German Chancelor Merkel : Asylum Seakers + Migration = Giant Challenge for EU
*Brussels/EU Summit/Angelo Marcopolo/- "The Refugee and Migration Issue" is "the Biggest Challenge that I have seen ... concerning the EU , ... a Giant Task, waiting to be fulfilled", stressed German Chancelor Angie Merkel, speaking to Journalists, including "EuroFora", in a Press Conference at the conclusion of the 1st Day of June's EU Summit in Brussels, particularly busy also with various other Challenges, such as also the Financial and Economic Crisis, Greece, etc.
- Earlier Today, the EU Summit discussed "the Entire Dimension" of that topic on "Migration and Refugees" "for Several Hours", "Intensively", a nd "we (EU) Decided that we want to assist 60.000 People", (40.000 who have already arrived, through the Mediterranean Sea, in countries such as Italy and Greece, etc., and another 20.000 People, who are fleeing Civil Wars, etc., and that we Want to take in the EU, (as, f.ex. Germany has already done with "many Thousands of Syrian Civil War Refugees"), etc.
=> To that effect, there will be a ReDistribution among EU Member States "on a Voluntary Basis", but, hopefuly, with the participation and involving all Countries, (f.ex. each one as it deems adequate), she anounced.
- On this occasion, we (EU) have Discussed also "the Different Concerns of each Member State", "the various Refugee Routes", and "How we can Tackle better the Causes of Flight", "how we can better use our Development Aid", and "Cooperate with African Partners", in this regard : Something for whicb, the forthcominng EU - Africa Summit prepared in Malta this Autumn, will obviously be "Crucial", Chancelor Merkel pointed out.
For the time being, it's true that "there are very Differend approaches", between various EU Countries, particularly as far as it concerns the "Sensitive matter" of "whether a ReDistribution would be Voluntary, or Not Voluntary" (Comp. Supra), she acknowledged, in reploy to further critical Questions.
- At any case, "there is just a Firm desire of many Member States that their Particular situations should be Respected", with regard to EU Commission's initial proposals,the German Chancelor admited :
- F.ex., "some Member States are very concerned about Average. These are not only Italy and Greece", Merkel observed. While, "Hungary, ..has faced, earlier this year, the Biggest Percentage of Refugees per Inhabitant", and, comparatively, perhaps the largest augmentation of Asylum-Seekers, comming mainly from South-Eastern Balkan Countries, she observed. While, "some (other) countries believe that they must also include Future Potential Refugees : F.ex. from Ukraine, etc. But "others, already feel very much Affected, as, f.ex. Bulgaria, which is subjected to High Pressure ", she described, (providing an obverall Picture, which obviously points at Libya and Turkey as the main Transit trouble-spots, Southwards and Eastwards, respectively).
But, at any case, for the moment, "the Good News is that all have felt Committed to Tackle that Issue, and that, Today, we decided to "Help 60.000 People", Merkel noted in Conclusion.
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Brixen-Bressanone/ACM/3.8.08
An appeal to make the "World more Human", by defending basic Human Values, helping those in need, and paying hommage to Nature, figured high in Pope Benedict's long-awaited speech at his "First Angelus" in the symbolic, beautiful historic small town of Brixen/Bressalone at the Alpes.
- "No Dictature, nor any destructive force can rob us of the most important goods wich are God's gift", stressed Pope Benedict, referring to elementary Human Values, in a last-minute improvisation of his draft speech, before launching also a call to "help those in need", in order to "make the World more human".
- "Jesus is the focus .. In him is Justice and Freedom", said earlier Brixen's Bishop Wilhelm Egger, after prayers including calls to "Truth, Justice and Freedom", read at a Mass of thousands in the town of Archangel Michael, known as defender of christians against the devil.
In what looks as a reference to BioEthics' dillemas of crucial impportance, raised at Strasbourg's unique in the World legally binding International Treaty on BioMedicine and Human Rights (1998, with the "hottest" issues added later through additional protocols, some of whom are imminent), he spoke also of the splendid "Nature" at this Alpen's ressort : This fits well Vatican's earlier anouncement that Pope Benedict's "prayer intentions for August" are mainly to "respect God's design for the world", and "become ever more aware of the great gift of God which Creation represents for us".
- "The most important things in our lives cannot be bought, but are only given as holy gifts : The Sun and its Light, the Air that we breath, the Water, the beauty of Earth, Love, Friendship, Life itself", Pope Benedict added, extending also to Natural Environment, another topical issue after recent Climatic upheavals at several parts of the World.
The "preparation of Pope Benedict's visit to France", which currently heads the EU, at mid-September, among exceptionaly important Council of Europe meetings on Human Rights in Paris and Strasbourg, is part of his work, together with his "book on Jesus", during brief Summer Holidays in Brixen, said his Spokesman, Federico Lombardi.
- The Pope's message is mainly religious, theological. But we are living in a concrete world, and ideas may be taken by readers as references to the actuality. However, it's better to wait to se what the Pope will say in Paris and at Lourdes, added to EuroFora Lombardi, who is also Director of Vatican's Press Office.
Brizen/Bressanone is similar to Strasbourg by succeeding to make a fertile synthesis of Germanic and Latin sources of Europe, like the two local rivers who meet at the historical center of the town, among spectacular ressorts at mountains' hights.
Headquarters for an Historic Religious Seminar, it attracted recently also a Free University's Educational studies. Well-known as a long-time preferred rest place for former cardinal Radzinger and his brother Georg, it includes areas named "St Benedeto" and "St George"...
But Pope Benedict's first speech gave also another symbolic rendez-vous :
- "Next Wednesday, August 6, we shall commemorate the 30st anniversary from the death of late Pope Paul VI", who "concluded Vatican II", and "the Transfiguration of Jesus, mystery of the divine light, which exerced a unique fascination to his soul", he said to some 12.000 applauding People, among the happy few who succeeded to have a rare place for an open-air Mass inside the Domplatz a particularly sunny day at the Alpes.
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