newsitems Danish EU Minister Zilmer-Johns to EuroFora: Opt-out States support Civil+Dual EU CFSP tools
Danish EU Minister Zilmer-Johns to EuroFora: Opt-out States support Civil+Dual EU CFSP tools
*Strasbourg/CoE/Angelo Marcopolo/- Even EU Countries, like Denmark, etc. who had Opted-out of EU's Security/Defence policy, support its Civil and Dual aspects, and understand the will of the Majority of EU Countries to organise an overall Defense mechanism, replied in substance Danish EU affairs Minister, Michael Zilmer-Johns to an "EuroFora"s question on EU's current preparation for a crucial December 2013 Summit in Brussels, due to fix strong basis for an Autonomous EU Defence, accordin to the conclusions of December 2012, (see relevant "EuroFora" s NewsReport from Brussels' Summit then).
- "Yes, I know, in December (EU Brussels Summit) we'll be definitively discussing" EU's CFSP", he immediately reacted to "EuroFora"s question on that point.
- "Well, of course, I just need to say that for Denmark, we have a particular decision that we have an "Opt out" on Defense", he reminded carefully.
- "Therefore, for Defense, of course, even if we cannot participate in the Military approach, we have to engage more actively in the Civilian part", Danish Minister anounced on EU CFSP.
+ Moreover, "of course", Investment on "Dual" High-Tech. Industries "is very Important for Europe as a whole", he agreed with "EuroFora", and even if Denmark "doesn't have a very large Defense Industry"; nevertheless, "we have some Producers", he observed.
- "And, in fact, as we see it from the outside, this European Defense Agency has been already quite Effective", found Minister Zilmer-Johns.
=> - "So, we look forward to the (CFSP) Debate in the European Council" of December 2013 in Brussels "with Interest", concluded the Danish EU affairs Minister in reply to "EuroFora"s Question.
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+ Meanwhile, recent Developments have been going on also at the Strategic Island of Cyprus, where the new President, Nicos Anastassiades, has just anounced officiially the country's intention to participate in the "Partneship for Peace" programs due for NATO's European partners, following also earlier relevant developments on EU's Enlargement eastwards and NATO - Russia partnership, etc.
Even if the current EU Councl's rotating Chair, Ireland, is also keeping out of Military structures, nevertheless, the competent EU Affairs Minister, Lucinda Creighton, has already briefed, earlier in Strasbourg, EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on relevant developments at certain "Hot points", and current plans to boost EU's CSFP.
And French Defense Minister, Drian, is due to speak on CFSP next week in Strasbourg in this same EU Parliament's Committee, headed by experienced Top German MEP Elmar Brok.
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Strategically located between Paris and Prague, Strasbourg offered a natural location for the French and Czech EU 2008 and 2009 Presidencies to tune their agendas for a resolute European move towards Renewable Energies, during an exceptional Joint Parliamentary meeting on "Energy and Sustainable Development", co-organized here by the Presidents of EU Parliament, Hans Gert Poettering, French National Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, and Senate, Gerard Larcher, on November 20 and 21.
Concluded by a busy-looking French super-Minister of Energy, Environment and Regional planning, Jean-Louis Borloo, the exceptional gathering of Top MPs from all 27 EU States' Parliaments hoped that a Ministerial meeting prepared by Borloo, will pave the way to an overall agreement at the level of EU Heads of State and Government Summit chaired on December 2008 by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, allowing the next EU chair, the Czech Republic, to start working from the beginning of 2009 on concrete measures.
Speaking to "EuroFora" President Accoyer resumed the general feeling by stressing that "Europe has no Oil-Gas resources, but an important Scientific-Technologic potential. Therefore, we must develop Renewable Energy sources". "Since the Sun is the most abundant and free RES, we must do the outmost to boost Solar Energy" solutions, he added, at the eve of a special meeting on Solar energy and the Mediterranean organised by Borloo on Saturday.
Oil-gas supplies' security and diversification were also examined by the EU gathering, after which, President Accoyer replied to our question on risks of long, expensive and fragile pipe-lines' projects, crossing through foreign countries out of the EU, compared to new possibilities for Sea and River Ship direct EU transport even of Gas, thanks to New Liquification technologies : - "We have just écreated the Union for the Mediterranean for concrete projects like these", Accoyer stressed, speaking of Sea-River Ship Highways, fundeable under EU's TENS programs.
Rapporteur on "Energy innovation and sustainable development", Dr. Bedrich Moldan, vice-President of Czech Senate's Environment and Regional Development Committee, added that Climat issues, price uncertainties and diminution of accessible Fossil energies, played together with EU's RST potential in order to make RES both a need and "an opportunity". However, in cases as "Solar Energy, even if the main Scientific ideas are already here, we have to make some technologic breakthroughs in order to find how to produce it on a large scale, store and transport it", Dr. Moldan added to "EuroFora".
Czech interest for RES was also expressed, earlier in Strasbourg, by Jan Kohout, the deputy Minister pf Foreign Affairs who participated to a workshop on "Renewable Energies" organized by the French EU 2008 Presidency : - "The focus is on Development", he told us.
On this and other RES issues, Dr. Moldan anounced the Czech EU 2009 chair's intention to organize an important 2-days Conference on Renewable Energies and Sustainable Development late January 2009 at nearby Prague.