

Economy+Values' Facts on Ukraine Crisis back Orban-Fico- Niinisto+ Calls to Change EU-Russia Policy

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EU's powerhouse, German Economy, suddenly Dropped its Growth, France stagnated, and Italy lost ground, while Spain and several others might follow, particularly among Foreign Trade widening gaps, etc, Markets, Investors and Commentators, who started to accumulate stern Warnings for the foreseable Future, that leave no room for complacency, (See Infra) :
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In particular, for the First Time since more than a Year, Germany's GDP unexpectedly dropped Down fo - 0,2% during the period of April - June 2014, which coincides with the beginning of Kiev's Military Attacks against Dissident Regions Donetsk/Lugansk, notoriously intensified recently. On the contrary, earlier, it had Grown for 0,8%, +0,3£%, +0,4% and +0,7% until then, during a whole year, (as well as all the way during all the last 3 or 4 Years, since 2010-2014, with a unique Negative Exception only for a short period after the 2012 French Elections in France).
Moreover, as mainstream Media "Die Welt" observed on the 14th of August 2014, it's the 1st Time since the beginning of the Global Crisis back on 2009, that Germany's GDP Falls even Lower than the Average Growth of the 18 Member Countries of the €uroZone. "Now", "a Weakening Foreign Trade" and "a Declining Investment" mark significanty the German Economy since Spring, "Die Welt" finds in a Frontpage Article published Half a Month after the Controversial Brussels' Decision to enter into a Trade War with Russia by taking the Initiative to Impose Unilateral EU Sanctions on certain Economic Sectors, for the 1st time, provoking a Russian Embargo mainly on Agricultural EU products, added shortly after the EU blocked Trade on certain Banking, Oil-Gas and other High-Tech sectors.
- "Trouble spots" and "Uncertainty" placed a "too Heavy Burden on German Exports' buisiness", while "many Economists have pointed at a Growing Uncertainty about the Consequences of the Ukranian Conflict", observes "Die Welt", added to a Worse than expected Fall of the Index of Economic expectations (ZEW) "this August", ( "the Sharpest Fal in over a Year" : from 27,1 points in July, down to only ...8,6 points, instead of the 18,2 points expected earlier !), at the same time that the Index for Current affairs Fell from 61,8 points Down to only 44,3 points, instead of the 54 points earlier expected, (also on August 2014), following also a "Sudden Fall of Industrial Commands" revealed the 1st Week of August, according to several other mainstream Medias. In parallel, "Investors swept Back on Geramany rapidly at the Stock Markets", where "Barometer Dax" also made "substantial Losses in Recent Weeks".
=> In consequence, now "Die Welt" points at the fact that "Warning Signs, that it might go Down with the German Economy", have multiplied "in Recent Days", while observers started to expect also an important Fall on Exports, particularly of Industrial products to Russia.
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+ At the same time, the French Economy unexpectedly fell into Stagnation also at the second quarter of 2014, after having already done so even at the first quarter, remaining at "ZERO Growth", so that the Government had to Revise its initial prospects from the expected +1% Growth in 2014, Down to only +0,5%, i.e. Half less, as it was anounced on the 14th of August.
- Moreover, the French "Industrial Production shrank down for - 0,5% less between March and June" 2014, i.e. since the beginning of the Ukranian Civil War at the Eastern Regions, while "Trade Deficit stands at the Red" with almost - 30% for the Semester, "Unemployment continues to grow", and "Businesses' Investment Fell Down for - 0,8%", accumulating Today a "Record-High" of Negative trends, according to mainstream French Newspapers, both of the Right and of the Left, such as "Figaro" and/or "Le Monde".
Significantly, the French President Hollande had earlier claimed that "Growth" was "back" on 2013, and he had maintained that view even at the beginning of July 2014, but, suddenly, just "a Few Days Later", (i.e. almost when the USA-led Brussels' controversial Economic Sanctions against Russia were prepared), he "appeared more Pessimist", "acknowledging the fact that a Slow-down of the Economy wasn't impossible, so that Growth could be Weakened even further, as "Figaro" reminds now. pointing mainly at "the current climat of Uncertainty and Concerns" (f.ex. in Ukraine, etc), which "puts the Brakes" on the Economy. Germany's "reduced Exports", (which are expected to become even further Reduced after the recent USA-led EU Economic Sanctions to Russia, followed by Moscow's reply)... All this also means that the French Budget's Deficit would become now "Impossible" to be maintained inside the thresholds promissed at EU level, not onlt on 2014, but even on 2015, Press commentators point out, and this had just been openly admited even by the Minister of Finances, Michel Sapin.
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+ Moreover, Italy has just droped in Stagnation, with a Falls of -0,2% of its GDP, while Spain is expected to see its Exports lower down, (etc). In fact, it's "all €uroZone" which "has just stagnated", at the end of the Second Quarter of 2014, placing EU Growth at "Mission Impossible", rebus sic standibus, unless something is done, fast and strong enough, in order to bring a positive change...
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>>> Therefore, "EU's Policy" on Russia and the Ukranian conflict must "Change", stressed the Hungarian Prime Minister, Victor Orban.
- Because, particularly “the Sanctions policy pursued by the West, that is, ourselves.... causes More Harm to us, than to Russia,” he denounced.
+ "What the Russians are doing" after that, (i.e. the EU Agricultural products' selective Embargo), is "a necessary Consequence" of controversial USA-led EU Economic Sanctions, he observed.
=> "“In politics, this is called Shooting oneself in the foot", Prime Minister Orban ironised.
* According to a Strategy of Competitiveness, promoted and applied particularly by German Chancelor Angie Merkel, the Economy of Hungary too is "Export-driven", (as that of Germany, etc), with Russia being its "Largest Partner", after the EU, "with Exports worth 2,55 Billions € in 2013", "Reuters" observed.
- Therefore, naturally, "EU .. should Compensate Producers somehow, be they Polish, Slovak, Hungarian or Greek, who Now have to Suffer Losses", he stressed.
+ "But", it's "Not Only" that : - In fact, "the Entire (EU) Sanctions Policy should be Reconsidered", Victor Orban pointed out.
- Because, "I think (that it) has Not been considered thoroughly enough", he criticized.
=> Therefore, we must "Change the EU's ...Policy" on "Sanctions" vis a vis Russia, the Hungarian Prime Minister urged.
- "I will do my outmost" for that purpose, he promised, but, since "we are alll aware" of the fact that "Hungary"s weight has "clearly" not enough "possibilities" in itself alone, then, "I am looking for Partners" he anounced.

Victor Orban recently confirmed an Europe-wide Record of exceptionaly Strong Popularity, by being the only one among ChristianDemocrat/EPP Heads of State/Government to succeed to confirm Twice the Win of an Absolute Majority of People's Votes, both on National and EU Parliament's Elections.
His current move is certainly not ideological, but based on a serious Realistic Analysis of the Facts, since the Hungarian Prime Minister has notoriously built almost all its political career, from the start, on the basis of his reputation to have been strongly Critical vis a vis the former USSR and even nowadays Russia in general.
So that it's certainly not only the -otherwise Good for the development of a PanEuropean Cooperation able to stimulate much needed EU Growth- recent deal of January 2014 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to help equip a Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary, backed by an advantageous Loan, which might have eventualy motivated alone Orban's current stance.

In fact, Hungary's Economy was already doing Exceptionaly Well, among other EU Countries, already as early as since Last Year, renewing with Growth and succeeding to reduce Debt and create more Jobs, lowering Unemployment, even without any important EU Financial Help, as Prime Minister Victor Orban had already underlined in one of his Replies to "EuroFora"s Questions on July 2013 in EU Parliament, (Comp. relevant "EuroFora"'s NewsReports).
+ And, even Now, among those few EU Member Countries with an Economic Growth "Better than expected" (according to "Reuters", cited by the "Irish News"), such as Slovakia, Bulgaria or Hungary, etc., Budapest leads at a Top 1st place also in 2014 with a + 0,8 % Growth currently the Highest in the EU.
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Both Hungary and Slovakia share a Border with Ukraine, but have also been in the Past members of the former Soviet block, against which, Victor Orban traditionaly was among the Strongest Critics.

+ However, even his Slovakian counterpart, "Socialist" Prime Minister Robert Fico, had denounced, just a Day earlier, the latest EU Sanctions against Russia as "Meaningless" :
- "Why should we Jeopardize the EU Economy, which has just began to Grow ?", wondered Fico in a Press Conference.
=> Even "if there is a Crisis situation" in Ukraine, then, "it should be Solved by Other (Differend) Means", Fico reportedly pointed out.
- By the way, “it’s Weird” that Ukraine, which has signed an EU association agreement and is receiving EU's Aid, was taking “Unilateral steps” that Jeopardised the economic interests of several EU Countries, including on Russian Gas Transit issues, the Slovakian Prime Minister was quoted as criticizing.
- "Who Profits from EU Economy Decreasing, Russia's Economy having Troubles, and Ukraine economically on its Knees ?", topicaly wonderd the SLovakian Prime Minister, shortly after a similar critical question was initially raised at our "EuroFora"s International Web Forum...
>>> Indeed, at this crucial for a growing Foreign Competition period when many Countries accross the World are urgently searching the best way out of a finishing Global Crisis, EU - Russia Trade is between 400 and 500 Billions € per Year, compared to around Only 30 Billions € for USA - Russia Trade, (just 12 Billions on 2013, according to Forbes : i.e. the Smallest among BRICS, and almost Equal to US-Turkey trade !), so that the real Price to pay for provoking a Trade War, is Not at all the Same between Europe and USA, experienced observers pointed out.
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+ Thus, earlier at Sochi, before going also to Kiev, Finland's President Saul Niinisto, denounced the fact that "the Ukrainian Crisis has Affected All of us". “The Catastrophe that is going on in Ukraine has told on all of us and Concerns all". Because, as a result of the events in Ukraine, certain Damage has been caused to the traditional relations were developing between Russia and Finland, and the situation has Changed even on a Global scale", Niinisto reportedly said on his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that some had already Warned that "it was an onslaught of a New Cold War". Niiniste expressed personal Concern with such an Abrupt Cooling of relations between Russia and the EU : Indeed, “we have approached the Gates leading to a New ‘Cold War’,” he complained. “The Ukrainian Catastrophe, which no doubt is affecting us all, has had a Wider Impact as well. I mean that the relationship between Russian and the EU has Suffered some Knocks. On the other hand in the wider World we have heard talk of a Cold War, or being on the Brink of one,” Niinisto denounced.
=> Therefore, the Finnish President declared that he arrived in Russia to Discuss Possibilities for Settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, Stop a Negative Turmoil, and Help the situation Stabilize, reportedly adding that Russia’s Humanitarian Aid to Eastern Ukraine Population of some 4 Millions People (notoriously suffering by 5 Months of Kiev's Deadly and Destructive Military Attacks) , would hopefully mark a first Step in Settling the Ukraine crisis, since the Convoy heading for Ukraine could Signal a strengthening of reciprocal Trust.
- Because this Trust is necessary for making the Next step, namely to Cease Fire", he added. That's why most of the attention devoted to the Ukraine crisis is focused on Ending the Fighting, as People are Dying. He nevertheless emphasized that the parties are only Embarking on the initial Steps towards a Solution.“The continuation of Fighting is the greatest Risk,” he Warned.
>>> Together with Russian President Putin, they reportedly stressed that Russia and Finland would exert every effort to seek the earliest End of Conflict in eastern Ukraine. - "We are going to do everything within our power to End the Military Conflict as Soon as possible, establish a Dialogue among all the Parties concerned, and provide Relief Aid,” Putin reportedly said, adding both countries were seriously Concerned with the Large-scale Military operations and a true Humanitarian Disaster in South-East Ukraine. Niinisto stressed that he had come to the conclusion that it was the Time to Settle the situation, and believes that the Probability of Ending the crisis in Ukraine Now is Higher, than in a long time before, as a Solution to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia appeared Now Possible : There is an Opportunity to Reconcile the situation, perhaps more so Now, that at any time in the Past", and Finland is Ready to help, he reportedly proposed.

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With Elections looming for before April 2014, the Finnish Government cannot certainly ignore the stance of the main Opposition party, that of "True Finns" (nowadays simply "Finns"), which not only is in favour of Teaching the Russian Language in the Education, at least at the Eastern Regions of the Country, bordering Russia, but also Opposes economic EU Sanctions against Moscow, also because they believe that a wider Trade War would hurt Finnish Business too, since Russia was expected to implement retaliatory measures, "which will not be distributed evenly throughout the EU", as they had warned.
Even mainstream new Prime Minister Alexander Stubb (a former MEP well known in Strasbourg, Comp. f.ex. some other Stubb's statements, earlier, to "EuroFora", etc), was already "Reluctant" from the start about such Sanctions against Russia, according to Finnish Media, (despite some apparently different tones allegedly reported by certain American Media later-on). Stubb has already warned that he expects "Solidarity" in the EU, and that "f the impact isn't equal, we'll consider what kind of solutions we will seek", as he had reportedly said even before the mainstream Center Party's chief Juha Sipilae askes him to push the EU for "Compensation" :
Something that, already, Poland's Economy Minister has asked, while Lithuania also considers a similar move, almost certainly to be joined by Greece and Cyprus, as well as France, and several other EU Member Countries, at the same time that Germany reportedly would like to have a Summit of Heads of State/Government on all those issues soon, while French President Hollande suggested another "Normandy format" Summit, (i.e. including the EU and Ukraine together with Russia and the USA, etc, as back on July).
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Exceptionaly, the latest and hardest ever EU Sanctions on Russia, (which were the 1st to step up to the "3rd Level", as are called any Sanctions which hit not only Individual persons and/or Businesses, but also entire Sectors of the Economy), were decided at the End of July 2014 at an obscure meeting of non-elected Bureaucrats in an Empty Brussels, for the 1st time without any EU Summit of elected Heads of State/Government nor their usual open Press Conferences before and after final important EU decisions, and while "U.S. President Barack Obama had piled Pressure on Europe for a more forceful response", according to Reuters.
Restrict EU Exports to Russia even on some High-Tech products (including "Dual" Civil-Defense Technologies, or related to Oil prospection, etc), as well as Loans, etc., trigering a Moscow reaction which Blocked EU fresh Food exports to our neighbouring bjg country for a Year, isn't exactly a recipe to stimulate Growth at all...
Worse: Such an exceptionaly Negative Decision, which obviously risks to provoke much more Tensions between EU and Russia, instead of mutualy beneficial Cooperation in Europe, was taken practically at the eve of the 100th Anniversary of the Start of the 1st World War, at the beginning of August, for which, both Economic and Political factors notoriously played an important role, (as also for the start of the 2nd World War).
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On the Politcal front, Victor Orban has explicitly supported both Ukraine's Territorial Integrity, against Separatism, and Reforms towards a Federal structure, which has appeared to many (including f.ex. to experienced International Peace Bureau's - IPB- Secretary General, Colin Archer : Comp. Statements to "EuroFora") as a Key towards a Political Solution via a negotiated compromise. This was also advised by Austrian President Heinz Fischer, when he spoke in favor of a Federalisation of Ukraine in his official address of CoE's PanEuropean Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg, (as CoE's Chairman then), back on April 2014.
Moreover, it would obviously become Today an illogic Contradiction and an unsustainable Paradox for the EU and UNO to eventualy let Kiev's current Authorities Refuse any kind of Federal Solution to that Bloody Conflict against the Russian-speaking Minority at the South-Eastern Regions of Ukraine, while, on the contrary, still insisting to impose even a Bi-Zonal and Bi-Communal Federation to EU and €uroZone Member Country Cyprus, despite its EU obligations for efficiently functioning Institutions and respect of ECHR's principles on Refugees/Displaced persons' rights to access their Homes and ancestral Land.
In addition, paying the Turkish Government with more than 1 Billion €uros' full Grants (plus some 4 Billions of Low-Interest Loans, etc) each Year from EU Taxpayers' Money, (including Poor People obliged to pay full VAT on all their meager revenues), despite Ankara's 40 Years-long, persisting illegal Foreign Military Invasion and Occupation of almost 40% of the Territories of Cyprus during 1974-2014, and a continuing "Ethnic Cleansing" in the Occupied Territories from which Ankara's Military has chassed away and hinders to return almost all the traditional Majority of lawful inhabitants ; Greek Cypriots, Armenians, Maronites, Latinos, etc, contrary to ECHR's Principles,
while, on the Contrary, imposing more and more Heavy USA-led EU Sanctions on Russia, which has only touched upon a Small Part of nowadays Ukraine : Crimea, that had Nothing to do with Kiev during all its History except after 1954, when it was attached by a decision of Moscow to a simple Region or Federated State inside the former USSR, from which Kiev was never an Independent Country (contrary, f.ex. to Lithuania, etc), but only since less than 20 Years now, (while Cyprus was always Independent and/or Distinguished from Turkey during an almost 3 Thousand Years' long History, with the unique exception of 3 Centuries alone in a remote Past), would certainly become more and more Difficult to explain and even less justify at least to the current Majority of EU Citizens, particularly as it emerged from the latest, May 2014 EU Parliament's Elections...
Moreover, Cyprus' Greek-Cypriot, Armenian and Maronite (etc) Majority's political Leader is obliged to personaly engage in long, time and energy-consuming direct Talks with the Leader of the Turkish Cypriot Minority, in addition to his obligations vis a vis the other EU Heads of State/Government collective decision-making, while, on the contrary, EU still tolerates, until now, Kiev Authorities' Refusal to open a real Dialogue with the represenatives of the Dissident Regions of Donetsk/Luhansk for a Political Solution, despite official promisses to do so, since April...
Last, but not least, Russia did Not oblige at all the Majority of lawful and ancestral Inhabitants in South-Eastern Ukraine regions to Flee, neither usurpated their Family Homes and Private Properties, refusing them to return to their ancestral land, nor "Replaced" them by importing its own mainland Settlers, Unlike what Turkey notoriously did and still does in the Occupied Territories of Cyprus, (as COE's Parliamentary Assembly and even Committee of Ministers have already denounced in Strasbourg). Nor did ever Moscow send its Army to invade and occupy half of Ukraine's Capital City : Kiev, unlike what Ankara did against Cyprus' Capital city : Nicosia, still semi-Occupied by the Turkish Military during 40 Years now : 1974-2014, (etc+)...
However, EU has notoriously been pushed by the USA to impose more and more Sanctions against Russia and uses NATO to repeat Military Pressure and/or Threats, at the detriment of the European Economy and/or putting at Risk even Peace in Europe, while, on the contrary, Washington DC traditionaly asks from Brussels to accept Turkey even as "Candidate" State to the EU, which has been also obliged to pay more than a Billion € in full Grants to Ankara each year, without exerting any Military or even real Political Pressure on Turkey to at least withdraw its Invasion/Occupation Troops from EU-Member Cyprus, despite their illegal status according to several UN SC, CoE and EU Resolutions which vainly asked their Withdrawal. And it's vain to remind also the fact that Turkey, obviously, didn't ever bother to hold, when its Army Invaded the Northern Territories of Cyprus, any of those Referenda that pro-Russian Autonomists did recently in Ukraine everywhere they could, right from the Start, and with an apparent Popular Success, to judge by the massive participation of huge quews of Voters seen at most Cities in many Videos, Photos, etc., revealing a massive interest among the original local (mainly Ethnicaly Russian) Populations of the Dissident Regions for their "Autonomy", (even at the Risk of being Killed by Kiev's Military detachments, as it happened, f.ex., at Mariupol, when they attempted to Hinder the Vote).
Why then, all those more and more obvious Double Standards, between the USA-led EU Treatment of Russia vis a vis Ukraine, compared to that of Turkey vis a vis Cyprus ?
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+ In Germany, a huge Majority of 70% Critically believes that EU's stance on the Ukraine crisis until now, is Wrong, according to a recent Poll for "Die Welt"/"ARD- TV", made on August soon after the latest EU Sanctions against Russia, (while, nevertheless, in general, 72% also endorses Chancelor Merkel's and Foreign Minister Steinmeier's activities on most Other issues).
It seems certain that even the Biggest national Economy in the EU, that of Germany, would be Affected by such Economic Sanctions, unprecedented in the European continent, and their aftermath, i.e. with Russia's 1st response. However, despite a real Concern about the unfortunate, exceptional Hardships inevitably provoked by such kind of Sectoral Economic Sanctions (diplomatically nick-named : of "3rd Level"), nevertheless, Berlin might share USA's President Obama's claim that this was necessary, at least at that moment, (f.ex. since EU hadn't prepared any other way to act efficiently vis a vis the Ukranian Conflict until now).
=> In consequence, (and even more: if EU realises that there are currently not enough alternative export countries for its products which have beeen affected by such kind of Sanctions), both Germany and other key EY Countries would probably be enclined, as a result, to boost their efforts in order to help find a Political Solution to the Ukranian Conflict, (See Infra). And there, Chancellor Angie Merkel's personal Political action would certainly be a crucial factor.
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+ Sign of the Times ? Main Opposition Newspaper in France, "Figaro", has just published, exceptionaly, a very Critical Article on the "Negative" stance of the out-going EU Commission vis a vis Russia all along the on going Ukranian Crisis, that it accuses to disserve the real interests of Europe, and such a move became so Popular that it was almost Unanimously supported by the very numerous readers of that Media of the Center-Right, (which won both recent Local and EU Elections vis a vis the Governing Socialist Party). Almost at the same time, the latest Polls published by another French Media gave the 1st place for the forthcoming 2017 Presidential Elections to the controversial Rightist leader of "National Front", Marine Le Pen, (already No 1 Party in the latest, May 2014 EU Parliament's Elections in France, for the 1st time in History), closely followed by still popular former President Nicolas Sarkozy of the Center-Right, (all Socialist candidates lagging far Behind). MLP has clearly adopted a stance favorable to a much better treatment of Russia, while Sarkozy was the 1st to strongly warn against a risk for "Confrontation" with Russia, which would have "Catastrophic" consequences in Europe, as he said, (as early as since February 28, 2014, in a landmark Speech at the Adenauer Foundation in Berlin, where he was invited by its Head, the former EU Parliament's President Hans-Gert Poettering, after meeting with Chancelor Angie Merkel for an Hour in her office).
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+ Precisely, from a Political point of view, one of the reasons for which too many People voted for Marine Le Pen's "FN" in France, and/or Nigel Farage's "UKIP"¨in the UK, (etc) at the latest EU Parliament's Elections of May 2014, etc, was, precisely, also the fact that they were among those few political parties which supported a more Friendly policy vis a vis Russia on the Ukranian crisis, following less Obama's USA pressure for more and more Sanctions added to NATO moves judged dangerous for Peace even by the experienced Geneva-based International Peace Bureau.
It's well known that De Gaule's wish for the Franco-German Reconciliation, together with Adenauer, had been developed almost in parallel with his famous formula about the "Great Europe, from the Atlantic Ocean until the Urals Mountains" etc., i.e. including most Russia, and a similar Franco-Germano-Russian core for a United PanEuropean space was also former long-time President Jacques Chirac's political "testament", particularly well symbolized at a landmark Chirac- Merkel - Putin Summit at the Historic Compiegne Castle, (built by Napoleon there where the Agreement which ended the 1st World War was signed later-on), back on September 2006, (Comp. "EuroFora" co-Founder's NewsReports from that Trilateral Summit f.ex. at "TCWeekly").
Meanwhile, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy had notoriously succeeded to save, at the last minute, back on August 2008, Peace in Europe, by taking an active Initiative to immediatey visit Moscow and Tbilisi in order to broker an Agreement between the then Presidents of Russia, Medvedev, and Georgia, Shakashvili, convincing to Stop Russian Troops just some Kms before arriving at the Georgian Capital, when he acted then also as EU Chairman in office, in phone contact with German Chancellor Merkel, then in Italy. But even now, during the Ukranian Conflict, Sarkozy Timely launched a clear Warning against Confrontation between EU and Russia, as the worst "Catastrophic" event which risked to hit the entire European Continent. as he stressed as early as since the 28th of February 2014 in Berlin, after meeting with Chancelor Merkel there (Comp. Supra). Astonishingly, however, it was revealed only a few Days later, that he had been placed under covert Surveillance of the Police, even on all his Private and/or Family contacts and communications, under an apparently fallacious pretext, .. precisely as he was suddenly ...Detained and Questioned by the French Police for more than 20 Hours, and even officialy prosecuted for another, apparently even more fallacious accusation, also later-on, just .. 3 Days after giving an exceptional Interview to an Academician for the "Paris-Match" Magazine, where he spoke in favor of Natural Family and of Europe's "Christian roots" !
However, by another "coincidence", similar points have also been recently stressed by German Chancelor Angie Merkel, during her succesful September 2013 Electoral campaign, particularly on a United and Peaceful Europe, as well as on EU's Cultural Identity, ("No Multi-Culti"), etc., winning almost an Autonomous Majority at the Bundestag, minus only 4 MPs), as well as many among those various Political Parties to whom EU Citizens gave a large Majority, particularly (but not only) at the Right side of the Political spectrum during the latest, May 2014 EU Parliament's Elections throughout all Europe.
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As for Ukraine itself, it could naturally play an important role as "a Geo-Political, Cultural and even Technological (See, f.ex. Antonov Airplanes, Sea-Lunch system, etc), "Bridge" between the EU and Russia for a Peaceful and productive Future, serving both all Ukranian People's interests, as well as EU's General Interest, (even better than f.ex. EU Member Countries Finland and/or Austria have already started to do, mutatis-mutandis),
instead of being Manipulated by some selfish, slyly Anti-European and/or even Anti-Deocratic shady interests, in order to become, on the contrary, a troublesome obstacle to a full PanEuropean cooperation, and a permanent danger of chronic Instability, risking to exhaust both its own and EU's resources and/or to provoke a "Cold War" dangerous situation.
Perhaps most of all, Ukraine should better preserve cautiously its Historic European Cultural Identity, as well as all sincere and Honest Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights' loving Young and Old People among its Citizens, and Anti-Corruption militants, (some coming from a Noble part of "Euro-Maidan"/Civil Society movements, some others from the Donetsk/Luhansk and/or Odessa Dissidents), instead of ...Burning its beautiful Christian Churches, as it was seen sometimes at the Bombarded Eastern Ukraine regions, and - most of all- instead of letting its Military to be Manipulated and pushed into a sly Trap of blatant Violations of even of elementary Human Rights and/or other Horrible Destructions and Deadly Crimes even vis a vis defenseless and fragile Civilian People, such as Women, Elders, Children, and other innocent Victims of the still on-going Kiev's Military Attacks against the Dissident Regions.
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Because, last, but not least : Modern, Post-War Europe's appeal to Moral "Values" protecting European Citizens is currently Threatened by a Worst and more Long-lasting "Crash" than a 3rd Malaysian Airlines plane, given the tragic Fact of more than 1.250 Civilians atrociously killed, (out of a more than 2.300 Dead), and much more than 4.500 People Wounded, until this mid-August 2014. "Real Numbers are likely to be much Higher", according to the UNO, who warned that "It's imperative ... to find a way out of this Murderous and potentially even more Explosive Crisis", where "at least 50 People are being Killed or Wounded every Day". In addition, Hunderds of Thousands of People have been obliged to live for many Weeks or Months without Water, Electricity, and/or Communications, while Food and Medical Care were becoming Rare, and in Towns under Kiev's Military Blockade and Fire, (sometimes Worse than Gaza !), Forcing some 140.000 People to be Displaced elsewhere in Ukraine (mainly at Odessa, etc), and more than a Million of Refugees to flee to Russia, (often by Hundreds each Day), while even attemps to send at least a real Humanitarian Aid to the Surviving Victims have been initialy Refused, slandered, and afterwards Blocked for more than a Week now at the Borders, under various petty Bureaucratic pretexts, while Civilian People are still Starving and/or being Killed or Wounded at the Dissident Regions every Day by Kiev's Military Attacks abusing even of GRAD Missile Launchers, Tanks, Canons, Army Helicopters and/or Army Airplanes' bombings).
I.e. a Deadly, Inhuman Tragedy never seen before in Europe since the 1st and 2nd World Wars, in blatant Contradiction with EU's declared pro-Peace and Human Rights values, obviously trampled underfoot at Eastern Ukraine !
+Supplementary clear sign : Even a main pro-Kiev Website dedicated to slam alleged "Fake" News on the on-going Conflict, which had in the Past Criticized a Photo of Killed men at a Crematrium reportedly published in some Social Media after the initial Attacks against dissident Slaviansk village, as allegedly taken elsewhere, since then, hasn't yet found anything to say vis a vis the most out-standing Photo and Video documents which reveal Horrible Slaughters of obviously innocent and even fragile Civilian People, such as Elders, Women, young couples, Mothers, Children, etc, often near -or in- their Family Homes. As for another similar pro-Kiev Government's Website, its translations in English have astonishingly been ...Stopped since more than 2 Months now, (i.e. precisely while Deadly and Destructive Military Attacks by Kiev's Army against event Civilian areas at the Dissident Regions of Donetsk/Luhansk have notoriously intensified)...
Meanwhile, in addition to the Killings of an Italian Photo-Reporter and of 3 Russian Journalists, the Wounding of one of their French collegues, and the arrests and/or kidnapings of many other Journalists, it's particularly (if not only) on Press Freedom violations that both CoE's Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg (since April 2014), and OSCE, as well as International NGO "Reporters without Borders" (based in France, Paris), more recently, etc., have repeatedly Criticized certain concrete Kiev Authorities' attempts to Muzzle or excessively Block the Free flow of Media information on the most serious Conflict in the European Continent, notoriously dangerous not only vis a vis EU Economy but also against Peace, and modern European Values (comp. Supra).
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+ Moreover, in this regard, Kiev's persisting demands and/or pretexts to impose a Total Blockade around the Dissident Regions (f.ex. by Hindering any Free Access to Borders, Destroying local Airports, Railways, Motorways, Roads, even Phone and/or Internet Communication Networks, etc), as a pre-Condition for an eventual Cease-Fire, obviously risks to appear Less and less Credible, as long as it continues to Delay and/or Block even Humanitarian Aid with much Needed Water, Food, Electric generators and even Medical Drugs for wounded People, for so many Days now, despite UNO's, ICRC's, International Human Rights Organisations' and mainstream Foreign Media's acknowledgment that several Hundreds of Thousands of suffering Civilian People at Donetsk/Luhansk Urgentlly Need that elementary Aid after so many Months of Deadly and Destructive Kiev's Military's Attacks.
Such Violations even of International Humanitarian Law (See the general Principles, timely reminded by the ICRC and afterwards also by the EU, at : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/icrcandeuforinternationalhumanitarianlawinukraine.html ) cannot remain without any efficient reaction by the EU and/or UNO and other International Organisations without being Discredited in the eyes of the People and/or severly judged by History, sooner or later, in one way or another.
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=> Thus, according to the latest relevant Poll in Germany, an absolute Majority of 59% of People is in favour of Berlin playing a more important Role as an interMediator for the search of a compromise in order to find a Political Solution on the Ukranian Crisis, (as in-coming New EU Commission's President, and experienced Long-time former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, had already stressed, in reply to a relevant "EuroFora" Question at EU Parliament in Strasbourg, as early as since the beginning of April, (Comp. : ....).
+ Meanwhile, it's also French MInister for EU Affairs, Harlem Desir, (a former MEP, well known in Strasbourg), as well as German MP Andreas Schockenhof, vice-President of the Governing CDU/CSU Group at the Bundestag and Chairman of the Franco-German inter-Parliamentary Group, with a big Experience both on Russia and EU/Foreign Policy issues, together with French and German Presidents Francois Hollande and Joachim Glauck, who replied Positively to an "EuroFoa"s Question on the possibility for the Franco-German EU core to act efficiently enough in order to help create a "Hope" for a Peaceful Political Solution in Ukraine, as it was topically said at the 100th Anniversary Day of the beginning of the 1st World War, (Comp. August 3 "EuroFora"s "Draft" NewsReport from nearby Hartmanswillerkopf, already sent to Subscribers/Donors earlier).

German Chancelor Angie Merkel has recently developed a keen interest in Diplomatic Activism around the Ukraine issue : From her premonitory December 2013 anouncement, in a Press Conference during the EU Summit of heads of State/Government in Brussels, (Comp. "EuroFora"s relevant NewsReport from Brussels, then), of her intention to try to find a Compromise between Ukraine's accession to EU's Trade Union, and its possible maintainance also inside the Russia-Belarus-Kazakstan-Armenia-Azerbaidjan-Kirgistan (etc), Trade Area, from which she was notoriously Hindered by a strange BrutalE Incident at an Internationaly famous location in Switzerland, where she curiously fell and wounded a leg, obliging her to abstain from work, and/or from visits for a long time. Up to the February 2014 Bilateral Franco-German Summit with President Hollande in Paris, when they succesfully sent to Kiev 3 Foreign Ministers : Fabius, Steinmeier and Sikorski, from France, Germany and Poland, who managed to broker a written Agreement between the then Ukranian President Yanukovich and all the Opposition Leaders of then, but was finaly cancelled after unidentified Snipers started to Shoot and Kill both Policemen and Protestors, until they provoked more and more Violent, Deadly Clashes leading to a Brutal Putch, which Divides until now the People of Ukraine in two Separated and violently Conflicting Parts, between the Western and Eastern Regions of the Country. Naturally including the 1st meeting that she brokered herself between the newly elected Ukranian President Poroshenko and the Russian President Putin, on the sidelines of the International Commemoration Top gathering of many Heads of State/Government invited near Deauville by French President Hollande last July. Followed by a series of frequent Phone Contacts with all main Top Partners involved at the Ukranian Conflict, as, f.ex. also USA President Obama, Russian President Putin, Ukranian President Poroshenko, etc, each time Events made it Necessary (etc). And, indeed, apparently, her initial idea to try to find a practical compromise/modus vivendi between EU's Free Trade Area and Russia's Trade Union with several former CIS Countries (comp. Supra), that Merkel managed to transform even in Official EU process with an on-going series of scheduled Meetings nowadays, could certainly help a lot to find a Political Agreement for a Peaceful Solution in the Ukranian Conflict, (in parallel, and in Addition to Kiev's internal Constitutional Reforms, due to be checked by CoE's "Venice" Commission, which are expected to meet at least a main part of Dissidents' concerns by an adequate Federalisation/DeCentralisation process).
But, obviously, for all this to realy succeed this time until full conclusion, everybody involved must at least avoid and carefulyprevent any other, direct or indirect, obvious or covert, partial or total "Repetition", mutatis-mutandis, of any kind of such "Snipers" who might again emerge, out of the blue, just in order to provocatively and brutaly Undermine any sustainable CeaseFire and/or new Peace Process in Ukraine, (by a coincidence, shortly after an unforgetable ... - "F... the EU !" statement notoriously attributed to US. Assistant Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland -who didn't even deny- shortly before those fatal February 2014 bloody incidents at Kiev which influenced negatively the course of events until now)..
On the contrary, a key factor, obviously much needed recently in Ukraine, as well as throughout all the European Continent, is to Overcome that brutaly and artificialy provoked, dangerous Division of its People, f.ex. by unleasing the full potential of the Conscientisation of the Horrible, Inhuman Violations of Civilians and other Victims' elementary Rights, during these too long Months of Violent Clashes and Kiev's Military Attacks against the Dissident Regions, unacceptable inside Modern Europe, as well as of what is the real General Interest for a sustainable Development of that strategicaly located, until recently Peaceful, European Country, and of all Europe.
+ As far as that latest point is concerned, in addition to the above mentioned Foreign Trade and Growth issues, (Comp. Supra), EU Countries should naturaly never lose sight also of the crucial GeoPolitical importance of Cooperation with Russia, not only on Energy, but particularly on Space Technologies, (which, otherwise, risk to be undermined, as far as the EU is concerned, f.ex. Galileo, ISS, spacecrafts, etc), as well as of the fact that the real question raised from the start on the occasion of the notorious Ukraine-EU Trade agreement, (as well as vis a vis Armenia, Azerbaidjan and several other former CIS Countries), is an Historic Opportunity for the creation of a new, Big PanEuropean Trade area, including both the EU and Russia, from Portugal up to Vladivostok, as f.ex. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Kurz has reportedly observed recently.
In addition to bringing, in fact, the EU - via a Russian Siberian "Bridge" - for the 1st Time close to China, Japan and the USA (Alaska) through Land, (moreover of Historicaly European basicaly Culture) something which could obviously open Huge Perspectives particularly for very High-Speed Trains' (TTGV) development, etc. Without missing, no more, the notoriously immense new opportunities for various important Natural Resources (from Oil/Gas and Gold up to several Rare Materials, etc) that would normaly open soon the emerging prospection of Russia's longest in the World and deepest penetrating Sea Coasts at the Arctic Ocean, which have recently started to attract a big International interest, (etc).

For all those reasons, (including, naturally, also the well known Energy network links), Ukraine should better become a good EU Bridge towards Russia, instead of a bad Cold War Obstacle.

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La Turquie, test-clé d'Independance de l'Europe face aux USA, les aménant de chercher en commun des nouvelles idées pour se mettre d'accord ?
Le débat, amical mais clair, entre les Présidents Américain et Français, Obama et Sarkozy, la veille des elections européennes du 7 juin 2009, a montré que la question controversée sur la démande de la Turquie d'entrer dans l'Europe est actuellement le point central et le test le plus pertinent de l' indépendance de la France et de l'Europe par rapport aux Etats Unis.
Les electeurs européens, aussi bien en France qu'ailleurs en l'UE, auront une seule chance à trancher, ce dimanche 7 juin 2009, en choisisant leurs eurodéputés pour la période 2009 - 2014, car après ca risque d'être trop tard, vu que tous ceux qui suivent les affaires européennes dépuis des décennies savent qu'en réalité, le moment des décisions sur la Turquie viendra au plus tard en 2013, date rétenue dépuis longtemps pour une importante révision des "Perspectives Financières" de l'UE qui reflètent des choix Politiques fondamentaux.
Le Président français, (récement encore représentant de l'UE, dans laquelle il joue un rôle important, ensemble avec la chancelière allemande Merkel, et autres leaders européens, ayant une influence notable auprès des Citoyens Européens, comme les derniers sondages montrent), réagissant à la repétition, par le nouveau Président Américain de la vieille position traditionelle de l'Washington poushant toujours vers la démande de la Turquie d'entrer dans l'Europe :
- "Je ne peut pas laisser détruire l'Europe, (qui) est un élément de stabilisation du Monde", réponda Sarkozy. "J'ai dit au Président Obama que pour moi il était très important que l’Europe ait des Frontières", a-t-il souligné, confirmant la position Franco-Allemande commune, récemment rappellée ensemble avec la Chancellière Merkel.
- "Il y a une différence (entre France/EU et les USA)... sur les modalités. La position traditionnelle des Etats-Unis d’Amérique, c’est l’intégration" de la Turquie au sein de l'UE. "C’était la position du Président Bush, du Président Clinton, de tous les présidents américains".
- "La mienne vous la connaissez : Ce n’est pas l’intégration dans l’Union Européenne. Mais j’ai proposé que nous réfléchissions, l’Europe, la Russie, la Turquie à la création d’un Espace Economique et de Sécurité en commun", a ajout Sarkozy rappelant son invitation de créer quelque chose de neuf et mieux adapté.
Mais, "cela ne veut pas dire qu’il faut repousser la Turquie dans les ténèbres. La Turquie est un allié dans l’OTAN, (et) une Passerelle entre 2 Mondes, voilà quelle est la meilleure modalité. C’est cela dont nous avons parlé", revela-t-il. Si "nous avons une Différence sur les Modalités, nous n’avons pas une différence sur l’Objectif : Faire de la Turquie un élément de Pont entre l’Orient et l’Occident", Sarkozy assura Obama.
- "Laissez-nous au moins une légère divergence sur un sujet, cela vous permettra de bien réfléchir pour les prochaines échéances", ajouta Sarkozy en réponse à un journaliste de l'opposition Socialiste qui avait soulevé la question de la Turquie, en la melant (comme un lobby turc notoirement essaie de faire pour exploiter la manipulation de quelques Arabes, la Civilisation Historique desquels fût pourtant detruite par l'ex-empire Ottoman-Turc) avec une question tout à fait différente : celle de la voile islamique (!), avec laquelle elle n'a rien à voir.
- "Sur la Turquie, Monsieur, vous appartenez à un journal ...qui a appelé à voter, au moment de la présidentielle, pour mon adversaire.... Quel était votre argument à ce moment-là ? Vous disiez : « Attention, Nicolas Sarkozy va trop s’aligner sur les Etats-Unis d’Amérique », et je vois que deux ans après vous dites : « Ah, il y a un sujet sur lequel le Président Obama et le Président Sarkozy ne sont pas d’accord » Cela devrait vous rassurer, Monsieur" , réponda-t-il, en faisant sourire même le président américain, (et laissant entendre que trancher définitivemen la controverse sur la Turquie pourrait être au coeur de l' Elections Présidentielle en France pour 2012 )
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- "Ce que les Etats-Unis peuvent faire, c’est encourager ....TOUT PROCESSUS qui permettra à la Turquie d’être convaincue qu’elle a des amis, que ce soit la France, les Etats-Unis ou l’Europe", réponda Obama, apparamment n'excluant pas, a priori, le point de Sarkozy sur la création d'un espace commun d' économie et sécurité entre l' UE, la Turquie et la Russie (v. supra).
"Les Etats-Unis ne sont pas membres de l’Union Européenne, nous ne pouvons pas dicter si un pays quelconque adhère ou n’adhère pas à l’UE"; Obama a admis, parlant de la "Turquie, (sur laquelle) le Président Sarkozy et moi nous sommes entretenus sur ce dossier avant". "Maintenant le Président Sarkozy représente un Etat membre de l’Union Européenne et il a une position différente", opposée à démande turque d' entrée dans l'UE.
"La Turquie par contre est un allié de l’OTAN très important. ...La Turquie a fait connaître son intérêt à une intégration croissante avec l’Europe et nous (USA) encourageons cette attitude. J’ai souvent dit que l’adhésion de la Turquie à l’Union européenne serait importante".
"Mais, (en tout cas) je crois qu’il est important de noter que le Président Sarkozy appuie fortement le travail que la Turquie fait au sein de l’OTAN et je crois qu’il s’intéresse à une intégration économique plus intense avec la Turquie". (Ce qui pourrait se faire, justement, avec un "parténariat privilegié" adéquat et/ou l'idée de créer un espace commun EU - Turquie - Russie : V. supra).
Est-ce que l'effort du Président de la France, soutenu par la chancelière Allemande et l'opinion publique de la plupart des Citoyens Européens la-dessus, de trouver un accord entre l' Europe et l' Amérique sur la Turquie, en proposant de sortir des chemins battus et créer du neuf, en etablissant "un Espace Commun d' Economie et Sécurité" (v. supra), suffira de calmer un lobby traditionaliste à quelques bureaucrates de Washington DC, datant dès l'époque de l' ex-"Guerre Froide", beaucoup plus ancien que le nouveau Président vénu de l' oxygen des "grands lacs" près de Quebec du Canada : Chicago, connu comme "la ville du vent" nouveau ?
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Le Prémier Ministre Fillon appele à "faire vivre le Rève Européen"
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Seul l'avenir le dira. Mais, entre-temps, l' Europe ne peut plus attendre et perdre encore plus du temps et d'energie vitale sur la démande controversée de la Turquie, qui a notoirement menacé d'arrêter l'édification européenne dépuis 1999-2005 :
Comme le Premier Ministre François Fillon a clairement dit, un peu plus tôt cette semaine, dans un discours éloquent sur les enjeux de l' Election Européenne de ce juin 2009 (V. résumé envoyé aux adhérents d'"EuroFora"),

- "S' abstentir, c'est laisser à la Technocratie le pouvoir de dominer" la vie des Citoyens européens, qui devraient prendre l' Europe en branle le corps", et commencer d'agir par toutes les voies politiques démocratiques, prennant conscience que "l' Europe c'est Nous, (i.e. les Citoyens), et "Pas eux !" (i.e. les Technocrates), selon une image symbolique.
- "Je me souviens de l' Europe obligée de faire Silence, (au Passé), quand "les Grands" décidaient de son sort", rappela Fillon. "Je me souviens de l'Europe divisée, de l' Europe dominée" par d'autres, '"de l'Europe appauvrie""Je me souviens de Berlin occupé, muré, divisé comme un butin qu'on tire aux dès. Je me souviens du Silence de Varsovie. Je me souviens du Silence de Prague"..
- "Nous, les Européens, nous avons bien failli sortir de l' Histoire, et dévenir, pour du bon, les dès d'un jeu joué par d'autres".
- "C'est pourquoi je ne peux pas concevoir une Europe qui ne serait pas Souveraine, une Europe qui ne serait pas Maitresse d'êlle-même", aujourd'hui et démain, martella-t-il. "Le Monde s'est habitué trop longtemps à une Europe faible, que l'on pouvait traiter avec condescendence".
- "Le moment est venu de rélever le défi : Le moment est vénu de montrer que, nous les Européens, avons décidé d'être débout, et d"être nous-mêmes".
"Dépuis 2 ans (i.e. dès les Elections Présidentielles de 2007), avec Nicolas Sarkozy, nous avons oeuvrer pour relever notre Identité Nationale (de la France), dont nous sommes fiers. Et bien, l'' Identité Européenne mérite tout autant, elle qui prolonge les Génies de nos Nations".

- "Je crois à la présence d'une Civilisation Européenne", déclara Fillon, largement applaudi par des milliers de personnes ayant entendu une série des Musiques entremelées characteristiques de differents pays européens, et des images lumineuses géantes avec des extraits symboliques de Goethe, de Victor Hugo, de Shakespeare, et d'autres auteurs italiens, espagnols etc celebres à travers l'histoire.
- "L' Humanisme, la tolerance, la Liberté de la Conscience. La Solidarité. L' Etat de Droit. La confiance placée dans la Science, l' Innovation, le progrès. Toutes ces Valeurs, elles disent clairement où commence et où s'épanuit cette Europe" que nous voulons, observa-t-il.
En harmonie avec les positions soutenues par le Président du Parlement Européen, eurodéputé allemand, Hans Gert Poettering, et la Chancelière allemande, Angie Merkel, sur la "Dignité Humaine" au coeur des "Valeurs de l' Europe" moderne. Ce qui fait qu'" avec un Elargissement sans fin", même vers la Turquie, c.a.d. "sans Frontières, l' Europe Politique, l' Europe des Valeurs et l' Identité européenne" ne peuvent pas exister, comme a dit aussi le Président francais, Nicolas Sarkozy, recemment à Berlin.
Fait important : Cette observation de Fillon a été faite le jour-même que le Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe à Strasbourg concluait une semaine de réunion semestrielle sur les Droits de l'Homme, qui a examiné un grand nombre d'affaires des pires Violations (pex. Tuéries scandaleusement non elucidées, Persecutions et privations arbitraires de Liberté, personnes portées "Disparues", Tortures et "traitements inhumains et degradants", Usurpations illégales des Maisons et Patrimoines privées de Réfugiés, etc., pour lesquelles la Cour Européenne a condamné la Turquie dans plusieurs jugements, dont on attend toujours l' application)...
- "C'est pourquoi un Elargissement sans fin de l' Europe ne peu pas être un objectif en soi. Parce qu'il ne peut que diluer l' élan européen, et detruire l' Idéntité Européenne"
-" Voilà pourquoi nous disons, très sereinement, que nous ne sommes pas favorables à l' adhésion de la Turquie dans l'UE", conclua le Premier Ministre de la France; largement applaudi par des gens qui soulevaient le drapeau européen.

"Ce n'est pas un Slogan de meetings. Ce n'est pas la marque une "Hostilité" au régard de cette grande Nation (i.e. la Turquie), qui doit être étroitement associée à l' UE", pex. par un partenariat priviliegié, ou une autre formule adaptée.
- "Mais il lui faut des Frontères à l' Europe, il lui faut des Frontières stables, qui lui permettent de renforcer son Unité et son Identité", a-t-il expliqué.
- "Alors, c'est au nom de cette Europe charnelle, que je m'engage avec vous. Mais, cette Europe-là, ne peut avancer qu' à une seule Condition : celle de l' Europe Politique".
"Nous avons longtemps douté qu'elle soit possible : Aux années 1970, Henri Kissinger (le notoire ex- Secretaire d'Etat Américain aux affaires etrangères, consideré, à tort ou à raison, comme chef d'orchestre du renversement du Président Allende en Chili, de l' invasion militaire de la Turquie à Chypre, etc), disait, avec une ironie blaissante : - "Ah, l' Europe ? : Quel numero de Télephone ?..." Pendant les 6 mois de la présidence française de l'UE, (7-12/2008), Henri Kissinger n'aurait aucune difficulté de rejoindre l' Europe !", observa-t-il en suscitant des nouveaux applaudissements nourris.

"J'au vu l' Europe Politique se dresser, et prendre ses responsabilités : L' Europe Politique c'est celle qui agit sans délai, et avant les Etats-Unis, pour stopper des faillites Bancaires qui s'enchaînent, qui nous auraint plongés dans une Depression pire que celles des années 1929. L' Europe Politique est celle qui, maintenant, doit mettre un fin à un Capitalisme Financier, qui a perdu sa boussole. L' Europe Politique est celle qui a réussi d'etablir le règles les plus ambitieuses au Monde dans la lutte contre le rechaufement Climatique. Samedi, nous celebrons l' anniversaire du debarquement de la Normandie, où nos amis Américains ont pris une part décisive à nôtre libération. Mais, en décembre 2009, à la Conference (Mondialle) de Copenhague, c'est nous les Européens, qui allons leur montrer le chemin vers cet avénir commun" pour la sauvegarde de l'Environement naturel. L' Europe Politique c'est celle qui, en août 2008, lorsque la Guerre faisait rase entre la Russie et la Géorgie, s'est interposée pour imposer la Paix. Et c'est elle qui doit, maintenant, se doter des moyens Militaires de se défendre par elle-même, pour elle-même", ajouta-t-il en évoquant clairement la création d'une Défense Européenn Autonome.
"L' Europe Politique c'est celle qui doit bâtir des grands champions Industriels Européens, comme nous avons fait, auparavant, pour (l'avion) Airbus ou (la fusée) Ariadne. C'est celle qui doit exiger la Reciprocité dans les rlations Commerciale avec nos grands partenaires", sans Dumping Social ou Environmental, ni autre Concurrence Deloyale. "C'est celle qui doit se doter comme objectif d'être "le Continent de l'Esprit", réunissant les plus grandes Universités du Monde, en multipliant les Connexions, entre Scientifiques et étudiants."
"Nous respecterons nos engagements, jusqu'au dernier", souligna le Premier Ministre de la France, peu après que les candidats-eurodéputés de la coalition Gouvernementale (UMP : Mouvement pour la Majorité Présidentielle) ont signé solennement, devant plusieurs milliers des Citoyens, une spectaculaire pancarte-géante avec "7 engagements" pour les Elections Européennes du 7 juin, auxquels figure aussi l'engagement de "s'opposer à l' adhésion de la Turquie dans l'UE".
- "Parcque ce respet des engagements est une exigence si nous voulons rétablir la Confiance entre les Responsables Politiques et les Citoyens", conclua Fillon, la veille de ces Elections Européennes de juin 2009, après les Abstentions Majoritaires de 1999 et 2004, suivies de 3 "NON" à 3 Euro-Réferenda dépuis 2005, (dates auxquelles, quelques gouvernements du Passé, avaient donné le statut d'un "Candidat" et commencé des "Négotiationa d'adhésion" avec la Turquie, suivies d'un blocage sans précedent de l' édification européenne)..

"Nore Europe n'est pas n' importe quelle Europe : L' UE Technocratique n'est pas la nôtre. ... L' UE sans Frontières n'est pas la notre. L' UE desincarnée n'est pas la notre". "Nous portons une idée de l'Europe" qui "n'est pas celle des Statistiques et des Bureaux(crates). L'Europe ce n'est pas qu'une Monnaie. Ce n'est pas qu'un Marché. économique".
- "L' Europe c'est d'abord une Culture. L'Europe c'est une Histoire", a-t-il dit, largement applaudi.

"L'Europe c'est une rencontre entre des Nations qui sont Millénaires et qui sont Brillantes. L'Europe c'est Paris. C''est Madrid. C'est Prague. C'est Londres. C'est Rome. C'est Varsovie. C'est Berlin. C'est Vienne. C'est Athènes : Quant on énonce ces Villes, alors on "sent" nos Héritages et nos Cultures entremelées qui circulent dans nos veines".
- "Je suis Européen, parcque profondément Français, je sais ce que je dois aux influences de l' Atlantique et de la Méditerannée. J'aime ces Traditions qui offrent à chacun des nos Nations leur éclat. .. J'aime ses saveurs, ses paysages divers. Ils sont également miens, ou, plus précisement, je suis également fait d'eux. Je suis Européen, car, Français, j'aime l' Europe ouverte vers l' Amérique, vers l'Orient, vers l' Maghreb. J'aime les quais de Vénise, ceux d'Amsterdam. J'aime les quais de Thamise où sont vénues pendant des siècles s'amasser les richesses et les nouveautés du Monde. J'aime l' Europe curieuse. L'Europe qui rêve des lointains : L' Europe de Vasco de Gama, de Magelan. de Bougainville, de Charcot, de Monot... Cette Europe qui, aujourd'hui, s'élance vers l' Espace. Je suis Européen parce que Français, j'aime l' Europe qui prospère et qui invente. J'aime l' Europe des Trains à Grande Vitesse. J'aime l'Europe des Satellites et des Fusées. L'Europe de la Mode et des Atéliers d' Artistes. L'Europe des Grands Laboratoires, des Ingéniers. des Entrepreneurs, des Grands Architèctes, des Traditions Ouvrières. Comme rançais, j'aime l' Europe qui dit "NON" à la Tyrannie et qui se soulève à l'appel de la Liberté", a-t-il dit en
"Je me sens lié à ces femmes et ces hommes sans nom, qui ont levé la tête, et qui ont sécoué le joug sous lequel .. on les avait fait pliér", dit-il en évoquant pex.. la Révolution Française de 1789, le Siècle des Lumières, l'appel du Général de Gaulle contre l'Occupation NAZI, et les pires heures obscures qu'un "Fascisme" ou "Communisme" devoyés, suivies de la Guerre Froide avaient plongé l'Europe au Passé.
"Ils sont des millions, ces Héros Anonymes de notre temps, que nous croisons sans le savoir dans nos rues et nos places. Et je ne peux pas concevoir l'Europe sans eux, et sans tous ceux qui poursuivent leur combat contre l'arbitraire et le fanatisme", ajouta Fillon. Faisant pex. rappeler un récent Film allémand, primé au Festival de Vénise, qui décrivait la vie d'un cadre à l'époque d'un régime oppressif, qui avait été chargé d'espioner la vie privée et familiale d'un couple soupçonné d'être dissidents politiques, mais, ému par leur honnêteté humaine et leur sacrifice pour sauver d'autres, a preferé risquer sa place et sa propre liberté pour les sauver, sans même qu'ils le sachent, condamné dépuis à faire un bas boulot d'anonyme perdu dans la foule..
"Quand je vois l'Europe moderne, je vois les résultats de l' Audace de ces hommes qui ont brisé les traditions de conflit et de violence. Je vois des nations soudées autour d'une monnaie unique et protectrice. Je vois 27 jeunesses appelées de grandir ensemble, sans défiance. Je vois 27 peoples unis, qui nous interdisent de jouer les blazés ou les indifférents".
Jettant "un régard lucide sur les errements de la construction européenne", Fillon a observé que "l' Europe n'a pas bésoin d'être idélisée pour être ce qu'elle est ; Cad. une aventure humaine, avec ses faiblesses et ses forces".
"Vous voulez que l' Europe agisse ? Fixez-lui des objectifs clairs. Vous voulez la Démocratie ? Agissez en Citoyens. Vous rédoutez la prétendue Bureaucratie des Bruxelles ? Alors renforcez, par votre Vote, les instances élues au Parlement Européen" qui sont chargés de la contrôler.
- "Si nous voulons faire vivre "le Rêve Européen", .. alors nous avons tous le dévoir de l' engagement", a-t-il conclu, appelant de "engager pour le drapeau tricolore et le drapeau étoilé, car ils symbolisent tous les deux la fierté de nôtre nation et la force de nôtre union".
