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### Viewing cable 06HELSINKI696, EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME

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    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 211228Z JUL 06
    FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2195
    RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
    RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC
    RHEFHLC/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
    RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 HELSINKI 000696

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: SNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI
    SUBJECT: EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME
    AFFAIRS COOPERATION

    HELSINKI 00000696  001.2 OF 003

    ¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY.  The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish
    Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level
    Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting.  Led by Acting INL DAS
    Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting
    A/S for Policy Development Paul Rosenzweig, USDEL continued its
    ongoing dialogue on issues related to counterterrorism, law
    enforcement, border security and migration.  USDEL emphasized the
    importance of building upon existing cooperation and improving
    coordination, most notably to ensure a continuous flow of
    information between respective law enforcement agencies.  In this
    regard, both sides welcomed the progress in negotiations for an
    agreement between the U.S. and Eurojust, as well as the final
    signature on the bilateral protocols that once ratified will enable
    the implementation of the U.S.-EU Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) and
    Extradition Treaties. In addition, EU representatives confirmed that
    the passarelle option would be pursued under the Finnish Presidency
    and expressed hope that a final decision could be taken by December,
    which would thereby change decision making on justice related
    issues.  USDEL thanked the EU for receipt of its proposal for a
    revised Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement and welcomed future
    discussions.  EU participants stressed the urgency to come to an
    agreement to cover the interim period, September 30, 2006 - November
    2007, before a new agreement could be concluded.  Lastly, EU reps
    requested the U.S. confirm a date for the U.S.-EU JHA
    Ministerial-Troika, proposed for November 6 in Washington. It was
    also suggested to hold the JHA High Level Policy Dialogue on Border
    and Transport Security (PDBTS) on the margins of the Ministerial
    meeting.  END SUMMARY.

    Counterterrorism and Security
    ------------------------------
    ¶2.  (SBU) EU reps provided a status report on the implementation of
    the EU Counterterrorism (CT) Strategy.  While the EU is making
    progress on biometric requirements for passports, development of the
    Schengen Information System (SIS) II is facing technical
    difficulties and will likely not be ready by the April 2007
    deadline.  In response to a U.S. request for direct access for third
    countries to SIS II data, the EU stated it would be difficult to
    allow such access for political reasons, although there would be no
    technical impediments to sharing.  However, the EU is currently
    exploring whether the Interpol database system could serve as an
    alternative with respect to sharing of specific categories of data.
    The European Commission (Commission) also reported it has been
    consulting with private sector stakeholders on critical
    infrastructure protection and on the development of detection
    technologies in the field of CT.  On the latter initiative, the
    Commission will publish a green paper this summer and welcomes U.S.
    input.  In regards to the misuse of charities, the EU has held
    discussions with the nonprofit sector, but indicated that it does
    not intend to pursue a legislative approach at this stage as a way
    to prevent terrorist support being accomplished via such charities.

    ¶3.  (SBU) U.S. and EU participants agreed on the importance of
    coordinating with G8 CT initiatives and of promoting further
    research on terrorist's misuse of the Internet in order to tackle
    radicalization and recruitment.  Richard stressed the importance of
    also focusing on operational issues in addition to concentrating on
    public diplomacy initiatives.  The Commission noted that an EU
    delegation visited Washington on July 17 for consultations on the
    EU's project to develop a non-emotive lexicon.  The EU is also
    establishing an expert advisory group that will issue two reports,
    one on the state of current research on radicalization due in
    November, and a second report on the phenomenon as such, which is
    due to be released in January 2007.  A/S Rosenzweig briefly
    described DHS efforts in this area, including DHS Science and
    Technology's research programs and civil integration initiatives in
    Citizen and Immigrant Services and suggested that both sides
    coordinate efforts to avoid unnecessary duplication.

    ¶4.  (SBU) EU representatives stressed the importance of recent
    dialogue with regard to human rights and terrorism, emphasizing the
    importance of POTUS statements at the June Summit on the intention
    to close the Guantanamo detention facility and the recent Supreme
    Court ruling on military tribunals to try enemy combatants.  USDEL
    clarified that the Supreme Court ruling established Article III of
    the Geneva Convention as being applicable to enemy combatants and
    ruled that the system of military tribunals is inconsistent with
    U.S. law, which is being addressed by Congress.

    ¶5.  (U) Under this item, USDEL also introduced Jane Horvath, DOJ's
    recently appointed Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer.  She
    provided EU delegates with an overview of the data protection model
    in the U.S. government.  In particular, she highlighted the focus on
    the protection of privacy in the Administration's information
    sharing efforts.  [NOTE: On the margins, EU participants seemed very
    eager to learn more about Horvath's function within the U.S. system,

    HELSINKI 00000696  002.2 OF 003

    particularly as it related to data protection and oversight.  For
    example, Eurojust extended an invitation for Horvath to brief the
    organization on the Administration's data protection efforts.
    Europol requested a copy of her office's upcoming, statutorily
    mandated report.  The EU Council Secretariat representative made
    comparisons with Horvath regarding U.S. data protection and EU data
    protection. He indicated a desire to learn more. END NOTE]

    Justice and Law Enforcement Issues
    ----------------------------------
    ¶6.  (SBU) Both sides praised the recent breakthrough in negotiations
    for a U.S.-Eurojust agreement, and highlighted the possibility of a
    signing ceremony at the U.S.-EU Ministerial in Washington this
    November.  Eurojust also indicated its intention to circulate a
    questionnaire that once completed would assist in further
    discussions on the use of intelligence in criminal proceedings.  In
    addition, with the final signature on the bilateral protocols of the
    U.S.-EU Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) and Extradition Treaties, the
    EU and U.S. agreed that training would be critical to ensure proper
    and timely implementation, especially of the banking provision, and
    should not wait until ratifications are complete.

    ¶7.  (SBU) Europol also noted that three countries had yet to ratify
    the third protocol to the Europol Convention, which would allow U.S.
    access to Europol's analytical case files thereby increasing the
    depth of operational cooperation. Europol indicated that it would
    reach out to these remaining countries and USDEL indicated its
    intention to do so as well.  USDEL also highlighted the need to work
    out processes for receiving requests from Europol as U.S. officials
    based in Europol had yet to develop a solid relationship with their
    Europol counterparts.

    ¶8.  (SBU) In regard to the UN Convention against Corruption,
    Verville highlighted ongoing discussions in advance of the
    Conference of the States Parties (COSP) scheduled for December 2006
    and stressed the importance of examining the core provisions,
    including criminalization, international cooperation and asset
    recovery.  While monitoring would need to be looked at, Verville
    noted that a solid base for implementation must first be
    established.  The Finnish rep expressed a preference to focus first
    on a monitoring mechanism.

    ¶9.  (SBU) In relation to the Balkans, USDEL noted that the draft
    charter for SECI contained stringent data protection provisions that
    would prevent cooperation with the U.S.  EU reps indicated that a
    second version is still in the drafting stages and offered no
    further information.  On counter-narcotics issues in Afghanistan, EU
    reps reacted cautiously to a U.S. proposal for Member States to use
    the 1988 UN Drug Convention as the basis for extradition of drug
    traffickers as they foresaw problems related to jurisdiction in such
    cases.  Eurojust agreed to take the issue back to The Hague and
    report the proposal to its members, getting back to the U.S. as soon
    as possible.

    ¶10. (SBU) The EU reported that progress had been slow on the EU
    draft Data Protection Framework Decision, but hoped to complete it
    by end of this year.  EU reps refused to comment on how this
    Framework Decision could affect information sharing with third
    country law enforcement, or how or whether existing agreements would
    be preserved.  Rosenzweig also highlighted for the EU that a vast
    majority of current law enforcement cooperation is conducted
    informally and outside the framework of formal agreements.  The
    Finns also indicated that they will be moving forward on the
    passarelle option as a way to improve decision-making on justice and
    police matters and hoped for a decision by December.  Under this
    option, unspecified justice issues would be moved from consensus
    decision making by Member States (Third Pillar) to qualified
    majority voting (First Pillar).  Significantly, they would
    thereafter fall within the ambit of the current Pillar One Data
    Protection Directives, as well as Parliament involvement in any
    proposed legislation.

    ¶11.  (SBU) Finally, USDEL informed EU reps that the U.S. would soon
    be placing an intellectual property (IP) enforcement coordinator in
    Eastern Europe, in addition to placing permanent IP attaches in
    select Embassies and Consulates.  USDEL also provided an overview of
    a meeting between FBI and the European Police College (CEPOL) to
    discuss potential avenues of cooperation.  The Commission emphasized
    that cooperation with the U.S. would have to be approved by the
    Council.

    Migration, Borders and Visa Issues
    ----------------------------------
    ¶12.  (SBU) USDEL thanked the EU for receipt of the EU's proposal for
    a revised PNR agreement and welcomed future discussions.  EU
    participants stressed the urgency to come to an agreement to cover
    the interim period, September 30, 2006 - November 2007. In addition,

    HELSINKI 00000696  003.2 OF 003

    EU reps noted that some Member States will need to invoke
    Constitutional procedures to ratify a new agreement, which might not
    happen until 2007.  The EU hoped, but could not guarantee, that all
    Member States could put an agreement into immediate effect on a
    provisional basis, pending ultimate parliamentary endorsement.

    ¶13. (SBU) The Commission delegation noted that the release of their
    latest report on visa reciprocity would likely be delayed until
    September.

    ¶14.  (SBU) Rosenzweig urged EU Member States to share lost and
    stolen passport (LASP) data with Interpol and suggested that they
    confiscate LASPs when found at borders - as the US is doing.
    Frelick (State/CA) provided a progress report on administering U.S.
    e-passports.  In addition, the EU provided a brief overview of
    FRONTEX, which was established to facilitate operational cooperation
    at EU external borders.  EU reps noted that FRONTEX was seeking to
    establish working relationships with third countries and had thus
    far reached out to Russian Border Guards.  Rosenzweig indicated DHS
    interest in working cooperatively, particularly on best practices,
    and invited further discussion.  Rosenzweig also discussed
    developing aviation entry/exit screening in light of a possible
    pandemic to avoid stopping all international travel, and asked the
    EU to consider working with us to develop a common set of protocols
    or standards. The EU reps cautioned that data protection would need
    to be addressed before such cooperation could ensue which might
    include any effort to identify individual travelers.

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    ¶15.  (SBU) At the end of the meeting, German Director General Gunter
    Krause questioned when the Finnish Presidency would conduct the
    expert group meeting, as indicated in the May 4, Vienna communiqu,
    to discuss the future EU-U.S.-Russian tripartite cooperation and
    make recommendations for the German Presidency.  Verville inquired
    as to what topics the EU/Presidencies had in mind, as well as the
    advantages and recommendations of such a dialogue.  Verville
    suggested that the U.S. and EU discuss respective bilateral
    cooperation with Russia in advance of conducting a meeting that
    included other countries.  She also added that while the U.S.
    remained open to the concept, she was not in a position to put forth
    any suggestions as the U.S. had not yet identified discussion topics
    that would achieve concrete benefits.  The EU Presidency agreed with
    Verville's summation and suggestion. [NOTE: On the margins of the
    dinner, Krause, sensing a lack of enthusiasm from Finland or in
    Germany raised with Verville and Rosenzweig an uncleared proposal to
    continue the four Presidency-U.S.-Russian dialogue by, in essence,
    expanding the tripartite meeting with Russia to include Azerbaijan,
    Armenia, Moldova and Georgia.  In response to Verville's question as
    to what they would expect to raise/achieve in such an expanded
    meeting, Krause said he was looking for answers, but did not have
    one himself.  Krause said they would await an answer/reaction from
    the U.S., and Verville replied that such an answer would be
    facilitated by knowing what they had in mind by way of an agenda and
    outcomes.  END NOTE]

    ¶16.  (U) The U.S. delegation included: Elizabeth Verville, State
    Acting INL DAS; Paul Rosenzweig, DHS Acting A/S for Policy
    Development; Mark Richard, DOJ Liaison to USEU; Kathleen Conway, CBP
    Liaison to USEU; Christine Cline, State/INL; Timothy Eydelnant, Emb
    Helsinki; Alcy Frelick, State/CA; Jane Horvath, DOJ; Kenneth Kolb,
    Emb Helsinki; Alessandro Nardi, State/EUR; Kenneth Prop, State/L;
    Michael Scardaville, DHS; and Jessica Steffens, State/INL.

    ¶17. (U) EU participants included:  Antti Pelttari, Director General
    for the International Security Affairs Unit in the Finnish Ministry
    of Interior; Matti Jousten, EU-Coordinator in the Finnish Ministry
    of Justice; Giles de Kerchove, Director in the EU Council
    Secretariat; Paul Hickey, Director in the EU Council Secretariat;

    SIPDIS
    Marque Tung-Lai, Director of JLS General Affairs in the European
    Commission; Jan De Ceuster, Head of the Unit on Borders and Visas in
    the European Commission; Roelof-Jan Manshot, Vice-President of
    Eurojust; Maz-Peter Ratzel, Director of Europol; Michael Grotz,
    Deputy Director General of German Federal Ministry of Justice;
    Gunter Krause, German Federal Ministry of the Interior; as well as
    Vivian Loonela, Administrator in the European Commission; Christiane
    Hohmann, Administrator in the European Commission; Kari Rantama,
    Finnish Deputy National Police Commissioner; Pentti Visanen, Finnish
    Immigration Department; Kalle Kekomaki, Finnish Ministry of
    Interior; Elina Isoksela, Finnish Ministry of Justice; Sakari
    Vourensola, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA); Leena
    Kiukkonen, Finnish MFA; Juha Rainne, Finnish MFA; Hikka Nenonen,
    Finnish MFA; and, Veli-Pekka Rautava, Finnish MFA.

    ¶18.  (U) This cable has been cleared by the U.S. Delegation.

    WARE

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