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*Strasbourg/Palace of Congress/Angelo Marcopolo/- In a Joint Franco-German christiandemocrat/EPP Leaders' launch of a crucial Electoral Campaign, Today in Strasbourg, precisely 1 Month before the forthcoming EU Vote of May 26, 2019, headed by EPP's Spitzen-Candidate Manfred Weber from Germany, President of EU Parliament's biggest Political Group, that of EPP, together with French mainstream Opposition Leader, Experienced former many times Minister (from EU Affairs to Science, etc), Laurent Wauquiez, President of the Republican Party (Center-Right), as well as the New Chief of Republican MEPs, young Philosopher Francois-Xavier Bellamy, the current need to defend and develop the core of our common European Civilisation was confirmed as the main Focus.

- Stimulated also by a Largely spread Public Emotion, Europe-Wide and even well Beyond, in several Countries accross the World, just after the recent, UnPrecedented partial Destruction by Fire of the upper parts of Internationaly Famous, UNESCO Monument, and popular Historic Paris' Cathedral of "Notre Dame de Paris" on 2019 (Comp. f.ex. : .., etc), following the December 2018 Deadly Terrorist Attack in Strasbourg, against its 'Cristmas Market", cowardly Targetting Civilian People, during EU Parliament's plenary session here (See, f.ex. : ..., etc), Weber, who has also succeeded to attract the Support of several Popular EU Leaders, such as f.ex. Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary (etc), particularly for his promise to Protect EU's External Borders, appeared adamant in his Reply to a relevant Question by "Eurofora":

- Indeed, President Weber smiled, and agreed with "Eurofora", on the serious issue raised recently, inter alia, also by the famous Italian creator of the succesful "5 Stars" Movement, currently co-Governing the Country, when he Criticized "FrontEx" and/or other EU CoastGuards for reportedly, instead of really Protecting EU's External Borders from Smugglers and Human Trafficking, particularly after that UnPrecedented "Tsunami" of more than 1,5 Millions of Mass Asylum Seekers/Irregular Migrants, particularly Recalcitrant to Integration in Europe, who suddenly arrived through Turkey since 2015/2016, on the Contrary, they  in fact, their role, just into behaving as a kind of ..."TAXI" (sic !), by restricting their action only into ...Replying to Phone Calls asking for such Mass Migrants to be Transported from a makeshift Boat into a Real and Safe Ship bringing them all inside the EU...

=> With the notorious Result to Fill the EU, not so much with Real Refugees, but more and more with ...ISIS' Terrorist Killers, (as f.ex. at Bataclan in Paris since 2015, recently a mass-murderer of 25 Civilians, unmasked on 2019, etc), Rapers and/or Murderers (as f.ex. at nearby Freiburg, etc), Mass Brutal Aggressors of even underage Girls (as, f.ex. at Cologne 2016, UK 2017, etc), Aggressive and sometimes even Oppressive, heavily "Islamized" Radical Groups, InHuman and Brutal Thugs (as, f.ex. those who notoriously Attacked a Poor Homeless person sleeping at the street in Berlin, attempting to ..Burn him alive !), and/or Filling Poor Neighbourhood's Schoolclasses with an Excessive Number of Foreign "Kids" (often ..Adults, in fact), who doN't even speak the Language of the Host Country, with the result to make School-Life practically Impossible for Poor People's Children, threatening to provoke Heavy and Irreversible Delays of Education, which can leave irremediable Marks to the detriment of their whole Lives. Emergence of Socio-Cultural Ghettos, where EU Citizens can No more Recognize the Culture and History of their own Country, often follows, (etc)... I.e., Facts which obviously Push Desperate People far Away from the Mainstream Political area, towards various Extremes...

>>> In such Circumstances (Comp. Supra), the EU should, at least, ensure that about 90%, or even more, of verified Irregular Migrants, (i.e. No Real Refugees), Return Back to their Home Countries, reacted Weber to the above-mentioned "Eurofora"s Question.

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- On this Key and Topical point, the Leader of France's mainstream Opposition, Laurent Wauquiez, "Thanked" Weber "for having placed EU's External Borders' Protection as Number 1 Priority", he stressed, Later-on, in his Speech, (See Infra).

- In fact, "it's a Double Protection, that is Needed for EU's External Borders : A European one, and a National one. Because we Need an EU CoastGuards' Force, in Greece, Italy and Spain. We have to Bring Back those who come towards us, while Asylum Demands should be made, not inside Europe, but at Neighbouring Countries. So that, if someone enters Irregularly in Europe, he should never be given a legal permit : It's Time to put things in order !", Wauquiez vowed.

+ At the same time, we need also a National Protection of Borders, Not at all in order t bother legal TransBorder Workers, etc., but Only in order to be able to Control Irregular Migrants entering inside our Country, he explained. And, if one EU Country adopts a Policy which is Not Adapted to anOther EU Country, f.ex. because of Differences in Population Growth, Level of UnEmployement, etc., then, Each one should be able to act accordingly, Wauquiez added, applauded.

- So that, in this, as well as on other issues, we do Not Oppose Nations alone, to Europe alone, Contrary to what Others do, but prefer to have Both the Nations and Europe, he underlined.

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+ Such Issues were naturally linked also with the problem of Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid, which had notoriously provoked EU's 1st Serious Crisis and Halt, back on 2005+, inciting the Leading Candidate of the ChristianDemocrats/EPP to clarify his position :

- "Turkey is Not a European Country, and will Never enter inside the EU ! We simply want to have Good Neighborhoud Relations with Ankara. If I become EU Commission's President, I shall do what is necessary in order to make that clear for ever, Manfred Weber vowed in his speech, largely applauded by the People.

+ But, at the same time, in fact, the Main Popular Issue, Today, with which all he rest was linked, in one way or another, obviously was was that of the Vital Need to Defend and Develop, Nowadays, the core susbtance of the European Civilisation :

=> So that Weber, who had just, Symbolically chosen to launch his PanEuropean Electoral Campaign from Greece, where he visited some impressive huge Ancient Monuments of white marble, together with "New Democracy" (Center(Right/EPP) Party's Head, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a few Days ago, immediately went directly towards what was the main point for all ChristianDemocrats :

- "European Countries are quite Different, one from another, But they all have, at least, one Main Point Alike for all : Wherever you Visit,  (f.ex., from Greece to Denmark, and from Portugal to Poland, etc), you shall Always Find, here or there, a Christian Cross on the Mountains, and/or a Christian Church !", he stressed, lively Applauded, once again.

- The recent Fire against the Historic Monument of "Notre Dame de Paris", in France, made European People Feel, all Together, what is a Key part of Our Common Cultural Heritage, Weber topically reminded.                                                      

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  - "Europe must rediscover its ideal of Human Dignity, developed in the Judeo-Christian tradition", the Head of the "Republican" Candidate MEPs in the crucial, May 2019 EU Elections, Young Philospher Francois-Xavier Bellamy stressed afterwards.

 + Adding that "it was a huge Error (back on 2001-2005) to Omit Europe's Judeo-Christian Roots from the EU Constitution, (when Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid was pushed by some, resulting in 3 "No" to EuroReferenda in France, the Netherlands and Ireland, which provoked a damaging Halt and Delay in the European Construction)...

 - It's necessary, Today, "to Raise Politics Higher !", observed from the outset, as a matter of General Principle, the Leader of France's main Opposition Party, that of the "Republicans" (Center-Right), Experienced former Government Spokesman and many times Minister (of EU Affairs, Science/Research, etc), currently President of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes' Region, (which unites France's "Massif Central" to the Swiss Mountains, the Highest in Europe), Laurent Wauquiez, pointing, in this regard, to the fact that, f.ex., Bellamy had characteristically chosen, during a Debate with all Other Parties' Top Candidates for EU Elections, to open the Book of ... Ancient Greek "Homer's Illiad !", as he had observed.

- Nowadays, "whoever Believes in Europe, is aware that the main point is the Franco-German mutual Trust and Cooperation", that we should Strengthen and take also Higher, Wauquiez want on to add, Thanking Manfred Weber for his participation to this Symbolic and Timely Strasbourg's meeting on the Elections which will determine EU's Future for the period of 2019-2024.

- Revendicating the Historic Legacy of "our (Political) Group, which stems from Gaullism as well as ChristianDemocracy, and has Founded (modern) Europe", as he reminded, Wauquiez pleaded in favour of the "EPP Group (currently Headed by former Strasbourg's MEP, Joseph Daul, in Brussels) : the Biggest inside EU Parliament".

 - EU Parliament's plenaries are based in Strasbourg not only because of the importance of the Franco-German reconciliation and cooperation, but also as "a Sign" for the fact that real "Europe canNot be Only an Administration in Brussels" (i.e. EU Commision), but is also something More", thanks also to Alsace Region's Cultural contribution to "European Humanism".

+ Observing that Polls have recently noted a Growth of "+ 7% More, in just 2 Months", for the Republican Party, Wauquiez argued that this was "Because People want to have a Choice, between a risk of DeConstruction of Europe, against the "€uro", by the Rightists", and a stagnation, by Liberals who "haven't understood that, Nowadays, "Europe Needs a Change", instead of staying in "a Deadlock" made by even "More Enlargement, even to Countries which are very Different from us", "More Rules", "More Agencies", "More Taxes", "that Europe of Bureaucracy, that we doN't Want !"

- In fact, they have not understood that, "if one wants to ReVigorate Europe, we must Change it !", Wauquiez stressed. On the Contrary, "we Believe in Europe, and that's why we feel the need to Re-Think it anew", and put it on a good way ahead :

=> "The Europe that We Want, is that which we Loved, which Worked Well, the Europe which had a strong Soul, had Projects" : "a Europe Able to face both China and the USA", "to handle Climate issues and (mass) Migration", "a Europe which Protects and, at the same time, guarantees the Future of our Children", "the Europe which is Based on our Roots (Comp. Supra), and, simultaneously, has the Taste of the Future, and the Energy of Tomorow !", he Highlighted.

- "Others focus on Sovereignity or Federalism", etc., but, in fact, they do Not really Speak about Europe, which was Build by the Founding Fathers, "Conscious that they made a Choice of Civilisation", Laurent Wauquiez stressed.

 - While, Nowadays, the Question which is raised, is, while "having inherited a Wonderfull Civilisation", whether we might, perhaps, be "Obliged to Alter our Way of Life, of shall we be Able to Transfer to our Children, what we have Received, and Enable them to be Proud and Deserve to receive it too ? In other words : - "Has the European Civilisation Died ?, Or are we able to Give it a ReNaissance and New Energy ?", he wondered. - "That's what is really at Stake in these (May 2019) EU Elections !"

- Well, "I sincerely Believe that European Civilisation is Not Dead !" It's true that "there are Many Challenges, Competition is around us, there are threats of Islamism and MultiCulturalism, Dangers for our Ecohomy, etc. But, No : If we just Open our Eyes, the European Civilisation is Not Dead : It can be ReStructured, and is able to Restore Both France and Europe !", he vowed.

- "First of all, a Civilisation has Borders", Wauquiez practically pointed out, Promissing also to strongly Support Weber, if he becomes EU Commission's President, in his Plan to Put an End to the controversial and unpopular Turkey's EU bid, (Comp. on EU Borders, Supra).

- "But, in order to have a European Civilisation, we also need to have Common Projects", he stressed. "More Projects,  Less Rules"... F.ex., EU Commission could Help restore Rhin river's capacity to transport Big Ships ; Set up Digital Networks and/or "G5" throughout all Europe ; Unite and Boost Scientific Research against Cancer, and/or Alzheimer, (etc), he proposed.

 + "A Civilisation is also the Defense of a Culture, which is Threatened Today : Because there are people who Hate whatever we are. There are people who have been welcomed, born and raised here, but so full of Hate that they are ready to turn their weapons against those who gave them that chance, he pointed out. I become Angry when I See that, even after Deadly Terrorist Attacks, the Necessary Measures are Not Taken, Wauquiez denounced. Some make Big Speeches against Political Islamism, but afterwards they Continue as usual...

=> On the Contrary, we must Open our Eyes, and look what we have to Fight against : We have to Fight against Islamist Integrism. We Must Fight it, with all our Force !", he Urged. "Otherwise, More People will continue to be Killed", he Warned.

>>> Against that, Concrete Measures must be taken : F.ex., we Must Close Salafist Mosques in Europe !", Wauquiez stressed, applauded by many People. "We must Prohibit to Imams who preach Hate, to call for Killing others. We must Hinder Foreign States to Fund Mosques inside Europe, in order to Exploit them, afterwards, at the Dark of their Minarets, to spread Hate", he urged, also applauded.

+ And, "How it's possible for (French) Public Authorities to have Accepted the Return of 200 Jihadists who had Left the Country in order to Fight in Syria ?", he Questioned. On the Contrary, we must make it Clear : Those Jihadists have Betrayed Europe, and canNot Return here. They must be Judged and Imprisoned there where they are now (i.e. Syria or Iraq, etc). They have Nothing to do in Europe !", Wauquiez stressed, largely applauded by the People.

At that point, he also Criticized Rightist Politician Marine Le Pen for allegedly Refusing a controversial Mass Surveillance of all Airplanes' Passengers' private Data, as a means to struggle against Terrorism.

++ Morover, Contrary to the Past, when France had succeeded to Integrate various People who came from Different Countries, Europeans or even Africans, etc., Because they were Eager to Work, and also adhere to the European Civilisation (NB).

- Nowadays, paradoxically, some Inversed that order : Instead of those who came to be obliged to adapt to  our Civilisation, it's now, pratically us (Europeans) who should adapt to the way of life of new-comers, he denounced.

=> Progressively, we Renounced to proudly Transfer our Culture, Teach our History, Transmit our Litterature, and Spread our Way of Life, Wauquiez Criticized.

- But, "the Lesson given (recently) by "Notre Dame de Paris", is that "a Civilisation is precious", but there are "Visible Fires" and "InVisible Fires", he Warned : When someone is Blind or Coward, he Risks to Lose what was transmitted to him...

>>> If we do Not Teach in Schools the History of our Country, Neither "Shoa", while also abandoning Young Girls to be Obliged by Force to wear a Scarf, if we let some Hinder even Christmas' Cribs, (etc), all these renonciations are dangerous retreats, he warned.

On the Contrary, we should have the Generosity to transmit to our Children, and to those who arrive here, the Best of that Civilisation which was entrusted to us.  Be proud of it, and Share its Values, is the Best Way : Europe is a Struggle, it's also Believe that every human person can Become Eucopean, on one Condition : to Share its Civilisation !", Laurent Wauquiez concluded, applauded by the People.

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*Strasbourg/International Library Kleber/Angelo Marcopolo/- (EXCLUSIVE). Former President of France, Francois Hollande, during whose term, a planned Arson Attack against "Notre Dame de Paris" had been Prevented, Replying Today to an "Eurofora"s relevant Question, stressed, First of all, that a full Investigation is necessary on the recent Destructive Fire, without excluding anything.

 - "Eurofora" reminded the Fact that Hollande's Police had notoriously managed to Prevent a Terrorist Attack against "Notre Dame de Paris", by trying to set it on Fire, in the Past, and, by a striking Coincidence, a leading suspect of that attempt had just been Condemned to Prison only a few Days before the 2019 UnPrecedented Fire which Destroyed last week the Upper Part of that unique UNESCO Monument.

=> According to your Experience, do you think that it might have been a Terrorist Attack, so that this should be Investigated thoroughly, or should it be treated as just an "Accident" ?
                                                                                                                                                              

- Hollande, at first Heared Carefully "Eurofora"s above-mentioned Question, and Noded affirmatively when we evoked those Facts, (among many others).

-  Of course, a full Investigation must be made, on this event, (from all points of view), the former President of France, significantly chose to Stress  from the Outset, at the beginning of his Reply to the above-mentioned "Eurofora"s Question.

- Even if I think that it seems, more Probable, to be an Accident, he speculated, afterwards, referring to the controversial official version of an Attorney, (according to his Statements to the Press), but in a much more Limited way.       

However, the former French President, significantly, Abstained from going as far as to eventually claim that the Hypothesis of a Terrorist Attack might be Excluded from the Investigations a priori, (as some appeared to be enclined to do). On the contrary (Comp. Supra)...    

Indeed, among the above-mentioned Arrested Suspects Judged for a failed Attempt to Burn Down "Notre Dame de Paris" during Hollande's Presidency (Comp. Supra), one had reportedly personal Relations to some among the Worst ISIS' Deadly Terrorists, as that who Cowardly Murdered a Married Couple inside their Family Home and in front of their underage Child, whose Father was working in the Police, and another, who had participated in the Sly Murder of an Old Christian Priest inside a Church...               

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- "What were your Feelings during the Terrorist Attacks ?", was one among the most Frequent Questions raised to Hollande, as he revealed this April 2019, when he published 3 New Chapters to the previous, 2018 Edition of his Book, "Lessons from Power").  

- "People feel InSecure" Nowadays, from several points of view, so that "a reinforced Security", should be Part of a Strengthened Europe in the foreseable Future, he adds there, inter alia.

At the same time, his New Publication lied topically Near Books about "Notre Dame de Paris" in Strasbourg's famous "International Library Kleber", (Comp. relevant Photo)... 

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Topicaly, Hollande was accompagnied mainly by Experienced former MEP, Philippe Bies, Deputy Mayor of Strasbourg, in charge, particularly, of Buildings, (from Homes up to Religious Monuments, the Cathedral excepted, etc), and Head of the Socialdemocrat Group in the Municipal Council of Strasbourg's EuroMetropol, (an atypical Socialist, who has also served as CoE's PanEuropean Rapporteur, f.ex. on Climate Refugees : Comp. his Replies to relevant "Eurofora"s Questions at: ..., etc), who saluted us.

Precisely, one among the Worrying Facts about "Notre Dame de Paris"' reportedly is that an Experts' Report Warning that the Historic Building was particularly Vulnerable to Fire, and Urging to take relevant Security Measures asap, including on Electricity, had been Classified (by a previous Government) and left without any Follow up, without taking any Measure to Rectify. If the classification of such a sensitive Report might be justified, on the Contrary, such a long inaction appears strange, questionable and Dangerous.

Particularly when ISIS' network had already published, since the Beginning of a long Series of Islamist Terrorist Attacks in France and other European Countries (2015-2016+), inter alia, also an Explicit "Fiction" Design, Picturing Paris under Fire and almost in Ruins, with many of its emblematic Buildings quasi-Destroyed, including one which looked very much as the Christian Cathedral of "Notre Dame de Paris", at the Top of which's Ruins was pictured an Armed Jihadist, as a Threat about what Risks to occur in the foreseable Future.

And, indeed, several "Sick" Reactions of "Joy" and/or Threats by various Extremist Islamists were notoriously spoted at the Internet (including by specialized Anti-Terrorist Organisations) Soon after "Notre Dame de Paris" was engulfed by Fire which brought down its Roof, Top Floor, and even the Spire, etc.

A Video picturing someone Walking at the Top of the Cathedral was also published at the WWWeb, and, even if it might be, perhaps, a Hoax, nevertheless, it's a Fact that both the CEO of a performant French Business, specialized in the Maintenance of such Monuments, and in charge of "Notre Dame de Paris" own maintenance work, as well as other sources, afterwards Denounced various cases of "Intrusion" attempts (more or less by different Individuals or Groups) to irregularly Enter inside the Building, particularly on the Roof, often from the South, (where the Fire seems to have Started in this case).

But, given the Fact that, already, during the Last Year (2018), a Record High Number of Arson and various Other Violent Attacks had reportedly targetted Christian Monuments in France, while, even just a few Days before "Notre Dame de Paris"' Fire, the Door of Paris' Biggest Church, "Saint Sulpice",  had faced a Criminal Arson Attack, as the Police was, finaly, obliged to acknowledge, later-on, the overall Context Obviously points More towards an Arson Attack also in the "Notre Dame de Paris" case, than to the  not-credible Hypothesis of a mere Tourist who might have accidentaly forgotten a cigaret while searching to watch the Sunrise...

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+ In Addition to that Context, it's also the Incident's Core Hard Facts which seem, more and more, to plead Against a mere "Accident", but for something else :

- Among others, f.ex., even the Material used at "Notre Dame de Paris"' Burned parts, apparently does Not Fit with such an Hypothesis : Very Old Oak, aged many Centuries, as it was conditioned there, could Not be set Alight and Burn so Easily and Rapidly, argue many Critics.

- Moreover, there "wasN't any Hot Point" in the Works engaged for the Maintenance at that moment, repeats the CEO of the Only Compagny whose Workers were Present that Day on the spot. (A Performant, traditional but recently modernised Family Business, Specialized in many Prestigious Monuments' Maintenance, including Reims and Strasbourg's Cathedrals, and located Near Strasbourg, at North-Eastern France near the German Borders, by the way).

- But strange Discrepancies emerge, already from the outset, including, f.ex., on the exact Number of Persons Interviewed by the competent Police Investigation, which claimed to have immediately checked "All" Workers who were present that Day in the Maintenance Works going on in the Cathedral : An Official declared about 15 persons, but others, afterwards, spoke about only 11...

- Even more Surprizing : A 1st Alert was reportedly checked and found to be a "False" Alert, so that it's Only a 2nd, Later-on, which really Warned the People still present on the spot that a Fire was going-on !

+=> These Facts are Important also because they Lead towards certain Interesting Findings :

Most Publications about "Notre Dame de Paris" claim, indeed, that the Last Worker for Maintenance would have Left +"more than 1 Hour Before" the Fire appeared on the spot.

>>> But, this does Not seem True, simply because, according to official data, the Last Worker would have Left on "5.50 p.m." in the Afternoon, while the above-mentioned 1st Alert for Fire was given on "6.20 p.m", i.e. Only about 30 Minutes afterwards !

All Others had reportedly Left much more Earlier.

By the way, it's Not yet known in Public Who was that "Last Worker", (hired by the Company located near the German Borders, at North-Eastern France, and used so close to Christian Easter).

- In Addition, No Alerts were ever given by the Maintainance Company's 2 relevant machines, while Both those above-mentioned Alerts came from the Cathedral's own machines, (which, however, would be of a Different kind, and Located at Different spots).

(Etc+...)

- In such conditions, an Attorney's claim that "until now, Nothing (sic !) goes in the direction of a Voluntary Act", seems, at least, premature, Exagerated, and too Hasty...

+ Added also to Reports about some Public Officials Hindering certain Experts to Reply to relevant Questions in Public, (f.ex. to the Press), all this, inevitably, Raises UnAnswered yet, critical Questions.

=> Among them, how to avoid Suspicions that a Senior Official's announcement that "this Investigation will be Long (sic !) and Hard", might serve, perhaps, just to Keep People (both in France, and elsewhere in Europe) UnInformed in substance until ... the forthcoming, crucial 23-26 May EU Elections ?

EU Citizens' concerns about Security and Islamist Terrorism are, currently, the 1st Issue across all Europe, according to most recent Polls, European Officials told Journalists, including "Eurofora".

Manifold Reactions, indeed, revealed that Exceptional and Popular, Historic and Religious Monuments, as "Notre Dame de Paris", are widely felt as an important part of all Europe's Culture, Identity, History and Civilisation.

(Graphics from British Newspaper "the Sun": <<More Popular than Eiffel Tower>> !)

The Future will tell.

But, already, according to a well known, traditional Saying, as a matter of General Principle, in the Political Life, "it' not enough for Caesar's Wife to BE Honest. She must also LOOK Honest !"

In these conditions, a Better and more timely Transparency of the "Notre Dame de Paris"' Investigations would certainly be Welcome...

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Salvador Dali (Christ on the Cross, 1951),

made a contrario, while studying Grunewald (Christ Resurrection, 1515)

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 Good Easter 2019 Recess

to "Eurofora"s Readers !

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Real Europeans

obviously need a European Resurrection,

between 2019 and 2024, at the latest... 

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*Strasbourg/EU Parliament/Angelo Marcopolo/- Invited by "Eurofora" to describe briefly his main Impressions and Feelings just after a 1st Mandate in EU Parliament, brand new Young Austrian MEP Lukas Mandl, already President of the prestigious ChristianDemocrat/EPP Group's "PaEuropa" Working Group, while aged just 39, speaking in Strasbourg right between an Old and a New Period, bridged by Crucial EU Elections : that of 2014-2019 and 2019-2024), chose to Highlight two main Points :

 - "On the European Parliament itself" : - It's a Wonderful Tool, where you can Meet Interesting People from all over Europe, Exchange Views, and Prepare Together some Ambitious Projects, to make People's Lives Better and boost EU Integration, he enthousiastically praised.

 - But, Nowadays' Europe faces big Challenges, with various factors of instability at Neighbouring areas, almost everywhere, even if Different, from North to the South, and from East to West, he also Warned. That's why we Need a United, Careful and Efficient Action, he Urged, in substance.

Mandl had been introduced to PanEuropea Working Group's chairmanship by his compatriot, Paul Rübig, one of the Most Experienced, Multi-Active and Productive MEPs in EU Parliament's History during 23 Years, (Known, inter alia, for his Work on EU Citizens' Phone "Roaming", Bethleem's "Peace" Flame Tradition on Christmas, Debates about MEPs' Options in Scientic Issues, SMEs' promotion and EU Budget strategy, etc), who, unfortunately, decided to Retire now, and to whom he consecrated the Last PEWB's Meeting of the present Mandature (2014-2019), Earlier Today in Strasbourg.

"Eurofora", who has positively Cooperated with Rübig during Many Years (Since 1996 !), rushed also to anOther Key Meeting, Today, in EU Parliament, on "STOA" Committee, (means : "Science and Technology Options Assessment"), where the Experienced Austrian MEP had been playing a Leading role, (as President or vice-President, etc, cooperating there also with former Greek Top ChristianDeocratMEP Antonis Trakatellis, from the Beginnings), during a Long Period of Time, marking various Issues with his Kind, Profound and Efficient Contributions.

- One of the Latest is the Recent Creation of a "News-Hub" for Science's relation with the Press and all Medias, which is expected to "Go On" and "Develop" its activities decisively in the foreseable Future, as Rübig told us Today with Conviction.

This is Part of a Wider Idea on InerAction between Press/Medias and STOA in EU Parliament, that "Eurofora" had Highlighted in an important Press Conference, Earlier in Strasbourg, where one of his Successors at STOA's Presidency, former Minister from Portugal, had Proposed us to Start Actively Contributing in a Regular Way during STOA's Meetings also in Brussels : See, f.ex., ..., etc).

Ona among the forthcoming events of that "News-Hub" on Science is due to be a 2-Days long Conference on "Artificial Intelligence", organised in EU Parliament in Strasbourg, at the Beginning of June 2019.

Meanwhile, Mandl might, eventually, have, perhaps, some News about his Collegue and Friend, Rübig's Decisions on where to Focus his Hyper-Active character from now on, after careful Thinking, Later this Summer, as he told us...

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