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Virus: Hasty DeConfinement (withOut Cure/Vaccine) is Failing, Summer Data indicate

Written by ACM
Sunday, 23 August 2020

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*Strasbourg/Angelo Marcopolo/- Already during Summer 2020, Before Autumn/Winter, a Hasty DeConfinement Started to Fail, Sometimes Even Reversing the Virus Crisis towards a Worse Situation, Official Data clearly indicate, until August 23, particularly in the EU, But Also Elsewhere in the World, (See relevant "Eurofora"s Warnings : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/hastydeconfinementrisk.html + http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/infectionsbypassopeninglimit.html + http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/whoconcernsonhastydeconfinement.html, etc)

Exceptions seem to be Countries where, at least, some alternative and/or novel Cures appear to be used in practice, as well as those (quite Rare) which have Rapidly Stopped a too Hasty DeConfinement.

Claims that such Recent Trends would Only Concern Youngsters (mainly 20-30 or 40 years old), reportedly Explaining a relative Lack or Delay of Deaths this time, is Refuted Both by Data which show a complete Reversal of the Situation (towards More Infections and Deaths than Before) in Certain Countries, and by Official Warnings, (as, f.ex., by the Ministry of Health in France Nowadays), that such Youngsters have Already Started to "Transmit" the Virus to "Seniors", Augmenting the Pressure on Hospitals, with Inevitable Threats for All Society...

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With +3.110 New Infections on August 23, (Followed by +4.805 one Day Later -UPDATED) just After +3.602 and +4.586 More the Days Before, France appears to be a typical Example of this Main Trend, as WHO's Latest Data clearly indicate in its Graphic :

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I.e., with its latest August Days' Figures on New Infections per Day, France reached a Level almost Equivalent to that of ...March, (which Notoriously was the Worst Month in this Virus' Crisis) !

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+ Germany too, After having, during Many Recent Days of August, Reached almost Equivalent New Daily Infection  Numbers to April, Suddenly Jumbed, Yesterday, Even at a Level reminiscent of March, with +3.471 confirmed cases :

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++ Even more, Spain, After having, Already Since July, Reached anew the Level of April on New Daily Infections, Afterwards, during August, it clearly Matches its Figures of the Level of March, too, with +8.148 New cases Today !

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+++ Almost in a Similar situation, Belgium has Reached, in July and August, its Figures of the 2nd Half of April :

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++++ Slovenia too, since the Beginning of July, Matched the Daily Infections' Numbers of the 1st Half of April, (and, Sometimes, Even those of Deaths of April) : 

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+++++ Denmark too, During August, Reached it's April Figures, and, Sometimes, Even those of March :

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++++++ Netherlands, Since the Beginning of August, Matched their Daily Infection Numbers of April's End, in a Long Upward Trend :

 

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+++++++ Luxembourg, Already since July, had Reached the Level of New Daily Infections of the 1st Half of April, (and Even the Level of Deaths of the Beginning of May) :

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++++++++ Austria also, on August Returned Back to the Level of Daily Infections during the 1st Half of April :

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+++++++++ While Italy Jumped Today Over +1.071 New Infection cases, for the 1st Time since May, (After +947 and +845 Earlier, Revealing an Upward Trend). The Last Time Italy had More than a Thousand Infections in 1 Day was on May 12, several Days Before the DeConfinement.

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* But, the Most Worrying Situation is that of Countries as Poland, where, throughout August, New Daily Infections became ...the Highest ever !  (While Deaths are Nowadays, Back at the Level of the 2nd Half of May).

 

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** Greece, Initialy quite Careful, later, Unfortunately, became a Typical Example of a net ...Reversal of the Situation, with much MORE Infections on August, than in March !...  (And Deaths which Remind the 1st Half of April).

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The Country was quite Open to Tourism in Summer, and various (mainly Imported) Infections widely Spread across Many Different Areas, Making practicaly Impossible any Regional Confinement (Contrary to what China did at Wuhan), in a Similar Trend as that which, Earlier, had Inundated Russia by Infections Imported mainly from the EU.

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*** Even More net Reversal of the situation at Croatia, where, After a Good Past, Suddenly, Already Since the End of June, Daily Infections ...Matched and soon OutNumbered Even those of March, while, August, show an "Explosion" of Infections, Growing Higher than ever, Spectacularly Pulverizing Any previous Record during all the Last 9 Days !

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Croatia is, indeed, Notorious for its Long Sea-Coasts accross the Adriatic Sea, (as well as Greece for its Islands, mainly at the Aegean Sea : Comp. Supra), so that mass Tourism apparently added to Similar Results...

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**** A somewhat Similar Trend is noticed also in Czechia, which has Returned Back to April Levels of Daily Infections Already Since the End of June, and Just Scored, on August 22, a Record High Number of New Daily Infections : the Highest of all !

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***** Slovakia too, (another Tourist resort, for its Mountainous Forests, etc), has Returned Back to its March Levels of Daily Infections, and Just Marked its Highest Ever Number Yesterday :

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****** Romania is an even More Characteristic case of a Spectacular Reversal, because, Already Since July, it has Pulverized All Past Records in Daily Infections, which Grew almost 2 or 3 Times Higher than Ever Before, through August !

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Even Deaths' Numbers Daily in Romania, After Reaching the Levels of All Past Months Since July (April and March Included), they Also Largely ByPassed, during this August, Any Previous Records !

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******* Bulgaria is, apparently, the Biggest example of Reversal in the EU, Bypassing Since June the Number of Daily Infections in the Past, and Growing even X4 of X5 Times Higher than Ever throughout July and August, (while Also SkyRocketing in Deaths with Evolving Top Numbers all the way from June to July and, particularly on August) !

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******** More or Less Similar Reversals are seen Also in almost All Countries of the Western Balkans, from Montenegro to North Macedonia, passing through Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania, (Most of the times Both in Daily Infections and Deaths), Summer 2020 fully "Explodes" there with Virus !

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 + It's true that, Mutatis-Mutandis, such kinds of Reversals can be observed Also at Various Other Countries in the World during this Summer, from the Maghreb States, (particularly Morocco, which used to be, However, a "Good Example" during the First Months of the Virus' Crisis), up to South Korea and Japan, etc., (proving that Tourism is Not the Only, Nor the Main Cause, but rather a Hasty DeConfinement in Wider terms).

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>>> But, Already several Countries are Starting to Fight Back, by Taking or Planning Measures to Limit or Suspend such a Hazardous Hasty DeConfinements, (as, f.ex., South Korea, where the Government Just took certain Restrictive Measures, while its "Centers for Disease Control"'s Director asked to Close Schools anew and re-Impose Home-Working via Internet), etc. [+See Infra].

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=> Indeed, Several Countries, at Various Locations throughout the World, Have Already Decided and Acted in order to "RECTIFY" so Hasty DeConfinements, and - as Facts and Results Prove - this Works quite Well and Fast !

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@ In Europe, Serbia, After a Hasty DeConfinement brought Daily Infections and Deaths between June and July Back to the Elevated Levels of April and March or Even Higher, the Government Started to take New Restrictive Measures, from the End of June Up to August : F.ex., inter alia, Since the End of June, Masks were Imposed in Public Transport and Confined Spaces, as well PlayGrounds Closed in the South and Shops' Hours Limited. On July a Partial Curfew was Examined, and on August Serbia introduced Mandatory Testing at the Borders for any Visitors from Neighbouring Countries, (etc).


=> The Result (Despite social Contradictions) was to Rapidly Start progressively Lowering the Numbers of Both Daily New Infections and Deaths, Bringing Important Positive Changes Already From the Middle (Deaths) or the End (Infections) of July, and Mainly throughout August.

 

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@@  Near Europe,  in the Middle of this Summer, when Virus' cases had Already "Exploded", Egypt Suddenly re-Started to take various Confinement Measures, including on Better Protecting its External Borders. The Consequence was to effectively CURB Infections and Deaths from Mid-June,  so that, on August, it was almost Nothing left !

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@@@ Cuba, which had, at First, Succesfully Fought against the Virus, to the point that it had quasi-Disappeared Towards the End of June, Suddenly Faced a Sharp Rise of Infections Between the End of July and the Middle of August, seriously Threatening to Result in a Negative "Reversal" (Comp. Supra). But the Government reacted, inter alia, by Re-Establishing a Shut-Down even at its Capital, Havana, and this Seems to have Started to Work, Re-Diminishing anew, Since Middle-August.

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@@@@ More Spectacular : Australia had, Initially, managed to almost Eradicate the Virus, Already Since the End of April/Beginning of May, (Both on Daily Infections and Deaths), But, on the Contrary, Around the Beginning of July, First Infections, and Later Deaths, Triggered a complete Negative "Reversal" on August, which has Just been Curbed, during this Same Month, After the Most Affected Federated State : Victoria, Imposed a "LockDown", while, Also its Most Populated Neighbour, New South Wales, had just taken various Restrictive Measures, in Addition to Borders Closure between also several Other Federated States. This was, reportedly, even More Rapidly Succesful than they Believed, the competent Public Authorities having Recently Declared their Surprise for the Infections "Falling Faster than they Expected", Followed also by Deaths, and Proving that "this Strategy Works".

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@@@@@ Partly more "Pittoresque" : After having "Played" several Games, particularly, by Successively Out-Lawing and anew Allowing ...Cigaretettes and Alcohol Drinks, South Africa found itself in front of an "Explosion" of Infections and soon Deaths, around Middle July. But, after Re-Establishing such Prohibitions, it reportedly Managed to succesfully "Curb" that Negative Trend, and Start clearly Diminishing the Virus' crisis, during August.

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>>> But there are, Also, several Big "Atypical" cases, which do Not Seem to enter in the above-mentioned Schemas of a Hasty DeConfinment and Various Reactions (or not) After it...

Indeed, some Other Realities appear to be the Main Drivers of Virus' Developments in some Huge and Important Countries, such as, f.ex., inter alia, China, Russia and the USA :

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- First of all, China, Notoriously Succeeded to Win a Hard 1st Fight against the Virus, mainly by a Fast and Strict Confinement of the Hubei Province, where Wuhan City "Hotspot" is located, which Continued during a Long Period of Time, until Any Infection apparently Disappeared there. (as it had Already done, Previously, Anywhere else throughout the Country). At the Same Time, it Used a Lot of Potential Drugs, including HCQ (and even "Traditional Chinese Medicine"), etc.

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China Never "DeConfined" as long as the Virus was Still Killing People, even if it might be a Smaller Number than Before, (Contrary to what EU States were Controversialy incited to take the Risk to do : See, f.ex. http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/hastydeconfinementrisk.html , etc). On the Contrary, it only Started a Careful DeConfinement a Long Time After it had been Hit by the Virus, and When Nobody was Dying from it Anymore, in the entire Country.

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Since then, the Only Visible "Fault" in China's Anti-Virus Strategy was a Partial Late "Opening" of Some Air-Flight Links to Certain Countries, (UnFortunately for Beijing, Including EU Member States...), particularly for Returns of numerous Chinese Students and Other Expats Abroad. Inevitably, this Became, objectively, the "Troian Horse", through which re-Started several, Initially "Imported" Infections, which Rapidly Spread across Different Regions throughout the Country, (Similar Phenomenon as for Russia : See Infra), and, Later during this Summer, Provoked Even some Deaths, (for the 1st Time After a Long Period withOut Any Dead from that Virus).

However, at least for the Time being, (also with Drastic Local Confinement Reactions, to Each suspected "cluster"), China Managed to Keep such a Small Rise in mainly Imported Infections and some Subsequent Deaths, Down to Astonishingly ...Tiny Numbers (almost "InVisible" at WHO's Statistical Graphs !), Compared to the very Much Bigger Volume of Infections and Deaths in Most Other Countries :  

 

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- - Russia, (as Also India, etc), at the Beginning, had Managed to Stay, for a quite Long Period, almost withOut Any Virus' Infection, Neither Death, (the Only Exception being ...2 Old Chinese-origin Men, in Siberia !), Thanks, mainly, to Rapid and Strict External Borders' Closure, (Immediately Starting vis a vis the Neighbouring China, a.o.). But Moscow Fell Victim to its voluntary "Naivety" vis a vis the EU's Member States, for which it had Left Initially Open Access to their Air-Flights, and from which all Russia was, Later, Infected, After a First Group of Imported Infections reached Saint Petersburg, Followed by Various Other Russian Regions, before Spreading accross the whole Country, and Starting to Kill a lot of People.


    So, Later-on, Russia was led to Start a Partly Similar "Confinement" with Western European Countries, (See : ..., etc), which Started Afterwards to be Progressively and Partially Lifted Almost at a quite Parallel Time-Frame, But Not as Hastily and as Massively as in the EU : F.ex, More Restrictions to Air-Flights Still Remained in order, while Even Provincial Governors were Officially let Free to Initiate, or Not, Totaly or Partially, this or that Among Various "DeConfinement" Measures, Whenever they Judged that to Fit Better their particular Regional Realities, under Supervision and posterior Control by the Federal Authorities, (etc).

    But, probably, the Most Important Particularity of Russia was that Even its Official Policy reportedly Focused on a Systematic "Prevention" Effort against the Virus, massively Associated and Added also to its quite Original "Cure" Policy, which (Contrary to Many EU and Other Western Countries, f.ex. France's Controversial Health Ministers, Strongly Contested by Many People, etc), was Centered around Drugs such as, Mostly "HCQ", (Together with "AZ" or "Mefloquine"), at various doses, (even Before the Recent Emergence, Also, of a New Russian Cure with "AviFavir" Novel Drug ; See ..., etc). Moreover, according to OECD, Russia has the 3rd Biggest Number of Hospital Beds in the World, (Even if its relevant Equipment, particularly on Ventilators, appears UnClear).

    => The Result was for Russia to have much Lower Rates for Infections and Deaths by the Virus, in Proportion to its overall Population, than most Western European Countries do, as well as the very Specific Characteristic to Never Experience Any Sharp Drop, Followed by an almost equally Sharp Rise, Later-on, (in several States Even a ..."Reversal" of the whole Situation : Comp. Supra), in the Numbers of Daily New Infections and Deaths, But, rather, an Astonishingly "Smooth" and Steady, Progressive, Slow but Continuous Lowering Down of such Virus-related Incidents, All the Way Until Now, (See WHO's Graphic) :

 

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- - - USA had Managed, Initially, to Stay a Longer Time than the EU Protected from Imported Infections via Beijing, etc., Thanks to President Trump's Early Initiative to Suspend AirFlights and Other People's Imports (f.ex. by Sea) from China. However, it had Already Started to be partialy Infected, (particularly at Washington D.C.), mainly by Imports through the UK, Before a "Fatal" Massive Import (Despite Trump's Earlier than Other Countries', But nevertheless, too Late Closure of AirFlghts from the EU), which notoriously Spread the Virus all over USA. Since then, Infections and Deaths Multiplied in the USA, which soon Became a  World's "Hotspot", OutNumbering even the EU, in absolute terms, and Threatening Trump's re-Election Prospects, by Harming USA Economy's previously Good Results, (while the 1st Word in Confinement or DeConfinement Measures inside the US, rests on the Various Governors of the Federated States, often from Other Political Parties, as, f.ex., in California, New York, Michigan, and even Wash. D.C., Added to a Further Spread Recently provoked by Massive Riots and Demonstrations supported by the Opposition).

    Nevertheless, it's also a Fact that USA's Infections and Deaths' Rate, in Proportion to its Population, remained Lower than that of most EU Countries, as well as that, at least Recently, After Reaching a Peak around the Middle/End of July, at least the Numbers of Daily Infections Started to Decelerate and Regularly Lower Down, particularly throughout the Month of August, (while Numbers of new Deaths Stagnated, at a Flatened curbe, Starting to Slghtly Decelerate during the Last 9 Days).

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    In Addition to Trump's Obvious Activism on Boosting Diagnostic Checks for Virus (Contributing to Lessen Further Spread), as well as Technologies and Production of Masks and, particularly, Respirators, (for which he Even Obliged "General Motors" Giant Corporation to play the game, by Forcing it under a ...National Defense Legal Clause !), it Might be Also the alleged "Prophylaxis" effect of "HCQ" Drug, (Notoriously Backed by Trump and his Supporters, as well as Various Other American People, including, f.ex., even Singer "Madonna", etc, and object of several On-Going Trials), which could Hold Part of the Key.

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    + Things might Soon Ameliorate Further, after ...Today's Announcement by Trump that FDA just Authorized for emergency use a Long-Awaited New Cure from "Convalescent Plasma", (i.e. Anti-Corps from the Immune System of Survivors from the Virus : an Initialy Chinese Idea at Virus-Hit Wuhan, Already thought to be, Potentialy, the Most Promising Solution, by FDA's Director himself, as he had Prognosticated in a Press Interview Recently).

Don Trump just declared that a Main Scientific Study claims that this New Drug Might Save about +35% More Human Lives than Ordinary Drugs, also Supported by some Other Studies too, and that his Administration had Already incited, Earlier, to Collect such Plasma from Donations by Survivors (including through the "Red Cross", etc), so that to be Ready to Start Therapeutic Action, (for which he Also Launched an Exceptional Call even to China)...

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In front of All these Facts, it seems that the Time has come, Also for Real European People, to, at last, Ask What "their" Bio-Technocratic "Experts" and related Bureaucrats are Doing, all this Time, in order to Really Fight efficiently Against that Deadly Virus, Instead of Only Abandoning, Initialy, EU Citizens to a Massively Imported Spread of Infections, withOut Taking Any Efficient Timely Measure, (See: ..., etc), Later Blocking and Oppressing any Use Even of "HCQ" Cure, (See: ... + ..., etc), and Afterwards Throwing them at an Obviously Too "Hasty" DeConfinment, (Comp. Facts cited Supra), withOut Any Cure, Neither Vaccine,

Despite Many Hundreds of Millions € Distributed by the EU for so-called "Research", and much More Recently Promised to a Controversial would-be Vaccine of Post-BREXIT's UK (sic !), and/or to a too much Conroversial, and probably InEfficient ex-"Ebola" Drug, (with Too Many "Adverse Side Effects"), Excessively Pushed by a USA "Big Pharma" Private Company and some Establishment's notorious Cronies (See, f.ex. ..., etc), probably leading to just anOther Scandal, (Soon after the Anti-"HCQ+" Notorious "LANCET-GATE" : See f.ex. ..., etc)...

+ By the Way, Both those "Remdesivir" Failed ex-"Ebola" Drug, and Post-BREXIT UK Technocrats' would-be "AstraZeneka"s Vaccine, (whose Company has just Admitted that it does Not want to Guarantee its Safety for Health in the Future !), seem Related to some kind of Genetic Manipulations on Human Beings. On the Contrary, Both "HCQ+" Drug and "Convalescent Plasma" (Comp. Supra), are Mainly Based on the Natural Human Immunity System.

 

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The official presentation of a "Program" respecting People's choices voted in the June 7, 2009 EU Elections, to be debated in EU Council and EU Parliament during its 1st Session on July in Strasbourg, is the No 1 Priority, according to Democratic principles, for the Franco-German axis, said the main winners at the ballot box, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angie Merkel.

They stressed  that the New EU Commission's President must have a "Program" in favor of an EU which "protects" its Citizens, regulates financial markets and aims at a "Political" Europe" : a wording they have used as incompatible with Turkey's controversial EU bid.

They also declared ready for a "political" endorsment of "Mr. Barroso's candidacy" in June's EU Council, considering that an official decision would have to be made after EU Parliament's debates and votes, possibly from next month (July), with the legally necessary final acceptance shortly after Lisbon Treaty's entry into force, hoped for September or October.


- "A Program, and Mr. Barroso" : This resumes, in substance, the anouncements made by Sarkozy and Merkel, on the question of current EU Commission's President, Barroso's declared wish to succeed to himself for a second mandate, to be extended during the following 5 years.

 In their 1st meeting after EU Elections, they observed that "the Franco-German axis counted in European Elections' campaign... But, we both keep a realistic view : We saw the number of those who abstained, and we must absolutely give them an answer. We also see the disilusionment of an important number of Europeans vis a vis Europe, and we are aware of the responsibilities we have".

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 - The "Duty" of the new EU Commission's President, after June 7, 2009 EU Elections' result, "is to act for a Europe which protects the Europeans, to commit himself into working for a better Regulation of Financial transactions, ... and to have a Political will for Europe", underlined Sarkozy.

Therefore, "we have asked M. Barroso... to clarify, to officialy present the intentions he has", he anounced.

- "We want to speak also about the Programme", explained Merkel.

- "It's important that for the next EU Parliament's mandate (2009-2014) we take the right Decisions for Europe.  Obviously on Persons, but mainly Decisions on Issues", she stressed.

- "It's not simply a question of a Person, it's also a question of a Programme". We are "really asking Mr. Barroso to commit himself on a Program, and on Principles, on Values", Sarkozy added.

EU President-in-office, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer, accepted the Franco-German stance :

- "Barroso must present his Programme. The Czech Presidency agrees with that", Fischer reportedly said later, after meeting Sarkozy.

But Press reports from Brussels claimed that Barroso had preferred to be officially appointed by EU Council since June, (i.e. next week), "because this was implied by the current Treaty of Nice, according to him", and considered any delay until the possible ratification of the new, Lisbon Treaty on September/October, as "undemocratic".

- "At any case, independently of what Germany and France ask, it's also EU Parliament's wish". "We shall propose Mr Barroso's candidacy... But even in the framework of Nice Treaty, EU Parliament has to be associated in this Decision", the French President observed.

If this is correctly done, then "we support Mr. Barroso's candidature", and "if the (EU) Parliament agrees, we might ratify this decision since July", (i.e. next month), they both said.

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- "France and Germany support Baroso's candidacy, But we want to speak also on the Program. We believe that this Program should be established in close cooperation with EU Parliament, and that's why we have followed an appropriate way", said Merkel.  - If EU Parliament wants, this election can take place on July,  but this must be done in full agreement.

- "We shall support Mr. Barroso's candidacy, without doubt", said Sarkozy. "But we have asked from Mr. Barroso, as I told him yesterday, to put into detail.. his intentions, at the eve of his 2nd mandate, if the situation avails itself.


    France and Germany "don't want to take an Official Legal Decision by writting" during "the next (EU) Council" (on June 18-19), declared Sarkozy.  Because they prefer, at this stage, only "a Political decision" on June, "so that we (EU Council) can work together with EU Parliament", which starts to meet only Next Month, since July in Srasbourg, "leaving a Legal decision by writting for later".

    - "If the Conditions are fuillfiled in EU Parliament, we (EU Council) are ready to give the agreement and make it offficial", said Merkel

    - "But, now we are working in the base of Nice Treaty. If tommorow we want to work in the spirit of Lisbon Treaty, we have to find a proper way", she added.

    - "Of course it's Legally complicated, because we are going to make a Political proposal to the forthcoming Council, for an EU Commission's President, on the basis of Nice Treaty : So, we (EU Council) will not appoint the Commissioners. Only the President.  If EU Parliament agrees, it could endorse this position on July", explained Sarkozy.

    But, on Autumn, "if Ireland ratifies Lisbon Treaty, there will be, at any case, a 2nd Decision, to appoint the Commission's President, this time on the basis of Lisbon treaty, and then, we, the EU Member States, would have to appoint (also) the EU Commissioners", he added.

    As for the precise Timing :  - "Everything is suspended until the Irish vote... Now, we must all make everything possible to help Ireland to say "Yes"" to Lisbon Treaty... The Irish Referendum, ..will take place either on September or on October. It's a Question which depends on the Irish. And,  then, we shall have the Choice of the Candidates for the permanent Institutions of Europe".

    However, "if Ireland says No, we, French and Germans, have to assume our responsibilities, and we'll do so", he concluded.

    But British and Swedish governments were reportedly eager to have a final EU Council decision on Barroso since this month, on June's European Council. While the other EU Member Countries are divided, several of them preferring to wait until EU Parliament pronounces itself, on July, and/or until Lisbon Treaty might be ratified by Ireland at the beginning of the Autumn. Barroso's current mandate ends on November.

    There are also various, contradictory and/or unpredictable reactions inside EU Parliament vis a vis Barroso's wish to continue a 2nd mandate, because many MEPs are openly or secretly opposed, reluctant, or hesitating.

    In the biggest EU Countries, as France and Germany, EU Citizens voted on June 2009 EU Elections for a renovated, non-technocratic but Political Europe which cares for its Citizens, with an Identity, Values and Borders, declared incompatible with Turkey's controversial EU bid, by mainstream, pro-European Governing Parties. Similar choices were also supported in several other small or medium EU Countries.

    On the contrary, whenever, in other Countries, Governing and other mainstream Parties didn't make these choices or eluded them, EU Citizens massively voted for euro-Sceptics whenever they were the only ones to to promise anti-bureacratic change and oppose Turkey's demand to enter into the EU, (f.ex. in the UK, Netherlands, etc).

    It's seems to be an Open Question whether Sarkozy and Merkel's conditions will be really accepted by Barroso, who was appointed on 2004 in a different political context, (with Socialist Prime Ministers in Germany, France, etc), had rejected in the Past the idea of EU becoming "equal to the USA" as "ridiculous", and pushed for Turkey's contoversial EU bid, trying to "soften" or contain the changes desired by the People who voted for Merkel and Sarkozy with another policy vis a vis Turkey on 2005 in Germany and on 2007 in France, as they did all over Europe on 2009.

    In addition to many EPP Governments, it's 3 remaining Socialist Prime Ministers : Gordon Brown in the UK, Zapatero in Spain, and Socrates in Prortugal, who support Barroso, as well as Liberal Swedish Prime Minister Reinfeldt. But their Parties lost the June 2009 EU Elections.

    Questioned whether there was still "Time" for "other" possible "Candidates", Sarkozy and Merkel did not deny, nor made any comment on that, but simply said that "it's not for us to make publicity for any candidates. We anounced our choice ("A Program, and Mr. Barroso"). But we respect any other candidate".

    Among various other names cited are former Belgian Prime Minister Verhofstadt, former UNO's Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson of Ireland, Italian former EU Commission's vice-President Monti, etc. Meanwhile, Luxembourg's PM Juncker, (who had been unanimously accepted by EU Council for EU Commission's Presidency on 2004, but refused), announced his intention to resign from "EuroGroup"'s Chair. Thus, he might be available for another Top EU job.

    As "EuroFora"'s "opinion" said (See publication dated 9/6/09) : - "If the current candidates (i.e. Barroso, etc) to the Top EU jobs promise and guarantee to respect People's democratic choices, then, it's OK".

"Otherwise, Europe must find new candidates, really motivated and able to implement these democratic choices of the People."

    Because, "in Democracy, the forthcoming choices for EU's Top Jobs,...should be made according to EU Citizens' Votes in June 7, 2009 European Elections, and main EU Governments' strategic policies".
        

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