Macron/Mitsotakis: Cooperation on EU Defense Action v. Turkish Tension in Cyprus' Energy rich EEZ ?
*Strasbourg(France)/Angelo Marcopolo/- What Joint EU Actions in Defense might Trigger France and Greece in Cooperation, to Face with Vigilence and Solidarity a Turkey-rised Tension in Energy-Rich EU Member Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone, that French President Macron vowed that EU and France will Face withOut Any Weakness, as he stressed during his 1st Official Meeting with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, earlier Today, at Elysée Palace in Paris ?
More should be known only After forthcoming parallel key Meetings of the 2 Leaders, also with other Key Players, as German Chancellor Angie Merkel and, particularly, with USA President Don Trump, that Macron would see at the forthcoming G7 Summit hosted by France in Biarritz the coming Week-End, while Mitsotakis would visit soon Berlin and Washington, (See Infra).
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It's, Symbolically and Practically, from a pro-European Leader in France that Started, (after the Traditional National/Cultural Visit to Sister Neighbour Country Cyprus), the New Greek Prime Minister's planned Big Powers' tour, from Paris to Berlin and later Washington DC, etc.
In the Wider Context of a Joint Will to drastically Enhance Europe's foreseable Future, particularly in €uroZone, concerning Economy, Migration, Climate, and other Core Issues, French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Focused particularly on EU Defense/Security policy Projects, (before Strolling around the Eiffel Tower's Garden, under Discreet Security protection themselves).
Mitsotakis' visit at Elysée was Flanked by 2 Other Prime Ministers' visits, Earlier that of UK' Boris Johnson, and Afterwards that of India's Narendra Modi, as Macro was putting the Last Touch in the Preparations of the "G7" Summit at its Eve. According to an Historic moto, between the UK and India lies ...Cyprus, (as unique Mediterranean Island facing Suez Channel), and authoritative "Bloomberg" Press Agency had Warned that "Energy" would be among the important Issues due to be Discussed in that G7 Summit, so that the Fate of the Recently Growing (Ecological) Gas Findings in the South-Eastern Mediterranean Sea, where Turkey notoriously Bullies Cyprus nowadays, might be also Discussed there, considering also the Fact that Italy, France and USA and Italy have their Big Oil/Gas Companies involved on the spot, (f.ex.: ENI, TOTAL, EXXONMOBIL and NOBLE ENERGY, etc).
Speaking Earlier to "Figaro", the Greek Prime Minister had just observed, (on the Occasion also of the Recent involvement of France's TOTAL and USA's EXXON-MOBIL around Creta Island, initiated at the 1st Quadrilateral Energy Ministerial Summit between USA, Greece, Cyprus and Israel on 7 August 2019 in Athens : See: ..., etc), that the presence of Energy Companies from Big Countries in Eastern Mediterranean, can operate as a "Protective Shield".
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- French President Macron was more Straightforward : Just After announcing that Today's Franco-Greek Summit was due to Deal also with "the Need to Strengthen the European Defense", he observed that "Greece faces a rise of Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean" Sea.
=> Therefore, Macron stressed that, "in this regard, I want to Confim here all my Vigilance and my Solidarity, on this Issue".
- And he made it Clear that this concerns, "particularly", "the activities (WarShips and provocative Drilling) of Turkey inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus".
>>> Indeed, - "the European Union and France will Not show Any Weakness on this matter !", the French President Wowed, with an exceptionaly Hard Look in his eyes, (probably Indignated by the latest Turkish threats and/or provocations: Comp. Infra).
=> - For that purpose, Macron announced that he'd discuss with Mitsotakis "also the Additional Cooperations that we can undertake on this issue".
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Well informed Greek Diplomatic Sources, speaking to "Eurofora" after that Elysee meeting, for which they expressed their Satisfaction particularly on Macron's Declarations about Cyprus (Comp. Supra), were Tight-Lipped about these Franco-Greek Discussions on Cooperation in Defense, and referred to a subsequent Statement by Mitsotakis that a Final Appraisal would be made After the Completion of his imminent tour also to Berlin and Washington, (significantly evoking Big Partners that Macron, as the current "G7" Chairman, is due to Host at Biarritz's Summit during the Next Few Days, (August 24 - 26), as Angie Merkel and Don Trump, etc.
- But, Mitsotakis, already spoke, at the Elysée's Press Conference with Macron, about developing eventual "EU Joint Defense Actions", without specifying, (Comp. Infra), and Afterwards told Journalists that "Europe will not leave Cyprus without Protection".
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+ Mitsotakis : 1821 - 2021
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- "Greek People don't Forget : Our Relations (with France) stem from Many Centuries ago : This is Reminded also by the Year 2021, which approaches, with (the Celebration of the Anniversary of) 200 Years since the Greek Revolution" (of 1821), which Liberated the present part of Greece, (the 1st area of the former Turkish Ottoman Empire to become an Independent State), from almost 400 Years of Turkish Othoman Military Invasion/Occupation, since the over-Millenary Greek-Byzantine Empire's (330 - 1453) Capital, Constantinopolis' bloody Fall back on 1453. The Greek struggle for Independence (Accompagnies also by Other South-Eastern European Countries' Parallel similar Emancipation struggles in the Balkans), continued up to 1921, (when the Greek Army, then led by Danish-German origin Greek King Konstantinos, had succeeded to arrive 40 km from Ankara, after Liberating the Ancient City of Smyrne, before an U-Turn in Global 1st World War Policies, added to Internal Divisions, let Attaturk to Take Back an anachronistic Remnant of the Collapsing former Turkish-Ottoman Empire, which became nowadays Turkey on 1923). The landmark International Treaty of Sevres, signed on 1920, near Paris, by the most Brillant European and American Politicians, Victorious of the 1st World War, is another Historic Cornerstone of that Double Anniversary expected on 2020-2021.
- "There also, France's Support was Decisive. So that, our Common Past shows us the Way ahead for the Future", Mitsotakis characteristicaly pointed out Today at Elysée Palace in Paris, Smiling.
Navarino, Greater Europe v. Turkey, Victorious Naval Battle, in Greece's Aegean SeaPort of Pylos.
Indeed, it's around 1827 that the Historic Naval Battle of Navarino (in the Aegean SeaPort of Greece's Nowadays Pylos, at Eastern Peloponnese peninsula's Coasts) a landmark Coalition similar to De Gaule's "Greater Europe", formed by French, English and Russian Ships, succeeded to Win against a Turkish Ottoman Empire's armada, backed by some North-Eastern Africa's forces. The move was closely Followed by a French Army Expedition inside Peloponnese and Central Greece, which durated about 5 Years 1828-1833, (i.e. even More than the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, another offspring of Navarino). As also in Napoleon's expedition in Egypt (another country with unexplored yet Ancient Civilisation), the French Army Intervention in Grece is accompagnied by a Parallel Scientific Exploration, on the Nature, Geography and History of the Country (focusing on many Ancient Monuments, etc), inspired here by the Century of Enlightnment's idealisation of the Ancient Greek Civilisation as a phare of Freedom, Rationality and Democracy, expressed also in Arts. Later-on, was created a Permanent French Scientific Institution : the "French School of Athens".
Delacroix's Famous Masterpiece Paintings "Greece at Messolonghi's Ruins" and "the Massacre of Chios" (a Border-line Island at the Aegean Sea), notoriously contributed to create, then, a Growing Philellenist Popular Movement, (Extended also amidst Brittish People).
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- In an Interview, earlier, to French Newspaper "Figaro", Prime Minister Mitsotakis declared his Intention to work Together with President Macron also on "Cultural" and Political objectives, contributing to "make our European Future a privileged area", as he said.
- Mitsotakis added a Parallel mention to “Peaceful CoExistence, based on the Rules of Good-Neighbourhood relations and International Law", pointing also at Turkey, which Should act similarly, while announcing also his intention to Cooperate with President Erdogan on Common Challenges faced Nowadays, including Mass Migration.
+ But, Now, he also joined Macron's and other EU Leaders' previous call "for a Europe which Protects its Citizens and Guards its External Borders", (as the Post-BREXIT Referendum, Bratislava 2016 and Rome 2017 Exceptional EU Summits on the Future of Europe, have Started to Claim : See "Eurofora"s relevant NewsReports from Bratislava and Rome, then, at: ... + ..., etc).
++ In Addition, Macron called Today to "Accelerate" the development of "EU's Mechanism for Civic Protection" for Citizens, (already proposed, Decades ago, by Michel Barnier), and that he had included in his landmarl "Sorbonne" Speech on Europe's foreseable Future, and was as well as evoked Now by Mitsotakis, Urging for it to become "Permanent".
=> Most Important, in the Security Policy Agenda, particularly pertinent Nowadays for the Energy-Rich Eastern Mediterrean Region, the New Greek Prime Minister openly Pleaded in Paris for a Europe able to launch "Joint Actions on Defense", (echoing and framing Macron's relevant Call, Earlier Today : Comp. Supra).
+ In Parallel, even if at anOther Context, Mitsotakis notoriously Invited French Companies to seize New Opportunities for Investments in Greece, pointing mainly at Less Taxes, a Better overall Climat for Business Nowadays, reduction of Red Tape or Bureaucracy, and Other Facilities, while his colaborators also Added the Recently Growing Energy Searches and Findings in Eastern Mediterranean Sea, from South of Creta Island, until Cyprus, Israel and Egypt's Energy Rich EEZ, for which Israel, Greece and Cyprus, joined by the USA, and logically soon also by Italy, etc., Recently Decided to Create an "Energy Corridor" Directly towards EU's mainland, where Various Transport Infrastructure and Other relevant Projects are considered, (See, f.ex., among others, also: .., +... etc).
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Shortly After that Franco-Greek Summit in Paris, with Macron's above-mentioned Declaration on Cyprus a.o. at the Forefront (Comp. Supra), Turkish President Tayip Erdogan reportedly made several Provocative Statements, including to Insult EU's Solidarity with EU Member Cyprus as "Shameful" (sic !), while also Launching Veiled Threats, by Boasting that, "if some have not yet been Teached Lessons" from the Past, "they must know that we won't hesitate to give them the necessary responses", as he said for Eastern Mediterranean Issues.
Meanwhile, in Addition to Turkish WarShips' Bullying, (f.ex. earlier this Year, against an Italian Company ENI's Drilling Ship inside Cyprus' EEZ, See : .., etc), added to recent Excessive Claims for Extending Turkey's EEZ unilateraly until Egypt (sic !), narrowly encircling Cyprus' island, etc., according to various MAPs put into circulation by Ankara's regime recently, Provocations continued also with the illegal Drilling prepared by Turkey's own 2 Oil/Gas Searching Ships surrounding Cyprus, gross Propaganda spread in English-Translated Pamphlets against Cyprus' Energy developments, while hardly veiled Turkish Treats pop up almost Everywhere, etc.
Concrete Proposals on a set of EU "Sanctions" against Turkey, (including, probably, the "Freezing" of Hundreds of Millions € of EU Anual"PreAccession" Aid, etc), Ordered by the Latest EU Summit in Brussels since the End of June 2019 (See : .., etc), are due to be reviewed by EU's Foreign Ministers at their usual "Gymnich" Summit soon, and eventually Decided Politially at EU's forthcoming Summit of October 2019, After September's Top Level Annual Meetings at UNO's New York Headquarters, where Cyprus'-related Issues are due to be discussed on the sidelines.
Nevertheless, Turkish Authorities, at least for the moment, in Statements made just After that Paris' Meeting, reportedly Vowed to "Continue", "with the Same Determination", their Controversial Claims and Behavior at the South-Eastern Mediterranean Sea, (Comp. Supra). Erdogan reportedly Threatened anew with Consequences upon "those who Refuse to Learn their Lesson", and provocatively Boasted that "No Project can be Realized if Turkey" and the Occupation regime in the Territories of Cyprus controlled by Ankara's Invasion Army, "are Not Involved", (as if EU Member Cyprus' Sovereign area's and EEZ's Natural Resources Belonged to Turks)...
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Sarkozy and Merkel : June 2009 solution to May 2005 "NO" ?
- Will French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angie Merkel live up from June 2009 to their obvious Historic European mission to revitalize, and re-launch the "European Dream", after the series of 3 "NO" since May 2005 in France, the Netherlands and Ireland, by renewing, and changing the EU with fresh stimulus, big horizons, and values attractive for EU Citizens ?
Whatever views anyone might have, it's a Fact that, recently, EU's political spectrum didn't produce other more charismatic and popular EU leaders than Merkel and Sarkozy, starting from September 2005 and May 2007, respectively.
This trend was confirmed, in one way or another, both during the German EU presidency in 2007 (shared by Merkel with the SPD), and mainly during the French EU Presidency in 2008, (with Sarkozy "free" to move).
The positive 2009 EU Polls are a natural consequence :
- Both with 72% Sarkozy and Merkel are considered by EU Citizens to be "the most Influential" leaders in Europe, by far.
- They are the only EU political leaders to attract a Majority of "Positive" views by EU Citizens, (Merkel over 60%, Sarkozy over 50%, particularly in the continent).
- 60% of EU Citizens find the 2008 French EU Presidency "Good", (and the satisfaction grows up to 67,5% in continental Europe).
The Poll was made by "OpinionWay" in big EU countries as Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, (with the only exception of France), from 26 to 28 May 2009.
But the most important is that both Franco-German leaders seem willing to, at last, really start serious business on EU's indispensable renovation and Renaissance from 2009 : Year of crucial EU and German Elections.
Therefore, this time, the joint European move by Sarkozy and Merkel, which just published a common Franco-German Manifesto, aims to stimulate aspirations and action not only in their respective countries, but also in many other EU "partners", as they say.
Both on EU economy, social values and scientifico-technologic research, as well as on Turkey's controversial EU bid, obviously incompatible with a popular Political Europe, whose Citizens can find a collective Identity and popular Values, they have already started to magnetize various growing voices accross the European landscape :
"Today, more than ever, it' time for action", they stress from the outset.
Facing "an unprecedented Global financial and economic Crisis", "Europeans must get resolutely involved if they want for the World which is being built to meet their Values of Liberty, Solidarity and Justice".
"That's what we want" and "propose to our Partners" :
* "A strong Europe, able to protect us" :
- "We refuse a Bureaucratic EU, which mecanically applies burdensome rules and is afraid of change. We want a European Union which listens what Citizens have to say, which innovates, stimulates".
- "We want a strong and united EU in the World, while also respecting its Member States' Diversity", which "brings Courageous Replies to the Questions of our Times, ensuring our Prosperity :
This implies to "favor Research and Innovation", "Economic Coordination", to "develop real Policies on Immigrationn, Energy, Defence, and modernise common policies, particularly Agriculture".
* "EU must bring immediate replies to the Global Crisis".
- "Lawless liberalism failed". "The Model we want is that of a Responsible Market Economy, which favors Enterpreneurs and Workers, above Speculators ; Long-term Investment, over immediate profiits".
- "We appeal upon the EU to take, from June, the first decisions to ensure a real European Regulation of Financial Markets, based on coordination and cooperation". "On speculative funds, on fiscal heavens, CEO's and financial operators' earnings, EU must give the example".
- "We call to change the rules of accounts, which are important for our Economy's revival : The competent normative authorities must take action". "The issue of a sufficient Credit offer is of central importance for our Economy". "We don't accept that, during this Financial Crisis, the European Banks' capacity to lend money might be unjustly reduced by Capital's requirements and accountant's rules
* "During the German and French Presidencies, EU has resoçlutely prepared itself for the fight against Global Warming... EU is the 1st and only area in the World to have adopted a package of ambitious and legally binding rules to comply with International Aims"
- "We have now to convince our Friends and Partners, to get involved, in order to atteint, next December at Copenhagen, a Global Agreement worthy of whay is at stake. Our closer ally, the US, but also other big industrial countries, must commit themselves with the same force as the Europeans".
"Green Growth is a Chance ... and an opportunity to create jobs turned towards the Future. Europe must be a leader".
- But, at the same time, we must ensure that our companies remain competitive in the World. The ambitious European involvements on Climat must not lead into a position where EU industry might become a Victim of Unfair Competition. Climat protection and Competitvity must go together. If our International partners refuse to associate themselves to our efforts, we are determined to take measures to protect European Industry"
* "Europe must be more ambitious for its Industry" : "It must favor the emergence of strong European enterprises at a Global level".
- "As long as an International mechanism" to "monitor Public Aids at WTO level, and hinder 3rd Countries to give abusive subsidies to their enterprises, provoking unfair competition", is "not yet set up, we must consider Transitory European Solutions".
* "The current Public Debt is too heavy... We must head anew towards sound public finance, as soon as we'd have passed the crucial stage in this crisis".
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* Last, but not least : "Europe must play a top-level role in the World"
- "For that purpose, it needs efficient Institutions. That's why we need Lisbon Treaty". "The 27 Member States decided, last December (2008) that the Treaty should enter into force before the end of this year (2009)". To obtain that, June EU Council must agree "on the Guarantees for Ireland".
- But, "to be able to act, EU needs Borders. An Enlargment without Limits is not possible", Sarkozy and Merkel stressed in an obvious reference to Turkey, etc.
- "In order to be strong, Europe must assume its Values and its Identity". "Human Rights .. are at the basis of our commitment for a Peaceful Development accross the World".
- "For that purpose, we shall strengthen our common Defence and Security policy".
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* "We are ready to contribute to activate the EU towards the realisation of these aims, with our EU Partners".
"In order to succeed", Europe "needs the active involvment of all, starting by Citizens themselves. That's why the June 7 rendez-vous is important", and "we are calling all Europeans to vote".
"We are convinced that, if Europe wants, Europe can", they conclude.
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Precisely : - What can better forge "Europe's Will" than a "European Consciousness" emerging from political, democratic struggles to face Global Challenges, and open big New Horizons, including by crystal-clear Public Debates, with active EU Citizens' involvement, before the most important EU Decisions affecting People's lives ?
Precisely what "EuroFora"s project warns since 1997-2007, and unprecedented Majority Abstentions, since 1999-2004, added to 3 "NO" to EU Referenda in 2005 and 2007, proved meanwhile..
Let's hope that the Time wasted by some scandalous anti-European and anti-Democratic obstacles of the Past, will stimulate faster, simplified but substantial and persistent, efficient action.-
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