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«Current Concerns», n°6-7, March 18, 2019

The alternative to Macron’s “Appeal to the citizens of Europe”

324. The alternative to Macron's “Appeal to the citizens of Europe”

Zurich (Switzerland) | 20 March 2019
Europe – federal-diverse, constitutional, democratic, by Heinrich Wohlmeyer / Resolution of the “Forum for Direct Democracy“ to discuss the Framework Agreement with the EU / I appeal to the UN to protect Venezuela from the US attempted coup d’état. Open letter by Alfred de Zayas / Yellow Vests: “The movement is legitimate and democratic”, Interview with Ivan Rioufol / Consequences of the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with depleted uranium in 1999. First International Symposium in Niš, Southern Serbia, June 2018, by Barbara Hug and Niels Peter Ammitzboell / The observance of the peace is imperative and responsible, by Willy Wimmer / The observance of the law on peace would be responsible, by Eberhard Hamer / Direct democracy – ideal path towards a peaceful Germany?, by Karl Müller / “Critique of Migration – Who Profits and Who Loses”, by Ewald Wetekamp / “Human rights must be lived”. Peace does not reign, peace must be brought about – Part 2, by Moritz Nestor / Introduction of the (...)

“The Art of War”

The « American Party » within the institutions of the European Union

by Manlio Dinucci

The « American Party » within the institutions of the European Union

Rome (Italy) | 20 March 2019
The European Parliament has just adopted a resolution which requires that the Union stop considering Russia as a strategic partner, but rather as an enemy of humanity. At the same time, the Commission sent a warning about the Chinese threat. Everything is unfolding as if the United States were manœuvering the Union into playing a part in their own supremacist strategy.

Declaration by the EU on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol

Declaration by the EU on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol

Brussels (Belgium) | 17 March 2019
Five years on from the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, the European Union remains steadfast in its commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The European Union reiterates that it does not recognise and continues to condemn this violation of international law. It remains a direct challenge to international security, with grave implications for the international legal order that protects the (...)

EU-China – A strategic outlook

EU-China – A strategic outlook

Brussels (Belgium) | 12 March 2019
European Commission contribution to the European Council I. Introduction
The European Union (EU) and China are linked by an enduring relationship. They are two of the three largest economies and traders in the world. China is now the EU’s second-biggest trading partner behind the United States and the EU is China’s biggest trading partner . Both sides are committed to a comprehensive strategic partnership, as expressed in the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation .
Yet there (...)

European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2019 on the state of EU-Russia political relations

European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2019 on the state of EU-Russia political relations

Strasbourg (France) | 12 March 2019
The European Parliament,
– having regard to its resolution of 10 June 2015 on the state of EU-Russia relations [27] ,
– having regard to the agreements reached in Minsk on 5 and 19 September 2014 and on 12 February 2015 [28] ,
– having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular that of 14 June 2018 on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion [29] , as well as of 4 February 2016 on the human rights situation in Crimea, in particular of the Crimean Tatars (...)

“Making Europe Right”

by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

“Making Europe Right”

Berlin (Germany) | 10 March 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to the citizens of Europe a few days ago. There was an urgent need for action. And indeed, he is right, because we are faced with urgent questions: do we want our future to be determined by the strategic decisions of China or the United States, or do we want to play an active role in shaping the rules of future global coexistence?
Do we want to give a joint response to a Russian government that apparently desires to draw its strength from the (...)

Brussels III conference Co-chairs’ statement on the financial tracking report

Brussels III conference Co-chairs' statement on the financial tracking report

Brussels (Belgium) | 9 March 2019
International community exceeds by almost 40% aid pledged at the 2018 Brussels conference for the Syria crisis
1. At the second Brussels Conference on "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region" on 24-25 April 2018, the international community and the governments of refugee hosting countries came together to reaffirm their commitments in helping millions of affected civilians in Syria, as well as Syrian refugees and the communities generously hosting them.
2. 35 country donors and the (...)

“For European renewal”

by Emmanuel Macron

“For European renewal”

Paris (France) | 4 March 2019
Citizens of Europe,
If I am taking the liberty of addressing you directly, it is not only in the name of the history and values that unite us. It is because time is of the essence. In a few weeks’ time, the European elections will be decisive for the future of our continent.
Never, since the Second World War, has Europe been as essential. Yet never has Europe been in so much danger.
Brexit stands as the symbol of that. It symbolises the crisis of Europe, which has failed to respond to its (...)

The EU and the Arab League oppose the US “Deal of the Century”

The EU and the Arab League oppose the US “Deal of the Century”

28 February 2019
The Summit of Sharm-el-Sheikh took place on 24 and 25 February 2019 and brought together the European Union and the Arab League. Its final declaration very clearly expresses opposition to President Trump’s Deal “of the Century” [34].
Considering the Israeli- Arab conflict to be never ending and that no party has been able to resolve it, the White House has tried to take a pragmatic approach, preferring to take into account what’s happening on the ground and not International Law. President (...)

Sharm El-Sheikh summit declaration

Sharm El-Sheikh summit declaration

25 February 2019
Investing in Stability
We the Leaders of League of Arab States (LAS) and European Union (EU) member states held the first Summit on 24-25 February 2019 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, under the co-chairmanship of H.E Abdelfattah Al Sissi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and H.E Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, to discuss and address common and current challenges across the two regions comprising 12% of the world’s population and to embark on a new era of cooperation (...)

«Current Concerns», n°4, February 21, 2019

The project of a Swiss-EU agreement

322. The project of a Swiss-EU agreement

Zurich (Switzerland) | 21 February 2019
Institutional framework agreement as an instrument of European state-building. Prominent Swiss figures on the framework agreement, by Marianne Wüthrich / The planned attack on the “Caribbean Basin”, by Thierry Meyssan / War is getting more likely – who will counteract this development?, by Karl Müller / The answer to the “yellow vests”? The principle of the same rule for all, by Chantal Delsol / “Borders – territorial and social dividing lines in the course of time”. Review of a historical analysis of a timeless phenomenon, by Manfred Strankmann / Nimble climbers with bushy tail. Squirrels – the goblins of the forest, by Heini Hofmann.

The International Contact Group Supports Juan Guaido

The International Contact Group Supports Juan Guaido

13 February 2019
At the initiative of Uruguay and Mexico, the International Contact Group met at Montevideo on last Thursday on Feb 7 2019. Its agenda was to help to resolve the Venezuelan Crisis. All its members were states the European Union deemed to make the cut.
Mexico, formerly a member of the Lima Group, sought to define a roadmap that steered clear of the use of force.
Many States, including China and Russia, made it known that they wanted to join the Contact Group, yet they were rejected.
The (...)

Italy placed its veto to the EU recognizing Guaidó

Italy placed its veto to the EU recognizing Guaidó

6 February 2019
The Italian government announced that it vetoed the EU’s recognition of Juan Guaidó as the “Acting President” when the Council of Foreign Ministers met in Romania on 31 January 2019. ‎
Despite this, the governments of Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, France, Holland and Portugal, lined up to recognize Juan Guaidó as the “President ‎ in charge of Venezuela”, borrowing the language adopted last Monday by Spanish Prime Minister ‎Pedro Sánchez. ‎
During the legislative elections held in (...)

EU now sees Gibraltar as a UK “colony”

EU now sees Gibraltar as a UK “colony”

4 February 2019
On 1 February 2019 the EU published a document which classified Gibralta as a “Crown Colony”. This has caused London to break out in a rash of irritation.
It was the EU Council of Ministers of Foreign Relations that approved this formula. Possible consequences? The EU, a supranational entity, may now decide to support Spain’s claims to title over Gibralta.
Fact: the European Union is now “discovering” the reality of the legal status of Gibralta state is perhaps the prelude of what might soon (...)

The 116th US Congress is preparing a new war against Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

The 116th US Congress is preparing a new war against Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 31 January 2019
We were wrong to think that the Syrians were out of danger after their victory over the jihadists. They are not. Israël and the United States have not abandoned their war objective of the destruction of state structures. They are preparing a new war, this time financial, in order to prevent the reconstruction of the country and condemn the Syrian people to rot in the ruins.

The European Union decrees sanctions against Syrians that seek the reconstruction of their homeland

The European Union decrees sanctions against Syrians that seek the reconstruction of their homeland

23 January 2019
On 21 January 2019, the EU Council published a new list of sanctions against Syria. These sanction target businessmen or Syrian businesses that are participating in the Marota City project.‎
The European Union recognises that, apart from rare exceptions, none of the persons sanctioned under the new list have participated in any way in the Syrian conflict. They are being imposed for their intention to participate in the reconstruction of the country. ‎
According to the UN, the Syrian (...)

The EU establishes its own spy school

The EU establishes its own spy school

23 November 2018
In the context of the European Security and Common Defense Policy (ESCP) the EU has a small intelligence service accountable to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for the time being Federica Mogherini. This unit would probably be limited to producing summaries based satellite data and would not be empowered to carry out espionage
Going forward, the Union would have an à la carte programme of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). Although (...)

Secession from the European Union

by Thierry Meyssan

Secession from the European Union

Damascus (Syria) | 20 November 2018
For Thierry Meyssan, the way in which Germany and France are refusing the right of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union demonstrates the fact that the EU is not simply a straight-jacket - it also goes to show that the Europeans still care as little about their neighbours as they did during the two World Wars. Manifestly, they have forgotten that governing a country means more than simply defending its interests in the short term, but also thinking in the long term and avoiding conflicts with its neighbours.

Civilian CSDP compact

Civilian CSDP compact

Brussels (Belgium) | 19 November 2018
CONCLUSIONS OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVILIAN CSDP COMPACT
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
UNDERLINING their concern about the worsening of the European Union’s strategic environment, including the emergence and escalation of conflicts around the Union and the persistence of (...)

Theresa May statement on Brexit negotiations

by Theresa May

Theresa May statement on Brexit negotiations

London (United Kingdom) | 15 November 2018
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on our negotiations to leave the European Union.
First, I want to pay tribute to my Rt Hon Friends the Members for Esher and Walton and Tatton.
Delivering Brexit involves difficult choices for all of us.
We do not agree on all of those choices but I respect their views and thank them sincerely for all that they have done.
Mr Speaker, yesterday we agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the European Union, set out in the (...)

Theresa May’s statement on Brexit

by Theresa May

Theresa May's statement on Brexit

London (United Kingdom) | 14 November 2018
The Cabinet has just had a long, detailed and impassioned debate on the draft Withdrawal Agreement and the Outline Political Declaration on our future relationship with the European Union.
These documents were the result of thousands of hours of hard negotiation by UK officials, and many, many meetings, which I and other ministers held with our EU counterparts.
I firmly believe that the draft Withdrawal Agreement was the best that could be negotiated, and it was for the Cabinet to decide (...)

The Macedonians reject Nato and EU membership

The Macedonians reject Nato and EU membership

4 October 2018
On 30 September 2018, the people of Macedonia were invited to respond by referendum to the following question: “Are you in favour of membership of Nato and the EU, accepting by this, the terms of the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Greek Republic ?”.
The agreement with the Greek Republic had been negotiated by the US ambassador to Athens, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, known for organizing the Kiev putsch, with the help of the Nazi party, “Right Sector”. Their thinking is to change (...)

NATO and UE Joint statement on Macedonian Referendum

NATO and UE Joint statement on Macedonian Referendum

Brussels (Belgium) | 1 October 2018
The name agreement between Athens and Skopje has created a historic opportunity for the country to join the transatlantic and European community as an equal member. This would change the life of the people of the country and that of their children for the better.
In yesterday’s consultative referendum, an overwhelming majority of those voting supported that path. It is now in the hands of politicians in Skopje to decide on the way forward. The decisions they take in the next days and weeks (...)

Remarks by Donald Tusk to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

by Donald Tusk

Remarks by Donald Tusk to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York (USA) | 27 September 2018
The European Union is fighting intensely to preserve the rules-based international order, which is currently under great strain, in terms of trade, security, climate change or human rights. We say this not only as countries strongly supporting the United Nations, but as a continent that cares deeply about respect, mutual understanding and solidarity between nations.
As leaders, we must equip the United Nations with the means to fulfil its mandate successfully. More unity and collective (...)

Theresa May Brexit negotiations statement

by Theresa May

Theresa May Brexit negotiations statement

London (United Kingdom) | 21 September 2018
Yesterday, I was in Salzburg for talks with European leaders.
I have always said that these negotiations would be tough - and they were always bound to be toughest in the final straight.
While both sides want a deal, we have to face up to the fact that - despite the progress we have made - there are two big issues where we remain a long way apart.
The first is our economic relationship after we have left.
Here, the EU is still only offering us two options.
The first option would (...)

State of the European Union 2018

by Jean-Claude Juncker

State of the European Union 2018

Brussels (Belgium) | 12 September 2018
INTRODUCTION: A PERPETUAL RESPONSIBILITY
Mr President,
Honourable Members of the European Parliament,
At times, history moves forward only haltingly but it is always quick to pass us by.
Such is the fate of a Commission with just a five year mandate to make a real difference.
This Commission is merely a chapter, a brief moment in the long history of the European Union.
But the time has not yet come to pass judgement on the Commission I have the honour of presiding over.
This is why I (...)

“The Art of War”

Bridges collapsed and bridges bombed

by Manlio Dinucci

Bridges collapsed and bridges bombed

Rome (Italy) | 29 August 2018
Of course, we were all horrified by the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa. Manlio Dinucci reminds us here that the company which managed this work of engineering had been privatised… in order to pay for the destruction of bridges in Serbia by the Italian army. This was in 1999, under the orders of NATO.

EU-Japan Summit Joint Statement

EU-Japan Summit Joint Statement

Tokyo (Japan) | 17 July 2018
Mr. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, and Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, met in Tokyo today for the 25th Summit between the European Union (EU) and Japan and issued the following statement.
We, the leaders of the EU and Japan, reaffirm the strength of our Strategic Partnership and our resolve to work together for peace, prosperity and the rules-based international order. We remain united by our common (...)

Joint statement of the 20th EU-China Summit

Joint statement of the 20th EU-China Summit

Beijing (China) | 16 July 2018
H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and H.E. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, met in Beijing on 16 July 2018 for the 20th EU-China Summit. Premier Li and President Juncker jointly attended the EU-China Business Roundtable.
1. On the occasion of this 20th EU-China Summit, the two sides celebrated the 15th anniversary of the EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. (...)

The Macedonians boycott the Nato Celebrations

The Macedonians boycott the Nato Celebrations

15 July 2018
On 14 July, the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia had planned to celebrate the opening of negotiations for it to become a member of Nato. For the Alliance, Macedonia’s membership is very important because the majority of Macedonians, like the Greeks, are orthodox and therefore their culture is close to Russia’s.
15 concerts along the theme “We love Nato” had been organized by the Socialist Party of the Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, and were going to be recorded and broadcast on public (...)

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