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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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00STATE228767OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT
[...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 [...]
2000-12-01 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00STATE228771OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF SENIOR LEVEL GENERALIST
[...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CYCLE HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 TED MAY ALSO BID [...]
2000-12-01 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00STATE228772OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE).
[...] No summary [...]
2000-12-01 20:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00STATE229013OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND
[...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...]
2000-12-01 23:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00THEHAGUE1940DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-27 16:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE
01STATE157224TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-12 10:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
01STATE192153AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P (SEP). 2. (S) POSTS SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN IS FLUID. WITH EVENTS MOVING RAPIDLY, WE ASK POSTS TO REFRAIN FROM MAKING UNEQU [...]
2001-11-03 06:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL AF PTER
02HANOI2622 NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]
2002-10-30 09:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02ROME3093 REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03093 01 OF 05 241459Z CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING. THE UNI [...]
2002-06-24 15:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID EAGR FAO
02ROME3641NE ITALY'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE:
[...] SUMMARY: THE NORTHEASTERN ITALIAN TRANSPORTATION CENTERS IN VENICE AND TRIESTE HAVE RELIED PRIMARILY ON INCREASED INTERMODALITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE PORT OF TRIESTE, IN PARTICULAR, HAS STRONG LINKS TO THE ITALIAN RAILWAYS AND IS AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING INTERNATI [...]
2002-07-24 05:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKCIP EAIR ELTN EWWT IT
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
03ANKARA1304TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, JAN. - FEB.
[...] Proposed environmental law withdrawn 2. WSSD Follow-up 3. Euros 126 million for accession preparation 4. Law on membership goes into effect 5. REC plans for Turkey move forward 6. Municipal recycling postponed 7. Possible source of Hepatitis B and C in Ankara -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-27 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KPAO TU
03ANKARA6377IMAR BANK UPDATE: IS IT FAIR TO BLAME BRSA?
[...] (C) Summary: Post's banking contacts tend to defend BRSA, despite its failure to detect Imar Bank's problems. The bankers believe BRSA either could not have acted earlier due to the Uzans' power or could not detect the fraud becaus of its sophistication. One former bank inspector at the Centr [...]
2003-10-10 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
03FRANKFURT7034Accession Countries And The Euro: Convergence
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU member states and acceding countries (ACs) are beginning to face the dilemmas that EU economic rules are likely to present them both as soon as accession occurs in May 2004. EU rules require ACs to adopt the euro as soon as they fulfill the convergence criteria on inflatio [...]
2003-08-26 11:52:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EUN
03ROME1506TFI01: GOI APPROACHES EMBASSY RE SAFETY OF ITALIAN
[...] (SBU) MFA SECRETARY GENERAL'S CHIEF OF STAFF, ANTONIO ZANARDI LANDI, PHONED DCM AT THE INSTRUCTION OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI TO EXPRESS GOI CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY OF THE TWENTY ITALIAN JOURNALISTS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN BAGHDAD. THE JOURNALISTS WERE AT THE HOTEL SHERATON AND THE PALESTINE HOT [...]
2003-04-09 05:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03VATICAN2996 VATICAN SPOTLIGHT ON ROMA
[...] SUMMARY: THE VATICAN'S FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF GYPSIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY FROM JUNE 30 TO JULY 6. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON THE PASTORAL NEEDS OF THE ROMA, BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, INTEGRATION, AND THE ROLE [...]
2003-07-01 15:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL VT
03ZAGREB1187AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; 301 DECISON HAVING SALUTORY EFFECT
[...] (SBU) ON MAY 21, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SIMONIC TO DISCUSS CROATIA'S DESIGNATION ON THE SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST FOR FAILING TO PROTECT U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. SIMONIC IS IN CHARGE OF HEALTH AND MINORITY ISSUES. SIMONIC ACKNOWLEDGED THE OBLIGATION CROATIA HAD TO RAT [...]
2003-05-27 15:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL KIPR HR
03ZAGREB1451BIOTECH LEGISLATION ON THE MOVE IN CROATIA
[...] (SBU) Over the last several months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation have been introduced which seek to regulate the import and cultivation of biotech crops and foods. The embassy and FAS Vienna have engaged the government on a number of fronts to stop to stop legislation that, in [...]
2003-06-24 12:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR TBIO HR
03ZAGREB245WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE
[...] (SBU) POST FEEDBACK ON REFTEL WTO BIOTECH MEDIA STRATEGY IS SHAPED BY OUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE AND CROATIA'S STATUS AS AN EU ASPIRANT WHICH PLANS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR ACCESSION NEXT MONTH. IN CROATIA, THERE IS LITTLE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TRADE ISSUES, EVEN LESS OF INTER [...]
2003-01-31 17:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO HR
03ZAGREB491CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION HITS ROADBLOCK;
[...] (SBU) THE POLITICAL CONFLICT OVER THE ABORTED PRIVATIZATION OF THE SUNCANI HVAR HOTEL GROUP, REPORTED REFS A AND B, IS HAMPERING PROGRESS ON THE REST OF THE PORTFOLIO OF THE CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION FUND (CPF) AND MORE GENERALLY ON CROATIA'S WHOLE ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM. THE ANIMUS TOWARD PRI [...]
2003-03-07 09:31:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID EAGR HR
03ZAGREB519SANADER'S HDZ: RATINGS UP, BUT STILL NOT READY FOR
[...] (C) CROATIA'S OPPOSITION HDZ HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO REHABILITATE ITSELF IN THE EYES OF VOTERS EVER SINCE IT WAS EJECTED FROM POWER IN JANUARY 2000. PARTY LEADERS CLAIM -- LOUDLY AND OFTEN -- THAT THE HDZ IS COMPLETING ITS "DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION" FROM THE CORRUPT, NATIONALIST PARTY FOUN [...]
2003-03-10 17:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM HR
03ZAGREB579IMPLICATIONS FOR CROATIA'S ECONOMY OF WAR WITH IRAQ
[...] (SBU) THERE IS NO REAL CONSENSUS ON HOW HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ COULD HURT THE CROATIAN ECONOMY. THE LOCAL MEDIA IS FULL OF SPECULATION, HOWEVER, AND THE COMMENTARY AND "ANALYIS" OFTEN BETRAY FAMILIAR -- ANTI-WAR -- BIASES. TOURISM IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF FOREIGN REVENUE FOR CROATIA, AND [...]
2003-03-14 17:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON MARR HR IZ
03ZAGREB799DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING
[...] (SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY BY INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL SUPPLIES. THE CROATIAN PRESS HAS SOUGHT TO PORTRAY CROATIA AS A NEW PLAYER IN WORLD OIL POLITICS. H [...]
2003-04-11 08:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET SENV HR
04ANKARA1319IMF NEAR AGREEMENT WITH GOT ON SEVENTH REVIEW
[...] (Sbu) Summary: According to IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk, the Fund Mission is near agrement with the GOT on a Letter of Intent for the Seventh Review. On the fiscal side, the GOT and Fund have agreed on measures to plug the 7 Quadrillion TL fiscal gap: increasing the cut in discr [...]
2004-03-04 17:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA1437BANK REGULATORS GRAPPLE WITH FAILED BANK OWNERS
[...] (Sbu) Summary: The recently-appointed management of the now-separate bank regulatory agencies are struggling to deal with a range of issues relating to the failed banks. Having moved decisively to seize Uzan group companies, the new Deposit Guarantee Fund Chairman told Econcouns he will try to [...]
2004-03-10 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA2699MEETINGS WITH BANK REGULATORY BODY CHAIRMAN,IMF
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Bank regulatory board Chairman Bilgin and IMF Deputy ResRep Klingen expressed concerns about a recent court ruling over the failure of Demir and Kent Banks, which could open the door to failed banks owners getting new banking licenses. Bilgin and Central Bank Vice-Governor Basc [...]
2004-05-12 17:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA6687TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS
[...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...]
2004-12-02 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU
04ANKARA7059TURKEY: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2004, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for [...]
2004-12-20 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA763ROCKY TRANSITION AT BANK REGULATORY AGENCIES AS
[...] (C) Summary: Following the resignation of former BRSA/SDIF Chairman Akcakoca and the passage of legislation separating the two bank regulatory institutions, these agencies are in transition to new management and a new structure. By all accounts, it is shaping up as a difficult transition, with [...]
2004-02-09 10:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TU
04BRATISLAVA1013EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) October 1 - EXBS Advisor attended the "Day of the Slovak Customs Administration" di [...]
2004-11-08 10:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA1016GOS ROMA STRATEGY: EMPLOYMENT TACTICS
[...] Summary. Many Roma settlements in eastern Slovakia suffer from high rates of long-term unemployment due to low job creation, poor education, and in large part, discrimination. In the beginning of 2004, the government instituted needed changes to the social benefit system, which had been wide [...]
2004-11-09 07:35:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA1099EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...]
2004-12-08 12:01:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA462 GETTING THE GOOD NEWS OUT ON IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: THE COUNTRY TEAM AND I HAVE FOUND, THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AROUND SLOVAKIA, THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COALITION'S EFFORTS IN IRAQ. SLOVAK EDITORIAL OPINION HAS SO FAR REMAINED PREDOMINANTLY ON OUR SIDE. ON [...]
2004-05-06 15:30:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL LO IZ
04BRATISLAVA467EXBS: APRIL 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 14:18:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA552EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 07:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA603THANKS TO KEITH MINES FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON IRAQ
[...] BERT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR "LENDING" US POLITICAL OFFICER KEITH MINES FOR A DAY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH ON HIS EXPERIENCES DURING SIX MONTHS IN IRAQ. HE SPOKE TO A VARIETY OF SLOVAK AUDIENCES JUNE 17: THE EMBASSY STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THINK TANK MEMBERS AND OPINION MAKERS. HE DID A COMP [...]
2004-06-18 15:57:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO IZ LO
04BRATISLAVA641EXBS: JUNE 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 12:37:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA657EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. ON JUNE 11, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR MET WITH DIRECTOR EVA LUTERANOVA, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR [...]
2004-07-08 13:52:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA740GOS ROMA STRATEGY: SOCIAL TERRAIN WORKERS
[...] Summary. Six months have passed since the February lootings in eastern Slovakia, as Roma protested changes to the welfare system. The response of the Roma community shocked Bratislava, and the GOS immediately initiated steps to soften the impact of reforms (reftel). The GOS continues to impro [...]
2004-08-05 09:13:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB PHUM SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA749EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. None. B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. EXBS Advisor and a group of sixteen Custom [...]
2004-08-10 08:20:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA789GOS ROMA STRATEGY: INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
[...] Summary. Poor infrastructure, primarily housing, in settlements remains one of the worst problems confronting Roma in Slovakia. The level of development in each settlement varies, but most communities lack sewage systems, adequate access to clean water, and suitable housing. Both the GOS and [...]
2004-08-25 11:42:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA823 STRENGTHENING TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) Promoting transatlantic economic ties has been a dominant theme at Embassy Bratislava for several years. As a result of the GOS's sweeping economic reforms and improving investment climate, trade and investment between our two countries are up markedly. Post has hosted large business c [...]
2004-09-07 12:45:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD AMGT BEXP KPAO LO
04BRATISLAVA855GOS ROMA STRATEGY: STEPS FORWARD IN EDUCATION
[...] Summary. In Slovakia, Roma comprise an estimated twenty- five percent of the population under 16 years old. Children with Romany ethnicity, particularly in Eastern Slovakia, are more likely to be placed into "special schools" for the mentally disabled and less likely to attain secondary educa [...]
2004-09-17 13:35:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA925EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. A. September 27-October 1 - The General Director of the Directorate of Customs for the Slovak Republic, Mr. Josef Gonczol, was in China this week finalizing a written agreement that will enable the government of China to d [...]
2004-10-08 08:11:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRUSSELS1736EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: IMPACT OF ACCESSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Until now, politicians from the ten accession states have only been observers of the European Parliament (EP). We expect a culture clash when these observers become full-fledged members. They are generally younger and look at the EP as a vehicle for political advancement. They a [...]
2004-04-22 09:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3840ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 13 GAERC
[...] (C) We have discussed reftel A points on the EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on Sept. 13 with a variety of EU officials. EU Conclusions on Sudan should dovetail with the main elements of our draft UNSC Resolution. On Iran, we understand the EU will is [...]
2004-09-10 10:42:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ IR BK SU EAID BU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4739BARROSO ANNOUNCES NEW LINE-UP FOR
[...] (U) EU Commission President-designate Barroso on November 4 announced a new line-up for his Commission. Speaking on the fringes of the Brussels European Council, Barroso said he hoped the European Parliament would approve his new team during its November 15-18 plenary session after conducting [...]
2004-11-05 12:25:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4789 EU-JHA: LEADERS ENDORSE NEW MULTI-ANNUAL
[...] EU leaders at their November 5 European Council meeting endorsed the new multi-annual program for "strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union" as prepared by their Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in the October 25 Council meeting (REFTEL). Dutch PM/European Council [...]
2004-11-08 14:23:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5215NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON TERMS FOR CROATIAN EU
[...] (C) The Dutch text on Croatia that will be presented to EU FMs at the GAERC on December 13 should be unchanged from their original proposal (ref B). But Austria, now with support from Luxembourg, can be expected to push alternative language that gets ICTY conditionality the wrong way around. [...]
2004-12-09 17:12:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID HR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS3806NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE - SAME AS THE OLD MINISTER
[...] (C) On December 5 President Chavez announced that Finance Minister Tobias Nobrega would be replaced by Nelson Merentes, a former Minister of Finance and current Minister of Development Finance and President of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BANDES). While Chavez gave n [...]
2004-12-09 19:47:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV VE
04LJUBLJANA1088EXBS: SLOVENIA AND CROATIA PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] SUMMARY: Passports were received from Slovenia and visas granted for the Washington Department of Commerce (DOC) workshop in December. Three members of the Slovenian Government and three from Croatia attended the London Export Conference. The University of Georgia (UGA) conducted a Slovenia [...]
2004-12-03 12:22:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR SI
04PRAGUE1848COALED CASH - CZECH EMISSION TRADING PLAN: DRAFTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Czech Republic has proposed to the EU an emissions trading scheme that increases the ceiling on emissions above current levels. Environmental groups point to conflicts of interest, say the Czech proposal ignores submission criteria and the government's own stated energy poli [...]
2004-12-17 15:48:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EIND EZ EUN
04ROME3527PROPOSED SUPPORT TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
[...] Embassy Rome strongly supports Johns Hopkins University's request on behalf of the Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center for an FY 2005 ASHA grant of $100,000 to procure books and journals and to pay the salaries of three professors (reftel). ConGen Florence and Embassy Rome have long had a [...]
2004-09-14 14:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID IT
04TELAVIV2189ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-14 12:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04YEREVAN444"A POLITICAL MURDER": ARMENIAN MEDIA REACTION
[...] SUMMARY: Armenian mass media widely covered the murder of Lieutenant Gurgen Markarian who was attending a NATO training course in Hungary. Echoing the official press statements made by the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, almost all local media outlets connected this crime to the g [...]
2004-02-23 12:43:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN462"POLITICAL MURDER" ROCKS THE ARMENIAN BODY POLITIC
[...] (SBU) The GOAM, parliamentarians, and NGOs agree across the board in calling the February 19 murder of Armenian Lieutenant Gurgen Margarian by an Azerbaijani officer at NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) English training program in Budapest a "political murder," and have been widely quoted in th [...]
2004-02-25 03:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ AM
04YEREVAN505 GOAM CALLS ON USG TO RECONSIDER FY 2005 FMF
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Ruben Shugarian demarched DCM February 26 regarding expected differences in FY 2005 military assistance levels for Azerbaijan and Armenia. Shugarian delivered an eleven- point non-paper that called on t [...]
2004-02-27 12:12:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR PARM AJ AM
04YEREVAN516REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS
[...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered Ambassador John Ordway's press conference held on February 27. TV reports were mainly accurate and factual. The printed press, however, carried some comments on the Ambassador's answers regarding the murder of the Armenian officer in Budapest and the Ka [...]
2004-03-02 03:07:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN532EMOTIONS STILL STRONG IN ARMENIA OVER OFFICER'S
[...] (C) The axe-murder of Lieutenant Gurgen Markarian two weeks ago in Budapest continues to elicit strong emotions from Armenians. The government held a state funeral for Margarian February 28, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1988 Sumgait killings in Azerbaijan. A Sumgait remembrance ce [...]
2004-03-04 09:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV AM AJ
04YEREVAN633DELEGATIONS ENCOURAGE INCREASED ARMENIAN
[...] (C) An interagency delegation met with the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense March 11 to outline a United States proposal to shift the focus of NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) activities to the Caucasus and Central Asia. The delegation also discussed the necessity to reach a co [...]
2004-03-17 09:28:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV AM AJ NATO
04YEREVAN684MOD BACKTRACKS ON PROPOSED CBE COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) informed DAO March 22 that Armenia intends to send 12 participants to the NATO PfP exercise Cooperative Best Effort 04 (CBE 04) in Baku. The decision comes after a previous MOD pledge to send only 3 officers to the exercise in a compromise to the CBE [...]
2004-03-23 03:01:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PGOV PREL AM AJ
04YEREVAN772 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES NATO PFP SOFA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly ratified the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) March 31. The GOAM signed the agreement on October 28, 2003. Under Armenian law, the agreement goes into ef [...]
2004-03-31 12:16:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN786REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS
[...] SUMMARY: Major General Jeffery Kohler, the Director of Plans and Policy for the U.S. European Command, paid a two-day visit to Armenia on March 30-31. Immediately before departure he gave a press conference, with more than twenty media outlets participating. The TV reports were mainly factu [...]
2004-04-02 01:31:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN811 NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN: ARMENIAN
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) With few new ideas to present, Armenian government and opposition figures stuck to their standard positions during a recent series of meetings with EUR/CACEN Office Director John Fox. Our inter [...]
2004-04-05 10:00:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AM
04ZAGREB1037POLITICS AND PORK OVERTAKE SCIENCE IN CROATIA'S
[...] (C) After initial tests in February first raised the prospect of unlabeled GMOs in the Croatian food market (reftel A),the GoC has thoroughly politicized the GMO debate and shown an eagerness to cash in on populist anti-GMO sentiment to drum up support. A move in GMO policy away from scienc [...]
2004-06-08 08:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR
04ZAGREB1339UNLICENSED GMO CORN RETURNS BIOTECH TO HEADLINES
[...] (U) On July 9, Minister of Agriculture Petar Cobankovic announced that a hybrid corn seed imported by US-based Pioneer Seeds tested positive for GMO content. Cobankovic estimates that 2,000 hectares of farmland have been planted with the GMO-contaminated seed. Destruction of contaminated cropl [...]
2004-07-22 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR
04ZAGREB2004EU INTEGRATION MINISTER HELPS AVERT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 10:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EU HR
04ZAGREB2171HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA: LOW PREVALENCE AND LOW
[...] Croatia's few registered cases of HIV/AIDS and low knowledge about the disease and how it spreads translate into an HIV/AIDS strategy focused on prevention and education. Stigmatization continues be an obstacle, as alarmist press accounts beat out a small cadre of dedicated health professiona [...]
2004-12-22 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
04ZAGREB578BAD TEST RESULTS FORCE GMO ISSUE
[...] (U) THE RECENT SCANDAL AROUND THE ALLEGED PRESENCE OF NON-APPROVED GMOS IN 14 FOOD SAMPLES HAS SPED THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS ON LABELING AND APPROVAL OF GMOS AND STIRRED PUBLIC DEBATE, EVEN THOUGH SUBSEQUENT TESTS FOUND THAT ONLY ONE OF THE SAMPLES HAD MORE THAN ONE PERCENT GMO CONTENT. TH [...]
2004-04-05 05:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR
04ZAGREB847PERMANENT SAVA COMMISSION HAS CROATIAN SUPPORT BUT
[...] (U) THE FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS ON THE STATUS OF THE SAVA RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT COMMISSION IN ZAGREB. SUMMARY ------- 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT SAVA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION WITH A SECRETARIAT IN ZAGREB HAS BROAD SUPPORT AT THE [...]
2004-05-13 09:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECIN EWWT PREL HR
05ALGIERS1952ALGERIAN EFFORTS AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) In a September 14 meeting with Department of Justice money laundering expert Suzanne Hayden, the head of Algeria's inter-ministerial financial action task force, Mohamed Benamar Aid, briefed on the group's activities since the adoption of new national money-laundering legislation in Februa [...]
2005-09-20 16:47:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCRM PREL PTER AG
05ALMATY1901KAZAKHSTAN: DEF MIN COMMENTS ON IRAQ WITHDRAWAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstani Defense Minister Gen. Mukhtar Altynbayev commented to journalists May 17 that in his "personal opinion" the country should not send a new contingent of sappers to replace the 27 personnel Kazakhstan currently has in Iraq. The contingent is due to rotate in July 2005 [...]
2005-05-19 01:43:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL PGOV IZ KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY753KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301:
[...] Summary: Since the release of the 2004 Special 301 report, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has worked actively and with notable success to modernize and strengthen its IPR regime. As WTO accession has increased in importance as a political goal, the GOK has fully accepted that a modern, f [...]
2005-02-24 03:16:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC
05ANKARA591TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 4 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane, who replaces David McFarland following the submission of this report. McFarland (rank: FS-04) spent [...]
2005-02-02 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6351SUSTAINING INTERCHANGE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS
[...] (C) Summary: In line with Embassies Nicosia and Athens ideas for a post-October 3 way forward on Cyprus, Embassy Ankara offers two suggestions: initiating a sustained interchange with Turkish Cypriot authorities in areas of unassailable U.S. interest; and offering financing assistance for c [...]
2005-10-20 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY GR EU
05ANKARA6479ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-27 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
05BRATISLAVA15EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. The EXBS Advisor was on a consultation trip to the United States, followed by annual leave from December 15-31, 2004. The EXBS Advisor's FSN Assistant was on annual leave from December 5-11, 2004. As most of Slovakia's governm [...]
2005-01-07 11:03:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
05BRATISLAVA160CO2 EMISSION RESTRICTIONS SQUEEZE ECONOMIC GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2004, the EU mandated that the GOS reduce its National Allocation Plan (NAP) for CO2 emissions by 14 percent. Recently, local companies, including U.S. Steel Kosice (USSK),have complained that the European Commission (EC) is targeting new EU members to reduce CO2 e [...]
2005-03-01 13:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV LO EU
05BRATISLAVA198EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. Â [...]
2005-03-10 06:06:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
05BRATISLAVA229SLOVAKIA'S HIV/AIDS SITUATION: WELL-POSITIONED FOR
[...] Summary: Although the country's low rate of registered HIV/AIDS cases hampers social awareness, a three-year National Prevention Plan (NPP),improved school programs, and NGO outreach efforts demonstrate Slovakia's dedication to public education in preventative measures and risks associated wi [...]
2005-03-18 13:04:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PGOV PHUM PREF LO
05BRATISLAVA412THE FUTURE OF GMOS IN SLOVAKIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff held a series of meetings to assess the status of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. The Minister of Environment Laszlo Miklos, previously a supporter of GMOs, has now succumbed to unspecified political pressures and is attempting to bar their usage in [...]
2005-05-27 13:01:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALSENV EAGR ETRD LO
05BRATISLAVA42 SLOVAK ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, 2004
[...] (U) Summary. Slovakia's economic fortunes have had a sharp impact on both the country's environment and the policies that manage it. Following independence in 1993, public interest in the environment waned as economic necessities took on a more dominant role. Today, even though the economy [...]
2005-01-25 15:59:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV LO
05BRATISLAVA472SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 1-20, 2005
[...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current HZDS leader Vladimir Meciar is currently studying English. The brother of his private teacher told Poloffs that the teacher is regularly subjected to long, delusional speeches about the MP's accomplishments. Meciar's most outlandish claim to date was th [...]
2005-06-20 11:25:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO
05BRATISLAVA661FOR THE ROMA IN PRESOV, ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The proposal to erect of a wall between Roma and non-Roma citizens in the Stara Tehelna neighborhood of Presov seems to be advancing, despite negative media coverage and an initial retraction of the plan by the Mayor. In an August 12 meeting between the GOS Plenipotentiary for [...]
2005-08-17 15:09:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO EAID LO
05BRATISLAVA670OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF SLOVAK NGOS
[...] Slovak NGOs continue to proudly participate in overseas activities fostering democratization. With support from Slovakaid (the branch of the MFA responsible for foreign aid) Slovak NGOs note that their own post-communism transition experience gives them a "comparative advantage" when it come [...]
2005-08-19 09:15:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL EAID LO
05BRATISLAVA94EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. A. January 1-9, 2005 - The EXBS Advisor was on vacation in the United States and arrived back in country on January 11, 2005. B. January 10-14, 2005 - A delegation of Slovak Customs managers participated in a tri-lateral meeting [...]
2005-02-04 09:00:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
05BRATISLAVA948EIGHTEEN PERCENT VOTER TURNOUT IN SLOVAK REGIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In Slovakia's November 26 regional elections, center-right governmental parties won the majority of seats in six out of eight regional parliaments; opposition parties Smer and HZDS won in two. Voter turnout -- only 18 percent - fell below predictions. Ruling coalition parties [...]
2005-11-29 16:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA959EU BUDGET, ENLARGEMENT TOR PRIORITIES FOR SLOVAKIA
[...] (C) Pol-Econ chief presented reftel points to Zuzana Dutkova, Division of European Affairs at the Slovak Republic. Dutkova did not comment on the points. Rather, she said Slovakia's absolute priority is to get an EU budget passed. Slovakia has been willing to compromise, even to the point of [...]
2005-12-06 15:12:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EU LO
05BRATISLAVA981NO ROMA CANDIDATES WON IN SLOVAK REGIONAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Slovakia continues to invest considerable time and effort towards the development of viable Roma political candidates. Their latest project -- training Roma candidates in Slovakia's November 26 regional elections (reftel) -- yielded [...]
2005-12-13 07:05:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI LO
05BRUSSELS1514 WARSAW WINS SEAT OF EU BORDER AGENCY; EU
[...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 14 agreed that Warsaw would be the seat of the newly created Agency for the management of the EU external borders. The ministers also agreed to intensify contacts with Libya in order to combat illegal immigration, while insisting t [...]
2005-04-15 14:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG PL AL LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1031DECLARATION OF DISASTER - ROMANIA
[...] SUMMARY: In response to heavy damage caused by recent storms and floods, the Embassy hereby declares that a state of disaster exists in seven counties located mainly in the West and South-Western parts of Romania and requests $50,000 to be provided to assist in the relief effort. END SUMMAR [...]
2005-04-27 14:37:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEAID RO
05BUCHAREST1623ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON KEY LEADERS AND POLITICIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 12:30:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR RO
05CANBERRA859MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILL SPONSOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL
[...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 13 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking for Australia's confirmation that it would sponsor the fifth Small Group proposal on transshipment best pra [...]
2005-05-17 08:37:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE
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
05DUSHANBE1678TAJIKISTAN EXBS PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS advisor conducted an 11 day assessment/end use monitor trip through the Gorno - Badakhshan and Sogd regions of Tajikistan which included the Afghan, Chinese, Kyrgyz, and Uzbek borders. Please see Dushanbe 1503 for summary. 2. The European Commission Border Management and Drug [...]
2005-10-17 09:30:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TI
05DUSHANBE2037FORMER SECURITY OFFICIAL TAKES ON DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Newly installed Deputy Foreign Minister Saimumil Yatimov met with Charge today for their first substantive meeting. Yatimov is well known as a former Ministry of Security official who dealt with international affairs, but his appointment to a high post in the Foreign Ministry was interpret [...]
2005-12-14 11:39:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TI
05DUSHANBE2052TAJIKISTAN WMD EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN BUDAPEST
[...] SUMMARY: The Tajikistan Weapons of Mass Destruction executive seminar held in Budapest 12-17 December ended Friday with mixed reviews. Although the seminar was an opportunity to assess Tajikistan's ability to combat the proliferation of WMD and exchange information, some Tajiks complained di [...]
2005-12-19 12:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TI
05FRANKFURT174 EU's Stability and Growth Pact: Tidying Up the
[...] (SBU) Summary: In December the European Commission (EC) issued several statements for member states under the Stability and Growth Pact's (SGP) excessive deficit procedures (EDP). For Germany and France, the Commission acknowledged that (a) both would get an extra year, to 2005, to correct t [...]
2005-01-07 15:30:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT315The Other Frankfurt Airport -- Frankfurt-Hahn
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, a former US airbase, is now one of Germany's fastest growing regional airports and its fourth-largest air-cargo center. A hub for leading low-cost carrier RyanAir, Hahn managers see limited future potential in the low-cost segment and are focused on grow [...]
2005-01-13 12:49:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ELTN GM
05GENEVA2654COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. An October 10 meeting in Geneva marked the end of the decade-long CIS Conference Process, originally created to address problems of refugees and displaced persons -- as well as statelessness -- arising out of the break up of the Soviet Union. Although a final conference statemen [...]
2005-11-01 13:56:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM SMIG XG CIS
05GUATEMALA2656GUATEMALA: CABLE SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 NATIONAL
[...] Below is Post's cable submission of the email version sent to USTR for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. Post was not required to update the trade summary section of the report. IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States began free trade negotiations with five Cent [...]
2005-11-22 22:44:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON PREL GT
05LJUBLJANA152KOSOVO/WESTERN BALKANS, CROATIA'S EU ACCESSION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/NCE Director Janet Garvey held a series of meetings in Ljubljana 4 March with key Slovenian interlocuters. Issues raised included: -- Slovenia's interest in working toward a final agreement on Kosovo this year; -- the priority Slovenia places on its relationships with its [...]
2005-03-08 04:12:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL SI HR OSCE KO RU
05LJUBLJANA206SLOVENIA: "WE DON'T HAVE WHALES, BUT WE WANT TO
[...] (SBU) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel talking points 30 March to Emil Ferjancic, Post's chief interlocutor at the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Ferjancic stated Slovenia is considering joining the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and ratifying the Convention. He said t [...]
2005-03-31 11:04:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS SENV SI
05LJUBLJANA217SLOVENIA OFFERS EXPERTISE ON MERCURY REDUCTION
[...] During a 30 March demarche on an unrelated matter, Emil Ferjancic, Post's main interlocutor at the Ministry of the Environment, told Econoff and Econ Specialist Slovenia was interested in providing its expertise in mercury containment and reduction "if asked to do so." Post delivered reftel t [...]
2005-04-05 04:17:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC ETRD PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA483SLOVENIA: NEW GENERAL PROSECUTOR LOOKING AT WHITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. COM met July 7 with Barbara Brezigar, recently appointed General State Prosecutor for Slovenia. Brezigar, just back from Eurojust in Brussels is focused on combating white-collar crime and is interested in cooperating with the USG to build prosecutorial capacity in Slovenia. B [...]
2005-07-13 08:21:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PINR KPAO SI
05LJUBLJANA549SLOVENIA: UNHCR COUNTRY DIRECTOR MEETS WITH COM
[...] (U) Summary: On July 21, UNHCR Director for Slovenia Greg Garras met with COM to discuss the state of Slovenian asylum policy at the end of his three and a half year tenure. Garras lamented that Slovenia,s asylum policies have continued to regress under the current center-right government - a [...]
2005-08-03 08:37:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF SI
05MADRID3492SPAIN: U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS
[...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Madrid on 9/27 and met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Director General for Political Affairs Rafael Dezcallar for wide-ranging discussions on democracy promotion, potential areas for colla [...]
2005-10-04 14:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
05MADRID3570U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN MADRID
[...] Summary. During her September 27 visit to Madrid to meet with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos (REF A),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky also met with Director General for International Organizations and Multilateral Affairs Arturo Laclaustra to discuss USG initiativ [...]
2005-10-11 16:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO PGOV EAGR SP
05MANAMA103 BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005
[...] The following is post's Investment Climate Statement submission for 2005. 2. Begin text: INVESTMENT CLIMATE OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The government of Bahrain has a generally liberal approach to foreign investment and is eager to improve Bahrain's attractiveness to internati [...]
2005-01-25 04:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD BA
05MANAMA321 BAHRAIN: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary. In 2004, Bahrain sustained a strong anti- piracy policy, seizing nearly 60,000 audiovisual products, mostly audio CDs and Video Compact Discs (VCDs). The GOB legalized its Microsoft software and is now purchasing, rather than illegally copying, additional software products. Five of [...]
2005-03-07 06:40:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR BA
05NEWDELHI1073""NATWAR'S MAN"" SK LAMBAH: INDIA'S LIKELY NEW SPECIAL ENVOY TO ISLAMABAD
[...] (C) Summary: The expected appointment of retired career diplomat Satinder Kumar Lambah as Special Envoy to Pakistan would maintain the web of engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad, but at a quieter pitch, a decidedly lower political level, and with firmer MEA guidance than was the case w [...]
2005-02-10 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8245BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]
2005-10-24 11:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05PARIS3187FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4192FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4217FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 10:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4821 USUNESCO: NEW DIVISION CREATED FOR SCIENCE POLICY
[...] Summary and Introduction. UNESCO DG Matsuura has announced the creation of a new Division for Science and Sustainable Development (SC/PSD) in the natural sciences sector to be directed by Mustafa El Tayeb, formerly the Director of the Science Analysis and Policies Division. The division strea [...]
2005-07-11 13:40:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI
05PRAGUE1256CZECHS ON GYMNICH/TURKEY/CROATIA: NOT YET FIRMLY
[...] (C) Summary: The Czechs continue to deliberate their position on Turkish EU accession and to send mixed signals. Visiting Turkish MFA officials last week heard what they wanted to hear: the GOCR supports the Oct 3 starting date and will not impose new conditions. But during an Aug 29 speech [...]
2005-08-29 15:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL TU HR EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1562CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES BILATERAL SCIENCE AND
[...] The government of the Czech Republic approved the draft of a US-Czech bilateral agreement on science and technology on October 19. The Czech government is the first of the ten new EU members to approve a new agreement, which includes reimbursement for VAT and customs duties imposed on commod [...]
2005-11-03 07:12:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDOSCI TSPL EZ EUN
05ROME905ITALY WILL MAKE NO COMMITMENTS TO CHINESE FM LI ON
[...] (C) Drawing from points ref a, poloff reiterated with EU CFSP Office Director Luigi Mattiolo continued strong US concern over the possibility that the EU may lift its arms embargo against China within the next few months, and the damaging signal such a development could send to Beijing and to [...]
2005-03-17 08:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CM IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
05SANJOSE2658COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI-
[...] SUMMARY: Post has updated information provided in previous report using the same format. Post contact is Maria D. Villanueva, (506) 519-2419, Fax (506) 519-2364, villanuevamd@state.gov. End Summary. 2. Country Reports: Compliance with Eligibility Criteria The country reports contained [...]
2005-11-15 14:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON CS
05SINGAPORE33242006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...]
2005-11-21 08:49:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN
05SOFIA1681COMBATING EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria,s Muslim minority has been a target for recruitment by foreign extremist groups since the early 1990s, and local media have reported sensational accounts of purported radical Islamic activity. Despite these reports, the vast majority of Bulgaria,s roughly 13 percent Muslim min [...]
2005-09-30 12:49:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KMPI EAID BU
05TAIPEI1796TAIWAN NEGLECTING CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is neglecting Central and Eastern Europe in favor of traditional European Union (EU) members in the west. Despite substantial efforts by Central and Eastern European governments to promote ties with Taipei, Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told AIT that [...]
2005-04-15 05:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TW
05TELAVIV1237ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Lebanese-Syrian Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited, and Ha'aretz bannered, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's comment to ABC News in London Tuesday: "There is evidence that Islamic Jihad, headquarter [...]
2005-03-02 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6025ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Nobel Peace Prize to ElBaradei and IAEA ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media bannered the bestowing of the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday upon Hebrew University Professor of Mathematics Robert J. Aumann for his [...]
2005-10-11 11:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05THEHAGUE2904NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ISAF STAGE III PLANS KEEP
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of Conflict Prevention and Crisis Operations Joop Nijssen described recent Dutch-Australian discussions on a possible ISAF Stage III partnership in Uruzghan province as "extremely positive". Australian troop contribution offers exceeded Dutch expectations, while di [...]
2005-10-26 12:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR AF NL REL EUN
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
05VIENNA1026 Austro-Hungarian Stock Exchange Alliance
[...] An Austrian consortium, led by the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE),has acquired a majority share in the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE). The VSE aims to form a broader "Central European Stock Exchange" alliance, including the VSE, BSE, and stock exchanges in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Ljubljana, [...]
2005-03-30 14:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON AU XH
05VIENNA1065CHANCELLOR SCHUESSEL PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN
[...] In a March 31 speech commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Austrian statehood, Chancellor Schuessel underlined the crucial role American power and generosity played in securing Austria's re-emergence as a nation in the post-World War II period. Schuessel added that it is well documented [...]
2005-04-01 15:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AU
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
05VIENNA1382005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...]
2005-01-14 15:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR
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
05VIENNA2285 VIENNA FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW
[...] Third quarter review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 243,421 166,069 69,405 [...]
2005-07-07 10:47:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AU
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
05VIENNA2928 FY 2005 TRAINING REPORT
[...] VIENNA: ---------- EMPLOYEE: QUINTIN GRAY COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/2004 - 9/30/2005 NO. OF HOURS: 50 COST: 0 INSTRUCTOR: STAFF EMPLOYEE: SARAH D. HANSON COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/20 [...]
2005-09-01 09:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AU
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
05VILNIUS372GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ASSESSMENT: LITHUANIA
[...] (S) Lithuania has a low terrorism threat, and we are working hard with Lithuanian security agencies to keep it that way. There are no known terrorist operational cells, logistical cells, or support organizations in Lithuania. There are no known incidents of terrorism financing or terrorism-re [...]
2005-04-08 14:19:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL PTER ASEC LH
05WELLINGTON812DVC Request with Gail Blanke
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Gail Blanke, President and CEO of Lifedesigns, LLC, in New York. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY06 program, which is requested for week starting December 6; first quarter. 3. JUSTIFICATION OF PROGRAM: Pos [...]
2005-10-19 02:25:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL
05YEREVAN358 TWO SEPARATE GROUPS PROTEST AT EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) Two small groups, for a total of fewer than 100 people, protested in front of the U. S. Embassy on Monday, February 28. The groups sought to commemorate attacks on ethnic Armenians in Sumgait in 1988. Both protests seem to have been intended to counterbalance reports of efforts to com [...]
2005-03-01 13:37:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC AM
05ZAGREB215CROATIA: BACKGROUND ON NEGOTIATIONS ON ACCESS TO
[...] Croatia has yet to establish clear rules and procedures governing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of genetic resources apart from permits required to conduct research on protected land or endangered species. Authority for implementing CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) MAT (Mutually A [...]
2005-02-11 10:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SENV TBIO HR
05ZAGREB36HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA -- GLOBAL FUND FILLING A VOID
[...] With a three-year, $5 million commitment in Croatia, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis has made possible free and anonymous HIV testing in three urban centers of Croatia and supported NGO education and outreach to vulnerable populations. Given Croatia's low prevalence [...]
2005-01-07 10:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
05ZAGREB510DRAFT GMO LAW BRINGS ANTI-BIOTECH FEELINGS BACK TO
[...] (SBU) A proposal to consolidate Croatia's restrictive legislative framework for the introduction of genetically modified seeds has brought public outrage at the thought of GMOs in Croatia back to the surface. While Parliament seems set to institutionalize a precautionary principle approach fo [...]
2005-03-31 12:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV ETRD PGOV HR
05ZAGREB525HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA: GOC FULLY FUNDS DRUG THERAPY
[...] The GoC currently spends approximately $2 million per year to provide anti-retroviral drug (ARV) therapy to 218 individuals known to be living with AIDS in Croatia. Funding drug therapy is the GoC's primary contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS; fortunately, the Global Fund has covered [...]
2005-04-01 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ALMATY1068SECRETARY BODMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Bodman met President Nazarbayev for nearly an hour on March 14. Bodman conveyed President Bush's desire to send VP Cheney to Kazakhstan in May, and invite Nazarbayev to the White House in the early fall. Nazarbayev accepted both parts of the proposal, but said that hi [...]
2006-03-27 07:27:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY2403KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 3 MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Security Council chair Marat Tazhin responded favorably to a suggestion that Kazakhstan allocate funds to supplement FMF funding for the purchase of UH-II helicopters through the Foreign Military Financing program, stated that Kazakhstan [...]
2006-07-07 06:53:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM MOPS PREL KZ AF
06ALMATY2607KAZAKHSTAN: ATTENDANCE AT BUDAPEST PRT CONFERENCE
[...] (U) In response to Ref A logistical information, Zhanbulat Ussenov of the MFA's North America/Europe division reported on July 19 that Kazakhstani ambassador to Hungary Rashid Ibrayev would attend the July 20-21 PRT Effectiveness Conference in Budapest. Ussenov promised to forward the logisti [...]
2006-07-20 06:26:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORD NATO KZ
06ALMATY960 SECRETARY BODMAN'S MARCH 14 MEETINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Bodman conducted a full day of meetings with Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) officials and energy sector representatives in Astana on March 14, on the eve of the Secretary's G8 energy meetings in Moscow. (Secretary Bodman's meeting with President Nazarbayev is reported [...]
2006-03-16 01:43:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06ANKARA4061TURKEY INVITED TO AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS
[...] (SBU) We called on the MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia, Babur Hizlan, on July 10 to invite Turkey to the July 20-21 conference on enhancing Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) effectiveness co-sponsored by the governments of Canada and the United States and hosted by the Government [...]
2006-07-12 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS TU AF XD AORC NATO
06ANKARA5121TIP: TURKISH MFA EXPRESSES DISMAY AT REPORTED USG USE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property issues Akif Ayhan called us in on September 4 to express GOT dismay at the U.S. Representative to UNVIE's announced plans to show the documentary "Sex Slaves" at the UNDC in Vienna towards the end of September. While [...]
2006-09-05 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA989TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Linda Fenton, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Fenton (FS-04) spent a [...]
2006-02-28 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ATHENS635GREECE: AGREEMENT ON TRAINING IRAQIS IN BULGARIA
[...] (C) The Bulgarian government has agreed to allow the Greek military to train Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria, Greek MFA NATO Division Director Zographos told PolCouns March 7. Although there were a few remaining details to be worked out -- most notably Bulgarian parliamentary approval [...]
2006-03-07 13:14:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL GR BU IRAQ
06BAKU467 AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR
[...] On March 27 post received a request for Human Rights Vetting approval for members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' participation in the Basic Firearms and Explosives Course in Budapest. The participants would attend the training in Budapest on 10-14 April 2006. The participants are: [...]
2006-03-27 11:32:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MARR MASS AJ
06BAKU631CONVICTION OF ARMY OFFICER IN HUNGARY SPARKS SMALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a case closely followed by many Azerbaijanis, on April 13 a Hungarian court convicted Army Lieutenant Ramil Safarov to life imprisonment for the February 2004 murder of an Armenian officer during a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. Azerbaijani media has followed every [...]
2006-04-25 10:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PBTS ASEC AM AJ
06BELGRADE220SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 15:14:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR
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
06BRATISLAVA373ROMA UPDATE: MAYOR TRIES TO DEPORT FAMILIES, NDI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy continues to be heavily involved in promoting human rights and integration among Slovakia's minority communities, the Roma in particular. In the past month, the Emboffs have: -- Visited a northern village in which the mayor is seeking to move 35-40 Roma to a smal [...]
2006-05-11 08:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA417Slovak Election Scenescetter
[...] Summary. (SBU) Recent opinion polls indicate that eight of the 21 parties running in the June 17 elections will gain the five percent of valid votes cast required to enter parliament. SMER-Social Democracy leads the polls with more than 30 percent support. The next highest party, either SKDU [...]
2006-05-26 14:59:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA571AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FM KUBIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on July 12. Kubis emphasized that "continuity" will be the theme of Slovakia's relationship with the EU, NATO and the U.S. Kubis told the Ambassador he will work t [...]
2006-07-12 15:40:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA704REACTION OF SLOVAKIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS TO NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Slovak PM Robert Fico's decision to form a ruling coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS) following the June 17 parliamentary elections elicited a strong negative reaction from the country's sizeable Hungarian minority. SNS leader Jan Slota is notorious for anti-minori [...]
2006-08-21 06:04:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO LO
06BRATISLAVA706ROMA ISSUES ROUND-UP FOR SLOVAKIA
[...] (U) The August 14 release of the U.S. Helsinki Commission's report on sterilization of Romani women without informed consent in the Czech Republic and Slovakia has spurred a reaction in Slovakia. The report received media coverage on both television and radio. Deputy Prime Minister for Human [...]
2006-08-21 13:05:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA733UPDATE ON SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN TENSIONS FOR VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) This cable is intended to highlight the latest events in Slovak-Hungarian tensions since your departure from the U.S. on August 21. Any necessary updates on other ongoing issues in Slovakia will be provided at a briefing upon your arrival in Bratislava on September 4. 2. (SBU) The GO [...]
2006-08-31 11:14:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA750CONGRESSMAN LANTOS URGES SLOVAKIA TO RESOLVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 4 in Brtislava, Representative Tom Lantos (D-California) delivered the message to the GOS that ethnic Slovak-Hungarian tensions must be resolved and that the Slovak government needs to do more to assure its role on the world stage. Rep. Lantos met with Prime Minist [...]
2006-09-08 14:58:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LE IZ 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
06BRATISLAVA802SMER PARTY CONGRESS PRODUCES NO SURPRISES: FICO IS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Smer ("Direction"),the leading party in Slovakia's governing coalition, unsurprisingly re-elected the Prime Minister, Robert Fico, as Chairman of the party during the annual party congress on September 30. Two of Fico's closest advisors became Vice Chairmen, replacing two inte [...]
2006-10-02 15:13:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PINR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA895SLOVAK AID: MORE BUREAUCRACY, LESS DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Slovak MFA is preparing to consolidate management and program authority over Slovakia's foreign aid budget before the end of 2006. Full MFA control over development assistance may help the GOS consolidate its aid programs and establish longer-term programs that better meet [...]
2006-11-06 15:36:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM PGOV PREL ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA913NOVEMBER 16 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] The following are recent noteworthy events in the Slovak economy: SLOVAK ECONOMY EXPANDS AT HISTORIC PACE --------------------------------------- 2. The Slovak economy grew by a real annual rate of 9.8 percent in the third quarter, its fastest-ever expansion, up from 6.7 percent in the [...]
2006-11-20 07:32:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID PGOV LO
06BRUSSELS2502BELGIAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER OUTLINES IDEAS TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: During Ambassador's July 13 meeting with Belgian Federal Minister of Cooperation and Development Armand De Decker the following topics were discussed: Afghanistan, Iraq, U.S. aid, and the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC). Th [...]
2006-07-18 05:37:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID PGOV MOPS PREL KBIO BE CG AF SO IZ
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
06BUCHAREST1653ROMANIA AND U.S. ON SAME WAVELENGTH - DAS BRYZA AT
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Bryza visited Bucharest October 26 to participate in a conference on Regional Energy Cooperation jointly sponsored by the Romanian Presidency, the U.S. and German Embassies, and the George C. Marshall Center ) Romania. In this forum and in earlier meetings [...]
2006-10-30 15:59:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL RO
06BUCHAREST629ROMANIA: DAS KRAMER, AMBASSADOR HODGES -
[...] (C) Summary: DAS David Kramer and Ambassador to Moldova Heather Hodges shared views with leading Romanian interlocutors on recent developments involving Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Russia during a visit to Bucharest on April 3-4. Although Romanian interlocutors described growing strains in [...]
2006-04-18 07:57:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MD RS BO UP KDEM PHUM 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
06BUDAPEST2361HUNGARIAN RESPONSE: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (U) Ambassador Foley spoke with FM Goncz November 24 regarding the upcoming BMENA Forum for the Future per reftel. 2. (U) The Foreign Minister noted that she is committed to host an upcoming high-level conference on the Balkans in coordination with the Project on Ethnic Relations and will [...]
2006-11-24 14:40:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI PREL
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
06BUDAPEST2438HUNGARY'S REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 11:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS
06BUDAPEST2439HUNGARY ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 11:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV PHUM
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
06CAIRO1262EGYPT: 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Over the past year, the Government of Egypt has made progress in strengthening its intellectual property rights (IPR) regime. It issued the final set of implementing regulations for its 2002 IPR law, established new offices to license copyrighted materials, and cleared up a backlog of [...]
2006-02-28 13:41:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR EG USTR
06DAMASCUS2064OPPOSITION FOCUSING ON EXTERNAL PROJECTS WHILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While domestic civil-society activity has slowed in the wake of security service crackdowns and in anticipation of the June 15 Brammertz report, post contacts indicate that the opposition is now focused on a number of external projects. On a regional level, the Damascus-Beiru [...]
2006-05-04 10:34:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SY
06DUBLIN898POST NOMINATION FOR REGIONAL OMS TRAINING, OCTOBER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 13:15:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AOMS AFSI AMGT XG DA EI KPAO
06ISTANBUL1201EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and others from posts in Amman, Ankara, Athens, Beirut, Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Nicosia and Tel Aviv joined representatives from S/CT, EUR, NEA, the National Counterterrorism Center, EUCOM, SOCOM, Justice and other agencies at ConGenIstanbul June 16- [...]
2006-06-30 15:10:00Consulate IstanbulSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC OTRA PTER TU
06ISTANBUL1910BSEC MINISTERIAL: VIEW FROM ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: BSEC Secretariat officials and members of key delegations recommend that the USG discuss reftel project on environmental enforcement for economic development in general terms at the November 1 Council of Ministers meeting. Seeking to place discussion of reftel project on the ag [...]
2006-10-18 06:08:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KCRM TU RS SR
06KIEV1020UKRAINE/MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA: GOU BLAMES TIRASPOL
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 15 briefing of OSCE member state reps, GOU officials accused Transnistrian authorities of purposefully engineering the ongoing border standoff and refusing GOU attempts to discuss the situation. GOU officials appealed to EU states to advise their shippers to avoid tra [...]
2006-03-15 15:42:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR OSCE
06LJUBLJANA109SLOVENIA BACKSLIDING ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On Monday February 6, the National Assembly passed amendments to Slovenia's Asylum Law that will give the police significant new powers in adjudicating requests for asylum and reduce the role of trained asylum caseworkers. The new amendments are likely to further erode safegua [...]
2006-02-17 07:38:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SI
06LJUBLJANA171SLOVENIAN ENERGY: VULNERABLE BUT DIVERSIFIED
[...] (SBU) Summary: A small, mountainous country with limited natural resources, Slovenia not surprisingly relies on external sources for many of its fossil fuel energy needs. Slightly more than 55 percent of Slovenia's total energy supply comes from liquid and solid fossil fuels. An additional 15 [...]
2006-03-20 04:42:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ENRG SI
06LJUBLJANA397SLOVENIA'S ASYLUM POLICY: TOWARDS A MORE BALANCED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mindful that refs A and B present two divergent views on Slovenia's asylum policy (representing the NGO community and GOS, respectively),the following cable seeks to strike a middle ground and explain why these two groups see things so differently. On the one side, most of the [...]
2006-06-26 05:08:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV SI
06LJUBLJANA758ITF AND DONOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (S) On November 22, COM attended the International Trust Fund (ITF) Advisory Board of Donors meeting in Ljubljana. Before the meeting COM delivered the points from reftel A to Slovenian ITF Director Goran Gacnik sharing, in a side conversation, USG concerns about allegations of corruption and [...]
2006-11-28 11:44:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETMASS MOPS PGOV PREL SI
06MANAGUA1004NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART III: THE CRIMES OF
[...] (SBU) This is the third and final cable in a series summarizing the crimes and abuses of power committed by Nicaragua's corrupt party bosses and their associates. The first cable focused on Daniel Ortega and his family, the second highlighted the abuses of the FSLN, both while in power in th [...]
2006-05-05 17:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU
06MANAGUA411INFORMATION FOR NICARAGUA SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nicaragua is not currently placed on any Special 301 list, and post recommends maintaining this status. This recommendation is offered in spite of the fact that there remains room for improvement on legal structure and judicial attitudes, and that the Dole Food Company has wri [...]
2006-02-22 14:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD NU
06MANAGUA632FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF: "JUDGE US BY OUR
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos holds up the FSLN's recent support for CAFTA implementation legislation as evidence of his party's interest in constructive relations with the United States. He suggests that the FSLN might also be willing to vote to destroy [...]
2006-03-21 21:31:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA645PUTTING IPR TO MUSIC IN NICARAGUA HELPED PASS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Between March 16 and March 21, the Nicaraguan National Assembly passed several IPR and penal code reforms, and ratified the Budapest Treaty, which was required for entry into force of DR-CAFTA by April 1. Despite concerns presented by Ministry of Trade (MIFIC) officials and mem [...]
2006-03-22 22:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NU
06MANAGUA646CAFTA LEGISLATION PASSES IN NICARAGUA; GON PUSHING
[...] (U) The National Assembly approved remaining CAFTA-DR legislative obligations with March 21 votes for reforms of the Patent Law, the Trademark Law and the Special Law on Crimes against International Commerce or International Investment, and ratification of the Budapest Treaty. These votes cam [...]
2006-03-22 22:37:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NU
06MANAMA568BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-08 12:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
06MINSK653EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 20, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Putin Signals Hike in Gas Price to Belarus, Impatient on Union During a Shanghai Cooperation Organization Press Conference, Russian Preside [...]
2006-06-20 10:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD EINV
06MINSK691GOB APPEALS TO EU TO STOP "SPIRAL OF PRESSURE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus gave U.S. Ambassador copies of three letters from Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Martynov to: Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Unio [...]
2006-06-30 13:11:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
06MOSCOW1840RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON HAMAS VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) On February 27 the Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov to discuss the upcoming Hamas visit to Moscow and to underline the importance of coordination. Saltanov confirmed that the Hamas delegation, headed by Khalid Meshal and composed of Hamas outsiders, is set [...]
2006-02-27 16:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS
06NEWDELHI3006GOI RESPONSE POSITIVE TO UN DEMOCRACY FUND
[...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (United Nations/Political) Sanjiv Arora said that the GOI plans actively to promote the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF, Ref A) to Indian NGOs and civil society organizations, including via the MEA's Internet site, and to facilitat [...]
2006-05-03 07:40:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNGA KUNR IN AF KG
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
06PARIS1344UNESCO: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) My staff and I held an off-site meeting February 14 to review the past two years of our engagement with UNESCO and to offer suggestions for the path ahead. We all agreed that we need to achieve tangible results for the USG by the October 2007 General Conference. That requires a realistic [...]
2006-03-03 12:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL KPAO AORC UNESCO
06PARIS4219AUSTRALIA GROUP 2006 PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, JUNE
[...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) plenary continued strengthening the Regime,s nonproliferation and export control tools. Highlights included: -- Agreement to the U.S. proposal to add three biological agents to the control list; -- Agreement to add chemical processing equipment made from [...]
2006-06-20 08:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AS FR CBW
06PARIS431 UNESCO AMBASSADORS ON POST WSIS SCENE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communication and Information Policy and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO Louise V. Oliver met with a select group of UNESCO Ambassadors, including members of the Information for All Programme Council, to exchange view [...]
2006-01-24 06:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
06PARIS4342MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Transatlantic Relationship -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 11:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4525FRANCE TO ATTEND THE AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 11:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR PREL NATO AF FR
06PRAGUE222CZECHS HOST COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONFERENCE ON BELARUS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech MFA hosted a Council of Europe (COE) Conference on Belarus February 22. The Conference was attended by Belarusian democratic opposition members, delegates of numerous CE member states, and NGOs active in Belarus. The COE delegates discussed the value of (1) increasing [...]
2006-03-02 12:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM BO EZ
06PRAGUE260PUTIN CONDUCTS FRIENDLY VISIT TO PRAGUE, LIGHTLY
[...] (C) Summary. The March 1-2 visit of Vladimir Putin to Prague was aimed at throwing the best possible light on the relationship between Russia and the Czech Republic. Economic concerns were the main focus, but few agreements were signed. Difficult issues were either raised gently, or ignored. D [...]
2006-03-13 06:55:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG EZ RS
06PRAGUE295CZECHS EXPRESS CONCERN FOR FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN
[...] Summary ---------- (C) On March 16, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met with representatives of Czech NGO People in Need (PIN),parliamentarians, MFA officials, and private citizens actively engaged in democracy promotion in Cuba. The Czechs expressed their commitment to Cuba and Latin America gene [...]
2006-03-22 14:54:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM CU VE XM EZ
06PRAGUE527CZECH REPUBLIC: BCWG MEETING ON THE VISA ROADMAP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Czech Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) met May 11 to discuss progress on the Visa Roadmap toward eventual membership in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The Czechs confirmed that all passports issued in September 2006 and after will contain biometric chips. They ann [...]
2006-05-16 14:35:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL EZ
06PRISTINA256KOSOVO: RECOMMENDATION ON TREATMENT OF ROMA LEAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. International community stakeholders have decided that Roma victims of lead poisoning can be safely treated at Osterode, UNMIK's temporary relocation facility. Notwithstanding the insistence of Roma leaders that their constituents will accept relocation only to their old Mitrov [...]
2006-03-21 18:12:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA339KOSOVO ROMA MOVE TO LEAD-SAFE RELOCATION FACILITY,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over 290 Roma from two lead-contaminated refugee camps in north Mitrovica have moved to the Osterode temporary relocation facility. All involved agree that a convalescence center to treat Roma with lead poisoning will be built there. The World Health Organization (WHO) has d [...]
2006-04-21 14:46:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA599KOSOVO: ACTING SRSG PUSHES BELGRADE/WHO ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although medication is on hand, medical personnel have been trained, and construction of a clinic has been completed, treatment of Mitrovica-area Roma acutely ill with lead poisoning has not begun. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been waiting for more than three month [...]
2006-07-17 18:50:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06RIGA535Afghanistan PRT Conference: Latvia
[...] (U) Ambassador Bailey and Canadian Ambassador Poulin jointly delivered ref A invitation to Latvian MOD Slakteris July 5. Slakteris pledged to send a representative to the conference in Budapest, but given the minister's trip to Washington the following week, it might be at a rather low level. [...]
2006-07-07 13:49:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS AF LG
06RIGA561Afghanistan PRT Conference: Latvia - updated
[...] (U) Latvia will send the following individuals to the PRT conference in Budapest: Mr. Edgars Rinkevics, State Secretary, Ministry of Defense Ms. Zane Vasule, Snr. Desk Officer, International Operations and Crisis Management Division, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2006-07-17 13:34:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS AF LG
06ROME1006 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: On March 28, USMISSION UN ROME met with FAO Animal Production and Health (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation (TCE) Divisions staff to discuss Azerbaijan; global Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) expert needs; personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in the West [...]
2006-04-04 07:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO
06ROME315 FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS'
[...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...]
2006-02-03 11:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO
06ROME435AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ITALY, IRAQ,
[...] Based on communications today between USMISSION UN Rome staff and Dr. Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, FAO will conduct a press conference on February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The message that will be relayed will include the following: 2. On the Government of Italy's efforts: -- FAO [...]
2006-02-13 15:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME678 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: In an effort to keep all USG agencies in Washington and in the field informed on FAO activities to combat and control Avian Influenza (AI),USMISSION UN ROME has instituted this new weekly reporting cable. FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) and Animal Produc [...]
2006-03-03 16:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME860 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 16, USMISSION UN ROME staff met with various members of FAO's Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) for an update on Avian Influenza (AI) operations worldwide as well specific country programs. Much of t [...]
2006-03-17 16:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANSALVADOR940EL SALVADOR'S PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE
[...] Summary. The GOES is slowly moving to comply with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and improve the environment for the use of biotechnology. A new law governing the safe management of genetically modified organisms has been under review for four months by the Technical Secretary of the [...]
2006-04-10 18:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAGR TBIO ES CAFTA
06SAOPAULO1013EUROPE: POPULAR UNREST IN BUDAPEST; UNITED NATIONS: KOFI
[...] "Announced Crisis Reflects Increasing Dissatisfaction With Entry in the EU" Leading national circulation daily liberal Folha de S. Paulo's Budapest correspondent reports (9/20): "The tape showing the confirmation that Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany lied about the budget during four [...]
2006-09-20 10:51:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1030EUROPE: HUNGARY, PROTESTS AGAINST PRIME MINISTER; WESTERN
[...] "Western Europe Nations Become Nightmare For the EU" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent remarks (9/22): "Violence has erupted in Budapest against socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.... But there is another and much more important victim of such demonstrations: the [...]
2006-09-22 13:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SINGAPORE197SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...]
2006-01-24 06:41:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06SINGAPORE3442SINGAPORE - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES
[...] Per reftel instructions, post submits its draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per reftel instructions, [...]
2006-10-27 11:12:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
06SKOPJE779MACEDONIA: YOUNG TECHNOCRATS DOMINATE NEW
[...] (SBU/NF) Prime Minister-designate Gruevski's proposed cabinet lineup, which the parliament is likely to approve on August 25, is comprised of mostly young technocrats without extensive bureaucratic experience. That bodes well for a fresh start, with Gruevski likely to exercise greater control [...]
2006-08-17 14:39:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL MK
06SOFIA1652BULGARIAN BANKS GENERALLY HEALTHY, BUT A FEW BAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian banking sector is in its strongest position since the banking crisis of 1996. Thanks to stricter legislation, sound bank oversight and management, and an influx of large, stable foreign banks, most Bulgarian banks are prospering legitimately. Two skunks are circling [...]
2006-12-11 12:44:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV BU
06SOFIA259Smuggling of Bulgarians through Mexico
[...] Bulgaria is a transit point for illegal migration and alien smuggling as well as a source country for illegal migration to the United States. A common smuggling scheme remains for Bulgarians to obtain Mexican visas, travel to Mexico as tourists and from there cross illegally into the U.S. T [...]
2006-02-21 14:56:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC BU
06TALLINN613ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN AFGHANISTAN PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 13:30:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO EN
06TOKYO3317AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 15
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 8 to 15. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Ibaraki Prefecture Poultry Industry Hit Hard by Last Year's LPAI Outbreaks -- 2. [...]
2006-06-15 09:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06VIENNA1227SCENESETTER FOR THE MAY 3-5 VISIT BY THE ATTORNEY
[...] (U) The Austrians are looking forward to your attendance, and that of Deputy Secretary Jackson, at the May 3-5 JHA Ministerials. These meetings constitute one of the more significant events of the six-month Austrian Presidency of the European Council. 2. (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations hav [...]
2006-04-28 15:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL PTER AU
06VIENNA2790AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 19, 2006
[...] According to ORF online news, experts agree the current election campaign in Austria is "tougher in tone, but lacking in actual messages and concepts." There is "too much mudslinging, and not enough objective (discussion of) policies," they say. Elsner in Hospital 2. Former bank Bawag d [...]
2006-09-19 14:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2801AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 20, 2006
[...] As expected, no common ground was identified in the eighth of the TV debates between party leaders - Tuesday night, Greens boss Alexander van der Bellen and FPOe party leader Heinz-Christian Strache, whose parties are fighting for third place in the upcoming national elections, engaged in a deb [...]
2006-09-20 12:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3134AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 23, 2006
[...] Massive criticism of OeVP party boss Wolfgang Schuessel and his leadership style is now heard among top party officials. Franz Fischler, formerly EU Commissioner and OeVP Minister of Agriculture, demanded a total reform of the party and President of the Austrian Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl [...]
2006-10-24 07:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3145AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 24, 2006
[...] Amid statements from the negotiation teams on the "positive atmosphere" during yesterday's meetings on domestic issues, talks today will address education issues. After the talks on domestic issues yesterday, both SPOe delegation head Norbert Darabos and Interior Minister Liese Prokop praised t [...]
2006-10-25 15:22:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3584AUSTRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43-1-31339-2196 and email: RobisonDR(at sign)state.gov. Post emailed the updated Intellipedia version of this report to [...]
2006-12-20 13:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR EFIN AU
06VIENNA3602Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight
[...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...]
2006-12-22 10:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
06VIENNA3605Austria's Raiffeisen - A Domestic and Regional Heavyweight
[...] The Raiffeisen Association is a commercial heavyweight within Austria, with wide-ranging and diverse business holdings. Its business interests permeate Austria's economy, with impressive holdings in the banking, investment, insurance, dairy, media, and retail sectors. By virtue of its commer [...]
2006-12-22 10:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECIN EFIN ETRD EUN AU
06VIENNA4622006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location beca [...]
2006-02-15 14:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
06VIENNA6Austria's Economic Footprint in Central Europe
[...] Austrian commercial interests continue to benefit greatly from intensified trade and investment relations with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),as well as Southeastern European (SEE) nations. Exports to CEE have more than doubled since 1995 and exports to SEE have quadrupl [...]
2006-01-03 12:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECIN ETRD AU EUN
06VIENNA716THE VIENNA STOCK EXCHANGE - A BOOM THAT COULD
[...] The Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE) is enjoying an extended boom phase. The VSE is up 51% in 2005, 219% over the period 2003 to 2005, and 242% from the 2001-2005 period. The VSE has been one of the best performing exchanges worldwide. On February 21, 2006, the Austrian Traded Index (ATX) hit a [...]
2006-03-09 11:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AU
06VIENNA764MARCH 2-3 U.S.- EU SENIOR LEVEL TALKS ON JUSTICE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Senior Level U.S.-EU Informal Meeting on Justice, Freedom, and Security (JLS) was held in Vienna March 2 and 3, and covered the full range of JLS issues on migration, borders and visas, counter-terrorism and security, and law enforcement cooperation. Among the key outcom [...]
2006-03-14 08:36:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EUN KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU
06VILNIUS597LITHUANIA TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 13:06:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDAF AORC NATO LH
06VILNIUS671GHOR, AFGHANISTAN: A LITHUANIAN VIEW
[...] (C) Lithuania's MFA representative to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor province, Afghanistan, Dainus Baublys, debriefed us on Lithuania's goals and challenges there. He told us that security was stable, as the PRT had good relations with the three local "warlords" who are (hel [...]
2006-07-18 12:00:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL AF LH
06WARSAW148U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE II - ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (C) Begin Summary. Septel reports on security and defense issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory at the Third U.S.-Polish Strategic Dialogue (SD) January 25 in Warsaw and provides a list of the principal U.S. and Polish participants. This cable reports on the Energy [...]
2006-01-31 18:29:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV PREL PL UP RS NO AJ TX
06YEREVAN602ICRC: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions to DFM Armen Baiburtian and MFA International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. Mkrtumyan told us that Armenia planned to sign the Protocol and to support changing the statutes of [...]
2006-04-28 13:14:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL AM SZ ICRC
06YEREVAN666ARMENIA'S ECONOMY INSULATED FROM PLANE CRASH,
[...] (C) On May 3, an Armavia flight to Sochi crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 113 aboard. Two days later, a fire in a Brussels maintenance hangar destroyed another Armavia aircraft as well as a second plane owned by another Armenian company. Investigations into both the crash and the fire [...]
2006-05-12 13:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR EAID PREL RS BE AM
06ZAGREB1338CROATIA INCSR 2006 - PART ONE
[...] (U) Below please find per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling, particularly heroi [...]
2006-11-06 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
06ZAGREB1504CROATIA VOTES TO ACTIVATE ADRIATIC FISHING ZONE IN 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid no small amount of political posturing, the Croatian parliament voted to activate Croatia's self-declared Protected Ecological and Fishing Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic as of January 1, 2008. The ZERP, first enacted prior to the last round of parliamentary elections in 2003, [...]
2006-12-21 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS ECIN HR
06ZAGREB321EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----6 Feb, met with the General Director and Department Head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS). The main focus of the meeting was to review responsibilities of the office (est. June 2005 per Art. 22 of the Nuclear Safety Act) and [...]
2006-03-09 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO
07AMMAN2613GOJ PUBLICLY SUPPORTS ABU MAZEN
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah and the GOJ registered strong support for Abu Mazen and the new government of Salam Fayyad. Local media were largely supportive of preserving the legitimacy of Palestinian Authority institutions, although some blamed the international community and Arab states for [...]
2007-06-18 14:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS JO
07AMMAN3286CHANGE IS IN THE AIR: JORDAN'S AVIATION PRIVATIZATION
[...] (U) Summary: Several privatization and restructuring efforts continue in Jordan's aviation sector with the support of the King and Parliament (ref A). The Cabinet approved privatization of 74% of Royal Jordanian's stock shares. A contract has been signed for the expansion and private manageme [...]
2007-08-02 13:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO
07ANKARA2273REGIONAL ENERGY CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE -
[...] This message grants country clearance and provides an update on administrative and logistical arrangements for the Regional Energy Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in comin [...]
2007-09-06 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ENRG TU
07ANKARA458TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...]
2007-03-01 09:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
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
07ATHENS1707GREECE DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] I am declaring a disaster in Greece for the loss of life, loss of property, and loss of livelihoods caused by the extensive wildfires currently raging throughout Greece. I request USD 100,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/DCHA/OFDA. The Government of Greece has not yet made an off [...]
2007-08-28 12:21:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL GR
07ATHENS1710GREECE DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] I am declaring a disaster in Greece forthe loss of life, loss of property, and loss of livelihoods caused by the extensive wildfirs currently raging throughout Greece. I request USD 100,000 for immediate disaster relie from USAID/DCHA/OFDA. The Government of Greece has not yet made an offici [...]
2007-08-28 12:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL GR
07BAKU245AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS HE IS NOT NECESSARILY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to SOCAR VP Elshad Nassirov, his presentation at the February 13-14 IEA Caspian Energy Conference in Paris was designed not to reassure potential European gas customers but rather to disabuse them of the notion that Azerbaijani gas alone could fill their pipelines. Hi [...]
2007-02-26 14:47:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU371AZERBAIJAN'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS PRESENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March visit by the Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) HUB Officer, a range of officials provided more details on the GOAJ's new five-year, USD 500 million environmental clean-up plan. Although implementation of the September 2006 Presidentia [...]
2007-04-04 06:39:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PREL SENV AJ
07BAKU464AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO TO PREDICT 2012 GAS VOLUMES
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (C) SUMMARY. According to SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov, it is impossible to estimate, "even within five to ten billion cubic meters," how much gas Azerbaijan would have available for export on or around 2012. Additionally, t [...]
2007-04-19 09:02:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ ENRG TX TU IR
07BAKU469AZERBAIJAN: OMV CEO OPTIMISTIC ON AZERI GAS FOR
[...] (C) On April 19, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer provided the Ambassador an upbeat readout of his April 18 meeting with President Aliyev to discuss Nabucco. The meeting was "very constructive, fully constructive -- the President is highly interested in Nabucco -- it was definitely a move forwa [...]
2007-04-19 13:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ PINR TX
07BAKU522AZERBAIJAN ENERGY MINISTER LIKES BP BUT WANTS MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 conversation with the Ambassador, Energy and Industry Minister Natiq Aliyev said that GOAJ would continue its close cooperation with BP, and that in principle the GOAJ supported BP plans for ACG PSA extension and ACG deep gas. The GOAJ also wants BP as Shah Deniz operato [...]
2007-04-27 13:51:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BRASILIA2084 BRAZIL: TRAINING BY USG EXPERTS BRINGS TO LIFE PROMISE OF
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Seminars put on in mid-October by U.S. water resource management experts have served to implement recommendations developed by the bilateral water technical working group created under the C [...]
2007-11-01 19:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA BR
07BRUSSELS3466FRIED TO PSC: TIME TO MOVE ON KOSOVO AND
[...] (C) EUR A/S Fried told the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors December 6 that the EU must move forward on Kosovo and not be subject to Serbian electoral manipulation. He briefed on his talks in BiH, noted the recent avoidance of a "train-wreck," and emphasized the need t [...]
2007-12-06 18:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BK GG KV SR EUN
07BUDAPEST100SPRING TRAINING: POLITICAL SEASON BEGINS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: With Parliament preparing to reconvene and both Prime Minister Gyurcsany and FIDESZ leader Orban planning to give major addresses in the coming weeks, the political season is set to resume. Despite Orban's long absence (or perhaps because of it) FIDESZ has been making the most n [...]
2007-01-23 16:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM
07BUDAPEST101HUNGARIAN UPDATE FOR JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO
[...] (C) USAID hosted a PRT for senior GoH interagency representatives in Budapest January 23. Post capitalized on the meeting to review reftel points with representatives from the MFA's Office of Security Policy, highlighting our commitment to provide significant new resources and our call on Al [...]
2007-01-24 08:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS
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
07BUDAPEST117BLOGGER-IN-CHIEF: HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER'S BLOG
[...] (C) Post offers the following information, keyed to the questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) We see minimal policy impact to PM Gyurcsany's blog to date. It has not, for example, blunted criticism of the government's often opaque approach to reforms, and is more often a review of Gyurcsany' [...]
2007-01-30 09:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPINR
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
07BUDAPEST1341FROM SIMONYI TO SOMOGYI: CHANGES AT THE HUNGARIAN
[...] (U) In a brief meeting with Ambassador Foley August 15, Hungarian Ambassador-designate Ferenc Somogyi outlined his priorities for his upcoming tour. Visa Waiver: A Milestone ) Not a Finish Line 2. (C) Welcoming recent progress on the Visa Waiver front, Somogyi accentuated the positive w [...]
2007-08-16 09:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON
07BUDAPEST135BEST SERVED COLD: ORBAN ON REFORM, ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: As guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Ambassador Foley January 30, a charming and measured FIDESZ President Viktor Orban criticized the Gyurcsany government's implementation of its austerity package, questioned its commitment to reform, and called for EU action on energy secur [...]
2007-02-01 13:39:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM
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
07BUDAPEST136PRT TRAINING ON TIME AND ON TARGET
[...] (SBU) Nearly 50 Hungarian military and law enforcement officers, diplomats, and development experts attended a seminar on PRT operations January 22 - 23. The seminar, consisting of a detailed overview for senior officials in Budapest January 22 and an in-depth, interactive session at a Hunga [...]
2007-02-01 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAID ECON
07BUDAPEST1369HUNGARY CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission and Russian counterpart Alexander Voznyuk met with MFA Director for Security and Non-Proliferation Vilmos Hamikus August 22 to review Hungary's participation in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. 2. (SBU) Hamikus confirmed the GoH's decision t [...]
2007-08-24 06:14:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MARR
07BUDAPEST1376SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SIRES TO
[...] Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Sires to Hungary. 2. You will arrive as the body politic prepares for Parliament's return to formal session in mid-September. Most observers predict a busy ) and possibly hot ) fall, with continued friction between the Gyurcsany governme [...]
2007-08-27 14:43:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM
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
07BUDAPEST1434HUNGARIAN MFA PROVIDED NON-PAPER IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...] (U) On 5 September 2007, post passed non-paper to Zsolt Pataki, Director, EU and Foreign and Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreigh Affairs, GOH. FOLEY [...]
2007-09-05 12:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL
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
07BUDAPEST1534HOMECOMING KING: PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) French President Sarkozy completed a brief but high-profile visit to Hungary September 14, including meetings with President Solyom, Prime Minister Gyurcsany, and opposition leader Orban as well as an address to the Hungarian Parliament. His meetings and public statements were highligh [...]
2007-09-17 15:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM
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
07BUDAPEST1570U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA Americas desk officer Andras Szorenyi and to Levente Szekely in the Ministry's Department for Policy Planning and Analysis September 20. 2. (U) Both emphasized the Foreign Minister's personal commitment to the Community of Democracies. Both under [...]
2007-09-21 14:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
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
07BUDAPEST175HUNGARIAN REACTION TO LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel letter at the MFA on the margins of Ambassador Foley's meeting with Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz February 8. 2. (C) FM Goncz seconded Ambassador Foley's strong endorsement of the Ahtisaari plan, describing it as a "good basis for engagement." She emphasized the [...]
2007-02-08 15:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV
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
07BUDAPEST1774PRECEDENTED VIOLENCE: DEMONSTRATIONS RETURN ...
[...] (C) Violence returned to the streets of Budapest as intermittent clashes broke out between the authorities and anti-government protestors October 22. The demonstrations were far less serious in duration and intensity than the protests of last fall and this spring ) due largely to a combinati [...]
2007-10-26 15:59:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC
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
07BUDAPEST186HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO GAERC FEBRUARY 12-13 FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Foreign and Security Policy Department Deputy Andras Dekany told poloff on 9 February that FM Goncz will primarily discuss Kosovo status at the February 12-13 GAERC meeting. The FM will also brief the other GAERC FMs re her recent travel to the Middle East. Though not likel [...]
2007-02-09 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD
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
07BUDAPEST188HUNGARIAN NOMINEES FOR CONFERENCE ON MODERN
[...] Post warmly welcomes the opportunity to nominate the following GoH officials: Gyorgy Molnar, MFA Director for International Security Policy: A career diplomat, Molnar has extensive experience in the full range of security affairs including NATO issues. He visited Afghanistan during the pre [...]
2007-02-12 08:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKISL EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER MARR MOPS
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
07BUDAPEST45INITIAL GOH REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Foley reviewed the essential elements of the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy with MFA State Secretary Laszlo Varkonyi January 11 per reftel, emphasizing our support for the Iraqi government's actions to promote stability, bolster the economy, and achieve nat [...]
2007-01-11 16:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ
07BUDAPEST466INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley reviewed reftel demarche with MFA State Secretary Ivan Udvardi March 26 (other issues septel),leaving behind a non-paper for the GoH's reference. 2. (C) Udvardi expressed his appreciation for the update, conveyed his congratulations for securing unanimous support for [...]
2007-03-26 14:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC
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
07BUDAPEST517HUNGARY: RESETTLEMENT OF TWO ADDITIONAL GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Embassy Budapest assesses the likelihood of a favorable response to reftel request to be highly remote. 2. (C) The GoH has discussed the resettlement of several dozen Cuban refugees from Guantanamo at the highest levels and is reportedly giving the proposal favorable consideration. M [...]
2007-04-04 14:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKAWC PTER PREL PHUM
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
07BUDAPEST613HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO PROMOTE A COMMON
[...] (U) MFA Iran desk officer told poloff on April 20 that GOH policies concerning restricting export tax credits to Iran are "in step" with the USG position. Nyitrai elaborated that "Hungary has little, if any trade with Iran." Nytrai anticipates no dissent among EU partners regarding the commo [...]
2007-04-20 15:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD
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
07BUDAPEST636HUNGARY'S REPRESENTATION AT COALITION CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 15:07:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER
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
07BUDAPEST70MFA ON CUBA, AFGHANISTAN, AND RUSSIAN OIL CUT-OFF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Foley met with MFA State Secretary Varkonyi January 11 to review the state of play on SIPDIS key issues following her return from the EUR Chiefs of Mission Conference. Varkonyi outlined GoH initiatives to promote a democratic transition in Cuba, including the addit [...]
2007-01-17 15:34:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM ECON
07BUDAPEST71MFA ON CUBA, AFGHANISTAN, AND RUSSIAN OIL CUT-OFF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Foley met with MFA State Secretary Varkonyi January 11 to review the state of play on SIPDIS key issues following her return from the EUR Chiefs of Mission Conference. Varkonyi outlined GoH initiatives to promote a democratic transition in Cuba, including the addit [...]
2007-01-17 15:35:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM 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
07BUDAPEST76MFA LOOKS FORWARD TO JANUARY 26 NATO MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para xxx for action request. 2. (C) Ambassador Foley reviewed the latest USG thinking on Afghanistan and Kosovo with MFA Political Director Ivan Udvardi in preparation for the upcoming meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels January 26. A [...]
2007-01-18 10:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EAID
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
07BUDAPEST788KOKA IN COMMAND: ECONOMY MINISTER OUTLINES REFORM
[...] (C) A confident and conversant Economy Minister and SZDSZ party president Janos Koka outlined his views on the GoH's reform agenda and reviewed the SZDSZ party's prospects in a meeting with Ambassador Foley May 15. Koka cast his efforts to "rebuild the SZDSZ nation-wide" as a means to "comple [...]
2007-05-16 14:09:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG
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
07BUDAPEST844DEMARCHE ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel remarks in separate meetings with MFA Iran Desk Officer Istvan Nyitrai and MFA Traveling Ambassador for the Andean Region Pal Varga-Koritar. While remarking that the current state of relations with Iran and Venezuela is "troubling," Mr. Nyitrai believes the sign [...]
2007-05-25 08:58:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER
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
07BUDAPEST98HUNGARY'S POSITION ON OSLO CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) GOH officials say that Hungary will accept the Government of Norway's (GON) invitation to attend the February 22-23 Oslo conference per reftel. MFA Director of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Policy Andras Toth told POL off on 22 January that the GOH will attend the conference "in ord [...]
2007-01-23 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO
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
07BUENOSAIRES980ILEA LAT-AM IPR SESSION II - GOA WILL PARTICIPATE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel questions, there are numerous GoA entities responsible for intellectual property enforcement in Argentina - including federal and provincial (in 23 provinces) police, prosecutors and judges; federal Customs authorities; the Prefectura (roughly Coast Guard equivalent); and the [...]
2007-05-18 09:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ASEC SNAR AR
07HELSINKI897OSCE KAZAKHSTAN DEMARCHE: FINLAND AGREES AND
[...] (C) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Ms. Paivi Peltokoski, First Secretary, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship Task Force December 20. Peltokoski stated that the GoF agrees with the Kazakhstani commitments and &practically everything8. Peltokoski characterized the delay itself as minimally signif [...]
2007-12-27 12:39:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PREL KZ FI
07ISTANBUL183BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH EU,
[...] (SBU) Summary: BSEC Senior Officials met February 26-27 in Istanbul to discuss establishing an institution-to-institution relationship with the European Union, review the status of ongoing projects including a labor/employment study to be performed the OECD, and discuss preparations for the 1 [...]
2007-03-07 10:48:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV EU
07KYIV1826UKRAINE: HUNGARY LENDS QUIET SUPPORT TO UKRAINE'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 13:32:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD EINV HU UP
07KYIV449UKRAINE: 2007 SPECIAL 301 POST INPUT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List, which is statutorily accompanied by Section 306 monitoring (Ref A),although the Government of Ukraine is definitely moving in the right direction on IPR protection. The GOU has followe [...]
2007-02-22 15:07:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON UP
07LJUBLJANA119SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007
[...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's seventh annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel. Embassy POC is Pol/Econ Chief Colleen Hyland; tel. 386-1 -200-5708, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based on info [...]
2007-03-01 15:11:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KRFD PREF SI
07MANAMA291BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 14:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MINSK946BELARUS PROTESTS EXPANDED USG SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Deputy FM Viktor Gaysyonok summoned Ambassador November 15 to protest the recent listing of Belarusian petrochemical giant Belneftekhim by Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). Gaysyonok read the text of a diplomatic note (see text para 5) stating in part that the OFAC measu [...]
2007-11-15 16:26:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR ETTC BO
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
07MUSCAT418OMAN ACCEDES TO IPR CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES
[...] Local media reported that on April 23 the Omani government acceded to several international conventions and treaties pertaining to the protection of intellectual property. According to government-owned Arabic daily "Oman," Royal Decree 37/2007 directed Oman's immediate accession to the 1974 Co [...]
2007-04-30 07:37:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL KPIR MU
07MUSCAT582OMAN PROPOSAL FOR IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
[...] (U) The Omani government is committed to protecting intellectual property, as evidenced by its efforts to strengthen its legal framework and willingness to work with the USG and other international organizations in raising awareness of the issue. Enforcement concerns remain, however, and Oman [...]
2007-06-10 07:01:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR MU
07PANAMA1711PANAMA: 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) The U.S. goods trade surplus with Panama was $2.3 billion in 2006, an increase of $493 million from $1.8 billion in 2005. U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $2.7 billion, up 25.2 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $378 million, up 15.7 percent. Panama [...]
2007-10-29 16:00:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD
07PANAMA258PANAMA RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The legal framework governing IPR protection in Panama is substantive, although gaps exist both in domestic legislation and participation in the full complement of international treaties. Enforcement levels and resources remain weak but 2006 saw positive trends in seizures and [...]
2007-02-21 21:32:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PM
07PARIS2488REVEREND MOON'S REQUEST TO VISIT FRANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: International Unification Church founder, Dr. Sun Myung Moon, and his wife, currently designated as "dangerous persons" and banned from entering France under the Schengen Information System, hope that the recent ruling of a German court to overturn the ban [...]
2007-06-11 10:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSOCI SCUL PROP PINS PHUM FR GM
07PRAGUE1232CZECH-HUNGARIAN ENERGY JOINT VENTURE: POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Prague and Embassy Budapest. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: The proposed joint venture between Czech electricity giant CEZ and Hungarian energy group MOL is a deal driven by business interests -- CEZ's desire to get its foot in the door in Hungary as a [...]
2007-11-16 10:21:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE400NORTH KOREAN DG FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS VISITS CZECH
[...] (SBU) On April 12, Political Economic Counselor met with Jan Fury, Director of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the recent visit of Mr. Kim Chun Guk, DPRK MFA Director General for European Affairs. Kim visited Prague on April 3 after att [...]
2007-04-16 05:34:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ KN
07PRAGUE401NORTH KOREAN DG FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS VISITS CZECH
[...] (SBU) On April 12, Political Economic Counselor met with Jan Fury, Director of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the recent visit of Mr. Kim Chun Guk, DPRK MFA Director General for European Affairs. Kim visited Prague on April 3 after att [...]
2007-04-16 05:34:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ KN
07SANJOSE1963COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON
[...] The following is Post's response to Reftel's enquiries. Questions can be directed to Econoff Steven Bitner, (506) 519-2502, Fax (506) 519-2364, bitnesr@state.gov. 2. Costa Rica Population: 4,299,234 (Dec 2006) Per Capita GDP: $5,050 (2006) Department of Commerce Trade Statistics (2006) [...]
2007-11-07 22:35:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS
07SANJOSE655CAFTA: REFERENDUM CONCERNS, BUT COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although optimistic that CAFTA can be ratified by August-September, the Arias administration is now concerned about the prospect of a CAFTA referendum. Responding to a petition filed by CAFTA opponent, renegade PLN member, former legislator and presidential candidate Jose Miguel [...]
2007-04-04 20:36:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD PREL PINR CS
07SANJOSE656CAFTA: REFERENDUM CONCERNS, BUT COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although optimistic that CAFTA can be ratified by August-September, the Arias administration is now concerned about the prospect of a CAFTA referendum. Responding to a petition filed by CAFTA opponent, renegade PLN member, former legislator and presidential candidate Jose Miguel [...]
2007-04-04 20:36:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ETRD PREL PINR CS
07SARAJEVO728BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS EXTENDED IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary. The Bosnian Parliament voted March 30 to confirm the Presidency's decision to extend the mandate of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of 2007. The move clears the final legal hurdle to the deployment of a fifth EOD rotation in May. Securing the ex [...]
2007-04-02 11:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SINGAPORE2016SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE24SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]
2007-01-04 00:46:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SKOPJE611MACEDONIA DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] (U) I am declaring a disaster in Macedonia for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and actual and potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout Macedonia, and am requesting USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Governmen [...]
2007-07-25 16:50:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI EAID PREL MK
07SOFIA1312SOFIA REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING - ADMINISTRATIVE
[...] (U) This message provides administrative and logistical information for the Regional Energy Officers Training Session to be held at Embassy Sofia December 6-7, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in coming days. 2. (SBU) Based on email exchanges, the following is o [...]
2007-11-16 13:29:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG OTRA BU
07SOFIA1375GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY (GIPA),GENERAL
[...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mr. Georgi Georgiev and Mr. Svetlan Savov, of the National Customs Agency, for USPTO training on February 11-14, 2008. Georgiev has been with the National Customs Agency since 1999. He is currently working as a state expert in the Customs Intelligence [...]
2007-12-14 13:55:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
07SOFIA227EN 2007 APR BULGARIA NOMINATIONS
[...] Embassy Sofia nominates Mrs. Gergana Cheshmedzhieva and Mr. Rossen Pavlov, of the Bulgarian Customs Office, for the USPTO GIPA Enforcement training seminar scheduled for April 16-20, 2007, as per reftel. 2. Mrs. Cheshmedzhieva has been with the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Direc [...]
2007-02-20 13:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR OTRA BU
07SOFIA492PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 15:57:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL BU
07SOFIA500PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 14:35:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL BU
07SOFIA505PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a V-10 meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, allies were in agreement on key issues, including NATO enlargement, the Kosovo Status process, missile defense, and energy security. All believed strongly about the need for further NATO enlargement and insisted that it be based on rea [...]
2007-04-23 16:44:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL BU
07SOFIA949OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S.-BULGARIAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. New Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov recently told the Ambassador that he welcomes a partnership with the U.S. government on energy and will also work to eliminate obstacles to U.S. investments in Bulgaria. A newcomer facing a steep learning curve on energy, Dimitrov is [...]
2007-08-07 12:44:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV RU BU
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
07STATE149870UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine who will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Regional Drug Un [...]
2007-10-29 14:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP
07STATE151024DEMARCHE REQUEST: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-18. The CD Ministerial in Bamako, November 14-17, will have five thematic and five regional roundtables. We ask that Posts inquire as to the priorities of host government for the ministerial and each roundtable, and share the U.S. prio [...]
2007-10-31 17:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07STATE166027A/S FRIED MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR USHAKOV
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, Russian Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov met with EUR A/S Daniel Fried for a read-out of meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at the foreign ministers level in Brussels. Fried noted that the NRC "could have been much worse." He [...]
2007-12-12 13:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAIR PARM MARR RS
07STATE170928BHUTTO ASSASSINATION AND US POLICY FOR PAKISTAN'S
[...] The tragic December 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto has reinforced urgent goals vis-a-vis Pakistan , U.S. believes that Pakistan must continue on a path leading to a civilian-led democratic government. We continue to support Pakistan,s moderate majority in its struggle against a violent e [...]
2007-12-28 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK
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
07STATE81232EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE;
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]
2007-06-11 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07TALLINN589 ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...]
2007-09-07 14:42:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TASHKENT1520TIP: PROPOSED PROJECTS TO ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT
[...] This is an Action Request; see Para 6 2. (C) Post has experienced greater transparency, cooperation, and engagement with the Uzbeks on TIP matters during the last six weeks than in the past two years. We believe that imposing sanctions at this point will only serve to discourage further [...]
2007-08-21 05:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ
07TBILISI1956GEORGIA WARNS OUTSIDE INVESTORS ON BUYING PROPERTY
[...] On August 3, Post received a diplomatic note from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its concern about possible sales of property belonging to IDP's by the de facto governments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. As part of the 1994 Quadripartite Agreement, signed by Georgia, Abkha [...]
2007-08-07 10:59:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2560Georgia's Woman of Courage Nominee 2008
[...] Post's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is Marina Tabukushvili, artist, civil society activist, and chairman of the Georgian NGO TASO. Nominee is willing to be considered for the award and agrees if selected to travel to Washington DC. Biographical data requested in reftel [...]
2007-10-11 11:40:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO KWMN GG
07THEHAGUE2061NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD CAGAN'S DEC. 12
[...] (C) Summary: During her December 12 meetings with Dutch officials, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (A) for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan stressed the GONL has the unique opportunity -- especially with a long lead-time to August 2008 -- to work with po [...]
2007-12-14 13:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF 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
07TIRANA674ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] I am declaring a disaster in Albania for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and the potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout Albania, and I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Government of Albania has ma [...]
2007-07-27 10:28:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL AL
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
07TOKYO5337 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 22:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TRIPOLI169LIBYA'S COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: HIV AWARENESS PROGRAMMING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Libyan government continues to move forward with its own unique form of education awareness of HIV and AIDs. There is some basic level of educational programming in Libyan schools in conjunction with the UNDP office in Tripoli and the government has also held additional ac [...]
2007-02-19 16:29:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALSOCI KHIV LY
07TUNIS296Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]
2007-03-06 14:01:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07TUNIS313Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism
[...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]
2007-03-07 15:58:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07USEUBRUSSELS1537NO EU UNITY GOING INTO REVIEW OF COMMON POSITION
[...] (C/NF) EU and member state officials told visiting WHA DAS Madison and Cuba Coordinator McCarry May 2-3 that the EU has not yet reached consensus on what parts of its Common Position on Cuba will be renewed in June. Contacts agreed on the need for Cubans to decide their future with encouragem [...]
2007-05-08 17:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM EAID EUN BR CU
07USNATO636NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up efforts to hold Musa Qala are implemented across the civil-military spectrum. Ambass [...]
2007-12-14 10:48:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO637NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (U) This cable is being retransmitted due to an error in the reftel number. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up eff [...]
2007-12-14 11:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07VIENNA1284AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 15, 2007
[...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the Social Democrats said negotiations with EADS, the manufacturer of the Eurofighter interceptors, will continue. Speaking in Brussels at a joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers, Darabos said talks would resume in a few days. A scenario t [...]
2007-05-15 13:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA144Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 10:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA147Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet
[...] (SBU) President Heinz Fischer swore in the new Austrian Cabinet on January 11. The Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) each 7 ministers and three state secretaries, reflecting the closeness of the October 2006 election results (SPO with 35.3% and OVP with 34.3%). On the SPO side, [...]
2007-01-23 10:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA2111OMV CEO RUTTENSTORFER DISCUSSES IRAN, NABUCCO, MOL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 12:33:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ETTC EINV PREL AU IR HU
07VIENNA2378SCENE-SETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO
[...] Summary: The Ambassador and the rest of Embassy Vienna's team are looking forward to your visit. The Embassy's Legal Attache Office (Legat) has an excellent working relationship with its Austrian counterparts and routinely nominates and facilitates training for Austrian officials at the FBI [...]
2007-09-11 14:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER KHLS AU
07VIENNA2493OMV UPS ANTE IN HOSTILE BID FOR MOL
[...] (U) Austria's leading energy company, OMV, has made public an offer to buy at least 50% of the voting shares of Hungary's MOL at a price 18.7% above MOL's current market price. OMV has conditioned its offer on MOL removing limitations on minority shareholders voting rights and canceling MOL's [...]
2007-09-26 11:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
07VIENNA2692007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR
[...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]
2007-02-06 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2874OMV LOOKS TO RUSSIAN GAS FOR NABUCCO
[...] (C) In a recent meeting with Emboffs, Reinhard Mitschek, OMV's Managing Director for Nabucco Gas Pipeline International, expressed concern that Azerbaijan could not provide enough gas by itself for Nabucco's initial phase in 2012. Nabucco would therefore turn to Russia to supply half of the [...]
2007-11-29 16:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AU
07VIENNA2920U.S.-AUSTRIA C/T COOPERATION: INTERIOR MINISTRY
[...] (C) USG and Austrian Interior Ministry officials met Nov. 10 to carry forward the discussions initiated by Austrian Interior Minister Platter during his Oct. 24-25 visit to Washington on enhanced U.S.-Austrian counter-terrorism (C/T) cooperation. The Austrian side also presented a series of p [...]
2007-12-10 15:42:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL AU
07VIENNA701OMV CEO: NABUCCO KEY FOR EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (C) During a recent lunch with Ambassador, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer emphasized that obtaining a sufficient supply of Azeri gas is the key for the start-up of Nabucco. Without Azeri gas, OMV would have to look for other possible suppliers--Iran and Russia--that would not be good alternat [...]
2007-03-20 19:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA728NABUCCO PIPELINE: OMV STILL BULLISH ON 2012 STARTUP
[...] (C) During a March 20 meeting with EconUnit Chief, the Managing Director of the Nabucco Pipeline consortium, Reinhard Mitschek, said that the project remains on track to begin operations in 2012. Nabucco is still looking to take on a major European gas company to help finance the project. Re [...]
2007-03-22 10:18:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV AU
07WARSAW2392POLISH NOMINEES FOR THE ONDCP/INL 23-24 JANUARY
[...] To follow up on our interim response to Ref A text, the following individuals have been identified for participation in the January 23-24, 2008 Regional Drug Demand Reduction seminar to be held in Budapest, Hungary. a) Mr. Michal Sztyk, Chief Specialist from the Ministry of Health, Depart [...]
2007-12-18 14:19:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDOTAR SNAR PL
07WARSAW563POLAND: ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE INITIATIVES
[...] In response to ref A, post takes the opportunity to highlight post initiatives in environment and science. Various initiatives are already underway and post is planning for continued and increased cooperation in these areas. The Ambassadorplays a significant role in many of the environmental [...]
2007-03-08 13:45:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV KPAO ENRG PL
07YEREVAN1311MINING ARMENIA'S TEGHUT FOREST - AN INEVITABILITY?
[...] (C) The GOAM is set to approve a much-criticized clear-cutting and strip-mining operation in the Teghut Forest. Critics, decrying environmental damage, have asserted that the GOAM,s approval process fails to meet international commitments, and violates Armenian law. Suspicions of official cor [...]
2007-11-01 08:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAM ECON ENV
07YEREVAN250EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]
2007-03-05 06:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07ZAGREB389ICRC CLOSES IN CROATIA, BUT SEARCH FOR THE MISSING
[...] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) formally closed its door in Croatia on April 13, after being present in the country for more than 15 years. Although its regional office in Budapest will continue to follow developments in tracing missing persons in Croatia, the ICRC databas [...]
2007-04-19 14:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
08ABUDHABI325US - UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During the February 25 Counterproliferation Task Force meeting, the UAEG asserted that it was enforcing the 2007 export control law, but was in the process of amending it to make it easier to implement and enforce. The UAE pushed for better coordination and follow-up from the [...]
2008-03-16 11:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ANKARA1560TURKEY: SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES GEORGIA AND ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 26, Senator Lugar and delegation discussed the situation in Georgia, Caspian energy issues including Nabucco, Turkey's EU accession and other issues with President Gul, Foreign Minister Babacan and Energy Minister Guler. The Senator also hosted a dinner for represen [...]
2008-08-28 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET IZ PREL TU
08ANKARA1818TURKEY: EUROPE MUST COUNT TURKEY AS PART OF ITS
[...] (C) Summary: DCM and EconCouns met with Energy U/S Selahattin Cimen on October 16 to present copies of President Bush's letters to PM Erdogan and President Gul (reftel a) and to discuss Ministry of Energy (MOE) views on Turkey's energy supply policy. Cimen said Turkey appreciates the sincerity [...]
2008-10-18 09:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ENRG TU
08ANKARA2194TURKEY/TIP: STRONG COMMITMENT, UNEVEN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOT, NGO, and IOM experts discussed with visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly December 15-17 the considerable progress Turkey has made in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) sin [...]
2008-12-31 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08ANKARA424TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hou [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ASHGABAT1586INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PLANS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After the November 17-18 USAID- supported roundtable on Improving Turkmenistan's Legislation on Public Organizations (reftel),the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan (IDHR [...]
2008-12-08 09:38:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TX
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
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
08BAKU73AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov remained noncommittal on a U.S. request to deploy an additional company to Iraq and a provision of a battalion for Afghanistan in the context of a potential TEP offer. Azimov said President Al [...]
2008-01-29 05:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS PBTS IZ AJ
08BAKU86AZERBAIJAN: STATE OIL COMPANY COMMITTED TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In 2006 President Aliyev issued a decree mandating a five-year effort to clean up the notoriously polluted Azerbaijani environment. As part of these efforts, in January 2008 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) created a new position, Vice-President for Ecology. The newly [...]
2008-01-31 10:28:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON SENV PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU90AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ENERGY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister appeared unaware that Iran may soon move the Alborz oil rig, while noting that Azerbaijan would respond through diplomatic and legal means if Iran moves the rig into disputed waters. Mammadyarov raised the need for an EU energy summit in Brussels, co [...]
2008-02-01 12:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ENRG PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ IR
08BAKU945AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES RUSSIA,
[...] (C) Summary: Over dinner October 1 with the Deputy Secretary, key Azerbaijani foreign policy thinkers discussed the role of Russia and Iran in the Caucasus, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and efforts to intensify the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Participants highlighted Azerbaijan's diffic [...]
2008-10-08 08:00:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAJ AM ENRG GG PGOV PREL RS
08BAKU946AZERBAIJANI FONMIN AND DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE
[...] (C) Summary: Azerbaiijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov affirmed the importance of deepening bilateral cooperation, especially in the context of Vice President Cheney's recent trip and Azerbaijan's "vulnerable" geopolitical position in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Georgia. M [...]
2008-10-08 08:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ
08BELGRADE864COMPLETING SERBIA'S MAJOR INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAYS - CORRIDOR
[...] The Serbian government has said that it would need approximately $2.6 billion to finish Corridor 10, the Pan-European transportation network passing through Serbia. The goal of the new government is to complete Corridor 10 in two to three years with assistance from international financial ins [...]
2008-08-26 10:55:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN SR
08BERLIN1365GERMAN VIEWS ON MAP, STRASBOURG/KEHL SUMMIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials at the Chancellery and MFA told visiting EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner October 2 that while they saw little chance of extending MAP to Georgia or Ukraine at the December NATO foreign ministerial, they agreed it was necessary to agree on a way ahead to fulfill the [...]
2008-10-06 16:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV NATO EUN OSCE GG GM RS FR
08BERLIN1387GERMANY: BUNDESTAG SET TO RENEW A BEEFED-UP ISAF
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Bundestag is expected to approve on October 16 a 14-month extension of the parliamentary mandate that authorizes Bundeswehr participation in the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The renewed ISAF mandate will continue to limit German forces essentially to the north of Afghanista [...]
2008-10-10 17:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV AF GM
08BERLIN1604GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: NOVEMBER 26-27 MEETING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At a November 26-27 conference in Berlin, ISAF RC-North Chiefs of Defense and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed a wide range of issues, including the insurgent threat along the border with RC-West, the requirements for a larger RC-North QRF and support for nex [...]
2008-12-01 16:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR GM NO SW FI IT AF
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
08BRATISLAVA266STRAINS SURFACE (AGAIN) IN FICO-KUBIS RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. Following a burst of media coverage suggesting that Foreign Minister Kubis's days in office could be numbered, signs of strained relations between Prime Minister Fico and FM Kubis were apparent, once again, during Fico's June 3 visit to the MFA. According to a senior MFA official [...]
2008-06-06 12:09:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA316SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS: NO BREAKTHROUGHS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 15:44:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA446SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) I met with President Gasparovic September 30, and from his perspective the timing of his visit to Washington could not be more auspicious. The trip will link him in the minds of Slovak voters with accession to the Visa Waiver Program, one of the brightest spots in our bilateral relations. [...]
2008-10-02 12:26:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO 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
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
08BRATISLAVA67SLOVAK DELEGATION FOR WIREC 2008
[...] Lubomir Jahnatek, Minister of Economy (leader of the delegation) 2. Jaroslav Izak, Minister of Environment 3. Jan Petrovic, General Director, Energy Section, Ministry of Economy 4. Brano Zvara, Spokesman, Ministry of Economy 5. Kamil Vilinovic, Director General of the Environmental Polic [...]
2008-02-15 14:24:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG SENV LO
08BRUSSELS1504DAS DOUG HENGEL'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In September 11 meetings with EU officials visiting DAS Doug Hengel learned that energy security is getting more focused attention at high levels with many initiatives underway. While the process going forward will be complex, the EU is focused on internal reforms (with compe [...]
2008-09-26 15:29:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS1526SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY'S MEETINGS ON THE NABUCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray met separately on September 25 with Hungary's Nabucco Ambassador Mihaly Bayer and Jeremy Ellis, the head of the Nabucco Project for Germany's RWE. Bayer laid out Hungary's plans to host a high-level Nabucco summit on January 26 [...]
2008-09-30 15:07:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS1697EU ENERGY COMMISSIONER TO SEEK &POLITICAL ACCORD8
[...] (C) Andris Kesteris, Chef de Cabinet to the Energy Commissioner said Andris Piebalgs would be visiting Ankara and Baku November 6 and 7 to promote the opening of the Southern Corridor. Piebalgs does not seek to sign any deals but rather to reach an informal political agreement with Erdogan. [...]
2008-11-05 16:44:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS1725PIEBALGS OPTIMISTIC FOLLOWING VISITS TO TURKEY AND
[...] (C) Ambassador Silverberg and Special Envoy Gray met with EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on November 11 to discuss his November 5-7 visit to Ankara and Baku. Piebalgs expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the USG to open the Southern Corridor and added the Turks appreciated the O [...]
2008-11-12 12:23:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS463EU-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Mission of Japan to the European Union recently joined with the European Commission, European Policy Center and the Berlin-based Japan-Germany Center to host a day-long symposium focused on development in Africa. Senior officials from both Europe and Japan affirmed important [...]
2008-03-28 15:21:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN
08BRUSSELS464EU APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT IN A POST-LISBON WORLD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Even as the Lisbon Treaty moves through the ratification process among individual EU states, discussions are underway in Brussels on what it will mean in any number of areas, including development. At a recent forum organized to address these concerns, there was widespread conse [...]
2008-03-28 15:21:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EUN
08BUCHAREST786ROMANIA: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) EconCouns met October 3 with Anamaria Almasan, Acting Director for EU External Relations and Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to convey reftel information on U.S. aid to Georgia and to inquire about Romanian plans for both bilateral and EU-coordinated assis [...]
2008-10-07 14:43:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUN PREL GG RO
08BUCHAREST796 ROMANIA'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE: TAKING THE SLOW
[...] (SBU) While the Government of Romania (GOR) is painfully aware how large a problem Romania's inadequate infrastructure presents for sustaining future growth, improvements will be slow in coming. Project financing and management constraints continue to impede progress, with signs emerging that [...]
2008-10-16 05:03:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELNT EAIR EWWT EINV PGOV 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
08BUDAPEST345U.S.-RUSSIA MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the fourth round of expert-level meetings in Budapest December 13, U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, continued to discuss U.S. plans to place a missile [...]
2008-04-02 12:02:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MARR PARM MASS PAO KNNP NATO EU EZ PL
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
08BUDAPEST844HUNGARY'S QUIET DIPLOMACY ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Hungarian Government will continue to work through their NATO and EU fora rather than directly confront the "difficult partner" Russia on the Georgia conflict. Prime Minister Gyurcsany will attend the EU's September 1 special meeting on Georgia, looking to draw a red-line ba [...]
2008-08-26 16:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
08BUDAPEST848HUNGARY - DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 12:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
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
08CHISINAU579UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA SOLVE THAT DAM PROBLEM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Moldova and Ukraine reached a settlement on the disputed ownership of the Novodnestrovsk hydroelectric power plant, which spans the Dniester River and partially sits on Moldovan territory. In return for Chisinau's recognition of Ukraine's full ownership of the power plant, Kyi [...]
2008-06-03 10:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL ENRG ECON UA MD
08GENEVA1003JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN FEDERATION HOSTED
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 7:50 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on November 17, 2008, at the Russian M [...]
2008-11-21 15:57:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA1006JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S.-UKRAINE HEAD OF DELEGATION
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-021. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:00 - 3:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At Ukrainian request, U.S. and Ukrainian Heads of Delegation (HOD) met to discuss and clarify th [...]
2008-11-21 16:04:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08GENEVA526ACTING A/S BRIAN HOOK MEETS A RANGE OF OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a June 26-27 visit to Geneva, Acting A/S Brian Hook met with officials from a range of international organizations. With the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Hook brainstormed about innovative fundraising for international organizations. Officials from the O [...]
2008-07-10 12:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC
08GENEVA991JCIC-XXXIII: HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON THE
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Time: 3:45 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2008, to c [...]
2008-11-20 12:54:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
08KABUL3206JCMB-X ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. JCMB-X succeeded mainly in referring several agenda items to subsidiary bodies for further review. Members agreed to pass to a working group a UK-designed proposal to replace the Counter-Narcotics Trust Fund with a body that looks to Post too much like the CNTF. The Internatio [...]
2008-12-14 12:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR AF
08KABUL3207JCMB-X ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. JCMB-X succeeded mainly in referring several agenda items to subsidiary bodies for further review. Members agreed to pass to a working group a UK-designed proposal to replace the Counter-Narcotics Trust Fund with a body that looks to Post too much like the CNTF. The Internatio [...]
2008-12-14 12:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR AF
08KUALALUMPUR120SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: MALAYSIA
[...] Summary. In 2007 Malaysian IPR enforcement authorities continued to make good progress in fighting IPR piracy. The single most promising development of the year was the long-awaited launch of the country's specialized intellectual property court. The United States and Malaysia continued to co [...]
2008-02-22 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR MY
08KYIV1706UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]
2008-08-28 11:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1707UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]
2008-08-28 11:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV404UKRAINE IPR: 2008 SPECIAL 301 -- POST INPUT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List, which is statutorily accompanied by Section 306 monitoring (ref A),although the Government of Ukraine continues to move in the right direction on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) prot [...]
2008-02-21 13:11:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON UP
08LIMA151PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]
2008-01-28 20:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08LIMA297PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary. Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Peru continues to face high levels of patent, copyright and trademark infringements in all sectors. Challenges include adequate funding, increasing inspections, strengthening [...]
2008-02-20 18:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE
08MADRID1131DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S OCTOBER 29, 2008,
[...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Chief of Mission hosted MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta at lunch October 29. They discussed the U.S.-Spain Agreement on Defense Cooperation (which governs U.S. use of the bases at Rota and Moron),Afghanistan, Georgia, nuclear powered warship visits, Som [...]
2008-10-30 17:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO AF SP
08MADRID598SPAIN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO UNSC SANCTIONS
[...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Madrid May 19-21 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. Schulte briefed MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for the Middle East [...]
2008-05-29 09:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PINR IR SP
08MOSCOW1216GREEK PM SIGNS SOUTH STREAM AGREEMENT, POLITICAL
[...] (C) Greek Embassy Political Counselor Dimitrios Ioannou told us the South Stream (reftels) gas pipeline deal signed during Prime Minister Karamanlis's April 29-30 visit to Moscow contains "almost no specifics." He said the agreement calls for 50-50 ownership on Greek territory and for a decis [...]
2008-04-30 14:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW1865SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 10:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW1875SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON
[...] (C) Summary. The Sixteenth Session of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG) met in Moscow on June 19-20. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, co-Chairs of the CTWG, led the interagency delegations (delegatio [...]
2008-07-03 08:00:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW322ODIHR/PACE WILL NOT OBSERVE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russia and ODIHR failed to bridge the five-day difference over the timing of the arrival of an observer mission for the March 2 presidential elections, with the CEC failing to respond to ODIHR's last counteroffer. PACE, which did observe the December Duma elections, also announ [...]
2008-02-07 16:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL RS
08MOSCOW329FM LAVROV PRESSES FOR 2+2 DATES
[...] (C) At the request of FM Lavrov, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak contacted the Ambassador on February 8 to urge the U.S. to confirm the timing for the second round of the 2 2 ministerial dialogue. Noting the outstanding GOR proposal to meet in Washington on March 13, Kislyak said that [...]
2008-02-08 10:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR RS
08MOSCOW3719GOR CALM ABOUT U.S.-UKRAINE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 22 meeting, MFA Ukraine desk Director Vyacheslav Yelagin told us that the GOR had not yet developed a formal position on the proposed U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership agreement, but noted Ukraine had the right to conclude treaties with any country it wanted to. H [...]
2008-12-22 12:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UP RS GG
08MOSCOW460AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 19 MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak stressed the importance of setting a date for the next 2 2 meeting. The Ambassador conveyed a copy of the President's letter to Putin (ref a),which he had earlier delivered to Kremlin Foreign Policy Adviser Prikhodko ( [...]
2008-02-19 16:28:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TSPL PARM KNNP CVIS RS
08PRAGUE729SE GRAY DISCUSSES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR, TEC IN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray stressed the importance of getting Caspian gas to Europe and the value of continuing the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) during a November 7-11 visit to Prague to discuss energy and the upcoming Czech EU Presidency. The C [...]
2008-11-24 16:25:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL PGOV EU EZ
08PRETORIA2477A LOOK AT MOTLANTHE'S CABINET APPOINTMENTS
[...] (U) Motlanthe finished making his Cabinet appointments this week by appointing three Deputy Ministers: Andre Gaum was named Deputy Education Minister, Musa Nhlanhla Nene was named Deputy Finance Minister, and Fatima Hajaig was named Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister. In total, Motlanthe made 10 [...]
2008-11-07 15:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRISTINA128KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART ONE OF TWO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. (Note: On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo to be an independent state. On February 18, 2008 the United States recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with [...]
2008-03-12 16:16:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM ELAB
08PRISTINA166KOSOVO: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FINDS ALTERNATE ROUTES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to several of Kosovo,s border crossings and customs clearance terminals highlighted functional customs operations and a steady stream of commercial traffic. Customs officials on site reported a general increase in commercial traffic for 2008, with a portion of this incr [...]
2008-03-26 12:54:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08SANJOSE1552008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - COSTA RICA
[...] Since last year's report (Ref C),the GOCR has made some progress in advancing laws related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) required by the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). However, Costa Rica must still take several major steps to adequately protect and enforce IPR, b [...]
2008-02-26 21:58:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KIPR CS
08SANJOSE294SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat. His visit to Costa Rica is timely, and will help us keep the pressure on the GOCR to complete CAFTA implementation. The Arias administration remains deeply committed to CAFTA, and is making progress, but slowly. Althou [...]
2008-04-22 21:48:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE31COSTA RICA -- CAFTA EXTENSION REQUEST LIKELY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While the national legislature (Asamblea) works at full speed to complete CAFTA implementing legislation, GOCR officials (and the local media) are openly speculating about a probable entry-into-force EIF extension. In private, executive and legislative branch contacts are almost [...]
2008-01-17 17:40:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALCS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE541SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat and his team. The Arias administration seems prepared for a final political push on the remaining CAFTA-DR legislation, and sees the AUSTR visit as an essential component of that push. GOCR officials evince confidence abou [...]
2008-06-23 22:56:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE66CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT AS OF JANUARY 29
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Focused on completing CAFTA implementing legislation, pro-CAFTA National Assembly (Asamblea) party leaders are hopeful regarding the passage of the legislation by the first vote before March 1. Yet, the odds are slim given the realities of the Costa Rican legislative process c [...]
2008-01-29 18:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SARAJEVO1685BOSNIA: EBRD ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE THE 5C CORRIDOR
[...] SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has devised a plan to kick start the Corridor 5C highway project in the Federation. Although traditional EBRD loans coordinate primarily with state officials and require sovereign backing and guarantees to repay the loan, E [...]
2008-11-03 10:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BK
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
08SINGAPORE34SINGAPORE - 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: Singapore 2008 [...]
2008-01-10 07:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
08SKOPJE52MACEDONIA: HEROIN SEIZURE MAY PROVIDE LEADS TO
[...] (SBU) Macedonian police arrested a Macedonian citizen and seized 23.6 kilos of heroin during a traffic stop on the Skopje-Tetovo highway on 15 January. The seizure stemmed from a September 2007 investigation into an organized drug-trafficking operation running drugs from Turkey through Bulg [...]
2008-01-22 16:08:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMK PGOV SNAR KCRM
08SOFIA664BULGARIA'S ENERGY SUMMIT PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary: As a result of Special Envoy Boyden Gray's October 6-7 Sofia visit, the Bulgarians have refined their plans for a major energy summit planned for April 2009. The Sofia summit will bring together heads of state of major supplier, consumer and transit nations and try to gain agr [...]
2008-10-17 09:23:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL BU
08STATE116623USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: This cable provides guidance to all posts concerning support from USAID/DCHA's office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) before, during, and after the occurrence of natural and complex disasters abroad in Fiscal Y [...]
2008-10-31 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDREF SOCI EAID
08STATE11870SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]
2008-02-06 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AE
08STATE118905DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 7, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 5-8 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 9-24 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 25-32 5. (U) Significant Events 6. (SBU) AF - Guinea - Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Conakry convened November 6 [...]
2008-11-07 16:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
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
08STATE15566SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]
2008-02-14 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE18288TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade confirms two convoys of non- emergency personnel and eligible family members escorted by a Serbian anti-terrorism team are scheduled to depart Belgrade at 0700 EST/1300 local. The main convoy with 67 people will drive to Zagreb and 20 USAID personnel will go to Budape [...]
2008-02-23 11:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18318TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) A convoy of 66 Embassy Belgrade staff and family members reached Zagreb, according to Embassy Zagreb. Embassy Belgrade reports six private American citizens left with the group. A smaller convoy of 21 USAID personnel has arrived in Budapest, according to Embassy Budapest. (Kosovo TF/Emb [...]
2008-02-24 07:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE27268GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE27269GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE51671VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: GEORGIAN UNGA IDP AND
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to vote in support of UN General Assembly Agenda Item 16 resolution on the "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia," in para 2 below, which is scheduled for a vote on May 15. 2. (U) Begin resolution: [...]
2008-05-15 13:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PHUM GE
08STATE51795VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: GEORGIAN UNGA IDP AND
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to vote in support of UN General Assembly Agenda Item 16 resolution on the "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia," in para 2 below, which is scheduled for a vote on May 15. 2. (U) Begin resolution: [...]
2008-05-15 16:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PHUM GE
08STATE73794DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' AND UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and Partner Ukraine that NATO agreed on July 1 to expand the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),to encourage Allies and Ukraine to provide additional resources to support new training tasks in response to the newly expanded mission, and to ur [...]
2008-07-09 22:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO IZ
08STATE96741SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO EXPAND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. General Craddock, proposed to NATO Defense Ministers an amendment to the Counternarcotics Annex of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Opera [...]
2008-09-10 14:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08STATE97395CORRECTED COPY: SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF
[...] (U) This is a CORRECTED action request. Please see paragraph 4. CORRECTIONS: demarche shuold be delivered only to NATO Allies and points in paragraph 4 are classified as Confidential/Releasable to NATO. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. Genera [...]
2008-09-11 17:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08STATE97991SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul endorsed the Afghan Government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA) from the previously internationally-endorsed size of 86,000 to 134,000 (inclusive o [...]
2008-09-12 19:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR
08STATE99701DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and select NATO Partners -- particularly those that are departing the Iraq Coalition -- that Prime Minister Maliki has asked the Alliance to maintain the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through at least 2009. We would urge Allies and Partn [...]
2008-09-17 23:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ
08TASHKENT1193GOOD TIMES AND GOODWILL FOR UZBEK LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On October 7 poloff paid a visit to the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, where eight mid-level Uzbek officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Service (NSS) were wrapping up an eight-week training program funded by t [...]
2008-10-17 05:29:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PINR EAID UZ
08TASHKENT1247UZBEKISTAN STILL PLAYING HARD TO GET ON RULE OF
[...] (C) Summary: On October 10 we received a diplomatic note declining a proposal to use INL funds on a rule of law project that would have been implemented by the American Bar Association - Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI). This is the latest in a series of recent setbacks on efforts to invest i [...]
2008-10-28 12:02:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT13152008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT INCSR
[...] SUMMARY UZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan is primarily a transit country for opiates originating in Afghanistan. Well-established trade routes facilitate the transit of these narcotics to Russia and Europe. There is a growing market for a variety of intravenously administered narcotics and consequently a [...]
2008-11-17 10:55:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT713FRUSTRATED MFA OFFICIAL VENTS ABOUT UZBEK POWER
[...] (S) Summary: At a June 20 reception at the Ambassador's residence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev expressed to poloff his deep frustration with the Uzbek government structure. He criticized Foreign Minister Norov as "weak" and noted that rank-and-file [...]
2008-06-23 09:19:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KCRM UZ
08TBILISI199GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2008
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2008. Introduction The dramatic change of government swept in by the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution" marked the start of serious political and economic reform in Georgia. Before 2003, Georgia's economic [...]
2008-02-07 05:52:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR GG
08TELAVIV2630MFA DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH VATICAN, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA Director for Inter-Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour told Poloff that negotiations with the Vatican over outstanding issues related to the Fundamental Agreement were going well, and that Israel expected a "breakthrough" at the December 18 plenary session in Rome. Acc [...]
2008-11-25 15:06:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF VT IS
08THEHAGUE109NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION PLANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD working-level officials agree enhanced task force and Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) training is vital for new partners contributing toward the Dutch-led ISAF extension in Uruzgan, but argue obtaining financial and political support for such training will [...]
2008-02-04 16:00:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08TIRANA103ALBANIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 06:29:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDAL ECON ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
08TIRANA200ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT
[...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...]
2008-03-17 19:15:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA204 ALBANIAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SEEKS URGENT ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 3. 2. (U) Prosecutor General Ina Rama has assigned the chief of the Tirana district prosecutor's office, Genti Xholi, to head the criminal investigation into the causes of the fatal March 15 explosion. (Note: Xholi is well and favorably [...]
2008-03-19 14:53:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EAID PREL PGOV SENV ASEC AL
08TIRANA219ADDITIONAL ALBANIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -- SITE
[...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gerdec munitions explosion (ref A),the GOA has asked for USG assistance in site clean-up. (See also Ref B, which requests assistance in the investigation.) Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister nominee) Gazmend Oketa sent the following letter to Ambassa [...]
2008-03-21 16:17:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA220ALBANIA ASKS FOR VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE -- SECOND
[...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gervec munitions explosion (ref A),the MOI has now seconded PG Ina Rama's request (ref B) for USG assistance to identify victims' remains through DNA analysis. Interior Minister Nishani sent the following letter to Ambassador Withers on March 21. 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-03-21 16:26:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA221ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] I hereby declare a disaster in Albania to assist the large number of people that were displaced from their homes and livelihoods by a massive explosion that occurred in Albania on March 15 (reftel). I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. 2. At approximately 11 [...]
2008-03-21 16:37:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL AL
08UNVIEVIENNA588SEEKING GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18 VIENNA FRIENDS OF
[...] (SBU) Ambassador will host the second meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan group (Ref b) on November 18. (Note: List of Friends follows in para 5. End Note.) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa has been invited to give a presentation on UNODC's activities in Afghanistan, as well [...]
2008-11-06 15:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN NATO AF
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
08USNATO16USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]
2008-01-11 16:56:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO174NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]
2008-05-16 15:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO217APRIL 16-17 NAC VISIT TO UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 16-17 visit to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Council found a Ukrainian leadership team--President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Rada, as well as the Foreign and Defense Ministers--united on achieving a positive decision on Kyiv's application to join NATO's Memb [...]
2008-06-24 14:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL PGOV UP
08USNATO224NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]
2008-06-27 13:40:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO268NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...]
2008-08-01 08:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO289NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]
2008-08-14 17:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO299READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]
2008-08-22 17:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO347READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]
2008-09-25 13:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO348(C) VISEGRAD, BALTIC ALLIES DESIRE INCREASED NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 17:09:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR
08USNATO353UNAMA HEAD KAI EIDE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM NATO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 29 briefing to NATO Perm Reps, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide painted a gloomy picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which he said was detracting international attention away from development agenda. He criticized [...]
2008-10-01 12:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO365USING NATO TO ADDRESS PIRACY AND ENGAGE THE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent requests from the UN for temporary NATO naval escorts to World Food Program shipments to Somalia starting in October, and separate requests by France and the UK to the USG to provide direct military support to a planned EU anti-piracy operation starting in December, h [...]
2008-10-08 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN
08USNATO367READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO375DECISIONS BY NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS REGARDING
[...] (SBU) On Wednesday, October 15, the NATO Secretary General issued a statement in regards to decisions made by NATO Defense Ministers at the recent meeting in Budapest. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: BEGIN STATEMENT 15 October 2008 SG(2008)0770 To : ISAF Non-NATO Troop Co [...]
2008-10-16 13:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO379READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]
2008-10-17 08:28:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO380NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]
2008-10-17 13:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO394READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]
2008-10-23 16:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO436READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]
2008-11-21 13:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO447COMMUNIQUE OF THE DECEMBER 2-3 NATO FOREIGN
[...] (U) The following is part 2 of the Communique from the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting: CONTINUE TEXT: 20. We welcome the progress made by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in their cooperation with the Alliance and the development of ambitious Individual Partnership Ac [...]
2008-12-03 16:43:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
08USNATO456NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-08 10:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO471THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]
2008-12-17 19:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO78DAS KRAMER GIVES NATO ALLIES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer briefed NATO Allies in Brussels on Assistant Secretary Fried's February 19 meeting with Russian Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister and Disarmament Director Antonov regarding the CFE Parallel Actions Package. Kramer reported th [...]
2008-02-27 12:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO88NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...]
2008-03-07 15:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USOSCE219U.S. 1540 COORDINATOR CONSULTS WITH OSCE, UNODC,
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. coordinator for UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 Thomas Wuchte met with OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC officials to discuss next steps in gaining their support for further implementation of UNSCR 1540 and 1810, particularly in the OSCE region. Wuchte met with the chief o [...]
2008-09-19 15:51:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
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
08VIENNA1835AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTER OUTLINES IMMIGRATION POLICY
[...] (U) Summary: Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter outlined her views on immigration and integration in a December 4 speech in which she proposed that Austria develop a balanced policy avoiding the extremes of assimilation and multiculturalism. She said Austria would participate in an EU-wid [...]
2008-12-15 07:56:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM AU
08VIENNA612008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, Aus [...]
2008-01-15 15:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
08WARSAW250POLAND: AMBASSADOR AND MIN FINANCE DISCUSS FATF,
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request. In an introductory courtesy call on new Minister of Finance Jacek Rostowski on February 14, Rostowski told Ambassador that Poland's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) membership is an important GOP priority. He explained that the Ministry is currently amendi [...]
2008-02-26 09:01:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PL
08YEREVAN243ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]
2008-03-20 03:28:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN244ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]
2008-03-20 05:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN709ARMENIAN AND TURKISH PUBLIC TV SIGN MEMORANDUM
[...] (SBU) On August 26, 2008, the directors of Armenian and Turkish Public TV and Radio signed a Memorandum on Cooperation that envisages broadcasting joint musical programs, documentaries, and films depicting life in the two countries. Both sides plan to send permanent news correspondents to each [...]
2008-09-10 12:52:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO TU AM
08ZAGREB128CODEL TANNER VISIT TO CROATIA (FEB 21-24)
[...] SUMMARY: CODEL Tanner, with six House members from the US delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, had a successful visit to Croatia from Feb. 21 to 24. The CODEL met with both Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and President Stjepan Mesic on Feb. 21. Key topics were Croatia's NATO membership, [...]
2008-02-26 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV NATO HR
08ZAGREB157ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008
[...] (U) GoC's MESSAGE TO CODEL TANNER: CROATIA FIRMLY COMMITTED TO SEEKING NATO MEMBERSHIP: Representative John Tanner and five other House members from the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly had a successful visit to Croatia from Feb. 21 to 24. The CODEL met with both Prime Min [...]
2008-02-28 11:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB883CROATIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Croatia has no indigenous terrorist threat and there have been no recorded terrorist threats to the US Embassy or US personnel. Croatia has a small Muslim community that is very secular in their orientation and, in comparison with their overall numbers, are well represented within the professi [...]
2008-12-22 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL HR
08ZAGREB94FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL ON SHIP OFF CROATIAN
[...] (U) Croatia's Ministry of Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure told emboff today that the fire on the Und Adrijatic, a Turkish cargo ship, is under control. Five tugboats (3 Croatian and 2 Italian) continue to work to cool the ship's hull. When temperatures are lowered sufficiently, a Dutch team [...]
2008-02-08 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA EWWT HR
09ANKARA1324LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]
2009-09-09 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA155TURKEY UPBEAT ON NABUCCO POST-BUDAPEST SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Fresh from the January 26-27 Budapest Nabucco Summit, an upbeat and confident Energy Minister Guler told the Ambassador Turkey supports this project 100% and is ready to take concrete steps to realize it. Guler offered to host the signing of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) [...]
2009-02-02 09:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA1632TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]
2009-11-13 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1633TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]
2009-11-13 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER TU
09ANKARA175ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA177TURKEY: NABUCCO DISCUSSIONS MOVING RIGHT ALONG
[...] (C) According to MFA Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci, the pace of discussions on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) is intensifying. The government parties to the IGA (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria, with the EU as a facilitator) have agreed to meet every two [...]
2009-02-04 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA27SCENESETTER: SECOND U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey remains the vital link in our strategy to bring gas from the Caspian Basin and Central Asia to Europe through a Southern Corridor. Russia's reckless action in cutting off gas to Ukraine (and subsequently Turkey and Europe) may help compel Turkey to make tough decisio [...]
2009-01-08 11:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAJ ENRG EPET IZ TU
09ANKARA28ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA437DAS BRYZA HEARS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO IGA, SILENCE
[...] (C) Summary. In a whirlwind afternoon on March 12, GOT and private sector representatives stressed to EUR DAS Bryza the importance of making tangible, concrete progress on Nabucco within the next few months. All eyes are focused on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which RWE and [...]
2009-03-24 07:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA61ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA753DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO TURKEY ON AMENDING NSG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
09ANKARA959TURKEY: GETTING PAST "NO" ON NEW NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (C) Summary: Our effort to persuade Turkey to change its view on supporting a "clean text" of guidelines on enrichment has continued after the Budapest NSG meeting in early June. Action Request: See Para. 7. End Summary 2. (C) DCM met with PM Erdogan's foreign policy advisor and IAEA Board [...]
2009-07-07 04:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNUC TU
09ANKARA960TURKEY: GETTING PAST "NO" ON NEW NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (C) Summary: Our effort to persuade Turkey to change its view on supporting a "clean text" of guidelines on enrichment has continued after the Budapest NSG meeting in early June. Action Request: See Para. 7. End Summary 2. (C) DCM met with PM Erdogan's foreign policy advisor and IAEA Board [...]
2009-07-07 04:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNUC TU
09ASHGABAT182TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS CHAIRMAN OFFERS LITTLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent days, both the Charge and also Chevron's Country Manager met with Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tagiyev to get a better sense of Turkmen Government interest in working with large U.S. energy companies. Although both meetings were conducted in a positive atmosph [...]
2009-02-04 11:56:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV ENRG UN TX
09ASHGABAT701 TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FORENSICS OFFICIALS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist met with section chiefs of the Turkmen Prosecutor General's Office. The purpose of the meeting, the first between U.S. forensics experts and the prosecutor's [...]
2009-06-08 10:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT723TURKMENISTAN: NONDENOMINATIONAL PROTESTANT GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Pastor Vladimir Tolmachev, his registered Greater Grace Church encounters numerous government hindrances, despite its legal status. Religious literature, youth camps, property ownership, registration of branches, and invitations for foreign visitors all need govern [...]
2009-06-09 11:35:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKIRF PGOV SOCI TX
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
09ASTANA1947 KAZAKHSTAN'S CSIS OSCE SEMINAR REINFORCES THE CHALLENGE OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Institute for New Democracies, as part of a year-long joint project with the government of Kazakhstan, brought together in Astana on October 2 [...]
2009-11-02 07:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE RS KZ
09ATHENS1571GREECE/GICNT: UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (U) On October 20, Poloff and Russian Third Secretary Dmitriy V. Novikov delivered ref A demarche to Greek MFA D1 Political Counselor for International Security Issues, Dimitrios Papandreou. Delivery of the demarche was delayed because the Russian side did not receive its instructions from Mosc [...]
2009-10-23 13:33:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GR
09BAKU86EU COMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER TRIP TO AZERBAIJAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21 EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner visited Baku. Her first point in her meeting with President Aliyev was media freedom; President Aliyev took the opportunity to criticize sharply the content of Radio Liberty while suggesting that he had [...]
2009-02-02 12:04:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
09BELGRADE839(Jovanka Broz) Tito Speaks
[...] (C) During a September 2 uninhibited one and a half hour conversation, former Yugoslav President Tito's widow, Jovanka Broz Tito dished to Charge on the Russians -- Tito never liked them, Slovenes -- they were never committed to the Yugoslav idea, and those who plotted and carried out her [...]
2009-09-03 13:23:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL SR
09BERLIN158HEDGING YOUR BETS: GERMANY LEANS TOWARDS NABUCCO,
[...] (C) Summary: Germany demonstrated its growing support for the Nabucco gas pipeline by sending Economics Ministry heavyweight State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach to last week's Nabucco Summit in Budapest. During and after the conference the German government expressed guarded optimism regarding N [...]
2009-02-06 15:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BERLIN328MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU SUMMIT, FED, FRANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama's Video Message to Iran 3. New U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. EU Summit, Financial Crisis, G-20 5. Fed Policy 6. General Strike in France 7. Papal Visit to Africa 8. Iraqi Refugees in Germany  [...]
2009-03-20 12:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR AF XG FR VT IZ
09BERLIN382GERMANY: SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSED AF/PAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials have been uniformly positive about the new U.S. Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy and largely supportive of our proposed deliverables for the NATO and U.S.-EU summits. The Germans are committed to covering almost all of the outstanding requirements in the north of Afghanis [...]
2009-03-31 19:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN434GERMANY FAILS TO CLARIFY ITS POSITION ON GAS
[...] (C) Summary: Germany's stance regarding Europe's three major gas pipeline projects -- Nabucco, Nordstream, and Southstream -- has become increasingly difficult to decipher. The apparent confusion results from a German tendency to try to appease all sides on contentious and complex issues. How [...]
2009-04-14 05:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BRATISLAVA100SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) The eastern border of Slovakia, which is shared with Ukraine, is a common passage for Afghans, Pakistanis, Indians, and Chinese who mak [...]
2009-02-27 14:44:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALASEC SK PTER
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
09BRATISLAVA3AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DEPARTING SLOVAK
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Obsitnik paid a farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis on January 2, expressing appreciation for Kubis,s personal efforts (in sometimes trying circumstances) and Slovakia,s support on a variety of issues important to the United States ) particularly [...]
2009-01-06 17:16:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO
09BRATISLAVA320SLOVAK LANGUAGE: "THE GLUE THAT HOLDS US TOGETHER"?
[...] Summary: On June 30, the Slovak Parliament passed the now-infamous Amendment to the State Language Act. Seventy-nine of the 136 parliamentarians voted in favor of the amendment, which Culture Minister Madaric promoted as an attempt to protect the national language and "unite society," despite [...]
2009-07-20 15:33:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM LO
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
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
09BRATISLAVA455ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF
09BRATISLAVA485SLOVAKIA'S CIVIL AVIATION HITS BOTTOM, FAILS TO BOUNCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A toxic brew of incompetence, economic recession and predatory airlines has left Slovakia's airports largely empty and on the verge of financial collapse. Following the failure of discount airline SkyEurope this fall (reftel),Bratislava's airport has watched its passenger level [...]
2009-11-20 09:25:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA497DAS QUANRUD IN SLOVAKIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a 29-hour visit to Bratislava, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with a variety of senior Slovak government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak and FM Miroslav Lajcak, as well as opposition leaders and members of the judiciary, civil society, and news media to di [...]
2009-11-27 11:25:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG LO
09BRATISLAVA521GET OUR YOUR SLOVNIKS: SLOVAK LANGUAGE LAW TO ENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Amended State Language Act entered into force on September 1. While the Slovak cabinet passed the OSCE-vetted implementation guidelines (not legislation) for the Act on December 16, there is still confusion about the practical effects of the Act. Both Budapest and ethnic Hu [...]
2009-12-18 17:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA70FICO'S ROLE MODEL: VLADIMIR PUTIN?
[...] (C) Name this leader: He consolidated power and popularity during a period of unprecedented economic growth. As a hedge against any current or future challengers, he attacks the opposition and media relentlessly. He accuses NGOs of seeking to undermine the government and has supported legislati [...]
2009-02-09 08:06:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO RU
09BRATISLAVA97CODEL Cardin Advances Human Rights Agenda in Bratislava
[...] SUMMARY: During a one-day trip to Bratislava, Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) met with newly appointed Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak, former Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Butora, and members of the Jewish and Roma communities. Throughout his meeting [...]
2009-02-25 16:10:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM LO
09BRUSSELS1288SPECIL ENVOY FRIED BRIEFS PSC ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Summary: Through assembled PSC representatives, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried expressed gratitude for EU and Member State cooperation in resettling Guantanamo detainees. He updated the PSC ambassadors on precise numbers transferred or poised for resettlement, and he u [...]
2009-09-24 14:22:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1404 ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...]
2009-10-21 05:30:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN
09BRUSSELS1412 CORRECTED VERSION: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...]
2009-10-22 05:15:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN
09BRUSSELS151DAS BRYZA ENCOURAGES EU ENERGY INVESTMENTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza met separately with Steven Everts, Advisor to High Representative Javier Solana; Heinz Hilbrecht, EU Commission Director for Security of Supply and Energy Markets; and Jean-Paul Decaestecker, EU Council Head of Unit f [...]
2009-02-03 13:24:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS1570BELGIUM: SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR UPCOMING
[...] (U) Summary: On July 1, 2010, Belgium will assume the presidency of the EU council. Effective USG representation with Belgium will be especially important in the fall of 2010, because the Belgians will be engaged in implementing the structures of the EU under the Lisbon Treaty. The Pol/Eco [...]
2009-11-23 14:57:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1733 U.S.-EU Drugs Troika Advances Counternarcotics Cooperation
[...] (SBU) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David T. Johnson led the U.S. delegation (USDEL) to the U.S.-EU Informal Drugs Troika meeting on December 1, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting focused primarily on U.S.-EU cooperation in combating West African drug trafficking, and produced the foll [...]
2009-12-29 16:41:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV VXY EUN ZL
09BRUSSELS331CENTRAL EUROPEANS DRIVE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP BUT
[...] (C) Summary and introduction: Experts on EU policy development point to the EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative as the most successful example of how Central European member states have been able to influence EU foreign policy to date. The Eastern Partnership is designed to encourage politic [...]
2009-03-11 18:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG
09BRUSSELS496CENTRAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE SHOWS COALITION
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Experts agree that effective EU policymaking is driven by coalitions among member states. They also agree that the Central European states that joined the EU since 2004 have only recently begun to employ coalition building. As a corollary, some EU experts cont [...]
2009-04-02 16:20:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG ECON EFIN SENV
09BRUSSELS812BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) Poloff spoke on June 11 with Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, about the candidacy of Jean-Pol Poncelet for Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Bauwens was in Budapest. He said that he was disappointed that Poncelet had n [...]
2009-06-11 14:59:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMNUC ENRG PARM BE
09BUCHAREST244ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS ALLIES
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu convoked NATO and EU Ambassadors on April 9 to request more robust public expressions of support for Romania in the wake of the expulsion of the Romanian Ambassador and Press Attache from Moldova. The intent of Diaconescu's appeal was not to [...]
2009-04-10 13:06:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO RO
09BUCHAREST3ROMANIA: SUFFICIENT GAS ON TAP DESPITE AN INITIAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Russia-Ukraine gas dispute resulted in an initial 30 percent decline in Romanian gas imports from Russia via the two pipelines connecting Romania to Russia. Despite this substantial drop in imports, sufficient domestic production and gas reserves exist to manage demand in the [...]
2009-01-06 10:19:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST60ROMANIA: BASESCU UNDERSCORES NABUCCO SUPPORT,
[...] (C) Summary: Europe needs to capitalize on the sour mood left by the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute to forge a tougher EU energy policy and to press forward with the Nabucco pipeline, President Traian Basescu told visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza on January 29. Basescu said he has made this argument [...]
2009-01-30 12:44:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV RO
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
09BUDAPEST141ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (U) Crime Mobility into Emboff Neighborhoods (c/d): Criminals continue to focus on the soft/easy targets, including affluent neighborhoods and neighborhoods where emboffs reside. Since February 2008, there have been three home intrusions at emboff residences. The majority of crime in e [...]
2009-02-25 10:28:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
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
09BUDAPEST148HUNGARY: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] Despite the successful implementation of the National Strategy Against Trafficking in Human Beings on April 10, 2008, the GOH was unable to sustain the same level of commitment to anti-TIP activities as it had done in previous years. During the year, the GOH eliminated financial and programm [...]
2009-02-27 13:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG ASEC
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
09BUDAPEST15ROMA AT RISK: VICIOUS RHETORIC; VICIOUS CIRCLES
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new study by the highly-respected think tank Political Capital concludes that intolerance is increasing in Hungary as long-standing prejudices are compounded by growing political frustration and economic uncertainty. The result has been an increase in extremist rhetoric and [...]
2009-01-07 13:59:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM
09BUDAPEST151EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (HUNGARY)
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Budapest would like to submit the following requests for Embassy Science Fellows. Current point of contact for these proposals is outgoing ESTH Hub Officer Camille Hill, HillCD2@state.gov, 36-1-475-4956. Ms. Hill will depart post May 19 and her successor, Sam Ko [...]
2009-02-27 15:03:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA
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
09BUDAPEST161HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL -
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref talking points on February 27 to Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of Section for International Organizations, GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Kollar said her office was unaware that there was an American candidate for the position, but said she would convey our messa [...]
2009-03-03 12:44:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER UNGA
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
09BUDAPEST267 A POSITIVE STEP FOR BIOTECH ACCEPTANCE IN HUNGARY
[...] Summary. In keeping with the U.S. Government's strategy to publicize the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and take advantage of the favorable WTO ruling on agbiotech, Mission Hungary conducted outreach activities primarily focused on American farmers experience with biotech crops. This [...]
2009-04-02 15:30:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
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
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