newsitems CoE chair Ukraine investigates efficiently Journalist murder, but Turkey not, despite ECHR judgement
CoE chair Ukraine investigates efficiently Journalist murder, but Turkey not, despite ECHR judgement
On landmark issues of Journalists' Murders, on which ECHR has asked efficient Investigations, Ukraine practically started its 1st CoE Presidency (May-November 2011) by proving that it makes real Progress on the Gongadze case, contrary to Turkey, which had recently profited from its previous CoE rotating chair in order to astonishingly "close" the examination of Adali's murder case without making any finding at all !
A new CoE Committee of Ministers' decision, published today, observes, indeed, that the Ukranian Authorities have not only succeeded to find, prosecute, judge and jail at least 2 among those accused to have executed the murder, but has also started to seriously investigate any rumours even vis a vis a former President of the country, formerly at the Top of its State Officials ! Welcoming Kiev's progress, CoE's Ministerial Committee, nevertheless, invites the Ukranian Authorities to continue their work in implementing ECHR's judgement.
But, on the contrary, concerning the brutal Murder, by 5 Bullets fired at his head in front of his Family Home, of the Dissident Turkish Cypriot Journalist Kutlu Adali, in the territories of Cyprus occupied by Ankara's army, CoE's Committee of Ministers even "closed" its examination, on this same month of Last year (6/2010), despîte the Scandalous Fact that Turkey had not found anything about those responsible for the cold-blood killing !
However, in both these 2 landmark cases of Journalists' murders, Gongadze and Adali, ECHR had issued similar and crystal-clear Judgements, on the same year : 2005, asking, respectively, Ukraine and Turkey to make efficient Investigations in order to find and punish all those responsible..
Several experienced CoE Officials, speaking later to "EuroFora", were even unable to remember with clarity any substantial element which might have excused the serious decision to put a stop to CoE's Ministerial Committee's examination of Turkey's obligation to implement ECHR's judgement on the Adali murder case, last June 2010, (i.e. precisely at the beginning of Turkey's Chairmanship of CoE's Committee of Ministers' sessions on ECHR judgements' application) :
- "Indeed, this obviously serious case was closed even without any Debate, and without (Turkey) making any finding, by merely including it among a routine series of various other cases massively closed by "tacit" acquiescence, i.e. unless someone saw it, singled it out, and succesfully objected against the closure", two differend Senior CoE Officials confirmed to "EuroFora".
Such an obvious Difference of Treatment, which risks to reveal "Double Standards" on the delicate issue of the protection of Journalists' Freedom and Life, inside the PanEuropean Strasbourg's organization officially dedicated to Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law, seems difficult, if not impossible to explain in a legitimate way :
- Ukraine, a big country at least as important as Turkey for the CoE, is considered to be currently supported both by Russia (the biggest CoE Member State) and (EU member) Poland, etc., and was officially praised as "an unquestionably European Country", also by French President Sarkozy, speaking as former EU Chairman, together with EU Commission's President Barroso, already as early as since September 2008 after an EU - Ukraine Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris,: - "It's enough to simply walk around Kiev, in order to immediately realize that you are inside a really European Country !", had stressed then, (Comp. "EuroFora"s NewsReports from the spot).
While even the Political Importance of elucidating Adali's murder, is obvious inside CoE, and rirsks to become soon even more evident also for the UNO, the EU and all those involved and/or interested in achieving a Solution on the issue of Cyprus' ReUnification :
- Indeed, both CoE's Parliamentary Assembly and its Committee of Ministers, have repeatedly warned in the Past (as early as since the 1990ies+), that the controversial Massive Influx of Turkish Settlers from Anatolia inside the Territories of Cyprus occupied by Ankara's army, in which the Turkish Cypriots are threatened to become a Minority, in addition to what it implies in terms of Human Rights' Violations (f.ex. by usurpation of Greek Cypriot Refugees' Famaily Homes and Ancestral Land, etc), risks to provoke even "a Political Obstacle" against a Peaceful ReUnification of Cyprus, particularly if these Turkish Settlers become too numerous and if they even get, in one way or another, a right to vote in local "Elections" and/or in any Referendum for a Solution of Cyprus' issue.
Or, the murdered Dissident Turkish Cypriot Journalist, Adali, was, precisely, known mainly as a long-term, loud Critic of Ankara's methods on that Massive Influx of Turkish Settlers inside Cyprus' Occupied Territories, particularly accusing Turkey to push for them to be given a Cyprus' "nationality" in great numbers, systematically growing...
Thus, UNO's Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, when he will meet anew with the Heads of the two main Communities of the island, Cyprus' President Christofias, and Turkish Cypriot leader Eroglou, on July in Geneva (Switzerland), in a fresh attempt to incite Progress in their Talks towards a Solution of Cyprus' issue, might soon realize that the International Community really needs from the CoE more respect of ECHR's judgements, at least on Journalists' murders, without any legitimate suspicion of double standards (comp. supra), so that the progress made by Ukraine on the Gongadze's case, might inspire also Turkey to, at last, start doing its Duty on Adalis' case...
Such a move appears so more necessary, that, otherwise, in any eventual new case of Journalist's Murder, an obvious risk for those responsible for the odious killing to exploit any eventally real or even apparent "Double Standards" in such delicate issues inside CoE's Committee of Ministers... And this might affect anyone among CoE's 48 Member States in the Future.
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It's important to create a synergy between "mutually stimulating" EU Countries' moves in order to overcome an "Unjust" Crisis "imported from USA", stressed new French Minister for Economic Revival, Patrick Devedjian, in Strasbourg, warning also that, while hoping for a vigorous Obama US Plan, nevertheless, "Time" is of essence for Europe...
In fact, it's EU's own interest to act Fast, before June 2009 EU Election, since, with Lisbon Treaty not ratified yet, it cannot face again the risk of a Majority Abstention, as back in 1999 and 2004, nor another "anti-EU" mood among Citizens, as in the 2005 French and Dutch "No", followed by the 2008 Irish "No", without endangering rare Historic opportunities, currently open for the EU, whose future is at stake.
From Social issues up to High-Tech Scientific Research, concrete action for Economic revival started from Strasbourg and its European dimension, for the new super-Minister Patrick Devedjian, who visited a Popular Social Housing and Infrastructure project at nearby Hagenau village, before meeting new leaders of Strasbourg's unified mega-University in a Scientific Labo at the Campus, close to EU Parliament and CoE headquarters.
Devedjian, who met also with all the spectrum of Local Political deciders of Alsace region, close to FrancoGerman borders, wants for deeds to meet the words, in real practice, whenever politicians speak about Strasbourg and Europe's development.
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Devedjan to "EuroFora" : "European coordination can act as a multiplicator by mutual stimulations"
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Devedjian was questioned by "Euro-Fora" on his expectations for reciprocal effects of coordinated European plans :
- "We are living in a (European and Global) system where borders are transparent : When we take measures in France, they produce effects also in Germany, in Belgium, Italy, Spain, or other EU countries, and vice-versa. "So, we can have mutually stimulating effects between national revival Plans, if they are somehow coordinated", ..."They can augment each other's effects, acting as multiplicators and levers". "As a State stimulates Local authorities and Private business, similarly, each EU country's economic revival plan may multiply the effects of other EU countries' actions", he told us.
- "F.ex., when I visited Strasbourg University's Scientific labos, they told me that part of the renovation, funded by France, is realized by German companies located only a few Kms away from the border. Thus, the French revival plan benefits also the German economy. And vice-versa : when Germany takes certain measures, they can have beneficial effects also for French companies"
In an era of Globalisation, "nobody can close and isolate himself inside a Fish-Bowl !", he concluded.
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Economy's revival starts from Strasbourg and Europe, for new French Minister Devedjian
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This could be one of the reasons for which the new French Minister for Economic Stimulus chose to make his 1st visit to Strasbourg, the headquarters of European and Paneuropean Institutions, in the Franco-German river borders at the heart of Europe.
- "It was President Sarkozy's idea", he revealed, adding also fresh "support to Strasbourg's European vocation, not only with words, but also with deeds" :F.ex., the completion of a High-Speed Train network, due to stimulate fast links with Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary and other central EU Countries.
- "This Crisis is Unjust for Europe, because it wasn't its fault". The greatest part of the "Crisis was imported from the USA, where problems are deeper than here'', in the EU. The Crisis "wasn't due to a bad managment by Europe", who was affected by problems which emerged elsewhere. That's why Europe must be united and active enough to face this challenge. said Devedjian, who has just won +5% in popularity...
- "I hope that there will be an "Obama-effect" also on Economy, and that the Plan of the New American President will be substantial enough to face this crisis, which is worse in the USA than in our area", Europe, he added.
"Economic Revival overcomes political divisions : F.ex. Strasbourg's Socialist Mayor "Ries agreed that State actions funded by Public Debt are justified during such exceptional circumstances", noted the Center-Right republican Minister.
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"Zeitnot" for 2009 EU Elections ?
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"My problem is Time", stressed Devedjian from the outset, at Strasbourg's University. "I have to engage 75% of funds in 2009, out of a total of 29 Billion euros", he explained later. "Monitoring will be of essence", because we must "avoid bureaucracy or delays. No project should get lost or neglected in complex meanders of adminstrative offices' moving sands", he warned.
- "I must create activities in the middle of the Crisis", he added. Questioned by EuroFora whether he aims to start creating some "hopes before the June 2009 EU Elections", Devedjian, a former leader of the Governing Political Party in France: UMP, did not immediately reply, but revealed, later, that he "hoped to start at least some Projects on May 2009, even if the bulk of Revival Plan's effects are "expected from Autumn 2009".
However, with only 30% of EU Citizens currently aiming to cast a vote at the forthcoming EU Elections on June, (See other NewStory), the coordinated moves' results are expected to be crucial for Citizens' participation and votes at the forthcoming June 2009 EU Elections throughout all 27 EU Member Countries...Thus, it's vital for all Europe's own Future that coordinated national Economic revival plans start to have concrete results and create hopes for new dynamics before the June 2009 EU Election...
A real challenge, since careful choices are needed : Our aim is to fund projects which "create activities", even "in the middle of the crisis", and have a "lever effect, attracting other investments", Devedjian said. Because the "Stimulus' Plan has 2 aims : A Tactical one : to create New Activities. And a Strategic one : Choose what can become efficient and useful also in the Long-term".
- "Are you ready ?", he asked Strasbourg University's new President, professor Alain Beretz, with some 700 million euros in his pockets for Education-Research in France. - "We are !", he replied.
- "The Minister's initiative can accelerate funds, and Time is important for us. This concerns the entire renovation of all our buildings", said to "EuroFora" President, Beretz. "I showed some Scientific Research Labos to Mr. Devedjian. But, If we had more time, I could show him also some Education Amphis, whose condition needs to meet Strasbourg's new Mega-University's ambition" to reach the 10 best in the World, as Prime Minister Fillon earlier anounced here.
(Devedjian kicks off his Economic Revival tour from Strasbourg University, meeting with its new chairman Beretz, at Scientific Institute Le Bel)
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Regional Prefectures should gather and select projects to be presented for decision before the end of January 2009.
A well-known close friend of President Sarkozy, who succeeded as EU Chairman to launch, in agreement with German chancelor Merkel and even British prime minister Brown, vigorous EU actions against the Financial/Economic Crisis, (starting from the 1st Historic Summit of EuroZone's Heads of State/Government, October 12 at Elysee Palace, followed by Washington G20 Global Summit), Devedjan will have a key role in the realisation of National and EU plans recently agreed in Brussels.
President Sarkozy is expected to arrive himself in Strasbourg, on the occasion of the official inauguration of its brand New Mega-Hospital, on the 9th of January 2009, at the eve of EU Parliament's session here, Elysee confirmed shortly after Devedjian's visit.
EU is due to review its economic revival plans at March 2009 EU Council in Prague, before the April 2 London Global Summit.
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Multi-facet concrete activities at focus : Stimulus Minister Devedjian at the Political, Social and High-Tech fronts in Strasbourg...