newsitems New ACAL Region Prefect Fratacci to Eurofora on French+Swiss President Visit+EU core 5 Borders asset
New ACAL Region Prefect Fratacci to Eurofora on French+Swiss President Visit+EU core 5 Borders asset
*Strasbourg/Prefectoral Palace/Angelo Marcopolo/-The Prefect of the New Big East Region of France, which Borders 2 German Laender, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium, at EU's core, Stephane Fratacci, replying to "Eurofora"'s Questions, on the occasion of his 1st Annual Meeting with Strasbourg's Journalists, Welcomed the forthcoming Visit of the French and Swiss Presidents, Francois Hollande and Johann Schneider-Ammann at nearby Colmar's World Famous "UnterLinden" Museum's Spectacular ReNewal, and Stressed the Potential Attractivity and the Advantage that has, both for Culture and Economy, the Fact that the New "ACAL" Greater Region links 5 European Countries' Borders at EU's core, (bringing Together France, 2 German Laenders, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium).
- "Yes, the President will be at Colmar, (the Date after Tomorrow), on Saturday, I will also be present (even if the Technical Details are entrusted at the level of "Haut-Rhin" Department, under his Supervision), and I think that we shall see eachother there", ACAL's Super-Region Prefect reacted Smiling.
+ Fratacci also Defended, as a Real Advantage for the Attractivity of Colmar's World Famous Museum, (recently Refurbished with a Brand New and Ambitious Urban Extension, that his hyper-Active Mayor - an Experienced former long-time CoE Assembly's and/or CLRAE Member since the 1990ies - had already anounced since 2010), the notorious Fact that Most Visitors reportedly come from Germany, Switzerland and/or Other European Countries, (including even the USA).
Both by its Actual Contents, of Classical or Modern Art, and, moreover, by eventualy Developing Rotating Exhibitions in Cooperation with Paris and/or Other Big Museums, UnterLinden can certainly Attract a lot More of Press Publicity, not only in France, but also in Several Other European Countries, he suggested, pointing, f.ex., at some Artistic Exhibitions which are Culturaly Linked even to the currently Incoming EU Presidency of the Netherlands, whose January - June 2016 Program was just Debated Yesterday at EU Parliament in Strasbourg.
>>> But, even if Culture might Help to Face various current Risks of Barbary, (Comp. f.ex., a relevant, and partly premonitory, "Eurofora"s NewsReport from a Press Trip Invitation at Marseilles, when it served as "Cultural Capital of Europe", back on 2013, in a Publication whose Heading ended with the, now even more Topical Query : "...Culture or Barbary ?": http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/eu2013marseillecultureorbarbary.html), nevertheless, in real Practice, what affects even more Directly the People, obviously is Economy :
=> In this regard, the New Greater East Region's Prefect, looked, indeed, Adamant, in his Reply to a relevant "Eurofora" Question, about the Possible Role of that Unique 5 European Countries' Borders' Link, located right at EU's Core :
- In fact, "for the (ACAL) Region, it's a Strategic Asset, it's a Strength", Fratacci stressed from the outset, in this regard.
- "Our (New Strasbourg's) Region of Alsace-Champagne/Ardenne-Lorraine (alias ACAL), which has 1.000 Kms in Borders, and 4 Neighbouring (to France) Countries, as well as Actors who stand very Close to eachother, with an Effective TransBorder Cooperation, is a Chance for our Enterprises", he explained.
+ It's "also a Chance for our Citizens, many of whom are TransBorder Workers", (particularly vis a vis Switzerland, 2 German Länders, and Luxembourg, as well as Bruxelles, etc).
++ "And, it's, evenmore, a Chance for an Integration, inside this European Territory", (i.e. at EU's Core), "which is, obviously, for us, one of our Forces", Super-Prefect Frattaci concluded, in his overall Replies to "Eurofora"s Question.
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(NDLR : Fast Translation from the Original in French. + "DraftNews", as already send to "Eurofora" Subscribers/Donors, earlier. A more accurate, full Final Version, might be Published asap).
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*Paris/ACM/12 October 2008/-
When Europeans really feel a vital need to urgently launch common replies to challenging World Crisis, as the present Financial turmoil of Global Markets, they forge new decision-making tools and new dynamics :
The 1st in History EuroZone Heads of State and Government Summit, organized in Paris at the invitation of French President, and current EU chair, Nicolas Sarkozy, with the participation of 15 national leaders and EU institutions' chairmen, partly enlarged to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, after a highly symbolic duo with German Chancelor Angie Merkel, at General De Gaulle's birth-village, 50 Years after he welcomed there former German chancellor Adenauer (1958-2008), may have not one, but two results :
- The first, and more urgent, was to launch an "ambitious", "coherent", and "efficient" common European movement, able to stimulate "solutions" to the World Economic Crisis, as Sarkozy anounced from the outset : State Garantees (to new Bank debts up to 5 years), fresh Capital input (f.ex. by buying shares), support to distressed banks, (while also restructuring them), incite the European Central Bank to facilitate commerial bills europe-wide, etc.
"Acting swiftly", from tomorrow, national measures will quantify all these targets, with coordinated actions from all EuroZone's Governments : France, Germany, Italy and others, decided to anounce, at the same time, such concrete measures, according to agreements that we have already made all together, revealed Sarkozy at the final Press Conference, flanked by EuroZone's chairmen : EuroGroup's Jean-Claude Juncker, and Central European Bank's Jean-Claude Truchet, as well as EU Commission's Jose Baroso, to solemnly stress the will to find common European solutions.
- "United and Determined, all EuroZone's Countries will act to prove that Citizens can Trust" the Economy, Sarkozy concluded. If we attract also all EU's 27 countries, Wednesday in Brussels, then we can coordinate action with our American Friends at a Global level, he anounced.
- "With this new Toolbox, we do not want to serve Bankers, but to work for Europe and its Citizens' interests", added Juncker.
- "For the moment, we want to act urgently to regulate the Crisis. But the time will come when those responsible for this, will have to account for their actions. Yes to real Capitalism, No to Speculators. Those who abused, will face sanctions, Sarkozy warned.
Need stimulates activities which create new organs, say biologists, and Gordon Brown, compatriot of Spencer, the famous bio-Historian, would certainly not deny that, after his surprise visit to EuroZone's Summit in Paris, which attracted him one hour more than scheduled...
Decisions include also the creation of a Crisis-management European mechanism, which "requires constant Monitoring", as well as strengthening Economic policy cooperation between EuroZone's countries.
Sarkozy will be judged by History not just by the immediate Economic results, expected at the end of this week's decision-making proces at National and EU level, but also by the more far-reaching consequences at the aftermath of this Historic EuroZone 1st Summit : Will it succeed to become a precursor forging a New era in European institution's revitalization ?
Significantly, the French President sat, during discussions, between German Chancelor Merkel, and British Prime Minister Brown, facing the chairmen of EuroGroup, Juncker, ECB : Truchet, and EU Commission, Baroso, with Prime Ministers of Spain, Zapatero (a hot partisan of EuroZone's Summit) at his right side, and Italy's Berlusconi, at his left, surrounded by Austrian, Belgian, Cyprus', Finland's, Greece's, and Ireland's leaders, as well as Slovakia's, Slovenia's, Portugal's, Netherlands', Malta's and Luxembourg's leaders.
Meanwhile, those who tabled for a rift between French and German positions were faced with a smiling Merkel at De Gaulle-Adenauer's meeting place, a sunny Saturday morning, and a particularly active-looking Merkel inside the French Presidential Palace at Elysee's gardens on Sunday, (as happy few photographers discovered)..
- "De Gaulle's hilltop, at Colombey-les-2-Eglises, gave an astonishing overview to a huge landscape, entirely surrounded by splendid Nature, as far as eyes could see", said to EuroFora an obviously charmed German Journalist.
She was describing Saturday's inauguration of a High-Tech Memorial close to the Historic Giant Double Lorraine's Cross, built by famous Novelist Andre Malraux, to perpetuate the Memory of his famous call for "Resistance" to NAZI, and his vision for the creation of New Institutions and Franco-German reconciliation, to foster Europe's role in the World, also for the Future.
Children playing at Elysee's gardens before the Historic 1st EuroZone's Summit : What Europe's Future will look like ?