

Sarkozy Counselor to EuroFora on French President statement that 2012 can give Birth to New Europe

*Metz/Angelo Marcopolo/- A French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Counselor, speaking to "EuroFora" on his New Year's eve anouncement, that "2012 will be the year to give Birth to a New Europe", reminded Sarkozy' Historic Speech on the "need for Europe's ReNaissance", (made in Strasbourg on 2/7/2007 after 2 Electoral Victories and June 2007 EU Brussels Summit's decision on the "simplified" Lisbon Treaty), and pointed at recent developments on EU Economic Governance as well as on €uroArea+, (See "EuroFora"s NewsReports from the latest, December 2011 EU Brussels' Summit, from the spot),
When Sarkozy had initially stressed the "Need for "Europe's ReNaissance", he had clearly explained that he felt accountable to his landmark pre-Electoral speech, back on February 2007 in Strasbourg, where he had replied to a Question by "EuroFora"s co-Founder by stressing that he "will never change what (he) said on Europe" that day, including f.ex. the need for a Political and Democratic, not Bureaucratic Europe, for an EU Identity and Cultural and Human Rights Values incompatible with Turkey's controversial and unpopular EU bid, as well as for a strong EU Economic Governance, in order for Europe to become able to play an important role in the World, (See our 23 February 2007 Publication at TCWeekly+ Magazine)
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- 4 Years later, the French President optimistically anounced that he is now "convinced that, United together with our European Partners, we shall be Stronger in order to meet the Challenges which wait for us (expect us)" including to "Get out of the (Global) Crisis" and "build a New Economic model".
- Because "what goes on in the World, announces that the year 2012 wil be that of all Dangers, but also of all Possibilities. of all Hopes, if we know how to how to meet the Challenges. Of all Dangers, if we stay still (without moving)".
- "The (Global) Crisis is serious : It sanctions 30 Years of Planetary Disorders in Economy, Trade, Finance, Currency issues, with an incredible crisis, which is, without any doubt the most serious since the 2nd World War, and this crisis has not yet finished", he warned. - "Nevertheless, there are reasons to Hope. We have to, and can keep Trust in the Future. Because, even if many (other EU) Countries faced hardships difficult to overcome", '"pushing in to sufferings Greece, Ireland, Portugal, but also so strong Countries as Spain and even Italy", nevertheless, (f.ex.) France kept going on, and resisted", up to now; thanks to Courage and Calm, to Rock-solid Institutions, Social Protection which guarantees a Solidarity in hardships, thanks to Reforms acomplished during the last years, (f.ex. on Retirement, etc), and to all Measures aiming to reduce Public Spending, which allowed to keep the Trust of those who lend their Savings in order to Fund the Economy",
=> However, "the History of Decades to come is written Now", in 2012. And, "the circumstances being Exceptional, (therefore) the Decisions must stand at the Height of (meet) this seriousness (Gravity)", strongly stressed Sarkozy from the outset, anouncing that "among the Challenges which wait for us is also to give Birth to a New Europe".
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- "All the work done during the recent years, both on EU and €uroZone, up to the latest EU Summit (December 2011 : See "EuroFora's NewsReports from Brussels), including on "EuroArea"'s Governance, already goes in this direction, Sarkozy's Counselor stressed to "EuroFora".
+ According to the original logic of the "Renaissance" of a Europe with Identity and Values, the move naturally includes also the anouncement made today by the French President of his intention to officially raise the issue of a financial "Contribution" of Imports made by Foeign Countries with "Cheap Labour" obtained mainly through Human and/or Social Rights' Violations, (thereby concretely joining together both Real Politics and Human Rights' Values), Sarkozy'"s Counsellor confirmed to "EuroFora", (See infra).
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- "I don't underestimate the consequences that Rating Agencies and the Financial Markets' upheavals, as well as our Errors of the Past, can have on our Economy. But I say for anyone to hear, that it's not Markets, nor Agencies which will make France and EU's politics !",
In fact, the only way to preserve our Sovereignity is to master our Destiny and to choose .. the way of Structural Reforms, instead of that of last-minute Reactions, which only add confusion and disorder without restoring trust.
"The problem is not to Reduce again this year's Spending : What should have been done, has already been decided", he noted.
- "But, now, we must work, in priority, for Growth, Competitiveness, Re-Industrialisation, which, alone, will allow us to create Jobs and purchashing power". In this regard, 3 dominant issues emerge :
+ In addition to taking due care of Unemployed People, without excluding them, but, on the contrary, by Training and helping them to find their place in society, while also making Financial markets, which are largely at the origin of the current difficulties, should participate into funding the reparation of damages they provoked, f.ex. by implementing recent decisions on a Tax over Financial Transactions, etc., Sarkozy anounced also his intention to launch a new grounf-breaking 3rd Measure :
- The most innovating Measure anounced by the French President for 2012 seems, indeed, to concern "our Social Protection's Funding", which "can no more rely mainly on Work, so easiily outsourced", as the French President observed.
=> Therefore, "we must reduce pressure on Work", he observed.
>>> Instead, it is " Imports which compete our products with Cheap Labour force"; which should pay, Sarkozy stressed :
- "We must make" them "conrtibute financially" to our Social Protection, the French President anounced.
- "This issue lies at the Heart of all our Debates since Years", (in France, the EU and the G 20), stressed Sarkozy.
- So that now, "I shall hear the proposals of Social Partners, (at a January 2012 Social Summit) and afterwards we shall decide"; he warned, apparently pointing at a RDV for the 2nd Half of January 2012. After "listening to the proposals of each one" among "the Representatives of Economic and Social forces", in a "meeting, together with the Prime Minister (Fillon) on January 18", so that, "before the End of January, we'd take and assume Important Decisions, because what is at Stake is Crucial", he underlined.
+ The move concerns "particularly Imports from Countries with Serious Violations of Human Rights", through which they obtain an exceptionaly Low-Cost Labour Force, explained, agreeing with "EuroFora", a Sarkozy's Counselor.
++ He also agreed that this points mainly on the so-called "Social Dumping", which was strongly denounced by the French President in his famous Speech "at Urmatt", a Modern Wood Sciery near Strasbourg, as early as since 2009, (See "EuroFora"s NewsReports from Urmatt).
=> + So that, in fact; the move "also concerns Environmental Dumping", Sarkozy's Counselor naturally reminded to "EuroFora", given the fact that the French President had cited both these two Unfair Competition issues, in relation with France's and EU's Industry, starting by his 2009 landmark speech at Urmatt.
Afterwards, the issue was again discussed on the sidelines of EU and G-20 Summits, in view of which, French Minister for Social and Health issues, Xavier Bertrand, speaking to "EuroFora" earlier in Paris, during an International Conference with Political and Experts' representatives from all G 20 Member Countries and related International Organizations, had anounced his intention to raise the problem of serious violations even of elementary Social Rights.

During the latest, 2011 G20 Summit at Cannes, last November 2011, the problems related to "Social Dumping" and "Unfair Competition" to EU a.o. Industry, by abnormally "Cheap Labour" obtained mainly by serious Human Rights Violations in certain Countries, (notorious examples being f.ex. Turkey, Pakistan, etc), were anew raised and discussed both by EU Business Associations, including Laurence Parisot, head of the French Business Association, as well as by ILO's President Somavia, from nearby Geneva, etc.
=> According to the Official Conclusions of the 2011 G20 Summit, as decided at Cannes, Heads of State/Government declared that they were "Committed to Strengthen the Social Dimension of Globalisation", because they "firmly believe that Employment and Social Inclusion must be at the Heart of .. actions and Policies to restore Growth and Confidence". In consequence, the G20 Summit "decided to set up a Task Force, which shall work as a Priority on Youth Employment", (including, naturally, the Interdiction of Children Labour, etc), as well as to "recognize the Importance of Social Protection Floors in each of our Countries, adapted to National Situations", and to "encourage ILO to continue Promoting Ratification and Implementation of the 8 core Conventions ensuring Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work".
In this regard, the 2011 G20 Summit, concluding about "Reforming Global Governance for the 21st Century", also decided to "call on International Organisations, especially the UN, WTO, the ILO", (etc), "to enhance their Dialogue and Cooperataion, including on the Social Impact of Economic Policies, and to intensify their Coordination".

Significantly, Sarkozy's counselor spoke on the above mentioned issues to "EuroFora" during today's visit of the French President at Metz, near Strasbourg, the city where he had Symbolically inaugurated a year ago (in 2010) an eye-catching, spectacular "Human Rights' parvis right in front of the brand New "Pompidou Center" for Culture (also as "a lever for Economic Development", as Sarkozy stressed then), in the famous and strategic Lorrain region, "surrounded by Borders of almost 4 Countries", but mainly close "Neighbour to Germany" :
This fact giving an occasion to Sarkozy to change his scheduled speech and add a vibrant call to safeguard and resolutely develop further the "Fundamental Importance of the Franco-German Axis", as he stressed from the 1st Day of the New Year 2012, (See other NewsReport by "EuroFora" from Metz, attached herewith).
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+ Meanwhile, German Chancelor Angie Merkel, also spoke, in her New Year's eve address from Berlin, about a "long road, not without setbacks", "at the end of which wil emerge a Stronger Europe", than what it was before the present Crisis.
- In particular, "a common currency can only be really successful, if we Work Together in Europe, more than ever", she observed.
- "Especially now, when Europe faces its most serious chalenge in many Decades", Merkel warned.
- But, "despite hardships, we must never forget that the peaceful unification of our continent is an historic gift to us. It has taken us over half a century of peace, freedom, justice, Human Rights and Democracy", stressed the German chancelor.
(NDLR : "DraftNews", as alerady sent earlier to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors. A more accurate and/or complete Final Version may be published asap).
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Fillon invites EU to invent "New Horizons" behind Oil crisis
Soultz-under-Forests, June 13, 2008
A pioneer Franco-German research project on GeoThermy, near Strasbourg, served as "Symbol" of EU's will to become Independent on Energy by developing innovative Technologies, while imported Oil prices threaten to provoke a World-wide crisis.
It's essential to demonstrate Europe's will to "invent New Horizons", by creating Environment-friendly, Independent and Renewable Energy sources, while price rises continue for Oil, a polluting old ressource with insufficient stocks, stressed French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, anouncing that this will be a focus during the forthcoming French EU Presidency (July - December 2008).
Fillon symbolically injected a 1st KWh produced by GeoThermy into Strasbourg's Electricity grid, during a special gathering of German and French officials at Soultz-under-Forests ("Soultz-sous-Forêts"), using a geothermal innovation which is "the most advanced in the World" :
The innovation uses Strasbourg's underground water richness to capture Heat, by injecting liquid among Rocks 5 km deep, where temperature is 200 c. Thus, it can be activated at any moment and location, even without natural warm water springs : A big advantage compared to old biothermal tools.
Engineers, Scientists and the Industry will have 2 Years to invent practical ways for this innovation to become productive and cost-efficient in real Economy, said Fillon.
115 Millions of Euros invested, 15 Research Labos, 430 Scientific Publications including 34 Doctoral PhD, and a systematic cooperation between French and German Governments and Public Agencies on Research, succeeded to prove that the new method works.
Already able to serve Electricity to a village with 1.500 inhabitants, the pioneer project intends to reach a capacity to serve 20.000 inhabitants before 2015, as part of a larger Plan to make all Renewable Energy Resources (together with Wind, Solar, etc) able to cover more than 23% of all Electricity needs before 2020.
- In fact, "behind the challenge" faced with the current Oil crisis, there "is a New Horizon that we can shape all together", by "creating New Tools for the Future", Fillon launched towards EU Member States.
Meanwhile, we should intensify Energy Savings, simplify Transports, and help the Poorest cope with growing Oil prices, until EU joins a World-wide lead into inventing reliable and sufficient Renewable Energy Sources, he added.
Many, technologic and other Challenges exist, but they can be overcome : F. ex. the new GeoThermic method tested at Shoultz since 1987, had provoked an Earthquake at a nearby site, close to Bale, by injecting big volumes of pressurized Water in underground broken Rocks near a Seismic Faultline in 2003. But the move was rectified later-on, by diminishing the amount and pressure of the water injected in underground rocks, so that no Earthquake is provoked.
More than 1 Billion Euros are invested by France on Scientific and Technologic Research about Sustainable Development until 2012, aiming to take a 10 years advance, there where innovation can become source of Growth, Competitivity and Jobs, which, according to some evaluations could reach more than 220.000 before 2020, Fillon observed.
During the forthcoming French EU Presidency, together with our German friends, we shall do all necessary efforts for Europe's World-wide lead against Global Warming, thanks to Energy tools able to ensure its Independence, Growth, and Citizens' well-being, he concluded.
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The "Enhanced Geothermal System" (EGS) stems from pioneer research initiated by teams from France, Germany and Italy, joined also by Swiss, the U.K., and Sweden, even U.S. and Japan, since the 90ies.
In 1996, a European Economic Interest Group (GEIE) was founded, in order to exploit Electricity-produsing Heat from deep underground Rocks, including France's EDF and Germany's PfalzWerke.
In 2002, a Pilot scientific project started to be tested in Soultz-under-Forests, 50 kms north of Strasbourg.