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Christian Protestant 2017 Global jubilee Head Kässman slams Hollande/Obama rush on Syria Armed Clash

Written by ACM
Saturday, 31 August 2013

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*Strasbourg/- The former Chief of Germany's Christian Protestants and current Head of preparations for the 2017 Global event on 500 Years of Reformation's movement (1517 - 2017), Bishop Margot Kässmann, was strongly applauded by a large Audience (mainly of French, but also German People), when she criticised a controversial stance attributed to the "Socialist" President(s) in France (and USA), Hollande (and Obama), for a Military Attack in Syria, in reply to various Topical Questions raised after a Speech in Strasbourg's "Temple Neuf" (New Templar) church.


 - What would you say, if you were in front of French President Hollande, about his stance for a Military Attack in Syria ?, she was asked by a French citizen, while all mainstream Mass Media were reporting that an Armed Strike led by the USA and France would be now "imminent", and could take place from one moment to another, expecting also an exceptional statement by US President Obama later this afternoon.

- "I don't undestand at all how one could think that Weapons might be a solution", Kässmann strongly replied to that Topical question, spectacularly triggering an exceptional, spontaneous and quasi-unanimous Applause by a numerous Audience composed mainly of French but also German People, from both sides of Strasbourg's Rhine river, (who had, on the contrary, stayed rather quiet on all other issues)...


- Instead, we should depart from the Principle that "Terrible Conflicts" lead to a "Deadlock"  if we skip Dialogue, Negotiation and "Mediation", she pointed out, obviously making a reference to the UN-supported efforts to bring the Syrian Government and all parts of the Opposition to Peace Talks at nearby Geneva, as it had been initially agreed by Russian and American Foreign Ministers since last June, and is still supported by UN Secretary Gerenal Ban Ki Moon's special Envoy, Lakhbar Brahimi, who reportedly stressed that any "Military Action must be taken after a decision by the Security Council" of the UN, in order to be in accordance with "International Law".

 

But, meanwhile, that initial USA - Russia agreement, supported also by China a.o., has been again undermined, mainly because of special problems faced by efforts to Unite all the Syrian Opposition forces, while Turkey is reluctant to the Kurdish Minority of the Country, but prefers to support even Armed Groups of Foreign Islamic Extremists, to whom Ankara reportedly delivered recently +500 tons of Deadly Weapons funded by other Countries. A paradox, (apparently due mainly on Oil-Gas related interests of the notoriously Interventionist Neighbouring State, accused by the Syrian Government even to host a Labo for Chemical Attacks by Armed Islamic Groups entering the country, similar to that for which others suspect the Syrian Army), given that President Bachar-el-Assad was a noisy supporter of Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid, but should probably have changed views by now...

 


- "Why, in such a difficult situation, some push towards even more Arms, Clashes and War ?", Dr. Kässmann wondered, after criticising also plans to deliver Arms f.ex. to Quatar, while it's not at all an example of Democracy, as she observed, and/or to invite in the Past  colonel Kadhafi, etc., as she observed referring to some reported examples in Germany and/or in France, etc, (that on Libya having been, meanwhile, rectified, after a 2011 UN SC Resolution in New York and an International Summit in Paris to defend the Libyan Opposition which had succeeded to Unite in a real National Council based inside Syria's 2nd greates town, Benghazi,-contrary to what happens on Syria, given particularly Turkey's interference on an Istanbul-based controversial "Council" which excludes Kurds and other Syrian opponents, several of whom have recently abandoned it).

 

As it is well known, the former Head of the influentual German Christian Protestant church had been obliged to Resign from her previous job on February 2010 following Press reports that, shortly after criticizing the continuing US-led Mlitary Presence in Afghanistan, she was found with 1,5 miL of alcool in a blood-test while driving in a car. But recently, Internet Freedoms and Privacy whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed, in an Interview to Brittish Newspaper "The Guardian", while he was still at Hong Kong earlier this year (2013), that an undercover operation planned by USA intelligence agents had prepared how to trap f.ex. a targetted Swiss Banker into a positive Alccol-Test during Car-driving, in order to exert Pressure on him to obey in a controversial order serving their interests. Meanwhile, World famous French Actor Gerard Depardieu, shortly after the departure of former President Sarkozy, that he had supported both on 2007 and 2012 Elections, was arrested by the Police and persecuted in Court for having been found positive in a similar AlcooTest while driving his Scooter, followed by a public exchange of harsh Criticism with the PS Governement, which resulted to his departure for Russia and afterwards Belgium, where he was welcomed and awarded a double new national citizenship.

 

But today, concerning Syria, Dr. Kässmann practically agrees with what appears to be the official position of the UN  as well as of the Brittish Parliament, Russia, China, etc., reporedly backed even by a Majority of People in France, according o the latest Polls.

 

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Focusing on the Question : - "500 Years after the Reformation, do Protestants have something to say ?", and according to a 10 Years' long (2008-2017) Timetable of preparations for the 2017 Global event on the 500th Anniversary since Martin Luther launched the Christian Reform movement (1517-2017), Kässmann has travelled throughout Europe and the World, including recently in the USA, in order to exchange views with representatives of all Christian Protestants in many Countries, as well as Catholics, Orthodox, etc., marking a wish to include Globalisation and OEcumenism, as well as Dialogue between Religions, together with all other, Ethical, Cultural and Political issues on which organized debates should help find some common positions on many important Topical Issues facing the World Today during the 2017-scheduled conclusions at Wittenberg.

 
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(NDLR : Exceptional "Flash-News", obviously because of the "Hot" Topical Importance of currently on-going developments about the above-mentioned issue.
A more accurate and wider scope NewsReport, adding various other important issues, is due to be published asap).

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ECHR topically slams overcrouding, lack of Hygienic+Open Air facilities in Police Station Detentions

Written by ACM
Thursday, 01 August 2013
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*Strasbourg/- ECHR condemned the Greek Authorities for having obliged, in the Past, a detained illegal immigrant to sleep 2 Days in a cell containing one person more than the available beds (3 detainees for 2 beds only), without any Shower, and deprived of everyday "promenades", i.e. out-door access at an open air space, nor physical exercice , etc., that EuroJudges slam as "inhuman and degrading treatments", contrary to Article 3 of the PanEuropean Convention on Human Rights. The events took place on 2011, during a previous, PASOK Government, then led by f. International Socialist's President, Giorgos Papandreou, but it gave an opportunity to the ECHR to explicitate a set of General Principles applicable on any Detention in Police Stations, which appear to have a wider and Topical Importance :

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Indeed, the judgement mainly confirms pre-existing case-law and CoE's Committee to prevent Torture (CPT) Recommendations, but adds crystal-clear Clarity among topically interesting points, and was published at a moment and in a context which could have several important consequences also in various cases in other CoE's Member States, including not only Turkey, (a traditionaly bad student on HR issues), but even France, etc., where many Hundreds of People were recently arrested and detained by the Pölice in more or less harsh conditions after wide-spread but peaceful mass protests against a controversial and unpopular law imposing Same-Sex Mariages and even Adoption of Children by Homosexuals, (See, f.ex. : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coeslamspoliceviolenceinfranceasturkeyaftersamesexmariagelaw.html ,  http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coemonitoringaskedforfranceonsamesexmariagetroubles.html ,  http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/pacepresidentmignontoeuroforaonfrenchdemonstrators.html , http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/russiadefendsfrenchfamilymovementandasksinvestigationsforallpoliceactionsinallstates.html , http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coeministersneedeyeglassesonpoliceviolence.html, etc).  


In the present case, the concerned detainee was an Asylum seeker from Africa complaining that he would be a victim of politicaly motivated persecution, after being reportedly tortured in Sudan, whose demand had not yet been normally presented nor examined yet. Being without travel documents and homeless, his status was more or lees assimilated to that of an illegal immigrant; who was detained, initially at Police cells and afterwards in a Prison, pending the examination of his demand, until a Human Rights' NGO accepted to host him, in Agreement with the competent Greek Authorities. They were applying a controversial EU-inspired rule about the "Identity verification" of undocumented Illegal Immigrants, even Asylum-seekers, as it had been adapted in a country notoriously deprived recently from Financial means and submerged by disproportionate mass influx of various, Asian or African, etc. illegal immigrants and even organized Human Trafficking particularly through EU's External Borders vis a vis Turkey, but also from the South Mediterranean coasts. (I.e. placed in a similar but even more serious pressure as notoriously are also Italy, Malta, Cyprus, France and Spain, etc., through which many illegal immigrants often reach EU's Northern and even Scandinavian Countries by pursuing their course).


When the HR. NGO accepted to host him, he was freed, but shortly afterwards, he droped his demand for Asylum, and returned willingly back to Africa. However, later he lodged a formal complaint to the ECHR in Strasbourg, which resulted to the present Judgement, which doesn't deny the legality of the detention, but slams its conditions.


By a symbolic coincidence, this ECHR decision was published here at the same moment that other Human Rights' Organisations, Lawyers, Politicians, NGOs  and the Press have just started recently to denounce an Exceptional wave of quasi-Systematic Mass Arrests (many with a surprising Brutality, already denounced by a CoE Parliamentary Assembly's Resolution : See : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coeslamspoliceviolenceinfranceasturkeyaftersamesexmariagelaw.html ) and Detentions, even of underage Children and simple Young Girls, Mothers, etc., on the occasion of absolutely Peaceful Protests (f.ex. Oral Slogans, silent Public Prayers, etc), in the follow-up of Massive Popular Demonstrations, mainly of French Citizens, against that controversial recent Law imposing Same Sex Mariages in France and obliging Children to submit to the authority of Homosexuals through "Adoptions", which has alredy started to provoke Negative reactions even from other CoE-Members and/or Third Countries throughout the World, who try to protect their own Children from the risk of falling in such traps.    


In several among those recent cases, the Victims and/or their Famiies, Lawyers, MPs, NGOs, etc, strongly denounced - in addition to the (according to their complaints)unacceptable and illegal aspect of most arrests, many of them being even surprisingly Brutal, as Photos and Videos reveal (v. : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coeministersneedeyeglassesonpoliceviolence.html) - also the "shocking Conditions" of Detention of several among many Hundreds of peaceful young Girls, Boys, etc., otherwise Law-abiding French Citizens, often, reportedly, with much more severe Overcrowding, insufficient Beds, total lack of any chance for daily outdoor  "Promenades", deprivation of elementary Hygiene (f.ex. impossibility to wash and/or take a shower, obstacles and/or delays in access to WC, Dirt : even pish and/or shit in some cases), etc. (Comp., f.ex. : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/ludivinedelarocheremanifpourtoussurnicolas.html ).

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ECHR reminded Today the Minimum Standards due to be respected in Detention, (f.ex. at least 3 or 4m2 per person, Natural Light and Air, Ventilation, basic Sanitary rules, No total deprivation of Privacy, possibility for the detainees to Wash themselves, sufficient access to open-air space, opportunity for physical exercice, etc),  but also denounced anew the use of Police Stations for detaining People except from the Minimum necessary for their tranfert to an adequately equiped Prison, and stressed in the present Judgement that, in order to find out whether detainees have been submitted into "Inhuman/Degrading Treatments, EuroJudges take also into account the Co-Existence and Accumulation of various Facts in each case, the Addition of which may exert an Excessive and undue Pressure to the detriment of the Victims.


These general Principles were applied in the present case of an Asylum-seeker from Africa who claimed that he risked to face Politicaly Motivated Persecution in his Country of Origin, where he had been reportedly seriously ill-treated, and expected that he would be treated better in Greece, than to be simply refused Political Asylum and detained by the Authorities until an Humanitarian NGO accepted to Host the Homeless illegal immigrant, given also the particularly Harsh Financial and GeoPolitical situation of the Country recently, (Comp. Supra).


But this case-law could obviously be also applied in many other situations accross CoE's 48 Member Countries, including the recent wave of often surprisingly Brutal, legally Uncertain or Doubtful, and apparently Excessive Massive Arrests and/or Detentions of many Hundreds of Peaceful Young Girls and Boys, even generaly Law-abiding Family Mothers, etc., who simply tried to Protest and Express their Opinion on a Moral and Socio-Political issue which affects the Lives of Millions of Citizens and Families, as well as the Structure and Values of all Society, but surprisingly saw their Protest Violently Oppressed (as even CoE's Parliamentary Assembly denounced by a Resolution adopted last June in Strasbourg : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coeslamspoliceviolenceinfranceasturkeyaftersamesexmariagelaw.html , comp.: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/russiadefendsfrenchfamilymovementandasksinvestigationsforallpoliceactionsinallstates.html ), their Opinions Muzzled, their Personal Liberty suppressed, and, in many cases (as Hundreds of Photos, Videos and oral + written Testimonies attest) even their Human Dignity trumpled underfoot, just for trying to defend some BioEthical and Moral Values about Natural Families and Childrens' Freedom and Rights...


In addition, given also the undeniable fact of the Political dimension in  those recent controversies about Same Sex Mariage, Adoption of Children by Homosexuals, Genetic Manipulation of Human Embryos etc, in France (as also elsewhere in Europe and in the World : F.ex. in Germany, the USA, etc), contrary to the present case concerning Greece (where the Authorities hadn't any Political differend at all vis a vis the Asylum seeker : comp. Supra), obviously it would be Difficult for anybody to eventually claim that all these recent Arrests and Detentions of many Hundreds of Peaceful Demonstrators in France were "not" Politically related at all, (regardless of which Lobby's selfish interests might have been manipulating the Public Authorities in such topical and hotly debated Bio-Ethical issues, which triggered this year many Hundreds of Thousands up to 1 Million of Popular Demonstrations)...

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(NDLR : "DraftNews", as already sent, earlier, to "EuroFora"s Donors/Subscribers, + Fast Translation to English from the original ECHR Judgement in French. A more accurate, full Final Version might be published asap).

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French Minister Pinel+ to EuroFora:MultiLingual Media key for Shanghai idea on Business Mega-Centers

Written by ACM
Monday, 22 July 2013

 

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*Strasbourg/PMC+Prefectoral palace/Angelo Marcopolo/- The development of a pioneer idea, born in Shanghai during the World Exhibition and the Head of States/Governments' meeting of 2010, on European/International Business Tourism, spreading from Congresses up to Political Summits, needs both European/Global Press and a Multi-lingual dimension in order to fully succeed, replied in substance to an "EuroFora"s question the competent French Minister for Trade, Tourism and Crafts, Silvia Pinel, who visited Strasbourg in order to inspect the progress towards 2 Mega-Projects to triple the available space in the Palace of Music and Congress (PMC X 3), which has hosted NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit, and the creation of a huge Exhibitions' Parc (PEX) due to surround Hilton, in parallel to a new International Business Quarter to build in front of EU Parliament, amidst a splendid Natural Environment with a Rivers' crossing, various Sport installations, Green areas, etc., close to the PanEuropean CoE and to the ECHR, ARTE Radio-TV, etc., less than a Year before the forthcoming 2014 EU Elections that many feel as a prelude to a 2015 EU Convention around EU Parliament and National Houses, Civil Society representatives, etc., which might be needed in order to prepare Europe's next steps.

 

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Both installations' projects (PMC X3 and PEX) would cost more than 250 Millions € until their completion, due on 2016 and 2017, and their Financial Plans imply mainly some + 30 % to 40 % "augmentation of International Events", pointed out organizers, adding also Statements by experienced MEP Catherine Trautmann, Head of the French Governing Socialist Party's Delegation to EU Parliament, and vice-President of Strasbourg's Urban Community, in charge also of Rhein River's Autonomous Port, vice-President of Alsace Region and Head of the Regional Tourism Office, Marie-Reine Fischer, from the ChristianDemocrat/EPP "UMP" party, and Delphine Mann, Head of Tourism and International/InterCommunal Cooperation Development for Colmar, and vice-Mayor (ChristianDemocrat/EPP : "UMP") of the City,  to "EuroFora" (See Infra).

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 - "In order to succesfully meet the challenge of Business Tourism in Strasbourg's Region Alsace and develop accordingly the current International Tourism boom in France, taking also into account Strasbourg-based EU, CoE, Shenghen, EUROCORPS, ARTE and other European/PanEuropean Organisations, do you think that the Press, and particularly its European/International and MultiLingual segments could be helpful ?", "EuroFora asked Minister Pinel.

 

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 - Indeed, "there is an aspect of Promotion, Commercialisation in this Destination-Contract" focusing on International Business Tourism, signed earlier today by the French State with Alsace Region and the Cities of Strasboug, Mulhouse and Colmar, replied positively the competent French Minister as far as the 1st point on Media is concerned, (Comp. Supra).


+ "And there is also an aspect of Training. F.ex. in the Quality of Welcoming (Business Tourism). And when we speak about "Quality of Welcoming", this also includes, obviously,  a Training in Foreign Languages", she added on the 2nd, MultiLingual point raised by "EuroFora".


 - "When I took over my mission, I said to Michel  Sapin", (Minister of Work, Employment, Training and Social dialogue), that we should work together in ameliorating Foreign Languages' learning. Because, as you know, Foreign Languages are an issue on which France has still some margins for Progress", as Sylvie Pinel reminded, smiling.

 

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 - "Thus, we have in this Contract (with the Regional/Local Authorities) an important part on Training, in order to become more Competitive and Better in this area,  because, as we know, and according to what International Reviews show, France has many undeniable Advantages, that's true, but we (France) also have a Margin for Progress" to make.


 - "In this area we have also the Quality of Welcoming, the Training of Professionals, as well as to understand the fact that Tourism is a very important factor for Redressing the Economy,  because it's a sector which Resists Better than others to the Global Crisis, and is still creating jobs", she pointed out in Conclusion.                                 -----------------

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- "You are Inventors, Precursors in this domain", i.e. International Business Tourism, Minister Pinel said earlier for Alsace Region and its 3 main cities : Strasbourg/Mulhouse/Colmar, ans "that's just the 2nd "Destination-Agreement" that I sign", between the French State and Regional/Local Authorities, from whose "active involvement" depends Succcess, "particularly when they firmly believe that Tourism is a Levy for Economic Development".


- "And you have some Nice Tools" for that purpose, which implies a Strategic "New U-Turn", "through which, what  is at stake is France's image, its marque and Attractivity in Europe and all the World, she pointed out at a brief speech, referring to the PMC X  3, PEX, International Business Quarter, e.a. projects already earmarked in this regard (Comp.Supra and Infra).
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    - All this was "a Shanghai-born Idea", during the 2010 World Exhibition revealed on this occasion another Key-Player, the vice-President of Alsace Region and Head of the Regional Tourism Office, Marie-Reine Fischer, from the ChristianDemocrat/EPP "UMP" party.


    + Replying to an "EuroFora"s Question, President Fischer explained that, - "In fact, it all started at Shanghai, when I had a Meeting in the "pavillon Alsace" with the President of Strasbourg's Urban Community, the Director of Mulhouse city's Tourism Office, and other Officials, during which we discussed several ways of working together" for the development of "Business Tourism" in Strasbourg's Region Alsace.


    - "50%  of that project is funded by Alsace Region, for this 1st year", during which it's due to cost a little bit more than 248.000 €" in all, "the rest is partly funded by the (French) State and "Atout France" National Organisation, as well as all the 3 involved Cities, the French State adding  almost 50.000 €,  and the remaining being covered by the operation, she added speaking in parallel to Journalists including "EuroFora".


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    +  Experienced MEP Catherine Trautmann, Head of the French Governing Socialist Party's Delegation to EU Parliament, and vice-President of Strasbourg's Urban Community, in charge also of Rhein River's Autonomous Port, replying earlier to other "EuroFora"s Questions, expressed mainly her "Hope that these installations (PMC X 3 + PEX), by stimulating animation and offering opportunities for work to businesses, creating jobs and developing Economic Activities, will dope buying Real Estate and the Establishement of New Enterprises in the Business Quarter", facing EU Parliament's building,


    + Asked by "EuroFora" to comment on the quasi-parallel realisation of Strasbourg's Euro-Business Quarter, facing EU Parliament's buildings, and of the PMC-3 as well as PEX new installations, Trautmann replied that "this is very Important", because one project would stimulate the other, "both by the Simultaneity of their construction, and since the PMC X 3  and PEX projects, by developing Business Tourism, Congresses and Conventions, can boost European/International interest for the Business Quarter, but, at the same time, the International or Local Enterprises which will establish themselves in the EU Business Quarter, will be able to contribute to the finalisation and development of those new Installations". And "it's important to accompagny Businesses right from the start, when they are created, up to their further Development, as well as International Congresses, and, therefore, Business Tourism", she noted earlier.


    - Meanwhile,  -"I'm in touch with various EuroCongresses which had earlier left for elsewhere, because of reasons of Space, Ventilation, and other such technical details. Thery are currently waiting to see how our projects will evolve... I have good hope that we shall find anew those EuroCongresses which have been Born here, in Strasbourg, and I hope that they will return back for life", Trautmann replied Positively with a crystal-clear -"Yes" to another "EuroFora" Question where we citted F.ex. of "Geo-Science", a.o. Scientific/Technological Mega-Congresses, based in Strasbourg also on a solid "Earth Science" Institute of the Globe, of Global Reputation, (including on Seismology, Oil/Gas findings, etc).


    + Moreover, "the Business Quarter will be established close to EU Parliament, and MEPs will be in contact with the real Economy's life. In addition, by having these 2 new Installations near EU Parliament and CoE, would allow a Simultaneous holding of  big International Events and of the (EU Parliament's Plenary) Session, which has a very good Complementarity", the experienced Top MEP added. 


    - As for "International Events, they can be Congresses, Exhibitions, but also International Conferences, as f.ex. that organized for NATO's 60th Anniversary, by French former President and German Chancellor Merkel, who welcomed USA President Obama's 1st official visit to Europe, back on April 2009, (Comp. "EuroFora"s NewsReports from that Historic NATO's Summit in Strasbourg). -"That's the Message that we are sending to Heads of State and Governments : To choose Strasbourg in the Future in order  to hold a certain number of Conferences which are almost systematically lacking"  until now.


=> When "EuroFora" evoked an eventual possibility for a New EU Convention to be organized  around  Euro and National MPs after the 2014 EU Parliament's Election in Strasbourg, f.ex. on 2015-2016, i.e. practically at the eve of the PMC-3 Project's scheduled opening, in a New Way, hopefully able avoid some Errors of the Pasts, (when a Brussels' based Convention for an EU Constitution Failed after facing 3 "No" to French, Dutch and Irish EU-Referenda between 2005-2007, falling notoriously victim mainly of Turkey's controversial and Unpopular EU-bid), as even the experienced EU Convention's Chairman, former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaign has recently found probable and even necessary, from the point of view of European edification's History, experienced Top MEP Trautman smiled positively :


- "Yes, it might look now as a kind of Policy-Fiction, (as "EuroFora" had noted), but nobody knows Today how Europe is going to evolve, and, however, at any case, 2 points are certain :


- "1) Democratic and Parliamentarian Europe was born in Strasbourg, where it has its Roots, so that it's Important for it to be urther Developed here" in the Future, -"2) We have always proven that we are able to Adapt ourselves", and, "even if we don't yet have the Quantity, nevertheless, we have the Strategic Possibility to welcome important European/International Events, and this is exactly the Message to send today", she concluded in reply to "EuroFora"s questions.

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    => Developing further this line earlier, Strasbourg's Mayor, Senator Roland Ries (PSoc.) strongly stressed the fact that the main Aim of PMC-3's and PEX's creation was, indeed, to attract more and more often, Franco-German, €uroZone, EU, CoE, and other European, PanEuropean and International Summits of Heads of State/Government, based also on Strasbourg's History and European Identity, as he said.
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    + By a coincidence, another topical reference to China, also qualified "Empire du Milieu" in French, ("Mittel-Reich" in German, "Middle-Empire" in English), was unexpectedly made, on this occasion of this same event, also by Mrs Delphine Mann, Head of Tourism and International/InterCommunal Cooperation Development for Colmar, and vice-Mayor (ChristianDemocrat/EPP : "UMP") of the City which is located, precisely, ... "in the Middle" between Strasbourg and Mulhouse, as she reminded...

    Colmar, a beautiful and strategically located city, Headquarters of Alsace Region's Development Agency, at the foothills of Majestic "Saint-Koenigsbourg" Castle's Mountain, equiped even with the Biggest Replica in the World of the "LIberty" Statute at New York's Long Island, (as Motherland of its Sculptor : Bartholdi, who was born precisely in Colmar, explaining former French President Jacques Chirac's personal support to the symbolic 2004 event which established that huge Replica : See "EuroFora" co-Founder's NewsReport from the spot, back on 2004, with relevant Statements that gave us then France's 1st Lady Bernadette Chirac, etc), is also host to a prestigious International Music Festival, operating in splendid Historic and Cultural Monuments, under the direction of World-famous Pianist and Orchestra Head Spivakov, (well known also by his emotive Moscow 2004 recital in Memory of the many Children of Beslan School who had been atrociously killed at Norther Caucusus, after being held Hostages together with many of their Mothers and/or Fathers by armed Islamic Terrorists from Chechnya who didn't find then any public show of affinity but only from a minoriy of demonstrators in Turkey's Istanbul, curiously left totally unpunished : Comp. "EuroFora"s co-founder's September/October 2004 Publication on the "Beslan School-Children" Massacre).


    + But Colmar is also famous for its Historic "Resurrection" of Christ : a unique, wonderful Masterpiece of Art, painted by Grunenwald, which pictures  a rising Christ in the middle of a Huge Sun surrounded by Stars in a dark Blue Sky, showing the marks of the wounds that he suffered, but looking with a superbe calm far ahead, while the armed guards who had ill-treated and killed him are falling down, surprised and afraid by the spectacle of an unexpected Giant Source of Light piercing throughout the formerly dark Prison, symbol of an Oppression of the Past...


    - " It's of an incredible Modernity", but also profound, "and it really marks you", said Delphine Mann in reply to a relevant "EuroFora"s question. But, in fact, Gunenwald was so Esoteric that he didn't even create a School after his art, contrary to what was usualy done at that Medieval period, she observed, welcoming, in principle, the intention of a very Ancient but still existing Christian Monastic Order of Nuns with World-wide links, established Centuries ago in Alsace, to try to safeguard and hopefully restore the Historic Building in which artist-painter Grunewald had conceived and created a series of such unique Masterpieces at the neighbouring Issenheim village.

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CoE Official to EuroFora: Monitoring of France can check 11 Millions € fine on Opposition party UMP

Written by ACM
Friday, 19 July 2013

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*Strasbourg/- An unprecedented 11 Millions € heavy fine imposed by French Authorities to the main Opposition Party UMP could be included in the forthcoming examination by CoE's Assembly of a formal demand, lodged by many MEPs from various Countries of the PanEuropean Organization, to start a "Monitoring" procedure in order to ascertain whether CoE's principles on Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law are sufficiently respected by Paris (See : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coemonitoringaskedforfranceonsamesexmariagetroubles.html), a competent CoE Official replied to an "EuroFora"'s question on this topical issue, which emerged for the 1st time in the country's History.

The recent controversial decision by the French Constitutional Court (to whom the new Socialist Government had just appointed 3 New Members of its choice earlier) to totally refuse any reimbursement of all pre-Electoral expenses made by the ChristianDemocrat/EPP affiliated party UMP for crucial April and May 2012 votes, under the only pretext of a comparatively small differend on one among many events which represented just 2,1% of the whole, trigerred the resignation from that body (CC) of former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, (a "de jure" member as all former Presidents), who strongly denounced the fact that such a move was without any precedent, all other candidates, of all other parties, having been always reimbursed, but also excessive and Disproportionate, while even threatening the normal play for Freedom of Expression and Pluralist Multi-party Democracy in the country.

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Even if the MEPs' demand for the CoE to start Monitoring the French Authorities had been lodged shortly before that CC's decision and focused mainly on denunciations of Police abuses against Peaceful Demonstrators, already criticized by another Resolution adopted by CoE's Assembly last June, ( See : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coeslamspoliceviolenceinfranceasturkeyaftersamesexmariagelaw.html ), nevertheless, whenever CoE Assembly is considering how to monitor, or not, a Member State, as a matter of general principle, it always takes also into account its Authorities' behavior vis a vis CoE's general mission to defend Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law, which naturally concerns also the way that the Opposition is treated in a country, so that the UMP affair should normally be checked on this occasion, an experienced CoE Official from the competent CoE Assembly's "Monitoring" Committee told "EuroFora".

Strasbourg's PanEuropean organisation initially did so only for former Central-East European Countries, such as f.ex. Ukraine, etc., as well as other Non-EU states as Turkey, but, recently CoE has notoriously been considering ways to extend its Monitoring activities also on other, mainstream CoE and EU Member Countries, such as f.ex. the UK, etc., while a proposal to periodically check all States involved about the way they apply main Democratic, Human Rights and Law principles was also discussed, told us the same CoE Official.

The way State Authorities treat the main Opposition in a Country obviously concerns the respect for Democracy and other CoE's general standards, that all its 48 Member States have undetaken to observe, and, in consequence, whenever CoE's Pariiamentary Assembly's (PACE) Bureau (which meets in Croatia on September 2) will transmit to its competent Committee the above mentioned demand signed by more than 20 MEPs on France, then, the affair of that unprecedented 11 Millions € heavy decision taken against the UMP party should normaly be examined by the Monitorng Committee, (which meets in Paris, on September 6), he concluded, pointing for possible further developments at the next PACE Plenary Session, towards the end of September/beginning of October.

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Participation-Record au Vote de l'AN:+Le PS Echoue à Dissequer l'Embryon du Centre-Droit de l'Avenir

Written by ACM
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
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*Paris/Assemblée Nationale/- Malgré une chaleur torride au milieu de l'Eté , lorsque la plupart des gens sont déjà partis en vacances, après le Week-end du 14 juillet, et une pseudo-"Discussion" commencée en surprise à Minuit, le 10 juillet, (v. : ...), pourtant, le vote de l' Assemblée Nationale sur un projet de loi controversée qui ouvre des possibiltés massives pour les Manipulations Génétiques de l' Embryon Humain, avec des risques notoires pour la Société, voire l'Humanité, a surpris par une Participation-Record des Députés de tous les deux côtés de l'Hemicycle, avec  540 Députés votants, sur les 577 qui composent le total des effectifs.


Ce qui demontre clairement l'importance que tous les partis politiques ont attribué à ce sujet central de BioEthique, en Opposition directe à la Limitation de la seule "Discussion" sur ce point à une simple Soirée d'Eté, autour de Minuit, le 10 juillet, sans aucune consultation prélable du Comité de BioEthique, ni Débat Citoyen, (contrairement à ce que la Loi de BioEthique actuelle prescrit pour toutes ses Modifications/Reformes, selon une disposition-clé adoptée en 2011 à la quasi-Unanimité, cad. avec l'accord de tous les partis), sans aucun avis du Conseil d'Etat, etc., et avec une seule pseudo-"Audition" de 11 Experts dont 9 étaient déjà connus comme supporteurs de cette mésure controversée, pendant une semaine de "Suspension" des travaux de l'Assemblée, comme plusieurs députés ont dénoncé, critiquant le fait que le Gouvernement actuel a, curieusement, choisi d'agir sur cette affaire "en catimini", presqu'"en cachette", en avancant "masqué" et, surtout, "loin du Peuple", (qui n'a même pas eu aucune chance d'en debattre, même pas lors des Elections de 2012, vu que Hollande n'avait pas du tout inscrit cela dans son Programme ecrit, mais un Lobby l'avait poussé de le citer oralement lors d'une visite au Genopole d'Evry, qui est passée pratiquement inappercue par la plupart des gens V : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/mindightattackonhumanembryoinfrance.html )

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Une etrange Lacune béante, qui risque d'être au centre du "Recours au Conseil Constitutionnel" que le principal parti de l' Opposition, (UMP), va bientôt déposer, comme a annoncé l'exerimenté ex-Ministre aux affaires Européennes, et ex-Rapporteur de l'AN sur ce même sujet, député du Rhône, Jean Leonnetti, en conclusion, (suivi du representant du Centre, Jean-Christophe Fromantin), et largement et très vivement applaudi par tous les Députés du Centre-Droit, débout et avec une combativité tonique, lorsqu'il a souligné que "nous (l' actuelle opposition) voulons aussi bien la Recherche (Scientifico-Technologique) et la Dignité Humaine", tandis que la Police dispersait par la Force une Manifestation populaire de protestation contre ce projet de loi controversée aux alentours du Parlement... Ce qui est manifestement lié ausi avec la signification Politique probablement le plus importante de ce vote, concernant aussi la Future Abolition de cette mésure en cas d'Alternance :  


- Ce vote montrera surtout si, à côté de ce qu'il a accusé d'être des .. "Ultra-Conservateurs", il y a aussi "un Autre Groupe significatif" dans une Opposition ainsi Divisée, avait averti d'emblée le representant du Parti "Socialiste" actuellement au pouvoir, Jean-Louis Touraine, (immittant en cela la Ministre de Recherche Fioraso, assoifée de Divergences présumées entre Politiciens du Centre-Droit), qui avait multiplié les invectives, les provocations, les approximations vagues et les contradictions, montrant qu'il était inspiré d'une sorte de fanatisme etrange, (comme aussi la representante de ces "Verts" curieusement indifferents à l' Ecologie Humaine, Mme Massonneau) incompatible avec la serenité et la reflexion en profondeur que nécessite une question si complexe et serieuse, susceptible d'affecter la vie en Société, voire toute l'Humanité..


=> Ce qui fût fait, mais, .. plutôt à l' envers !


 En effet, c'est seulement le Parti "Socialiste" qui a été marqué par 3 Abstentions et 2 "Non-votants" parmi ses rangs, ajoutés en plus à 15 Absents, totalisant un groupe de 20 Defections ! Auquels s'additionent aussi 5 Absents du Groupe de "Gauche", et 1 des Radicaux, portant l' ensemble des Defections parmi ceux qui étaient censés obeir à ce Gouvernement, à un encore plus large groupe de 26 Députés !... En revance, ils n'attirent parmi les "Non Inscrits" que seulement 1 : Sylvie Andrieux, notoire pour avoir éte mise en examen pour "Corruption" charactérisée au milieu des Scandales de la Féderation PS des Bouches du Rhone...


Par contre, à l' opposition, ni le principal parti : UMP, ni les Centristes de l'UDI, n'ont aucune defaillance parmi leurs rangs, touts les Déutés présents votant ensemble "Non !". Encore mieux : ils réussissent même d'attirer vers leur position au moins 5 autres Députés en plus, de provenance des "Non-Inscrits", (y compris, p.ex. le Neo-Gaulliste, bis Candidat aux Elections Présidentielles, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, la Souverainiste Véronique Besse, et la "Benjamine" de l' Assemblée  : Marion Maréchal-Le Pen (FN), ainsi que le seul representant du Centriste MODEM (de Bayrou), Jean Lassalle, (etc). Ainsi, il n'y a que seuls quelques Absents à l' Opposition, (11 de l'UMP et 1 de l'UDI => seulement 12 en tout. Parmi lesquels, 4 Députés UMP (y compris le controversé M. Mariton, que certains accusent d'avoir partiellement "tourné sa veste" sur l'application de la loi Impopulaire qui livre Mariage et Enfants à des Homosexuels, même etrangers à leur Famille Naturelle) ont fait savoir ensuite qu'ils auraient delegué leur vote, ou même étaient présents, et avaient voulu voter, eux-aussi "Non", réduisant l'ecart par rapport au "plein" du Centre-Droit à seuls 8 Absents seuls.


Ainsi, avec seulement 8 Absents côté Centre-Droite, face à ...plus du Triple: 26 Defections diverses côté "Gauche" (V. supra), il est évident que ce Vote, au lieu de provoquer une Division quelconque au milieu de l' Opposition, par contre, a révelé l' existence d'au moins certaines Hesitations, sinon Divergences parmi divers membres de l'aile "Gauche" à l' AN...


Ce qui n'est pas négligeable, surtout lorsqu'on observe que le résultat final du Vote : 314 pour, face à 227 contre et 3 Abstentions, plus 37 Absents (cad. 267 defections diverses), revèle une pétite difference de seulement 47 Députés sur un Total de 577 que compte l' Assemblée, (cad. quelque chose qui pourrait aisement changer avec un simple Deplacement de ...24 Députés seulement) !


Tous ces Faits, ajoutés aussi à une réalité beaucoup plus Importtante, bien connue dépuis les Elections Presidentielle et Législative de 2012 : cad. que le Gouvernement de ce moment ne represente, au fond, que seulement une Minorité d' Electeurs Votants, puisque la Majorité d'entre eux a voté soit pour le Centre-Droit, soit "blanc" et/ou pour d'autres, l' actuelle repartition de sièges à l' AN étant due seulement aux résidus d' une Division de la Droite qui date du Passé,

=> montrent clairement que les fondements de cette mésure controversée, imposée en catimini, après un seance exceptionelle de Minuit, au milieu de l' été, sans aucune Consultation et aucun Débat avec le Peuple, presque "en cachette", (v. Supra), sont trop fragiles et instables, en tout cas, sans vraie legitimité, surtout lorsque ce vote il a été aussi marqué par un muselage et oppression de pratiquement toute manifestation spontanée de contestation populaire libre, collective ou individuelle...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU2uRrv9q4A

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Ainsi, une censure eventuelle par le Conseil Constitutionel ne ferait que retablir une sorte d'equilibre en Légitimité Démocratique dans cette affaire, tout en redressant une image rezcemment trop servile vis a vis du Gouvernement actuel qu'une serie de decisions controversées a pu donner au Conseil, en montrant qu'en réalité, il peut encore est au moins si independant que lorsqu'il a annulé, p.ex. une loi de 2011-2012 qui penalisait tout Negationisme face aux Génocides et Crimes de Guerre... 
 
- La raison pour laquelle vous avez Peur d'un Débat Citoyen c'est parce que vous savez que lorsqu'on a donné une chance au Peuple d'être consulté, en 2011 la majorité des Citoyens ne voulaient pas abolir la protection de l' Embryon Humain grace à l' interdiction d'être manipulé genetiquement, comme matière première pour quelques Labos, denonca le representant de l' Opposition, Jean Leonnetti, avant ce vote, ajoutant encore une incitation aux applaudissements et vivats exceptionellement nourris, qui ont suivi sa conclusion (v. supra), montrant que les voeux pieux de certains dans le P.Soc., à diviser la Droite , en la dissequant comme ils veulent faire pour les Embryos HUmains livrés pour "matière" aux Tests de Labos, étaient carrement incompatibles avec l' emergence récente, en France, Italie et ailleurs, d'un Mouvement Populaire nouveau pour les Valeurs, qui semble promis à un difficile mais interessant Avenir, (Comp., entre plusieurs autres, aussi : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/mindightattackonhumanembryoinfrance.html )

 

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