

UMP call to Debate at EU Election: A strong EU versus Crisis needs European Consciousness. No Turkey

Today's vital need to transform EU into a strong Political Europe able to overcome the Global Crisis, calls for a European Consciousness to emerge, something incompatible with Turkey's EU bid, and this must be debated by all at 2009 EU Election", for EU Citizens to have a free and informed choice, the Head of France's Governing Party (UMP) Xavier BERTRAND, replied to "EuroFora"'s question, joined by Prime Minister Francois FILLON and candidate MEPs symbolically at Ludres, between Paris and Strasbourg : A symbolic townlet which brings together History and Innovation, Nature and Industry, Human Rights and European crossroads. (See 2nd part, infra).
From Berlin to Ludres (Nancy), top calls from Franco-German Governing Parties not to elude a democratic Debate on Turkey's controversial EU bid at 2009 EU Elections unfolded :

The move echoed statements made earlier this week in Berlin, by German Chancellor Angie MERKEL and French President Nicolas SARKOZY, linking the current need for "a Political Europe with strong Will", and therefore "united together" with "an Identity and Values", to the refusal of Turkey's controversial EU bid, preferring a "privileged Partership" instead, while launching the forthcoming June 2009 EU Elections.
It also comes shortly after a Resolution adopted by EU Parliament on April in Strasbourg which asks all political parties to clearly mark and debate with EU Citizens their various programs on "Europe's Future", which will obviously follow differend paths according to whether it will integrate Turkey, or not. (See infra).
The Secretary General of France's Governing Majority party ("Union for a Popular Majority" : UMP), f. Minister, Xavier Bertrand, replying to an "EuroFora" Question, launched a call for all Parties involved in June 2009 EU Election to clarify their stance on Turkey's controversial EU bid, in order to give EU Citizens a chance to make a democratic and informed choice :
- "It's a question of Clarity, Transparency and Truth : During this Electoral campaign, all Political parties should be crystal-clear about this issue", Bertrand replied to "EuroFora"s question on some parties' reluctance to openly take a stance.
- "We have spoken clearly, included recently in Berlin, ... It's better to Tell the Truth in Politics" and "the right thing to do" in a Democracy, he stressed.
-" For us (UMP) it's clear : Turkey is a big country, and it can have a privileged partenrship with the EU. But for its demand to enter inside the EU the answer is "No !", the leader of France's Governing Party confirmed to "EuroFora".
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The substantial reasons for that, were made crystal-clear by France's Prime Minister Francois FILLON :
- "These (2009) EU Elections are not like others. To overcome the current Crisis we need a Political Europe with a strong Will, able to act, innovate and change things.. A main question is : Shall we let EU go into a slow routine, or will we give her the guiding tools that will make her able to succesfully face the Global competition"?
- "That's why, vis-a-vis the other side of the Ocean (i.e. USA, which always pushes to impose Turkey into the EU, from Clinton to Bush and Obama) we (Europeans) must defend our vision for a Europe which has a substance" :
- "We have a Culture. We have a Cultural Heritage. We have a Civilisation shared with all European countries. Europe has a common Cultural Heritage, a common Culture", Fillon stressed.
- "Europe claims also Moral Values, (i.e. Human Rights, Democracy) which forge our Identity, and outline the limits of this Europe. Humanism, Freedom of Thought, Rule of Law, are European Values. And these Rights are more advanced today in Europe than in the rest of the World, away from EU's borders. The Individual Person is better protected, more recognized in Europe than in other areas of the World."
- "Europe has a Soul, and must have an Identity. That's why Enlargement must respect some clear Rules about its Borders. Europe cannot enlarge endlessly. .. Europe must be organized around these Countries which share its Cultural Heritage, share its History, and share its Values" (i.e. Human Rights).
- "That's why our refusal to admit Turkey in Europe, is not a mark of hostility vis a vis this big country, .. But this refusal expresses our need to make a European Consciousness emerge inside clearly defined borders. And a European Consciousness will never exist if Turkey is inside the EU !", he concluded, largely applauded.

- "On September 2009, when we'll meet with (US President) OBAMA I'll tell him that, as long as he has not integrated MEXICO, we (EU) will not integrate Turkey !', added the President of EU Parliament's largest Group of MEPs, ChristianDemocrats/EPP, Joseph DAUL.
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While many non-executed ECHR's judgements of 1996-2009 condemning Turkey for continuing grave violations of Human Rights are due to be discussed in Strasbourg by CoE's Committee of Ministers at the eve of EU June 2009 Election, it's important to note that earlier Berlin statements by Sarkozy and Merkel, stressing their opposal to Turkey's controversial EU bid, were also linked to Human Rights :
- Sarkozy said, at this occasion, that, in his view, "an EU without Borders, is a Europa without a will, without Identity, without Values", (i.e. Human Rights). And asked : "If Europe doesn't defend its Values, who will do that for her ?"
- And Merkel, underlined that "We want a united Europe, and a good neighborhood," .."That's why CDU is for a privileged partnership with Ankara, insted of a full accession" "Our common position is the following : A privileged partrenship for Turkey, but not full accession", she stressed during the Summit between the Franco-German leaders.
Merkel spoke side by side with EU Parliament's President, German MEP Hans Gert POETTERING, indirectly but clearly making a reference (with a play of words specific in German language), to his recent statement, earlier in Strasbourg, to 'Berlin's March 2007 EU Summit, which stressed EU's wish to live united for people's happiness ("im glück vereint"), while celebrating EU's Charter of Fundamental Freedoms", i.e. Human Rights.
One of the Frontrunner candidates for new MEPs (2009-2014) at Strasbourg's "Eastern" constituency, Arnaud DANJEAN, made it clear, in reply to Citizens' questions : -"Turkey is a big country, fit for a privileged partership with the EU. But not for EU Membership, because it's not European. And Turkey is not European neither by its Geography, nor in History or Culture, nor from a Democratic point of view (given Turkish Army's power over civilians), nor in moral Values, ("because it doesn't even recognize the Armenian Genocide", while Human Rights' violations continue), "not even for our GeoPolitical aims, (since we don't want to have common borders with Iraq, Iran, etc)", he said, largely applauded.

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Barnier to "EuroFora" : EU - Turkey "Negotiations" are "for Privileged Partnership"..
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- For us, what is going on now, between EU and Turkey are "Negotiations for a Partnership", and "we don't know when they will end. We shall see" for that. But on the substance, "our position is clear : We (France's Governing Party UMP) are clearly on the idea that Turkey will not enter in the EU, but will have a Privileged Partnership", said the Head of France's Governing Party's candidate MEPs, former EU Commissioner and Foreign Minister, currently Minister of Agriculture, Michel BARNIER, to "EuroFora"
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With Sarkozy's photo and moto everywhere : -"When Europe wants, Europe can", French Governing Party UMP's leaders stressed that things were not as usual :
- "Now it's Time for a New European Voluntarism. Time to be Bold. The time has come to find anew the audacious spirit of Europe's founding fathers, as fex. Robert Schuman, Guy Monnet, Gasperi, General de Gaulle, etc. For audacious new industrial projects, as those of the creation of the "CECA" (Steel and Coal European Community), Airbus, Ariane rocket, the Euro, which protects from inflation, europan Sovereignity projects as Galileo (Satellite Navigation system), etc. We are glad to work together with (French) President (Nicolas Sarkozy), and find anew this boldness. It's a time for voluntarism, for politics", stressed the Head of UMP's candidates for new MEPs, former EU Commissioner and current Minister, Michel BARNIER.
Citizens have the Right to expect real Debates on European issues, instead of nationalist agendas and personal attacks by those who have confused EU Elections and National ones, he added, pointing at UMP's Program with 30 proposals, unveiled earlier today.
-"This new (EU Parliament's) Mandate (2009-2014) will not be similar to others. Because we are in a context of Crisis, and there are much more important expectations from Europe". A greater commitment is required by circumstances from all involved, including Member States. If might be necessary to rush, to set aside cumbersome proceduralism, what one was accustomed to. Fex. if we had to follow the customary procedures, the War between Russia and Georgia would not have been stoped in August 2008. The 1st EuroZone Summit which started to stimulate the Economy, would never take place, (etc). Because, simply, this was not the usual thing to do", said Xavier BERTRAND from the outset.
FILLON reminded that, in order to face the Global Crisis, it's on Economic Policies also, that "we succeeded to bring the debate at EU level" Thus, he invited EU Citizens to "participate to June 2009 EU Elections in order to strengthen EU Parliament which controls Brussel's Bureaucracy", voting "for a Europe wich has a Will and a Heart".
- "Let's continue to Change Europe !", is indeed the 2009 EU Election's logo for the French Governing Party UMP.
-"Sarkozy sometimes had to rush, to push hard for things to be done, (during the 2008 French EU Presidency), but, at the end, main decisions were taken by Unanimity" among EU's 27 Member States, including old and new Central-Eastern European Countries, observed Joseph DAUL.
"As 66% of German People believe too, it's together that Europeans will succeed to overcome this Global Crisis". "European Solidarity already went beyond EuroZone, to include even other EU Member States"; he added.
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Similar moves on Turkey's controversial EUI bid were, indeed, multiplying, in various ways, at several EU Member Countries :
F.ex. in Austria, the governing party confirmed recently that it has promised a "Referendum on Turkey". In Germany, the CSU party leader, the Bavarian Horst SEEHOFER, has recently asked also for "a Referendum on Turkey" throughout all Germany. Cyprus Government's stance for Turkey's "full membership, if it fully meets the conditions", was challenged in favor of the Franco-German view by 4 other parties' candidates, including main opposition's Top MEP CASULIDES, (DHSY, Europarty, Socialist, DHKO, etc). In Holland, the mainstream parties appear concerned by a risk to lose voters in favor of other movements, more critical on Turkey's controversial EU bid, if they don't make their position crystal-clear. Even in the UK, eurosceptics loudly denounced Turkey's EU bid, added to "Veritas" party, present throughout the EU. Some surprises cannot be excluded, at least partly, even in Slovakia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, etc.
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All these moves were often kind, but clear replies to Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davoutoglou's demand, earlier the same day, while meeting with out-going EU Commissioner on Enlargment, Finnish Socialist Oli Rehn, for EU Countries not to make of Turkey's controversial EU bid "an Internal (sc !) issue", as he said for EU's enlargement. He echoed Turkish Prime Minister Edogan's earlier demands in Brussels to dissuade EU Cizitens to discuss Turkey's controversial EU bid during June 2009 EU Elections. It can be also be taken as a reply to Turkish Prime Minister Abdulah Giul's earlier claim that "politicians come and go" (referring to Sarkozy and Merkel), and that Turkey could, later-on, "close negotiation chapters in 5 minutes !"..
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Socialists elude Turkey's issue, while their voters are Divided ?! ..
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Curiously, however, both at an EU level and in some big countries as France, Socialist parties seem ...reluctant to participate to a Public Debate on Turkey's controversial EU bid :
- French Socialist leader Martine AUBRY, both earlier in Strasbourg and this week in Paris, while she kept on criticizing Sarkozy for secondary matters or national policy issues, on the contrary, she ommitted any reference to Sarkozy and Merkel's famous statements on Turkey's controversial EU bid, made in Berlin from Sunday..
Experienced observers guessed that this Paradox may be due to the fact that, while most French "Socialist" Politicians favor Turkey's EU bid, on the contrary, more than 42% of the People usually voting for them, are against, according to recent Polls.. .
On EU level also, President of EU Parliament's Socialist Group, German MEP Martin SCHULTZ replying to a "TCWeekly" question earlier in Strasbourg, said that his group prefers to give priority on the Global Financial Crisis, instead of Turkey's issue.
A d French Socialist leader Martine AUBRY, even if she had previously underlined her personal stance in favor of Turkey's EU bid, whenever Ankara might be "ready", on the contrary, she reportedly didn't say anything in reply to the Sarkozy - Merkel joint Berlin Statements, during an important political meeting she held afterwards..
- "I don't know if and when Turkey might fullfil the Human Rights, Democracy and Economy criteria. We shall see. But we (i.e. the Socialist Party) are in favor of the principle of Turkey's entry into the EU", said later to "EuroFora" French Socialist MEP Catherine TRAUTMANN, head of PS' candidates for the Eastern region, including Strasbourg. "Turkey has been a candidate for a long time (NDLR : since 1999's Socialist Governments in Germany, France, the UK, Greece, etc, and the 1st Majority Abstention in EU Elections) and the rules must not be changed afterwards", she added , (apparently forgeting that 27 EU Governments already decided in 2006 and 2007 that negociations with Turkey are "Open-Ended", i.e. might end into a Privileged Partnership and not accession)... "Turkey must be judged with same rules as other countries, and without Discrimination", Trautman added, curiously forgetting the "No" previously said by the EU to Moroco..
A point that Fillon's speech at Ludres, following Sarkozy's statements in Berlin with Merkel, ...already adressed, since the criteria they apply on Turkey can obviously be applied equally to any other country : F.ex. Moroco, Algeria, Tynesia, Egypt, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Dubai, etc., and many other Non European States accross the World, with which France and EU often have close, good, or even excellent relations.
But even Socialist MEP Trautman seemed to have a few Reservations on Turkey : - "At the same time, we (EU) must see if we want Turkey to play a certain role in a geopolitical area, or not. The USA are pushing for that, but USA are not confronted with the problem of Integration of such a big country as Turkey. So, they have only a GeoStrategic point of view. That's why we (EU) don't have to do anything Americans tell us. They (USA) don't decide for us (EU)", she tried to differenciate a bit.. But, once again, she simply came back to the Turkey in the EU position, noting that "Turkey was a member of the (paneuropean) CoE", (the paneuropean oganization with 47 Member States, including Azerbaidjan, etc), since the Cold War period..
However, Trautman's sayings to "EuroFora" naturally cannot be taken as of equal authority as a clear Public Declaration made at the Top level of Socialist Party's leadership, .. which remained, curiously, too discreet on Turkey...
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But, paradoxically, it's a Socialist MEP from Hungary who drafted an interesting Resolution, timely adopted by EU Parliament in Strasbourg on April 2009, asking from all Political Parties to clearly debate on their different Projects about Europe's future...
The reply to be given to the key - Question "what kind of Europe do we want in Future", is so obviously affected by the choices made on Turkey's controversial EU bid, (fex. on Human Rights and Democracy, Geographical Borders and History, Culture and Identity, Social Cohesion and levels of Education, Science/Technology and Economy, close, popular links to EU Citizens or Bureacratic contempt, etc), that Sarkozy has even explicitly included the question of Turkey as a key part of the issue of "Europe's Future" : This was stressed in his 2007 Speech on Europe in Strasbourg, in the compromise he offered to EU Commission on August 2007 (to continue negotiations on condition to freeze 5 Chapters linked to Accession and start a reflection on "Europe's Future", etc), up to these 2009 January and May statements on June EU Elections..
Moreover, rumours by experienced sources inside the EU, coming from a period previous to 1999's controversial decision to give Turkey a "Candidate" status, already earmarked the Year 2013 as probably the most "crucial" moment for decisions on Turkey, because of changes expected on EU's Financial Perspectives (fex.on Agriculture or Regional Funds, etc). I.e. during the 2009-2014 Mandate of MEPs who will be elected by June 2009 EU Elections ! Otherwise, afterwards it risks to be too late for EU Citizens...
Unless things change, in the few time available before the June 4 to 7 Elections..
But are 2 Weeks enough for a clear and serious Debate, to give a real chance for 350 millions of EU Citizens to be informed and think before deciding ?

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The recent paradox of freezing EU Talks with front-runner Croatia, while continuing controversial EU - Turkey talks, despite Zagreb's acceptance of Refugees' Human Rights to return, that Ankara refuses fex. in Cyprus, while both have "Good Neighborhood" problems vis a vis Slovenia, or Greece, Cyprus and Armenia respectively, can it be justified by the non-fullfilment of EU criteria, as Slovenia says, or, is it "Double Standards" ?
The question became unavoidable after statements by Presidents of Slovenia and Croatia, Tuerk and Mesic, respectively, to "EuroFora", exclusively or among Strasbourg's journalists this week at the CoE, on the sidelines of its 2009 Summer University for Political Schools, which topically brought them together as successive key-note speakers.
Comming only a few Months before EU checks Turkey's compliance to its commitments on Cyprus, etc., scheduled for December 2009, this obviously has a special importance for the coherence of EU Enlargement's principles.
Suspension of EU Negotiations is a normal consequence in case of a Candidate Country's failure to fullfil EU Conditions, such as "Good Neighborhood relations", stressed at first Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk, current CoE's chair.
But, regarding EU's Criteria, there shouldn't be any "Double Standards", reacted Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, commenting the fact that Turkey's controversial EU negotiations continue, while they were recently "freezed" in the case of Croatia, an "unquestionably European Country", which oficially accepts to respect Refugees Human Rights, contrary to Ankara's notorious refusals or reluctance.

Questioned earlier what "consequences on EU's Enlargement policy" can have the "Ban on EU Membership Negotiations", imposed to Croatia, Tuerk replied that "this question comes down to the fulfillement of (EU) Criteria for membership. One has to look at each Candidate Country ., from the point of view whether it fullfils the Criteria that EU has set. One of them are Good Neighborhood Relations, I'd like to remind. And also, there are other factors, such as Justice, Home affairs, Rule of Law, and others".
- "Now, ..Candidate Countries are at Different Levels of fulfillement of Criteria", he observed.
- " Croatia is obviously the closest to that. I'm rather optimistic : I think that in the coming Months we'll have an opportunity to look at all these issues constructively and hopefully we'll be able to make progress". "My main concern, at this point, is the situation in Bosnia : We haven't seen enough progres domesticaly. We haven't seen enough during ..political parties within their country.We need a New Energy, a new energetic move towards the Candidature for EU membership. "Other (Western Balkan) Countries (Serbia, Montenegro, FYROM, Albania) have been making soaring Progress, and I think that they should be ready, in a few Years, for the Candidate status".
- "As far as the Western Balkans are concerned, .. nobody should be left outside" the EU, Slovenian's President concluded, ommitting to mention Turkey's controversial EU bid.
- "This process may be seen as Slow, but.. Slovenia has also has also been exposed to various "Booms of Slowness" in our accession period. But now we can say that the process was relatively quick, because changes which occur after becoming EU member, are quite large, and they require proper Preparations before the (EU) membership becomes a new factor, an impacting line for a new (EU) member country".
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EU "Solidarity" ?
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Slovenian statements made some participants from certain 3rd Countries as FYROM, etc. claim that "the Principle of EU Solidarity" would "produce a.. rising European Union Nationalism (sic !), against Non-EU Countries", as they said, asking unhappy foreign countries to form a "bloc" to exert pressure on the EU...
But Croatian President Stjepan Mesic dismissed that, supporting "EU Integration", "after the Economy also in Political" issues, as "the achievement" of our times. In EU there is "diversity, but it's United", he stressed, "EU has to be United so that it can become a central factor of Peace" also at the surrounding areas, he replied.
Speaking later exclusively to "EuroFora", the experienced twice President of Croatia, former President of the International "Non-Aligned" movement, denounced "Double Standards" in the way EU treats recently Croatia compared to Turkey :
- "I think that there shouldn't be Double Standards", stressed the Croatian President, in reply to a Question comparing the freeze of EU - Croatia talks, with the continuation of EU - Turkey talks, despite the fact that Croatia is an "unquestionably European country", while Turkey's EU bid is notoriously controversial.
Mesic was reacting to the observation that, even if he confirmed his "respect of Refugees' Human Rights to return, etc. (See infra), nevertheless, EU talks are suspended with Croatia.. While for oher, controversial candidates, who refuse to respect Refugees' Rights to return, etc., as fex. Turkey does in occupied Cyprus and elsewhere, EU negotiations continue".
- "I believe that Croatia's accession will confirm that all European Countries who fulfill all of the Conditions and achieve European Standards, have to join the EU. There shouldn't be any Double Standards", went on to add in reply President Mesic.
In this relation, Croatia's President found "of paramount importance", CoE's "mechanisms enforcing ECHR's judgements"
- "On Refugees and Displaced persons, the process will be completed only after the last person demanding to return will be allowed to do so !", President Mesic Croatia stressed earlier, setting a general standard of obvious importance also for otherr candidates, as f.ex. Turkey, often accused to exclude or heavily restrict Greek Cypriot Displaced persons' return to their Family Homes and ancestral land, provoke difficulties to Turkish-Kurd IDPs return to their home regions at the South-East, etc.
Some "2.000 People are still reported Missing" in former Yugoslavia, for some Years, (as in Cyprus, modern Europe's oldest case, for 3 Decades. Nagorno-Karabach, Tcecnya in Russia, etc, more recently), and Investigations "will only be completed after establishing the fate of the last one of them", he added.
Speaking earlier on "War Crimes", President Mesic stressed that "Leaders are responsible for (the) Wars (of the Past), not the People", and called against Impunity : "Individuals have to be held Responsible for Crimes. International Penal Tribunals have to persecute those individuals", perpetrators of War Crimes, he underlined.
Such statements naturally made Mesic rather popular at ECHR, whose President, French EuroJudge, Professor Jean-Paul Costa, looked particularly smiling when he welcomed him later on Wednesday afternoon, after Slovenian President Daniko Tuerk earlier this week.
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