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EU Fair Heads to EuroFora: By Culture+Innovation BRICS' India + Int. Business Hub near EU Parliament

*Strasbourg/New Palace of Music and Conferences (PMC 3)/- A "3 Stages" Development of Strasbourg's reNovated Conventions/Exhibitions Centre (PMC), near an International Business area prepared in front of EU Parliament, (for whom +30.000 m2 are reserved), and close to an Annual "EuroFair" focusing more on "Innovation", which could Help evolve European Cooperation on Citizen-Friendly Innovative Products, with India's Symbol of Culture and Innovation as 2015 Guest of Honour, but also China and Russia actively present at Strasbourg's Franco-German Hub, with a traditionaly active also Italian and other Countries' presence, highlights the particular Context in which the French Minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron, is due to inaugurate, next Friday, Strasbourg's 2015 EuroFair, as its Organizers, Strasbourg City's Head of European/International Relations and Chairwoman of "Strasbourg-Events" Monitoring Board, Nawel Rafik-Elmrini, and the President of "Strasbourg-Events", from "GL-Events" Company, Jean-Eudes Rabut, as well as its New Director, Marc Wengen, and "European Lepine Prize" for Innovation's long-time President Gerard Dorey, told "EuroFora", in reply to our Questions during a Press Conference, as well by more relevant Statements that they gave us later-on this same Day, (See Infra).

+ Significant of the Manifold European/International Dimension of Macron's forthcoming venue in Strasbourg, is also the Fact that the move comes just before he meets German Chancelor Angie Merkel's Economic Counsilor and Italian Prime Minister Renzi, the Day After, Next Saturday at nearby Milan, on his Road towards Israel, i.e. near Egypt, where Italian ENI has recently found another Deep Sea Gas Field, close to EU Member Cyprus' EEZ, just 1 Month after EU Commission decided in Brussels to start Funding preparatory Studies for planned "Euro-MED" Strategic Pipeline, able to combine Egypt's, Israel's and Cyprus' recently emerging Energy sources all Together, via a High-Tech Transport link Directly towards EU's Franco-German Industrial core, through EU Member Greece, Italy, etc, (See MAP).
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The Euro-Fair of Strasbourg is the 2nd in Economic uRabut, later sa, (See Infra). But it's also Unique into Bringing close to each other Economic and Innovation Actors with MEPs from all over the 28 EU Countries thanks to a coordinated Proximity of EU Parliament's Full Plenary Session of 1 Week each September, as well as Representatives from CoE's 47 Member Countries, including f.ex. Russia, etc.
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- "What will happen, in the foreseable Future, about the International Business area, as well as for PMC and the EuroFair, in front of EU Parliament ?", "EuroFora" asked the Organizers of 2015 EuroFair, who are also in charge of all "Strasbourg-Events" Mega-Conferennces/Exhibitions, (See Infra), in our 1st Question during the Press Conference that they gave earlier Today, on the occasion of the EuroFair of 2015.
+ Moreover, "India notoriously is a Symbol of both Culture and Innovation, as also the Lepine (EU) Competition, and, f.ex., by a coincidence. this week's Top News point at the 1st Airport in the World to be 100% boosted by Solar Energy, at Kerala, (India). Are there any Relevant Innovative products at "Lepine" Competition this year ? And, by the way, who will represent India" at the Official Inauguration ?, "EuroFora" also asked, in our 2nd Question, (See Further Infra).
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- "On your 1st Question : The on-going work for the International Buisines area is Advancing at a Normal pace, as Scheduled, and you probably know, already, that (French) Economy Minister Macron, who will Inaugurate the 2015 EuroFair Next Week, will also Sign", at this occasion, "a Protocol on the 1st Stage of that Operation. So that EuroFair, which will stay close to this same area, and the International Business Hub project, are, in fact, both Helpful to each other, in real practice...", she pointed out smiling.
+ "Moreover, as I know that you are regularly interested to the European Institutions, it's also interesting to note that it has been decided for a part of the surrounding area to be Saveguarded for a possible Future Extension of the European Institutions' (EU Parliament and/or CoE) buildings", Strasbourg's European/International Relations' Head confirmed in reply to "EuroFora"s Question.
- As for "India"'s presence in Strasbourg's EuroFair as "Guest of Honour" in 2015, the move comes in the Wider Context of long preparations which had already Started as early as "since 2010", in Cooperation between French and Indian Cities, such as Strasbourg and Udaipur, at the World-Famous Rajasthan State, particularly in order to Help French and Indian Businesses to exchange, f.ex. by Simplifying Visa Federated Procedures in practice, etc., and is a "prelude to the Cultural Year of India in all France on 2016", while New Delhi Government's Representative, here, Next Week, "will be the (New) Indian Ambassador to France", Dr Mohan Kumar, (who, by a Coincidence, has been Born at Kerala - Comp. Surpa - i.e. at the former "Pondichery" Region, Historicaly linked with France), a Geneva-experienced Diplomat and Paris' Sciences Po PHD, i.e. with a Multilateral relations' background, which could also fit well in Strasbourg or Brussels, etc., and a familiarity with International Economic relations such as Global Trade (GATT), etc., corresponding to "EuroFair"s profile as well as French Economy MInister Macron's forthcoming venue, (Comp. Supra).
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+ + "In fact", the Parallel New Developments on the International Business area, the Euro-Fair, and the reNovated/Extended PMC (CEC : Comp. Infra), "are parts of an overall Project unfolding in 3 Stages :" added later-on, Strasbourg City's Head of European/International Relations, in subsequent Statements given to "EuroFora".
- " At First, the Re-Structuring and the ReNovation of the Palace of Congress (transformed into a much Bigger and even more Flexible "Conventions and Exhibitions' Center"), "in order to make of it a New Centre for International Conventions, able to serve also a (European/International) Business area", "at a 2nd Stage, inside anOther Structure, comes the Business area, that will be named "Wacken - Europe", "with Spaces (sdestinated) for Offices and Residences, as well as for the Development (probable Future Extension) of the European Institutions", (i.e. EU Parliament and/or CoE, ECHR, etc).
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- In this regard, "the PMC (CEC), which has already Started to be partialy Used, will be Fully Completed until Next Summer, on June 2016", she anounced, while, in Parallel, "the 1st Part of the Works for the International Business area have just Started" recently. The Aim is to "Mix" "Offices with Residences and even various Commercial outlets of "proximity", particularly for Everyday Life, in order to create a "Vibrant" District there", and "avoid" the frequent Phenomenon of "Vacuum" in most Big Buildings areas exclusively reserved for Offices, as f.ex. in New York and/or Brussels, Paris' "Defense" quarter, etc., whenever those Offices are Closed (f.ex. during Week-Ends, Holidays, and/or other not fully working periods). she warned.
+ Moerover, "an area of about 30.000 m2 has been reserved there, (i.e. at the "Wacken" Quarter, facing EU Parliament's Tower), for a Future Extension of the European Parliament", Strasbourg City's Head of European/Internationall relations ensured "EuroFora".
- "Finally , at a 3rd Stage, it's Strasbourg's "Parc-Expo" (Exhibitions' area), which should be slightly re- located near the Tramway lines, and closer to Down-Town", so that the European Institutions can have much more Space in the foreseable Future, Chairwoman Rafik-Elmrini Concluded in her subequent Statements to "EuroFora".
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+ Meanwhile, EU/COE/International Visitors in Strasbourg will soon have much More and Better Infrastructures at their disposal for various kinds of Collective Events, with a Flexibility including both Small and Medium, as well as Giant, Mega-Conferences, Symposia and/or Exhibiions/Fairs, at "Brand New" Buildings, which have already Started to be Added in an Ambitious Extension and Full ReNovation of the already busy and well known "Palace for Music and Conferences" (alias "PMC"), whose Final New Version is scheduled to Open officially just before Nexr Year's Spring, "on March 2016", as the President of the Managing "Strasbourg-Events" Mixed Economy body (in charge for all kinds of Collective Events in Strasbourg, including the EuroFair), Jean-Yves Rabut, told later "EuroFora".
- President Rabut, who kindly invited the Journalists participating at Today's Press Conference, including "EuroFora", to visit in particular the 100% New Annex "PMC 3", stressed mainly that the most Important New Development in Practice was that, from now on, Strasbourg would have "an efficient Tool able to Welcome even Very BIG Congress" European/Internationa gatherings, "Together with Sufficient Room for Big Exhibitions, which could accompany such Conferences", as he observed, obviously pointing particularly at a Superb, Three Thousand (3.000) Square Meters-wide Big Room located at the Ground Floor of MPC 3, with Various Possibilities for Flexible Changes inside that Huge overall space, (f.ex. by Moving Internal "Walls" at Differend Positions each time, so that the Big Room could be f.ex. Divided into 2 Equal Parts, or even at 1 Third facing 2 Thirds (1/3 + 2/3), etc, as "EuroFora" witnessed during the organized visit on the spot.

+ In Addition, that Huge Central Room, (over which are located many Other, Small or Medium Offices/Meetings' places, as well as a quite Big "Red Room", where Today's Press Conference took place, at the 1st Floor), is artfully surrounded by a beautiful, very Wide "Corridors" Space, for Supplementary Exhibitions, etc., ("since Conventions are usualy Accompagnied also by various Exhibitions", as Experienced President Rabut observed), as well as by a very Practical Outdoors' fully Covered area, extending all around the entire "Old" but ReNovated and New PMC Buildings, composed by many Modern Giant Columns, able to Protect Many People from any Rain, Snow or Heatwave, etc, and giving an Open Air View at the adjacent Parc's High Trees, as well as at the Nearby Hilton Hotel, etc., which has become the New Architectural Symbol of Strasbourg's reNovated "Palace of Music and Congresses", now logically renamed as "Convention and Exhibition Centre", (Comp. relevant Photos).
Already, several Big European/PanEuropean/International Conferences, f.ex. on Topical "Scientfic Issues", "are scheduled for 2016" at the fully ReNovated and Enlarged Strasbourg's Convention/Exhibition Centre (SCEC), as "EuroFora" heard from the City's Head of European/International Relations, and "Strasbourg-Events"' Monitoring Board Chairwoman, Nawel Rafik-Elmrini, even if it's too early yet in order to publish more details, at least for the time being.

The City of Strasbourg intends to keep "a Majority" of Shares in the Capital of a New Mixed Economy Corporation (SEM in French), called "Strasbourg - Events", which is bringing Together both Public and Private Funds, as well as "GL-Events" Business' "International Know How and Network", resulting mainly from its "Global Presence" at several Key Countries accross the World, as Chairwoman Rafik-Elmrini pointed out to "EuroFora".
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++ Earlier Today, Replying to the 2nd Question raised by "EuroFora" during the Press Conference, (Comp. Supra), the experienced President Gerard Dorey of the "Lepine" Competition, which will celebrate this Year (2015) in Strasbourg the 15th Anniverasry of its "European Award", regretted the fact that, due to a recent "Retriction of Government Subsidies for Solar Energy", added to a Strong "Competition mainly from China", particularly as far as it concerns "Solar Panels" and their Prices, exceptionaly, this year there wasn't any Solar Energy-related innovation, even if this didn't pre-judge the Future, since this situation could change, as he optimistcally observed.

- However, Dorey pointed at a growing "Franco-German cooperation", (Starting by Participants from neraby Offenburg, where Finance Minister Scheuble's Family Home is located), in this new Version of "Lepine Competition" which includes not only Ecology-Friendly "Recycling" of various Materials, even of "Car Tyres", etc., but, also offers an astonishingly great Number of various Cars powered "100%" by pure Electric Energy, (from a Popular German "Volkswagen" with an Autonomy of 100 km, or a prestigious French "Peugeot - Citroen" with an Autonomy of 120 Km, up to a superb German "Mercedes" Autonomous for 200 Km, obviously with Differend Prices...), as well as many Other small but "Smart" City Cars usable "WithOut Licence" and even by Young Kids "since (just) 14 y.o."...
The move naturally extends also to Electric Bikes, (particularly useful in order to Climb up to the French and/or German Mountains surrounding Strasbourg), as, f.ex. in a High-Tech "Plug and Play" System with simplified Refueling in Electricity, (which can serve also for E-Cars), Security, Handling, etc, equiped also with Internet Connexions allowing for remote Computers to know in advance where, how many, in what shape, and by whom have been rended the available E-Bikes...

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- President Doray told later "EuroFora" that he "would like to boost Franco-German Cooperation" in the foreseable Future of "Lepine Competition" for Innovative Products, as well as to, more widely, benefit from Strasbourg Future Bigger Region's TransBorder relations with Switzerland, 2 German Länders, Luxembourg and Belgium, from Jan. 2016, on order to Help Develop various kinds of practical "Cooperations" around "Innovation", particularly around the "European Lepine Prize" : - "It's not for nothing that we come at a European Capital City, as Strfasbourg, instead of anywhere else at a Provincial area", as he told us smiling : - It's precisely because we would like to Help also Develop European Cooperations, particularly between Small and Medium Enterprises, around Innovations, f.ex. in Digital Inventions, in view of an International Context, as he pointed out.
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+ Meanwhile, India's "BRICS" Dimension is symbolicaly completed with an Extensive Participation of a "Chinese Delegation" bringing a lot of useful, Everyday Life Innovations, going, f.ex., from Help into Cooking Meals without Burning them, until various Devices Helping to "Purify" the Air to Breath and/or add Oxygen, Filter the Water to Drink, etc., as well as a more pronounced presence of Russia, this year, including with a spectacular "Super Panoramic" Digital Camera structured like a round Ball (See Photo), and a System for the Security of Digital Data, E-Signatures, etc., at the Internet, proposed by the State National Research University of Bolgorod at this "After Snowden" era, up to a ... "Space Missions' Simulator" using "Virtual Reality" in order to Train Astronauts on how to Land on other Planets, use Remote-Control Vehicles, and deal with the various Meteorologic and Surface Conditions at the Ground in view of Space Exploration projects...
++ Last, but not least, the "Wired World" recently introduced component on Modern Digital Inventions, has now become "a must" in all "Lepine Competition" events, observed President Dorey, evoking a Fresh series of Innovative productsn, such as that of "Goya Phone" : a Mobile equiped with an Original Software which Helps Organize all Contacts, Notes, Data, Projects, Graphics, etc. particularly for Commercial Agents, (crafted at nearby German City of Offennburg) ; a "Smart" Wallet able to Protect SIM, Bank and other Electronic Cards from potentialy intrusive Outside Electro-Magnetic Waves ; a too good to be true : "Garderer -Robot" whose Young Creator claims that it can Digg in the Soil and Plant Flowers or Vegetables, etc ; a GPS - Guided Bicycle ; a Music Guitar Playing "Teacher" Computer Software ; a "3D" Robot able to take Measurements and fabricate "Tailor-made" slippers adjusted to each person's feet, etc.


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Indian Experts are notoriously Active on Digital Society Issues, including Cyber Law, Citizens' Protection and Fight against growing CyberCrime Attacks, as attests, inter alia, also, f.ex. the interesting series of Annual "International Conferences" organized at New Delhi by Supreme Court Advocate and Legal Expert, early participant at CoE's PanEuropean/Global CyberCrime/Democracy Fora in Strasbourg, Pavan Duggal, who has recently invited "EuroFora"s co-Founder to "Address" at one of those Global Gatherings, with various Partipants (such as Government Officials, Law Enforcement Agencies, Business Representatives, Service Providersn, International Organisations' Delegates, Information Technology and/or Legal Experts, International Press, Original/Leading Thinkers, etc) from many Countries accross the World, including the Indian Diaspora, on "CyberLaw, CyberCrime and CyberSezcurity" that he scheduled last year (2014) and this year (2015) on November, (unfortunately a very Busy Month for all those obliged to follow EU/CoE's Agendas)...
Nevertheless, the active Presence in Strasbourg's 2015 Euro-Fair, of at least an Interesting part of the Huge Indian Culture, as well as various Modern Products, may Help "Bridge" the Distance, (mutatis-mutandis as, already, Ancient Greek Macedonian Young King Alexander the Great, followed later-on by Venician Marco Polo from Italy, etc, had done in a Famous Historic Past) : Pedagogically Starting by a Brief .. Introduction to Indian Songs and Dances, by a Sympathetic Lady, Founder (together with her Husband), of a Cultural Association in Strasbourg, who stressed that "in India, most Classical Music and Dance point at Sacred" Horizons, (as, f.ex., a Song accompanied by 2 Dancers wishing for "God Shiva's support", f.ex., during the forthcoming 2015 EuroFair...), Strasbourg's Indian move will extend, from Next Week, during 10 Days, between 4 and 14 September, (i.e. EU Parliament's full Plenary Session's time included, as usual), mainly into 2 Exhibitions : the most Important one, about the "India of Maharajas", (i.e. the History of the 1,3 Billions Population -strong Country's Kings, from the Ancient beginnings up to 1947's Independence, when the regime became a Republic), and another one, specialy focused on the Biggest Federated State inside nowadays India : that of the North-Western "Rajasthan", (Comp. Supra), (whose Ancestral Language and Script, that of the "Indus Valley Civilisation", was found to be very Close to the .. Phoenician Alphabet, from which notoriously emerged the Internationaly spread Greek Alphabet and Language, the "French" or "English" Lingua Franca of Ancient Civilisations, whose Numbers, f.ex. sound strikingly Similar to that "Sanscritic" Hypothesis for the "Indu Valley Civilisation" established by Indian Scientist Rao). All this is accompanied also by Modern Indian Food recipes, (notoriously Tasty, as all those who have Dined at any Good Indian Restaurant .. in London, know perfectly well - including "EuroFora"s co-Founder, both since his Childhood, up to the latest British EU Presidency of 2005), and the Musical Dance Group called "Dhoad", famous for having performed, inter alia, also before the Indian and French Presidents, and even the UK's Queen Elisabeth (who is also Head of the Brittish "Commonwealth", from London to Delhi, Sudney and Toronto, etc), at her Jubileum, as the New Director of "Strasbourg-Events", Marc Wenger, observed, among various other "New" events at the EuroFair of 2015.
However, last but not least : The recent Fast developments of Solidarity between "BRICS" Member Countries, (India, Russia, China, South Africa and Brazil), probably incited the well known Mobile Phone Chinese Company "Xiaomi", this same Summer 2015, to anounce that its Astonishing Brand New "Redmi Note 2 Prime" Smartphones, (equiped with an octaCore Processor up to 2,2 Mhz fast, Dual Sim, 2 Giga RAM + 32 Giga ROM extensible, and a Camera of 13 Mega Pixels at the rear, as well as a Battery of 3060, Screen 5,5" etc., reportedly just for ...110 or 140 €, according to the amount of Memory, as advised by the Producing Company, i.e. a Global Record in Quality per Price !), beyond China itself, would be .. reserved only for Exports to India, (some speculated also for Brazil), at least at the Beginning...
So that, as things stand Now, obviously, Europe has to Choose between only 2 Options, for the Time being : - If things don't change fast enough, either our Indian Friends would better be as Kind as to ... Bring some "Xiaomi Redmi Note 2" SmartPhones with them, at Strasbourg's EuroFair from Next Week, (that would be Fairly Good in real Practice), or, Otherwise, "Lepine Competition"'s President Dorey (Comp. Supra), has the Duty to Urgently prepare, for the Next, 2016, "European Award", at Next Year's Strsbourg's EuroFair, to do everything possible, or impossible, in order to be Ready to Bring to Strasbourg's Next EuroFair a Brand New, really European SmartPhone, which should naturaly be Better (or at least Equal) to that of "Xiaomi", in order to prove, in real Practice, that Europe can still "Innovate" seriously in Tools necessary to EU Citizens' EveryDay Lives, and wash EU's hands from the recent scandalous (for every real pro-European,) phenomenon, for the Last EU Country which used to produce Good SmartPhones (and had even Pioneered, Worldwide, in the Initial Creation of the First Mobile Phones in the World, since early 1990ies !), that of Finland's "Nokia", to be sold to the American "MicroSoft" !
Never mind if such an obviously much needed, real European SmartPhone, might, eventually, be built Together with the Cooperation of China, Russia, India, or Japan, USA, etc, or many among them. What is most Important (and Urgent) is, at First, to Start Existing, with at least a substantial European Innovation component. (F.ex., another Chinese Company, "Siswoo", has just anounced that it will Unveil, at the Same Day of the Inauguration of Strasbourg's 2015 EuroFair, from September 4, at Berlin's IFA Electronic International Fair, even a ..." Dual Screen" (i.e. at Both Sides of the Phone !!) brand new SmartPhone, explicitly following the example of a Pioneer Russian Company, (with Offices also at nearby Frankfurt), which was initialy the First in the World to invent a SmartPhone with 2 Screens, (able also to work even with only a small bit of Electricity, in case of need), already a few Years ago. Where is EU Modern Industry and "Innovation", in such a Vital Area of Fast Growing Economic Importance, Power and Prestige ?....
- "Impossible is Not French", Dear President Doray ! And, meanwhile, for our Indian Friends, let .. "Godf Shiva" really enlighten them at the forthcoming 2015 EuroFair, (Comp. Supra), ....
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(NDLR : Fast Translation from the Original in French. + "DraftNews", as already send to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors, earlier. A more accurate, full Final Version, might be published asap).
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Pope Envoy, Cardinal Poupard at Strasbourg Cathedral's Millenary: also Europe's Future needs Faith !

*Strasbourg/Cathedral/Angelo Marcopolo/- Today's exceptional venue on 2015, almost a Decade since his previous 2006 Speech, at the Historic Strasbourg's Cathedral, on the occasion of the Celebration of the Millenary of its Foundation, at this Popular Day dedicated to Mary's Assumption into Heaven, gave to the Experienced, 85 Years old, Cardinal Paul Poupard, (a Sorbonne's Double PHD in History and Theology : on State and Church, Reason and Faith, respectively, and President Emeritus of Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, after initialy Heading that for Unbelievers, as well as former Chairman of its InterReligious Council), a chance to present a Vatican insider's view about developments on Christianism and Europe :

What was the most Striking, at first sight, was , initially, the Fact of an Astonishing quasi-Musical Dissonance, or Difference in tonality of color, between these two Separated Events, Distanced between them by a Decade particularly "dense" in events :
To put it in a nutshell, while Back on 2006, Cardinal Poupard had appeared so Tonically Optimist about Christianism in Europe, that one might have legitimately wondered whether he might have exagerated, a little bitn, then, or would, perhaps, underestimate at least some possible but veiled Risks, or not,
on the Contrary, Nowadays on 2015, more recent developments led him to express a kind of mild but visible Sorrow or Regret for a "Divided France" and an "Uncertain Europe", as he critically pointed out, apparently considering as his Duty to warn at least Strasbourg's EU Citizens, "Praying" for "the seeds of Division to be overcome by Communion, and for a Revival of Hope".

However, he reminded, from the outset, that "Christianism is one of the rare Institutions which have already survived more than 2.000 Years", (as Cardinal Poupard clearly stressed, just before touching upon the "Millenary" of Strasbourg Cathedral's Foundations, indirectly but surely rectifying a false impression, that "EuroFora" had already felt as misleading, about the Real Historic Age of Strasbourg's Christian Community, and even of the very Buildings which progessively composed the nowadays Cathedral through many Centuries, that recent Findings f.ex. of what was an Ancient, 4rth Century "Baptister" at the Cathedral's Foundations, proved : I.e. that Strasbourg's Christians had, in fact, a much Longer Historic presence here, of more than 1.600 Years...

But, after Saluting with a Bright Smile several People, including a surprized "EuroFora", immediately after concluding an initial Mass with a Speech at Strasbourg's Cathedral, before this Afternoon's Popular Procession, Pope Francis' Envoy emerged, after a brief Midday break, as if he had been Revigorated, electrified, by the numerous presence of many believers and a lot of tourists massed around the Cathedral in order to watch this 2015 Procession which promissed to be a special event, throughout the City's Center up to the Historic Rohan Palace's renovated Square : A fairly long Distance that he vigiorously crossed, however, as if he was a Young Man, (or really felt as one)...

- Speaking "in Strasbourg, at the Heart of Europe", he Concluded by Focusing, precisely on "this Europe, which wouldn't have been what it is Today, without the (Christian) Faith of our Ancestors" (during an OverMillenary Past : Comp. Supra).
+ "And (this Europe) Will Not Become what it Should be", in the foreseable Future, "without the Devotion and Predilection" of those who Believe, "and the Support of Virgin Mary, Together with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit", as he Warned in Conclusion.

Meanwhile, "EuroFora" was surprized to see various People, both Old and/or seriously Handicaped, as well as Young and looking Physically Fit, appear, (at different occasions, both inside the Cathedral, and outside, f.ex. at Rohan Palace's Square, etc), eager to ask for the 85 Years Old Man's Blessings on their Head, as if they believed in Miracles and/or simply wished to Help find Spiritual Affection, Moral Strength and Calm, by Pope Francis' Official Envoy, (which had indeed been reportedly habilitated to transmit the Pope's Blessings).

Topicaly and concretely Concluding in fine, Strasbourg Region Alsace's ArchBishop, Mgr. Jean-Pierre Grallet, reminded that this Day was exceptionaly dedicated also as a Symbol of Solidarity to the currently Persecuted Christians of the Middle East, (as EU Parliament had recently denounced by adopting a Strong Resolution : See f.ex. http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/euparliamentonchristianspersecutionbyisilterrorists.html ), after an Initiative for all Churches' Bells to Ring at the same time, as proposed by the very active Mgr Rey of Toulon and adopted by almost all Christians in France, and expressed the Hope that they would really find Solidarity and be eventualy Welcomed by the People.
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(NDLR : Fast Translation from the Original in French. "DraftNews", as already send to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors. A more accurate, full Final Version might be published asap).
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Governor Huckabee Top 2016 GOP Critic of Obama controversial Gay Marriage + Human Embryo Dictates?!
*Strasbourg/News-ViewPoints/- Touching upon "Burning" BioEthical Issues in the US, but also France, Germany, the UK, Italy, and many Other European Countries, as well as accross the World, which have notoriously provoked some among the Biggest ever Popular Movements and Demonstrations in Recent Years, former Twice-Elected Governor of Arkansas and a Frontrunner GOP Candidate in 2008 Primaries, Wash. DC TV-Radio Show Host and Book Writer, Mike Huckabee, made a "Strong Performance" at the 1st Public Debate between the 10 most Popular GOP Nomination Candidates for the forthcoming 2016 US Presidential Election, according to Media Comments, such as, f.ex. by "NewsMax".

- "Huck did as Well in this (2015) Debate, as he did in 2008, when the Debates Propelled him into the Top tier", the popular American Media (which seems, however, to support rather the also outspoken anti-Establishment critic, Billionaire Donald Trump, at least for the time being), reminded.

- In particular, "his Religious Answers were Moving, but so was his Defense of Social Security, his Advocacy of the "Fair Tax", and his Castigation of Wall Street", NewsMax.com reports after Yesterday's initial Debate at "FoxNews" TV Channel.
But a Topical Issue about Dem. Party Obama's controversial policies, concerning the Unpopular "Same Sex Marriage", and specialy 1 Obama-appointed Supreme Court Judge's crucial vote in a Scandalous Attempt to Muzzle both the People and all Democraticaly Elected Politicians in all 50 American States, by Hindering any Popular Majority Referendum or Law which might Protect Natural Families, between a Man and a Woman, and Refuse to Recognize Homosexual so-called "Marriages", inevitably followed, sooner or later, even by Childrens' "Adoption" by Homosecuals, atrocious, Inhuman Exploitation of "Surrogate Mothers", and/or obviously Dangerous Artificial Procreations by Technocrats of Human Beings at the demand of 100% Infertile Homosexual couples, appeared to Top Huckabee's Strong Reactions :
- Already, shortly before that crucial FoxNews Debate, Huckabee, who is also an ordained Baptist Minister (Pastor), had spectacularly Slamed that Controversil recent Decision, while Warning about "Fears that last month's (July 2015) Supreme Court ruling on Gay Marriage would lead to the federal Government Ordering Pastors to perform such unions".
- Indeed ,"it's headed in that Direction," he said. "Churches losing Tax-Exempt status, Economic Terrorism already being applied to People across America, Fines of $135,000 to a Wedding-Cake Maker for the simple and just Denial of making a wedding cake for a Same-Sex couple", etc., he denounced.
>>> - In consequence, "What we finally have to do is Elect a President who says : - "The Supreme Court is NOT the Supreme Being !", Huckabee added. "And they're not even the Supreme Branch" (among the 3 Government's branches The Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial, according to the World-Famous French Political and Legal, Historic Theorist, Montesquieu's "Separation of Powers" in Democratic States). - "They're a Supreme COURT, but they're Not Above the Other 2 Branches of Government".
- "There is no legislation that has ever passed (US)Congress, (and/or) signed by a President, that Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage — and (the most Important) there's Nothing in the Constitution", he had observed, in this regard.
=> - Therefore, it's only 1 Obama-apointed Judge, "Justice [Anthony] Kennedy (who) reached out and made up some rights like intimacy and spirituality," Huckabee said of the justice who wrote the "Majority" opinion. "That's Not Constitutional", he had concluded.
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+ Now, during Last Evening's 1st US Presidential Candidates' Debate for the crucial, Post-Obama Election, Mike Huckabee was even more Critical and Outspoken, according to American Media which class him among the 3 Top Winners, out of the more than 10 GOP Candidates, together with Trump and Cruz, followed by Jef Bush, Christie and many others :
- In fact, "he went on to knock the Left for having had the same position (in the Past), and for pandering to political correctness", NewsMax" reported, (reminding Similar Opportunistic Flip-Flops also about some "Sociaist" Politicians in Europe too, at the recent Past).
- "Here's what People need to Remember," Huckabee said. "There's a lot of focus on this. The position many of us (Conservatives) have is the Same Position Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden had in 2008. That's the Traditional view of Marriage. All of us believe that".
- "President Obama said in 2008, as a Christian : - "it's a Biblical issue". Then, "One of Three things Happened" afterwards : - "He was Lying Then, Lying Now, or the Bible got ...ReWritten, between 2008, and when he Changed his mind in 2012"...
- "He's the Only one that's got the New Version (of that Bible).... "Rather than Attack People that hold the Biblical and Historic view of 6,000 Years … my Question (to Obama) is :" - "Can you Show us the Bible?"
- If Elected President, "Huckabee vowed to "Uphold the Tradition that People are Free to hold their Views of Traditional Marriage," noting that "Religious Liberty Trumps anything the Supreme Court can interpret."
- "He would also make sure the Attorney General and the Justice Department "vigorously Defend … Anyone in the country, who based on Personal Conviction, held to [a] Traditional View of Marriage, and would Not be, in any way, Losing their Religious Liberties", as he reportedly said.
- And he would Instruct the Secretary of Defense "to Protect Chaplains and members of Military, so Religious Rights were Not Infringed upon, if they held Traditional Views of Marriage, or any other Religious Beliefs."
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These are reportedly Shared, more or less by almost All the more than 10 current GOP Nomination Candidates for 2016, among whom, however, Huckabee seems to be the most Vocal on such BioEthical issues.
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+ German Chancelor Angie Merkel, who reportedly enjoys, with her ChristianDemocrat/Social Governing Party, a confirmed independent Majority among the German People according to the Latest Polls, and has already been cited by certain Big Media as the most probable and natural Leader of the Center-Right also for the 2017 National Elections; (which have been Scheduled almost at the Same Period that France has to hold also its own Presidential Elections, both Crucial for EU's near Future Institutional and Political Developments, has recently expressed anew her Personal View in favour of the Natural Family, between a Man and a Woman, observing that Homosexuals' practical private Interests are already covered by anOther form of Civil Law Pacts.

A similar, and even more Crystal-Clear position had been previously expressed, even by Writting, also by former French President and recently Elected Head of Main Opposition New "Republican", Nicolas Sarkozy, in reply to Questions raised by various Family Associations during the exceptionaly Troubled Campaign of the 2012 Presidential Elections, (f.ex. Marked also by the 1st Brutal Murder of Civilians, even tiny Children aged 3 and 5, by an Extremist Islamic Terrorist, Merah, just before Sarkozy's long-awaited Speech on European policy, here in Strasbourg). This seems to have been Confirmed, at least in Principle, also Recently, particularly by a Promisse, (in a Political Debate organized by certain NGOs issued from the above-mentioned 2013 critical Popular Movement on BioEthics), to "Abrogate" a relevant but very Controversial 2013 Law adopted by the current Socialist Government for a "Same Sex Marriage" accompagnied even by Unpopular "Adoption" of Children by Homosexuals, etc., (i.e. just after Obama's above-mentioned U-Turn at his 2012 re-Election : Comp. Supra), if he's re-elected at the forthcoming 2017 French Presidential vote.
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+ Human Embryos' protection and recent Scandals about Selling Human parts :
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+ Moreover, Huckabee, replying to a Press Question on another Topical BioEthical Issue : that of the Horrible Massive Commerical Selling of Human parts (Organs including Brain, Tissues, etc), from Embryos obtained via Thousands of Abortions operated by an NGO Funded by the current Obama Federal Administration, as it was Revealed by the recent Publication of a Series of Original Investigation Videos with astonishing Evidence, (i.e. the Scandal of the so-called "Planned Parenthood" NGO), took a "Bolder" stance for the immediate Future than simply wishing the Adoption of New Amendments of the US Constitution for the Protection of Human Embryos :


- Since that could be "a Long and Difficult process, I've actually taken a position that is bolder than that : - "A lot of People are Currently Talking about the Funding of "Planned Parenthood" (the US NGO, involved in the Scandal about Horrible mass Exploitation of Aborting Women in order to Steal and Sell the Human Parts of their aborted Embryos, revealed by a series of Shocking Videos/ F.ex. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egGUEvY7CEg
+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWQuZMvcFA8 ). - "That's a Huge Game-Changer !", he warned.


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- "Now, ...we clearly know that that Baby in the Mother's Womb is a "Person" since the Time of Conception : It's also "because of the DNA schedule that we have Now Scientific Evidence on that", as he explained, (speaking 6 Years after Obama's controversial Decision to re-Start Federal Government's Funding of Genetic Manipulations on Human Embryos, by Canceling on March 2009 a Prohibition which had been previouslyset up by former US President GWBush back on August 2001, and consistently upheld until 2008).
=> - Therefore, all that is "a Violation of that Unborn Child's 5th and 14th Amendments' Rights for "Due Process" and "Equal Protection under the Law", denounced Governor Huckabee, (who is among those who Oppose Genetic Manipulations of Human Embryos and Abortions, except when it's a matter of a Mother's Life and/or Rape).

Indeed, "the 5th and 14th Amendments to the US Constitution contain a "Due Process Clause" ... as a Safeguard from Arbitrary Denial of Life" etc., reminds the English version of "Wikipedia". And, according to the Original Texts of those Historic Amendments, "No Person shall .. be Deprived of Life ... without Due Process of Law", (Am. 5), "Nor shall any State Deprive any Person of Life, .... without due process of law; Nor Deny to any Person within its jurisdiction the Equal Protection of the Laws", (Am. 14).
>>> - That's why, Today, "it's Time we recognize that the Supreme Court is Not the "Supreme Being" (sic !), and to Change Policy to Protect Children (including the "Unborn Children"), instead or Rip off their Body Parts and Sell them as parts to Buyers !", Huckabee concluded, widely Applauded by a numerous Audience.
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+ In Addition, another frontrunner GOP Candidate for the 2016 US Presidential Elections, Texas' Senator Ted Cruz, who has also clearly Denounced a recent Controversial ruling issued by the Supreme Court (with only 1 Vote Difference, after Obama Appointed New Judges of his Choice..) attempting to Impose by a forceps "Same Sex Mariage" even to those American States where the Majority of the People strongly Rejects it, but suppports Natural Family between a Man and a Woman, calling that SC's move as "LawLess and fundamentaly illegitimate", went even Furtther onn the latest Scandal about Horrible Exploitation of aborting Women by an Obama Government - Funded NGO in order to Steal their Human Embryos and Sell them to Commerial and/or "Research" Buyers :
=> - If I'm elected US President, one among the First 2 Measures to take will be also to call the Attorney General to Investigate what should be Prosecuted in this "Planned Parenthood" Scandal, Cruz anounced in his Conclusions on Yesterday Evening's 1st Public Debate between the 10 Top US Presidential Candidates, also applauded.
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However, according also to Experienced "Bloomberg.News" (of the Popular former New York Mayor, and long-time Self-made, original Financial News' independent Businessman), as well as "NewsMax" and other North American Media, apparently also in many independent Web outlets among Citizens, the "No 1" Focus at Yesterday's initial Public Debate among GOP Candidate frontrunners was a relative "Outsider" : Real Estate "Family Business" Multi-Billioneur Donald Trump, (aged 69, but with a tremendous Energy), who is currently Leading all Polls, having become Popular mainly by his Outspoken Criticism of most among the Washington DC Establishment's shortcomings.

Jeb Bush, the initial Frontrunner and former Florida Governor, who has been meanwhile Bypassed in Polls by both Trump and Walker, (a Younger GOP Candidate), had reportedly the favours of Mainstream Republican Media "FoxNews", but, apparently, didn't yet managed to mark a decisive breakthrough against Trump, (may be not even vis a vis Huckabee, despite having been reported by Polls, until now, with a comparatively Higher Popularity among GOP supporters).
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New Big French Region bordering 5 EU core Countries' Prefect Fratacci to EuroFora: Economy+Security

*Strasbourg/Prefectoral Palace/Angelo Marcopolo/- Take the Best in close Cooperation with Neighbouring Countries and inspire Initiatives to Advance ahead, in an Interesting situation at Europe's Heart : This seems to resume the Initial Thinking of the New Prefect of Strasbourg's Future Greater Region (ACAL), which will link, from Jan. 2016, Five Countries at Europe's core, (France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium), Stephane Fratacci, as it results from his Replies to "EuroFora"s Questions, where he stressed, in substance, his wish to "Focus" particularly on TransBorder "Joint Efficiency" in "Economic dynamism" and "Human factor" issues.

+ While being also Ambitious for a "very Rock-Solid" Intra-European and "particularly" Franco-German "Cooperation on Security issues", mainly in front of the current "Jihadist" Networks problem, including by eventualy "proposing some Initiatives" for more "Joint Efficiency", as he told "EuroFora" further on, (See Infra).
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Before that, the New Strasbourg Great Region's Prefect Marked the First Day in which he took over his New Duties, by paying Hommage at Republic Square's Monument to those who Sacrificed their Lives to defend Democracy, guarded by Veterans holding Flags and a Group of Soldiers, ostensibly surrounded by Local Political and Military Leaders, that he was going to meet, in particular, later-on at the Prefectoral Palace, just after his 1st official Press Conference.8


The Republic Square's Ceremony took place between the recently, spectacularly renovated National University Library (BNU), and the prestigious Rhine Palace, (currently Headquarters of the Oldest European Institution : that of Rhine River's Navigation Committee, as well as of the French State's Regional Direction for Cultural affairs), where Fratacci had already participated at European Conferences organized during the 1997 French EU Presidency, as he later reminded.

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Together with Dominique Bemer, already appointed from last April 2015 Project Director for the Reforms preparing the Greater Region, (who comes from Belfort, in the Franche-Comté Region where Fratacci worked previously), as well as the experienced Jacques Garau, currently Secretary General for Regional and European affairs in Alsace, the New Strasbourg's Prefect hopes to have completed most of ACAL's organisation in about 6 or 7 Months Time.

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- "You have the Task to Organize the Only Region of France which Borders 4 other Countries (Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium), i.e. linking 5 Countries, and, evenmore, at the Heart of Europe", observed "EuroFora", during the New Prefect's Press Conference.
=> - "How do you think that this could contribute to the Economic and Cultural Development in that Core European area, and, at the same time, how to ensure its Security in front of Challenges such as, f.ex., Transit Networks of "Jihadist" Foreign Fighters, who often cross from Neighbouring Countries ?", "EuroFora" asked Stephane Fratacci, raising a Double Question on 2 Differend but both Topical Issues, on Economy and Security, both related to the particularly Wide TransBorder aspects of the New Great North-Eastern Region of ACAL.
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- Choosing to Start Replying on the Security aspects, "at this moment I haven't yet thoroughly examined the Situation on the spot, and, therefore, I'm Speaking with great Reserve", he carefuly said. However, "It's clear that Security Issues are of an Important nature Today", he stressed, while a Recent, June 2015, Report by the French National Assembly, already found that, 325 "Individuals linked to Jihadist Networks" came from the Future ACAL Region, (157 through Alsace, 76 through Lorraine, and 92 through Champagne-Ardennes), out of some 1.704 for the entire France.

- "I think that we'd have a very Good Cooperation on Security issues with the Neighbouring Countries", f.ex. by "regrouping" energies to "structure a Joint Efficiency", Fratacci characteristicaly stressed.
- "I have already worked a lot on such kind of issues", and intend to get personaly "Involved, from now on", by "Contributing" particularly with "my Experience on Legal Grounds" for such Actions, as well as "a certain knowledge of relevant European structures".
+ In this regard, since "we, as responsible for such Territorial entities", as the Future Great East Region, etc., "have also the capacity to make, from times to times, some Proposals for Initiatives", I'll consider, eventualy, doing that, "from my side", he added.

- However, "for the Time being, I haven't a Diagnosis to make yet", he noted Carefuly, prefering not to make yet any concrete suggestion" now, but "I'm satisified by a very Rock-Solid Cooperation functioning with our (France's) Neighbours, in particular our German neighbours", as he stressed in fine, pointing to a Strong Franco-German cooperation on the current Security issues.
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+ "Economic aspects, are another (Topical) Issue", he went on to add, in Reply to "EuroFora"s initial Question : In fact, "there are very Strong Links, both Economic, but also on the Human factor, between the German Länder (3 : Baden-Wurtemberg, Rheinland-Palatinat, and Saarland) and us", (the French future Great East Region ACAL), "but also Switzerland, that we can't forget, given its Extremely Dynamic Regional" character, (as observed the Swiss-Experienced former Prefect of nearby Franche-Comté Region, towards Geneva, etc), as well as with Luxembourg and Belgium, (Added by the Teritorial Extension towards the Future Big Region, by the recent Reform in France : Comp. Supra).

- F.ex., "at the Superior Rhine Department ("Haut-Rhin"), there is a very Dynamic Cooperation" in Economy, Fratacci observed. "There are also Common Initiatives on Joint Professional Training, on which we (France) wish to Continue Investing", etc, he noted, inter alia.

- "Looking at the Better cases of already existing kinds of Economic Cooperations, including on Economy, between the Borderline (French) areas of Champagne-Ardennes and Lorraine with Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as, together with Alsace, vis a vis Germany and Switzerland, we'd rather Focus on what is Best in such Cooperations, Trying to forge a wide OverView from the Wider point of view of the (French) State", Fratacci advised.

- "in order to Try to get the Best out of what Works Well, and which might, eventualy, be applied also in other situations, as well as, not an Exclusive Vision, but at least a Point of View, from which we can find some Inspirations that can help Advance ahead", Strasbourg's New Prefect pointed out with a natural Ambition for the Future Greater Region.

=> - Thus, "I think that we'll find an Interesting Situation, concerning Economic and other Cooperation with our Neighbbours", he Optimisticaly observed, pointing at the Future Horizon of that Unique possibility to localy interlink 5 European Countries at the Heart of the EU, of €uroZone, and of the Franco-German Integration.
- "This stands, for the moment, somewhat in Theory, and according to my relevant Experience, but (for Final Decisions) I Wait also until to Meet soon all my Interlocutors, in Other Countries' Neighbouring Regions", Strasbourg's New Prefect modestly but practicaly anounced, in conclusion of his Reply to "EuroFora"s relevant Question, (Comp. Supra).
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+ Indeed, "we are, here, in a Region which is located at the Heart of Europe, which was the Territory where many Intiatives were forged and played a role in the European Construction"'s History, "in particular with France and Germany taken Together, but also our Other Neighbours, in the (Future, 2016) Greater Region, with Luxembourg (f.ex. the Shengen system of "Security ad Freedom of movement" for EU Citizens, as well as, already, the Initial "Coal and Steel" Community, which lay the Foundations of Schuman's EU Idea, etc), and Belgium", (i.e. Brussels' EU Commission's Headquarters and EU Council Post-2001 Summits, etc), "with which we (Strasbourg's French Big Region) are developing very Close Relations", he later added, while stressing his personal "attachment to the TransBorder Dimension", in further statements to Strasbourg's Journalists, including "EuroFora".
- This obviously included, among others, "the Free Circulation of Persons inside the so-called "Shengen area"", as Fratacci confirmed in Reply to anOther Question by a Collegue Radio-Journalist on "Migrants" in general, (while also defending his "Polyvalent Background", "without focusing on any particular issue", as he said), but without excluding also various other Interesting European Issues, Highlighted more clearly by the Future Great Region's extension from Switzerland to Belgium, as, f.ex., the Possibility to, at last, meet the obvious Need for "a High Speed Train link between Geneva, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels", as "EuroFora" asked the New Prefect :
- "We shall certainly Examine that Issue, but Later-on", "and we shall have other opportunities to speak about it", Fratacci simply Replied with a Promisse for the Future, to the above mentioned "EuroFora"s Question, Smiling carefuly but positively, revealing an Open Mind for more concrete Ideas on the Need and the Opportunity to better Link Together, by High-Speed Transport New Technologies, almost "All the European, PanEuropean and International Organisations based in the European Continent, which are all located along the Future Great Region of ACAL, from Geneva up to Brussels, via Strasbourg and Luxembourg", as we reminded on this occasion. (F.ex. UNO's main European Offices at Geneva, Strasbourg's CoE and EU Parliament's full Plenaries, EU Ombudsperson, Shengen's Secretariat, EUROCORPS, etc, to Luxembourg's EU Cout of Justice and EU's Court of Accounts etc., up to Brussels' EU Commission, EU Council's Post 2001 Summits, EU Parliament's main Secretariat etc, even NATO's Headquarters, etc). I.e. an exceptional Concentration of almost ALL European, PanEuropean and International main Bodies, connected by a relatively Short common Line, at the Heart of the Continent : Something which has No Equal anywhere else in the World, except only from a partly Similar close Geographical Link between Washington DC and New York in the USA, (i.e., bringing closer f.ex. amog others, also the IMF, World Bank and UNO, etc).
+ Moreover, by the way, Fratacci, who has mainly a Solid Educational (f.ex. at ENA) and Professional Background career as Judge in Rule of Law cases, between Citizens and the Public Sector, (f.ex. at the prestigious French "Conseil d'Etat" and Constitutional Court), may possibly also usefuly contribute to a logical development of various possible Synergies and/or Projects related to the Fact that Strasbourg's New Greater Region would help to practicaly link Together the PanEuropean Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg, with Luxembourg-located EU Court of Justice and ECA, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany at nearby Karslruhe, as well as the French ENA Higher School of Administration for Top State Officials, including of "Conseil d'Etat"s, France's Highest Court for Administrative (State) Law cases, that he has personaly experienced both as a former Student in the Past and recently as Professor :
An Idea that had been already proposed by a German Professor in Law, at a Superior Rhine's (OberRhein) Franco-German Euro-Regional Meeting at nearby Offenbourg as early as since December 2010, with the participation of former EU Affairs Minister for Germany, Werner Hoyer, currently President of the influential European Investment Bank (EIB), which is at the Heart of new EU Commission President, experienced long-time former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker's brand new EU Investments Plan for the period of 2015-2017 . (Comp. President Hoyer's statements to EuroFora, then, on Franco-German Integration, at :http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/hoyeronfrancogermansummit.html).
++ Perhaps, one might Dream even something more, naturally depending also from the forthcoming, December 2015 Regional Elections' political debates and results : Strasbourg's New Prefect, who has had also a particular Experience, as former Secretary General of the French Ministry of Integration and Migration, of the Challenge on how to help develop and strengthen a conscious adherence to a common National identity, might, eventualy, contribute, during his Mandate at the Only Region at Europe's Heart that links Together 5 core Countries, that of Strasbourg's Headquarter ACAL, at least to Mark with a White Stone some interesting Steps towards Helping the gradual emergence of a kind of common European Identity consciousness, or not. At any case, on that crucial issue, one thing seems logicaly sure : If absolutely Nothing happens in this Direction, in the near Future, not even around ACAL's Greater Region, (in an area Bigger than Switzerland and with a Population of more than 5,5 Millions People), which is the only one to interlink 5 key Countries at Europe's Heart, such as France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium, then, Nothing at all could be expected throughout all the rest of Europe !
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Meanwhile, from the Practical point of view, Strasbourg has just been Confirmed, (by the Latest Official ReDistribution by the French Government, just a few Days ago, of the various deconcentrated State Services in the New Bigger Regions), in addition to its role as Capital of the Political Power, also as Headquarters for All specialized Services of the State, (including, f.ex., on Cultural, Economic, Social, Labour and Financial issues, etc), except of Defense and Housing, Education and Forestry, which went to Metz, Nancy and Chalons en Champagne, respectively, (See relevant MAP with Graphics).

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Last, but not least, Starting his New Duties in Strasbourg, by a coincidence, under a particularly "Hot" Summer Sun, with Record-High Temperatures, at the Beginning of August, Fratacci kindly welcomed with a Bright Smile "EuroFora"s spontaneous expression of the obviously sincere wish to ..."help bring us some Fresh Air from (his) Natal Monacco"... , (where he was, indeed, Born, and whose current King Albert II, has already visited Strasbourg : Comp. f.ex., Prince Albert's Replies to various "EuroFora" co-Founder's Questions, since 2005 in his 1st Press Conference at the CoE, published at "TCWeekly", on 2010 at a Scientific Colloquium in Paris' Oceanographic Museum, as well as later-on a CoE's event for its PanEuropean partial Agreement on Sport, etc).
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76% French People DisTrust Turkey on ISIL. Germans to Withdraw Patriot Missiles? UK Doubts on Kurds+
*Strasbourg/- At the eve of an exceptional NATO Session asked by Turkey, while the Latest Popular consultation in France found that 76% of the French did NOT Trust at all Ankara to Fight against the particularly abhorrent Extremist Islamic Terrorists of ISIL's BeHeaders even of defenseless Civilian People, (with which Turkey is notoriously suspected to have a covert complicity since long), while Key German Politicians raised Critical Questions including on Withdrawing "Patriot" Missiles that the Bundesvehr had offered and installed previously at the Turkish Borders, moved by similar Concerns as the British pro-Governemental Press about the Real Target of Turkey being the Kurdish Militia, both inside the Country and at Iraq, even at Syria's Northern Region (opposed to Assad), which are Western Countries' (and Muslim Shiites') precious allies against the spread of ISIL: Such a Deadly Attack by the Turkish Army against at least a Village of Syrian Kurds has just been Confirmed even by the London-Based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, generaly considered as a Reliable Source by the International Press.
While Ankara had been recently accused to aim, in fact, to Hinder, by any means, Syrrian Kurds' latest Victories against ISIL's Terrorist Bands, with the Help of an US-led International Coalition, from reaching a point similar to Norhern Iraq's Autonomous Regions, the Turkish Government suddenly claimed that it would Change its previous stand against any participation to an Anti-ISIL Global Coalition, by Attacking "all Terrorists", meaning boht ISIL and PKK, etc.

It all Started with a Horrible Deadly Bombing at Turkey's Syrian Borders, Killing at least 32 and Wounding more than a Hundred of Civilian People during an excepional Meeting of pro-Kurdish Students and Members of Social and Humanitarian Organisations in Suruc City, aiming to Help the embattled Syrian Kurdish City of Kobane, which has notoriously Suffered recently a lot by many Deadly Attacks by ISIS' Terrorists, to restore the Town's Publis Services, Plant a Forest, etc. Many immediately accused Ankara's regime to be behind a Deadly move that it attributed to ISIL alone, and various Reactions included Popular Protests, Violently Oppressed by the Turkish Police, as well as PKK's Violent Attack against 2 Local Turkish Policemen reportedly suspected to be Accomplices of ISIL's Extremist Islamic Terrorists.

- PanEuropean CoE's Secretary General, Thorrnbjorn Jagland, from Norway, "Strongly Condemned", in an Official Statement issued then in Strasbourg, that "Brutal Attack on Innocent Victims in Suruc, at a time when Hundreds of Young People were staying there", and Reminded, in this regard, to Ankara "our Shared Commitents, with all our Member States, in Combatting the Common Threat of Terroristm and Violent Extremism", as he said. + In Addition, CoE's Highest Political body, that of its Committee of Ministers, "Deeply Shocked by the Deadly Terrorist Attack which has taken place in the City of Suruc", also "Condemned in the Strongest terms this Appaling Act, and Firmly Hoped that those Responsible, will Rapidly be Arrested and Brought to Justice", (according to a well-established ECHR's case-law).

A defenseless Young Woman, Gunay Ozarslan, was brutaly Killed by Turkish Police's Attacks against Protesters who accused Ankara's Authorities for Complicity with ISIL's Deadly Terrorists at Suruc's Bombing Massacre, (as, f.ex., German mainstream Newspaper "Die Welt" noted), reportedly trigering a PKK Retaliation against a Turkish Policeman burried shortly afterwards, while several Cities throughout the Country took anew a forgotten look reminding pro-Civil War Dramatic Clashes of the Past.

Ankara saw in such Incidents a Pretext to Launch a Massive Man-Hunt with almost a Thousand People Arrested inside Turkey, officialy "for Links with ISIS, PKK or other Terrorist Organisations", but, in fact, according to most Observers and Media, mainy Focused against Kurdish and Leftist Groups opposed to ISIS, as well as a series of Turkish Army's Bombings (by Airplanes, Tanks and/or Rockets, etc) beyond the Country's Borders, both inside Iraq and Syria, where are located various Kurdish populations Allied to the West in the Fight against ISIL's Islamic Terrorists...
The Turkish Government claimed that it would have Changed its Policies by Deciding, at last, to Start Joining an International Coalition against ISIL, f.ex. by Bombing its positions inside Syria, and/or by allowing USA Airplanes to use the Insirlik Military Airport also for that purpose, while USA's Outgoing President Obama's Administration reportedly confirmed Ankara's "Right" to defend itself by counter-attacking PKK, and even Changed the Official American Policy, which had Refused, until now, Turkey's repeated Demands to open a "Corridor" and/or "a Zone" inside Syria, by allegedly Accepting, this Time, Ankara's new demand to establish such a Militarily "Protected Zone" beyond its Northern Borders in Syria, (which Cuts deep inside, between Two Parts of the Kurdish-controlled Region there, Violently Disputed recently against ISIL's Terrorists by Kurdish militia, reportedly gaining the upper side during the latest Months, according to MAPs published by mainstream Brittish and German Media : See relevant PHOTOS).

However, after a Phone contact between Turkish and Russian Presidents Erdogan and Putin, the Kremlin published in Moscow an Official Statement where it diplomaticaly ut clearly reminds the respect due to "International Law", while even ...Iran (which has just re-gained a better position at the International scene after an Agreement on its Nuclear Program) reportedly issued a relevant Statement Urging Turkey to Respect the Territorial Integrity and the Sovereignity of all its Neighbouring Countries, (such as Iraq and Syria, etc).

This was done in addition to the expression of Teheran's readiness to participate in an International Coalition against ISIL's particularly abhorrent Terrorism which notororiously strikes also against defenseless Civilians, as f.ex. its African proxies Tragically Confirmed anew these Days by Massacrating Hundreds of innocent People in Cameroon and particularly Nigeria, (whose President had just Accused Obama; on the Contrary, to "Hinder" him from Fighting Efficiently against the atrocities of "Boko Haram"', ISIL's local proxy, by Refusing to sell to the Nigerian Government efficient Arms, under pretext of its alleged widespread Violations of Human Rights in the Past).

But in Europe, about 76 % of French People, against only 24 %, do NOT Trust Turkey for Fighting against ISIL's Extremist Islamic Terrorists, according to the Latest Public Consultation of more than 50 Thousand People, just published by Mainstream, Top-selling French Newspaper "Le Figaro"...
This Widespread Popular DisTrust vis a vis Turkey's policies was recently reflected, further, in a Series of various MEPs Amendments to the 2015 EU - Turkey Annual EU Parliament's Report, which denounced Ankara's Abnormal relations with ISIL from the outset, (Comp. f.ex. : ....). Already, after the Publication, by Dissident Media, of a Video revealing that Ankara had even send many Explosive Rockets to Armed Gangs inside Syria at least before the End of 2014, Turkish President Erdogan was obliged to admit the Scandal of such a Convoy reportedly made by Turkish State's Secret Services, even if he claimed that those Heavy Arms would be destinated to Diffrerent Rebel Groups and not for ISIL, without convincing..;
+ Moreover, a few Days ago, during an Exceptional Visit in Tunisia, at the locations of 2 recent Massacres of European and International Tourists committed by ISIL's Terrorists, Experienced formed French President, and recently Elected as New Chief of main Opposition "Republican" Party, Nicolas Sarkozy, one of his Counselors, MP Eric Ciotti, traditionaly in charge of Security Policy, reportedly Launched an Appeal to Isolate and "Marginalise" or "Ban" at the International level, Countries like Turkey, which have notoriously, since the beginning, close Relations with ISIL's Extremist Islamic Terrorists., as another Mainstream French Newspaper, "Le Monde", (pro-Governmental), revealed.
- "The Rise of Syrian Kurds (against ISIS) embarasses (Turkish PM) Erdogan", titled, in Frontpage Headlines, already since June, the Mainstream, Pro-Governemental French Newspaper "Le Monde", traditionaly specialized mainly in Foreign Policy Issues, pointing at a Series of recent Victories by the Syrian Kurdish "YPG" People's Militia, a New Ally of the US-led International Coalition against the Extremist Islamic Terrorism of ISIS' atrocious Beheaders even of defenseless Civilians :
The Syrian Kurds (Opposed to, and Independent from Assad), had just Won back the Strategicaly located Tal Abyad City, at the main Road between Turkey and the Territories seized and occupied by ISIS' Terrorists, (from which had Escaped key Accomplices of those Deadly Terrorists who had Massacrated in France 12 critical Journalists of "Charlie Hebdo" and Civilian Jewish People, on January 2015, provoking a Wide International Condemnation). So that YPG's Syrian Kurds could now aim to make soon a Junction and re-Unite the 2 Parts of their Ethnic Region, which are currently Separated by ISIS' Islamic Terrorist Gangs, who use this Corridor to/from Turkey in order to get Arms, Recruits and Money, to the point that Local Turkish Hotels there are plenty of Smugglers and even a nearby Turkish State's Agricultural Farm ("between Akçakale and Ceylanpinar") is widely suspected by the Local People to "Serve as a Base for ISIS' Fighters", mainstream French Newspaper "Le Monde" denounced.

A few Weeks ago, between 16 and 22 June, indeed, YPG's Syrian Kurds had Succeeded, with International Support, not only to Liberate from ISIS Tal Abyad City at the Turkish-Syrian Border, but also "a Key Base" Near ISIS' Capital City of Raqqa, located only 60 km away, at a Height with Strategic Views towards the Road Network which relies Raqqa to Alep and other Rebel-held areas. So that Syrian Kurds' Next Step obviously was to Start the Siege of ISIS' Capital, which had become, for the 1st Time since the beginning of the Syrian Conflicts, Exposed and "Vulnerable" to YPG's possible Advance even further, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as French Pro-Government "Le Monde" and other mainstream Media had reported, shortly before Turkey starts to react, under fallacious and controversial pretexts, while, in fact, it had already manifested, recently, its main Fear that Syrian Kurds, allied to he West, might chasse ISiS' Extreme Islamic Terrorists from there and establish an Autonomous Region at Northern Syria, (as it has already been done at Northern Iraq, under former US President GWBush).
- "The Only Good News" in the Fight against ISIS' Extreme Islamic Terrorists are coming from Syrian Kurds who have just managed, in Northern Syria, to "Cut Off ISIS's Suppy Routes to Turkey", by liberating the Borderline City of Tal Abyad, and have now seized even Ain Issa Village, located "only 30 Miles from Raqqa", ISIS's Capital City, had also reported, already at the End of June, Mainstream, Independent but Prestigious American Media "Christian Science Monitor"
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++ Today, in Addition, German mainstream Newspaper "Die Welt", reveals that, after a Recent Operation in the ISIS-held Territories, the USA have reportedly Found, recently, a lot of well-Documented Proof about Many Economic and Political Contacts between ISIL Terrorists and various Key Members of the Turkish Establishment, for the systematic Smuggling of Oil/Gas stolen by the Islamic Extremists from Iraq/Syria and Sold through Turkey for regular Sums of Money totalling around 40 Millions $ each Year : - "CIA didn'tt have before such material", "on the basis of which, a Political Pressure (on Ankara) can be Generated" in order to Push it to Start Moving against ISIS, that Article concludes.
+++ Threatening to go even Further, several Key German Politicians reportedly Started, these Last Days, to Discuss about whether "Patriot" Missiles provided until now to Turkey by the Bundeswehr, should, or not, be "Withdrawn", precisely because of Ankara's above-mentioned Cotroversial stance vis a vis the Kurds and particuarly ISIL :
- F.ex., "in the Bundestag" (Berlin's National Parliament), ....there is a lively Discussion among the Factions about whether Patriot Batteries can remain in Turkey, in the face of the New Situation", Criticaly observes German Mainstream Newspaper "Die Welt".

- Thus, Governing Majority's, CSU's Defense Spokesman, Florian Hahn, reportedly told "Welt" that "We should Consider whether we maintain the Patriot Deployment" in Turkey, particularly, since "Ankara has been supporting the ISIL at least indirectly", as he denounced.
- Turkey's sudden "U-Turn, now", Claiming "to Fight the Islamic Fanatics, and, Simultaneously, Tackle the Kurds, seems .. Motivated", in fact, "by Strong Domestic" Turkish concerns, so that, "Germany and NATO should Think Carefully whether we ant to Stretch ourselves from (Turkish President) Erdogan's Domestic cards", as he advised.
=> Therefore, Governing CDU Party Foreign Policy Expert, and "Chairman of the Association of Bundeswehr's Reservists", Roderich Kieseweiter, reportedly Urged "the NATO Council" to give "a Clear Signal, on Tuesday", by "Making Clear to Turkey that it couldn't Pursue No Domestic Political Aims under the Disguise of the Fight against ISIS", (ibid).
- Coalition Government Party of SPD's Foreign Policy Spokesman, Niels Annen, "Strongly Criticized Turkey", according to "Die Welt", because "The 1st Priority of the Turkish Policy appears to be to Prevent a Kurdish State" in Northern Syria", while, on the Contrary, for Europe, "Our -(Germany's) 1st Prioriity is to Fight against the ISIL", and "these 2 Different Aims canNOT co-exist, one with each other, Smoothly", as he Warned. Therefore, f.ex., "If the Bundeswehr Contingent might be Exploited in an Intra-Turkish Conflict, then, the Federal Government will Certainly decide to Withdraw Soldiers and Missiles", he pointed out.
+ In a "Siimilar" mood, German "Green" Party's Foreign Policy Spokesman, Omid Nouripour, told "De Welt" that "the crystal-clear Condition for the Use" of Partiot Missiles "is Turkey's Defence". So that, "IF this was Slipping towards a State of Civil War, or War Party inside Iraq and/or Syria, then, we should have to React Quickly".
++ But, going even Further, German "Left" Party's Vice-President Tobias Pfluger, reportedly "Asked the Immediate Withdrawal of Patriot Missiles" from Turkey : - Otherwise, the "Federal Government would become an accomplice of Turkey's Escalation Strategy, and Draw Germany - via NATO - in that War", he denounced.
Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angie Merkel's Sposkesman Seibert, reportedly advised Turkey to keep a "Proportional" reaction to the recent incidents, and, particularly, Not to Drop the recent Years' Cease-Fire Deal with the Kurds (PKK) nor the efforts to find a Peace Agreement at the Kurdish issue.
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- As for the UK, the mainstream, Pro-Government "Daily Telegraph" Newspaper criticaly observes that Brittish "Prime Minister David Cameron, who has spoken of the Need to Tackle ISIL", might be pushed, by Turkey's stance, "in a very Difficult Position", in an attempt to almost Oblige him not to "Refuse" Ankara's demands from NATO, (f.ex Turkey "could Ask for Surveillance Aircraft .... on its Syrian Border", etc), "although Britain canNOT be Forced to take action by NATO", as it acknowledges.
+ "But", at NATO's discussions, on Tuesday, Turkey "is likely to Face Calls to Explain the Paradox that it appears to be Fighting Not just ISIL, but, (in fact), ISIL's most Succesful Ground-Force Ennemies in Syria", the Brittish "Telegraph" Newspaper Warned :

- Simply Because "a YPG (Syrian Kurds)-run Enclave, extending most of the way along the Turkey - Syria Border, (SEE relevant MAPS), is a "Red Line" for the Turkish Government", it Denounces.
=> Therefore, because of Ankara's Controversial stance, "the West’s policy in the Middle East fell further into Disarray, .... as America’s closest Allies in the Fight Against ISIL in Syria claimed they had been Attacked by NATO-member Turkey", the pro-Government Brittish Newspaper critcaly notes.
- "Instead of targeting ISIL Terrorists’ occupied positions, Turkish forces Attack Our Defenders' positions," a YPG statement said", (while, at the same time, Many Kurdish Websites have been reportedly Blocked in Turkey, since the recent Popular Protests : Comp. Supra).
+ "Idriss Nassan, the deputy Head of foreign affairs in the YPG-run Kurdish area of Kobane, described the Attacks as an attempt by Turkey to Prevent the development of an Autonomous Kurdish Enclave on the Syrian side of the border too", (as it has been already done at Northern Iraq, in Agreement with the former US President GWBush's Administration)."The truth is that the Turkish authorities' Fears have been raised by the possibility of the establishment of a Kurdish Self-Governed Area in Syria,” he said by Telephone", accordig to UK's pro-Govenrment "Telegraph" Newspaper.
- "The YPG Statement claimed that their positions just South of the Turkish Border had come under Fire Twice : - Once, on Friday", by "heavy Tank Fire". "Then, Tanks opened Fire again, with 7 Rounds, on Sunday Night, on YPG fighters in a different part of the border area, the Village of Zormikhar close to their front line with ISIL".
=> "Ironically", the Turkish Military thus "Killed 4 Fighters from the Rebel "Free Syrian Army "- the very Group which the Turks want to take over in the “Safe 2one”", "Telegraph.co.UK" revealed !... Moreover, "rebel fighters and several Villagers were Injured", German mainstream Newspaper "ZeiT" added, pointing at Turkish Army's "Shelling of the (Kurdish) Village Sor Maghar, near Kobane".
- The "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights", (Headquartered in London), and other activists, Confirmed the information" : Its "Head, ...Rami Abdel Rahman, said that it was apparently the Heaviest Attack on ....Kurdish Region since the Start of the Syrian Conflict", (2011-2015), according to "Zeit"
Obviously, all these Facts, inevitably raise a Crucial Critical Quesion : - Has, Turkey, at last, decided to realy Change its Controversial Stance vis a vis the ISIL, or, on the Contrary, Ankara, Risks, in Fact, to HINDER even Worse than before, the Western Countries' Fight against Extremist Islamic Terrorists of ISIL's BeHeaders by Attacking Europe's and USA's only currently existing, Real and Efficient Allies against ISIL on the spot, who notoriously are the (mainly Syrian, but also Iraqi) Kurds, Bombarding them precisely at a moment when they were going to Win, one after another Battles against ISIL's atrocious BeHeaders even of defenseless Civilian People ?
- German Governing CDU Party's Foreign Policy Expert, and President of Bundesvehr's Association of Resevists, Roderich Kiesewetter, asked for "a Clear Signal from the NATO Council which meets on Tuesday, : "It must be made Clear to Turket that it couldn't pursure NO Domestic Political Objectives under the Disguise of the Fight against the ISIS", reported mainstream Newspaper "Die Welt".
But, Turkey, which has already Blocked, during almost 2 Days. NATO's 60th Heads of States/Government's Summit back in Strasbourg on 2009, under gross accusations against its Secretary General, Ralph Rasmussen, former Danish Prime Minister, to cover-up a dissident Kurdish "pro-PKK" Radio in Denmark, might, once again, play NATO Games Individually, and not at all Collectively...
And the recent Big Setback of Obama's Policy against Islamic Extremists at Afghanistan, when a Military Base was taken over by the Talibans, after 2 Groups of Pro-Government Soldiers reportedly droped theit arms and walked away, as well as the obvious Insufficiencies, until now, of his stance vis a vis ISIL's atrocious BeHeaders even of Civilian People, (which have been already Criticized by many), don't give any Guarantee that NATO might manage to both avoid any Sly Trap, and really Push Turkey towards stoping to play Games with ISIL against Syrian Kurds a.o,, instead of accomplishing its Duty to Control its own, Turkish Borders to prevent more Extremist Islamic Terrorists' Infiltrations.
So that, while still Waiting for the forthcoming 2016 new American US Presidential Election, it's now mainly up to the European part of NATO, together with its Allies, to eventualy try to keep a Right Stance vis a vis the Turkish opportunistic and Tricky zig-zags around ISIL's fast spreading Time "Bomb", which has recently arrived, from the Turkish Borders, up to the Mediterranean Coasts of Tunisia and Libya, directly facing Europe.
The Rest, (particularly after the recent developments on the International Agreement on Iran), it might, eventualy, be rather up to a much Wider brand new, UNO-sponsored, Global Coalition, (probably also Together with Russia, China, etc), against ISIL's atrocious BeHeaders, from Central Asia and the Middle East, up to Africa, etc., as its Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, has strongly called recently at EU Parliament in Brussels, (See : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/unosgbankimoonurgeseutohelpg7fightisilterrorism.html ).
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Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, speaking to "EuroFora", denied rumors on Turkey's attempts to avoid an EU check of its obligations on Cyprus on December 2009 by blackmailing Nicosia to either accept any deal with intransigeant Turkish claims contrary to EU values on the island's political issue, or face threats against the territorial integriy of the EU island, semi-occupied by Ankara's army.
On the contrary, the incoming EU President-in-office, speaking exclusively to "EuroFora", promissed that he will act for EU Council's decisions on December 2009 assessment of Turkey's commitments on Cyprus to be kept.
Bildt was asked to react to Cyprus' President Christofias' denunciation, earlier this week, that some want to exert "pressure" on Cyprus in order for Turkey to escape from its obligations.
Avoiding to mention any precise Deadline, Bildt, however, warned about "Consequences" in case of "failure" to reunite Cyprus, but without saying whose responsibility an eventual deadlock might be.
Asked by "EuroFora" if there is a risk for "Turkey's commitments to "be forgotten or downgraded", "despite crystal-clear EU Council decisions and EU Parliament's latest Resolution on the assessment to make at the end of this year on Turkey's obligations", according to rumours that, instead of pressing Turkey, on the contrary, there might be "pressure on Cyprus", even "blackmail", as Media reported and President Christofias denounced this week, Bildt denied :
- "No ! ", he clearly replied.
- On the contrary, invited by "EuroFora", to "reassure that the Swedish EU Presidency (7-12/2009) will keep a fair stance, based on principles", Bildt promised that "we (Swedish EU Presidency) will be very clear on all of the decisions taken by the (EU) Council".
He added, however, that "we have very numerous decisions that have been taken" by EU Council, as if he warned, also, on something else.
- "'I am not aware of any sort of statements coming out today''", Bildt started to say, on our reference to Cyprus' President Christofias" denunciation of Turkish lobby's manoeuvers this week, replying earlier to 'another"EuroFora"'s question during a Press Conference at EU Parliament in Strasbourg.
- '"I know the issues that you' are concerned with'", he added, remembering the statements he gave us when Sweden was chairing the PanEuropean CoE on 2008.
- "But, obviously, .. I think that Cyprus' Peace negotiations are extremenly important".
- And "'I think that we are at a unique moment in History, in the sens that both (Cyprus') President Christofias and Mr. Talat (the Turkish Cypriot leader), are personally convinced of the need to overcome the division".
- "It's 20 Years since the fall of Berlin Wal, but we still have a Capital in Europe (Nicosia) that's divided". ,
- 'I don't that we should loose any time in overcoming that"..
- ''We should be aware of the fact that success will bring great benefits, but failure, will also have major consequences. There will not be Status Quo' " It's a question of seeking a solution, or entering another situation, which is somewhat difficult to see exactly how that could evolve", he warned.
- "That being said, this is a negotiation for Cyprus itself", Bildt admitted.
- ''We (EU) can support, the (EU) Commission primarily, be technically helpful, and then, of course, there is a specific role for the UN, when it comes to the Cyprus' situation".
- "At least so far. It might not be for ever'. Certainly not for ever, but for this period of time", Bildt added, skiping now any reference to concrete threats on UNO's Peace keeping force in face of more than 40.000 Ankara's soldiers, contrary to some Press claims, (See previous NewsReports).
Replying to another "EuroFora"'s Question, if anyone might attempt to "impose a Deadline for the conclusion" of Cyprus' Talks on December 2009, Bildt avoided to speak of any precise Time-frame, and indirectly evoked the fact that 35 Years of Turkish Invasion/Occupation obviously durated too long :
'- "If I was from Cyprus, I would say that the Deadline was Yesterday ! '",
Bildt concluded.
Cyprus' Government Spokesman, Stephanou, reportedly pointed out that "a settlement is possible on December if Turkey changes its stance", accepting a solution for the reunification of the island based on UNO resolutiona and EU principles.

Earlier, EU Chair, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeld, highlighted an "historic opportunity" to "re-Unite" Cyprus according to EU's "basic Values"' (i.e. Human Rights) and 'Rules'", in a last-minute change of his draft speech to EU Parliament in Strasbourg.
The initial Draft spoke only about "healing" the island.
Significantly, Reinfeldt linked Cyprus' reunification with Turkey's obligations to respect EU's "Values" and "follow" EU's "common Rules" :
- What is "called Membership Negotiations" should lead, "at- the end of the day", into "sharing a set of common Basic Values (i.e. Human Rights, Democracy, etc), and following common Rules", stressed Reinfeld from the outset.
- "This is something that those on the Outside (of the EU), are now contemplating", up "to Ankara", for "a solution" on "Cyprus", observed the EU Chairman, immediately afterwards..
- "Both sides of Cyprus have been granted a historic opportunity to together reach an agreement on a solution to re-Unite the island, that has been divided for far too long", said Reinfeldt, modifying his draft text.
- "The Swedish Presidency will act ...in accordance with Commitments EU has made, on the basis of Criteria that apply", "as a Honest Broker", he promised.
- "To those on the inside (of the EU), allowing the membership process to become an opportunity to solve protracted disputes, can be tempting", he added.
"In such cases, we must find solutions that can benefit both sides, and open up a way forward. Otherwise, it would jeopardize the progress we have made towards EU integration", Reinfeldt said.