN ZL AF HU |
09BUDAPEST573 | LOST IN TRANSLATION: HUNGARIANS PROTEST THE SLOVAK [...] (SBU) Summary. In protest of the recently amended Slovak language law, Hungarian officials are ratcheting up their public diplomacy efforts. Responding first, representatives of all four parliamentary factions signed a joint letter raising issues of discrimination. Following an August 3 mee [...] | 2009-08-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO HU |
09BUDAPEST578 | HUNGARIAN PLANS FOR THE MTCR RIO PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 15:25:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA HU |
09BUDAPEST587 | HUGARY'S GREEN SHOOTS, THE 2010 BUDGET, AND THE [...] (U) Summary. Despite a steep recession, high unemployment and weak domestic consumption, Hungary is beginning to see some "green shoots" of recovery, in the form of improving investor confidence and greater financial stability. Some credit the government's economic reform and fiscal consolid [...] | 2009-08-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST590 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST URGING STRONG [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered the talking points contained in reftel to Gyula Petho, Director of the Asia bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Laszlo Takacs, Director of the Far East/Burma department. Petho and Takacs expressed agreement with the U.S. position on the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK [...] | 2009-08-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL BM EU HU |
09BUDAPEST591 | FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY REFORM MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Newly appointed Chairman of Hungary's Financial Supervisory Authority Adam Farkas is moving ahead quickly to reform Hungary's system of financial supervision. In legislation expected to be submitted in September, the independence of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority [...] | 2009-08-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST592 | BUDAPEST CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] Amembassy Budapest POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Political Officer Jon Martinson, Tel:36-1-475-4454, Mobile:36-30-677-4745; Fax:36-1-475-4700; E-mail:martinsonjl2@state.gov. 2. The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Mark [...] | 2009-08-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST593 | GOH CHANGES ITS MIND:ISSUES STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) Post received word in the late afternoon of August 14 from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that, after further consideration, it would release a statement condemning the conviction and continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. Emboff delivered the talking points contained in re [...] | 2009-08-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL BM EU HU |
09BUDAPEST6 | ECONOMIC REFORM ISSUES II: TAX EVASION AND THE [...] (SBU) Summary. This is the second report on structural economic reforms economists and macroeconomic analysts believe are needed to help Hungary achieve higher economic growth, reduce macroeconomic vulnerabilities, and remain economically competitive in the region. The low tax compliance rat [...] | 2009-01-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST60 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed the reftel GAERC agenda with PolOff on January 23. Dekany stated that the agenda will focus on three items: the Gaza crisis, Guantanamo, and Russia. He provided the following summary of the MFA's position papers on the subjec [...] | 2009-01-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST603 | HUNGARY ON 2009 G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO KDEM ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST607 | HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: CLINICAL TRIALS OF VACCINE BEGIN; [...] The Hungarian Pharmaceutical company Omninvest has announced that clinical trials of its H1N1 vaccine have begun. In an August 14 press interview, Omninvest's Director, Ferenc Zimonyi, said the tests, taking place at clinics in the towns of Veszprem and Pilisvorosvar, had begun that day. The [...] | 2009-08-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU |
09BUDAPEST61 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed the reftel GAERC agenda with PolOff on January 23. Dekany stated that the agenda will focus on three items: the Gaza crisis, Guantanamo, and Russia. He provided the following summary of the MFA's position papers on the subjec [...] | 2009-01-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN HU |
09BUDAPEST612 | OUTLAWED MAGYAR GARDA MARCHES ON [...] Summary. Defying authorities, the extreme-right Jobbik party swore in 620 new members for the banned Magyar Garda movement on August 22. In response, police intervened and launched legal proceedings against 176 members, including increasingly popular Jobbik President Gabor Vona. End Summar [...] | 2009-08-25 10:05:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST613 | SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY: NO LOVE LOST [...] (U) Summary. In the wake of President Solyom's aborted trip to Slovakia, the GOH is attempting to balance national outrage with an obvious need to improve bilateral relations with its northern neighbor. A meeting between the Foreign Ministers is scheduled for this weekend and may reduce tens [...] | 2009-08-25 11:41:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO HU |
09BUDAPEST616 | THE "GANG OF FOUR" ARRESTED FOR SERIAL MURDERS OF [...] (SBU) Summary. One year, 120 police officers and 100 million HUF ($500,000 USD) reward later, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested four men suspected of carrying out the unprecedented serial murders that have terrorized the Roma community. In a private brief to the Embassy's L [...] | 2009-08-25 15:48:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LO HU |
09BUDAPEST617 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU |
09BUDAPEST637 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON UNGA 64 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] In a September 2 meeting with PolOff to discuss reftel, the MFA's UN desk officer, Bernadett Kollar, expressed appreciation for the information covering USG priorities for the upcoming UNGA session. Lamenting the shortfall in MFA staffing that impacts preparation of a similarly detailed agen [...] | 2009-09-04 08:08:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA HU |
09BUDAPEST638 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on September 3 and provided the following comments concerning the agenda items: 2. (C) Israel-Palestinian Peace: -- Referring to the September summit, Dekany said that Hunga [...] | 2009-09-04 11:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU HU |
09BUDAPEST639 | UPDATE: HUNGARIAN PARTICPATION AT UNGA 64 [...] Post provides the following updated ref B information concerning Hungarian attendance at the 64th UNGA: A. Attendance of the Head of State - no plans to attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister. -- Arrival and departure dates [...] | 2009-09-04 14:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA HU |
09BUDAPEST664 | HUNGARY BRIEFED ON CFE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel points September 10 with MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath. Horvath said that he was recently approached by Romanian and Portuguese diplomats in Budapest who related that the Russian government recently demarched them concerning "pro [...] | 2009-09-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO HU |
09BUDAPEST665 | HUNGARIAN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON UPCOMING IAEA [...] (C) In a September 10 meeting with PolOff, MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath provided an update to ref B comments concerning the upcoming IAEA General Conference. Horvath said that Sweden, currently holding the EU Presidency, responded to the ref A referenced E [...] | 2009-09-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU |
09BUDAPEST666 | ON THE SAME PAGE: HUNGARY'S SUPPORTS KEY US GOALS [...] On September 10, Poloff delivered the demarche points to Krisztina Kovacs, the International Organizations and Human Rights Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hungary, by and large, concurs with all of our key goals for this Human Right Council's (HRC) session and solicits o [...] | 2009-09-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC EU HU |
09BUDAPEST667 | FICO-BAJNAI MEETING SUCCEEDS IN LOWERING BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September 10 meeting between Prime Minister Bajnai and his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico seems to have succeeded in diminishing -- at least for now -- tensions that were roiled by the passage of a controversial Slovak language law and a heated dispute over a planned "pri [...] | 2009-09-11 17:14:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM LO HU |
09BUDAPEST668 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER GAERC AND SRI [...] MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on September 11 and provided the following comments concerning the agenda items: 2. (C) Eastern Partnership and Caucasus: -- Hungary supports the EU Presidency's orientatio [...] | 2009-09-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST669 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Sandor Racz, Senior Advisor to the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section within the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's Department for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation. Racz expressed Hungary's concurrence with the U.S. position on the IAEA Gene [...] | 2009-09-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HU |
09BUDAPEST686 | TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORS: HUNGARIAN AND SERBIAN [...] (C) During a September 11, 2009, conversation with PolOff, Desk Officer Emil Varadi of the MFA's Territorial Department Number 3 provided a readout of the September 10 meeting between Hungarian FM Peter Balazs and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. As note-taker for the Hungarian side, Va [...] | 2009-09-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG EPET BE SP SR KV HU |
09BUDAPEST687 | TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORS: HUNGARIAN AND SERBIAN [...] (C) During a September 11, 2009, conversation with PolOff, Desk Officer Emil Varadi of the MFA's Territorial Department Number 3 provided a readout of the September 10 meeting between Hungarian FM Peter Balazs and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. As note-taker for the Hungarian side, Va [...] | 2009-09-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG EPET BE SP SR KV HU |
09BUDAPEST693 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 18 with Dr. Gabor Horvath, the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Security Policy and Non-Proliferation. Horvath expressed appreciation for the U.S. briefing, noting that Hungary was not itself directl [...] | 2009-09-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PL EZ HU |
09BUDAPEST696 | HUNGARY AGREES TO ACCEPT A GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai told Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC) September 16 that Hungary will accept one Guantanamo detainee, who will likely be of Palestinian origin. The main opposition party Fidesz has said it will support the government's decision and backed [...] | 2009-09-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER HU |
09BUDAPEST697 | HUNGARY: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 11:01:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA HU |
09BUDAPEST700 | PARLIAMENT VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO EXTEND PRT AND [...] (SBU) Parliament voted unanimously September 21 to approve the extension of the Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) missions to Afghanistan. The PRT mandate is now authorized through October 1, 2010, while the OMLT will extend until A [...] | 2009-09-22 16:43:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF HU |
09BUDAPEST701 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY BACKS U.S. POSITION ON [...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 23 with Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of the Global Organizations Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Human Rights Department. Dr. Kollar said Hungary shared U.S. concerns about the Goldstone Report's unbal [...] | 2009-09-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IS HU |
09BUDAPEST709 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION [...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 28 with Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of the Global Organizations Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Human Rights Department. Dr. Kollar welcomed the U.S. demarche. She said Hungary was following the issu [...] | 2009-09-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HU |
09BUDAPEST715 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Gyula Petho, MFA's Asia/Pacific Department Head, on September 29 to discuss reftel. Expressing appreciation for the policy review read-out, Petho stated that Hungary fully supports direct dialogue with the Burmese Government. Based on the outlined USG policy, he expects [...] | 2009-09-29 16:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BM HU |
09BUDAPEST716 | HUNGARY ON IMO AND CANDIDATES FOR INT'L [...] (U) On September 24, Econoff delivered reftel demarche advocating U.S. re-election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in "Category A" to Andrea Balog of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations division, whose unit is responsible for candidates for int [...] | 2009-09-30 15:30:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST717 | MASTERCARD, VISA EUROPE, AND BANKS FINED FOR [...] (U) On September 24, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) announced a fine of USD 10.4 million against Visa Europe, MasterCard, and several commercial banks for inhibiting competition by charging uniform interchange fees for card transactions. (Note: Interchange fees are fees a merchant [...] | 2009-09-30 15:48:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST732 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST733 | HUNGARY'S CARDINAL OFFERS VIEWS ON CURRENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Hungary's primate, criticized the current government, observed that corruption is pervasive, linked the political elite to organized crime and complained of the judiciary's ineffectiveness. He also believed that polit [...] | 2009-10-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EU HU |
09BUDAPEST740 | HUNGARIAN REQUEST TO SUPPORT CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (U) Post received the following Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting support to re-elect its candidate to the post of Inspector in the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). Full text follows. BEGIN TEXT: 13656/Adm/KUM/2009 Budapest, 08 September 2009 NOTE V [...] | 2009-10-09 14:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UN HU |
09BUDAPEST752 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche October 14 to Anna Miklos, MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations' desk officer for the Goldstone report. Miklos stated that she will contact Hungary's UN PermRep immediately, as well as their representative in Geneva, to pass on the USG's com [...] | 2009-10-14 17:21:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN PINR HU |
09BUDAPEST764 | HUNGARY: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post believes that the objectives of the OPIC-Supported Global Renewable Energy Investment Fund (OPIC Fund) are consistent with Hungary's program for economic development, which stresses the importance of sustainable growth and the use of renewable energy res [...] | 2009-10-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN HU |
09BUDAPEST766 | ATTRACTING NEGATIVE ATTENTION - FIDESZ MAYOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Fidesz Mayor Oszkar Molnar's recent inflammatory comments concerning Roma, gays, and Jews have attracted a strong response from opposition party leaders and citizen groups. Meanwhile, senior Fidesz party leaders, including Party President Viktor Orban, attempt to remain above [...] | 2009-10-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST771 | HUNGARIAN PRT - HOW (IN)EFFECTIVE? [...] (S/NF) Summary. The senior Hungarian MFA representative on the ground with the Hungarian PRT in Baghlan Province says the security situation is deteriorating, with limited Afghan military capability and a Hungarian PRT that is not effectively providing security. Stating that the Provincial A [...] | 2009-10-21 09:51:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL MCAP MOPS AF HU |
09BUDAPEST774 | HUNGARIAN PARTICIPATION AT THE 2009 G-8 BMENA FORUM [...] The following Hungarian officials will attend the reftel forum in Marrakech November 2-3: - Delegation Head: MFA State Secretary Laszlo Varkonyi - MFA Africa Department Officer: Helga Pricz - NGO International Center for Democratic Transition (ICDT) Director: Istvan Gyarmati 2. Pricz [...] | 2009-10-22 11:26:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM KMPI OPDC PREL ECON HU |
09BUDAPEST777 | HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON OCTOBER GAERC [...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on October 22 and provided the following comments concerning the agenda items: 2. (SBU) AFPAK: We welcome the Council's conclusion that will be adopted, but the emphasis [...] | 2009-10-22 15:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU HU |
09BUDAPEST779 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON THIRD [...] (U) PolOff and EmbOff delivered reftel points October 22 to Anna Miklos, the Ministry of Foreign Affair's UN Desk Officer. Miklos expressed appreciation for the opportunity to discuss Third Committee agenda items in advance, adding that the Hungarian position parallels USG priorities. She sa [...] | 2009-10-26 17:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN EU HU |
09BUDAPEST784 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points with Krisztina Kovacs, Head of the Sanctions Unit of the Finance Ministry's Department of International Relations; Andrea Kadar, Head of the Sanctions Unit of the Foreign Ministry's Consular Service/JHA Strategic Issues Department; and Gergo Pasqualetti, E [...] | 2009-10-28 16:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC HU |
09BUDAPEST791 | HUNGARY TO SUPPORT US INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE [...] (C) On November 2, 2009, Embassy was informed by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations and Human Rights Department that Hungary would support the candidacy of Ms. Lucretia Myers at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly elections for the International Civi [...] | 2009-11-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA HU |
09BUDAPEST792 | HUNGARY INCSR PART I [...] (U) Summary: Hungary continues to be a primary narcotics transit country between Southwest Asia and Western Europe due to its combination of geographic location, a modern transportation system, and the unsettled political and social climate in the neighboring countries of the former Yugoslavia [...] | 2009-11-03 06:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV HU |
09BUDAPEST794 | A FIDESZ ECONOMIC PLAN DEVELOPS...BEHIND THE SCENES [...] (C) Summary. Behind the scenes, the opposition Fidesz party is developing details of its economic program should the party win next April's national elections, as polls widely predict. The main thrust of the program will be to try to increase employment and economic growth through reforming [...] | 2009-11-03 09:24:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV HU |
09BUDAPEST796 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche November 3 to Anna Miklos, MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations' UN desk officer responsible for the Goldstone Report. Miklos stated that the MFA has received a draft copy of the proposed resolution outlined in ref A from the EU, commenting t [...] | 2009-11-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER HU |
09BUDAPEST800 | HUNGARY NOT READY TO LIFT BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel November 4 with the MFA's EU Foreign Policy Department Section Chief Karoly Sardi. Sardi stated that Hungary holds positions similar to those outlined in the talking points, commenting that Hungary "is not ready to lift sanctions now." He expressed the GoH view tha [...] | 2009-11-06 12:10:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BO HU |
09BUDAPEST801 | HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR AMCIT NOMINEE TO [...] (U) Post received the following Note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the candidature of Ms. Lucretia Myers for re-election to the International Civil Service Commission (ISCS). Full text follows: BEGIN TEXT: 15024/Adm/Kum/2009 Budapest, 4. November 2009 NOTE VERBA [...] | 2009-11-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA HU |
09BUDAPEST802 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar. Your November 16 visit to Budapest sends an important signal to our Hungarian allies that the U.S. continues to be fully engaged in European energy security. The Fourth Energy Forum, where you will [...] | 2009-11-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL OREP HU |
09BUDAPEST805 | COMMERCE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HUNGARIAN PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke met with Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on October 20 in Budapest. Expressing USG appreciation for the alignment of shared values and interests with Hungary and its support in Afghanistan, the Secretary complemented the PM for his effort [...] | 2009-11-09 10:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV KGHG HU |
09BUDAPEST810 | HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S BRIEFING TO NATO/EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs briefed NATO and EU Ambassadors November 4 on several key MFA focus areas. Stating he was very pleased with the Lisbon Treaty ratification, Balazs commented that he looks for accelerated action to place the treaty in force by December. P [...] | 2009-11-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN SO ZL HU |
09BUDAPEST817 | HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON THE NOVEMBER GAERC AGENDA [...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on November 13. 2. (C) Dekany provided comments on four topics: the upcoming EU/Russia summit, energy, follow-up to the Corfu summit, and Ukraine. -- The EU/Russia su [...] | 2009-11-13 16:26:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU RU UA HU |
09BUDAPEST820 | HUNGARY CHARTS TWO MAP INVITATIONS AT DECEMBER [...] (C) PolOff met with the MFA's newly appointed Security and Non-proliferation Department Head, Peter Sztaray, and new NATO Office Director, Eszter Sandorfi, November 16, to discuss reftel. Sztaray, expressing thanks for the information concerning the USG position, stated, however, that Hungary [...] | 2009-11-17 09:56:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR HU |
09BUDAPEST821 | BUDAPEST RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY [...] (SBU) Post provides the following responses to the questions posed in reftel: 2. (SBU) Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? -- There are currently no Bilateral Defense Cooperation (BDC) talks scheduled with Hungary. That said, within o [...] | 2009-11-17 09:57:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR HU |
09BUDAPEST834 | HUNGARY IN AFGHANISTAN - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a November 9 meeting with the Charge, senior MOD and MFA officers provided an in-depth review of current and future Hungarian operations in Afghanistan. In Hungary's first combat operations since the 1956 revolution, the group underscored Hungary's "unchanged commitment...bu [...] | 2009-11-20 14:22:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR MCAP AF HU |
09BUDAPEST835 | HUNGARY RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 14:48:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL UNGA HU |
09BUDAPEST836 | H1N1 OFFICIALLY AN EPIDEMIC IN HUNGARY, [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 18, with over 20,000 new reported cases of H1N1 infections in the past week, GOH health authorities officially declared an epidemic. Ample supplies of locally produced vaccine Fluval P are available, and approximately 11 percent of the population (about 1 million) h [...] | 2009-11-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU |
09BUDAPEST837 | HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff discussed ref with GoH MFA America's Department Director Norbert Konkoly on November 18 and with Cuba desk officer Istvan Sandor on 20 November. Sandor provided the following responses to ref questions: Promote the advancement of democracy and human rights: Hungary has been activ [...] | 2009-11-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC HU CU |
09BUDAPEST843 | AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR'S CONSULTATIONS IN BUDAPEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Ambassador Richard Morningstar visited Budapest on November 16-17 to take part in the "Fourth Energy Forum," a conference dedicated to fostering a broad discussion on European energy security. While in Budapest, Ambassador Morningstar met with [...] | 2009-11-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL OREP HU |
09BUDAPEST844 | HUNGARY'S VIEW ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NEXT [...] (C) PolOff met November 23 with Mark Horvath, the MFA's Office Director for non-proliferation issues to discuss reftel. Although not a member of the IAEA Board of Governors, Horvath said that Hungary will use its "small voice" to promote active IAEA action on the Iran issue. He commented th [...] | 2009-11-25 07:24:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU PARM IR HU |
09BUDAPEST845 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The Charge, accompanied by appropriate action officers, delivered ref A points November 24 to David Koranyi, the Prime Minister's National Security Advisor, Jozsef Bali, MOD Policy State Secretary, and Gabor Iklody, MFA Policy State Secretary. All three officials underscored Hung [...] | 2009-11-25 07:53:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU |
09BUDAPEST847 | SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI'S MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has received high marks from the International Monetary Fund for his management of the Hungarian economy after its near meltdown in October 2008. He has maintained the Hungarian commitment in Afghanistan despite very limited fiscal constraints, and [...] | 2009-11-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ECON ENRG EINV HU |
09BUDAPEST851 | TOO IMPORTANT TO FAIL: HUNGARY LIKELY TO REACQUIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian government, Malev Airlines, and Budapest Airport contacts confirmed that the GOH will likely reacquire a minority stake in recently improved but still debt-laden Malev from Russia's Putin-connected Vneshekonombank (VEB). Embassy contacts characterized VEB as ill-suited [...] | 2009-11-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU |
09BUDAPEST854 | HUNGARIAN MILITARY OUTREACH TO SERBIA [...] (C) During a conversation on the margins of the recent NATO conference in Budapest, CHOD Laszlo Tombol told PolOff of his upcoming trip to Cyprus, accompanied by his Slovak counterpart. Tombol said that he is seeking ways to engage the Serbian military in joint operations with the Hungarian D [...] | 2009-12-01 09:40:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR YI LO HU |
09BUDAPEST855 | DAS QUANRUD'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (SBU) Summary. During a November 24-25 visit to Budapest, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with the Prime Minister, other senior Hungarian government officials, the opposition party's senior foreign policy expert, and media representatives to discuss USG priority issues. The Prime Minister indicate [...] | 2009-12-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO ENGR AF HU |
09BUDAPEST856 | BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON THE EVE OF THE [...] (C) We provided ref A points to the Office of the Prime Minister and senior officials at the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. Dr. Peter Sztaray, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Security and Non-proliferation, subsequently noted that the Hungarian Government [...] | 2009-12-01 16:25:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK HU |
09BUDAPEST858 | PARLIAMENT PASSES 2010 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. On November 30, Parliament approved the Bajnai government's 2010 budget. The fiscally conservative budget calls for a deficit of 3.8 percent, but critics maintain the government will substantially overshoot its target, based on underestimated expenditures and overestimated tax [...] | 2009-12-02 13:06:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV HU |
09BUDAPEST86 | GABOR VONA AND THE MAKING OF A HUNGARIAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary. Jobbik party President Gabor Vona has emerged from obscurity to pursue his ambition to be a prime actor with a leading role on the stage of Hungarian politics. Gravitating from Fidesz, Vona took over leadership of the extreme-right Jobbik party in 2006. Using the Jobbik-created [...] | 2009-02-02 05:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU |
09BUDAPEST866 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON USG OFFER TO EMBED CIVILIAN [...] (C) In mid-November, MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali provided PolOff copies of an unclassified cable and a draft U.S. MOU received from Hungary's Ambassador in Kabul, Sandor Matyus. Matyus' reporting cable addressed a request initiated by Embassy Kabul to embed four USG civilian perso [...] | 2009-12-04 11:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF HU |
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 |
09BUDAPEST871 | NEW ECONOMIC REALITY FOR HUNGARY'S NORTHWEST [...] (C) Summary. Eighteen months ago, Hungary's north and northwest regions enjoyed the lowest unemployment rates and among the highest average incomes in the country. Host to a number of large export-oriented international automotive and technology companies and their suppliers, today the region [...] | 2009-12-07 15:19:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL HU |
09BUDAPEST872 | HUNGARY'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION PACKAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, the Bajnai administration submitted a new anti-corruption package to Parliament that addresses corruption in public procurements. The initiative is the latest in a series of proposals that have been publicly touted with great fanfare only to die quietly in the legi [...] | 2009-12-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR ETRD PREL PGOV HU |
09BUDAPEST876 | HUNGARIAN PLANS TO SUPPLEMENT AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai committed to send 200 additional troops to Afghanistan during his meeting with the Vice-President in Washington December 4. A senior MOD interlocutor provided PolOff a background paper prepared for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Vice-Preside [...] | 2009-12-09 17:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU |
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