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Cyber-Attacks on EuroFora provoke unprecedented Blockus Muzzling Press Freedom on Crucial EU+ events
*Strasbourg/+ 2 to 11 July 2014/- Suddenly surfacing precisely since the 1st Day of the 1st Plenary Session of the New EU Parliament, as it emerged from the latest, May 2014 EU-wide Elections, back on July 1st in Strasbourg, and growing in Intensity during the following Days, until late Afrernoon of the Last Working Day (Today : Friday July 11) before the 2nd July Plenary Session of EU Parliament, which opens Next Week from Monday, July 14, here, i.e. all along an Exceptional period for EU, Ukraine, Middle-East, EU-Russia, EU-USA, and other Political Events, (including inside France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, etc), which doesn't arrive not even ..once in 5 Years, an absolutely Unprecedented in Gravity (for more than a Decade) series of Cyber Attacks against "EuroFora", Harassed almost every day, Destroying a lot of precious Time for Work and/or Contacts, erasing Data, (etc), and went as far as to Culminate by provoking finaly a unique, Total Blockade of all our Press Publications, Censoring in real practice any News-Reporting, and Hindering even our Readers and/or "EuroFora" MultiLingual Forum's pre-existing or aspiring Members both from writting and from reading the slightest new contribution at this European/International Meeting place at the World-wide Web, while manifold "Hot" Topical Issues were dramatically unfolding almost everywhere around "EuroFora"s main areas of interest, which can seriously affect the Lives of many Millions of People in European and often also Global Societies.
Already perceptible recently, such growing Waves of various Cyber-Attacks against "EuroFora" Started to Erupt even on Surface, adding also Explicit Interferences, since Tuesday, July 1st, i.e. pecisely the 1st Day which opened the Inaugural Plenary Session of the New EU Parliament (issued from the May 2014 EU Elections) in Strasbourg, and Persisted, augmenting in Intensity, particularly from Thursday, July 3rd, (new EU Parliament's 1st Session's concluding Day), until it Culminated, by provoking even an Unprecedented and unwarned Total Blockade of any Intenet Access to "EuroFora" from July 8 to 9, CENSORING ALL Press Publications :
I.e., by another Strange "Coincidence", precisely when ECHR's Great Chamber was holding in Strasbourg, for the 1st time in History, an exceptional Public Hearing about the Freedom of an Independent Website vis-a-vis a CoE's Member State's powers to restrict even elementary Human and Democratic Rights on the sole Pretext that some Anonymous Readers might have taken the individual initiative to publish this or that controversial view in a Public Forum set up by that Website, whose owner sued the recalcitrant Government by lodging a formal application to the PanEuropean Court, (See : ECHR's Hearing of last Wednesday Morning, July 9)...
A never seen before, in more than 20 Years of EU/CoE/UN+ Press work (+9/1993-2014) Total Censorship and full Internet Access Blockade of an often Critical European News Media as "EuroFora", which was lifted only after Obliging to Waste an awful lot of precious working and/or contacts' Time, Today, late Afternoon of Friday, July 11, i.e. practically towards the End of the Last Working Day before the crucial next EU Parliament's Plenary Session in Strasbourg, which opens here on Monday, July 14, for a 2nd time in this Month : something notoriously so Exceptional that it arrives only once in 5 Years (f.ex. on 2009 - 2014 - 2019, etc).
Meawhile, according to part of Written Data communicated to "EuroFora" in Strasbourg by our Foreign Providers, it's at least Three (3) new Cyber-Attacks by anonymous culprits, that were committed, already, on Monday, June 30, 2014 : I.e. at the Eve of the Opening Day of New EU Parliament's 1st, inaugural Plenary Session in Strasbourg (1 to 3 July), during which it constituted its own main Organs, (f.ex. Elections of President and Vice-Presidents, MEPs' Political Groups, various Committees, etc), for the first part of the next 5 Years : 2014 - 2019.
But the 1st Denonciation of a kind of "Flood" was provoked by some "Virus" and/or "Malware" imported by unknown Intruders in some Parts of our Website, (Not related to News-Reporting at all), was sent by an unnoticed email of our Provider, with an Astonishing ... Precision exactly at the 1st Day of New EU Parliament's Inaugural, Constitutive Plenary Session in Strasbourg, since July 1st ! Things Worsened, provoking an Unprecedented Threat to "Block" a Part of the Website, precisely since the notoriously most Important Day of that Plenary Session : on Wednesday, July 2, when, inter alia, EU Parliament was visited by 2 Prime Ministers, the out-going and the in-going EU Chairman-in-office, Samaras from Greece and Rentzi from Italy...
Immediately afterwards, Culminate more than .. Three (3) written, explicit Threats against "EuroFora" at the Concluding, 3rd Day of the New EU Parliament's Plenary Session : on July 3rd, (i.e. at a moment when, normally, Time has become too precious to be wasted in anything else except from INTWs, News-Writting, etc, risking, otherwise, to get a Backlog of too many EU Newstories that "EuroFora" was Hindered to cover, or to finalize and publish).
During these Days, exceptional CoE visits at various Hotspots, (even beyond Ukraine's -obviously Deadly and Dangerous for Peace- Crisis), as well as crucial Economic developments, or denonciations of unprecedented threats of Human Rights Violations in some Key Countries, dangerous for Democracy, (etc), were among several "Hot", topical issues, that those Cyber-Attacks practically Hindered to cover on time.
On the contrary, however, curiously, the following Day : Friday, July 4, when NOTHING important happens inside EU Parliament (already gone away from Strasbourg, after the End of that week's Plenary Session), suddenly, .. everything becomes QUIET, without any visible supplementary Harassment, nor any more Threats...
But, since next Monday Morning, July 7, when an Exceptional Conference starts at the CoE in Strasbourg, with the participation of CoE's Secretary General Jagland, ECHR's President Spielmann, CoE's Director-General for Legal/Human Rights issues Boillat, and Top Officials in charge of ECHR Judgements' Execution, as well as several Constitutional Courts' Presidents and/or Judges, Experts, etc., focusing largely on Turkey, and the Access of Individuals to a Constitutional Court, immediately, Denociations of reportedly more Cyber-Attacks against "EuroFora" and fresh Threats to provoke a wider "Blockade" even of all our Website, returns back, apparently aggravated...
Harassment persisted and even Culminated the following Days; on Tuesday and particularly on Wednesday, July 8 and 9, pushing things as far as to provoke a never seen before in more than 21 Years of EU/CoE/UNO Press work, Total Blockade of all "EuroFora"s Website, which, practically Hindered us, (among others), even to find enough Time to attend an exceptionaly interesting ECHR's Public Hearing, precisely on the Rights and Freedoms of Internet Websites vis-a-vis Government negative interferences under pretext f.ex. of what other persons, as Readers, Visitors, etc. might have added, at their own initiative, and (normally, at least according to the UK-USA Laws, as well as in various other Countries) at their own individual Responsibility, on the occasion of a concrete case in Estonia, (Comp. Supra).
Moreover, astonishingly, those who undertook the Grave Responsibility to impose, (after many Harassments, curiously targetting certain exceptionaly overloaded Days ; Comp. Supra), even an Unprecedented Total Blockade of "EuroFora"s News Media-Website, didn't even reveal to the Publich the plain Truth : I.e., that this had been provoked by a series of obvious "Cyber-Attacks" from unknown Criminals, who had obviously Targetted the most Important EU/CoE Events' Days (Comp. Supra), but, on the Contrary, they Covered up all that, by falqsely Claiming, (with a Misleading Page that they published, without any Authorisation from the Victims, right on top of "EuroFora"s erased Frontpage), that "EuroFora" would, suddenly, have decided, apparently at its own Initiative, to .. Suspend any Publication only in order to do some routine .... "Maintainance" Work (sic !), curiously at a particularly "Hot" moment, between, 2 Crucial EU Parliament's Plenaries, ECHR's Great Chamber Hearing, CoE's PanEuropean/International Conference, important Ukraine Crisis' developments, and various other exceptionaly important Political developments ! I.e. something absolutely False and seriously Damaging any EU/CoE/UN+'s NewsMedia's credibilty...
Despite Hard Work, from "EuroFora"s Team, also all over through the 9, 10 and 11 of July, in order to Urgently try to meet those inique Challenges, (for which the Victims were obviously not responsible at all, since it was made very soon clear that they were due to shameless and brutal "Cyber-Attacks", by sly Criminals, who hadn't managed to infiltrate but only some small Old Parts of our Website, (which were Dated since Years, concerning only a previous Project which had been presented in the Past to a few persons related to the Municipality of Stasbourg and had been totaly Abandoned before many Years, without having been never used at all), nevertheless, that obviously DisProportioanate and seriously Damaging Total Blockade, which was Violating even the Freedom of Press, risking to provoke Irreversible Negative Consequences, persisted up to the End of the Last Working Day of this Week : Today, Friday Late Afternoon of July 11, i.e. practically at the Eve of New EU Parliament's Crucial Forthcoming Plenay Session which starts Next Monday, July 14 - 17).
+ In addition, grossly Inaccurate Informations given (even by Writting) to the Victims, (f.ex. about which Part of the Website was really Affected by those "Cyber-Attacks", and which wasn't at all), Misleaded "EuroFora" Teams' afforts to Urgently address that Grave Chalenge, and provoked the Unecessary Loss of at least one more Day (from Thursday, July 10, to Friday, July 11), without any serious reason, except only False Data irresponsibly given to the Victims, instead of the Right ones, (which could have permitted to Immediately Settle Everything, at least One Full Day Earlier, and, in fact, even a Week Earlier)...
Moreover, that same inaccurate and misleading desinformation, might have also provoked an irreversible Loss of at least a great Part of Data needed in order to Search, Find and Punish all those Responsible for such Cyber-Attacks. This was added even to some undesirable, unecessary and Unauthorized Intrusions inside "EuroFora"s Website Files, including Personal Data, IPs of Members expressing various Critical Political Views f.ex. at our Forum, etc, without any Previous Warning !
=> In consequence, "EuroFora" strongly shares the Feelings of many among our Readers for that Unprecedented, Scandalous and Brutal Violation of elementary Press Freedom, which obviously Targetted our EU/CoE/UN+ News Website right in the middle of most crucial and exceptionaly important European/International events in Strasbourg and elsewhere, (only some among which were cited Supra). Any Subscribers/Donors who wish, will be re-imbursed for that part of News that they we were Hindered to deliver, despite a largely accomplished, already, gathering of INTWs and pertinent Data, etc.
It goes without saying, that every effort will be made by "EuroFora"s team to catch-up at least with the most Important EU/COE/UN+ NewsReports of the Days affected by those Cyber-Attacks, (most of which had already been found and partly prepared, but were hindered to be finalized and published on time), as well as to Find and Punish all those Responsible for such Blatant Violations of Freedom of Press, and Criminal Cyber-Attacks with obvious Political Targetting, (as it clearly results from many Facts already cited Supra). "EuroFora"s provider has already started to facilitate the gathering of the available Data for that purpose, and promised to stand ready to respond efficiently to any subsequent Police Investigation and Enquiry that we, and/or our Friends/Users would initiate by using the elementary Rights of all Victims of such blatantly Brutal and Anti-Democratic Violations of Press Freedom and of Internet Access Freedom, private property, Personal Data, etc., parfticularly on many key "Hot" and topical Human Rights and/or Political issues, at the European/PanEuropean/International levels.
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EUParliament Liberals'V.Chair Veld to EUroFora: Citizens'Right to Transparency when States Spy+Homes
*Strasbourg/2+3 July 2014/EU Parliament/Angelo Marcopolo/- Experienced EU Parliament's f. Rapporteur on controversial "SWIFT" EU-USA deal, and currently vice-President of the Liberal Group, Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld, replying to an "EurFora"s Question, on the occasion of her succesful ECJ application against EU Council's refusal to communicate a Legal Study on EU -USA "Swift" Agreement Negotiations, sharply stressed that, at times when Governments can Spy via Internet even inside EU Citizens' Homes, it's the least for EU Citizens to have a Right to Transparency of their Governments' activities, particularly when they touch upon Topical and "Hot" issues affecting People's everyday lives, such as "Swift" and other Deals with USA as well as various other 3rd Foreign Countries accross the World.
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EU's Court of Justice, at nearby Luxembourg, found in substance on this Thursday morning that EU Council couldn't, as a matter of General Principle, refuse to unveil such Documents (f.ex. on Financial or Trade, a.o. International Negotiations), unless if such a move was sufficiently Motivated by Specific, relevant and well-founded Arguments, clearly indicating that, in the concrete circumstances of that case, there was a serious Risk to Harm EU's International Relations, to a point that was Excessive and Disproportionate vis a vis the respect due to the Principle of Transparency, (See Infra).
Vice-President Sophie in't Veld, who hailed Today ECJ's judhement as a boost for a stronger EU Democracy, discussing, well in advance to ECJ's judgement with Journalists, including "EuroFora", earlier at EU Parliament in Strasbourg, had already replied to a relevant, topical Question that we had raised :
- "EuroFora", speaking "on the sidelines" of Sophie in't Veld's main purpose now : to support demands for more Transparency from Governments and EU Council, pointed to the fact that," in the latest EU Summit in Brussels, among various other Decisions, there was also an Official Anouncement of EU Heads of State/Government's will, after the recent series of Revelations made since the Snowden affair, which Snow-balled almost everywhere, (including, particularly, Germany and other key EU Countries), as you know, to have in 2015 a Stronger "Data Protection" Legislation in the EU", as we observed from the outset.
- .Something which "will be obviously a Positive issue for Human Rights, both for Individual Citizens and for Democracy in general, but also an Economic Advantage (for the EU), if it goes well", we noted. => - "How do you feel about that, related to what you've already said on your efforts for EU and Governments' Transparency on Digital data and other issues ?", "EuroFora asked ....
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- "I think that they (EU Citizens' Personal Data Protection and Governments' Transparency) are also 2 Sides of the (same) Coin", she stressed from the outset in her Reply to "EuroFora"s Question.
- Because, as "it seems, it has recently become possible for Governments to know realy everything, Everything about us !", she warned, i.e. "Anything, every Intimate Detail of our Lives", as she denounced.
- F.ex., "I mean, when we get to the point, with Brittish Secret Service, is actually Turning On our WebCams with Remote Control", f.ex., "they can really enter in my Home !".
=> - "Then, I think that Governments should, at least, be Equally Transparent" : i.e. "We (EU Citizens) should Know Everything on our Governments !", Sophie nt'vel concluded, smiling but firmly, as a matter of general Principle, in Reply to "EuroFora"s Question.
- "So, (EU Citizens') Privacy Protection, and (Government's) Transparency go Together", she stressed.
- Particularly when, "I get the Feeling", even if "I haven't yet done any Scientific Research into this", "but I do feel that the Governments become more and more Reluctant to be Transparent, very Often, I have to say, Unfortunately, it's under Pressure from the USA", the Top Dutch Libetral MEP topically denounced.
- "They give up every time : And that's why this is so Significant : Because, the Transparency is the Rule. There are a couple of brands for Exceptions and exceptions : One is the Protection of International Relations. But that's a very Vague Formula for me ... So, if the Americans say that, with every piece of information that's being reviewed, that it "Hurts International Relations", then, effectively, they have a VETO, over our (EU's) Transparency record : That's Unacceptable !", she criticized.
- On the contrary, "We (EU) should have Our own Standards", she strongly advocated. And "that's why this is so relevant that the Judges say : - "Yes, International Relations are important. Yes , there are Exceptions and exceptions, (to the Principle of Governments' Transparency), but Not Automatically : It has to be Justified, and Specifically", Sophie in't Veld underlined in conclusion.
=> - "So that, everytime that (EU) Council or Commission decide to Classify Documents as "Secret", they would have to Justify, in what way International Relations might be hurt", if such Infos were made public, she pointed out.
>>> In that way, even if the ECJ acknowledges the existence of a quite Large Discretionary Power to EU Council on the Substance and the Content of its relevant Decisions, nevertheless, EuroJudges could always Check the Veracity, Relevance and Sufficiency, as well as the Adequacy and Proportionality, or even the Necessity of the Factual and/or Legal Arguments presented by EU Governments in reply to EU Citizens' criticism, to which they have, naturally, to be relevant.
(NDLR : This is a very Promissing, relatively New Area of Judicial Monitoring of Public Administrations' Decisions on the basis of the Rule of Law principles, particularly when there is a wide Discretionary Power f.ex. on Political and/or Economic Governments' policies, that "EuroFora"s Co-Founder had already examined and submitted to a thorough Legal Analysis, from the point of view of Comparaisons between several EU Member Countries' Legal Systems, as early as since the beginning of the 1980ies, initially in a more than 1.000 pages-long, original Study, which received an "A" Grade with 18/20 at Strasbourg University's Faculty of Law, which had chosen it, on a Written Proposal by Paris University I Professor Paul Amselek, in order to present it for a Prize awarded to PhD Thesis. + Later-on "EuroFora" actively participated also to a relevant Conference, organized on March 2010 by the Superior Rhine's (Ober-Rhein's) pole on Public Administration studies (PEEAP), together with Strasbourg's and other Universities, as well as the prestigious "ENA" Higher School for Public Administration Senior Officials in France, the EU and other Countries in the World.
- But, "they would probably have a Hard Time of doing so....", the experienced many-times EU Parliament's Rapporteur on such thorny issues, joked, in conclusion to her Reply to "EuroFora"s Query, ironically pointing at some controversial Governments' notoriously excessively negative feelings, as far as Transparency is concerned...
= > "is everything Crystal-clear and Transparent, now ?", she finaly asked, smiling, Journalists present in Strasbourg, including "EuroFora".
Future will tell, rather sooner than later, as it seems : F.ex., among various other concrete examples, currently the 6th round of Talks in EU - USA Negotiations for the conclusion of the 1st Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, is due to be concluded before the End of 2014...
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EU Consumers Commissioner Mimica to EuroFora: Digital Networks to boost Economy via fex.+Travel-App.
*Strasbourg/EU Parliament/Angelo Marcopolo/- Experienced former vice-Prime Minister and EU Integration Minister from the newest EU Member : Croatia, replying to "EuroFora"s Questions, stressed, in substance, that it's an EU Priority to boost the Economy also by unfolding Digital Networks' potential, as f.ex. for a free and costless distribution of the 1st EU-wide "Travel" Application for Consumers' Rights, (readable even off-line, after being downlowded), just developed by the Franco-German EU Consumers' Centre headquartered at nearby Kehl, in cooperation with all ECCs' Network, thanks also to an EU Commission's financial support of some 90.000 €, which was presented Today in a Press Conference at EU Parliament :
Mainstream German ChristianDemocrat/EPP MEP Andreas Scwhab, President of the Franco-German EU Consumer's Centre at nearby Kehl, observed earlier, that, covering a Huge Area, - "From Iceland to Cyprus, and from Finland to Portugal", i.e. including Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, etc., with 25 Different Languages, could be downloaded for free from the Internet, and used even in a Mobile SmartPhone, f.ex. by Tourists who might need to know their Rights in case of an Air-Flight and/or Hotel cancellation, or have Legal advise on how to deal with various other such practical issues throughout all Europe, in addition to the Oral Information that they can always have simply by Phoning to an EU Consumers' Centre for a contact with a Legal Expert, (etc).
Topically, they both spoke just after a key Press Conference by EU Parliament's President Martin Schulz, and the out-going EU Chairman-in-office, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, where, focusing on how to Boost EU's Growth and Jobs, Schulz focused on "Real Economy" able to create New Jobs, while Samaras anounced that, after succesfully welcoming more than "10 Millions of Tourists" during last Year : 2013, now, from this Summer, Greece aims to welcome some 20 Millions of Tourists during 2014, "i.e. more than 2 Tourists for 1 Greek", as he had said, smiling, (given also the recently growing efforts of the €uroZone Member country to really face the Debt inherited from Past Governments since the 1980ies and the latest Global Crisis).
Significantly, Prime Minister Samaras friendly embraced earlier, in front of "EuroFora", the German MEP Schwab from nearby Baden-Wurtemberg, who had come forward to salute him at the end of his Press Conference with EU Parliament's President, after having closely worked together for years, since Samaras had served previously himself as a MEP in the recent Past, and always felt personaly as a Member of EU Parliament's "Family", as he reminded during his speech at the Plenary earlier Today with real emotion.
- "You spoke about the Press Conference of EU Parliament's President Schulz and out-going EU Chairman-in-office, Greek "Prime Minister Samaras, where they pointed also on "Real Economy", and particularly on Tourism", "as you said, while EU Commisioner (Mimica) also evoked (Mobile Telecom) "Roaming" charges' lowering, "that, as you know best from all, everybody wishes since many years", "EuroFora" observed in a subsequent Question to the participants, from the outset.
- But, "in real practice, when People will be with their Smart-Phones, Millions of them, even in a Small (EU-Member) Country like Greece, or in the Bigger ones, during Summer Holidays, soon, they will need, obiously, an Internet Connexion, either with their (Mobile) Phone, or on the spot, and a Good one, in order to Download" the Travel net ECC Application you spoke of. Certainly, even "in Greece, which was in the Past one of the Worst places" for Internet Access, "recently, there were some Reforms in order to put Free Wifi Access Hotspots at Railway or Tram Stations, Bus Stops, inside Public Transports, etc., but, probably, there might be some problems, perhaps there and/or in Other (EU) Countries, as, f.ex. Slovakia, and may be in the Bigger (EU) Countries also, France, etc., even in the Best (existing Internet) Networks, when Many People, at the Same Moment, try to Download" something like this.
=> - In such cases, "do you feel that we have in Europe enough Capacities for such Massive events, may be of Millions of People, when they come in 1 Month or so, f.ex. during Summer, almost at the same Time and/or Areas ? And could this be done in Good enough Prices ?", "EuroFora" asked.
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- President Schwab briefly "thanked" "EuroFora" for its "Question", that he found "welcome", and immediately passed over to the competent EU Commissioner Neven Mimica, for a Reply, who expressed the wish to make, at the beginning, - "Just a few Comments : On this overall, Access' Opening, Internet and Roaming issue, etc", as he said :
"- Yes, indeed there might be Problems of uneven Coverage and Access to Internet, accross the EU", European Commissioner Mimica acknowledged from the outset, (at least as things used to stand until recently).
- "But, in general, we (EU) Recognize this, in the EU Commission, as a one of the most Important Issues", he clearly stressed.
=> Therefore, it corresponds also to "and a most Important Priority that, when addressed properly, (it) could definitively contribute to the Development and accomplishment of the Single Market in general", (i.e. included on Digital Economy), the experienced Euro-Politician topically pointed out.
>> - "We (EU) speak now f.ex. of Tourism, of Travelling, on giving better Legal Knowledge to Travellers and (on how) to Assist them in their Language of port, by this (ECC Net Travel) Application. But, there is (also) Question whether they will be Able to Use it accross the EU", Neven Mimica observed, in concreto.
- "In this case, this ("ECC Travel-App.") can be Downloaded at Home, actually", (i.e. even just Before Travelling to a Summer Holiday area), since "this is an Off-line Devise and Application : So, this particular application (normaly) shouldN't face the Major Problems of the Internet Access", the competent EU Commissioner for Consumers' Protection advised, receiving President Schwab's agreement on this specific point.
+ "But, in general, what we (EU) would like to do is, as a 1st Step to Bring Down the Roaming Charges", so that, "in this way, we can Increase the Overall Mobile (Web) Traffic, when (People are) making Calls Abroad. And, then, (i.e. as a 2nd Step), we would like to have a quite Stimulating overall "Internet Package", that would actually Bring more Investments into this Telecom Sector in general, as well as to the Mobile Communications", he Highlighted for the foreseable Future.
- "This is the Final Word of the (EU Commission's) Telephone Package, that I do hope that with the New (EU) Parliament, with the (EU) Council, will be able to Agree on EU Commission's proposals for a Single Telecom Market in Europe", he wished in Conclusion.
+ This could be done in a period of Time f.ex. of "Half a Year", EU Commissioner Neven Mimica estimated later-on, in reply to another "EuroFora"s relevant question.
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Meanwhile, by a coincidence, at least as far as ECC's "Travel-App." is concerned, a 1st Test could Timely start in Greece's reknown ressort of Glyfada, located at a superb Seaside near Athens, where Schwab's former collegue, the Young former MEP Georges Papanicolaou, (from the same ChristianDemocrat/EPP Group), who has just been succesfully Elected as the New Mayor of that City, told earlier in Strasbourg to "EuroFora", while also declaring his wish to try to present for EU support through the Structural and/or Regional Funds, some Good Quality Projects for a Competitive and sustainable Development of that key Touristic area, (including f.ex. for Culture, Sport and/or European/International Conferences in some among the Best Hotels of the Country), in an area which extends from Mountain Hymettos to the Saronic Gulf, famous as Greece's "Riviera" or "Beverly Hills"...
By the way : Why not also a Pioneer, High-Tech Internet "Wifi" etc. Digital Network, f.ex. at the example of another World-Famous Top Touristic ressort in France ; Biarritz, which had notoriously been a Precursor also in Cabled Network TeleCommunication, including at Fiber Optics, etc , (in the constituency of experienced former Head of French Governing Party RPR, and many times Minister of Defense, Security and Foreign Affairs, now elected as New MEP : Michele Alliot-Marie)?...
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(NDLR : "DraftNews, as alredy sent to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors, earlier. A more accurate, full Final Version might be published asap.)
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EUParliament biggest Group ChristianDemocrat/EPP Head Weber to EuroFora: Pivot on Stability+Values ?
*Strasbourg/EU Parliament/Angelo Marcopolo/- The New President of EU Parliament's Biggest Group of MEPs, that of ChristianDemocrats/EPP, German MEP Manfred Weber, speaking to "EuroFora" since the 1st Day of the 1st Plenary Session after the latest May 2014 EU Elections, stressed in substance the Important New Role of the EPP also as a Strategic "Pivot" or "Centre of Gravity" inside the New EU Parliament's political landscape, able to form Efficient Majorities according to EU Issues and "European Values", as he told us, after his 1st Press Conference in Strasbourg :
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- "Mr. President, you succeeded with your friends in the latest, May 2014 EU Elections, not only to keep the Strongest Group in EU Parliament, despite a Difficult Context, but also the only one which can now play the unique role of a Strategic "Pivot", among the Left and EuroSceptic Rightists, "EuroFora" observed from the outset in our question to Manfred Weber.
F. ex., you spoke about the Agreement between the EPP and the Socialists, as well as the Liberals, particularly for the "Stability" of EU Institutions, and in order to Deepen EU Integration, etc. But, at the same moment you spoke also about Turkey's (controversial and unpopular) EU bid, and its obvious that, with only a few exceptions, you can't get a Majority in EU Parliament on this and several Other Issues, such as, f.ex. Europe's (Historic and Cultural) Identity and its (Judeo-) Christian roots, BioEthics : i.e. on protection of Human Embryo (+ from Genetic Manipulations Dangerous for all Humankind), in favor of Natural Family, (i.e., in fact, for the Natural Procreation of Human Beings, Free of undue and/or abusive subordination to an exclusive Power of Technocrats, protection of Human Dignity also vis a vis the atrociously spreading Mass Exploitation of commercial "Surrogate Mothers"...), etc., unless you feel Free to try to Unite all Together also various other MEPs, throughout the Political Spectrum of EU Parliament, sometimes even at its "Left" side, but naturally more towards various Right side representatives of EU Citizens. Do you intend to use such a "Pivot" Strategy in the Future ?, "EuroFora" questioned in substance President Weber. - "On these Issues ?", Weber initially asked in order to verify.
+ After getting confirmation, he acknowledged the fact that any efficient Majority-making would have to follow accross such lines : - "Yes, for Sure".
And, then, he went on to give his main Reply to "EuroFora"s Question :
- "They (NDLR : Issues) are Strongly linked to European Values : That's totaly Clear !" President Weber stressed from the outset.
=> - "And So, our (EU Parliament's ChristianDemocrat/EPP Group's) Wish is that we could Convince, in this regard, on these Questions, also the Other Collegues (MEPs)", he positively reacted to "EuroFora"s query.
- "To Try to follow our Line, at the End", the new President of EU Parliament's Biggest Group of MEPs hoped.
- " We'll see", about that, he carefuly added, but without excluding a priori anything in this direction, (which has recently become topical and quite popular, both in several European Countries, even in the USA, and elsewhere in the World).
- Now, "the Next Step is to Negociate", Weber soberly anounced for the time being, apparently wanting to join overall Vision at the Horizon, and step by step efficient pragmatism in real practice.
And he didn't deny at all, at the end, but kindly noded positively and saluted us, when "EuroFora" added the observation of the Fact that the above mentioned, possible New Role of Strategic "Pivot" inside the New EU Parliament, issued from the May 2014 EU Elections, for the ChristianDemocrat/EPP Group, can also be described as a kind of Political "Center of Gravity", similar to the famous "Mitte" (meaning "Center" in German)-politics' Strategy; reportedly followed systematicaly by Chancellor Merkel in various issues, (which, in fact, doesn't necessariiy mean "Centrist" at all, but could be rather taken as a kind of plaving itself at the Strategic position of an attractive "Centre in a Field of Gravity", to use a term more familiar to Angie Merkel's Scientific background in Physics)..
Indeed, instead of being located at one or another Edge or End of EU Parliament's pluralist Political Spectrum, now ChristianDemocrats/EPP MEPs clearly have, for the New Period of 2014-2019, a much more "Cetral" position, in the sens highlighted above, having also an Historic Duty to try to bring back to mainstream Democratic/Human Rightist' European Politics, all those Numerous EU Citizens and/or politicians who emerged from the latest May 2014 EU Parliament's Democratic EU-wide Elections, exceptionaly spread among various, New, renovated or "old", more or less Atypical other Parties, both to the Left, but notoriously more towards a sometimes original "Right" side of EU Politics, currently divided among numerous small, medium or even bigger political parties accross many EU Member Countries.
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+ Joseph Daul's advise
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- "You have to search (Political) Majorities, there where they are !", advised also, earlier, Weber's predecessor and friend, the New ChristianDemocrat/EPP Party President, experimented French euro-politician from Strasbourg, speaking Yesterday Evening to "EuroFora" on this same matter.
+ Daul told us, on this occasion, that he was, in fact, "the 1st to speak about Manfred Weber" as the Right Person in order to succeed him, (as he had done since 2007 vis a vis Hans Gert Poettering, etc), as New President of EU Parliament's Group of ChristianDemocrat/EPP MEPs for the next period of 2014-2019.
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+ Schulz : Technical Compromise, not on Content
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+ Meanwhile, speaking afterwards to Journalists in Strasbourg, including "EuroFora", the solidly re-Elected EU Parliament's President for more 2,5 Years (2014-2016), based on a Strong Majority thanks to an overall Deal between the SocialDemocrats, the EPP/ChristianDemocrats and the Liberals, German SocialDemocrat MEP, Martin Schulz, clearly singled out such "a Technical Agreement", (notoriously linked also to support for the Winner of EU Parliament's May 2014 Elections, the ChristianDemocrats/EPP Top Candidate, long-time former Prime Minister of Luxembourg and €uroGroup's President, Jean-Claude Juncker, who has just received EU Heads of State/Government's official endorsement at the latest EU Summit last week in Brussels, and is due to be Voted soon by EU Parliament later this Month at a 2nd July Plenary Session in Strasbourg, at the same moment that EU Council would prepare in Brussels its choices for other Top EU Jobs for the New period of 2014-2019, such as the new President of "EU Council and/or of €uroZone, EU's High Representative on Foreign Policy, individual new EU Commissioners, etc).
- "But that's Not an Agreement on Content" on all concrete EU policies, Schulz Distinguished in a crystal-clear way, (Comp. Supra).
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=> Turkey example : "No more an Option for full EU Membership !"..
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This became even more clear, after the New EPP Parliamentary Group's President anounced the ChristianDemocrats/EPP MEPs' principles f.ex. also as far as Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid is concerned :
- "The EPP would Not like to see Full EU Membership for Turkey", Instead, "we would like to se a Special Partnership. Cooperation with Turkey .. We (EPP) said that Full (EU) Membership would No longer be an Option", he anounced.
- "I think that it would be DisHonest to promise such an Option", he clearly denounced.
This is included in an EPP Group's "Program" issued from MEPs' Experience after the latest May 2014 EU Elections, that the Group adopted after many discussions, President Weber explained.
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+ He went into more Details, at a susbequent Reply to Criticism by a Britano-Portuguese "Socialist" local politician and journalist who claimed that the ChristianDemocrats/EPP position "on Turkey" was .... "an Issue of the Extreme Right (sic !)", so that EPP would have become, thus "a Hostage (re-sic !!) of the Extreme Right", (as she provocatively said, obviously Neglecting the fact that several mainstream EU Leaders such as, f.ex. former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and current German Chancellor Angie Merkel, had been brilantly Elected, with Record-wide Popular Majorities, on 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2013, as well as largely Won the 2009 EU Elections, continuing more or less succesfully even on 2014, where more Voters appeared only at their Right side, while, on the Contrary, "Socialist" Parties had Droped Down, in addition to a Majority of even Brittish People being Opposed to Turke'ys controversial and unpopular EU bid, that being, since 2009, notoriously one of the real reasons for which Brittish Citizens voted the UKIP towards the 1st Party standing in two EU Elections in a row : 2009 + 2014), i.e. something which is Today obviously in Total Contradiction also to the Fact that even Euro-Left's Top Candidate in the May 2014 EU Parliament's Elections, "Syriza" Head Alexis Tsipras, recently declared at the last EU-wide TV Debate between the 5 Top Candidates for the post of New EU Commission's President for the period 2014-2019, that he wasN't at all favorable for the current Turkish regime to enter inside the EU, (while even Socialist political leaders as f.ex. EU Parliament's Martin Schulz, and/or France's Francois Hollande, etc., also stated that they Excluded Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid at least in the foreseable Future...
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- "We (recently elected ChristianDemocrats/EPP MEPs) have prepared our "Points of Substance" after Discussions within our Group", following the latest May 2014 EU Elections, President Weber patiently explained.
- "I've always believed that we need friendship and close cooperation with Turkey, but this canNot lead to Full EU Membership", he clarified.
- In fact, "It would be in the Interest of Both Parties to build a Special Partnership", given that "Turkey is an extremely Important Partner for Economic, Demographic, Political, Strategic reasons : There are Security Concerns, (as he observed shortly after the recent revelations and Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Brussels on 2014, as in France on 2012, etc. by individuals who had Visited Turkey in order to get involved in Armed and Violent Islamic Extremist Movements launching Deadly Attacks from the Turkish Borders towards Syria, even against Villages with Rescapees of the Armenian Genocide of the former Ottoman-Turc Empire, and recently even at Iraq, etc), Energy issues, (given also the Facts about Turkey's total Lack of any Energu resource, and its desperate attempts, pushed by some UK-USA lobbies, to oblige Other Countries' Oil-Gas, instead of going Directly to the EU, on the Contrary, to pass through a too Long, and therefore Expensive Transit by a 3rd, Non-European Land controlled by Ankara's Regime, notoriously eager for Political and/or Financial Blackmails, and facing various serious Risks of Earthquakes, Kurdish and other Bloody Conficts, and now even Islamic Terrorism spreading from the S/E. Turkish Borders, etc), .. so, the focus has to be to (EU) Talks with Turkey".
- "But, at the End of the Day, .. it's clear from Both Sides, and it has Become (even more) Clear during Recent Years, that Full EU Membership woN't work ! Thats why we believe that i", the new President of the Biggest (and now, after the May 2014 EU Elections : even "Central" - Comp. Supra) EU Parliament's political Group, that of ChristianDemocrats/EPP, concluded, taking into account also the most recent developments.
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EU Parliament President Schulz to EuroFora: For Cease-Fire in Ukraine + Phone call with Poroshenko
*Strasbourg/EU Parliament/Angelo Marcopolo/- The strongly re-Elected Today new EU Parliament's President, German SocialDemocrat MEP Martin Schulz, speaking to "EuroFora" in Strasbourg, expressed his Concern for the relaunch of Deadly Military Attacks against the Dissident Autonomist areas at Eastern Ukraine, and pronounced himself in favour of a sustainable "Cease-Fire".
+ He also stressed, in this regard, that he expects to receive a relevant Phone Call by the new Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko, later Today, probably "this AfterNoon". (* UPDATE : See Infra).
For the 1st time in EU Parliament's History, Schulz was re-elected twice in a row, from the 1st round of the 1st Day of the New EU Parliament, issued from the recent May 2014 EU Elections, where, for the 1st time since 1999, a previous trend towards more and more abstentions was clearly Stopped, and even started to be more or less reversed, particularly in certain EU Member Countries, where Participartion grew much Higher, (f.ex. France, Greece, etc).
In his re-election for the next 2,5 Years (2014-2016), with some 403 Votes, it seems, also from what he's just said himself at a Press Conference in Strasbourg, earlier Today, that German Chancellor Angie Merkel played personaly an important role, but it appears mainly related to an agreement between 3 mainstream Political Groups : SocialDemocrats, ChristianDemocrats/EPP and Liberals, normaly linked also with an overall Compromise to support the Winner of the latest EU Elections, and, subsequently, EU Heads of State/Governments' nominate : EPP's Jean-Claude Juncker, former long-time Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of €uroGroup, as New EU Commission's President for the 5 years period of 2014-2019, due later this Month in Strasbourg, in parallel with EU Council's forcthcoming Decisions on the remaining Top EU Jobs, (f.ex. EU Council and/or €uroZone's Presidents, EU External Actions' High Representative, individual EU Commissioners, etc).
Concerning obviously urgently needed moves for a sustainable Cease-Fire, Dialogue and Peace in Ukraine, the freshly re-elected EU Parliament's President can certainly find also More Wider Support, even from several Leftists and/or various Rightists, who are notoriously in agreement with him, exceptionaly, on this particular Topical issue, (according to the Pre-Electoral promises they made to EU Citizens who voted for them too).
Experienced Schulz, who is also one among the longest-serving MEPs in action, (Comp. f.ex. Schulz's Statements to "EuroFora"s co-Founder, in his previous work as EU Parliament's Rapporteur for Civil Rights and Democratic Freedoms, already published f.ex. to "TCWeekly" as early as since .. 1994/1995 !, etc), was one among the first to Sign personaly in favor of "EuroFora" Project, already since 1997+, and confirmed, Today, his relevant wish to boost "Transparency" and links with EU Citizens, during EU's Deciusion-making process, focusing, rightfully, mainly on the commencement of EU Decision making, and not only at its end : This is one among the 2 main Topics that he intends also to raise in his forthcoming Talks with Juncker, as he anounced earlier Today in Strasbourg, speaking to Journalissts, including "EuroFora".
The recent 2014 EU Election Campaign tour convinced him that More and more EU Citizens need that, because, otherwise, they are afraid that their Righs are not taken into account by a too much Top-Down EU decision-making process in the Past, as he warned Today.
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(* UPDATE : Poroshenko indeed phoned, later Today, to Schulz, and invited him to Ukraine, EU Parliament President's Spokesman, Armin Machmer, told "EuroFora", later on, but precise Dates haven't yet been fixed, because of the presently heavy EU Agenda at the same time that tragic events unfold quickly in Ukraine. However, even if it has not yet been decided whether it will be soon, or later-on in the foreseable Future, it's not a priori excluded that it might, eventually, start with a possible "urgent" move, according also to relevant political developments...).
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La Turquie, test-clé d'Independance de l'Europe face aux USA, les aménant de chercher en commun des nouvelles idées pour se mettre d'accord ?
Le débat, amical mais clair, entre les Présidents Américain et Français, Obama et Sarkozy, la veille des elections européennes du 7 juin 2009, a montré que la question controversée sur la démande de la Turquie d'entrer dans l'Europe est actuellement le point central et le test le plus pertinent de l' indépendance de la France et de l'Europe par rapport aux Etats Unis.
Les electeurs européens, aussi bien en France qu'ailleurs en l'UE, auront une seule chance à trancher, ce dimanche 7 juin 2009, en choisisant leurs eurodéputés pour la période 2009 - 2014, car après ca risque d'être trop tard, vu que tous ceux qui suivent les affaires européennes dépuis des décennies savent qu'en réalité, le moment des décisions sur la Turquie viendra au plus tard en 2013, date rétenue dépuis longtemps pour une importante révision des "Perspectives Financières" de l'UE qui reflètent des choix Politiques fondamentaux.
Le Président français, (récement encore représentant de l'UE, dans laquelle il joue un rôle important, ensemble avec la chancelière allemande Merkel, et autres leaders européens, ayant une influence notable auprès des Citoyens Européens, comme les derniers sondages montrent), réagissant à la repétition, par le nouveau Président Américain de la vieille position traditionelle de l'Washington poushant toujours vers la démande de la Turquie d'entrer dans l'Europe :
- "Je ne peut pas laisser détruire l'Europe, (qui) est un élément de stabilisation du Monde", réponda Sarkozy. "J'ai dit au Président Obama que pour moi il était très important que l’Europe ait des Frontières", a-t-il souligné, confirmant la position Franco-Allemande commune, récemment rappellée ensemble avec la Chancellière Merkel.
- "Il y a une différence (entre France/EU et les USA)... sur les modalités. La position traditionnelle des Etats-Unis d’Amérique, c’est l’intégration" de la Turquie au sein de l'UE. "C’était la position du Président Bush, du Président Clinton, de tous les présidents américains".
- "La mienne vous la connaissez : Ce n’est pas l’intégration dans l’Union Européenne. Mais j’ai proposé que nous réfléchissions, l’Europe, la Russie, la Turquie à la création d’un Espace Economique et de Sécurité en commun", a ajout Sarkozy rappelant son invitation de créer quelque chose de neuf et mieux adapté.
Mais, "cela ne veut pas dire qu’il faut repousser la Turquie dans les ténèbres. La Turquie est un allié dans l’OTAN, (et) une Passerelle entre 2 Mondes, voilà quelle est la meilleure modalité. C’est cela dont nous avons parlé", revela-t-il. Si "nous avons une Différence sur les Modalités, nous n’avons pas une différence sur l’Objectif : Faire de la Turquie un élément de Pont entre l’Orient et l’Occident", Sarkozy assura Obama.
- "Laissez-nous au moins une légère divergence sur un sujet, cela vous permettra de bien réfléchir pour les prochaines échéances", ajouta Sarkozy en réponse à un journaliste de l'opposition Socialiste qui avait soulevé la question de la Turquie, en la melant (comme un lobby turc notoirement essaie de faire pour exploiter la manipulation de quelques Arabes, la Civilisation Historique desquels fût pourtant detruite par l'ex-empire Ottoman-Turc) avec une question tout à fait différente : celle de la voile islamique (!), avec laquelle elle n'a rien à voir.
- "Sur la Turquie, Monsieur, vous appartenez à un journal ...qui a appelé à voter, au moment de la présidentielle, pour mon adversaire.... Quel était votre argument à ce moment-là ? Vous disiez : « Attention, Nicolas Sarkozy va trop s’aligner sur les Etats-Unis d’Amérique », et je vois que deux ans après vous dites : « Ah, il y a un sujet sur lequel le Président Obama et le Président Sarkozy ne sont pas d’accord » Cela devrait vous rassurer, Monsieur" , réponda-t-il, en faisant sourire même le président américain, (et laissant entendre que trancher définitivemen la controverse sur la Turquie pourrait être au coeur de l' Elections Présidentielle en France pour 2012 )
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- "Ce que les Etats-Unis peuvent faire, c’est encourager ....TOUT PROCESSUS qui permettra à la Turquie d’être convaincue qu’elle a des amis, que ce soit la France, les Etats-Unis ou l’Europe", réponda Obama, apparamment n'excluant pas, a priori, le point de Sarkozy sur la création d'un espace commun d' économie et sécurité entre l' UE, la Turquie et la Russie (v. supra).
"Les Etats-Unis ne sont pas membres de l’Union Européenne, nous ne pouvons pas dicter si un pays quelconque adhère ou n’adhère pas à l’UE"; Obama a admis, parlant de la "Turquie, (sur laquelle) le Président Sarkozy et moi nous sommes entretenus sur ce dossier avant". "Maintenant le Président Sarkozy représente un Etat membre de l’Union Européenne et il a une position différente", opposée à démande turque d' entrée dans l'UE.
"La Turquie par contre est un allié de l’OTAN très important. ...La Turquie a fait connaître son intérêt à une intégration croissante avec l’Europe et nous (USA) encourageons cette attitude. J’ai souvent dit que l’adhésion de la Turquie à l’Union européenne serait importante".
"Mais, (en tout cas) je crois qu’il est important de noter que le Président Sarkozy appuie fortement le travail que la Turquie fait au sein de l’OTAN et je crois qu’il s’intéresse à une intégration économique plus intense avec la Turquie". (Ce qui pourrait se faire, justement, avec un "parténariat privilegié" adéquat et/ou l'idée de créer un espace commun EU - Turquie - Russie : V. supra).
Est-ce que l'effort du Président de la France, soutenu par la chancelière Allemande et l'opinion publique de la plupart des Citoyens Européens la-dessus, de trouver un accord entre l' Europe et l' Amérique sur la Turquie, en proposant de sortir des chemins battus et créer du neuf, en etablissant "un Espace Commun d' Economie et Sécurité" (v. supra), suffira de calmer un lobby traditionaliste à quelques bureaucrates de Washington DC, datant dès l'époque de l' ex-"Guerre Froide", beaucoup plus ancien que le nouveau Président vénu de l' oxygen des "grands lacs" près de Quebec du Canada : Chicago, connu comme "la ville du vent" nouveau ?
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Le Prémier Ministre Fillon appele à "faire vivre le Rève Européen"
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Seul l'avenir le dira. Mais, entre-temps, l' Europe ne peut plus attendre et perdre encore plus du temps et d'energie vitale sur la démande controversée de la Turquie, qui a notoirement menacé d'arrêter l'édification européenne dépuis 1999-2005 :
Comme le Premier Ministre François Fillon a clairement dit, un peu plus tôt cette semaine, dans un discours éloquent sur les enjeux de l' Election Européenne de ce juin 2009 (V. résumé envoyé aux adhérents d'"EuroFora"),
- "S' abstentir, c'est laisser à la Technocratie le pouvoir de dominer" la vie des Citoyens européens, qui devraient prendre l' Europe en branle le corps", et commencer d'agir par toutes les voies politiques démocratiques, prennant conscience que "l' Europe c'est Nous, (i.e. les Citoyens), et "Pas eux !" (i.e. les Technocrates), selon une image symbolique.
- "Je me souviens de l' Europe obligée de faire Silence, (au Passé), quand "les Grands" décidaient de son sort", rappela Fillon. "Je me souviens de l'Europe divisée, de l' Europe dominée" par d'autres, '"de l'Europe appauvrie""Je me souviens de Berlin occupé, muré, divisé comme un butin qu'on tire aux dès. Je me souviens du Silence de Varsovie. Je me souviens du Silence de Prague"..
- "Nous, les Européens, nous avons bien failli sortir de l' Histoire, et dévenir, pour du bon, les dès d'un jeu joué par d'autres".
- "C'est pourquoi je ne peux pas concevoir une Europe qui ne serait pas Souveraine, une Europe qui ne serait pas Maitresse d'êlle-même", aujourd'hui et démain, martella-t-il. "Le Monde s'est habitué trop longtemps à une Europe faible, que l'on pouvait traiter avec condescendence".
- "Le moment est venu de rélever le défi : Le moment est vénu de montrer que, nous les Européens, avons décidé d'être débout, et d"être nous-mêmes".
"Dépuis 2 ans (i.e. dès les Elections Présidentielles de 2007), avec Nicolas Sarkozy, nous avons oeuvrer pour relever notre Identité Nationale (de la France), dont nous sommes fiers. Et bien, l'' Identité Européenne mérite tout autant, elle qui prolonge les Génies de nos Nations".
- "Je crois à la présence d'une Civilisation Européenne", déclara Fillon, largement applaudi par des milliers de personnes ayant entendu une série des Musiques entremelées characteristiques de differents pays européens, et des images lumineuses géantes avec des extraits symboliques de Goethe, de Victor Hugo, de Shakespeare, et d'autres auteurs italiens, espagnols etc celebres à travers l'histoire.
- "L' Humanisme, la tolerance, la Liberté de la Conscience. La Solidarité. L' Etat de Droit. La confiance placée dans la Science, l' Innovation, le progrès. Toutes ces Valeurs, elles disent clairement où commence et où s'épanuit cette Europe" que nous voulons, observa-t-il.
En harmonie avec les positions soutenues par le Président du Parlement Européen, eurodéputé allemand, Hans Gert Poettering, et la Chancelière allemande, Angie Merkel, sur la "Dignité Humaine" au coeur des "Valeurs de l' Europe" moderne. Ce qui fait qu'" avec un Elargissement sans fin", même vers la Turquie, c.a.d. "sans Frontières, l' Europe Politique, l' Europe des Valeurs et l' Identité européenne" ne peuvent pas exister, comme a dit aussi le Président francais, Nicolas Sarkozy, recemment à Berlin.
Fait important : Cette observation de Fillon a été faite le jour-même que le Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe à Strasbourg concluait une semaine de réunion semestrielle sur les Droits de l'Homme, qui a examiné un grand nombre d'affaires des pires Violations (pex. Tuéries scandaleusement non elucidées, Persecutions et privations arbitraires de Liberté, personnes portées "Disparues", Tortures et "traitements inhumains et degradants", Usurpations illégales des Maisons et Patrimoines privées de Réfugiés, etc., pour lesquelles la Cour Européenne a condamné la Turquie dans plusieurs jugements, dont on attend toujours l' application)...
- "C'est pourquoi un Elargissement sans fin de l' Europe ne peu pas être un objectif en soi. Parce qu'il ne peut que diluer l' élan européen, et detruire l' Idéntité Européenne"
-" Voilà pourquoi nous disons, très sereinement, que nous ne sommes pas favorables à l' adhésion de la Turquie dans l'UE", conclua le Premier Ministre de la France; largement applaudi par des gens qui soulevaient le drapeau européen.
"Ce n'est pas un Slogan de meetings. Ce n'est pas la marque une "Hostilité" au régard de cette grande Nation (i.e. la Turquie), qui doit être étroitement associée à l' UE", pex. par un partenariat priviliegié, ou une autre formule adaptée.
- "Mais il lui faut des Frontères à l' Europe, il lui faut des Frontières stables, qui lui permettent de renforcer son Unité et son Identité", a-t-il expliqué.
- "Alors, c'est au nom de cette Europe charnelle, que je m'engage avec vous. Mais, cette Europe-là, ne peut avancer qu' à une seule Condition : celle de l' Europe Politique".
"Nous avons longtemps douté qu'elle soit possible : Aux années 1970, Henri Kissinger (le notoire ex- Secretaire d'Etat Américain aux affaires etrangères, consideré, à tort ou à raison, comme chef d'orchestre du renversement du Président Allende en Chili, de l' invasion militaire de la Turquie à Chypre, etc), disait, avec une ironie blaissante : - "Ah, l' Europe ? : Quel numero de Télephone ?..." Pendant les 6 mois de la présidence française de l'UE, (7-12/2008), Henri Kissinger n'aurait aucune difficulté de rejoindre l' Europe !", observa-t-il en suscitant des nouveaux applaudissements nourris.
"J'au vu l' Europe Politique se dresser, et prendre ses responsabilités : L' Europe Politique c'est celle qui agit sans délai, et avant les Etats-Unis, pour stopper des faillites Bancaires qui s'enchaînent, qui nous auraint plongés dans une Depression pire que celles des années 1929. L' Europe Politique est celle qui, maintenant, doit mettre un fin à un Capitalisme Financier, qui a perdu sa boussole. L' Europe Politique est celle qui a réussi d'etablir le règles les plus ambitieuses au Monde dans la lutte contre le rechaufement Climatique. Samedi, nous celebrons l' anniversaire du debarquement de la Normandie, où nos amis Américains ont pris une part décisive à nôtre libération. Mais, en décembre 2009, à la Conference (Mondialle) de Copenhague, c'est nous les Européens, qui allons leur montrer le chemin vers cet avénir commun" pour la sauvegarde de l'Environement naturel. L' Europe Politique c'est celle qui, en août 2008, lorsque la Guerre faisait rase entre la Russie et la Géorgie, s'est interposée pour imposer la Paix. Et c'est elle qui doit, maintenant, se doter des moyens Militaires de se défendre par elle-même, pour elle-même", ajouta-t-il en évoquant clairement la création d'une Défense Européenn Autonome.
"L' Europe Politique c'est celle qui doit bâtir des grands champions Industriels Européens, comme nous avons fait, auparavant, pour (l'avion) Airbus ou (la fusée) Ariadne. C'est celle qui doit exiger la Reciprocité dans les rlations Commerciale avec nos grands partenaires", sans Dumping Social ou Environmental, ni autre Concurrence Deloyale. "C'est celle qui doit se doter comme objectif d'être "le Continent de l'Esprit", réunissant les plus grandes Universités du Monde, en multipliant les Connexions, entre Scientifiques et étudiants."
"Nous respecterons nos engagements, jusqu'au dernier", souligna le Premier Ministre de la France, peu après que les candidats-eurodéputés de la coalition Gouvernementale (UMP : Mouvement pour la Majorité Présidentielle) ont signé solennement, devant plusieurs milliers des Citoyens, une spectaculaire pancarte-géante avec "7 engagements" pour les Elections Européennes du 7 juin, auxquels figure aussi l'engagement de "s'opposer à l' adhésion de la Turquie dans l'UE".
- "Parcque ce respet des engagements est une exigence si nous voulons rétablir la Confiance entre les Responsables Politiques et les Citoyens", conclua Fillon, la veille de ces Elections Européennes de juin 2009, après les Abstentions Majoritaires de 1999 et 2004, suivies de 3 "NON" à 3 Euro-Réferenda dépuis 2005, (dates auxquelles, quelques gouvernements du Passé, avaient donné le statut d'un "Candidat" et commencé des "Négotiationa d'adhésion" avec la Turquie, suivies d'un blocage sans précedent de l' édification européenne)..
"Nore Europe n'est pas n' importe quelle Europe : L' UE Technocratique n'est pas la nôtre. ... L' UE sans Frontières n'est pas la notre. L' UE desincarnée n'est pas la notre". "Nous portons une idée de l'Europe" qui "n'est pas celle des Statistiques et des Bureaux(crates). L'Europe ce n'est pas qu'une Monnaie. Ce n'est pas qu'un Marché. économique".
- "L' Europe c'est d'abord une Culture. L'Europe c'est une Histoire", a-t-il dit, largement applaudi.
"L'Europe c'est une rencontre entre des Nations qui sont Millénaires et qui sont Brillantes. L'Europe c'est Paris. C''est Madrid. C'est Prague. C'est Londres. C'est Rome. C'est Varsovie. C'est Berlin. C'est Vienne. C'est Athènes : Quant on énonce ces Villes, alors on "sent" nos Héritages et nos Cultures entremelées qui circulent dans nos veines".
- "Je suis Européen, parcque profondément Français, je sais ce que je dois aux influences de l' Atlantique et de la Méditerannée. J'aime ces Traditions qui offrent à chacun des nos Nations leur éclat. .. J'aime ses saveurs, ses paysages divers. Ils sont également miens, ou, plus précisement, je suis également fait d'eux. Je suis Européen, car, Français, j'aime l' Europe ouverte vers l' Amérique, vers l'Orient, vers l' Maghreb. J'aime les quais de Vénise, ceux d'Amsterdam. J'aime les quais de Thamise où sont vénues pendant des siècles s'amasser les richesses et les nouveautés du Monde. J'aime l' Europe curieuse. L'Europe qui rêve des lointains : L' Europe de Vasco de Gama, de Magelan. de Bougainville, de Charcot, de Monot... Cette Europe qui, aujourd'hui, s'élance vers l' Espace. Je suis Européen parce que Français, j'aime l' Europe qui prospère et qui invente. J'aime l' Europe des Trains à Grande Vitesse. J'aime l'Europe des Satellites et des Fusées. L'Europe de la Mode et des Atéliers d' Artistes. L'Europe des Grands Laboratoires, des Ingéniers. des Entrepreneurs, des Grands Architèctes, des Traditions Ouvrières. Comme rançais, j'aime l' Europe qui dit "NON" à la Tyrannie et qui se soulève à l'appel de la Liberté", a-t-il dit en
"Je me sens lié à ces femmes et ces hommes sans nom, qui ont levé la tête, et qui ont sécoué le joug sous lequel .. on les avait fait pliér", dit-il en évoquant pex.. la Révolution Française de 1789, le Siècle des Lumières, l'appel du Général de Gaulle contre l'Occupation NAZI, et les pires heures obscures qu'un "Fascisme" ou "Communisme" devoyés, suivies de la Guerre Froide avaient plongé l'Europe au Passé.
"Ils sont des millions, ces Héros Anonymes de notre temps, que nous croisons sans le savoir dans nos rues et nos places. Et je ne peux pas concevoir l'Europe sans eux, et sans tous ceux qui poursuivent leur combat contre l'arbitraire et le fanatisme", ajouta Fillon. Faisant pex. rappeler un récent Film allémand, primé au Festival de Vénise, qui décrivait la vie d'un cadre à l'époque d'un régime oppressif, qui avait été chargé d'espioner la vie privée et familiale d'un couple soupçonné d'être dissidents politiques, mais, ému par leur honnêteté humaine et leur sacrifice pour sauver d'autres, a preferé risquer sa place et sa propre liberté pour les sauver, sans même qu'ils le sachent, condamné dépuis à faire un bas boulot d'anonyme perdu dans la foule..
"Quand je vois l'Europe moderne, je vois les résultats de l' Audace de ces hommes qui ont brisé les traditions de conflit et de violence. Je vois des nations soudées autour d'une monnaie unique et protectrice. Je vois 27 jeunesses appelées de grandir ensemble, sans défiance. Je vois 27 peoples unis, qui nous interdisent de jouer les blazés ou les indifférents".
Jettant "un régard lucide sur les errements de la construction européenne", Fillon a observé que "l' Europe n'a pas bésoin d'être idélisée pour être ce qu'elle est ; Cad. une aventure humaine, avec ses faiblesses et ses forces".
"Vous voulez que l' Europe agisse ? Fixez-lui des objectifs clairs. Vous voulez la Démocratie ? Agissez en Citoyens. Vous rédoutez la prétendue Bureaucratie des Bruxelles ? Alors renforcez, par votre Vote, les instances élues au Parlement Européen" qui sont chargés de la contrôler.
- "Si nous voulons faire vivre "le Rêve Européen", .. alors nous avons tous le dévoir de l' engagement", a-t-il conclu, appelant de "engager pour le drapeau tricolore et le drapeau étoilé, car ils symbolisent tous les deux la fierté de nôtre nation et la force de nôtre union".
