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New CoE Assembly President Brasseur to EuroFora: Internet Vitamin to renew representative Democracy?

Escrito por ACM
27.01.14

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*Strasbourg/CoE/Angelo Marcopolo/- Welcoming "EuroFora"'s congratulations with a bright smile, the New President of 47-Member Countries-strong CoE's PanEuropean Parliamentary Assembly, the experienced former ChairWoman of the Liberal Group of MEPs, and polyglote, Anne Brasseur from Luxembourg, replying to our Questions, clearly confirmed her intention to pursue further, during her 2 year-long Presidency (2014 - 2016), the developments that will be given by the CoE to her New Report on the important issue of the current Need to Revigorate Representative Democracy also by adding adequately designed uses of Internet a.o. new Information/Communication Technologies mainly in order to associate more closely concerned Citizens to a more Transparent Decision Making by Public Authorities (See Infra), as "EuroiFora"s project supports already since 1997 - 2007+

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Anne Brasseur surprisingly succeeded a Brillant Win immediately, i.e. from the 1st Round, with much more Votes than an Absolute Majority : 165 , (i.e. well over the necessary 159), against 125 votes for mainstream Brittish MEP Robert Walter, who proved to be a real competitor. Walter, however, who is also Leader of the Brittish National Delegation to the CoE, was afterwards elected as one among PACE's Vice-Presidents,

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    The substance of Anne Brasseur's Report advises to take care about Internet's Security as well as to avoid attempts of Mass Manipulation, slandering, etc., but also stresses the important Potential that New Communication technologies could bring Today in order to make Public Decisions more Transparent, and give interested Citizens a chance to interact with competent Politicians before they take crucial Decisions which affect their Lives : Something which could also help contribute usefully to a much needed Renaissance of Representative Democracy in the new Historic context of Modern life.

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 - Smiling, President Brasseur "thanked" "EuroFora" for our sincere Congratulations for her surprisingly Brillant Win, "much Faster and stronger than initially expected", by succeeding to gather an Absolute Majority already from the 1st Round of CoE Assembly's Votes.

- Most important, Anne Brasseur strongly expressed her will to actively "continue examining" the consequences of her landmark Report on "Internet and Politics", and in particular  on "the Impact of New Information and Communication Technologies on Democracy", after its forthcoming Vote by CoE's Assembly :  - "Certainly, Yes ! I also made a reference to that" in her acceptance speech, she simply replied to "EuroFora"s relevant Question.

- "But I can't present my Report myself, however," personaly at PACE's Plenary, "now", after being elected as its President, she went on to add. However Brassseur intends to "follow up" its repercussions, from her New Post as President of the COE's PanEuropean Parliamenbtary Assembly, and the Fate that will be reserved to the Proposals made in the Resolution and Recommendation by Politicians, Experts, and CoE's Committee of Ministers, where now she would have a say, as "EuroFora" observed.

+ =>  Finally, replying Positivelty to "EuroFora"s suggestion to "Open", as much as possible, the forthcoming "Consultation" of Experts, Politicians, Media, NGOs, etc, on how to revigorate concretely the Representative Democracy, by accepting also several Interesting Contributions by certain simple Journalists, concerned EU Citizens, etc, she left the door quite open :  

- "Yes, we (CoE) shall search to find the most Appropriate ways" to gather also a larger input on that, the  new CoE Assemby's President carefuly promised.
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+++ Last but not least, President Anne Brasseur, speaking later also to "EuroFora", welcomed the main Changes added at the last minute to her Report by CoE Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, as "Reinforcing" even further the main thrust of her suggestions :

- Thus, f.ex., CoE's PanEuropean Parliamentary Assembly adopted "Unanimously", inter alia, also an Amendment calling to "elaborate a Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, on the Right to Participation in the conduct of Public Affairs, ..... and pay special Attention to the role of the Internet and other Digital Tools of Participation, such as Social Networks, On line Platforms of Discussion (i.e. Internet Forums, etc), Electronic Voting, and Open Government Initiatives".
 
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Speaking fluently not only French, German and English, but also ... "Luxemburgish", as she proudly proved earlier by pronouncing at least 1 key paragraph in what has recently been re-established as Luxembourg's National Language, (as "EuroFora" had already found out as early as since 2005 on the spot : at the Shengen village itself, during the Luxembourgian Presidency of the EU). So that Today, Brasseur's move inevitably reminded to "EuroFora" the case of a sympathetic Taxi-Driver from Portugal, who  was really Proud of the fact that his small Son, born and raised in Luxembourg, already spoke .. "5 Languages", as he had boasted : Portugeese, French, German, English and ... "Luxemburgish" !...

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(NDLR : Partly updated on 29/1/2014)


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    EU Rapporteur on Enlargment Strategy, maistream German MEP Elmar Brok, speaking to "EuroFora", welcomed the proposal made earlier this week by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for the EU to"start Now Talks with Turkey to create a common Economic and Security area", instead of full Accession, at a period when Ankara looks more and more unfit and/or unwilling to respect EU conditions.

    - "For Europe to have strong Political will, it must stop dilutiing itself in an endless Enlargement. It must have borders...Diversities enrich, on the condition that they don't undermine European Cohesion, and don't weaken EU Unity", Sarkozy stressed.
    
    - "Countries like Turkey share a part of common destiny with Europe, with which they have a vocation to build a Privileged Relation, to be closely associated, but not to become Member of the EU"  : "Noone respects his friends by telling them lies. Noone respects his friends by making them promises that will be never kept", he added.

    That's why "we'd better start, from now, negotiating with Turkey to create a common Economic and Security area", Sarkozy proposed.

Significantly, the French President was repeatedly and largely applauded by EU citizens, 3 times, when he made the Turkey point, (strategically placed between Europe's "Political Will" and its cultural heritage, historically open to mutually enriching dialogue with all the World, but never diluted).

    - "We could propose such a great ambition also to Russia, which must not be percieved as an Adversary of Europe, but as a Partner. Thus, we'd create a wide area, of more than 800 Million inhabitants, sharing the same Security, the same Prosperity", he concluded.

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    Sarkozy's move was anounced at the eve of a Franco-German Top meeting with Chancellor Angie Merkel in Berlin on Sunday, to jointly launch the EU Elections campain, after an EU Summit at nearby Prague, to launch a new kind of relations, called "Eastern Partnership", with neighboring countries such as Urkaine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, etc, (to which Russia, reportedly, is not - and does not want to be - included).

    As for Ukraine, which has already expressed her wish to join the EU in future, "Kiev will have a special place, and a very important role to play", replied earlier this week in Strasbourg, to an "EuroFora" question EU Chairman in office , Czech vice-Prime Minister Alexander Vodra.

    - "This direction is more Realistic for Turkey than Accession negotiations", reacted immediately EU Parliament's Rapporteur for Enlargment Strategy, mainstream German MEP Elmar Brok, commenting Sarkozy's idea for "EuroFora"

     Particularly "as far as it concerns the respect of EU Rules by both sides", he added, hinting at Turkey's now obvious inability and/or unwillingness to abide with EU Acquis, EU Commitments (fex. on Cyprus, etc), and European Democracy/Human Rights rules. (Comp. infra).

    Brok added that, in his view, a similar proposal might be made also to Ukraine and other neighbouring Countries, regardless if they have, or not, a "European vocation". This would not necessarily mean that there couldn't be any accession prospects at all." for all the countries that might be included in this area, according to Brok.  But it's preferable, particularly for Turkey, "because it's a more Realistic approach than full Membership".

    On this point, Sarkozy's proposal, (which he'll share with German Chancellor Merkel), seems more crystal-clear.

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    - "Turkey does not fullfil EU Criteria, and will never fullfil EU Criteria" on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law. "Some have been lying to Ankara, but we must tell the Truth, and have honest and close relations with her", said meanwhile to "EuroFora" on the same issue also the President of EU Parliament's largest Group of MEPs (ChristianDemocrats/EPP), Joseph Daul.
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"Hot" Debate at EU Parliament reveals CHANGE of mood towards "Suspension" of EU - Tukey talks.
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    Earlier this week, many MEPs, and even some of those who were previously in favor of Turkey's controversial EU bid, strongly criticized the persistance and even aggravation of serious Human Rights violations in the country, that ECHR continues to "unanimously" condemn ":

      - "After winning a big victory in the latest Local Elections, the pro-Kurdish party DTP almost doubled its Elected Mayors from 52 to 98", but afterwards "more than 400 politicians were thrown to Prison and prosecuted" by the Turkish Authorities, denounced on behalf of the ChristianDemocrat/EPP Group, Belgian MEP Frieda Brepoels.

     At the same time, "more than 1.500 Children are closed in Turkish Prisons", she added. "What will the EU Commission do" against these facts ?

- "Turkey appears to be at greater Distance away from Copenhagen Criteria after 4 Years of accession Negotiations, than when they started !", denounced on behalf of the Liberal Group, German MEP Alexander Lambsdorf.    

"On the central issue of Press Freedom, Critical Journalists face obstacles for their accreditation, others are prosecuted, condemned, fined and/or jailed, Media blocked or closed", he denounced.   

 - "EU Made 2 grave Mistakes with Turkey : To start accession negotiations, and to continue them", despite everything, criticized Dutch MEP Bastian Belder, on behalf of the Ind/Dem group.

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