newsitems Ecology Super Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet for Innovation + Safety in Nature beyond Ideology
Ecology Super Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet for Innovation + Safety in Nature beyond Ideology
* 7.10 Saverne +8.10 Niederhaslach/Angelo Marcopolo/- Speaking to Journalists including "EuroFora" at the conclusion of 2011's Annual Congress of regional Natural Parcs, Super-Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transports and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, an experienced politician despite her Young age, to whom French President Sarkozy has entrusted also the Task to prepare (together with former EU and current succesful Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire) a strategic Vision for the Future, on the occasion of Next Year's 2012 Elections, appeared rather positively disposed towards eventually testing similar moves of careful but pioneer rapprochement between the ChristianDemocrat/EPP political family and at least some "Green" politicians and/or Citizens sincerely motivated by a genuin Ecologic movement, as recently in Germany, where even Pope Benedict's landmark speech at the Bundestag, pointing at possible convergences on the need to protect both Physical and Human Nature from dangerous Manipulations in these modern times, (Comp. "EuroFora"s recent NewsReports from nearby Freiburg/Germany, and other relevant "EuroFora"'s Publications, f.ex. on the 2010 CDU/CSU and "Greens"' Party's Congresses) :
+ She was echoed just a Day afterwards by the President of Strasbourg's Lower Rhein Department, the popular, Citizen-friendly Guy Dominique Kennel, (See infra).
- "We are in favor of Ecologic Values, without Ideologic barriers", stressed in particular Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, after a launching a call to boost "Innovation" also inside "Natural regional Parcs", (already more than 46 throughout France, and still growing fast in number and areas covered), in her concluding speech to NRP's 2011 Congress, topically placed this year under the suggestive Heading : "Naturally a Culture : Landscapes' Future Dynamism"...
+ Replying to Press questions, the key French Minister evoked, for example, among others, also the "Similar, if not Identical, concerns and Principles for "Safety" that "we have in France, as in neighbouring Germany and/or Switzerland, etc, (even if we don't always share everywhere the same views on everything else, as she said) : F.ex. in Energy projects, from checking anew if existing Nuclear Plants are really safe, up to prohibiting the obtention of Gas from schist in Rocky, Mountainous geologic formations, through a controversial method which injects Water in order to break up Rock layers, suspected to provoke even Earthquakes, particularly if it's used near Seismic Faults underground, (as f.ex. recently in the USA, earlier at nearby Mulhouse, and previously, probably at the 1999 Deadly Turkish huge Earthquake, etc).
She was logically accompagnied by Minister for Territorial Entities and Decentralisation, Philippe Richert, who was recently elected President of Strasbourg's Region Alsace : A Former Professor in Natural Sciences, and a long-time Ecology-motivated activist.
+ Kosciusko-Morizet's call to boost "Innovation" in Natural landscapes, concerns currently various concrete examples, as, f.ex. an EU-supported project to network in Fiber Optics' super-Fast Broadband an area of Villages at Bietsche, in order to "go against the Digital Divide" and allow also the for creative People to become able to live in Healthy Nature, according to an Electoral Promisse made by Sarkozy, as the 1st vice-President of nearby Moselle Department, Daniel Zintz, Mayor of Siersthal, told "EuroFora", pointing at a pioneer project which had been presented initially at an International Conference in New York..
Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet was due to speak also at the CoE, next Monday, in an interesting Annual Conference for Landscapes' protection, (See earlier "EuroFora"s NewsReports on CoE's Convention on Natural and Cultural Landscapes), on the topical issue of "Nature in the City", which is currently threatening a shaky "Socialist-Greens" controversial coalition in Strasbourg, in view of imminent plans to stubornly destroy unique Natural areas in the City, even in socially sensitive neighbourhoods, wasting f.ex. too much of Taxpayer's Money in order to Cut down many Trees aged 30 Years, demolish rare Sight-seing Hills and Historic Monuments older than 40 Years, restrict Freedom of Access to pre-existing Green areas by imposing walls of concrete and/or Metal fences, demolishing quiet and Safe Bicycle/Pedestrian pathways, etc, even contrary to well-known Petitions signed by Hundreds among the immediately affected Inhabitants..
+ Meanwhile, her main move was shortly followed, just a Day later, by even more specific Statements to "EuroFora" by the Citizens-friendly and popular President of Strasbourg's Lower Rhine department, Guy-Dominique Kennel, brillantly re-elected recently with a 67% large Majority in his own area, who was symbolically inaugurating a new .. Bicycle path between superb Forests and Mountains near Strasbourg (benefiting from a Direct Train link with the Airport and the main Railroad station), linking Niederhaslach and Urmatt, (i.e. the village where French President Sarkozy had launched, since 2009, a landmark call to boost EU's Forests, Nature and Agriculture with Modern Innovations for a Development without Unfair Competition nor Social or Environmental Dumping : See "EuroFora"s NewsReport from Urmatt, then) :
- Already, f.ex. we are accelerating the extension of Bicycle pathways in a more than 730 Kms long expanding Network due to link all Countryside, and, today, the amounts of Money that we Invest in Bicycle paths has become Equal to that which is spend on Car Motorways (50-50%). Meanwhile even the abundant Rivers of the area are recently being revitalized and cleaned up, producing healthy water to the point that we have also started to raise f.ex. many thousands of FreshWater Crayfish !", Kennel cited among various concrete examples. So, "we are ready and willing to develop Ecological approaches, activities, projects and cooperations in real practice, together with all sincerely Motivated People, but without Ideological Dogmatism", President Kennel replied to "EuroFora" positivelly.
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Decisively, today's grassroots' moves towards creating concrete but pioneer links between ChristianDemocrats and "Greens" among sincere, Values-motivated People (Comp. the above mentioned "EuroFora"s previous NewsReports from Freiburg 2011 and 2010, Karlsruhe 2010, on Berlin 2011, etc), appear faster and more spontaneous than we thought !
(NDLR : "DraftNews", as already sent earlier to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors. A more accurate, complete, Final Version is due asap.)
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It's important to create a synergy between "mutually stimulating" EU Countries' moves in order to overcome an "Unjust" Crisis "imported from USA", stressed new French Minister for Economic Revival, Patrick Devedjian, in Strasbourg, warning also that, while hoping for a vigorous Obama US Plan, nevertheless, "Time" is of essence for Europe...
In fact, it's EU's own interest to act Fast, before June 2009 EU Election, since, with Lisbon Treaty not ratified yet, it cannot face again the risk of a Majority Abstention, as back in 1999 and 2004, nor another "anti-EU" mood among Citizens, as in the 2005 French and Dutch "No", followed by the 2008 Irish "No", without endangering rare Historic opportunities, currently open for the EU, whose future is at stake.
From Social issues up to High-Tech Scientific Research, concrete action for Economic revival started from Strasbourg and its European dimension, for the new super-Minister Patrick Devedjian, who visited a Popular Social Housing and Infrastructure project at nearby Hagenau village, before meeting new leaders of Strasbourg's unified mega-University in a Scientific Labo at the Campus, close to EU Parliament and CoE headquarters.
Devedjian, who met also with all the spectrum of Local Political deciders of Alsace region, close to FrancoGerman borders, wants for deeds to meet the words, in real practice, whenever politicians speak about Strasbourg and Europe's development.
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Devedjan to "EuroFora" : "European coordination can act as a multiplicator by mutual stimulations"
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Devedjian was questioned by "Euro-Fora" on his expectations for reciprocal effects of coordinated European plans :
- "We are living in a (European and Global) system where borders are transparent : When we take measures in France, they produce effects also in Germany, in Belgium, Italy, Spain, or other EU countries, and vice-versa. "So, we can have mutually stimulating effects between national revival Plans, if they are somehow coordinated", ..."They can augment each other's effects, acting as multiplicators and levers". "As a State stimulates Local authorities and Private business, similarly, each EU country's economic revival plan may multiply the effects of other EU countries' actions", he told us.
- "F.ex., when I visited Strasbourg University's Scientific labos, they told me that part of the renovation, funded by France, is realized by German companies located only a few Kms away from the border. Thus, the French revival plan benefits also the German economy. And vice-versa : when Germany takes certain measures, they can have beneficial effects also for French companies"
In an era of Globalisation, "nobody can close and isolate himself inside a Fish-Bowl !", he concluded.
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Economy's revival starts from Strasbourg and Europe, for new French Minister Devedjian
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This could be one of the reasons for which the new French Minister for Economic Stimulus chose to make his 1st visit to Strasbourg, the headquarters of European and Paneuropean Institutions, in the Franco-German river borders at the heart of Europe.
- "It was President Sarkozy's idea", he revealed, adding also fresh "support to Strasbourg's European vocation, not only with words, but also with deeds" :F.ex., the completion of a High-Speed Train network, due to stimulate fast links with Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary and other central EU Countries.
- "This Crisis is Unjust for Europe, because it wasn't its fault". The greatest part of the "Crisis was imported from the USA, where problems are deeper than here'', in the EU. The Crisis "wasn't due to a bad managment by Europe", who was affected by problems which emerged elsewhere. That's why Europe must be united and active enough to face this challenge. said Devedjian, who has just won +5% in popularity...
- "I hope that there will be an "Obama-effect" also on Economy, and that the Plan of the New American President will be substantial enough to face this crisis, which is worse in the USA than in our area", Europe, he added.
"Economic Revival overcomes political divisions : F.ex. Strasbourg's Socialist Mayor "Ries agreed that State actions funded by Public Debt are justified during such exceptional circumstances", noted the Center-Right republican Minister.
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"Zeitnot" for 2009 EU Elections ?
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"My problem is Time", stressed Devedjian from the outset, at Strasbourg's University. "I have to engage 75% of funds in 2009, out of a total of 29 Billion euros", he explained later. "Monitoring will be of essence", because we must "avoid bureaucracy or delays. No project should get lost or neglected in complex meanders of adminstrative offices' moving sands", he warned.
- "I must create activities in the middle of the Crisis", he added. Questioned by EuroFora whether he aims to start creating some "hopes before the June 2009 EU Elections", Devedjian, a former leader of the Governing Political Party in France: UMP, did not immediately reply, but revealed, later, that he "hoped to start at least some Projects on May 2009, even if the bulk of Revival Plan's effects are "expected from Autumn 2009".
However, with only 30% of EU Citizens currently aiming to cast a vote at the forthcoming EU Elections on June, (See other NewStory), the coordinated moves' results are expected to be crucial for Citizens' participation and votes at the forthcoming June 2009 EU Elections throughout all 27 EU Member Countries...Thus, it's vital for all Europe's own Future that coordinated national Economic revival plans start to have concrete results and create hopes for new dynamics before the June 2009 EU Election...
A real challenge, since careful choices are needed : Our aim is to fund projects which "create activities", even "in the middle of the crisis", and have a "lever effect, attracting other investments", Devedjian said. Because the "Stimulus' Plan has 2 aims : A Tactical one : to create New Activities. And a Strategic one : Choose what can become efficient and useful also in the Long-term".
- "Are you ready ?", he asked Strasbourg University's new President, professor Alain Beretz, with some 700 million euros in his pockets for Education-Research in France. - "We are !", he replied.
- "The Minister's initiative can accelerate funds, and Time is important for us. This concerns the entire renovation of all our buildings", said to "EuroFora" President, Beretz. "I showed some Scientific Research Labos to Mr. Devedjian. But, If we had more time, I could show him also some Education Amphis, whose condition needs to meet Strasbourg's new Mega-University's ambition" to reach the 10 best in the World, as Prime Minister Fillon earlier anounced here.
(Devedjian kicks off his Economic Revival tour from Strasbourg University, meeting with its new chairman Beretz, at Scientific Institute Le Bel)
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Regional Prefectures should gather and select projects to be presented for decision before the end of January 2009.
A well-known close friend of President Sarkozy, who succeeded as EU Chairman to launch, in agreement with German chancelor Merkel and even British prime minister Brown, vigorous EU actions against the Financial/Economic Crisis, (starting from the 1st Historic Summit of EuroZone's Heads of State/Government, October 12 at Elysee Palace, followed by Washington G20 Global Summit), Devedjan will have a key role in the realisation of National and EU plans recently agreed in Brussels.
President Sarkozy is expected to arrive himself in Strasbourg, on the occasion of the official inauguration of its brand New Mega-Hospital, on the 9th of January 2009, at the eve of EU Parliament's session here, Elysee confirmed shortly after Devedjian's visit.
EU is due to review its economic revival plans at March 2009 EU Council in Prague, before the April 2 London Global Summit.
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Multi-facet concrete activities at focus : Stimulus Minister Devedjian at the Political, Social and High-Tech fronts in Strasbourg...