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Turkey-imported Mass Irregular Migrants' problem Divides an Otherwise Successfull EU Brussels Summit

Scritto da ACM
Friday, 23 June 2017
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*Brussels/EU-Summit/Angelo Marcopolo/- When "Eurofora" asked French and German Delegations whether they had sufficiently "Coordinated" the Timing for the Press Conferences of the German Chancelor and of the French President on the Conclusions of this June 2017 EU Summit, so that European Journalists wishing to attend Both, in order to have an overall view on the Franco-German EU "core", could have at least some Minutes from each, successively, (according to a Practice which had Started some Years ago, after several such queries and suggestions), Nobody didn't yet expect what followed :

 

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(Before)....


For the 1st Time in EU Brussels' Summits, new French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angie Merkel, suddenly Decided, at the Last Minute, to hold a ...Joint Franco-German Press Conference, (which, for "space" reasons, took place at a hastily refurbished, former "French PressRoom", traditionaly located Side by Side with the "German" one) !

 

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(After)...


But, these "Good News" for European Journalists, was partly OverShadowed by anOther, Different, and even More UnExpected, relevant Incident, (which, apparently, did Not depend so much from the Will of the Franco-German couple itself, but rather from a Wider Context : See Infra) :


 - Initialy Scheduled for around "12.30" this Noon, (accordng to the Official EU Council's Press Agenda, confirmed Earlier Today), nevertheless, this Meeting of the French and German Leaders with the Press, including "Eurofora", on the overall Results of June 2017 EU Summit, (the 1st to be attended by Macron), suddenly was ...de facto Postponed for an UnDetermined Time-frame, Later-on, Obliging a lot of Journalists to spend almost ... 2,5 Hours into Waiting, ... Standing Exhausted, at EU Council's corridor, in front of a Closed Door, (reportedly due mainly to some "Technical" issues related to Material Changes from a "Single" to a "Double" Press Conference's installations, Air-Conditioning/Ventilation matters, etc), i.e. up to, approximatively ... 15 H.!


This was an Occasion for at least some well-known faces of Collegues usually following the "Elysée" Palace events in Paris, to Complaint that, Recently, the incoming Macron's Press Administration would have Multiplied, according to them, several UnPrecedented Changes in the way various Press points were practicaly Organized, so that they'd often Obliged them, f.ex., to stay Out of the main Building's Rooms, at the CourtYard, until, finaly, this or that New Set up was completed for this or that event, (as, inter alia : the Weekly Pres-point on the Regular Meeting of the Governement, each Wednesday, etc), now Presented in a "New" manner to "Communicate", reportedly due to "Mark" a "Different" approach from the Past...


But, soon, it became Evident that, in fact, the Real Reason, standing Behind that 12.30 - 15H, almost 2,5 Hours-long Delay, was anOther, quite Different Factor :


- Indeed, while the EU Summit's 1st Day's Press Conferences took all place at an Unusually ... Early stage :  around 16-17 o'clock in the Afternoon, i.e. just 1 or 2 Hours after the Beginning of EU Leaders' meeting, to the point that, (added also to some other, also Unprecedented, UnWarned Changes in the "Security" Blockades around the EU Council's Buildings and roads, apparently not so well organized or communicated to Accredited Journalists this time), some, even among the most "faithfull", were, in real practice, Exceptionaly Hindered to attend on Time, on the Contrary, during this 2nd Day of Brussels' Summit, that Unprecedented collective "Waiting" Stand-up (Comp. Supra), was Too Long to be due merely to a simple "Technical" modification...

 

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Inevitably Exhausted, the Numerous Journalists who were, thus, practicaly Obliged to Stand Up, Waiting for almost 2,5 Hours at the Corridor (Comp Supra + relevant Photo, attached herewith), - during which, even the Only available Snack was Closed, without any pôssibility to have any Lunch at all, (not even with a humble sandwich, since also the EU Council's Bar had been, in the meantime, exceptionaly ... Emptied from any kind of "normal" food, until its Late Evening closure !), except from a Brief refreshing ..Glass of Water, graciously offfered, once, by an "Elysée" Press officer - realized that it was the EU Summit itself which had been, UnExpectedly, Delayed, at this Last Part of its work, Postponing its overall Conclusions for Later-on...

 

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But Why ?


Not even so Thorny, Serious and Complicated Issues as, f.ex., the recently Growing Need to Face Deadly Islamist Terrorist Attacks even against innocent Civilian People throughout Europe, or the Development of EU's own Security and Defence policy, as well as the Economic Situation, including several Free Trade Deals, the Fight against "Dumping", but also "Climate Change", "BREXIT" Negotiations' Start, and various Topical Foreign Policy issues, (such as, f.ex. : Ukraine, Russia, USA, Turkey, etc.,  did Not Delay at all this June 2017 EU Summit, which, surprisingly, Succeeded to End its 1st Day (Thursday) at a ...Record Short Time-frame, letting everyne Free to Go, already as Early as since 11.30 Last Evening, (instead of Prolonging it all up to, around 3 or 5 a.m. in Early Morning, as it used to be the case, Most of the times in the Past) !


On the Contrary, it seems that it was Only issues linked to that mainly Turkey-imported, Mass Asylum Seekers/Irregular Migrants' sudden Giant "Tsunami"'s aftermath, (and particularly a Controversial Re-Distribution and Re-Allocation of such Migrants between all EU Member Countries, according to a mechanism which seeks to Oblige the recalcitrant ones), which Provoked, alone, so many Contradictions, that it practicaly Divided EU Council, Delayed it, and exceptionaly HIndered it even from Publishing the slightest Conclusion on that matter...


Indeed, (according to the Official "Remarks" made, and the "Invitation Letter" send, by EU Council's President, Donald Tusk, to the 28 EU Member States), this June 2017 EU Summit in Brussels had, initialy, Aimed to Start Responding, with Concrete Measures, to the 3 Main Promisses that  EU Leaders made to "Protect" the European People, at their exceptional,  9/2016 Summit in Bratislava (Slovakia : Comp. "Euofora"s relevant NewsReports from the spot, then, f.ex.: ...) :


(1) Security/Defence, (2) mass Migration, and (3) uncontrolled Globalisation, (etc).

 

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* Thus, f.ex., EU Leaders immediately Endorsed (already from Yesterday Afternoon) a set of Measures for "Internal Security and the Fight against Terrorism", as well as in order to Boost "External Security and Defence", including, f.ex., to "Fight the Spread of Radicalisation On-Line", at the Web, "Thwart the Financing of Terrorism", and facilitate the "Inter-Operability of Data-Bases" for this purpose. After the establishement at Helsinki of a "European Centre of Excelence for Countering Hybrid Threats", A "European Defense Fund" (both for High-Tech "Research ", and for "Capabilities"), is due to be Added to a relevant "Industrial Development Program", while the EU launched  a "permanent "Structured Cooperation", and decided that "BattleGroups" 'Deployment should be born "permanently" by EU-Managed "Athena" mechanism.  


* This June 2017 EU Summit also fixed a 1 Year Deadline, for "Deepening, Implementing and enforcing the Single Market in All its aspects", (i.e.: Digital, Capital, Energy, etc). Extend and Reinforce the European Fund for Strategic Investment". Called for Action to ensure "a strong and competitive Industrial Base". As well as for "WTO-Compatible Trade Defence Instruments" (TDI) against "UnFair or Discriminatory Trade Practices and Distortions", in Addition to "Analyzing Investment from 3rd Countries in Strategic Sectors"'. It also "encouraged progress" in Trade Deals with "Maxico, Mercosur and Asian-Pacific region", while, in the meantime, Talks with "Japan ...pave the way for a Political Agreement" soon (etc).


* Moreover, EU Member States "ReAffirmed their Commitment" to the 2015 "Paris Agreement" in the Fight against Climate Change", and "Highlighted the OverArching Importance of an ambitious Digital Vision for Europe, its Society and Economy, with an Holistic approach", (particularly on the Occasion also of the Incoming rotating EU Presidency by Estonia : July - December 2917).


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* Astonishingly, all these various Issues, related to Europe's strengthening and development, were Dealt with, almost as Scheduled, quite Harmoniously, and in a Record-Short period of Time, (Comp .Supra),


    while, on the Contrary, it's only ... on Mass Migration matters, that June 2017 Summit appeared deeply Divided, almost as Never Before, Did Not manage to Complete at all its Conclusions, and Provoked a Surprizingly, big Delay, Wasting a lot of Time, unexpectedly (Comp. Supra).

In fact, it's Not about the now Obvious Need to ensure an "Effective Control of (EU's) External Borders", in order "to stem and Prevent illegal Flows", with "Vigilence on All Migration Routes, including the Western Balkans' route", and "making Full Use of ... the European Border and Coast Guard, and other Agencies, "Training and Equiping the Libyan Coast Guard".  Neither of the "Key Objective" that remains "the Disrupting of he Business models of Human Smugglers and Traffickers", as June 2017 EU Summit's Conclusions stress.


+ EU's Move in Brussels came at the Same Day that  PanEuropean CoE in Strasbourg was organizing an International Conference, including UN Officials, on the Fight against Smugglers of Migrants : - "Smuggling Costs Lives !", reportedly warned, inter alia, CoE's Secretary General, Thornbjorn Jagland, an experienced former Prime Minister from Norway and Head of Oslo's Nobel Peace Prize Committee.


- Indeed, "there is always Progress on the Issue of the Fight against the Cause of the Flight, and the SafeGuarding of the External Borders" of the EU, because  - "We (EU Leaders) are very, very United !", as German Chancelor Angie Merkel clearly stressed during her Press Conference with Emmanuel Macron, (See Infra).                  

* But all that well Organized, Natural and Well Functioning  European "Unity", among all 28 EU Member States, who had just Succeeded, these 2 Days in Brussels, into Dealing quite Efficiently with Numerous and Manifold, Various other Topical Issues, from Terrorism and Defence up to Trade, Climate and Digital Technologies, etc., (Comp. Supra),


    suddenly was Undermined, seriously Threatened, and, at least momentaneously, Smashed, by the Conseqences of ... Turkish Smugglers' sudden Massive Move to brutaly Throw an UnPrecedented Giant "Tsunami" of Mass Asylum Seekers/Irrefular Migrants, notoriously Mixed up also with several Thugs, petty Criminals or even outright ISIL's disguised Deadly Islamist Terrorists (as many Facts proved), without any Warning inside a wholy UnPrepared EU, up to More than 1 Million of densely packed-up individuals and/or Mobs, from whom Ankara's Government had systematical Excluded Qualified Persons, (as an EU Report has revealed in Brussels, Leaked to the mainstream German Press), almost All Heavily Islamized, Most Christian Minorities (who are, notoriously, facing the Most Grave Oppression by Armed islamist Gangs ISIL's Terrorists, etc) having been curiousky Excluded from that Turkish road, (to the point that even Pope Francis, who Wished to Invite 1 Christian Family of Refugees to the Vatican, Tgether with 2 Muslim Families, when he visited the overloaded Greek Islands, was Unable to Find not even one (1) such Christian Family, and was Obliged to take with him Only 3 out of 3 Muslim Families, (as if Christians did Not exist in Syria, where, nevertheless, they Traditionaly represent about 15% of the Population)...


The Turkish Government has notoriously Exploited those UnPrecedented Incidents, by exerting a Blackmail pressure on the EU, until it got Promises for ...3 Billions € during the next three Years, a relaunch of Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid, a claim for "Free Visa" Status to 80 Millions of Turks, (that would allow them to stay into the EU durng at least 6 Months each Year, whenever they like), and even a mechanism accordng to which, for any such Migrant Returned Back into Turkey, Ankara would choose itself anOther one, among the many "Camps" it has set accross its Borders to Syria, (known for their "permeability" to ISIL's Islamist Terrorists' networks, logistics, recruits, etc). So that, at any case, the Total Number of Irregular Migrants Smuggled into the EU through Turkey, would Never be lowered !)...


But Several European Countries, mainly the Central-Eastern EU Member States of the "Visegrad" Group, (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, etc), particularly after the Recently Growing Deadly Islamist Terrorist Attacks against Civilian People inside Europe, committed by various such Pseudo-"Refugees", or even mere Thugs, throughout Europe, (from Paris to Berlin, Munich, Salzbourg, Copenhagen, Brussels, Nice, Saint Petersburg, Manchester, London, etc), but even in the USA, have notoriously Refused to Yield to a Controversial EU Comission's mechanism for "Relocation" by "ReDistribution" of such Immigrants throughout All European Countries, (even those who Never had before any kind of "Muslim" Groups in their Land).


Poland, moreover, has been Shocked also by the Horrible spectacle of a Poor Polish Woman Atrociously Massacrated with a huge Manchette by a so-called Syrian Refugee hired at a Turkish Kebab Shop in Nearby Germany, (Reutlingen), which apparently belonged to an Islamist Fondamentalist Network, to the point that it made Publicity for ...Islamist Prayers (inside the Kebab Shop !). She was one among 6 various Victims also Brutaly Attacked by her Killer with that Manchette, and, after Critical Questions were raised by the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister of Poland, while even Public Demonstrations were Orgabized by Polish People at the spot where the Bloody Murder took place.


This was, notoriously followed also by the recent Murder of a Polish Truck Driver in Berlin by an Irregular Migrant coming from (and soon Returning Back to) Italy, after abusing of the Stolen Truck in order to Massacrate Dozens of Innocent People at the "Christmas Market", before fleeing at his usual Mosque, run by the Turkish DITIB.


As for Hungary, it has already received More such Mass Migrants in percentage of its own Native Population, than any other EU Member Country, (since almost All of that 2015-2016 Giant "Tsunami" of 1 Million People crossed its Borders)...  

 
The Czech Republic, (which currently Chairs CoE's PanEuropean Organisation for Human Rights, Democracy, and Rule of Law : May - November 2017), had Earlier accepted 12 such Mass Migrants, who had arrived in Europe at Greece through Turkey. But, after that Experience, Prague refused to receive not even one (1) more of the same, reportedly prefering to eventualy pay a Fine !                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
As for Slovakia, its Prime Minister, Robert Fico, inter alia, had reportedly Warned that if Groups ofradicaly Islamized Mass Migrants from Turkey enter the Country, they will be soon Asking to have also a Muslim Mosque there, so that, soon, even a over-Millenary Christian State would have Problems also from a Fast-Growing and Troublesome Muslim Minority hastily imported from the Turkish Borders close to areas controlled by various Islamist Armed Gangs until the Recent Advances of the Syrian Army. When Slovaks asked to Welcome, instead, some Christian Refugees from Syria, they Faced a Refusal, (since Not even the Pope himself wasN't able to find at least 1 Christian Refugee Family there : Comp. Supra). 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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+ Curiously, instead of Thanking at least those Visegrad (particularly Hungary) and Western Balkan FrontLine Countries (as FYROM, etc), which managed to, at last, Stop an Otherwise irresistible, UnPrecedented sudden Giant "Tsunami" unleashed against Europe through Turkey, i.e. succeeded, in fact, to Protect Europe by taking Control of their Borders without any Help, (See UN - IMO relevant Data, for the 1st Time revealed by "Eurofora", as early as, already since May 2016 : f.ex. .....), on the Contrary, some parts of the Establishment didn't find anything better to do than to Threaten and even Attack these European Countries still Resisting to Forced Islamization, by pushing, recently, to launch a series of Legal Prosecutions to the Courts against them...


- "I Warned" them, "They didn't Believe it". But,"now they can see it", soberly observed EU Commission's President Juncker, only 2 Days ago in Brussels, speaking on the sidelines of an EU Parliaments' High-Level Conference on Migration management, to Journalists, including "Eurofora", (See:....) ....


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+ So, instead of speaking about High-Tech, Satellite or other Space Exploration Modern and Ambitious Technologies, a Decisive European, brand New Initiative on Strategic TeleCommunications and/or other Innovative Digital Technologies, etc., (or, at least, searhing to find how to Protect European People from even more Islamist Terrorists' Deadly Attacks, which persisted even recently),


on the Contrary, this EU Summit of June 2017 suddenly started to Lose Time and Energy in a long and counter-productive Dispute, attempting to exert Pressure on Central-Eastern European Countries, where, in Fact, it all boiled down into the Question whether, or not, even More Muslim Mosques should be built, mostly for the 1st Time, in ..."Mittel - Europa",
probably Funded by Foreign States, such as, f.ex, ...Qatar, (that even Arab Countries, as Egypt, Jordany, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, etc., have just Denounced as Accomplice to Terrorism, and New USA President Don Trump Criticized for Funding Islamist Radicalisation and Hate, even Islamist Terrorism !)  


Like, f.ex., that Strasbourg' Western Suburbs' new Mosque, (that Qatar decided to Fund just after the "Charlie Hebdo" Massacre of critical Journalists in Paris, January 2015 !), recently inaugurated on May 2017 by an out-going "Socialist" Mayor... Perhaps, in order to make ...Competition to that Other, Saudi Arabia - Funded Mosque in ...Brussels, astonishingly Near the Top EU Institutions at Schuman Square, (mainly EU Commission, but also EU Council, etc), where "New York Times" reported at least one Deadly Islamist Terrorist recently ?


Isn't really a Pity that Europe was almost Divided into Opposite Camps, and Quarelled these Days, over such Issues,


instead, f.ex. to Inspire itself, united, from the pré-existing, Positive Example of Spain and Morocco, (Geopolitical "Bridge" between Europe and Africa), which have notoriously succeeded, all this Time, to keep Mass Irregular Migrants far Away from Tresspassing into Europe, (and quite Safe, away from Smugglers' shaky Boats which already killed a lot of People trying desperately to cross the Mediterranean, for Italy, or the Aegean, for Greece, etc) ?


Paradoxically, at least until now, it's only ...Turkey who got more than 3 Billions € per Year from the EU, in relation with that Mass Irregular Migratio of 2O15-2016, while, on the Contrary, almost Nothing Similar wasN't yet given to the Well-Functioning Spain-Morocco, pre-existing Positive example...


However, it would be much "Better" if EU helped to Keep the Mass irregular Migrants from the African continent, usefuly occupied, somewhere around "here", told recently "Eurofora" a Morocco delegate at the CoE in Strasbourg. _ "I think that we could do it"...


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But, instead of Focusing, all Together, into a concerted EU effort to Help Neighouring Countries keep irregular Mass Migrants closer to their Homeland and Cultural space (Comp. Supra), while also Protecting EU's External Borders, and starting really to Rectify the Harm provoked by that sudden, unprecedented, Giant "Tsunami" through Turkey, since back on 2015-2016,


    on the Contrary, the Divisions between EU Member States, provoked by that latter fact, appeared quite Hard during this June 2017 EU Summit in Brussels...


The Quarrel, notoriously Started to emerge in Public by an Exceptional INTW that Macron gave to 6 or 7 Traditional Newspapers, (as his Press Attachés had informed also "Eurofora"), in which, he made a very "Hot" Criticism of the Recalcitrant EU Member Countries, accused, inter alia, for "chery-picking" among EU's various aspects, as if it was "a Super-Market", taking EU "Money" but droping some EU "Values", etc., in line, and even Harder than his known stance asking from all Central-Eastern EU Countries to apply all EU Rules, including on the Controversial issue of Migrants' "ReLocation", etc.

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, reportedly replied that Macron was "a Newbie" in EU Summits, wrongly believing that he could "kick" on Central-Eastern EU Member States, and found that this was a "deception". Polish Prime Minister, Beata Szydlo, reportedly found that Macron would feel an "Antipathy" vis a  vis Central-Eastern Europe, and invited him to focus on "Facts", instead, calling for a Meeting between the New French President and the "Visegrad" Countries, which took place briefly, Earlier Today Morning.


All this led to a reported Break, during Friday's EU Summit's working session, which restarted Later-on, provoking the above-mentioned 2,5 Hours unexpected Delay (Comp. Supra), but also a "Blank" amidst this June 2017 Summit's official Conclusions :


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    - "Unfortunately, we have Not made Any progress on the issue of reDistribution (of Migrants) within the EU", acknowledged  the German Chancellor Angie Merkel, in Reply to a relevant Question, during Today's Joint Press Conference in Brussels, on the Conclusions of the latest EU Summit. .


    - "It was clear that we (the EU Summit of June 2017)  Could Not achieve Any progress", on this notoriously Disputed matter, she observed.


    - According to "My Vision of Europe", we should "sit Together at a Table", putting ourselves in the Situation of the Others, and "Find Compromises", Merkel soberly suggested.

 

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In this regard, even if she spoke about "Solidarity", and reiterated her favorite reference to EU "Values", (earlier made also by Macron), Nevertheless, she ddn't say anything about Coercion.


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- Macron was much More Critical  - "We (EU Council) Failed" to see "always Solidarity and Responsibility in Europe... There was No Balance ... in the area of ... Migration", he Denounced. "I am Not sure" that "we had always enough Solidarity". And, "from this ImBalance, the Doubt has been born", in his view.


- Even "France did Not act very Gloriously", he acknowledged. But "this is a Symptom of ...the Fact that we have 10% of UnEmployment", Macron pointed out.


>>> - "From that time on, there was a Lack of Solidarity to Distribute the Burden. That's a fact", he stressed.


- Therefore, "what we are Working on Today is to achieve a real Solidarity, a real Responsibility... for these Refugee Flows", Macron concluded on this point, Highlighting but Not Repeating here (at least Not Explicitly) some Harsh Words previously launched against those EU Member Countries which are Recalcitrant to a Controversial, Imposed "ReDistribution" mechanism, (Comp. Supra), any reference to which, was, finaly, ommitted in EU Summit's Conclusions.


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+ But, when he vas Specificaly Questioned about the fact that, "with Other EU Leaders - f.ex. the Poles", he had "Not Hesitated to make things Very Clear, and Say that they are Turning their Backs on EU Values", as Macron had reportedly Accused them to do, in a joint Interview to "Figaro" and some Other Countries' Newspapers Earlier, (Comp. Supra), he did Not Deny that, (even if he did Not Repeat Explicitly similar Harsh Words, No More :


 - "Regarding the Interview you have mentioned, ... I stand behind my statements, just as I said", Macron insisted.


 -   Since "I've seen what the (EU) Commission itself has said : It has Triggered a Procedure against Infringement", (allegedly made by Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, etc). Because "Statements were made, that are Not on our (EU) line, and which are also likely to Trigger a Breach of (EU) Treaty", he Denounced.


    He was refering to the Legal Procedures against "Visegrad" Group Countries of Central-Eastern Europe, that EU Commission's President Juncker evoked Wednesday Evening, during a Press Conference in EU Parliament, by Simply saying : - "I had Warned them. They did Not Believe me. But Now they can See it"...


     -  "I have seen the Viségrad States this Morning", added now Macron. - "We have defined points where we have a Difference, and where we will Continue to see an Exchange, in order to see and understand how one or the other is, and which are the constraints", ....We can have quite Different opinions on certain topics and values ​​....Nevertheless, we can continue to Work ....to Reduce the Differences", he concluded.


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    => Finally, the June 2017 EU Summit's Conclusions, on the Chapter regarding "Migration", do Not even Mention that Controversial obligatory "Re-Location" schema...


    - EU Countries' Leaders simply "invited" EU "Commission ... to Explore possible solutions to Alleviate the Burden on Frontline Member States", in a way Open also to Various Other possibilities in the foreseable Future, according to the Official Text.


     + However, EU Parliament's New President, Antonio Tajani, official proposal, made Yesterday to EU Council, for the "Creation of Reception Centres", f.ex. "South of the Sahara", to "guarantee the Safety of Migrants", "provide Medical care, Water and Food", as well as "Properly apply the rules on Asylum and ReAdmission", (i.e. something which could, obviously, be duplicated also to South-Eastern Turkey, etc), at least for the moment, apparently fell also Victim to that Division among EU Leaders on the crucial Issue of how to Tackle Mass Irregular Migration, since Nothing similar exists in EU Council's Conclusions.        


Similarly for EU Parliament's suggestion to "Build a New Partnership with Africa", including "on Major Opportunities for Growth in that Continent" : A point which was made, Recently, at the G7 Summit's Conclusions in Taormina (Italy), and suggested Nowadays by Tajani also for the EU Council, but was Ommitted Today, perhaps also because it might be taken over by the Forthcoming "G 20" Summit in Hambourg (Germany), on July 2017.


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+ Meanwhile, however, new US President Don Trump, will visit Poland, at the Eve of that "G20" Summit, where he will also participate actively to a special Meeting with the "Visegrad" and Other EU Member Countries, making a keynote Speech which is due to be "very Important", according to the Press service of the "White House" ...

 

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Benedict's "Source" to revitalize Europe : - "The World needs Hope", Pope says, calling to relaunch E.U. via Human Rights !

Paris - Lourdes - Strasbourg : 12 - 17 September 2008.

The vital need to re-launch Europe can be succesfully met by defending fundamental Human Rights of the People, said Pope Benedict XVI in his 1st speech in France, at his meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy, who currently chairs the EU.

Sarkozy replied by welcoming Christian and other religions' contribution to indispensable Public Debates on crucial issues which affect Human Dignity, Europe, even Humankind, as BioGenetics.

- "When Europeans will see and personally experience that the inalienable Rights of the Human Person .., those of their free Education, their Family life, their Work, ..their Religious Rights, ..are respected and promoted, then, these Europeans will fully understand the greatness of the European construction and will be actively involved in it", Benedict XVI stressed.

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- "It's important that during France's EU Presidency, there is, indeed, a desire for the Church to contribute to protect Human Person's integrity, and I think that there is also a growing Conscience, beyond any polemics, to defend Human Rights, and, thus, contribute to ensure respect for Human Dignity", added to "EuroFora" the Pope's Spokesman, Vatican's Press Director Federico Lombardi.

- "Nobody really told us here that Lisbon Treaty was good for this or that reason to the People. They only told us that we "had" to ratify it, and tried to scare us, but failed", said 2 Irish pilgrims to "EuroFora", after 2 Majority Abstentions in 1999 and 2004 EU Elections and 3 "NO" to Referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005, followed by the Irish "No" in 2008, during a Decade of EU Crisis since the controversial Turkey EU- bid (1999-2008).

More than .."224 cases of Murders, Torture, "Disappearancies" or Destructions" by "agents of Turkish Security forces", where all those responsible for so heavy Crimes still remain scandalously unpunished, despite regular condemnations of Ankara by Strasbourg''s European Court of Human Rights from 1996 to 2008, were examined the same week by CoE's Ministers, who decided to launch a fresh call "urging" the Turkish Authorities to end this dangerous "virtual Impunity" of criminals, without comparison to European countries.

- "Why not Ukraine, instead of Turkey ?", asked EuroFora a Journalist from "Kiev : the city where it's enough to cross the streets in order to realize that it's a European town", as Sarkozy recently said, before solemnly declaring this week, together with Ukranian President Jushenko and EU Commission's chair Baroso, EU's "recognition that Ukraine is a fully European Country, linked to Europe by culture and History".

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Europe's "Christian roots" and Values, with "openess and mutual respect" to other cultures and beliefs, were highlighted by Sarkozy in harmony with Benedict XVI.

The Human person should be protected "from his inception until his natural death", added the Pope, faithful to BioEthic principles defended by his predecessor and collaborator, John Paul II, of topical importance in France, Europe and the World today, as Sarkozy announced :

- "Fast and important progres in Genetic Science and procreation raise delicate BioEthical Questions to our Democracies", which "involve our view of Humans and Life, and can lead to Social Mutations. That's why they cannot remain only a business of experts", hestressed.

- "It's Politician's responsibility to set a proper framework for such Public Debates", as "France will do on BioEthics in 2009". "Religious and Philosophic traditions must take part, with their ideas and centuries' long experience : A positive Laicity is an open invitation to Dialogue", he said.

- "France engaged in Europe at another Debate on how to make Financial Capitalism more moral", and the "Social doctrine of the Church fits well what is at stake in modern Globalized Economy"

- "But, a "Real Dialogue is not for an elite of a Globalized world : It penetrates deep into the People : That's why Churches should actively participate : .. It's bringing New Oxygen to Public Debates", stressed Sarkozy.

- "Democracy must not be cut off Reason", which is "compatible with Faith", thanks to "the meeting between Christianism and Greek philosophy ", he added, referring to Pope's views. "It means to advance with logic arguments, search what's best and respect common principles of thinking :... It's an everyday need for Public Administration and the Political Debate", he added.
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Pope Benedict's 1st visit to France looked like the start of a brillant, manifold demonstration that this was well-founded and could become true in the lives of the People : After its Theoretical foundations unfolded at a "speech to the world of Culture", inaugurating Bernadins' cultural centre, and its dogmatic instrument shaped at an address to the Clergy in the Historic Notre Dame' Cathedral, he started to resolutely reach out to the People :

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The move went upwards like Bach's music : Begining with a call to more than fifteen thousand enthousiastic Youngsters gathered at Notre Dame's parvis with overnight celebrations, it gained strength in an impressive open-air Mass at Paris'central Invalides'area facing Alexander III's bridge, attended by more than 150.000 people, French Prime Minister Fillon, many Ministers, Foreign Ambassadors, etc, and culminated in a series of pan-European Mega-meetings at Lourdes 150th anniversary, together with all French Bishops, EU Commission's vice-Chairman Barrot, and some 200.000 enthousiastic People from all over Europe and beyond : After a Sea of Lights astonishingly braved Saturday Night's rain, an open-air mass at riverside fields among Pyrenees' Mountains Sunday Morning, was followed on Monday by a Sea of "Compassion" to those facing Health or Life threats, surrounded by an endless gathering of People, whose gigantic dimensions obviously surprised the organisers..

Meanwhile, Benedict had the occasion to speak to the French Priests at Notre Dame of Paris, and with the Bishops at Lourdes, where they prepare a crucial November plenary meeting, due to take important decisions on imminent EU debates and choices about Europe's identity, BioEthics, etc.
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- "A new way of thinking about Laicity has become necessary", agreed the Pope with President Sarkozy at Elysee. While keeping the "distinction between Politics and Religion, to guarantee Citizens' Liberty", "religion is important for shaping Consciousness and contributing, together with others, to create a basic Ethical Consensus in society".

- "Searching Essential realities", (as "God" for christians), needs "Speech : "Logos" in greek, i.e. Reason", "able to shape a Community","with creative work transforming Human History". But "Dialogue" is instrumental for "Reason", because it's the way to "search" for Truth", in "Liberty", according to Greek Platonic Philosophy, with Socrates' dialectics. "Reason" implies "Spirit and Liberty", hence the polyphonic "Music" of "Dialogue", in a responsible, "well balanced" way, to avoid "destruction".

Starting with a "Dialogue between christians and intellectual or artistic movements" highlighted at Bernardins' Cultural Center. with former Presidents Chirac and Giscard d'Estain, UNESCO's chair Anastassopoulos, etc., as well as representatives of Muslim Communities, (including a separate Turkish), after contacts with Jews at Vatican's Embassy, the Pope turned towards the People :

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To French Priests : "Church built on the rock" !
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- Speaking to thousands of French Priests at Notre Dame's Cathedral, Benedict highlighted a solid "Church built on the Rock" of conscious and active persons, transmitting "a lively, energetic and sharp" "God's Speech, actively working on Human History".

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"Praying together" with "representatives of Christian Churches and ecclesiastic communities", (as Orthodoxes, Armenians, Protestants, etc), he called "to reinforce the Unity of the church", against "any form of Division", around Holy Spirit', "the Word","Christ's Justice", and "Love" to fellow- humans : Essentials which "resume all holy scripts", as he said.

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To Young People : "New Horizons"
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To some 15.000 enthousiastic Young People at Notre Dame's parvis, along Seine's river, Benedict spoke about "the Energy of the Holy Spirit" and "the Mystery of the Cross" : - "The Holy Spirit opens New Horizons to Human Intelligence .. and makes it conscious of the real greatness of Christ's sacrifice, dying and resurecting for World's life".

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Some "may slander you as crazy, laugh at you, or even persecute you. But, "the Holy Cross is a symbol of God's love", and "givesmoral strength" : "Witness of People's pains, it's at the same time, a precious, unique expression of their Hopes", he told them at Paris' dawn.

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Invalides' plateau : "People chosen to become God's friends"
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At the 1st open-air Mass in Paris' center area of Invalides, facing the Grand Palais, along the river Seine, during an impressive gathering of more than 150.000, French Prime Minister Fillon, Ministers Alliot-Marie, Bachelot, Dati, Jouyet, Assembly's President Accoyer, Senate's Chair Poncelet, former 1st Lady Bernadette Chirac, former Prime Minister Raffarin, many foreign Ambassadors, and other political personalities were present. (While earlier, from the Socialist opposition, Paris' Mayor Delanoye, artist Robert Hussein a.o. assisted at the Elysee meeting).

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But the "Entry Song" focused on the "People chosen to become God's Friends". The September 11 mass was Dedicated to "Saint Chrysostomus, that great priest of Constantinople", with his "wonderful eloquence and great courage to face challenges", who "made out of despaired and godless people, a people of brothers", opening a possibility to "become all one complete entity", as Pope Benedict reminded.

- "Reason never enters in real contradiction with Faith", stressed Pope Benedict, who prepared his speeches for France during a short Summer rest at Brixen/Bressanone's Seminar, whose Library honors both "Faith and Science".. - "We must use not only our Reason, but also our Faith" : "Get away from Idolatry", "cupidity", "avidity for money, power or even knowledge deviating from essential aims", and other "falses appearances". and "build your Home on the Rock", "with the force that Holy Spirit gives to those who let it act in them", he said to the People of Paris.

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Benedict at Lourdes : - "Become Light (even) in the Dark !"
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- "Our World needs Hope", stressed Pope Benedict, addressing an impressive TorchLight procession at Lourdes' sanctuaries, where a Sea of Lights held by Hundreds of Thousands of People gathered at Pyrenee's Mountains from all over Europe astonishingly kept their flames despite a heavy Rain at a windy Dark Night...

- "150 years earlier (1858 - 2008), ..here, in the cave, ... a simple young girl, Bernadette .. saw a Light". "The everyday life of her Family was, however, made of Misery, Sadness, Sickness, Misunderstandings, Rejection and Poverty... It was hard to live in Jail". Today, "we think to all Human Beings who suffer : The innocent Victims who face Violence, War, Terrorism, Hunger, Injustices, Catastrophes, Hate and Oppression, Violations of Human Dignity and of their fundamental Rights, of their Liberty to act and think. We also think to those who face Familial problems, sufferings from Unemployment, Sickness, Infirmity, Isolation, or their situation as Immigrants, without forgetting those who suffer and die for the name of Christ", he said.

- "But the Shadows of the Earth, did not hinder Sky's Light to shine : <<The Light shines in the Dark>>" ..."A Way full of Light opens in Human History even in its Darkest moments" : ..."As Night falls, Christ tels us : <<- Keep your Lamps alight !>>."Hold a Light while walking in the Night .. sums up our condition as Christians on their way : "We need light, and we are called to become Light !", Benedict stressed to People setting in motion Lights, Flags and Songs with enthousiasm.

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"<<- She looked at me as a Person, who speaks to another Person>>, the poor girl had noted."Light emerges from such a Dialogue", stressed the Pope : "A small Flame called Hope, Compassion and Tenderness dwells inside those who return after being moved by Lourdes' experience". "Christ .. entrusts us with the Mission to let the Light of Charity shine : To make of our Prayers an Act of Love to our brothers and to Fraternal Charity", he concluded.

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