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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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02ROME4424HUNGARIAN PM ASSURES HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR
[...] (S) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDQYESSY ASSURED HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR RIDGE OF GOH SUPPORT FOR THE WAR ON TERROR, INCLUDING ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STEMMING FINANCIAL SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04424 121327Z SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND TO HOSTING THE ILEA IN [...]
2002-09-12 09:10:00Embassy RomeSECRETMOPS PREL HU IT IZ
04ANKARA794OPERATION BALKAN VICE III -- TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-10 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETBK CY EFIN ETTC GM HR HU MK MOPS PREL SL SZ TU KAWC YI
04THEHAGUE1657OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (S) PolOffs and Deputy Legal Counselor made ref A demarche to MFA Western Balkans Director Klaas van der Tempel on June 30. Van der Tempel said the GONL supported OHR's work against such individuals. Concerning freezing the assets of the individuals named in ref A, van der Tempel said that [...]
2004-07-01 08:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK MK HR GM CY HU SL SZ YI NL ICTY NK
04THEHAGUE382OPERATION BALKAN VICE III: THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (S) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche to Dutch Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs respectively on February 9 and 10. Dutch MFA Western Balkans Chief Klaas van der Tempel expressed support for the action, noting the GONL had been active last year in arguing for EU visa restrictions on [...]
2004-02-13 15:24:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK MK HR GM CY HU SL SZ YI NL ICTY NK
05BRATISLAVA772 Country Clearance granted for USAID contractors Mary
[...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes USAID contractors: Mary Linehan, Catherine F. Cleland, Lisa Adams, Diana Selezeanu, Robert Rosenburg, Eun-Joo Chang and John Capati and grants country clearance for the period of October 2-7, 2005. The embassy point of contact for your visit is Richard "Trey" Lyon [...]
2005-09-27 07:35:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SL HU RO LO
05BUCHAREST748SECI CENTER AND BRUSSELS: A VIEW FROM THE OTHER
[...] SECI Center DoS Coordinator traveled to Brussels and met with EU officials concerning SECI initiatives and EU plans to become more involved with the Center. Though EU officials were very interested in the current work of SECI, they were reluctant to commit any resources despite the reality th [...]
2005-03-24 14:40:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU SR HU SL BK MK BU HR RO
05BUCHAREST946SECI UPDATE MARCH 2005
[...] SECI Center's governing body, the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC),met on 18 March 2005 in Bucharest for their semi-annual meeting. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the SECI Center's near-term strategy, election of a General Director, as well as other issues concerning the [...]
2005-04-15 13:43:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU HU BK MK BU HR RO SECI
05CANBERRA725GOA CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE
[...] (U) In an April 22 meeting, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Jeremy Bruer and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Iraq Program Manager Katherine Krilov. Krilov indicated that Australia [...]
2005-04-22 05:39:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI AU AS HU IZ
05DUBLIN1512COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR GEORGE H. WALKER
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Ambassador George H. Walker and Mrs. Carol Walker to travel to Cork and Adare, Ireland from December 22 through December 27, 2005. Purpose of visit is personal travel. 2. Embassy point of contact for this visit is RSO Terry Cobble, office [...]
2005-12-13 11:53:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA APER EI HU
05HANOI719 Pragmatic Diplomacy: Vietnam's Relations with
[...] (SBU) Vietnam's relations with post-Communist Russia, Eastern Europe and Mongolia have shown the GVN's willingness to move beyond ideology and politics to satisfy practical foreign policy, economic and security needs. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the demise of C [...]
2005-03-24 10:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD PGOV SOCI RS EZ PL HU MG VM
05VATICAN440VATICAN: HUNGARIAN CHURCH-STATE RIFT MERITS ATTENTION
[...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Central Europe Monsignor Michael Banach (protect throughout) acknowledged mild though persistent tensions between the GoH and the Catholic Church, adding that issues relating to the funding of Catholic Schools and differing interpretations of the 1990s agreemen [...]
2005-02-18 07:32:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALVT HU SOCI PHUM PREL
05VIENNA1157 BUDAPEST FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW
[...] Midyear review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 0 [...]
2005-04-08 07:52:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ABUD HU
05VIENNA2282 BUDAPEST FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW
[...] Third quarter review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 [...]
2005-07-07 10:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ABUD HU
05VIENNA2698 CENTRAL EUROPEAN INTERIOR MINISTERS PLEDGE TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the annual meeting of the "Salzburg Forum" (an informal conference of Central European Interior Ministers) Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania pledged to strengthen police cooperation against organized crime, corruption, and [...]
2005-08-11 09:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KCOR KCRM SMIG EZ HU PL LO SI RO BU AU EUN
05VIENNA3007 BUDAPEST FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW
[...] Final GA/MPCC review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 [...]
2005-09-09 08:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ABUD HU
05WARSAW2265HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell discussed with key Polish officials and leaders of the Jewish community Poland's ChairmRmQqMQnd plans for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ). ITC discussions centered o [...]
2005-05-16 11:18:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO
06BELGRADE950VOJVODINA LEADERSHIP EYES GREATER
[...] (U) Summary: Leaders in Vojvodina report that interethnic relations among the national communities living in the province are currently peaceful, noting that there has been no violence among ethnic groups in recent months. Local leaders are more concerned with pressuring the Serbian governm [...]
2006-06-13 15:00:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SR HU
06BRATISLAVA47 Country Clearance granted for EUR/NCE Director Janet
[...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes EUR/NCE Director Janet Garvey and grants country clearance for the period of January 31 through February 4, 2006. The embassy point of contact for your visit is Debra Hevia, Pol-Econ Section Chief, tel: +420-2-5922- 3412, cellphone: +420-903-227-329. Em [...]
2006-01-20 13:09:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EZ HU LO
06BRATISLAVA764ETHNIC-HUNGARIAN SLOVAK RESPONDS PUBLICLY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 13 news conference, Hedviga Malinova, a Slovak student of Hungarian ethnicity, stuck firmly to her claim that she was verbally and physically attacked by two youths on August 25. (Ref A) She contradicted the conclusion drawn by PM Fico and Interior Minister Ka [...]
2006-09-13 15:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HU LO
06BRATISLAVA97SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...]
2006-02-07 12:49:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO
06BUCHAREST1233DEFORESTATION CONTINUES IN ROMANIA
[...] SUMMARY. Poverty, corruption, a mismanaged land restitution process, and inadequate governmental resources and regulatory oversight have contributed to widespread and rapid deforestation in Romania since the 1989 revolution. Many Romanians experienced firsthand the consequences of deforestati [...]
2006-08-03 16:15:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ECON OIIP SOCI HU RO
06BUCHAREST1385ROMANIA: CODEL LANTOS DISCUSSIONS WITH ROMANIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Romanian President, Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister August 31, Congressman Tom Lantos (D-California) expressed appreciation for Romania's military contributions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans. He briefed on his recent visit to Lebanon, [...]
2006-09-05 15:59:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP HU LE AF IZ IS RO
06BUCHAREST1584ETHNIC HUNGARIAN PARTY STRUGGLES FOR GREATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under pressure from more radical Hungarian ethnic parties and the need to retain sufficient support to remain in parliament, the Democratic Union (or Alliance) of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR),has been more vocal of late in its calls for greater territorial autonomy for ethnic Mag [...]
2006-10-16 11:54:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALHU PGOV PHUM PREL RO
06BUCHAREST410CLAMOR SURROUNDING ETHNIC HUNGARIAN FRINGE GROUP'S
[...] (C) Summary. Ethnic Hungarian party (UDMR) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Bela Marko told the Ambassador on March 10 that Marko and his party do not support a March 15 ethnic Hungarian "autonomy proclamation," slated to occur in a small Transylvanian town. He predicted a small and peaceful [...]
2006-03-10 17:24:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI HU RO
06BUCHAREST436BASESCU PREDICTS CALM ETHNIC HUNGARIAN "AUTONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. President Traian Basescu predicted to the Ambassador during a March 13 meeting that a planned March 15 "autonomy declaration" organized by a fringe ethnic Hungarian group would be a relatively low-key event. He characterized it as the product of a power struggle between the main [...]
2006-03-14 17:36:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON ENRG EINV MARR HU RO
06BUCHAREST457ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS PEACEFULLY CELEBRATE
[...] (SBU) Ethnic Hungarians in Romania of both Magyar and Szekler descent peacefully commemorated March 15, a day which marks the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution. In Cluj- Napoca, Transylvania's largest city, up to 2000 ethnic Hungarians gathered in the town's center for a low-key ceremony. One so [...]
2006-03-16 15:16:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI HU RO
06BUDAPEST1009HUNGARY'S PARLIAMENT: STRUCTURAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC
[...] (U) Some three weeks since the second round of Hungary's national elections, Parliament convenes its first plenary session of the term on May 16. President Solyom has invited MSZP and SZDSZ to form the next government, while opposition FIDESZ and MDF remain divided. This session will likely [...]
2006-05-15 12:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06BUDAPEST1018HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MDF STAYIN' ALIVE
[...] (U) MDF's unexpected return to Parliament demonstrated that the right wing is too diverse to be represented by a monolithic party. MDF views itself as a "constructive" opposition party and sees its electoral success as a chance to breathe new life into the ranks. The party has said repeatedl [...]
2006-05-15 15:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV HU
06BUDAPEST1024HUNGARY: RESPONSE TO FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON EU
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points and background to Erno Bohar, Director General of the MFA's Fifth Territorial District on May 15. Bohar told Poloff that the MFA does not plan to have a response until May 18. Post will report response septel. 2. (U) Visit Embassy Budapest's classified [...]
2006-05-16 06:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CE HU
06BUDAPEST1127HUNGARY: FINAL RESPONSE TO EU TAMIL TIGERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 09:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CE HU
06BUDAPEST1161HUNGARY: OFFICIAL MFA STATEMENT ON USG INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 13:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IR HU
06BUDAPEST1175HUNGARY: PM ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET (C-RE6-00145)
[...] (U) On Friday, June 2 in Parliament, PM Gyurcsany announced his new cabinet, setting the stage for much-anticipated administrative and fiscal reforms. The number of ministers will slip from 17 to 12, with eight ministers from coalition leader Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),three from junio [...]
2006-06-02 15:26:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06BUDAPEST1201GOH PRESENTS NEW PROGRAM: GRAND VISION, FEW
[...] (U) At Parliament,s May 30 plenary session, PM-elect Ferenc Gyurcsany presented MPs and media with the new coalition program, entitled &New Hungary ) Freedom and Solidarity.8 The 85-page document is the fruit of weeks of negotiations between coalition partners MSZP and SZDSZ, and lays the gro [...]
2006-06-08 13:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST1490HUNGARY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61ST UN
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz will head the Hungarian delegation to the UN General Assembly (UNGA),addressing UNGA on September 25. Minister of Justice Jozsef Petretei will represent Hungary at the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on September 14 and 15, a [...]
2006-07-26 15:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA HU
06BUDAPEST1498HUNGARY,S PARLIAMENT: THE FALL 2006 AGENDA
[...] (U) The last plenary session of Parliament,s &extraordinary8 summer sitting, which began May 16, was July 24; now, the cabinet, the prime minister and Members of Parliament are already making preparations for the autumn session. While new items are certain to be added to the political agenda [...]
2006-07-28 08:24:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM HU
06BUDAPEST1902PM GYURCSANY ON CONTINUING PROTESTS
[...] (C) Summary: Anti-government demonstrations continued in Budapest and elsewhere in Hungary September 19 - 20, with crowds estimated in excess of 10,000 gathering around parliament and isolated incidents of violence - driven by small numbers of vandals - occuring at sites including MSZP party [...]
2006-09-20 16:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST1913DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE; DISTINCTIONS EMERGE
[...] (SBU) Crowds estimated at 10,000 - 15,000 gathered at Parliament on the evening of September 20, but the authorities report fewer and less severe violent incidents overnight. Residents are adjusting to the evening demonstrations against the Gyurcsany government and accept the peaceful expressi [...]
2006-09-21 15:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC HU
06BUDAPEST1929BUDAPEST DEMONSTRATIONS: ENTER STAGE RIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-22 16:10:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON ASEC CASC HU
06BUDAPEST1953BUDAPEST DEMONSTRATIONS: FIDESZ OUT FOR A SPIN
[...] (U) Addressing an "emergency session" of diplomatic and business community leaders at the Budapest Atlantic Forum September 26, former FM Janos Martonyi and MP Zsolt Nemeth presented FIDESZ's views on the demonstrations. 2. (SBU) Martonyi cast the "Gyurcsany tape" in the context of the go [...]
2006-09-26 13:43:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
06BUDAPEST2004HUNGARY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS: OPPOSITION GAINS
[...] (C) Summary: With voter turn-out at a record 53%, the opposition scored significant victories in local elections October 1, with FIDESZ-KDNP securing a majority in all but one of Hungary's 19 county assemblies and electing mayors in the majority of large cities throughout the country. The g [...]
2006-10-03 15:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2005RAISING THE STAKES: GYURCSANY GOVERNMENT TO CALL
[...] (U) Following the opposition's strong showing in the local elections October 1 (septel),Prime Minister Gyurcsany has announced his intention to seek the first vote of confidence under the current constitution in a special session of Parliament on October 6. 2. (U) Alluding to President S [...]
2006-10-03 16:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2026THE LAND OF THE BLIND: ALL EYES ON PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Rumors abound as the October 6 confidence vote in Prime Minister Gyurcsany approaches. Our sources understand that FIDESZ may be in possession of another tape of the PM and suspect they will time its release around the vote. Local political consultant Krisztian Szabados advises that FIDE [...]
2006-10-06 13:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2027HUNGARIAN STAND-OFF: DEMONSTRATIONS, CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) Hungarian politics ventured further into the unknown as FIDESZ stood by its call for mass demonstrations in the absence of PM Gyurcsany's resignation or removal from office by October 6. 2. (SBU) Although FIDESZ had initially rejected participation in the Gyurcsany government's plann [...]
2006-10-06 13:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2029THE LAND OF THE BLIND: ALL EYES ON PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Rumors abound as the October 6 confidence vote in Prime Minister Gyurcsany approaches. Our sources understand that FIDESZ may be in possession of another tape of the PM and suspect they will time its release around the vote. Local political consultant Krisztian Szabados advises that FIDE [...]
2006-10-06 13:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2045HUNGARIAN CONFIDENCE VOTE: GYURCSANY'S MAJORITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Hungarian parliament affirmed its confidence in Prime Minister Gyurcsany by a 207 - 165 margin following short and often sharp debate in an extraordinary session October 6. Speakers from the governing coalition including the PM emphasized their willingness to confront a legac [...]
2006-10-10 14:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2048POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE: FIDESZ CALLS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Addressing the diplomatic community October 9, FIDESZ leader Viktor Orban underscored his demand for Prime Minister Gyurcsany's departure as "the only key to stability" in Hungary. The present government, he asserted, is "paralyzed" and lacks the political credibility to under [...]
2006-10-11 05:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
06BUDAPEST2065THE RIGHT ON WHAT'S WRONG WITH ORBAN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Foley's dinner for visiting Hungarian-American Coalition President Maximilian Teleki highlighted questions, concerns, and criticism regarding FIDESZ leader Viktor Orban from traditional supporters. 2. (C) Center-right commentator Istvan Stumpf candidly noted that "Viktor [...]
2006-10-12 12:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2105RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (U) Post provided reftel points to both MFA Director for International Organizations Laszlo Molnar and to the Americas Department. 2. (U) The GoH remains supportive of our position and issued a public statement in response to the North Korean announcement per our previous request. 3. [...]
2006-10-17 14:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM HU
06BUDAPEST2111ORBAN TELLS AMBASSADORS INSTABILITY IS "A RISK I'M
[...] (C) FIDESZ leader Viktor Orban told G-7 Ambassadors October 12 that he believes Prime Minister Gyurcsany "can't survive" in the face of reduced real income stemming from higher inflation, increased popular discontent re austerity measures, and continued opposition from the right. Charging th [...]
2006-10-18 09:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2161LOST IN TRANSLATION: PM GYURCSANY'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany met with the members of the U.S. delegation to the 50th anniversary commemorative events October 22. The delegation and Ambassador Foley underscored the USG's support for democratic reform and our confidence in Hungary's future per the Secretary's recent conver [...]
2006-10-25 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2229AD REFERENDUM: FIDESZ CHALLENGES THE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: With its call for a public referendum on seven questions revolving around the Gyurcsany government's reform package, FIDESZ has opened another front in its campaign against the Prime Minister. Consistent with Viktor Orban's recent statements emphasizing that "democracy - not the [...]
2006-11-02 15:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2230SURVIVOR HUNGARY: THE GYURCSANY GOVERNMENT'S
[...] (S) Beset by continuing political attacks and public protests, the Gyurcsany government is circling its wagons as winter approaches. Although even the opposition concedes that crowds will fall as the temperature does, few doubt that they will return in force in the spring, when the full econo [...]
2006-11-02 15:57:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2236ON THE CONTRARY: FIDESZ OFFERS OPPOSITION WITHOUT
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley's November 2 meeting with Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Zsolt Nemeth highlights the inability of FIDESZ to match its ideological zeal with a detailed policy agenda in the ongoing confrontation with the Gyurcsany government. Divide and Destroy ... 2. [...]
2006-11-03 11:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HU
06BUDAPEST2267IMMEDIATE ACTION DEMARCHE ON AMENDING THE CUBA
[...] (C) We provided reftel points to the MFA Americas Department and International Organization Department November 7, highlighting the importance of expeditious consideration in follow-up contacts with the Ministry. 2. (C) Our contacts were not aware of the Australian amendment and welcomed ne [...]
2006-11-08 16:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA HU
06BUDAPEST2269HUNGARY'S PARTIES PREPARE FOR A WINTER OF
[...] (S) Summary: Conflict between and within Hungary's political parties continues even as the likelihood of large-scale public demonstrations declines. In a meeting with the Ambassador November 7, opposition FIDESZ party leader Viktor Orban alleged that the Gyurcsany government is enforcing par [...]
2006-11-09 08:41:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPGOV KDEM ECON HU
06BUDAPEST2278SUPPORTING HUNGARY'S PRT WITH A FOREIGN SERVICE
[...] EMBASSY BUDAPEST STRONGLY SUPPORTS EMBASSY KABUL'S CALL FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF A US OFFICER TO THE HUNGARIAN PRT IN POL-E-KHOMRI. 2. PROMOTING THE SUCCESS OF HUNGARY'S PRT IS AMONG OUR KEY BILATERAL PRIORITIES. TANGIBLE SUCCESS ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN WILL HELP US MAKE THE CASE FOR A [...]
2006-11-09 15:24:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDAPER HU AF
06BUDAPEST2322"NO ILLUSIONS" ON REFORM FROM FORMER PM HORN
[...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador Foley November 16, former PM and MSZP MP Gyula Horn wasted no time in addressing the challenge of implementing the Gyurcsany government's convergence program. He asked us facetiously "not to say reform - because everyone will think we're talking about more cutback [...]
2006-11-16 15:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2377"DEMOCRACY WITHOUT COMPROMISE"; STRENGTH WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ held its 21st party congress in Gyor November 25, introducing its new theme of "democracy without compromise," emphasizing its commitment to the politics of inclusion, and taking steps to tighten Viktor Orban's control over several newly-created local party fora. End Summa [...]
2006-11-28 09:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2382MSZP INSIDER'S OUTLOOK: LABOR MINISTER KISS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (and MSZP Party Vice-President) Peter Kiss told Ambassador Foley November 27 that the government is "sentenced to success" on reform and will work in consultation with civic organizations and political opponents. Frequently mentioned as a succ [...]
2006-11-28 12:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2383HUNGARY PREPARES FOR THE NATO SUMMIT: TO RIGA ...
[...] (C) Summary: As the GoH prepares for the NATO Summit, we are using quiet diplomatic contacts and aggressive public outreach to help shape their preparations. GoH officials recognize that Afghanistan will be the central focus at Riga and appreciate that NATO's efforts there represent an impor [...]
2006-11-28 13:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS HU
06BUDAPEST2419ROUGH EDGES: FIDESZ MODERATE LOOKS TO HUNGARY'S
[...] (C) FIDESZ moderate MP Lajos Kosa made his debut on the diplomatic circuit at a lunch hosted by Ambassador Foley for key colleagues November 29. A founding member of the party and the popular Mayor of Debrecen, Kosa's reputation for straight talk (and often off-color humor) have made him a l [...]
2006-12-04 09:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
06BUDAPEST2462MFA FULLY ENGAGED ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) MFA Assistant Secretary Varkonyi reviewed the state of play on Afghanistan, Cuba, and the Visa Waiver Program in an informal conversation with Ambassador Foley December 6. The MFA is increasingly taking on the leadership role in coordinating interagency efforts on the reconstruction and d [...]
2006-12-11 14:18:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS CVIS HU
06BUDAPEST2489FAMILY FEUD: COALITION DEADLOCKED IN BUDAPEST
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley met with Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky December 6 as Demszky's SZDSZ party remained deadlocked with coalition partner MSZP over the appointment of the municipal leadership. The conflict comes as the coalition clings to a one-vote majority in the municipal assembly followi [...]
2006-12-15 11:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST2500INSIDE LOOKING OUT: MAKING HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian foreign policy has remained a notable exception to partisan domestic disputes to date, but new individuals and new institutions are testing the waters in the policy process. Although EU membership allows the GoH to default to the consensus position on the many issues in [...]
2006-12-18 17:11:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HU
06BUDAPEST2505FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION: GOH CONSIDERS ITS NATIONAL
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador Foley December 13 before leaving on a brief trip to Afghanistan, ICDT Director Ambassador Istvan Gyarmati previewed potential changes in the GoH's foreign policy bureaucracy. A SHORT WINTER'S NAP 2. (C) Noting the tendency of the bureaucracy to "hiber [...]
2006-12-19 15:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS HU
06BUDAPEST2517OUTGOING SZDSZ LEADER PREDICTS RENEWED PROTESTS,
[...] (U) Outgoing SZDSZ party president Gabor Kuncze shared his thoughts on the future of his own party, the governing coalition, and the Gyurcsany government with Ambassador Foley at an ambassadors' lunch in his honor December 20. WHITHER THE SZDSZ ... OR IS THAT WITHER THE SZDSZ? 2. (C) Loo [...]
2006-12-21 14:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU ECON
06BUDAPEST2531ANNO HORRIBILIS: HUNGARY ENDS 2006 WITH RELIEF BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Winter has imposed a temporary cease-fire in Hungary's running political battles, allowing the parties to regroup in preparation for what all anticipate will be a busy year ahead. Prime Minister Gyurcsany is using the winter months to reach out to the opposition and to shore up h [...]
2006-12-29 09:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
06BUDAPEST541HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THAT'S ZALA, FOLKS
[...] (U) On a March 9 trip to Nagykanizsa, Zala County, most contacts described the local mood as tenuous and uncertain. With the election one month away, Emboffs visited this small city of 60,000 to meet with a range of local figures: a business executive, a representative from the Roma minority [...]
2006-03-14 16:58:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST543HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SOMOGY COUNTY (C-RE6-00145)
[...] (U) This cable continues Embassy's pre-election coverage from the provinces in the run-up to the April contest. On a March 10 trip to Kaposvar, Somogy County, local contacts described the city's electorate as inured to partisan politics and somewhat anxious about bread-and-butter issues such [...]
2006-03-15 06:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST553HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST
[...] (C) Borsod-Abauj- Zemplen County in Hungary's northeast region is mostly rural, suffers from high unemployment and is a stronghold of the Reformed and Catholic Churches. Local observers believe that county voters will likely elect a majority of MSZP candidates to Parliament,although FIDESZ c [...]
2006-03-16 15:39:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST569HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MSZP MAY GAIN GROUND IN
[...] (C) On March 14, SZDSZ and FIDESZ contacts in Veszprem County agreed that FIDESZ is losing its tight grip locally. Whereas in 2002, they enjoyed victories in six of the seven individual constituencies, their MSZP (Socialist) rivals may win as many as three this April, according to Veszprem's S [...]
2006-03-21 15:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST570HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: FORMER FM SAYS FIDESZ WILL
[...] (C) FIDESZ will win the elections, said Viktor Orban's former Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi on March 20, citing the FIDESZ victories in two local by-elections over the weekend. Martonyi said chilly FIDESZ relations with Washington will improve, because his party is "very committed to the tr [...]
2006-03-21 15:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI ECON PINR HU
06BUDAPEST572HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MSZP MAY GAIN GROUND IN
[...] (C) On March 14, SZDSZ and FIDESZ contacts in Veszprem County agreed that FIDESZ is losing its tight grip locally. Whereas in 2002, they enjoyed victories in six of the seven individual constituencies, their MSZP (Socialist) rivals may win as many as three this April, according to Veszprem's S [...]
2006-03-21 15:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST573HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: MSZP MAY GAIN GROUND IN
[...] (C) On March 14, SZDSZ and FIDESZ contacts in Veszprem County agreed that FIDESZ is losing its tight grip locally. Whereas in 2002, they enjoyed victories in six of the seven individual constituencies, their MSZP (Socialist) rivals may win as many as three this April, according to Veszprem's [...]
2006-03-21 15:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST629HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOTS FROM WESTERN
[...] (SBU) Contacts in Gyor, Sopron, Szombathely, Csorna, and Kormend predicted to Embassy representatives in March 21-24 meetings that opposition party FIDESZ would continue to dominate western Hungary in the April general elections. A majority of interlocutors believed that FIDESZ would again w [...]
2006-03-28 16:47:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST644HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST:
[...] (U) MSZP is likely to gain seats from FIDESZ in Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg County. During a March 23-24 reporting trip to the area, most interlocutors predicted to poloffs that in addition to holding on to its two districts in the county seat of Nyiregyhaza, MSZP could win up to half the remaini [...]
2006-03-29 14:37:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST656HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST:
[...] (U) Heves County is an MSZP stronghold. During a March 23-24 election reporting trip through the region, most interlocutors predicted that MSZP would win all six of the individual mandates in the county. Although the region is a traditional reservoir of strong Catholic sentiment, good relat [...]
2006-03-30 15:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST658HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: DISPATCH FROM PECS
[...] (U) This cable continues Embassy's pre-election coverage from the provinces in the run-up to the April contest. On a March 28-29 trip to the southwestern town of Pecs, Baranya County, local contacts described the city's electorate as inured to partisan politics and somewhat anxious about brea [...]
2006-03-31 05:40:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL SOCI MARR HU
06BUDAPEST698HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PROMISING CAKE TO PENSIONERS
[...] (U) This cable examines the likely role of pensioners in this spring's elections, and the issues most likely to unite them. Pensioners are a large and growing segment of Hungary's voting population. As elsewhere, they turn out at the polls more regularly than younger voters. Today's pension [...]
2006-04-05 15:59:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST701HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOT OF THREE INDIVIDUAL
[...] (U) On April 9 and 23, 176 of the 386 members of Parliament will be elected in individual mandate races. This cable presents snapshots of three of those contests by way of illustrating the varying considerations that complicate efforts by observers to forecast the outcomes of any of many of th [...]
2006-04-05 17:04:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST710HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: BALATON RESORT TOWNS POISED
[...] (SBU) The FIDESZ campaign in the western resort towns of Keszthely and Heviz is tagging the MSZP for high unemployment and a sagging economy and hoping to use FIDESZ's improved organizational skills to get unhappy voters to the polls on April 9. A FIDESZ politician already in Parliament pegs h [...]
2006-04-06 18:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST711HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: THE ROMA (C-RE6-00145)
[...] (U) There are an estimated 600-800 thousand Roma in Hungary, yet most Hungarians do not view them as a viable political force. Disagreements among national leaders, social marginalization and poverty, "tribal" differences, and a tendency to focus on short-term, local issues, have resulted in [...]
2006-04-06 18:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST718HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: DEBRECEN SNAPSHOT
[...] (SBU) Conversations in Debrecen April 4 with governing MSZP, junior governing coalition SZDSZ, opposition FIDESZ, and a journalist suggested strongly that FIDESZ can be expected to sweep Hajdu-Bihar (eastern Hungary) County's nine individual mandate seats and turn in an equally strong party li [...]
2006-04-07 13:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST722HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: ROUND ONE (C-RE6-00145)
[...] (U) The first round of Hungary's two round system on April 9 will determine which parties will be represented in Parliament for the next four years. Currently, there are four parliamentary parties: the governing MSZP (Socialist) party, its junior coalition partner SZDSZ (the Free Democrats),[...]
2006-04-07 18:17:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV HU
06BUDAPEST733HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PARSING ROUND ONE'S RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Only the April 23 second round of Hungary's elections will establish who may form the country's next government, but the wind is with the governing coalition. That alone is a first for Hungary's post-1990 elections, but there were some other surprises: an unexpectedly robust turnout, an [...]
2006-04-10 16:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV HU
06BUDAPEST741HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: ANALYST SEES CHIEF OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Policy research institute "Political Capital" Director Krisztian Szabados offered April 10 some thoughts on the April 9 first round of the elections and what they portend for round two on April 23: -- the three round-one winners were the governing MSZP with more absolute votes than FID [...]
2006-04-11 10:13:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST748HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SZDSZ BEATS EXPECTATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) On April 9, the liberal Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) made a strong showing in the first round of Hungary's national elections, exceeding both current expectations and its 2002 performance. As a result, it appears poised to remain in government alongside its current partner, the Hu [...]
2006-04-11 14:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI ECON PINR HU
06BUDAPEST753HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOT OF MDF'S UNEXPECTED
[...] (U) Junior opposition party MDF's capture of 5.04 percent of the county list vote in the April 9 first round of the election, surprised pundits, pollsters and even MDF insiders. With one week remaining before Hungary's elections, three public opinion research companies here predicted that MDF [...]
2006-04-11 15:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST780HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: ENERGETIC CAMPAIGN, CLEAN
[...] (U) Since 1990, international observers have deemed all of Hungary's elections free and fair. There is no basis for believing that outcome of the first round was affected by the alleged irregularities that have been reported in the course of the campaign. On April 10, one day after the first [...]
2006-04-13 15:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV SOCI HU
06BUDAPEST825HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: ROUND TWO SCENESETTER
[...] (U) On Sunday, April 23, Hungary will conduct round two of its 2006 national elections. This cable reviews the electoral math and the U.S. interests involved. Following a strong performance in round one, the governing coalition parties MSZP and SZDSZ appear poised to carry the day, although [...]
2006-04-21 12:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV HU
06BUDAPEST842HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY SECOND ROUND
[...] (C) The April 23 final round of the parliamentary elections returned the current MSZP-SZDSZ governing coalition to power with an enhanced majority. The Central Election Commission is expected to certify final returns the week of May 1, once absentee ballots are tabulated, then President Solyo [...]
2006-04-24 12:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06BUDAPEST908HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENTARY SEAT
[...] (U) The April 23 second-round elections increased the governing coalition's majority from 10 seats to 34 seats. The to-date breakdown of seats is as follows: (Coalition) (Other) MSZP 186 FIDESZ 164 SZDSZ 18 MDF 11 MSZP-SZDSZ 6 Independe [...]
2006-05-03 13:43:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR HU
06NEWDELHI759U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN
[...] (C) As part of the February 1 Global Issues Forum, U/S Dobriansky met with Foreign Secretary Saran to discuss initiatives to promote democracy and human rights with India, including presidential deliverables, the UN Deeocracy Fund and UN Human Rights Commission reform. U/S Dobriansky opened [...]
2006-02-02 14:19:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER AF HU JP IZ IN
06PRISTINA419 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, and his SIPDIS assistant, Stephen J. Gee to visit Pristina May 21 - May 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultati [...]
2006-05-16 08:03:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC AU BU HU RO SE
06SINGAPORE404U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL:
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Singapore International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Representative Bong Kim Pin on February 10, following a personal representation by Singapore-based FAA Asia Pacific Director Nancy Graham to Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Deputy Direct [...]
2006-02-10 09:28:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAIR ICAO AORC AS CA FI HU JA KS SN UK
06USUNNEWYORK1120HUNGARY: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Prof. Dr. Andrea Peto for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elec [...]
2006-06-01 18:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM HU
06USUNNEWYORK445HUNGARY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Professor Miklos Levay for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the [...]
2006-03-09 15:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN HU
06USUNNEWYORK594 HUNGARY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-24 16:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN HU
07ASTANA1126KAZAKHSTAN CONTACT FOR ILEA BUDAPEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 09:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC HU KZ
07ASTANA2575ILEA - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 05:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC HU KZ
07ASTANA2587ILEA - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 03:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC HU KZ
07BRATISLAVA371V-4 CONFERENCE: SLOVAKIA MAKES NICE WITH HUNGARY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico used the June 18-19 Bratislava V-4 summit to showcase partnership with its neighbors on pre-arranged issues of agreement, such as V-4 entry into the Schengen area. Fico and Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany also used the opportunity to orchestrate a succe [...]
2007-06-21 14:26:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI HU PL EZ LO
07BRATISLAVA560SLOVAKIA: PM FICO RAISES SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary. Past may not be prologue in Central Europe, but it is certainly present. A simmering dispute regarding the post-World War Two era "Benes Decrees" gained momentum when the Slovak Parliament adopted on September 20 a resolution reaffirming the inviolability of the Decrees. Hungaria [...]
2007-10-10 13:35:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALHU LO PREL PGOV
07BRATISLAVA630NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT PRIBENIK, SLOVAKIA REF: 06 STATE 163201 Classified By: Lawrence R. Silverman, Deputy Chief of Mission, for reason 1.4 (b) and (d)
[...] (C) Summary: Slovak police authorities confirmed to the Embassy November 29 that Slovak and Hungarian police arrested three individuals in eastern Slovakia November 28, during a sting operation as the individuals attempted to sell 500 grams of Uranium 235 or 238. Slovak authorities are still testin [...]
2007-11-29 15:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALASEC PARM PREL PTER MNUC KCRM KNNP HU UP LO
07BRATISLAVA648UPDATE ON NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT PRIBENIK, SLOVAKIA REF: A. 06 STATE 163201 B. BRATISLAVA 00630 Classified By: Lawrence R. Silverman, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1 .4(b) and (d)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 14:29:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETASEC PARM PREL PTER MNUC KCRM KNNP HU UP LOG
07BUDAPEST1043HUNGARY AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK
[...] (C) Our contacts across the political spectrum are looking forward to a long summer break following the conclusion of Parliament's spring session on June 25. 2007 has brought few breakthroughs thus far, and many foresee a "hot fall" after the slow summer "cucumber season." 2. (C) The gov [...]
2007-06-27 09:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1051THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS: ORBAN ON ENERGY SECURITY,
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) An energetic and upbeat Viktor Orban met with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security, the transatlantic relationship, and Cuba (domestic political issues septel). ENERGY SECURITY: SUPPORTING THE [...]
2007-06-27 14:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1059ORBAN ON ORBAN: FIDESZ PRESIDENT ON THE OPPOSITION'S LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY
[...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security and the transatlantic relationship (septel),FIDESZ president Viktor Orban also reviewed his plans to "professionalize" the party leadership and his strategy for the months - and years - ahead. BUDAPEST UNDERGROUND 2. [...]
2007-06-29 05:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU PINR
07BUDAPEST1078CUBA CONFERENCE DRAWS SUPPORT ACROSS PARTY LINES
[...] (SBU) The Cuba Conference planned by the GoH and hosted by the International Center on Democratic Transition (ICDT) June 26 - 29 received favorable press coverage and strong statements of support across Hungary's political spectrum. 2. (SBU) In addition to the formal schedule, which highl [...]
2007-07-03 07:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST1096SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT
[...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of A/S Fried to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes at the beginning of the summer "cucumber season," and an exhausted Gyurcsany government is taking a much-needed (if not particularly well-deserved) break after a year [...]
2007-07-06 11:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1097NEVER A BOAST OR A BRAG: WHAT WE (OVER)HEARD AT
[...] (SBU) Post's commitment to active but non-partisan outreach was rewarded with a stellar turn-out by contacts across the political spectrum at the Fourth of July reception. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany attended his first July 4th reception as PM, the latest signal of his desire to aff [...]
2007-07-06 11:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST112006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY
[...] (U) Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the GWOT, including through its deployment of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. The Hungarian government also supports USG initiatives against al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations both within its borders and abroad. Th [...]
2007-01-04 14:59:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1114DELIVERY OF NONPAPER FOR INFORMATION ON ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 07:01:00Embassy BudapestSECRETEFIN IR KNNP PARM HU
07BUDAPEST1140HUNGARY MUST FIND ITS VOICE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (S) Summary: In an extensive one-on-one conversation with EUR Assistant Secretary Fried July 10, Prime Minister Gyurcsany recognized the strategic challenge posed by Russia, reaffirmed his commitment to playing a more active role to promote a common EU policy on Russia and energy security, and [...]
2007-07-13 13:22:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ECON ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1150CONFIDENT VERES AGAINST OMV-MOL MERGER; BULLISH ON
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 4. 2.(C) Summary: In a relaxed lunch meeting with Ambassador Foley, Finance Minister Janos Veres and State Secretary Almos Kovacs frankly discussed their desire to sidetrack the OMV/MOL merger and their interest in developing a sy [...]
2007-07-16 12:10:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1157HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE
[...] (U) Just over a year since the second Gyurcsany administration took office, parties, think tanks and the media are evaluating the performance of the government during a turbulent year that many say has changed the dynamics of politics more than any other since the system change. Although the [...]
2007-07-17 12:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1158NOT NO ... BUT NOT NOW: EMBASSY VIEWS RE REQUESTED
[...] (S) Septel reports on the formal requests from GoH officials for meetings between POTUS and PM Gyurcsany and between Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Goncz, which we understand have also been raised directly by the Hungarian Embassy in Washington. 2. (S) Post is mindful of the extraord [...]
2007-07-17 12:48:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM OVIP HU
07BUDAPEST1164A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS ON BILATERAL RELATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Ivan Udvardi, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary Fried commended GoH activism on Cuba and called for SIPDIS similar leadership on issues including Russia and energy security. Varkonyi formally requested a meeting f [...]
2007-07-18 09:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1178MUTED HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN
[...] (SBU) On 19 July POLOFF met with MFA Azerbaijan Desk Officer, Sandor Csikos, concerning reftel. POLOFF mentioned MFA State Secretary Dr Laszlo Szoke's recent discussions with the Ambassador expressing GOH interest in the subject. Csikos confirmed awareness of the challenges to media freedom in [...]
2007-07-20 14:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST1179HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC
[...] (C) Hungarian preparations for the upcoming GAERC finds significant harmony with US positions on key issues. Kosovo remains in the Hungarian spotlight with concerns over possible impact on ethnic Hungarians in the Vojvodina with the inevitability of Kosovo's independence. Encouraging the EU to [...]
2007-07-20 14:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI HU
07BUDAPEST118HUNGARY: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] (U) Embassy Budapest recommends the inclusion of the following names in reftel contact list: Dr. Klara Dobrev: The wife of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, Dr. Dobrev has become an influential albeit informal advisor to her husband and an energetic spokesperson for his government. A lectur [...]
2007-01-30 09:38:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST1190"AND PUTIN SMILED": HUNGARIAN READ-OUT ON THE
[...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, briefed Ambassador Foley on the July 19 Finno-Ugric Summit in Saransk, Russia, privately acknowledging the negative optics of the event but making every effort to downplay the discussion of political is [...]
2007-07-24 08:23:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ENRG KDEM PHUM RU HU
07BUDAPEST1214WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED: CABINET MINISTER KISS
[...] (C) Summary: Cabinet Minister Kiss met with Ambassador Foley and DCM July 25 to review the state of playing on the government's reform agenda. Kiss embraced the challenge of improving dialogue on the issues, professing confidence in the recent coalition agreement and downplaying friction both [...]
2007-07-27 09:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1238ENTER STAGE LEFT: REFERENDUM OPENS THE DOOR FOR
[...] (C) As the Constitutional Court conducts what may be the final review of questions formulated by the opposition to challenge elements of the Gyurcsany government's reform agenda, the upcoming referendum may increasingly present an opportunity for the PM's rivals within the MSZP to rationalize [...]
2007-07-31 14:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1243VISIT OF CHAIRMAN LANTOS TO HUNGARY, AUGUST 12-20,
[...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of Chairman Lantos to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes as Hungarians takesa much-needed break after a year characterized by conflict over domestic politics and drift in foreign policy. 3. (SBU) Hungary is subjec [...]
2007-08-01 12:14:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1298KOKA ON REFORM, RUSSIA, AND VISION FR FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 12:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON HU EU RU
07BUDAPEST130HUNGARY REQUEST FOR USG OPINION ON SALE OF
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On January 31 Security Policy and Non-proliferation Department desk officer Zoltan Papp provided the following non-paper to poloff and requested our assistance regarding the sale and transfer of armor piercing anti-tank missiles to th [...]
2007-01-31 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL HU
07BUDAPEST1350HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY DRIFTING TO THE EAST
[...] SUMMARY: In over a month since PM Gyurcsany's pledge to demonstrate his commitment to the Transatlantic relationship, the GoH's actions continue to give us cause for concern regarding a drift to the east in its policy. Gyurcsany's recent travel to Russia and Ukraine -- in both cases featurin [...]
2007-08-17 14:27:00Embassy BudapestSECRETENRG ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1377SHADES OF ORANGE: DIFFERENCES OF OPINION WITHIN
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ Party Vice-Presidents Mihalj Varga and Zoltan Pokorni voiced sharply divergent views on issues ranging from the upcoming referendum to the party's leadership structure in separate meetings with Ambassador Foley. As Orban's deputy, Varga largely voiced the party line; Poko [...]
2007-08-27 14:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1383YOUTH MOVEMENT: THE PARTIES TARGET YOUNG VOTERS IN
[...] (SBU) With the 2009 European Parliamentary elections fast approaching, Hungary's political parties are working hard to identify and mobilize potential supporters. GENERATION WHY? 2. (C) The parties are principally focusing on the same narrow band of young voters, with officials across t [...]
2007-08-28 12:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1468WAKE ME WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS: PARLIAMENT RETURNS
[...] (C) Summary: The running debate over the Magyar Garda has generated more heat than light as Parliament prepares to return to session September 10 (ref a). This issue remains a potential flashpoint, but members on both sides of the aisle are pledging cooperation on key issues even as they expe [...]
2007-09-09 08:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1474"A STUPID ANSWER" ... AND A SMART STATEMENT:
[...] (SBU) Addressing the diplomatic corps on September 6, FIDESZ leaders including party president Orban affirmed their commitment to "democratic and non-violent" opposition, specifically denouncing the Magyar Garda as "a stupid answer" and the radical right as a "danger to society." He declared [...]
2007-09-10 12:21:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST1486SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES: PARLIAMENT - AND PROTESTORS
[...] (SBU) The opening day of Parliament's fall session was marked by strong rhetorical exchanges between the parties and the return of demonstrators to the streets as a crowd estimated at over 1,000 gathered in front of the Parliament to protest government policy on the sale of public assets. P [...]
2007-09-11 13:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST1487AN ISLAND OF CONSENSUS: CODEL SIRES FINDS STRONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior officials across Hungary's political spectrum pledged strong support for efforts to "bring democracy to Cuba and to bring Cuba to democracy" in meetings with Codel Sires August 29 ) 30. Members of the delegation encouraged Hungary to take an active role within the EU an [...]
2007-09-11 14:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST155PAPER TIGER: GYURCSANY'S TREATISE ON REFORM
[...] (U) As Hungary prepares for Parliament's opening session February 12, Prime Minister Gyurcsany released a 5-page supplement in the publication Nepszabadsag outlining the rationale behind his reforms. That outline was itself based on a dense 23-page document entitled "Facing the Facts: on mist [...]
2007-02-06 12:10:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1579THE RESIDUE OF DESIGN: FOREIGN VISITS, MUTED
[...] (C) Confronting a week fraught with political risks during the anniversary of last year's demonstrations, the Gyurcsany government has rebounded strongly. 2. (C) This week's demonstrations have been non-violent, with attendance dwindling with each passing day. Demonstrators themselves hav [...]
2007-09-24 14:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1580FORWARD DEFENSE: HUNGARY CONSIDERS LEGISLATION TO
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 9 for action request. 2. (SBU) Parliament is reportedly poised to adopt legislation that will provide added protection against the foreign takeover of strategic industries. THE MOL LAW 3. (SBU) Sources within the government and the op [...]
2007-09-24 14:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1582ALL THE PRIME MINISTER'S MEN: WHO'S WHERE ON
[...] (SBU) As reform continues to dominate the political landscape, clearer divisions are emerging within the governing coalition and among the party leaders. 2. (C) Within the government, Prime Minister Gyurcsany remains most visibly associated with the package of reforms that commonly bear h [...]
2007-09-24 15:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM PINR HU
07BUDAPEST163THE GREAT BARRIER BEEF: OPPOSITION MP'S "CIVIL
[...] (C) Opposition leader Viktor Orban lead approximately 100 MPs from his own FIDESZ party and their Christian Democrat (KDNP) coalition partner in an attempt to dismantle a security fence around the Parliament building February 2. Proceeding en masse from an opposition caucus, the MPs succeeded in di [...]
2007-02-08 07:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HU KDEM ASEC
07BUDAPEST1699HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. POSITION ON PROPOSED
[...] (C) Discussing the reftel draft resolution, the MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Deputy Department Head, Gabor Horvath, stated the GOH will review any proposed EU position before establishing an official position. Horvath said that if a consensus EU position is put forward, Hungary would f [...]
2007-10-11 13:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC UNGA HU
07BUDAPEST1714DEMARCHE ON IRAN IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15-16
[...] (C) MFA EU and Foreign and Security Policy Department Head, Zsolt Pataki, provided Hungarian views on reftel demarche with Charge d'Affaires on 12 October. Pataki stated that the EU has already developed language agreeing to start discussions regarding additional sanctions related to Iran's n [...]
2007-10-15 06:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1722DASD CAGAN'S TALKS WITH THE HUNGARIANS
[...] (C) Summary. DASD Cagan discussed the upcoming Iraqi Coalition Conference and the potential Hungarian Operational, Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) contribution to the Dutch PRT in meetings with senior Hungarian MOD, MFA and Parliamentary Defense Committee representatives. Stressing the imp [...]
2007-10-15 10:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PREL NATO NL HU
07BUDAPEST1723GYURCSANY STAYING PUT AND GOING PUBLIC ON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Anti-corruption efforts remain at center stage as the opposition has tabled an 8-point program in response to PM Gyurcsany's controversial proposal to "bleach the black economy." Coalition insiders report considerable discontent with PM Gyurcsany as the Zuschlag scandal (reftel) [...]
2007-10-15 11:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1730NIERENBERG ART RESTITUTION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with Commission for Art Recovery lawyers Agnes Peresztegi (Amcit) and Tamas Vargas, little doubt remains that time is running out for action in the Nierenberg art restitution case. After nearly a decade of deliberations, this case is in the final stage of [...]
2007-10-16 16:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST174HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON ENSURING EFFECTIVE
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz February 8 (other issues septel). Recently returned from a trip to the Middle East including stops in Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, Goncz described the situation as "heartbreaking," with the level of frustrati [...]
2007-02-08 15:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST1756FURIOUS MANEUVERING ON ANTI-CORRUPTION: PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany has tabled a broad array of anti-corruption reforms before Parliament ... with the explicit threat of moving to a public referendum in the absence of their support. Despite continued complaints within his governing coalition that he is trying to divert a [...]
2007-10-22 13:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1766HUNGARY RECEIVES DEMARCH ON DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] Embassy PolOff delivered reftel information to the MFA's Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, Vilmos Hamikus, on October 25. Hamikus stated he will pass the information on to the Finance Ministry as well as ensuring the Trade Licensing Office receives the information. Hamikus not [...]
2007-10-25 15:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST177SCENE-SETTER FOR WHA P/DAS SHAPIRO'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Your visit coincides with the first parliamentary session of the year, which will likely bring renewed friction between the center-left coalition government of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and the opposition, led by former PM Viktor Orban. The running battle over the government's refo [...]
2007-02-09 07:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST17842 GUYS NAMED KAROLY: NEW FACES WIELD NEW INFLUENCE
[...] (C) Both the government and the opposition are paying unaccustomed attention to the substance and the stylistics of foreign policy. This has been particularly evident in their realignment of personnel, with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and FIDESZ turning to two ironically similar staffer [...]
2007-10-30 15:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HU
07BUDAPEST1793HUNGARIAN RESPONSE SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) LEGATT discussed subject with Lt Colonel Zoltan Dani, Chief, International Relations Department, Hungarian National Police on 31 October. Dani, commenting that Argentina Embassy representatives previously raised the subject with the National Police, stated Hungary will support the Argenti [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1794SMALL SACRIFICES: THE PLIGHT OF THE SMALL PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary: As the MSzP and FIDESZ remained locked in their long-standing competition, the junior coalition partner SzDSz and independent opposition party MDF are searching for traction as all parties begin the long road to the 2010 elections. The SzDSz continues to lose altitude, and the MD [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1795HUNGARIAN RESPONSE SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) LEGATT discussed subject with Lt Colonel Zoltan Dani, Chief, International Relations Department, Hungarian National Police on 31 October. Dani, commenting that Argentina Embassy representatives previously raised the subject with the National Police, stated Hungary will support the Argenti [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1818STRESS FRACTURES: MP'S CROSS PARTY LINES ... AND
[...] (SBU) A rare breakdown in party discipline occurred during Parliament's session on November 5, when MPs from the governing MSzP broke ranks to oppose a measure proposed by the Gyurcsany government regarding the imposition of property taxes. Making matters even stranger, opposition MPs rushed [...]
2007-11-08 14:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1819HUNGARY SUPPORTS CONTINUED EU HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 14:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALUNGA PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST1829HUNGARY: KOKA ON TROUBLED COALITION, PARTY POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: In a private meeting with Ambassador Foley November 8, Minister of Economy and SzDSz Party President Janos Koka expressed his pessimism over the prospects for further reform and cast doubts on continued coexistence with a fractured MSzP. He admits, however, that his party has fe [...]
2007-11-13 15:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL HU
07BUDAPEST1831ADJUSTING FIRE: HOW THE PARTIES ARE ADAPTING
[...] (SBU) As Parliament enters the last month of its 2007 session, some clear trends are emerging regarding the evolving organization of both the government and the opposition. SPEED KILLS 2. (C) The government has demonstrated impressive resilience in its recent legislative offensive, mov [...]
2007-11-14 09:56:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1850MR. KOSTUNICA GOES TO BUDAPEST
[...] (C) Summary: In a visit described as "neither as bad as we feared or as positive as we hoped," Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica met with Hungarian officials in Budapest November 13. Prime Minister Gyurcsany encouraged Kostunica to engage fully in finding a diplomatic solution to the question [...]
2007-11-16 13:11:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL HU SR KO
07BUDAPEST1855HUNGARIAN COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER'S EU
[...] (C) Andras Dekany, Head of MFA's EU Relations and Crisis Situations Section, provided Embassy the GoH views on several reftel agenda items for the upcoming EU Foreign Ministers' meeting November 19-20. Beginning with the Chinese arms embargo issue, Dekany believes this will not be an agenda [...]
2007-11-16 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1871HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (C) MFA Latin-America desk officer, Szilard Teleki, discussed reftel demarche with PolOff on 16 November. Teleki stated that the MFA has no official position on the current political situation in Venezuela. Teleki recognized the concerns raised in the demarche, but commented that Chavez is [...]
2007-11-21 13:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST1872HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR FURTHER SANCTIONS ON BURMA
[...] (C) Hungarian MFA Asia/Pacific Department Counselor, Laszlo Takacs, provided response to ref A demarche on 19 November. Having recently attended the 46 nation Asia/Europe conference in China (ref B),Takacs commented that Burma was a key discussion topic. He stated that there was a growing c [...]
2007-11-21 13:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST1877TRIANGULATION UNDER FIRE: A STEP BACK TOWARD THE
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) A number of recent steps indicate continued efforts by the GoH to chart a course between Washington and Moscow. These latest steps include moves back toward the East in what will likely be a continuing series of [...]
2007-11-21 15:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1879TRIANGULATION UNDER FIRE: A STEP BACK TOWARD THE
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) A number of recent steps indicate continued efforts by the GoH to chart a course between Washington and Moscow. These latest steps include moves back toward the East in what will likely be a continuing series of [...]
2007-11-23 08:46:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST188219TH CENTURY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN: SHADES OF THE PAST
[...] (SBU) Our contacts across the political spectrum are still talking about the thought-provoking visit of foreign affairs columnist and commentator Robert Kagan November 19 ) 20. In a series of meetings with officials in and out of government, highlighted by remarks before a joint session of [...]
2007-11-26 15:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1889KOKA: TRAVELS SHOW NABUCCO POSSIBLE; LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from a trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, Economic Minister Janos Koka stressed the need to kick-start work on Nabucco, reviewed his plans to meet with European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs in Brussels on Thursday, November 29, and underscored the urgent need fo [...]
2007-11-28 08:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU EU
07BUDAPEST1910HUNGARIANS BRIEFED ON IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 14:27:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM HU
07BUDAPEST19342007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY
[...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]
2007-12-11 06:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1950PAINTING HUNGARY BY NUMBERS: THE REALITY AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: Center-left think-tank DEMOS, &Hungary,s Strategic Audit 20078 casts light on the dark picture of Hungary,s broad social and political trends. In compiling data from a broad range of sources, DEMOS has confirmed that there is more than just a grain of truth to the stereotype of [...]
2007-12-13 12:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1956ANOTHER FINE MESS: LOOKING BACK ON 2007; FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament's December recess will bring to a close a fractious fall and a frustrating year. 2007 has seenmore motion than forward movement. The embattled Gyurcsany government has been able to take the initiative only episodically, but the opposition has been unable to force them [...]
2007-12-14 14:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON HU
07BUDAPEST19802007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY
[...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]
2007-12-21 10:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST19812007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY
[...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]
2007-12-21 14:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST199LET THE GAMES BEGIN: PARLIAMENT RETURNS
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament returned for its first session of 2007 on February 12. Although the formal docket called for discussion of issues ranging from the Riga Summit to the confirmation of Constitutional Court judges, the event was dominated by Prime Minister Gyurcsany's opening address and [...]
2007-02-13 09:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
07BUDAPEST226BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH
[...] (C) Never at a loss for a national holiday fraught with historical significance, Hungary approaches the March 15 anniversary of its 1848 Revolution with many in the opposition eager to cast their own confrontational policies as resistance to an unjust government. Although PM Gyurcsany has as [...]
2007-02-15 15:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST248RHETORICAL QUESTIONS: ORBAN'S STATE OF THE NATION
[...] (C) FIDESZ Party President Viktor Orban gave a fiery "State of the Nation" address to an invited group of several hundred party representatives in Budapest February 16 (ref a). NEW MAJORITY VS. NEW ARISTOCRACY 2. (C) The speech represented a clear escalation in the opposition's rhetoric. [...]
2007-02-21 14:59:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST266SCENE-SETTER FOR DAS DI CARLO'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST
[...] (C) The integration of the Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community remains an issue of bipartisan consensus despite Hungary,s fractious domestic political dynamic. All parties supported NATO and EU accession and see the International Community's presence as key to stability in the Balkans an [...]
2007-02-23 10:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST275IRANIAN AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE IN BUDAPEST
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 8 for action request. 2. (U) MFA Deputy Director for Asia (DAS Equivalent) Miklos Lengyel contacted Political Counselor to discuss a range of issues February 26 (other issues septel). 3. (S) Lengyel informed us that the Iranian governmen [...]
2007-02-26 15:58:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL HU IR
07BUDAPEST276MAN OF THE HOUR: MSZP CONGRESS ELECTS PM GYURCSANY
[...] (C) PM Gyurcsany asked for and received a strong mandate to lead the MSZP, winning the party presidency with over 89 percent of the vote during the February 24-25 party congress. As predicted, Defense Minister Imre Szekeres and Gyurcsany confidante Ference Juhasz were elected as the party's [...]
2007-02-26 16:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU ASEC
07BUDAPEST282CANDID IN CAMERA: FIDESZ FACTION LEADER NAVRACSICS
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ Parliamentary Faction Leader Tibor Navracsics outlined his ongoing efforts to shift the party's focus from politics to policies in a meeting with Ambassador Foley February 23. Navracsics downplayed the prospects for "fireworks" initiated by FIDESZ on March 15, detailed the [...]
2007-02-27 10:21:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST289HUNGARY'S POSITION ON IRAN EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE
[...] (C) America Desk officer Andras Bacsi-Nagy told poloff on 22 February that the GOH will support the consensus of EU member states in terminating export credit insurance to Iran for "dual use items only." According to Mr. Bacsi-Nagy, the GAERC council will take up this issue again at the next [...]
2007-02-27 12:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST292HUNGARY COMMENTS ON IAEA TALKING POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 15:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP KDEM PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST32HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES US-EU PASSENGER
[...] (U) On December 22, the Hungarian Parliament formally ratified a government act operationalizing the US-EU Agreement on Passenger Data Sharing, thus formalizing its prevous agreement to implement the accord in practice. 2. (C) The text of the government act was modified slightly from its [...]
2007-01-10 11:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON PREL HU
07BUDAPEST320GOH HOPES IRAN WILL CHANGE ITS PLANS RE
[...] (S) DCM met with Senior State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Dr. Marta Fekszi March 2 to deliver reftel guidance in response to the GoH's recent approach re a potential Iranian ambassadorial conference in Budapest. 2. (S) Dr. Fekszi expressed her appreciation for our rapid [...]
2007-03-02 15:40:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL HU IR
07BUDAPEST333GUIDANCE REQUEST: POTENTIAL MILITARY TRANSFER TO
[...] (C) This is an action message. Please see para 6 for action request. 2. (SBU) MFA Director for Non-Proliferation Andras Toth called PolEcon Counselor March 5 to discuss an "urgent and discreet issue." 3. (C) He explained that the GoH is currently considering a Libyan request to purc [...]
2007-03-06 06:11:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR HU LY
07BUDAPEST343STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL: HUNGARY'S FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA's efforts to prepare new foreign policy strategy have pleased few in or out of the Ministry, with academics involved in the project complaining of little strategic guidance and less bureaucratic coordination. Foreign Minister Goncz has elected to post various portions of [...]
2007-03-06 15:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST350DAS DI CARLO'S CONSULTATIONS IN HUNGARY
[...] (C) Summary: DAS Di Carlo's visit to Budapest March 1 - 2 updated key GoH decision-makers and opinion-leaders on our Balkan agenda, highlighted by our commitment to moving forward on final status for Kosovo to promote the entire region's integration into Euro-Atlantic structures. Hungarian of [...]
2007-03-07 12:02:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MOPS HU
07BUDAPEST354AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES: PM GYURCSANY'S
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany addressed the diplomatic corps March 7 in his first "annual review" of Hungarian foreign policy. The event follows closely on the heels of a comprehensive but criticized study by the MFA (ref a),and sought to link constructive engagement abroad to conti [...]
2007-03-08 10:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST359IRAN CANCELS PROPOSED AMBASSADORS CONFERENCE IN
[...] (S) Senior State Secretary (Deputy Secretary- equivalent) Dr. Marta Fekszi called DCM March 9 to advise him that the proposed Iranian Ambassadors conference in Budapest has been cancelled. 2. (S) Fekszi had been in touch with the Iranian Ambassador in Budapest per her reftel commitment. [...]
2007-03-09 09:24:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL IR HU
07BUDAPEST389THE QUEST FOR THE CENTER: THE MDF SETS ITS SIGHTS
[...] (C) The opposition Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) reelected party leader Dr. Ibolya David in a well-organized event March 11. Receiving over 80% of the vote for her fifth term - but not the three-year mandate she had reportedly sought - David set the party's goal as 10% of the vote in the [...]
2007-03-13 09:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
07BUDAPEST392GYURCSANY AND THE MSZP: STABLE, NOT SYNONYMOUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 06:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST415SCENESETTER FOR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST
[...] (C) Domestic politics continue to dominate Hungary's public discourse. Parliament is back in session, and the parties are evaluating the impact of the March 15 demonstrations on what all regard as a critical year. Recently elected as President of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),Prime Mi [...]
2007-03-21 06:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST417THIS OLD HOUSE: NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SIMOR ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Newly-appointed Governor Andras Simor met with Ambassador Foley March 19 to discuss his priorities for the Central Bank (MNB). He believes the economy is stable and the Bank sound, noting his intention to focus primarily on improving communication with the government, the oppo [...]
2007-03-21 08:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST418BY THE HUNGARIANS, FOR THE HUNGARIANS, AND WITHOUT
[...] (C) Few preconceived notions are as closely held than the Hungarian obsession with their declining numbers. With the memory of Trianon never far away, the prospect of losing identity as well as territory is alarming to many Hungarians. So alarming, it seems, that the facts may not get in the [...]
2007-03-21 10:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST447HUNGARY'S VIEW ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 15:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST467DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with MFA State Secretary Ivan Udvardi March 26 (other issues septel). 2. (C) Udvardi expressed Hungary's recognition that "monitored independence" "along the lines of the Ahtisaari plan" is the likely outcome of the current proce [...]
2007-03-26 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST504READOUT OF DAS PEKALA'S BUDAPEST CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Pekala used his March 25-27 visit to Budapest to underscore to GOH decision-makers, advisors and opinion leaders our commitment to a continued strong relationship with Hungary based on shared principles and values. He also provided an interview [...]
2007-04-02 11:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS KDEM ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST509SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST
[...] (U) Embassy Budapest looks forward to your visit and provides the following information in preparation for your arrival. 2. (C) Domestic politics continue to dominate Hungary's public discourse. Parliament is back in session to open what all regard as a critical year, and the parties are [...]
2007-04-03 08:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST518EXCESS BAGGAGE: FOREIGN POLICY AND DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign policy issues are playing an increasingly prominent role in Hungary's political discourse, with key questions highlighted by energy security challenging domestic issues for attention. The opposition is dedicating significant time, attention, and effort to its attacks on t [...]
2007-04-04 15:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST521PROTESTING TOO MUCH?: PM GYURCSANY ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany showed a rare display of temper - but no substantive surprises - in discussing energy security and missile defense with Ambassador Foley April 5. ENERGY SECURITY: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 2. (S) Ambassador Foley reviewed the questions and concerns rai [...]
2007-04-05 14:38:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST532BETTER THAN (CONSERVATIVELY) EXPECTED: FINANCE
[...] (C) A relaxed and upbeat Finance Minister Veres told Ambassador Foley April 4 that deficit reduction efforts are exceeding the GoH's conservative projections, with the GoH lowering the 2006 budget deficit to 9.2% of GDP rather than the anticipated 10.1%. He noted that the GoH was cautiously [...]
2007-04-10 09:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST570FROM VICTIMHOOD TO VULNERABILITY: GYURCSANY'S
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany met with Ambassador Foley for a one-on-one discussion April 16 to follow up on their recent exchange re energy security. 2. (S) Gyurcsany noted that he had been personally upset by the previous discussion and by the continuing focus on energy security in the p [...]
2007-04-17 07:57:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST632COVERING THE WATERFRONT: NATIONAL BANK CHAIRMAN ON
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Central Bank (MNB) Chairman Andras Simor shared his views on Hungary's economic trends and their political impact with G-8 Ambassadors April 17. He expressed particular concern re Hungary's lagging growth rate, the continuing challenge of reforming attitudes as well as [...]
2007-04-25 14:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST639CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: FIDESZ APPROACHES ITS PARTY
[...] (C) FIDESZ and party president Viktor Orban appear stable in advance of the party Congress on May 5. All indications are that Orban will remain unchallenged for now, and that the party will make a "political declaration" but will not announce any long-term policy platform at the meeting. Aft [...]
2007-04-26 09:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV KUM HU
07BUDAPEST646HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (U) In follow-up to delivery of reftel demarche, MFA Security Policy and Non-Proliferation desk officer Zoltan Papp thanked poloff for sharing our input saying, "several departments are carefully reviewing the text" thus he cannot offer a substantive response at this time. Papp promised to co [...]
2007-04-26 14:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST647HUNGARY ALREADY CONTRIBUTING FULL RESOURCES IN
[...] (C) Per reftel the Government of Hungary (GOH) is currently contributing maximum resources to ongoing missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. On 25 April, Minister of Defense Szekeres reaffirmed GOH contributions to NTM-I in high-level Pentagon meetings with SECDEF, CJCS and at State with D, notin [...]
2007-04-26 15:16:00Embassy BudapestSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER HU
07BUDAPEST667CUBAN EMBASSY INFORMALLY PROTESTS MCCARRY VISIT
[...] (C) According to MFA U.S. Desk officer Andras Bacsi-Nagy, a Cuban Embassy official approached an MFA official at a reception on 26 April to protest Hungary's policies on Cuba as well as MFA meetings with Cuban Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry. In a meeting with poloff on 27 April, Bacsi- [...]
2007-04-30 13:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST69COLD COMFORT: POLITICAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) The shut-off of the oil pipeline from Russia and renewed sparring between the Gyurcsany government and the opposition have placed Hungary's ambivalent relationship with Moscow at center stage as the government returns from its holiday break. "THE MERRIEST BARRACKS IN GAZPROM" 2. (U [...]
2007-01-17 14:23:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL RU HU PGOV ECON
07BUDAPEST732CENTRIFUGAL FORCE: STRAIN WITHIN THE COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: Surveying the current state of play within the governing coalition, outgoing SZDSZ party president Gabor Kuncze told Ambassador Foley that there is perceptible distance - and potential conflict - between Prime Minister Gyurcsany and newly-elected SZDSZ leader Janos Koka. Kuncze [...]
2007-05-10 11:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST736HUNGARY: DEAL NEEDED ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 15:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON OECD EUN HU
07BUDAPEST754HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON CUBA TRANSITION
[...] (U) Senior officials across Hungary's political spectrum expressed gratitude for USG engagement and strong support for our efforts to "create space" for a democratic transition in Cuba in meetings with Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry May 6 - 7. 2. (C) Throughout his meetings, Mc [...]
2007-05-14 07:12:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST777KOSOVO: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO UNSC ACTION
[...] (U) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with MFA State Secretary (Political Director-equivalent) Ivan Udvardi May 15. 2. (C) Udvardi evinced little surprise at the broad outlines of our policy but did seek confirmation that passage of a resolution in May is our objective [...]
2007-05-16 09:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST778UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) ELECTION:
[...] (U) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel demarche in the context of a May 15 meeting with MFA State Secretary (Political Director-equivalent) Ivan Udvardi (other issues septel). 2. (C) Udvardi expressed his complete agreement with our support for Bosnia's candidacy, stating flatly that "Hungar [...]
2007-05-16 09:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM HU
07BUDAPEST790HUNGARY STILL CONSIDERING ATTENDANCE AT AUSTRALIA
[...] (S) The MFA is "still considering who will represent the Government of Hungary" at the upcoming Australia Group (AG) plenary meeting in Paris. The GoH is "well aware of the meeting" but due to "staffing gaps and transfers" the Department of Security and Non-proliferation Policy still does n [...]
2007-05-16 14:37:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST815VERES: REFORMS ON TRACK
[...] (C) Summary: In a brief May 16 meeting to discuss the recently released International Monetary Fund (IMF) Report on Hungary (Ref),Finance Minister Veres expressed confidence in ongoing reforms, noting the successful, quiet (without prompting any of the recent demonstrations or other strong [...]
2007-05-21 14:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL HU
07BUDAPEST818HUNGARY: CLEANING HOUSE AT THE MINISTRY OF
[...] (C) Long beleaguered Minister of Justice Jozsef Petretei and Head of the Police Security Service General Jozsef Dobozi resigned on June 20, followed on May 21 by National Security Service head General Lajos Galambos, amidst a flurry of police impropriety scandals that converged in the proceedi [...]
2007-05-21 15:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUM ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST823FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM: FIDESZ PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ president Viktor Orban was reelected by an overwhelming margin at a May 19 - 20 party convention where sweeping invective against the Gyurcsany government competed with substantive policy discussion. The party worked hard - and in large part successfully - to place itself [...]
2007-05-22 14:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HU
07BUDAPEST865SPEECH IMPEDIMENT: GYURCSANY'S INFAMOUS GAFFE ONE
[...] (C) The first anniversary of PM Gyurcsany's now-infamous address to an MSZP party meeting has not passed without comment, as both the government and the opposition have used the occasion to reiterate their points and to recast their running debate. "NOW YOU DON'T TALK SO LOUD; NOW YOU DON'T [...]
2007-05-30 13:43:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HU
07BUDAPEST866DISTORTED REFLECTIONS: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
[...] (C) Hungary's political parties leave the spring convention season with their leadership either reaffirmed (FIDESZ and the MDF) or realigned (MSZP and SZDSZ). Although the parties are intent on minimizing their internal divisions, there is an ironic gap between the current party presidents a [...]
2007-05-30 13:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HU
07BUDAPEST883RUSSIA'S HUNGARIAN OFFENSIVE
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 6 for guidance request. 2. (C) In a May 25 interview with the Hungarian publication Magyar Hirlap May 25, former Russian PM and current Chamber of Trade and Industry President Yevgevni Primakov disavowed any Russian intention to interfere in [...]
2007-06-01 08:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL RU HU
07BUDAPEST910HUNGARY RESPONDS TO DEVELOPING A UNIFIED ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department head Gyorgy Molnar, department deputy Vilmos Hamikus and department NATO expert Gabor Marosfi on June 4. According to Molnar, Hungary agrees with our positions noting that Russia withdrawing from the [...]
2007-06-05 10:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST947PAY ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN:
[...] (C) FIDESZ Parliamentary Faction Leader Tibor Navracsics is rapidly emerging from relative obscurity to national political prominence. He is amassing influence within the party for his mastery of the issues and assuming a higher public profile as the opposition's spokesperson in Parliament. [...]
2007-06-11 09:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR HU
07BUDAPEST962THE CRITICS AGREE: THE GROWING CHORUS OF CRITICISM
[...] (C) Opposition figures, government insiders, and outside observers are increasingly vocal in their criticism of the substantive content and the bureaucratic process of Hungary's foreign policy. KICK ME 2. (C) The growing discontentment makes for strange bedfellows. Both Alexandra Dobo [...]
2007-06-12 14:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HU
07BUDAPEST986OPENING DOORS AND OPENING EYES: PM GYURCSANY ON
[...] (S) Summary: PM Gyurcsany and his wife, Dr. Klara Dobrev, joined Ambassador Foley for lunch June 17. Discussion focused on Russia policy, with a tense, reticent and often defensive Gyurcsany expressing his desire "not to get caught in the middle" of the declining US-Russia relationship. He [...]
2007-06-18 12:18:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV PINR RU HU ENRG
07BUDAPEST992BLUE DANUBE: POLITICAL COMMENTATORS' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Former Secretary Albright's breakfast with Hungarian political commentators June 14 reflected consensus across the political spectrum that Hungary is still struggling practically and psychologically with the responsibilities of its accession into the Euro-Atlantic mainstream. 2. (C) O [...]
2007-06-19 09:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07KYIV1826UKRAINE: HUNGARY LENDS QUIET SUPPORT TO UKRAINE'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 13:32:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD EINV HU UP
07MOSCOW1653RUSSIA-HUNGARY: WARMING TREND
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's late-March visit to Moscow continued the warming trend in relations between Russia and Hungary. Strong economic interests have been sufficient to overcome the historical legacy that dominates Russia's relations with some of its former s [...]
2007-04-12 08:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG HU RS
07MOSCOW3030CFE: POINTS ON UPCOMING US INSPECTION IN RUSSIA
[...] (S) Drawing on reftel points, we notified Aleksey Ivanov, Deputy Director of the political-military section in the Foreign Ministry's North America Department, and Anton Mazur in the Conventional Arms Section of the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs of the upcoming US CFE inspec [...]
2007-06-22 02:46:00Embassy MoscowSECRETOSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS BU HU RO SP NATO
07MOSCOW3088CFE: POINTS ON RUSSIAN DELAY IN CONDUCT OF US
[...] (C) On June 23, DCM raised concerns about the Russian "force majeure" reply to the latest US request for a CFE inspection with MFA Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs Director Anatoliy Antonov. Drawing upon reftel points, DCM reiterated US expectations that Russia would meet its treat [...]
2007-06-25 15:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALASEC PARM PREL KCFE RS BU HU NATO OSCE
07REYKJAVIK20ICELAND: AFGHANISTAN AND KOSOVO VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Iceland is supportive of USG goals for the NATO informal ministerial on Afghanistan and Kosovo on January 26. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary outlined for Ambassador the Icelandic government's plans to increase peacekeeping deployments to Afghanistan, [...]
2007-01-26 15:55:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO KPKO AF YI HU IC
07STATE124067THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HUNGARIAN
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Assistant Chief of Protocol Gladys Boluda EUR Acting DAS Judith Garber D Staff Gustavo Delgado Marc Nordberg, EUR note taker Hungary ------- Appointed Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi DCM Viktor Szederkenyi 2. (U) SUMMARY. On August 29, t [...]
2007-09-04 23:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HU
07STATE131603THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 14 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft Marc Nordberg, EUR note taker Hungary ------- FM Kinga Goncz Appointed Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi State Secretary Laszlo Varkonyi Acting Chief of Cabinet Gyorgy Varga DCM Viktor Sz [...]
2007-09-18 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HU
07STATE138761ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Notetaker Aaron Jensen Romania --------- Foreign Minister Adrian Mihai Cioroianu U.N. Permanent Representative Mihnea Motoc Charge Daniela Gitman Political Director Stefan Tinca Chief of Cabinet Gabriel Sopanda 2. [...]
2007-10-02 17:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ENRG HU SR MD RU MK AL PL RO
07STATE30332POSSIBLE HUNGARIAN TRANSFER OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4, which responds to reftel's request for guidance. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its longstanding opposition to the transfer of military equipment to Libya, we want to inform the Hungarian government that the U.S. would have no ob [...]
2007-03-09 21:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HU
07THEHAGUE215COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PRINCIPAL DEPUTY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Charles Shapiro, to travel to The Hague on February 14, 2007 to attend consultations regarding issues of mutual concern in Latin America with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arrang [...]
2007-02-05 13:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL EUN GY HU NL
07THEHAGUE295BALKENENDE BLOG: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
[...] (C) This message is a response to reftel request for information on Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's Weblog by Washington Analysts and the Open Source Center (OSC). 2. (C) Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende maintained a weblog (blog) -- www.janpeterbalkenende.nl -- during the recent [...]
2007-02-16 12:06:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPINR HU NL
07TOKYO449JAPAN,S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS EASTERN EUROPE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minster Taro Aso's January 9-14 trip to Eastern Europe demonstrated Japan's increasing global focus, said a MOFA official during a January 16 meeting. In addition to promoting stability via economic development and exchanges, Japan took advantage of the trip to build supp [...]
2007-02-01 01:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BU HU LO RO JA
07VIENNA2111OMV CEO RUTTENSTORFER DISCUSSES IRAN, NABUCCO, MOL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 12:33:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ETTC EINV PREL AU IR HU
08ASHGABAT1619TURKMENISTAN: HUNGARIAN ENVOY VISITS TO PROMOTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungary's special envoy for Nabucco was in Turkmenistan December 16-17 to promote Turkmen participation at the January Nabucco summit in Budapest. Hungary's proactiveness on Nabucco results from its desire to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. He highlighted the summit's pl [...]
2008-12-18 11:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON PGOV PREL HU TX
08ASHGABAT211TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER DENIES NATURAL-GAS
[...] (C) Charge met at OOB February 11 with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to deliver talking points in para seven below as a non-paper. Meredov closely read the points and then commented, "You should not believe every rumor you hear." Charge assured Meredov his evidence was documentary and exte [...]
2008-02-11 11:40:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET EU RS HU TX
08ASHGABAT224 TURKMENISTAN-TO-HUNGARY NATURAL GAS: ALMOST A
[...] (S) On February 12, Charge met with Polish Ambassador Maciej Lang and, separately, EU-TACIS Adviser Michael Wilson (strictly protect both throughout). Wilson was the initial source of the documentary evidence that negotiations are far advanced for Hungarian company Millander International Ltd [...]
2008-02-12 13:14:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL EPET HU RS TX
08ASHGABAT778 TURKMENISTAN: HUNGARY'S NABUCCO AMBASSADOR MAKES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungary's new Ambassador-at-Large for the Nabucco Pipeline Project, Mihaly Bayer, told the Charge June 18 that, though Nabucco has "full European Union (EU) backing," less-than-united support from individual capitals and a multiplicity of interests at play in Brussels are slowin [...]
2008-06-19 10:42:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET EU HU TX
08ASHGABAT871 TURKMENISTAN/HUNGARY: PM GYURCSANY PUSHES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian ambassador Gyorgy Busztin, resident in Tehran, told Charge and DCM July 10 that Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's eight hours with President Berdimuhamedov on July 9 was dominated by a single issue: the Nabucco pipeline. While Busztin indicated that Berdimu [...]
2008-07-11 07:18:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET HU TX
08BEIJING2964JULY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Bush Visit, Bush Meeting with
[...] Key points at the July 31 MFA Press Briefing: -- President Bush will meet with Premier Wen Jiabao, President Hu Jintao, and Vice-President Xi Jinping during the Olympics to hold discussions to develop bilateral ties, Liu said. They will discuss "many different issues" of mutual interest. [...]
2008-07-31 11:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY OVIP FR EZ RS KN KS BU HU JA
08BRATISLAVA184SLOVAK NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA PERSONNEL AND FACILITY
[...] (U) Slovakia's nominations for ILEA's "Personnel and facility security" course beginning on June 9, 2008 follow in paragraph 2. All nominees have been vetted consistent with Department policy and in compliance with the State Leahy Amendment as per Ref A. 2. (SBU) - Peter Pokorny, 03/07/1976 [...]
2008-04-25 12:08:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS ECON EAID HU LO
08BRATISLAVA262SUBSTITUTE NOMINATION FOR ILEA PERSONNEL AND
[...] (U) Post nominates Colonel Imrich Schlosser to take part in ILEA's "Personnel and Facility Security" training course beginning on June 9, 2008. Colonel Schlosser is nominated as a substitute for Peter Domanicky, who was nominated and approved for the same course in Ref A. Colonel Schlosser has [...]
2008-06-03 14:12:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS ECON EAID HU LO
08BRATISLAVA507SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN TENSIONS RISK DAMAGING
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Only two months after Prime Ministers Fico and Gyurscany dined together in Brussels, Slovak-Hungarian relations have reached a new low in the post-Meciar period. Actions by Slovak riot police against unruly Hungarian fans at a November 1 soccer match and subseque [...]
2008-11-04 16:04:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM LO HU
08BRATISLAVA528SERIES OF SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN FLARE-UPS FORCE PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the soccer match in Dunajska Streda on November 1 when Hungarian hooligans were expelled from the arena with surprising (some say excessive) force by Slovak police (reftel),several subsequent events involving ethnically fueled extremism have forced the rhetoric-slinging of [...]
2008-11-14 14:05:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU LO
08BRATISLAVA549SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS: LOTS OF MEETINGS,
[...] (C) Summary. Charge and Pol/Econ Chief met on November 19 with the special advisor to Prime Minister Fico and Foreign Minister Kubis for Slovak-Hungarian relations, former Foreign Minister Pavol Hamzik. Hamzik stated that nationalist leader Jan Slota is "damaging Slovak foreign policy and Slo [...]
2008-11-21 15:45:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM LO HU
08BRATISLAVA567GOS RUSHES PENAL CODE AMENDMENT TO TOUGHEN STANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shortly after Slovak PM Fico and Hungarian PM Gyurcsany's November 17 meeting, Justice Minister Harabin submitted an amendment to the penal code which introduces the concept of "extremism" for the first time. Human rights NGOs immediately objected, as the draft amendment was ins [...]
2008-12-02 16:44:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HU LO
08BUCHAREST260POSITIVE RESPONSE TO DIPNOTE ON TRANSITING US
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 08:34:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALKTIA MCAP NATO PREL HR HU RO
08BUCHAREST571ROMANIA, HUNGARY TO INTERCONNECT GAS NETWORKS
[...] (U) A long-postponed project to link Romanian and Hungarian natural gas networks through a cross-border connection took an important step forward on July 2 with the signing of a Joint Development Agreement between firms MOL of Hungary and Transgaz of Romania. The 109 km connector pipeline wil [...]
2008-07-16 05:33:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD HU RO
08BUDAPEST1000EAVESDROPPING; CONFIDENCE DROPPING: DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) Although largely eclipsed by the recent shocks to the stock and bond markets (septel),Hungary's domestic espionage scandal continues to expand in scope and could further complicate economic triage efforts. 2. (C) Although criminal charges against the suspect firm, UD Zrt, reportedl [...]
2008-10-14 15:13:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
08BUDAPEST1004HUNGARIAN INTEREST TO SUPPORT NORWAY-IAEA SAFETY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 08:56:00Embassy BudapestSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR HU
08BUDAPEST1005THE UPSIDE OF MELTDOWN: POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY AND
[...] (C) As Hungary's markets continue their rough ride (septel),Prime Minister Gyurcsany has seized on this weekend's "National Summit Meeting" as a means to address both Hungary's immediate economic challenges as well as his own long list of political problems. Designed to bring together Hunga [...]
2008-10-17 09:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST1006THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS HUNGARY
[...] (SBU) Following years of high budget deficits and other economic policy mistakes, together with a high reliance on foreign currency-denominated loans, Hungary finds itself particularly vulnerable to the secondary effects of the financial crisis - the increasing cost and drying up of credit, lo [...]
2008-10-17 09:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1008HUNGARY DESIRES CONTACT POINT DESIGNATION IN
[...] (SBU) During a meeting on October 9, MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head Vilmos Hamikus asked PolOff to forward Hungary's desire to serve as the Contact Lead Nation in Montenegro. Commenting that "Hungary has no nasty roots in the region," he stated that Hungary has a special p [...]
2008-10-20 10:22:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO HU MW
08BUDAPEST1009HUNGARY WILL NOT PARTICPATE IN THE NOVEMBER 13-14
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 10:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KGIC PINR PTER HU
08BUDAPEST1010HUNGARIAN, CZECH AND POLISH TENTH ANNIVERSARY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 11:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO HU PL EZ
08BUDAPEST1015HUNGARY TO ATTEND OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS'
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 07:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRS EAID GG HU
08BUDAPEST1018BUDAPEST FY 2009 REGIONAL ESTH HUB WORK PLAN
[...] (U) In FY09, the Budapest Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub will build on its ongoing efforts promoting and leveraging U.S. engagement on ESTH issues to strengthen regional cooperation in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. To this end, we will seek [...]
2008-10-22 14:29:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KPSC AMGT XH XG ZJ ZL HU
08BUDAPEST1021SOUTHERN COMFORT: ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY,
[...] (S) Information developed by other agencies and passed to the Department via their channels indicates renewed and covert contacts between senior GoH officials and Russian intelligence officers. VERES IN THE LEAD 2. (S) As the GoH works to finalize an extraordinary international financi [...]
2008-10-28 11:12:00Embassy BudapestSECRET//NOFORNPREL ENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST1025HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON BOSNIA
[...] (C) Summary. Sharing U.S. concerns on the current political situation in Bosnia Hercegovina (BiH),the Hungarian MFA's Russia and Balkans Department Deputy Director Istvan Ijgyarto believes the situation has moved two years backwards. Stating that several EU countries are inclined to move Se [...]
2008-10-30 08:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV EU BK HU
08BUDAPEST1026HUNGARY TO SUPPORT CUBA CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (C) In an October 29 meeting, MFA America's Directorate Head Szilveszter Bus told DCM that Hungary has reached an agreement with Cuba to support each other's candidates for the UN Human Rights Council. Bus stated he was instructed by the Foreign Minister to convey the information for the sake [...]
2008-10-30 15:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC CU HU
08BUDAPEST1027FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS: HOW HARD WILL BORROWERS BE
[...] (U) Although most hope and expect the recently announced IMF assistance package will help strengthen and stabilize Hungary's currency, the recent weakening of the forint has caused many to consider the impact a weakened currency will have on the large number of households holding foreign curre [...]
2008-10-30 15:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON HU
08BUDAPEST1032POST RESPONSE TO FOIA REQUEST NO. 200706444
[...] A search of all files in the front office, the POL/ECON and RSO sections revealed no responsive material in any media. There is no record of responsive material being retired to the department. 2. Jeff Levine, DCM, can attest to the adequacy of the search conducted by post. LEVINE [...]
2008-10-31 09:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDAINF HU
08BUDAPEST1033HUNGARY WILL CONSIDER HOSTING A FUTURE EXERCISE
[...] In a follow-up discussion to ref A demarche delivered October 27, MFA Section for Arms Control and Non-proliferation Head Mark Horvath told PolOff October 30 that the MFA will take under consideration hosting a future Exercise Planning Group (EPG) event. Horvath noted that the MFA is facing a [...]
2008-10-31 09:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MCAP PINR PINS HU
08BUDAPEST1035HUNGARY NOT INVITED TO IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 15:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MNUC TRGY IR HU
08BUDAPEST1047Secretary of Homeland Security Chertoff's visit to
[...] Summary: Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff visited Budapest October 28-29, in connection with Hungary's accession to membership in the Visa Waiver Program and to discuss security issues with Hungarian counterparts. The official program took place on October 28, 2008, with the S [...]
2008-11-04 13:29:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CMGT CVIS HU
08BUDAPEST1049HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DIALOGUE ON PALESTINIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 14:03:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER HU
08BUDAPEST1050HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR NORWAY-IAEA SAFETY TRAINING
[...] (S) In a follow-up to Hungary's initial response reported in ref C, Dr Kristof Horvath, Head of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Agency's (HAEA) Department of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials, told PolOff on November 3 that Hungary, in principle, is prepared to support the Norwegian sponsored trai [...]
2008-11-04 14:05:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP TRGY IR HU
08BUDAPEST1058SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY TALKS PIPELINES, CLIMATE POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his two-day trip to Budapest to take part in an energy conference, Special Envoy Gray held a series of meetings with regional energy officials and experts. These conversations revealed that despite recent Russian diplomatic and financial setbacks, Gazprom and its partner [...]
2008-11-06 12:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV SENV KGHG HU
08BUDAPEST1059THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR...AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE
[...] (C) Summary. With the immediate crisis seemingly averted and with discussions underway with the IMF, EU, and the World Bank on the details of the international stabilization package, the economic debate in Hungary is beginning to shift toward a closer examination of the steps the government is [...]
2008-11-06 13:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST107PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON KOSOVO, AZERBAIJAN
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, Ambassador Karoly Banai, updated Ambassador Foley on Hungary's policy re Kosovo and Azerbaijan in a meeting January 31. KOSOVO: MAKING IT CLEAR TO MOSCOW 2. (C) Banai noted that PM Gyurcsany had called in the Russian [...]
2008-01-31 16:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL RU AZ ECON ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST1075CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL
[...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Gabor Fodor, Chairman, Alliance of Free Democrats, the Hungarian Liberal Party, received November 6, 2008. 2. Begin Text Dear Senator Obama, Allow me to congratulate you for your own great victory, and f [...]
2008-11-10 10:06:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP HU
08BUDAPEST1076Budapest's Public Outreach on Visa Waiver Program and ESTA
[...] Summary: Embassy Budapest has engaged in active public and media outreach related to the Visa Waiver Program dating back to the commencement of the Roadmap process for Hungary, and redoubled efforts following the passage of the legislation last summer. Post seized upon the October 17 White H [...]
2008-11-10 11:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CMGT CVIS HU
08BUDAPEST1078HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 10-11 FOREIGN
[...] (U) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Head Andras Dekany provided the following comments to PolOff on November 7 for the GAERC meeting scheduled for November 10-11. 2. (C) Russia: The main question is: has Russia miscalculated its strategy on Georgia? There are sig [...]
2008-11-10 12:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RU GG AF HU
08BUDAPEST1080HUNGARY OFFERS TO HOST FUTURE EXERCISE PLANNING
[...] In a follow-up to reftels, MFA Arms Control and Non-proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath told PolOff on November 7 that his leadership has "agreed in principle" to organize a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Exercise Planning Group (EPG) event, preferably in November 2009. H [...]
2008-11-10 15:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KGIC PREL MCAP HU
08BUDAPEST1082NRC CHAIRMAN MEETING WITH HUNGARIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Dale Klein met with representatives of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA),addressed the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and visited Hungary's new radioactive waste facility from September 22-25, 2008. Chairman Klein emphasized [...]
2008-11-12 05:59:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS HU
08BUDAPEST1083CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL
[...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Viktor Orban, Chairman of Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union, received November 10, 2008. 2. Begin text Dear Senator Obama, I wish to congratulate you whole-heartedly on your spectacular victory at the 2008 pr [...]
2008-11-12 08:44:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP HU
08BUDAPEST1089POST APPROVAL FOR NON-PROFESSIONAL COURIER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 05:56:00Embassy BudapestSECRETASEC PTER HU
08BUDAPEST1095TERRORISM FINANCE: DELIVERY OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 17:13:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1099DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered ref a demarche to Ministry of Finance Department of International Relations Head of Unit Dr. Krisztina Kovacs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs European Legal Department Head of Unit Szilvia Balasz. Both ministries were aware of the FATF guidance, and noted the recent EU [...]
2008-11-18 10:11:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN KNNP HU
08BUDAPEST1102HUNGARIAN/SLOVAKIAN PRIME MINISTERS MEET NOVEMEBER
[...] (SBU) Summary. In their first substantial meeting in more than a year, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany of Hungary and Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia on November 15 discussed ways to decrease ethnic tensions that reached a flash point during a November 1 soccer match in the Slovakian b [...]
2008-11-18 14:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV LO HU
08BUDAPEST1103CRISIS ON LAYAWAY: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE
[...] (SBU) Although the Parliament continues to debate the implementing measures necessitated by Hungary's agreements with the IMF and EU (ref a),contacts are beginning to cautiously survey the longer-term landscape after weeks of crisis management. CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE 2. (SBU) For t [...]
2008-11-18 15:21:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
08BUDAPEST1104CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL
[...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Tibor Sztankovanszki, President, and Sandor Bacskai, Secretary General of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party, received November 7, 2008. 2. Begin text Please convey the best wishes of the Historic Hungari [...]
2008-11-19 10:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP HU
08BUDAPEST1105EMBASSY BUDAPEST ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONSULAR CONTROLS
[...] Post completed the Annual Review and Certification of Consular Controls on November 19, 2008. Post certifies that it is in compliance with all sub-paragraphs in reftel. The certifying officer is Deputy Chief of Mission Jeffery D. Levine. Narrative responses to all subparagraphs in reftel fo [...]
2008-11-20 16:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD HU
08BUDAPEST1108BANKS SAY NO TO STATE ASSISTANCE...FOR NOW
[...] (U) The IMF 12.5 billion euro stand-by loan to Hungary includes provisions to help increase the equity and liquidity of banks in Hungary. The "banking sector package" includes a HUF 300 billion (approx. USD 1.5 billion) Capital Base Enhancement Fund to increase banks' capital adequacy ratio to [...]
2008-11-21 15:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1118PRIME MINISTER GYURCSANY AMBIGUOUS ON NABUCCO,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsany continued to play both advocate and devil's advocate for the Nabucco pipeline at an energy summit in Baku on November 14. He argued forcefully for Nabucco on the grounds of its importance to European energy security, based on his comments to re [...]
2008-11-24 16:37:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST1119HUNGARY CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 07:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST1122HUNGARY ABSTAINING AGAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 14:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST1135HUNGARIAN DEFENSE MINISTER'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Hungarian Minister of Defense Imre Szekeres outlined key financial aspects of the Hungarian National Military Strategy in meeting with Ambassador on November 21. Highlighting the current Government's commitment to increase the Defense budget over the next five years, Szekeres [...]
2008-11-26 14:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP PGOV PREL AF HU
08BUDAPEST1136HUNGARIAN QUID PRO QUO OFFER OF SUPPORT FOR U.S.
[...] On November 21, Post received a note verbale in English dated November 21 announcing the candidacy of Professor Attila Harmathy for re-election to the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) for the 2009-2013 period and proposing Hungaria [...]
2008-11-26 14:10:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNIDROIT HU
08BUDAPEST1139WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP: THE IMPACT OF
[...] (C) Summary. Although there is little agreement among experts regarding Hungary's growth rate for 2009, most business leaders remain pessimistic about the future. Some sectors in the real economy have already begun experiencing the negative effects of Hungary's economic slowdown, while other [...]
2008-11-26 14:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1143BOKROS AND SIMOR: A "GEEK CHORUS" FOR ECONOMIC
[...] (C) With the minority socialist government stuck in the refrain that it is pursuing "all the economic reforms the public is willing to accept," and the leading opposition FIDESZ party often resorting to populist rhetoric rather than practical alternatives, there is a vacuum of prominent Hungar [...]
2008-11-28 15:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PINR HU
08BUDAPEST1144CLIMATE CHANGE: OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Foley delivered USG talking points on the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to Hungarian Minister of Environment Szabo on November 20, and ESTH Hub Officer followed up with Hungarian climat [...]
2008-11-28 15:26:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV HU US EUN
08BUDAPEST1145EU BIOFUEL SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered the talking points received in Ref A to Zsuzsanna Bibok, head of the Air, Noise and Transport Unit at the Ministry of Environment and Water, and to her assistant, Mate Kovacs. Bibok seemed generally receptive to U.S. views concerning biofuel sustainability criteria, b [...]
2008-12-01 07:59:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN HU
08BUDAPEST1149INL A/S JOHNSON DISCUSSES AFGHAN AND HUNGARIAN
[...] (C) Summary: INL A/S David Johnson stopped in Budapest October 27, on the tail end of a trip to Afghanistan and the Balkans. He spoke at INL,s Budapest International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA),met with Hungarian MFA officials to discuss Afghanistan counter-narcotics (CN) issues, and atte [...]
2008-12-01 13:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST115MINISTER KAKOSY COMMITTED TO REFORM, CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: In a first official meeting with Ambassador Foley, recently appointed Minister of Economy and Transport Csaba Kakosy outlined minority coalition party SzDSz plans for tax reform, highlighted potential problems with health reform, and underscored Hungary's complex energy challenge [...]
2008-02-04 14:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST1151HUNGARY TO SIGN CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 11:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1157HUNGARIAN FOCUS AT THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Department, Zoltan Pecze, discussed reftel with PolOff on December 2. Pecze stated that Foreign Minister Goncz will directly address the Medvedev Security Treaty proposal during her speech at the December 4-5 Ministe [...]
2008-12-03 13:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE RU HU
08BUDAPEST1158INDIAN SUMMER: HUNGARY MOVES FROM A HURRY TO
[...] (C) Summary: With the winter recess in sight, the Gyurcsany government is congratulating itself on the passage of the 2009 budget and the adoption of minor changes in Hungary's tax structure. But the international stabilization package has provided only a tenuous degree of stability, and eco [...]
2008-12-04 10:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST1174HUNGARIAN MFA APPRISED OF SYRIA'S TECHNICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 14:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY HU
08BUDAPEST1175HUNGARY SUPPORTS DRAFT NSG TEXT FOR TRANSFERS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 14:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY HU
08BUDAPEST1176HUNGARY WILL ATTEND PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 14:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST1179OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED
[...] On December 8, ESTH Hub Officer and ESTH FSN delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Katalin Rodics, Head of the Ministry of Environment and Water's Department for European Community Law and Coordination. Rodics welcomed the implementation of the amended Lacey Act, indicating that the EU is working [...]
2008-12-10 11:41:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO HU
08BUDAPEST1180HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (C) The DCM met with MFA's America's Department Director Szilveszter Bus on December 9 to discuss ref A. Post views Hungary as a strong supporter of democracy development in Cuba. Although the GoH has joined the EU consensus on lifting the embargo, they view the U.S. approach as appropriate [...]
2008-12-10 12:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC HU
08BUDAPEST1186LETTER FROM PM GYURCSANY TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (C) Following is the text of a letter dated December 10, 2008 from Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in response to a letter from President Bush. 2. (U) Begin Text Dear Mr. President, Allow me to confirm that I fully agree with the statements you have made in your recent letter regardi [...]
2008-12-12 16:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST1188GOH FINALIZING PLANS FOR NABUCCO SUMMIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: GoH continues to make progress, mainly due to the efforts of its Special Ambassador for the Nabucco project, Mihaly Bayer, in organizing the Nabucco Summit it will host in January. Bayer has already secured numerous high-profile commitments to attend the Summit, but several imp [...]
2008-12-15 10:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST1192A WINTER OF DISCONTENT: WORKERS STRIKE AGAINST
[...] (SBU) As Parliament is preparing to finish its Autumn session with the passage of a leaner 2009 budget bill, a growing number of current and planned transportation industry and public sector employee strikes are disrupting daily life in Hungary, and increasing pressure on the cash-strapped go [...]
2008-12-16 06:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL ELAB HU
08BUDAPEST1201ECONOMIC REFORM ISSUES I: THE TAX WEDGE
[...] (U) This is the first in a series of reports on structural economic reforms proposed by economists and macroeconomic analysts to help Hungary achieve higher economic growth, reduce macroeconomic vulnerabilities, and to remain economically competitive in the region. THE HIGH TAX BURDEN ON LAB [...]
2008-12-17 08:44:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1207HUNGARIAN HCOC REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) MFA Security and Non-proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath requested a meeting with PolOff December 16 to discuss the current status of U.S.-Russian discussions related to the Joint Data Exchange Center. Commenting that the current [...]
2008-12-18 13:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL RS HU
08BUDAPEST1208HUNGARY'S VIEW ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 13:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO HU
08BUDAPEST1209MAGYAR GARDA - THE LONG-AWAITED COURT RULING
[...] Summary. The Budapest Municipal Court ruled December 16 to disband the Magyar Garda Association. The Association will appeal the ruling. However, the Magyar Garda Movement, not a legal entity under the law, remains in place with potential anti-Roma demonstrations likely down the road. End [...]
2008-12-18 13:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST1210HUNGARY WOULD CONSIDER ATTENDING POTENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 13:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST1211HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 13:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST1212HUNGARY - NO PLANS FOR FURTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 13:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC HU
08BUDAPEST1213PRESIDENT SOLYOM'S INJUDICIOUS ACTIVISM
[...] (C) Summary: The chorus of complaints regarding Prime Minister Gyurcsany has largely but not completely obscured the mixed reviews received by President Laszlo Solyom. Seen as principled by his supporters and pedantic by his critics, Solyom has tested the boundaries of his largely ceremonial [...]
2008-12-19 06:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KBIO HU
08BUDAPEST1214BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS: GOV'T AND BANKS ADAPT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The banking industry is undergoing a rapid transformation as the financial crisis and global credit crunch impose new realities on the financial sector in Hungary. Banks find themselves altering their business models to reduce loan deposit ratios and improve the quality of the [...]
2008-12-19 06:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1216HUNGARIAN/SLOVAKIAN RELATIONS - A LONG AND WINDING
[...] (U) Summary. This is joint Embassy Budapest-Embassy Bratislava cable. Despite several, recent high-level meetings between Hungarian and Slovak officials, significant challenges remain to address minority-rights issues and extremism on both sides of the border. Following an impromptu Novemb [...]
2008-12-19 15:39:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LO HU
08BUDAPEST12182008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 10:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST122GET THE REF OUT: THE PARTIES APPROACH THE REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: The parties are getting an early start on the spring political season by finalizing preparations for a March 9 referendum on key elements of the government's austerity package. Riding high on recent polling data, the opposition is casting the referendum as a de facto vote of no co [...]
2008-02-06 17:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST1227HUNGARY PLANNING EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The probable expansion of the Hungarian nuclear power sector offers significant opportunities to U.S. firms engaged in nuclear-related manufacturing and services. Hungary is currently considering building one or two new nuclear reactor units at the Paks nuclear plant. There is s [...]
2008-12-23 14:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US RS FR HU
08BUDAPEST123SCENE-SETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S VISIT
[...] (C) As Parliament returns from its winter recess, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will likely begin 2008 where he ended 2007: with his governing coalition under pressure, his domestic reforms under siege and his foreign policy orientation under question. Your meetings in Budapest will help i [...]
2008-02-07 10:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST124AVERTING CHECKMATE ON HUNGARIAN-TURKMEN ENERGY
[...] (U) This is a joint guidance request from Embassies Ashgabat and Budapest. 2. (U) Embassies Ashgabat and Budapest request urgent guidance to avert the conclusion of a pending energy supply contract between Turkmenistan and Hungary which could be concluded within days. The contract, negot [...]
2008-02-07 13:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST147HUNGARY DENIES MILLANDER-TURKMENISTAN DEAL
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley met February 12 with Ambassador Karoly Banai, Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Gyurcsany. "UNSTABLE" MIDDLEMAN; "ALARMING" LETTER 2. (C) Ambassador Banai listened intently to reftel points, asking for our understanding of the volume of gas repor [...]
2008-02-12 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST148MFA CONFIRMS INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: DCM delivered reftel demarches to MFA State Secretary (Political Director) Szent-Ivanyi February 12. SIPDIS Szent-Ivanyi confirmed that the GoH is prepared to recognize Kosovo within the first tranche of EU member states, estimating that it could take formal action within 10 ) [...]
2008-02-12 16:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL KO HU
08BUDAPEST155MUSICAL CHAIRS; DISCORDANT VOICES: PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although it was only opening day, Hungarian MPs ) and protestors - were in mid-season form as the spring session began February 11. The governing coalition reaffirmed its support for PM Gyurcsany's health care reforms amidst heated rhetoric, but talk of a cabinet "pre-shuffle" [...]
2008-02-14 13:18:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST165HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS TO
[...] (C) Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, Gabor Horvath, discussed reftel with PolOff on February 15. Horvath stated that the Hungarians, based on presentations they received at NATO, have already "mandated" their Ambassador in New Zealand, representing Hungary at the Febru [...]
2008-02-15 16:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALAF MOPS PARM PREL NATO HU
08BUDAPEST183HUNGARY ON MACEDONIA'S NATO ASPIRATIONS AND NAME
[...] (C) Marianne Berecz, SE Europe, Western Balkans and CIS Department Head and Gabor Horvath, Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, discussed reftel with PolOff on January 15. Ambassador Berecz underlined Hungary's support for the Nimetz process, commenting that Greece's approa [...]
2008-02-21 06:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL GR MK HU MARR
08BUDAPEST194HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 09:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HU CU
08BUDAPEST195THE PARTY LINE: WHAT PM GYURCSANY'S SUPPORTERS ARE
[...] (C) With his personal popularity ratings still mired well below 20 percent as he nears the half-way point of his term, Prime Minister Gyurcsany appears to be playing small ball in an effort to gradually recoup his standing with the public (REF A). Key elements of his public message will lik [...]
2008-02-26 09:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST21HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR ASPIRATIONS OF THE SYRIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 14:20:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI PREL HU
08BUDAPEST211HUNGARIAN BLUE LANTERN - LICENSE 05-050085871
[...] Although surprised when contacted about reftel, Magnum Vadasz es Hajos Company Director Akos Szucs willingly discussed the company's operations with PolOff and EmbOff on February 25. Opening the discussion, he commented that the company has been importing Remington and Hornady brand, U.S.-ma [...]
2008-02-28 10:50:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC HU
08BUDAPEST225TRYING TO HEAD NORTH: NEGOTIATING THE POST-SOUTH
[...] (C) We are bracing ourselves for another rough patch with the GoH in the aftermath of Prime Minister Gyurcsany's latest trip to Moscow. ACTIONS AND REACTIONS 2. (C) Having secured the EU's acquiescence with Commissioner Piebalgs' tepid public statement of "understanding," the GoH will [...]
2008-02-29 16:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST245STRONG RHETORIC BUT MILD INTEREST AS REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: As voters prepare for this weekend's referendum throughout Hungary's 19 megye (regional districts),opinion leaders on both sides have been escalating their rhetoric. Despite the intensity of their comments, last-minute polling indicates softening turn-out and the general sense [...]
2008-03-07 07:02:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST258HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON EU'S MARCH 10-11 FOREIGN
[...] MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed reftel agenda items with PolOff on March 7. Dekany provided the following comments by agenda item: Western Balkans: - Kosovo: Good news that the government in Pristina has shown "sufficient maturity" in [...]
2008-03-10 13:07:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST261THE NO'S HAVE IT: PUBLIC REFERENDUM REJECTS REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Record turn-out of 50.5 percent and overwhelming majorities voting against 3 elements of the government's reform agenda gave the opposition a clear victory in Hungary's national referendum March 9. With 82 ) 84 percent of respondents expressing opposition to the payment of nomin [...]
2008-03-10 14:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
08BUDAPEST267CONFIRMED BUT CAVEATED: HUNGARY PREPARING FOR
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador March 9 (other issues septel),the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor confirmed that the GoH intends to recognize Kosovo on March 19. Ambassador Banai commented, however, that he would have to check with Foreign Minister Goncz regarding her most rec [...]
2008-03-12 13:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL KO HU
08BUDAPEST268LONELY NEAR THE TOP: PRIME MINISTER'S FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 13:56:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST269HUNGARY UNAWARE OF MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 07:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER PARM HU
08BUDAPEST270SQUATTER'S RIGHTS: THE GYURCSANY GOVERNMENT AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: The Gyurcsany government is struggling to go on with business as usual in the aftermath of its losses in the March 9 referendum. Unfortunately, business as usual involves an opposition with the political momentum, party members with a personal grudge, and policy initiatives wit [...]
2008-03-13 08:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST28HUNGARIAN REQUEST: HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Deputy Head of Department, Gabor Horvath, requested a meeting with PolOff on 7 January to discuss a UNGA First Committee issue related to the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). Hor [...]
2008-01-10 10:39:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKACT PARM PREL UNGA RU HU
08BUDAPEST307HUNGARY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) In a statement released March 19 shortly following a joint declaration of intent with Croatia and Bulgaria, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced the GoH's decision to recognize Kosovo. 2. (SBU) The statement: Recognizes that moving forward was necessary for lasting stability [...]
2008-03-21 09:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KO HU
08BUDAPEST317CENTRIFUGAL FORCE: QUESTIONING THE COALITION
[...] (C) Strains within ) and between - the MSzP and the junior coalition partner SzDSz are becoming visible as they approach their respective spring meetings. 2. (C) Ironically, Prime Minister Gyurcsany may be the less lame duck despite the results of the March 9 referendum (reftel). Despite [...]
2008-03-26 10:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST339HUNGARY URGED TO WEIGH IN WITH GREECE ON NATO
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel points in a three-pronged approach to senior Hungarian Government officials in the Prime Minister's Officer, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense on March 31. The Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, advised that, [...]
2008-04-01 10:13:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST341DANCING ON THE JETTY: HEALTH MINISTER OUT;
[...] (C) Summary: Toil and trouble continues within the coalition as the MSzP and the SzDSZ continue to head toward a divorce they may not want but may not be able to avoid. Prime Minister Gyurcsany's decision to dismiss unpopular Health Minister Agnes Horvath of the SzDSz has sparked a confrontat [...]
2008-04-01 14:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST342GROWING HUNGARIAN HORDE FROM THE RIGHT - MAGYAR
[...] Repeating their late October 2007 public ceremony (ref A),the far-right, para-military Magyar Garda (Hungarian Guard) initiated 600 new members at Budapest's Heroes' Square on March 29. As the colonnaded statues of the most important historical Hungarian figures over the past 1000 years gaze [...]
2008-04-01 14:20:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST354ECONOMIC LEADERS: MINORITY GOVERNMENT, REFORMS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Economic leaders, led by Finance Minister Veres and National Bank Governor Simor, appear to be moving on with preparations for a minority government under the continued leadership of Prime Minister Gyurcsany. The government changes are of particular concern from an economic per [...]
2008-04-04 15:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON HU
08BUDAPEST37COLD FEET ON KOSOVO?: MFA FLOATS THE LEAD BALLOON
[...] (C) There are disturbing signs that the GoH is considering a partial recognition approach toward Kosovo. In a meeting with visiting former Ambassador Richard Holbrooke February 7, Foreign Minister Goncz solicited his opinion regarding the potential "recognition of the state but not of its so [...]
2008-01-10 16:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL KO HU
08BUDAPEST373THE SICK MAN ... AND THE SICK COUNTRY
[...] (C) Hungary's political institutions risk grinding to a halt just as leading economic indicators reflect the realities of a stagnant economy. This correlation of public opposition to reform, continued gridlock in Parliament, growing concerns on the economic front, and the prospect of deepr s [...]
2008-04-10 11:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST391TWENTY QUESTIONS: FIDESZ TURNS 20
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ celebrates its twentieth anniversary in a position of unprecedented popularity, having channeled broad public discontent with the Gyurcsany government's policies to build an imposing lead in opinion polls. A movement long before it became a political party, FIDESZ's iden [...]
2008-04-17 07:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREV KDEM PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST392BELABORING THE POINT: COALITION CRISIS IN SLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Although the governing coalition continues to move through what one observer has termed "the slowest-moving crisis in history," both insiders and outside observers believe that several possible scenarios are gradually emerging. They include a protracted period of minority gover [...]
2008-04-17 08:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST401THAT WHICH GOVERNS LEAST: HOW WOULD A MINORITY
[...] (SBU) The atmosphere remains one of uncertainty regarding "the day after" the break-up of the coalition even as the SzDSz's April 27 departure date approaches. WHIPPING A MINORITY GOVERNMENT INTO SHAPE 2. (C) Barring a dramatic outcome to what has been a very ponderous crisis, Hungary w [...]
2008-04-17 13:41:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST409HUNGARIAN ENERGY CONSULTATIONS WITH DAS BRYZA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza visited Budapest on April 7-8 for energy discussions with the GOH, opposition leaders and Hungarian energy company MOL. While the GOH recently signed an agreement with Russia on Gazprom's South Stream pipeline project, the government also h [...]
2008-04-22 14:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST41SPRING TRAINING: SCOUTING REPORTS FOR 2008
[...] (SBU) Although Parliament will not return until February 11, early signals from the parties indicate that the long winter recess will lead to an active spring. RULE NOTHING OUT ( EVEN THE RULES? 2. (C) In a meeting with visiting Ambassador Richard Holbrooke January 8, FIDESZ Party Presi [...]
2008-01-11 16:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
08BUDAPEST412HUNGARY LOOKS TO EU TO PRESS RUSSIA ON CREEPING
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Russian and Balkans Department Head Istvan Ijgyarto discussed reftel with PolOff on April 21. Ijgyarto commented that the recent Russian "mechanism" initiative was a "two-track" message. First, for the U.S., NATO, and the EU, Kosovo's declaration of independence has consequence [...]
2008-04-23 09:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS HU
08BUDAPEST419EBRD: HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH ON TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 11:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL TU HU
08BUDAPEST429HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON APRIL 28-29 FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-28 09:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST430HUNGARY COMMITTED TO TAX TREATY
[...] Ministry of Finance State Secretary Almos Kovacs stressed in a cordial April 23 meeting in response to reftel demarche that GOH has no currently known substantive disagreement on specific elements of the U.S.-Hungary tax treaty, and that it has no desire to delay resumption of negotiations or [...]
2008-04-28 10:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST442GRAY AREA; DARK HORSES: GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING
[...] (SBU) With the overwhelming vote of the SzDSz's national committee on April 27 confirming the party leadership's decision to leave the governing coalition, Hungary has entered the uncharted waters of minority government. SzDSz: GOING, GOING, GONE 2. (SBU) With some discussion but report [...]
2008-04-29 15:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR HU
08BUDAPEST444FINANCE MINISTER GETS THE MESSAGE ON TAX TREATY
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Ambassador Foley April 29 (other issues septel),Finance Minister Janos Veres underscored his commitment to expediting resolution of the outstanding issues in our bilateral tax treaty (REFTEL). 2. (SBU) Veres confirmed that the GoH will be prepared to resume negoti [...]
2008-04-30 13:53:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST445FINANCE MINISTER ON THE FATE OF REFORM AND THE
[...] (C) Meeting the day after a major restructuring of the Gyurcsany government (reftel),Finance Minister Janos Veres emphasized the GoH's continuing commitment to structural reform, expressed concern over the political impact of an impasse over the 2009 budget, and outlined his recent discussio [...]
2008-04-30 13:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST468HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON BURMA'S UPCOMING REFERENDUM
[...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel with the MFA Asia/Pacific Department Head Gyula Petho on May 6. Petho acknowledged and expressed agreement with reftel's concerns about referendum's legitimacy, drawing reference to both the EU and UNSC statements on the issue. He believes the referendum will proc [...]
2008-05-07 06:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST480HUNGARY AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS -- FOCUS ON
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, Gabor Horvath, discussed ref A with PolOff on May 7. Acknowledging the potential impact on interoperability and joint military actions, Horvath reiterated the Hungarian position outlined previously (ref B) - "Hungary can only suppo [...]
2008-05-09 15:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO HU
08BUDAPEST485DAY ONE: MINORITY GOVERNMENT WINS APPROVAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Marshaling a surprising majority, the Gyurcsany government secured Parliamentary approval for its government restructuring proposal (ref a) May 13. 2. (SBU) Confronting what many observers here cast as a crucial test of his ability to govern in the absence of a parliamentary majorit [...]
2008-05-15 09:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST492NABUCCO: PARTNER NATIONS LOSING PATIENCE WITH ONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A gathering of Nabucco Consortium member countries, together with potential supplier states Azerbaijan and Iraq, at an Ambassador-hosted luncheon on May 9, revealed continuing concern on old themes: the ability of Caspian nations to supply gas; Turkey's intentions, whether transit [...]
2008-05-19 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST504HUNGARY WILL ATTEND THE BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 09:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST513HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE MAY 26-27 FOREIGN
[...] (U) See guidance request at paragraph three. 2. (C) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief, Andras Dekany, discussed reftel agenda with PolOff on the upcoming GAERC meeting May 26-27, and provided the following comments: - Belarus and Iran: they will not be discussion topics. - Ira [...]
2008-05-23 14:56:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST514HUNGARY IN LISTENING MODE AT BURMA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 14:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST517HUNGARY CURRENTLY SUPPORTING MCKINLEY FOR IOM
[...] PolOff delivered reftel information to the MFA International Organizations and Human Rights Department Head, Attila Zimanyi on May 23. He confirmed that Hungary currently supports the present Director General (DG),Brunson McKinley, for a third term. Zimanyi commented that Hungary has been g [...]
2008-05-28 13:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG AORC HU
08BUDAPEST528HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. LATIN AMERICA AND MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 14:41:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST537SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DAS JUDY GARBER
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the parties run out the clock on Parliament's spring session before the long summer "cucumber season." With the dissolution of the MSzP-SzDSz coalition following the national referendum on elements of Prime Minister Gyurcsany's reform agenda, the government is now f [...]
2008-06-02 09:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HU
08BUDAPEST550SUMMER RERUNS: A PAUSE IN THE (IN)ACTION
[...] (C) The traditional summer "cucumber season" will be longer than usual this year, with Parliament scheduled to be on recess from June 9 through September 15. Although the Parliament has passed bills on issues ranging from our bilateral data-sharing agreement to Papa Airbase in recent days, t [...]
2008-06-05 10:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST56 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CROATIA
[...] The December 18-19 visit to Zagreb of the Regional ESTH Hub Office's OES/STC TDYer provided a timely opportunity to discuss Croatian S&T governmental infrastructure. Croatian officials expressed a strong desire to continue and expand cooperation with the United States on S&T issues. Croatian [...]
2008-01-15 14:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL HR HU
08BUDAPEST57HUNGARY: EU-ORIENTED ENGAGEMENT ON BELARUS
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Belarus Office Director Ambassador Ferenc Kontra outlined a restrained, incremental approach to Belarus engagement, as Hungary prepares to formally open its embassy in Minsk. Regarding the ICDT Belarus Task Force, Kontra indicated that task force activities to date ha [...]
2008-01-15 15:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL BO HU
08BUDAPEST588THE WILD CARD: THE SZDSZ ELECTIONS AS THE LATEST
[...] (C) Former Environment Minister Gabor Fodor's defeat of incumbent Janos Koka as SzDSz Party President is the latest variable in the Hungarian political equation. Contacts in both the MSzP and FIDESZ tell us that the coming months will largely depend on which of Fodor's many public statements [...]
2008-06-13 10:13:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST592CAMPAIGNING WITHOUT AN ELECTION: THE PARTIES SHIFT
[...] (C) As the MSzP and FIDESZ meet in closed session this week to map out strategy for the months ahead, both parties find themselves, in the words of FIDESZ VP Mihalj Varga, "campaigning without an election." SUMMERTIME BLUES 2. (C) In comments following the MSzP party leadership's meeti [...]
2008-06-13 13:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
08BUDAPEST593IMF ON HUNGARY'S ECONOMY: STABLE NOW BUT WARY
[...] (U) Growing concerns regarding Hungary's current growth indicators and long-term sustainability have tempered an IMF assessment team's "favorable" assessment of Hungary's short-term, macro-economic indicators. The country has made a good start in its deficit reduction plans but must continue [...]
2008-06-13 13:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST602HUNGARY WILL ATTEND THE JUNE 24 BERLIN CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 07:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKWBG PREL PBTS PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST603HUNGARY WILL ATTEND JUNE 23 VIENNA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 07:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST604HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON U.S. DECISION CONCERNING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 07:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM HU
08BUDAPEST630HUNGARY WINS MERCEDES-BENZ AND EU INNOVATION CENTER
[...] (U) Hungary is celebrating its recent selection over other countries in the region for both a new Daimler car plant and the European Institute for Innovation and Technology. The Daimler plant alone is expected to add another 1 to 1.5 percent to Hungary's GDP. In total, some USD 1.7 billion w [...]
2008-06-24 11:07:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EIND EINV HU
08BUDAPEST639PLAYING WITH THE MARGINS: FEW SIGNS OF LIFE IN THE
[...] (C) Following their recent meeting to discuss the fall legislative agenda, there appears to be little stomach among the MSzP leadership for further reforms. Party VP Imre Szekeres confides that there is at least "full consensus" within the party about one thing: "reversing our present strate [...]
2008-06-25 11:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV HU
08BUDAPEST648HUNGARY COMMENTS ON SHAPING POST-CYCLONE
[...] The MFA Asia and Pacific Ocean Department Head, Gyula Petho, discussed reftel with PolOff on June 27. Petho noted that the eight-member joint Hungarian Reformed Church Charity Organization-Debrecen University Doctors Rescue Group arrived back in Budapest on June 26 after ten days providing p [...]
2008-06-27 15:02:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID HU BU EUN
08BUDAPEST663COCKTAILS FOR THE ROMA - MOLOTOV STYLE
[...] Summary: Recent Molotov cocktail attacks on Roma houses in the village of Patka highlight a growing trend of open confrontation between Roma and non-Roma Hungarian citizens in various locales. Village officials and the local "Civil Guard" group face racism claims in their effort to maintain la [...]
2008-07-02 05:04:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST666HUNGARIAN PARTICIPATION AT THE KOSOVO DONORS'
[...] (SBU) MFA Kosovo Affairs Officer Zoltan Nagy discussed ref A demarche with PolOff on July 2. He noted that Hungary gives considerable importance to the conference, highlighting the GOH's decision last month to commit 1.2 million Euros in support of Kosovo. Nagy said that Ambassador Marianne [...]
2008-07-03 08:14:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST673MAGYAR GARDA - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS?
[...] Summary: The Budapest Municipal Court held the third round of hearings concerning the Budapest Prosecutor's civil suit against the far-right Jobbik Party's Magyar Garda on June 30. The hearing attracted numerous onlookers, both for and against declaring the organization unlawful. Conducted [...]
2008-07-07 10:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST680COUNTER-DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE AT GAY
[...] Anti-gay protesters violently disrupted Budapest's annual Gay Pride Day Parade on Saturday, July 5, resulting in thirteen damaged police vehicles, the hospitalization of fourteen unidentified persons and the detention of 58 protesters. The clashes were a disappointment but not a surprise give [...]
2008-07-08 07:07:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HU ASEC
08BUDAPEST681SCENE-SETTER FOR TREASURY ACTING DAS ERIC MEYER
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the Parliament has recessed for the long summer "cucumber season." With the dissolution of the MSzP-SzDSz coalition following the national referendum on elements of Prime Minister Gyurcsany's reform agenda this spring, the government is now feeling its way forward wit [...]
2008-07-08 08:51:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EFIN HU
08BUDAPEST69SLEDDING UPHILL: THE PUBLIC MOOD RE REFORM
[...] (C) When Parliament returns from recess to begin its spring session in February, debate will return inevitably to the Gyurcsany government's reform agenda. Although Prime Minister Gyurcsany has pledged "smooth and steady progress," observers predict that the MSzP will tolerate minor modifica [...]
2008-01-18 15:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST691RIDING THE RANGE AND MENDING FENCES: GYURCSANY'S
[...] (C) The GoH is working to mend fences with the U.S. through a series of moves highlighted by Prime Minister Gyurcsany's trip to Central Asia July 7 ) 9. 2. (C) According to Foreign and Security Policy Advisor Karoly Banai, the trip was designed to demonstrate that Hungary is committed to [...]
2008-07-10 14:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST694HUNGARIAN PARTICIPATION IN PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] (SBU) Recently appointed MFA Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights Istvan Lakatos received text of reftel request on July 2 and discussed the issue with PolOff on July 10. Lakatos stated that Hungary would participate in the prisoners of conscience public affairs event on July 24 but could not [...]
2008-07-11 12:14:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL EUN HU
08BUDAPEST696HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff on July 10. Horvath noted that, while Hungary intends to sign the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions, the final text provides flexibility to continue operations and training with thos [...]
2008-07-11 14:40:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS NATO HU
08BUDAPEST697HUNGARY WILL CONTINUE LIMITED SUPPORT TO NATO
[...] (C) MFA NATO and Security Policy Division Head Peter Sztaray discussed reftel with PolOff on July 11. Sztaray stated that the MFA "wants to maintain a footprint in Iraq" and is in discussion with the MOD to allow three trainers in the NTM-I to remain in place. He noted that, currently, more [...]
2008-07-11 14:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HU
08BUDAPEST715PRESIDENT OF HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
[...] (SBU) On July 18, Ambassador Foley used the occasion of her initial call on Jozsef Palinkas, the newly-elected President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA),as an opportunity to raise with him ISN's plans to host a workshop for former Iraqi WMD experts in Hungary. Palinkas expressed [...]
2008-07-21 13:12:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PINR KSCA HU IQ
08BUDAPEST720HUNGARY'S RUSSIA POLICY: RETHINKING ... OR
[...] (C) Throughout the course of recent briefings, GoH officials have changed their tune slightly with regard to Hungary's Russia policy. Increasingly, their approach appears to be one which admits Hungary's economic interest in expanding trade but which underscores Budapest's enduring commitmen [...]
2008-07-22 11:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL HU
08BUDAPEST721HUNGARIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following current information per reftel format: A. The Head of State, President Solyom, undecided. B. The Head of Government, Prime Minister Gyurcsany, does not plan to attend. C. The Foreign Minister, Kinga Goncz, plans to attend the General Debate. - Pla [...]
2008-07-22 14:36:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST723HUNGARY'S CUBA POLICY
[...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Head Szilveszter Bus discussed reftel with PolOff on July 22. Bus commented that the recently updated EU Common Position opens a new chapter in EU/Cuba relations. While Hungary supported the lifting of sanctions - stating that the embargo was/is not successful - [...]
2008-07-23 07:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CU HU EUN
08BUDAPEST735HUNGARY'S NABUCCO AMBASSADOR: LOTS OF MOTION,
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with the Ambassador, Mihaly Bayer, Hungary's Nabucco Ambassador, reviewed PM Gyurcsany's recent trip to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan--focusing on the PM's call for a Nabucco Summit--and laid out his plans for the coming months. Bayer has traveled almost continuously sinc [...]
2008-07-24 13:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST737HUNGARY RECEIVES NON-PAPER ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 14:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR HU
08BUDAPEST750DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REALISM IN DEALING WITH THE
[...] (C) Ref demarche was delivered on July 25, 2008, to Ambassador Laszlo Szabo of the Hungarian MFA Department for Africa and the Middle East. Szabo noted that Hungary was "not a pioneer" in reaching out to regimes like the Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) and that Hungary's foreign policy [...]
2008-07-28 12:21:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY HU
08BUDAPEST763DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 15:21:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL PHUM PTER HU
08BUDAPEST764HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN MISSION AFTER
[...] (C) Following the second death of a Hungarian soldier in Afghanistan in just over a month, reaction from the media, opposition parties and high-ranking politicians has been largely measured, with criticism aimed at the soldiers' funding and training rather than questioning Hungarian participat [...]
2008-07-30 15:26:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST766DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-31 13:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKGIC KNNP PARM PREL PTER HU
08BUDAPEST771DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERS ON
[...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on July 31 to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Marta Varkonyi, Head of the EU Enlargement Unit, and Zsuzsa Nora Vincze, Turkey desk officer. Hungary welcomed the July 30 decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding the ruling Justice and [...]
2008-08-01 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV TU EUN HU
08BUDAPEST772GENERAL GUIDANCE ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (S) Ref talking points were delivered on August 1 to Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Department of International Organizations at the GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kollar had no immediate response other than she understood entirely the need to deny a venue for Iran's continued overt and covert weapo [...]
2008-08-01 15:21:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL HU
08BUDAPEST778CRUEL SUMMER: POLITICS IN SLOW MOTION
[...] (C) There are few signs of life during Hungary's long summer break. Government and party officials have departed en masse for vacation ) leaving one staffer in the Prime Ministry to question exactly who is acting in Prime Minister Gyurcsany's absence ) and one contact notes that political de [...]
2008-08-05 09:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST784DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING THE EU TO MAINTAIN
[...] (S) Ref talking points were delivered on August 4 to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Zsolt Pataki, Head of the EU Foreign and Security Policy Department, and Dr. Attila Pinter, Coordinator for the Western Balkans and outbound Deputy Chief of Mission to Macedonia. Pataki stated that [...]
2008-08-05 13:17:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKAWC PREL ETTC ICTY BK EU HU
08BUDAPEST799DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW BURMA SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 08:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD BM HU
08BUDAPEST800DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG NOMINATION FOR CO-CHAIR
[...] On August 7, ESTH Hub Officer and ESTH FSN presented talking points in reftel to Tibor Farago, Head of the Ministry of Environment,s Strategy Department, who will represent Hungary at the 29th plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Geneva in early September. [...]
2008-08-08 09:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG KSCA SENV AORC HU
08BUDAPEST807DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC
[...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on August 11 to Vilmos Hamikus, Acting State Secretary for Political Affairs at the GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hamikus agreed with the main principals of the talking points, namely the need for a cease fire and cessation of hostilities, however he also no [...]
2008-08-11 11:56:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM RU GG HU
08BUDAPEST809THE GOH CONTINUES A DEFICIT REDUCTION DIET
[...] (C) Financial analysts generally agree that the current government has neither the ability nor the appetite to enact economic reforms that will address underlying causes of slow economic growth in Hungary. As Oriens Consulting Group Partner and former OPT Bank Research Director Tamas Vojnits [...]
2008-08-12 09:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV HU EFIN
08BUDAPEST812UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF OUTER SPACE
[...] On July 28, Post received a note verbal in English dated July 17 announcing the candidacy of Mr. Elod Both for the chairmanship of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). Mr. Elod is a well-respected academic who is committed to making space science accessible to the g [...]
2008-08-12 14:48:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA UNPUOS UNGA PARM KSCA HU
08BUDAPEST813TFGG01: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HUNGARY REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-13 04:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU GG HU
08BUDAPEST814ANTI-ROMA INCIDENTS CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER
[...] (C) Summary. New Molotov cocktail attacks against Roma families and an anti-Roma cartoon in a satirical publication are two of the latest examples of an escalating trend of anti-Roma activities which, although carried out by only a small fraction of the population, have not triggered strong p [...]
2008-08-13 09:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST816NSG MEETING, AUGUST 21-22: HUNGARY TO SUPPORT U.S.
[...] (U) On August 12, ECONOFF delivered ref demarche to Dr. Kristof Horvath, Department Head for Nuclear and Radioactive Materials at the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA),and Mark Horvath, Department for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation at the MFA. Kristof Horvath and Hungarian Perm [...]
2008-08-13 12:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC AORC HU
08BUDAPEST821TFGG01: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSI...
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ref points were delivered on 14 August to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretaries Dr. Jeno Faller and Vilmos Hamikus. Charge also delivered ref points to Ambassador Karoly Banai, Chief Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to t [...]
2008-08-14 16:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS HU
08BUDAPEST83SLEDDING UPHILL ... AND SLIDING BACK DOWN: THE
[...] (C) When Parliament returns from recess to begin its spring session in February, debate will return inevitably to the Gyurcsany government's reform agenda. Although Prime Minister Gyurcsany has pledged "smooth and steady progress" and is reportedly preparing legislation on party financing an [...]
2008-01-24 16:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST836HUNGARY: CODEL LUGAR SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia and energy security. While Hungary remains a committed partner in the trans-Atlantic relationsh [...]
2008-08-22 12:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON GG RU HU
08BUDAPEST837TFGG01 HUNGARY - WHERE THEY STAND ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite similarities to the 1956 Soviet invasion, the Hungarian Government has been reluctant to go further in its criticism of Russia than the EU-NATO consensus statements supporting Georgia. With the Prime Minister notably silent on the issue, President Solyom finally stepped f [...]
2008-08-22 14:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS HU
08BUDAPEST843BUDAPEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LUGAR
[...] Embassy Budapest welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator Richard Lugar and staff to visit Budapest August 29-30, 2008, for consultations with Hungarian government officials and private sector representatives. 2. Reservations have been made for the CODEL at the Marriott Hotel for th [...]
2008-08-26 08:13:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN HU
08BUDAPEST849HUNGARY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE SOUTH OSSETIA AND
[...] (C) In discussion of ref A with PolOff on August 27, MFA Russia and Balkans Deputy Department Head Istvan Ijgyarto called attention to Foreign Minister Goncz's comments today that Hungary will not recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. He also provided the official MFA res [...]
2008-08-27 16:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RU HU
08BUDAPEST852DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. WILL NOT SIGN THE NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 10:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL EUN HU
08BUDAPEST85363RD UNFC: HUNGARY LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 10:35:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL UNGA CDG HU
08BUDAPEST854DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUNGARY SUPPORTIVE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 10:36:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR HU
08BUDAPEST858HUNGARY ON UPCOMING EU COUNCIL MEETING RE
[...] (C) The Foreign Minister's Chief of Staff briefed Ambassador Foley on the positions Hungary intends to forward at the upcoming EU Council meeting. Hungary will praise the French presidency for its activism, support the EU statement condemning the recognition of the disputed regions, demand fu [...]
2008-08-29 16:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE UN GG RS HU
08BUDAPEST872UPDATE TO HUNGARY'S ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following updates to information provided earlier in ref B: A. The Head of State, President Solyom, will not attend B. The Head of Government, Prime Minister Gyurcsany, will not attend C. The Foreign Minister, Kinga Goncz, will attend the General Debate. - [...]
2008-09-03 16:30:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST874THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW TAX PLAN - TAX CUTS WITHOUT
[...] (U) Summary. The GOH unveiled its multi-year USD 7 billion tax cut plan last week. Under the plan the government proposes to remove the unpopular 4 percent "solidarity tax" on businesses and to reduce employer social security contributions for lower wage employees, but it also intends to incre [...]
2008-09-04 13:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV HU EFIN
08BUDAPEST876OFF AND RUNNING ... IN CIRCLES: TAX REFORM DEBATE
[...] (C) Although Parliament is not set to reconvene until September 15, Prime Minister Gyurcsany's tax reform proposal (SEPTEL) has already been criticized by the public, questioned by economic analysts, and rejected by his most important political constituency: his former coalition partners in t [...]
2008-09-04 16:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
08BUDAPEST879HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON UPCOMING SEPTEMBER 5-6
[...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed reftels with PolOff on September 4 and provided the following comments on GYMNICH agenda items: 2. (SBU) Georgia: - Hungary supports an ESDP mission to Georgia and expects a decision at the September 15 GAERC. The mis [...]
2008-09-05 11:43:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM HU EUN GG
08BUDAPEST881HUNGARY TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Reftel talking points were discussed on September 2 with Rita Silek of the GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department, which is responsible for all ICJ issues. Silek agreed with many of the points made in reftel, namely the uncertainty and instability that the continued discussion of [...]
2008-09-05 13:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UN KV HU
08BUDAPEST882HUNGARY SUPPORTS AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, MFA Afghan Desk Officer Ferenc Hegyesi told PolOff on September 4 that Hungary supports increasing the size of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Highlighting the current and planned Hungarian military activity in Afghanistan - their PRT in Baghlan province, the upco [...]
2008-09-05 13:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL HU
08BUDAPEST888HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD
[...] (C) MFA UN International Organization Department Desk Officer Krisztina Kovacs discussed Reftel with PolOff on September 4. Kovacs expressed Hungary's general support for the U.S. agenda and said that Hungary expects to be more actively engaged during the 2008 session. This increased involve [...]
2008-09-08 09:56:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN HU
08BUDAPEST891DAS MERKEL SCENESETTER FOR BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia, energy security and the way forward on relations with Russia. While Hungary remains a committed [...]
2008-09-08 16:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENGR HU
08BUDAPEST895THE FIELDS OF FRIENDLY STRIFE: PM CALLS FOR MSZP
[...] (SBU) In a move characterized as desperate by his opponents and clever by his supporters, Prime Minister Gyurcsany has called for an extraordinary session of the Socialist Party Congress on September 27. 2. (C) With his tax plan in limbo (reftel) and calls for his resignation once more in [...]
2008-09-09 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST899EXPERTS' PARADISE: THE ARGUMENTS AND THE ODDS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: A government of experts remains a persistent topic of conversation as prolonged gridlock continues to erode public confidence in Hungary's political class. Currently championed by the SzDSz, a government of experts is constitutionally possible but would likely not be politically [...]
2008-09-12 14:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST902HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC
[...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed reftels with PolOff on September 12, and provided the following comments concerning the agenda items: 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe - We are awaiting a clearer picture of the apparent agreement reached this w [...]
2008-09-15 13:02:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV HU GG RS
08BUDAPEST903HUNGARY CAUTIOUS ON AMENDING ISAF OPLAN CN ANNEX
[...] (C) Discussing reftel with PolOff on September 11, MFA's Security and Non-proliferation Department Afghan desk officer Margit Szucs stated that Hungary believes there is sufficient flexibility in the current OPLAN to allow for more efficient and effective operations without amendment. Undersco [...]
2008-09-15 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR HU AF
08BUDAPEST904RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RE HUNGARIAN POLITICS
[...] (C) Post's responses are keyed to Department's inquiries: A) From the context of the conversation, we read Navracsics' remarks re the impact of "strategic decisions" as referring to a negative public reaction to FIDESZ's efforts to articulate specific policy recommendations. We note that [...]
2008-09-15 16:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST913RETURN TO NOWHERE: PARLIAMENT BEGINS ITS FALL
[...] (U) Parliament reconvened on September 15, beginning its fall session with a dry session on a very rainy day in Budapest. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany's opening remarks ) preceded by the usual walk-out by FIDESZ MPs - focused on his government's commitment to improving education and [...]
2008-09-17 16:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST916HUNGARY'S VIEW ON REBUTTING RUSSIA'S CLAIMS
[...] (SBU) MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head Vilmos Hamikus discussed reftel with PolOff on September 17. Hamikus commented that Hungary would most likely work within the EU framework rather than making an individual statement on Russia's genocide claim. He noted that the September [...]
2008-09-19 10:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM HU RS GG
08BUDAPEST917HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND SEPTEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 10:33:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PGOV PREL UNGA EU HU
08BUDAPEST924HUNGARY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAIN AFGHAN
[...] (C) MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head Vilmos Hamikus discussed reftel with PolOff on September 17. Responding to the request to prioritize troops and trainers rather than for financial support, Hamikus said the Hungarian PRT in Pol-e-Komri was ready to provide training, and he [...]
2008-09-22 12:26:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR HU AF
08BUDAPEST925HUNGARIAN STATE SECRETARY TO ATTEND THE SEPTEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 12:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HU
08BUDAPEST930CONTINUOUS LOOP: HUNGARY TWO YEARS AFTER "THE
[...] (C) This old joke remains unfortunately topical. Two years after the public disclosure of Prime Minister Gyurcsany's notorious "lies" speech, the political debate remains heated in tone but largely frozen in time. The lingering specter of the speech remains, as do lasting public suspicions [...]
2008-09-23 13:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON HU
08BUDAPEST933BUDAPEST DEMONSTRATIONS - LESS VIOLENCE, BUT
[...] Summary. In a day of Budapest demonstrations September 20, approximately 4,000 supporters of the government's newly-organized Magyar Charta (Hungarian Charter) and 1,000 Roma peacefully carried their message of tolerance and inclusion through the streets of the Capital, culminating in a ral [...]
2008-09-23 16:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI HU
08BUDAPEST934HUNGARY - WANTED OR NOT IN IRAQ?
[...] (C) MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head Vilmos Hamikus discussed reftel with Pol/Off September 22. Hamikus commented that although the Hungarians plan to keep their current NTM-I, three-person team in Iraq through the end of 2009 based on requests at the Bucharest summit, they [...]
2008-09-23 16:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO HU
08BUDAPEST935HUNGARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 16:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRS EAID GG RS HU
08BUDAPEST936HUNGARY ON NO BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE NRC
[...] (C) MFA NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray discussed reftel with PolOff on September 23. Sztaray agreeing that the NRC meetings should not be held, initially commented that the Prepcom meetings would provide an avenue for discussion on areas of mutual NATO/Russia concern. Acknowledging the re [...]
2008-09-23 16:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO RS HU
08BUDAPEST940DAS MERKEL'S CONSULTATIONS IN BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his September 9-11 visit to Budapest, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Russia David Merkel focused on energy and the Russia/Georgia conflict with a broad range of senior Hungarian officials. Encouraging greater visible support for Nabucco and a slow down/suspension of Sou [...]
2008-09-24 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET RS GG UP HU
08BUDAPEST946SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE: FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Goncz arrives in Washington after a banner week for the GOH. With the approval of the last in a series of agreements needed to join our visa-waiver program and final steps toward a deal on the Papa airbase, Budapest can celebrate the achievement of two longstanding goal [...]
2008-09-25 15:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST950COALITION OF THE UNWILLING: THE MSZP AND THE SZDSZ
[...] (SBU) Following a succession of publicized meetings and a series of private contacts, the MSzP and the SzDSz appear to have moved from open conflict to ambiguous accord. 2. (U) In public comments following a meeting with SzDSz Party President Gabor Fodor September 23, Prime Minister Gyurc [...]
2008-09-29 14:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST954CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM IN HUNGARY: ROAD TO
[...] (C) It is an open secret among Hungarians that their politicians spend ten times more than the legal limit allowed for a campaign, often circumventing the law by conducting transactions with "bags full of cash" before every election. But this political imperative levies a high price on busines [...]
2008-09-29 14:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST963HUNGARY: VIEWS ON EU BIOFUELS PACKAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hungary is supportive of EU efforts on biofuels, which are generally in accord with steps Hungary is already taking. However, there are some differing viewpoints between the two ministries principally involved in formulating Hungary's approach to renewable energy. The Energy [...]
2008-10-01 12:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN HU
08BUDAPEST964THE WALLS HAVE EARS: DOMESTIC ESPIONAGE
[...] (U) Accusations continue to circulate as Hungary's Prosecutor-General and domestic intelligence service investigate expanding charges of domestic espionage. SURVEILLANCE: ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY 2. (C) Though allegations of surveillance by ) and against ) the government are standard fare i [...]
2008-10-01 12:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HU
08BUDAPEST965CAN THE CENTER HOLD?: HUNGARY'S SMALL PARTIES
[...] (SBU) Hungary's "independent opposition parties" find themselves locked in conflict for centrist voters, fighting for what little oxygen is left from the raging conflict between the MSzP and FIDESZ. THE SZDSZ: INTERNAL BLEEDING 2. (SBU) In the past weeks, the SzDSz has lost both public [...]
2008-10-01 12:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
08BUDAPEST974HUNGARIAN CHIEFS OF PROTOCOL CONTACT INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 15:17:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KCOM OVIP HU
08BUDAPEST980 HUNGARY MAKES WORLD'S FIRST CO2 EMISSIONS SALE UNDER KYOTO
[...] Summary: On September 29, Hungary announced it had sold its quota of 2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions to Belgium, in what it calls the world's first international emissions sale under the Kyoto Protocol. Reportedly Hungary plans to use the revenues from this sale to fund its Green I [...]
2008-10-06 05:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PREL EU HU
08BUDAPEST983DELIVERY OF FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On October 2, Econoff met with Ministry of Economy Bilateral (Non-EU) Relations Director Katalin Csorba and delivered reftel points. Csorba agreed that the Financing for Development (FfD) Outcome Document should be balanced and should be an accurate reflection of countries' economic pol [...]
2008-10-06 15:40:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL UN HU
08BUDAPEST992SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS MANISHA SINGH
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the minority government's attention is largely focused on the passage of its 2009 budget and tax bill in Parliament. Hungary's economic problems, reform fatigue and sharp partisan divisions have resulted in considerable political gridlock. Embat [...]
2008-10-10 12:13:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL HU
08BUDAPEST993HUNGARY MOVING TO SUPPORT U.S. FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:38:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL UNGA HU
08BUDAPEST995HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC KNNP HU IR
08CHISINAU1079HUNGARY PLAYS ROLE ASSISTING MOLDOVA'S
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 27 courtesy call, Hungarian Ambassador Gyorgy Varga discussed Hungary's active role in assisting Moldova's European integration. The Hungarian Ambassador favored a firm EU decision to bring Moldova into the EU club, and suggested giving Moldova associate member st [...]
2008-10-31 08:31:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID RS EU HU MD
08DAMASCUS167HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQI REFUGEES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The following is a trip report by PRM Jay Zimmerman. The international community's response to the needs of Iraqi refugees has expanded the numbers and scale of humanitarian agencies in Syria, however, humanitarian space remains confused and uncoordinated. Local UNHCR represen [...]
2008-03-11 08:48:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALHU PREF PREL
08SECTIN01OF02BUDAPEST836HUNGARY: CODEL LUGAR SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia and energy security. While Hungary remains a committed partner in the trans-Atlantic relationsh [...]
2008-08-22 12:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON GG RU HU
08STATE111310SOUTH STREAM - BACKGROUND FOR POSTS' USE
[...] (U) Department is aware that posts do or may contend with questions about South Stream. In the interest of keeping posts apprised of Washington thinking on this issue, we offer the below background on South Stream for your use in discussing the issue with host governments. This background su [...]
2008-10-17 23:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV EU BG GR HU RS SL SB IT AS
08STATE12290BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050085871 for the export of rifles and ammunition to Hungary. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2008-02-06 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC HU KOMC
08STATE26678REPLY LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN
[...] Secretary Rice received a letter dated January 31, 2008 from Dr. Kinga G"ncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary, requesting support for the election of Hungary to the non-permanent seat available for the Eastern European Group in the United Nations Security Council for the term [...]
2008-03-13 22:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC HU
08STATE33647DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR U.S. AIRCRAFT TRANSIT
[...] (U) Department requests that Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two requesting transit of U.S. aircraft to Croatia through Romanian airspace to assist with air support coverage during the President,s visit, April 4 and 5, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The [...]
2008-04-01 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO HR HU
08USEUBRUSSELS1006EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND HUNGARIAN REPRESENTATION
[...] (SBU) European Commission Officials and the nuclear energy desk officer at the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU do not foresee any problems with the EU's approval of the required Hungary-Russia bilateral agreement required to move Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent [...]
2008-07-02 14:08:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG HU KNNP OTRA RS TRGY
08USUNNEWYORK883UN GENERAL DEBATE: RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, AND OTHERS
[...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 27 continued discussing the food, energy and financial crises; United Nations democratization; terrorism; and regional conflict resolution. Russia defended its actions in Georgia with a criticism of the anti-terrorism coal [...]
2008-09-30 16:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA RS SW TS HU ZA LT ID
08VIENNA1156OMV Abandons MOL Bid, Mulls Next Steps
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austria's flagship energy concern OMV is abandoning a takeover bid for Hungarian counterpart MOL but will retain a sizable stake for now. OMV posted record first-half earnings and a positive outlook. While the bid was unlikely to succeed -- given the opposition of MOL and conce [...]
2008-08-12 12:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON AU HU
09ASTANA102 KAZAKHSTAN STILL UNDECIDED ON NABUCCO SUMMIT IN
[...] (C) Hungarian Ambassador Janos Balla called on the Ambassador January 20 to deliver the current Hungarian draft of the Budapest Nabucco Summit scheduled for January 27. He expressed deep frustration that one week before the summit he has yet to pin down who will represent Kazakhstan, if anyon [...]
2009-01-20 09:44:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET RS HU KZ
09BAGHDAD1446RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...]
2009-06-02 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ
09BERLIN424(C) GERMANY SAYS CYPRUS WILL BLOCK TURKEY FROM NSG
[...] (C) According to Germany, the current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Cyprus will block Turkey's candidacy to chair the NSG in 2010. Germany has been in direct contact with Nicosia and Ankara on this impasse and stated that the Cypriots, primary objection to Turkey's NSG Chairman [...]
2009-04-09 14:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP PARM TRGY TU CY GR HU GM
09BRATISLAVA240FOREIGN 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 13:57:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO HU
09BRATISLAVA370SLOVAKS 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 14:14:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO HU
09BRATISLAVA390LOW EXPECTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FICO-BAJNAI BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LO HU
09BRATISLAVA401FICO/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 08:14:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM HU LO
09BRATISLAVA406SLOVAKIA: 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 13:08:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO HU BH
09BRATISLAVA449ORBAN 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 13:58:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HU LO
09BRATISLAVA470SLOVAKIA 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 16:30:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LO HU PHUM
09BUDAPEST10HUNGARY WELL-POSITIONED TO WEATHER RUSSIA-UKRAINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 5, Hungary joined the ranks of Central European countries experiencing disrupted supplies of Russian natural gas as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine dispute. Hungary's significant stored gas reserves should ensure that gas continues flowing without int [...]
2009-01-06 15:37:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU SR BH MK
09BUDAPEST100STATE-DOD MOU ON SECURITY - ANNUAL REVIEW FOR
[...] Post conducted an annual review of the Hungary-specific MOA regarding security responsibility for DoD personnel in country. There is one change to Annex A covering personnel under COM authority (C-12 mechanic) and one change to Annex B covering personnel under COCOM (CDRUSEUCOM) authority (U. [...]
2009-02-03 16:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDAODE AMGT ASEC KMRS HU
09BUDAPEST101BUDAPEST NABUCCO SUMMIT: SOME NEW MOMENTUM BUT NO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GoH-hosted Nabucco Summit in Budapest brought together twelve national delegations representing potential Nabucco suppliers (including Iraq, Egypt, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan),transit states, and consumers, including three EU prime ministers, the EU Energy Commissioner, [...]
2009-02-04 05:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV EU HU
09BUDAPEST113HUNGARY: 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 11:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM NPT MNUC ENGR HU
09BUDAPEST120HUNGARY WILL NOT ATTEND FEBRUARY 23-27 CARTAGENA
[...] On February 11, ESTH Officer delivered reftel talking points to Hajnalka Homoki of the Ministry of Environment's Biodiversity Department. Homoki advised us that Hungary will not be represented at the February 23-27 meeting in Mexico City for the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concernin [...]
2009-02-12 14:23:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HU
09BUDAPEST121HUGARY'S RESPONSE TO EUROPEAN UNION'S EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
[...] (U) On February 6, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Miklos Szoboszlay, Director General of the Department of Environment at the Ministry of Transport (MOT). Post stressed that the U.S. has serious legal and economic concerns regarding the EU directive, which seeks to unilaterally extend [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EU HU SENV
09BUDAPEST129HUNGARY'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 15:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST1312009 GYURCSANY PLAN: A POSITIVE STEP, BUT "NOT A
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 10:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON HU
09BUDAPEST132(CORRECTED VERSION) 2009 GYURCSANY PLAN: A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Gyurcsany on February 16 presented to Parliament a package of proposed measures intended to plug a roughly $1 billion hole in this year's budget and stabilize Hungary's careening economy through incentives to increase employment and investment. The tax adjustmen [...]
2009-02-20 14:00:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON HU
09BUDAPEST135HUNGARY: 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 16:00:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
09BUDAPEST138OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered Ref A talking points to the Ministry of Agriculture on February 20. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that Hungary will vote for a continued ban on GMOs, in line with its previously stated position (Ref B). Although the Ministry of Agriculture is showing si [...]
2009-02-23 16:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EUN TBIO HU
09BUDAPEST142VISIT 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 13:04:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU
09BUDAPEST143CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, post is unable to identify any critical infrastructure or key resources in Hungary that, if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. Foley [...]
2009-02-26 14:53:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP HU
09BUDAPEST146HUNGARY'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 16:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS NATO PREL HU
09BUDAPEST149HUNGARY, HATE SPEECH, AND RACISM
[...] Coincidental, but timely, one day following the shooting death of a 27-year-old Romani man and his five year-old son in the village of Tatarszentgyorgy, the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released their February 24 report that examined Hungarian racism and intoleranc [...]
2009-02-27 14:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST152HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO MARCH 2 CONFERENCE, SHARM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 10:00:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM HU
09BUDAPEST153(CORRECTED COPY) HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO MARCH 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 11:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER PGOV EFIN KPAL HU
09BUDAPEST155HUNGARY: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT POST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Hungary continues to make headway on its Special 301 initiatives, as well as IPR regulatory enforcement more broadly. The National Board Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (HENT) -- which acts as an overarching structure for information sharing, police and jud [...]
2009-03-02 13:10:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR EU HU
09BUDAPEST160HUNGARY 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 12:42:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL HU
09BUDAPEST168NEW 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 14:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST180HUNGARY 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 14:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST186HUNGARIAN 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 17:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ENRG TSPL HU RS
09BUDAPEST188HUNGARY'S PLEDGE - MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 11:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PTER EUN HU
09BUDAPEST189A 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 17:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST195GOH MATCHES PROGRESS ON NABUCCO WITH NEXT MOVES ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) In characteristically non-transparent fashion, Prime Minister Gyurcsany led a delegation comprised of cabinet ministers and business executives to Moscow on March 10 for a series of intergovernmental consultations and to sign [...]
2009-03-13 11:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST197HUNGARIAN 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 16:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID NATO AF HU PK
09BUDAPEST198HUNGARIAN 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 16:12:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECIN ENRG TSPL RS HU
09BUDAPEST203DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 14:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY HU
09BUDAPEST206TRAVEL 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 09:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL RM HU
09BUDAPEST210BIOTECH OUTREACH TO HUNGARY: VISIT OF JACK BOBO,
[...] (SBU) Summary: DOS Senior Biotech Advisor Jack Bobo conducted biotech outreach to Hungary during his March 9-13 visit. Bobo attended the CODEX Alimentarius Meeting in Balatonalmadi March 9-11. He then proceeded to Budapest for briefings with FCS and American biotech firms Monsanto and Pione [...]
2009-03-19 08:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO BTIO ECON ETRD SENV EAGR ENRG KGHG HU
09BUDAPEST215HUNGARIAN ACTION ON HCOC "INREACH"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 11:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU
09BUDAPEST216HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 11:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS RS GG HU
09BUDAPEST217HUNGARY 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 11:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF HU
09BUDAPEST218HUNGARY 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 12:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV HU
09BUDAPEST221HUNGARY 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 11:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST224NANOTECHNOLOGY 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 16:04:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL TNGD TPHY TBIO ETTC ETRD PREL RS HU
09BUDAPEST225PM GYURCSANY'S NO CONFIDENCE OFFER - SINCERE OR
[...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Gyurcsany's surprising intention to step down from his post following a planned constructive vote-of-no-confidence on April 14 adds further heat to the already polarized political environment. While Viktor Orban's opposition party Fidesz and the small Hungarian De [...]
2009-03-23 16:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST226PM GYURCSANY MAYBE OUT OF OFFICE BUT NOT OUT OF
[...] (U) Summary. In a surprise announcement at the Socialist Party (MSzP) Congress on March 21, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told party members that he will step down as Prime Minister following a successful constructive-vote-of-no- confidence scheduled for April 14. Apologizing to party memb [...]
2009-03-23 16:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST231IS THE PARTY OVER FOR THE HUNGARIAN DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Faced with internal party disagreements over the selection of former Finance Minister Lajos Bokros as the top party candidate for the upcoming European Parliamentary elections, the parliamentary caucus of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) ceased to exist on March 18. The di [...]
2009-03-24 11:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN HU
09BUDAPEST234NEW HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER OR EARLY ELECTIONS?
[...] (U) Summary. Negotiations continue between the ruling Socialist party and their former coalition partner Free Democrats on a Prime Minister candidate to replace Ferenc Gyurcsany. Gyorgy Suranyi, former National Bank governor, appears to have SzDSz support, but he publicly states he will only [...]
2009-03-25 16:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST249HUNGARY UNLIKELY TO SUBMIT ICJ BRIEF ON KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 13:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC SR KV HU ICJ
09BUDAPEST250GYURCSANY - OUT AS PRIME MINISTER, OUT AS PARTY
[...] (U) Summary. The Socialist and Free Democrats have agreed on a new Prime Ministerial candidate, Economic Minister Gordon Bajnai, with a constructive vote-of-no-confidence planned for April 14. With the largest opposition Fidesz and the extreme right-wing Jobbik parties continuing their call [...]
2009-03-30 14:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST251GORDON 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 15:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST252GORDON 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 04:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST254HUNGARIAN 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 09:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF HU
09BUDAPEST265MOL, GOH GIRD FOR DEFENSE AGAINST RUSSIAN TAKEOVER
[...] (C) Summary: While Hungary's political establishment has been singularly absorbed in the country's unfolding internal political drama, al--including top management at MOL--appear to have been caught off guard by the announcement on March 30 that Austria's OMV had sold its 21.2 percent stake in [...]
2009-04-02 15:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST270HUNGARY 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 13:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST274HUNGARY: 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 15:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST275THE BAJNAI RECOVERY PLAN: DRASTIC MEASURES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 15:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST276HUNGARIAN 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 15:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST28SCENE-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 16:04:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON HU
09BUDAPEST281HUNGARY: 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 16:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
09BUDAPEST282HUNGARY 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 08:28:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HU
09BUDAPEST284HUNGARY'S RESPONSE - 2009 USG INTELLECTUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 15:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD HU
09BUDAPEST286HUNGARY 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 16:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD BM HU
09BUDAPEST288NORTH 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 09:16:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN HU
09BUDAPEST289BLOOD, 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 09:58:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST297ONE 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 11:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST298DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARIAN POSITION ON MADAGASCAR
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to Zita Szatmari, Head of Section for Southern Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She expressed concurrence with the general content of the points and agreed that the EU, the African Union (AU),and the U.S. need to speak with a common voice i [...]
2009-04-15 13:44:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID PGOV SZ NO MA HU
09BUDAPEST30HUNGARY MAKES DUE AMID GAS CRISIS; STEPS UP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoH continues to improvise at home and abroad as it responds to the January 5 cutoff of Russian gas supplies via Ukraine. Hungary is currently tapping both its commercial and strategic gas storage reserves to the maximum extent possible while the GoH continues to tinker wit [...]
2009-01-12 06:02:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU SR BH MK
09BUDAPEST301HUNGARY 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 14:41:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKV ECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST302HUNGARY - 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 15:36:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST304HUNGARIAN 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 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST305UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (U) Embassy Budapest's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Economic Officer Steven Weston. Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Jeffrey Jordan. Requested contact information follows: TFCO: Steven Weston Economic Officer (36-1) 475-7595 Unclassified email: westons@state.gov Clas [...]
2009-04-17 15:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER HU
09BUDAPEST306HUNGARY 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 15:46:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM HU
09BUDAPEST309HOLOCAUST 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 16:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST310REQUEST: 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 12:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU
09BUDAPEST312THE 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 11:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST319GOVERNMENT RESUMES REGULAR BOND AUCTIONS
[...] (U) On April 16, the Hungarian Debt Management Agency (AKK) announced it would restart regular long term government bond auctions. Regular auctions were suspended last October when demand for Hungarian government securities dropped significantly, contributing to Hungary's need to negotiate a [...]
2009-04-24 13:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON HU
09BUDAPEST32ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 09:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC HU
09BUDAPEST320MOL SHAREHOLDER'S MEETING: ALL QUIET ON THE SURGUT
[...] (SBU) Hungarian oil and gas giant MOL appears to have successfully barred the door, at least for the time being, against a possible takeover attempt by Russia's Surgutneftegaz (Surgut) (reftel). Econoff attended MOL's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 23, which, in light of widely-percei [...]
2009-04-24 15:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST323PRIME 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 12:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MARR HU
09BUDAPEST331HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO THE 2009 SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On April 29, Pol/EconOff delivered the demarche (Ref A) talking points to Lazslo Varkonyi, Trade Representative, Ministry of Economy (MOE),and Andras Szorenyi and David Horvath, U.S. Desk Officers, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). All were pleased that the USTR recognized the efforts [...]
2009-05-04 11:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EU HU ETRD KIPR
09BUDAPEST336HUNGARIAN 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 15:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU NATO HU
09BUDAPEST338HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEXT STEP TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Hungary's Parliament recently approved the next step towards the eventual expansion of nuclear energy in Hungary. A feasibility study and tender offer will soon be underway for the probable addition of two new 1000MW reactors at the Paks nuclear plant at a total cost of about fi [...]
2009-05-05 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09BUDAPEST34HUNGARIAN 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 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY HU
09BUDAPEST356SHADY GAS FIRM EMFESZ LATEST FRONT IN BATTLE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Hungarian press has been swirling with speculation surrounding the recent cutoff of gas supplies to shadowy Hungarian gas firm Emfesz and its subsequent disputed change of ownership. To some analysts, Emfesz is being squeezed out as part of a recent agreement between Russia [...]
2009-05-13 14:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU UK HU
09BUDAPEST357HUNGARY: ETHICAL CODEX ENCOURAGES FOOD STORES TO
[...] (U) Summary: On April 9 2009, representatives of major supermarket chains, food producers and processors signed a voluntary ethical codex that "requires" 80 percent of shelf items to be Hungarian products. Although portrayed as a symbol of good faith, international retailers such as Tesco (UK) [...]
2009-05-13 14:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALBTIO ETRD EAID ECON EU HU
09BUDAPEST359HUNGARY RESPONSE TO DISCUSSIONS ON MUTUAL LEGAL
[...] This is an action request, see paragraph five. 2. On May 12 2009, Poloff discussed ref A talking points and draft documents with Dr. Eva Grunwald, a treaty specialist within the GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs International and EU Public Law Department. In principle, Grunwald agreed with [...]
2009-05-13 15:42:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA CJAN HU
09BUDAPEST360READING 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 11:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST361GAUGING 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 11:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST362JOBBIK 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 16:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI EU HU
09BUDAPEST372HUNGARY: 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 15:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU HU
09BUDAPEST373 EAC Meeting
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 15:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL HU
09BUDAPEST376ANTI-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 14:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST380CHINESE 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 14:32:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV ETRD ECON CHN HU
09BUDAPEST381SCENESETTER 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 14:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU
09BUDAPEST384ALLEGED 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 15:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST388WHAT 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 14:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST389DEMARCHE 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 13:31:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST39REBUTTING 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 12:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV PREL HU
09BUDAPEST391HUNGARY 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 10:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKV ECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST4HUNGARY 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 13:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS HU
09BUDAPEST400HUNGARY ON PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS CRISIS
[...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel demarches seeking assistance for Pakistan's growing internally displaced persons (IDP) crisis to MFA International Organizations and Human Rights Deputy Director General Istvan Lakatos and Counselor Katalin Buzas. Lakatos agreed that the situation on the ground in [...]
2009-06-03 13:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF HU
09BUDAPEST404MALEV 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 15:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
09BUDAPEST406HUNGARY'S WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION NOMINEE
[...] (U) The Embassy received a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the candidacy of Dr. Janos Nagy, Commissioner of the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard for the post of Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO). Dr. Nagy previously served at the WC [...]
2009-06-04 05:47:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OPDC AORC HU
09BUDAPEST407HUNGARY HAS NO AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 13:46:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG PARM PK HU
09BUDAPEST410EXTREMISTS 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 14:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN HU
09BUDAPEST411VIKTOR 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 05:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LO HU
09BUDAPEST412HUNGARY 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 07:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER HU
09BUDAPEST416HUNGARIAN 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 12:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO OSCE EU HU
09BUDAPEST42GOVT BOND MARKET WAITING TO BOUNCE BACK
[...] (C) Summary. The situation in the Hungarian government securities market improved only slightly in recent weeks following a tumultuous autumn that saw yields of 13-14 percent and massive sell-offs by non-resident investors. The government has sought to stabilize the market by suspending regu [...]
2009-01-15 14:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST422HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 23:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST423HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 23:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST429HUNGARIAN 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 10:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST430ORBAN 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 12:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST442HUNGARY: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for input into the 2009 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims, Embassy Budapest has no information to report on U.S. citizen expropriation claims or other qualifying investment disputes involving the Government of Hungary through June 1, 2009. [...]
2009-06-19 14:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKIDE CASC EINV PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST443HUNGARY RELUCTANT TO JOIN IRENA CITING BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Miklos Poos, Deputy Director General for Environment, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation at the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy told us June 17 that Hungary has not yet made a decision to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In response to [...]
2009-06-19 14:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG ENRG SENV HU
09BUDAPEST45(U) HUNGARY: MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS (C-TN8-02815)
[...] (U) On January 14, Econoff met with Ministry of Finance Department of Income Taxes Director General Edit Lucz on a number of issues, and inquired about the tax law change described ref A. 2. (U) The law in question was passed on December 1 as part of the 2008 tax law changes, and is known [...]
2009-01-16 13:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPINR EFIN HU
09BUDAPEST453HUNGARY'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 15:26:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON ODIP PREL HU
09BUDAPEST461AMBASSADOR 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 13:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER HU
09BUDAPEST462HUNGARY 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 13:26:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL HU
09BUDAPEST463ROMA 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 14:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST474UNSCR 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 16:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KN HU
09BUDAPEST475STRUCTURAL 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 07:31:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST477WATCHING 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 08:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST48BUDAPEST 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 16:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MAR PAR PREL HU
09BUDAPEST49NO DIRECTION HOME: VOTERS MOVE LEFT ON ECONOMICS,
[...] (C) Summary: As the MSzP prepares for party meetings which will set the course for the coming year, Prime Minister Gyurcsany's halting efforts to rekindle reform are meeting open opposition even from elements of his own party. If recent polling is correct, reforms will make little headway wi [...]
2009-01-16 16:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HU
09BUDAPEST500MAGYAR 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 11:13:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST501HUNGARIAN 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 13:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER OFDP LO HU
09BUDAPEST529HUNGARIAN 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 16:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST53THE 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 09:13:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST533HUNGARIAN 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 13:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST55CONGRATULATORY 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 10:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP HU
09BUDAPEST553HUNGARY'S PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR THEIR EU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:29:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST556AMBASSADOR 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 09:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP NATO EUN ZL AF HU
09BUDAPEST564FUND INDUSTRY SURVIVING ECONOMIC CRISIS, BUT MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. 2008 was the worst year on record for the Hungarian investment fund industry, with capital flight and declining yields resulting in a decrease in total assets of Hungarian funds of over 20 percent. Real estate and money market funds were particularly hard hit. A run on Hungari [...]
2009-08-04 15:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EU HU
09BUDAPEST573LOST 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 10:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO HU
09BUDAPEST578HUNGARIAN PLANS FOR THE MTCR RIO PLENARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 15:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA HU
09BUDAPEST587HUGARY'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 14:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST590RESPONSE 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 12:20:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL BM EU HU
09BUDAPEST591FINANCIAL 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 12:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST592BUDAPEST 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 15:14:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL HU
09BUDAPEST593GOH 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 15:41:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL BM EU HU
09BUDAPEST6ECONOMIC 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 16:19:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST60HUNGARIAN 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 15:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST603HUNGARY ON 2009 G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 12:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI 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 14:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU
09BUDAPEST61HUNGARIAN 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 15:46:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST612OUTLAWED 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 10:05:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST613SLOVAKIA 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 11:41:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO HU
09BUDAPEST616THE "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 15:48:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV LO HU
09BUDAPEST617HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST626TRANSLUCENCY INTERNATIONAL: GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post attempts to gather data on procurement contracts won by U.S. companies reveal a surplus of regulations and lack of transparency that threaten the potential benefits of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). Hungary's Public Procurement Council's (PPC) procureme [...]
2009-08-31 10:46:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KTRD KTIA HU
09BUDAPEST628STORING UP GAS FOR ANOTHER WINTER CUTOFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hungary is nearing the completion of a significant addition to its already extensive natural gas storage capacity. This new capacity will further enable gas to continue flowing to consumers in Hungary and possibly to neighboring countries in the event of a cutoff similar to th [...]
2009-09-01 11:10:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU UK HU
09BUDAPEST636ANTI GMO, BUT NO COMMENT: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy's Commercial Section chief delivered demarche points on September 1 to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations. Vajda is also Hungary's spokesperson for the Special Agricultu [...]
2009-09-03 13:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO HU
09BUDAPEST637HUNGARIAN 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 08:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST638HUNGARIAN 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 11:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST639UPDATE: 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 14:44:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST664HUNGARY 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 14:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO HU
09BUDAPEST665HUNGARIAN 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 14:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST666ON 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 16:07:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC EU HU
09BUDAPEST667FICO-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 17:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LO HU
09BUDAPEST668HUNGARIAN 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 13:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEU PREL HU
09BUDAPEST669DEMARCHE 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 15:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HU
09BUDAPEST679CUTTING IT CLOSE: GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO MEET 2009 AND 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary: State Secretary Tamas Katona told analysts on September 11 that the Finance Ministry is determined to meet its 3.8 percent budget deficit target for 2009. Despite shortfalls in tax revenues, Katona believes that strict control of expenditures, hiring freezes, and other cost sav [...]
2009-09-17 16:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST686TALKING 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 15:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG EPET BE SP SR KV HU
09BUDAPEST687TALKING 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 15:49:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG EPET BE SP SR KV HU
09BUDAPEST693DEMARCHE 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 16:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PL EZ HU
09BUDAPEST696HUNGARY 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 09:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER HU
09BUDAPEST697HUNGARY: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 11:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST698HUNGARY'S REPLY TO FAO BUDGET - DEMARCHE FOR ZERO
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points to Bernadett Kollar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Unit for International Organizations. Ms. Kollar stated that while she was not specifically aware of the Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) proposed budget increase, Hungary would likely tak [...]
2009-09-22 15:35:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN FAO AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN HU
09BUDAPEST700PARLIAMENT 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 16:43:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST701DEMARCHE 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 16:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL IS HU
09BUDAPEST709DEMARCHE 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 16:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST715HUNGARIAN 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 16:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BM HU
09BUDAPEST716HUNGARY 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 15:30:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU
09BUDAPEST717MASTERCARD, 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 15:48:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST723FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN SPECIAL
[...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...]
2009-10-02 12:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP NATO HU
09BUDAPEST725PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PAKS NUCLEAR EXPANSION
[...] (C) Summary: Work on the possible expansion of Hungary's Paks Nuclear Plant proceeds apace as experts work to define Hungary's power generation needs in the coming decades and potential suppliers begin their marketing efforts. The tender is expected to occur sometime in early 2011. Political [...]
2009-10-02 15:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09BUDAPEST73(U) C-WP8-01022- HUNGARIAN SECURITY OF NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Post provides the responses below sequenced to reftel questions in para 3.A (1-3). 2. (S) Hungary has multi-layered security measures in place at the country's two nuclear facilities - the main power plant at Pecs and the research reactor in Budapest. For example, during a December 200 [...]
2009-01-27 15:06:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPINR PARM MNUC KNNP HU
09BUDAPEST732HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 13:51:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU
09BUDAPEST733HUNGARY'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 14:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EU HU
09BUDAPEST734BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN
[...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and POL Officer briefed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Gabor Iklody and Sandor Racz, Iran Desk Officer in the Security and Non-Proliferation Department, October 5 on the outcome of the P5 1 talks in Geneva. We emphasized that although progress had been m [...]
2009-10-07 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST740HUNGARIAN 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 14:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC UN HU
09BUDAPEST748CORRECTED COPY:FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN AVIATION PARTNER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 13:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNHU MARR MCAP NATO
09BUDAPEST749UPDATE TO FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN
[...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...]
2009-10-14 13:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP NATO HU
09BUDAPEST752HUNGARIAN 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 17:21:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN PINR HU
09BUDAPEST760LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEIZURE OF WATER UTILITY FURTHER
[...] (C) Summary: The Pecs city government has used a commercial dispute with France's Suez, the strategic investor and operator of the city's water plant, to basically expropriate the public utility. The move was orchestrated by the newly-elected Fidesz mayor and has raised serious concerns in bo [...]
2009-10-16 15:08:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR FR HU
09BUDAPEST761GM-NO: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations, and also to Timea Vertes, Research and Biotech Advisor-in-Chief. Vajda unequivocally stated that Hungary wi [...]
2009-10-16 15:46:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR HU
09BUDAPEST764HUNGARY: 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 15:51:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN HU
09BUDAPEST766ATTRACTING 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 11:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST770GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Mark Horvath, Head of Section for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the Hungarian MFA, and to Kristof Horvath, Department Head for Nuclear and Radioactive Materials at the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). Both interlocutors indicate [...]
2009-10-20 16:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST771HUNGARIAN 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 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRET//NOFORNMARR PGOV PREL MCAP MOPS AF HU
09BUDAPEST773HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO RATIFY
[...] (U) The Hungarian parliament voted on October 19 to ratify the Nabucco Pipeline Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA),which was concluded on July 13 by Hungary, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey. The measure passed with 334 affirmative votes and one abstention, making Hungary the first Nabu [...]
2009-10-21 14:05:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST774HUNGARIAN 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 11:26:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM KMPI OPDC PREL ECON HU
09BUDAPEST776HUNGARY'S REPLY ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON
[...] EconOff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Varkonyi, Director General of the Trade Policy Department of Hungary's Ministry for National Development and Economy. Varkonyi stated that while he appreciated the clarity of the U.S. position, Hungary sides with the EC/Swiss proposal. Varkonyi [...]
2009-10-22 15:29:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN KIPR HU
09BUDAPEST777HUNGARY'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 15:35:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST779DEMARCHE 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 17:36:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN EU HU
09BUDAPEST784DEMARCHE 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 16:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC HU
09BUDAPEST785HUNGARY: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 16:29:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD HU
09BUDAPEST787U.S. COMPANY LOSES OUT IN TAINTED RADIO TENDER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Hungarian Radio and Television Board (ORTT) voted October 28 to award the two national radio frequencies to bidders backed by the two largest Hungarian political parties. The decision leaves the current license holders, U.S.-based Emmis Communications' "Slager Radio," and [...]
2009-10-29 16:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECPS KCOR HU
09BUDAPEST788HUNGARY: CONCRETE ACTION ON IPR PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past year, under the leadership of the National Board Against Counterfeiting (HENT),the GOH has taken concrete steps to improve the protection of intellectual property rights, combat counterfeiting and piracy, and increase public awareness of the importance of IP prot [...]
2009-10-30 15:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR HU
09BUDAPEST790THE SHIFTING POLITICAL GROUNDS OF NORTHEAST HUNGARY
[...] (C) Summary. The political ground is shifting in northeast Hungary, a former Socialist stronghold. Support for center-right Fidesz has grown significantly, and its politicians confidently predict a major victory in next April's national elections. Negative stereotypes and perceptions of Ro [...]
2009-11-02 14:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
09BUDAPEST791HUNGARY 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 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST792HUNGARY 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 06:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST793CHARGE REQUESTS PERMISSION TO BE AWAY FROM POST
[...] Charge Jeffrey D. Levine requests permission to be away from post November 25 through November 29, 2009 for personal leave. 2. POL/ECON Counselor Paul C. O'Friel will be Charge d'Affaires a.i. during the Charge's absence from post. LEVINE [...]
2009-11-03 07:53:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA APER LEVINE JEFFREY HU ASEC
09BUDAPEST794A 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 09:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST796HUNGARIAN 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 15:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL PHUM PTER HU
09BUDAPEST800HUNGARY 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 12:10:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN BO HU
09BUDAPEST801HUNGARIAN 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 13:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST802SCENESETTER 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 14:28:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV PREL OREP HU
09BUDAPEST805COMMERCE 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 10:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EINV KGHG HU
09BUDAPEST810HUNGARIAN 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 13:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUN SO ZL HU
09BUDAPEST817HUNGARY'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 16:26:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU RU UA HU
09BUDAPEST819HEATED CONFRONTATION BETWEEN ROMA AND
[...] (U) Responding to a November 14 rally of the extreme-right Jobbik party and the banned Magyar Garda in the north-eastern Hungarian town of Sajobabony, local Roma attempted to break up the event, threatening the local Jobbik party chief. After a group of Roma assaulted one of the organizers, Job [...]
2009-11-16 17:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST820HUNGARY 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 09:56:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR HU
09BUDAPEST821BUDAPEST 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 09:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR HU
09BUDAPEST822SZEGED - PROSPERITY, POLITICS, AND DARK UNDERTONES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The prosperous university town of Szeged is home to Laszlo Botka, one of Hungary's rising young Socialist politicians who is positioning himself to pick up the pieces after his party's all but certain defeat in next April's parliamentary elections. However, there is a darker, di [...]
2009-11-17 10:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
09BUDAPEST824200 CIVIL SERVICE JOBS FOR ROMA -- HUNGARIAN STYLE
[...] (U) Summary: Despite the public service hiring freeze, the GOH launched an affirmative action project that aims to induct 200 Roma college graduates into civil service positions by January 1, 2010. EU grants will cover salaries for the first year, after which the GOH hopes to add the new empl [...]
2009-11-17 14:37:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI EU HU
09BUDAPEST829FIDESZ ROLLS OUT ITS AGENDA TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Opposition party Fidesz, clearly confident of victory in next April's elections, rolled out its economic and foreign policy agenda to members of the diplomatic community November 18. With no margin of maneuver on fiscal policy, Fidesz intends to use monetary policy to help gene [...]
2009-11-20 06:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV ENRG HU
09BUDAPEST830HUNGARY: REPLY TO FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 06:20:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON HU
09BUDAPEST831PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR
[...] (SBU) On November 12, Econoff delivered reftel points to Dr. Szilvia Balazs from the MFA's International and EU Public Law Department; Dr. Andrea Kadar, Head of Unit of the MFA's Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Strategic Issues Dept; and to Dr. Krisztina Kovacs, Head of Unit of the Ministry of [...]
2009-11-20 07:24:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM ETTC UNSC HU
09BUDAPEST834HUNGARY 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 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR MCAP AF HU
09BUDAPEST835HUNGARY RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 14:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST836H1N1 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 14:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU
09BUDAPEST837HUNGARY: 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 14:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC HU CU
09BUDAPEST843AMBASSADOR 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 14:48:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL OREP HU
09BUDAPEST844HUNGARY'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 07:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST845HUNGARIAN 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 07:53:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST846SLAGER RADIO CEASES BROADCASTING
[...] (U) At midnight on November 18, having been denied its request for an injunction to prevent the transfer of its broadcasting license, American-owned Emmis Communication's Slager Radio ceased broadcasting in Hungary. 2. (U) Slager and Danubius Radio, the other long-term licensee, lost thei [...]
2009-11-25 08:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV ECPS HU
09BUDAPEST847SCENESETTER 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 15:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ECON ENRG EINV HU
09BUDAPEST851TOO 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 15:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
09BUDAPEST854HUNGARIAN 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 09:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR YI LO HU
09BUDAPEST855DAS 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 10:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO ENGR AF HU
09BUDAPEST856BRIEFING 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 16:25:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK HU
09BUDAPEST857RESIGNATION OF HUNGARIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND
[...] (U) Tibor Draskovics, Minister of Justice and Law enforcement, unexpectedly announced his resignation December 2. His resignation comes two days after the Parliament passed the controversial 2010 budget (septel). Draskovics stated that "we have successfully accomplished our legislative work [...]
2009-12-02 11:45:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HU
09BUDAPEST858PARLIAMENT 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 13:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST86GABOR 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 05:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST864DEBRECEN - FIDESZ FIEFDOM WITH GROWING JOBBIK
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition party Fidesz has built up a nearly unassailable fiefdom in the eastern city of Debrecen, Hungary's second largest municipality. While the local Socialist party is in tatters, the far-right Jobbik movement appears to be gaining strength, especially among young univers [...]
2009-12-04 10:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
09BUDAPEST865HUNGARY COMMENTS FOR DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 10:59:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC SOCI UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST866HUNGARIAN 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 11:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST867HUNGARY 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 11:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU GR MK HU
09BUDAPEST87NOTHING NEW UNDER THE GUN: GOH AIMS LOW ON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: The GoH continues to talk loudly about its financial straits but to carry a very small stick on structural reform. Despite repeated references to the historic magnitude of the financial crisis, the Gyurcsany government appears to be aiming low by limiting its response to modest [...]
2009-02-02 08:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
09BUDAPEST870HUNGARIAN SOCIALIST PRIME MINISTER CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) selected thirty-five year old parliamentary faction leader Attila Mesterhazy as its Prime Minster candidate for the 2010 national elections. A party member since 2002, Mesterhazy previously served as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Chi [...]
2009-12-04 16:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
09BUDAPEST871NEW 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 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL HU
09BUDAPEST872HUNGARY'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 07:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKCOR ETRD PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST875GYOR - JOBBIK CHALLENGING FIDESZ ON ITS HOME TURF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A popular local mayor has helped opposition party Fidesz gain control of the former Socialist party sinecure of Gyor in western Hungary. While local Fidesz politicians expect a crushing victory over the Socialists in next April's parliamentary elections, the far-right party, Job [...]
2009-12-08 15:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HU
09BUDAPEST876HUNGARIAN 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 17:13:00Embassy BudapestSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST879HUNGARY RESPONSE: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message and talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asia/Pacific Department Head Gyula Petho and Southeast Asia Section Head Laszlo Takacs on December 8, 2009. Petho said that Hungary's policy towards Burma was essentially the same as that of the United States [...]
2009-12-10 13:37:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM HU
09BUDAPEST881MULTICULTURAL POLICING WORKSHOP ADDRESSES
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of Post's continuing tolerance program, Post, the Hungarian Ministry of Justice (MOJ),and the FBI's International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) jointly conducted a two-day workshop in Budapest for senior police officials, prosecutors, and judges on policing in multi-cu [...]
2009-12-11 16:56:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI EU HU
09BUDAPEST883HUNGARIAN BANKING SYSTEM: LIQUIDITY YES, LOANS NO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Hungarian banking system is awash in forint liquidity, retail lending levels remain low. High borrowing costs and the difficult economic climate are impacting consumer and small business demand for loans, while deteriorating customer credit scores and high risk aver [...]
2009-12-14 08:21:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST885HUGE UNCONVENTIONAL GAS POTENTIAL LIKELY TO REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: There are substantial amounts of natural gas in the tight gas sands of southeastern Hungary, but initial tests to determine the technical feasibility of developing the resources have not been promising. End Summary. SIGNIFICANT UNCONVENTIONAL GAS RESERVES 2. (SBU) Hungary [...]
2009-12-14 11:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST886ARREST TAINTS BUDAPEST AIRPORT'S PREVIOUSLY CLEAN
[...] (U) Hungarian authorities announced on December 5 the arrest of Budapest Airport's (BA) legal director Krisztina Renyi-Vamos, along with her former colleague Gyorgy Sziebert, who until this week served as legal director for Budapest transport company BKV. Both individuals were charged with br [...]
2009-12-14 13:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN ETRD HU
09BUDAPEST887HUNGARY: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Hungary remained a consistent and reliable counterterrorism partner in 2009. In addition to the continued leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team, Hungary sent 28 troops to Afghanistan as part of a new joint Operational, Mentoring, and Liaison team (OMLT). The OMLT, which is comma [...]
2009-12-14 13:19:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC HU
09BUDAPEST89HUNGARY'S GMO BAN WILL STAY
[...] Summary: On January 29, Hungarian daily "Vilagazdasag" reported that Undersecretary of Agriculture Zoltan Gogos announced that Hungary will continue its ban on the importation of genetically modified corn and the planting of genetically modified organism (GMO) seeds. This announcement follo [...]
2009-02-02 09:43:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PREL HU EU US
09BUDAPEST896HUNGARY - INPUT FOR THE QDR'S GLOBAL CONTEXT
[...] (U) We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Global Context section of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. Our input is coded to the questions posed by reftel. A. (U) To what degree will/can technology empower individuals, or civil society in Hungary to exercise a mo [...]
2009-12-17 14:17:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST9SAY ANYTHING: THE PM'S MIXED MESSAGES
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany continues to calibrate his messages at the expense of his credibility. Throughout the past weeks, he has sought to assure the public that Hungary's economy has weathered a "foreign attack" and will maintain strict "social solidarity." At the same time, he has wor [...]
2009-01-06 13:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KBIO HU
09BUDAPEST901HUNGARY PASSES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION PACKAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14 the Hungarian Parliament passed a series of anti-corruption measures designed to reduce corruption in public procurements. The final vote was split down party lines, with near unanimous support from the governing Socialist party and near unanimous opposition from [...]
2009-12-21 07:42:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR ETRD PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST904ENGAGING HUNGARY ON PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM
[...] (SBU) Political Counselor discussed reftel points December 21 with Ambassador Gabor Horvath, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Policy and Non-Proliferation Department. Horvath stated the MFA "totally supported -- full stop" the concept of increased civilian deploym [...]
2009-12-22 12:47:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID AF HU
09BUDAPEST909FOREIGN INVESTORS JITTERY OVER ACTIONS OF FIDESZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two recent actions by opposition party Fidesz mayors against private utility companies have rattled Hungary's foreign investors. Senior Fidesz advisors claim these are local incidents and emphasize their party has no policy to re-nationalize privatized utilities. END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-12-30 10:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV KCOR FR HU
09BUDAPEST910ENGAGING HUNGARY ON THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (SBU) Hungary has a clear track record on the "defamation of religions" question. It backs the common EU position, which echoes USG recommendations, and in November 2009 voted against the UN Third Committee resolution on the issue. In the UN Human Rights Council, it has stood with us on other [...]
2009-12-30 10:20:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM OPDC HU
09KABUL3981ACTION REQUEST: ENGAGING COALITION PARTNERS TO QUICKLY
[...] This message contains an action request in para 4 2. (U) Begin Summary. Embassy Kabul continues to engage with coalition partners with Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) to press for conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Life, Security and Mobility Support. We understand c [...]
2009-12-10 09:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ PL TU AF
09KABUL4152STATUS UPDATE: MOU WITH COALITION PARTNERS ON LIFE,
[...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 4 2. (U) Begin Summary. Embassy Kabul continues to engage with coalition partners who lead Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in order to press for conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Life, Security and Mobility Support. [...]
2009-12-28 10:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF CA EAID FR GM HU IT LH NL NO NZ PGOV SP SW UK
09KUWAIT66COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TIERNEY (JANUARY 29-30,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Tierney to travel to post January 29-30, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2009-01-26 03:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI HU KU PK QA COUNTRY
09LAPAZ611MIXED SIGNS ON TERROR INVESTIGATION, USG
[...] (SBU) During April 22 interviews to BBC Mundo and CNN Espanol, Bolivian President Evo Morales seemingly sent mixed messages regarding any international role in the investigation of the April 16 operation against an alleged terror cell in Santa Cruz in which three alleged terrorists were killed [...]
2009-04-24 14:33:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYODIP OFDP OPRC PGOV PREL PTER HU EI HR RO BL
09PRAGUE454 EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...]
2009-08-04 14:38:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ
09PRAGUE722CZECH VIEWS ON THE VISEGRAD FOUR (C-RE9-02125)
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff met on December 14 with Jiri Cistecky, Director of the Czech MFA's Central European Department, and Petr Maryska, a member of the Central European Department's Visegrad 4 (V-4) working group, to discuss Czech perceptions of the current state of V-4 cooperat [...]
2009-12-15 12:58:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL EZ PL HU LO
09PRISTINA457 KOSOVO: HUNGARY IN TALKS TO REPRESENT SPANISH EU
[...] (SBU) Atilla Fodor, First Secretary of the Hungarian Embassy in Pristina, briefed us Friday, October 16, on Hungary's hopes to represent Spain in Kosovo, during Spain's January-June 2010 EU presidency. According to Fodor, intensive bilateral talks are underway, and a decision is expected no la [...]
2009-10-19 11:11:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KV HU SP
09SOFIA457DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION
[...] (SBU) On August 17, EmbOffs delivered reftel talking points on the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) conviction to Ivan Velikov of the Asia, Australia, and Oceania Directorate at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Velikov agreed with the U.S. position and stated that Bulgaria fully supports th [...]
2009-08-17 15:13:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBM EU HU PGOV PHUM PREL BU
09STATE111464OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 29, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and tho [...]
2009-10-28 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS KV MK KZ HU LO GG
09STATE129187ENGAGING COALITION PARTNERS TO QUICKLY REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 3). 2. (U) Begin Summary: Significant numbers of additional U.S. civilian personnel are now arriving in Afghanistan for deployment to all Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) as a critical element of our strategy. To facilitate timely deploy [...]
2009-12-17 22:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ
09STATE39788MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO DR. KINGA
[...] The Department requests that post deliver, as soon as possible, the following diplomatic note from Secretary Clinton to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Kinga Goncz. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin text: Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your note No. [...]
2009-04-22 01:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN HU OPDC PREL
09STATE60605HUNGARY--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP HU
09STATE62393(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: HUNGARY
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Hungary (paragraph 3-end and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Hungarian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in R [...]
2009-06-16 21:42:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON HU
09USNATO534NATO SYG PRESSES HUNGARY AND ROMANIA FOR MORE ISAF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S. Deputy Director of the Secretary General's Private Office Jeff Rathke (strictly protect) told us that Secretary General Rasmussen pressed Hungary and Romania on November 19 for additional troops for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. [...]
2009-11-19 16:58:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL MARR MASS NATO AF HU RO SP
09VIENNA408Austria Reactions to OMV Sale of MOL Stake to Russian
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OMV's sale of its 21.2% stake in Hungarian energy national MOL to Siberian energy company Surgutneftegas has raised few eyebrows in Austria, where it is seen as the logical unwinding of OMV's abandoned effort to grow into a regional powerhouse. The sale is no surprise: ever sin [...]
2009-04-03 14:36:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON AU HU
09WELLINGTON329DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY AND MOBILITY SUPPORT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 04:34:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ
10BRATISLAVA60BALANCING THE UNBALANCEABLE: VOLLEBAEK'S EFFORTS TO MONITOR
[...] (C) Summary: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Bratislava on February 8 to meet with Slovak officials and minority representatives to discuss the implementation phase of the newly-amended Slovak State Language Act (ref a). Although Vollebaek told members of B [...]
2010-02-11 11:12:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LO HU
10BUDAPEST101HUNGARY'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANSF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 12:41:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NATO AF HU
10BUDAPEST102HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE EU FAC MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (U) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on February 19. 2. (C) Dekany provided the following comments on three topics: Iran, Ukraine and Libya. -- IRAN: The recent announcement by Iran that it would increase i [...]
2010-02-22 15:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU RU UA HU
10BUDAPEST103HUNGARY'S NON-PAPER ON NATO'S NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT
[...] (SBU) The MFA's NATO Office Director, Eszter Sandorfi, provided PolOff a copy of the following Hungarian Non-paper on NATO's new strategic concept Februray 19. 2. (C) The non-paper text, dated February 2010, follows: Begin text --------------------------------------------- ------ Core [...]
2010-02-22 15:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMOPS MAPP NATO PREL HU
10BUDAPEST106PARLIAMENT APPROVES BILATERAL TAX TREATY AND S&T
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 14:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL HU
10BUDAPEST107PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-HOLOCAUST BILL
[...] (U) On February 22, in its last session before April's national elections, Parliament passed a Holocaust denial bill. According to the new legislation, which amends the Hungarian criminal code, anyone who publicly denies the Holocaust, calls it into doubt, or diminishes its significance can [...]
2010-02-23 17:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI HU
10BUDAPEST112ACTION REQUEST: HUNGARY'S POSITION ON THE
[...] (C) On February 24, PolOff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Division Human Rights officer Agnes Hevesi. Hevesi noted that Hungary had voted against on the November 5, 2009 UN General Assembly resolution on the Goldstone Report, but would likel [...]
2010-02-25 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA EU HU
10BUDAPEST113PECS - A WINDOW ON HUNGARIAN POLITICS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Pecs is off to a lurching start as a "European Cultural Capital." The new Fidesz administration has proven as inept as its Socialist predecessors in getting the city ready for this year-long event, with infrastructure upgrades months behind. Fidesz mayor Zsolt Pava appears to b [...]
2010-02-25 15:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI HU
10BUDAPEST14RENATIONALIZING MALEV AIRLINES: JAN 31 THE LATEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press reports indicate that the GOH is close to finalizing a deal by January 31 to reacquire a majority stake in struggling Malev Airlines from Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB). The conclusion of such a deal would help close a turbulent era for Malev under de facto Russian o [...]
2010-01-12 07:23:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
10BUDAPEST16 HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: NEW CASES DOWN, FOR NOW
[...] Summary: The first wave of the H1N1 pandemic in Hungary appears to be in decline, according to data from the Influenza Surveillance Division of Hungary's National Center for Epidemiology. However, the Center cautions that a second wave may arrive shortly, as schools reopen following the Chri [...]
2010-01-12 14:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU
10BUDAPEST17HUNGARY: BUS DRIVERS' STRIKE IS ANOTHER STRIKE
[...] SUMMARY: After a week of sporadic "wildcat" strikes that made bus service unreliable, Budapest Transport Company (BKV) bus drivers officially went on strike January 12, after the company and union leadership failed to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. BKV garners little p [...]
2010-01-13 08:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN HU
10BUDAPEST20HUNGARY TO SUPPORT COLLECTIVE EU ASSOCIATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador raised the question of Hungary's association with the Copenhagen Accord in her January 14 meeting with Prime Minister Bajnai. The Prime Minister's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, David Koranyi, who also attended the meeting, stated that Hungary's Minister of Environment [...]
2010-01-14 16:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG HU
10BUDAPEST21HUNGARY'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 AGRICULTURAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hungary has long resisted agricultural biotechnology (refs B-E). This spring's parliamentary elections will usher in a new government and an opportunity to advocate for agbiotech with a fresh group of stakeholders. While we do not expect that the new government's initial appro [...]
2010-01-15 08:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO OIIP HU
10BUDAPEST23HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON AFGHAN TRANSITION PLANNING
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A and B points to the MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali and MFA's Security Policy and Non-proliferation Deputy Department Head, Gabor Horvath, January 15. Both expressed appreciation for the ref A's clarifying points and acknowledged the importance of continued [...]
2010-01-15 16:05:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF HU
10BUDAPEST27HUNGARY'S RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] PolOff delivered reftel information January 19, and expressed appreciation for Hungary's support to the MFA's Director for International Development Cooperation, Denes Tomaj. The MFA confirmed January 20 that they have no/no outstanding requests to the USG for assistance in coordinating Hunga [...]
2010-01-20 13:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM UN HA HU
10BUDAPEST30GOH SOON TO ENTER SOUTH STREAM JOINT VENTURE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian officials will soon sign a set of agreements to establish a Russian-Hungarian joint venture to commence work on the feasibility study for the Hungarian segment of the South Stream pipeline project. This will set the project in motion after nearly a year of apparent sta [...]
2010-01-21 11:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
10BUDAPEST33DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba Desk Officer Istvan Sandor on January 19. Sandor greatly appreciated the update on U.S. policy towards Cuba and stated that Hungary's position has been, and will remain, consistently firm with regards to human rights, politic [...]
2010-01-21 16:11:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI CU HU
10BUDAPEST34OPPOSITION LEADER VIKTOR ORBAN CONFIDENT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Opposition Fidesz party leader Viktor Orban is clearly confident of his victory in April's upcoming national elections in which he hopes to crush the Socialist party. He is also confident that he can defeat any challenge by Jobbik, telling the Ambassador in their January 19 meeting tha [...]
2010-01-22 11:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
10BUDAPEST36HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON THE JANUARY FAC AGENDA
[...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolEconOff on January 22. 2. (SBU) Dekany provided comments on the following topics: Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. -- Afghanistan/Pakist [...]
2010-01-22 16:02:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF BH IR PK SO HU
10BUDAPEST37AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings January 21 with the Ambassador, MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Gabor Iklody stressed the importance of the U.S.-Hungarian bilateral relationship and outlined proposed cooperation between the Visegrad Four and the USG on Roma and energy issues. Hi [...]
2010-01-25 12:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET MOPS PHUM RS BK AF HU
10BUDAPEST38BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON U.S. DESIRED OUTCOMES
[...] (SBU) POL/ECON Counselor briefed Peter Sztaray, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation, January 25 on desired U.S. outcomes from the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. Sztaray, who is accompanying Foreign Minister Balazs to the conference [...]
2010-01-25 16:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AF HU
10BUDAPEST39AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WESTERN BALKANS/SLOVAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Hungary continues to favor an early NATO Membership Action Plan for Bosnia, believing it could help stabilize the Western Balkans. State Secretary Szabo told the Ambassador that he fears bilateral tensions over the new Slovak language law might be exploited by extremist elements [...]
2010-01-25 16:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG PHUM PREL OSCE HR YI LO RU HU
10BUDAPEST432010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HUNGARY
[...] The following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Hungary: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HUNGARY OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. According to the Hungaria [...]
2010-01-27 13:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC KTDB PGOV HU
10BUDAPEST45HUNGARY TO HOST HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS ON EU DANUBE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hungary will host two linked but separate "macro-regional" gatherings in Budapest February 25-26 to give momentum to the EU's Danube Strategy -- an initiative that the GOH has identified as a priority for its 2011 EU Presidency. Hungarian PM Bajnai will host a "Danube Summit" [...]
2010-01-27 15:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SENV EU HU
10BUDAPEST46HUNGARY IMPRESSED BY U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel message to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cuba Desk Officer Istvan Sandor on January 25 and received a readout of Hungarian contributions to the ongoing relief effort. Sandor noted that Hungary was deeply impressed by the magnitude and effectiveness of U.S. humanit [...]
2010-01-27 15:37:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EAID ECON HA HU
10BUDAPEST48 HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA FROM APRIL TO
[...] On January 15, Hungary's National Center for Epidemiology published a report on the H1N1 influenza pandemic in Hungary in its weekly journal EpInfo. The report analyzed epidemiological data collected from April 30, 2009 to January 15, 2010. Key data follows. 2. From April 30, 2009 until [...]
2010-01-29 07:55:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU
10BUDAPEST50HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON MOBILIZING PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 14:31:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL UNSC IAEA IR HU
10BUDAPEST51HUNGARY'S PLANS FOR IRAN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 15:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM IR HU
10BUDAPEST53HUNGARY CONCLUDES $2 BILLION BOND ISSUE
[...] (U) On January 26, Hungary successfully concluded a 2 billion dollar bond auction. There was significant demand for the 10-year dollar denominated bond, with bids in excess of $7 billion from more than 250 investors. Finance Minister Oszko commented that the GOH was pleased with the pricing - [...]
2010-02-01 16:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL HU
10BUDAPEST54PENSIONS EMERGE AS MAJOR ELECTION ISSUE
[...] (C) Summary. Pension reform is emerging as a major election issue as Socialist (MSzP) and Fidesz party leaders trade attacks in hopes of winning the votes of Hungary's estimated 2.7 million pensioners. As each party accuses the other's program of leaving pensioners worse off, both are trying [...]
2010-02-02 09:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL HU
10BUDAPEST68 HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING
[...] On January 28, ESTH Hub Officer met with Lt. Col. Csaba Kiss, Secretary General of Hungary's National Road Safety Commission, to deliver reftel demarche. Lt. Col. Kiss provided broad outline of Hungary's road safety programs and promised to provide us more detailed answers to reftel para 18 q [...]
2010-02-03 14:32:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA HU
10BUDAPEST7HUNGARY'S ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] Summary. Post employs three basic tools to engage on women's issues: outreach by the Ambassador and Embassy staff at numerous events; hosting prominent visitors to Hungary; and making full use of exchanges and the International Visitor's (IV) Program, which yield the most promising longer-last [...]
2010-01-08 13:42:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM EU HU
10BUDAPEST70SOCIALIST PM CANDIDATE TALKS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary. Socialist prime ministerial candidate Attila Mesterhazy is planning a vigorous nation-wide campaign against Viktor Orban's well-oiled Fidesz machine. Although likely to go down in defeat in the April elections, Mesterhazy is positioning himself for the inevitable internal strugg [...]
2010-02-05 05:53:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV HU
10BUDAPEST75U.S. AND HUNGARY SIGN NEW BILATERAL SCIENCE AND
[...] On February 4, the United States and Hungary signed a new bilateral Science and Technology (S&T) agreement, superseding the existing S&T agreement of March 2000. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis signed for the U.S. and Minister for National Development and Economy, Istvan Varga, signed [...]
2010-02-05 15:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL PREL KSCA HU
10BUDAPEST76OFFICIAL HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON
[...] On February 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided an official response to Ref A non-paper post had conveyed on January 14 regarding climate change next steps. The Hungarian response (in the form of a non-paper) is consistent both with what senior GOH officials have told us previously ( [...]
2010-02-05 15:12:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG HU
10BUDAPEST78ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION SURROUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Hungarian Parliament recently passed legislation to incorporate the EU's energy unbundling directives. However, the legislation has been widely criticized because of the influence of energy conglomerates MVM and MOL on the bill, for the lack of input from government or ind [...]
2010-02-05 15:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
10BUDAPEST81(U) CONFIRMATION OF ESTA ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE
[...] (U) Per Reftel, ConsChief and ConOff met January 28 with Budapest International Airport Police Chief Jozsef Duzs, Deputy Chief Miklos Balogh, and Delta Airlines Security Director Istvan Szabo to discuss the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's plans to enforce compliance with the requirem [...]
2010-02-08 14:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT KPAO HU
10BUDAPEST88HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA's Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights Istvan Lakatos February 8 and to the MFA's Iranian Desk Officer Ferenc Kato February 10. Lakatos expressed Hungary's support and agreement with the reftel points, specifically underscoring that Hungary does [...]
2010-02-11 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR HU
10BUDAPEST89LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. There is a good record of information sharing cooperation between U.S. and GOH law enforcement agencies on law enforcement and counterterrorism issues. Hungary's post-communist era constitution, with its broad guarantees of individual rights and liberties, requires high levels of [...]
2010-02-11 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKTFN KCRM KHLS KPAO PTER ECPS ECON PREL HU
10BUDAPEST90VISEGRAD FOUR POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) The Hungarian MFA's Political Director, Gabor Ikody, offered to share with PolOff a report of the Visegrad Four (V4) Political Directors January 27-28 meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Political Directors met with the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [...]
2010-02-11 15:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO PREL PGOV BK HU
10BUDAPEST96HUNGARY REPLY: U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR TRANSPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 11:53:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EUN KTIA HU
10BUDAPEST97HUNGARY: NO PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE FORCES TO MINUSTAH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 15:24:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MCAP MOPP HA HU
10HAMBURG8DISMANTLING THE IRON CURTAIN -- A REMEMBRANCE
[...] (U) On February 19, 2010, Consul General Karen Johnson attended the 654th St. Matthew's Banquet at the Hamburg Rathaus, an event hosted by the city government since 1356. This year's event, attended by 400 guests, commemorated the 1989 Peaceful Revolution. Speakers included Hamburg's First M [...]
2010-02-26 15:35:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM HU
10STATE10013SECRETARY'S LETTER TO HUNGARIAN FM PETER BALAZS
[...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Balazs. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter and your commitment to the Community of Democracies (CD). I am pleased to learn of the vigor [...]
2010-02-01 18:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV HU
10STATE11917PROPOSED U.S.-HUNGARY DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXCHANGE
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Budapest please see paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Circular 175 authorization granted December 3, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to pursue an exchange of diplomatic notes to establish a U.S.-Hungary "umbrella" agreemen [...]
2010-02-05 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA HU
10ZAGREB57HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...]
2010-01-26 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR
10ZAGREB97PODRAVKA CORRUPTION CASE TIED TO XXXXXXXXXXXX AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec and the Podravka food company (which is 26 percent state-owned) is uncovering a growing scandal and has now tied Podravka's financing schemes to the XXXXXXXXXXXX. The majority of Podravka's board are under arrest. Prosecu [...]
2010-02-12 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR HU HR
89MOSCOW31607CAN WARSAW PACT MEMBERS QUIT?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------- SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. AT THE END OF OCTOBER A STIR WAS CREATED AS THREE SOVIET SPOKESMEN STATED THAT EAST EUROPEAN STATES WERE FREE TO QUIT THE WARSAW PACT IF THEY SO DESIRED. THE SOVIETS REGARD THIS AS A LOGICAL OUT [...]
1989-11-13 11:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM KPRP WPO ZC UR GC HU PL
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