"anti-Roma Summit" in Paris, a political and diplomatic boomerang meeting organized by the French Government on 6 September in Paris, called by some "anti-Roma Summit", proves to be a boomerang politically and diplomatically, even to ȋncepe ȋnainte. Measures taken by the French Government ȋn recent weeks have sparked criticism from international organizations, NGOs, associations Catholic and, most importantly, the EU diplomat.
invited to dialogue were few guests. Romania and Bulgaria have remained outside . Belgium, which holds the EU presidency, called in-extremis, has confirmed only after Paris assured that he will not talk about Roma issues, which is precisely about "node problem."
In addition, the declaration aroused blaze Minister Roberto Maroni, who promised he would ask the Paris Community possibility expulsion was ȋntr off a glass of water. Water thrown on remand, the United Kingdom and Germany, who replied diplomatically incoming call, sending, ȋn instead of ministers, two ȋnalţi officials.
unexpected announcement
course was not Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, the most appropriate person to publicly announce the meeting French, at least polite to host future. But he did. Perhaps the most inappropriate ȋn possible: ie announcing ȋntr an interview that he ȋnsuşi, Paris will propose changing the European Regulations which provides for free movement of citizens. A movement only good for pre-electoral climate ȋncălzeşte atmosefera policy on the peninsula, is brown and one of the foremost exponents of the Northern League, a party of extreme right ȋn steady ascent.
Maroni's declaration immediately taken by the international press had a different effect on the European level, creating clips into other EU Member States and among diplomats in Brussels. of at least three reasons:
First: Italian minister has one question ȋn pillars which underpin the European Community, namely the right of free movement citizens, even supported by Italy, a founding member of the EU.
Secondly, it was brought ȋn spotlight at the Paris summit, which they did not know anything until then ȋn. Meeting announced of EU interior ministers on the European agenda is not provided. So, it's an informal meeting , appropriate way to discuss a fundamental issue EU.
Thirdly: the Roma issue. Speaking about the expulsion of EU nationals, Maroni said: " many Roma are EU citizens but do not meet any of the requirements necessary to establish ȋntr another EU state."
A meeting to elect few
Maroni's ȋnvolburate statements have sparked the interest of media and civil society to ȋntâlnirea in Paris. EU news site (EUobserver) of announced that not all EU Member States were invited to the meeting, Romania and Bulgaria not being included on the guest list, as otherwise, initially, nor Belgium.
than France and Italy are invited to the following countries: Spain, Germany , United Kingdom and Greece . As observers have been invited to participate in the U.S. and Canada . After an initial shock, the invitation has arrived and the Belgian government.
When Romania sought an explanation the fact that he was excluded (during the two Secretaries of State visit from Romania to Paris in late August) received the following reply: it is a meeting on migration in general, " that refers neither to European Institutions or EU legislation - told Valentin Mocanu, Romanian Secretary of State, Head of Romanian delegation sent ȋn August in Paris.
agenda of the summit, ambiguous
Apart The issue of expulsion of EU citizens, as announced by Maroni, not knowing the contents of the September 6 meeting agenda. The Belgian government initially wanted to decline 's invitation, given the statements by Minister Maroni precisely. Belgium before the European diplomatic sources, does not want to legitimize the presence indirectly legitimize positions in accordance with the normative non EU ȋn force. French government had to give assurances that it will not talk about "Roma problem" while Belgium has finally accepted the invitation. Later, as we seen, denied that France will be put on the carpet any discussion of EU rules. Contradicting thus the submission of the Italian minister.
Germany and Britain take away
Perhaps the most eloquent and tough response to the Paris summit had two of the most important EU states: Germany and Britain, which have the most ȋnaltă ȋn immigration rate in the Union. According to EU sources, Berlin announced that the German Minister of Interior will attend of case "full program " and send, "likely", a secretary of state. A similar response and the London, where Secretary of immigration problems, Theresa May, the decliant invitation, announcing that he would send an official ȋnalt the Borders Agency. The Telegraph summed up as the government's initiative in Paris: "France seeks support to expel Roma.
Vice President calls for" a dialogue with all "
Perhaps the strongest signal came from the EU institutions. In a Press release , Viviane Reding, European Commission Vice-President announced that seeks to "carefully ȋngrijoare" born in the last weeks debate ȋn "France and other countries" on Roma issues . Also, Reding calls on the countries concerned "to comply with agreed rules on free movement of citizens and non-discrimination." Then, clearly makes a direct allusion to the meeting in Paris: "I expect especially from France to engage in discussions on all Roma Member States. "
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agenda cleared, two guests of honor missing and under careful observation of the EU summit in Paris seems to be "une Savona ox 'attention, but it faded.
