mercoledì 7 maggio 2014
Schulz: 'Berlusconi is dividing Europe'
Former
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is "dividing Europe in a
dangerous manner", Martin Schulz told EurActiv Germany on Monday (28
April), referring to Berlusconi's attempts to score points in the
European elections with anti-German slogans, while Europe's centre-right
is distancing itself from his "repulsive" statements. EurActiv Germany
reports. Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attempted
to spread anti-German sentiment in Milan on Saturday (26 April), while
campaigning for his party Forza Italia in the European elections. The
right-wing politician starting a renewed verbal attack on the European
Parliament president and top candidate for the European Socialists,
Martin Schulz."I did not mean to insult Schulz. But then the floodgates opened",
Berlusconi explained on Saturday (26 April). "Because for the Germans,
the concentration camps never existed. Not the Polish one in Katyn, not
the German ones."Previously, in 2003, Berlusconi created an uproar in the European
Parliament, when he described Schulz as the ideal candidate for a movie
role as a concentration camp “kapo”, a prisoner acting as an overseer. "Mr. Berlusconi is dividing Europe in a dangerous manner, which
personally affects me", Schulz explained on Monday, speaking to
EurActiv.de in Berlin."That is the opposite of what the European Union was founded upon, namely cooperation among nations," Schulz said.The German government was slow to respond to Berlusconi's attack on
Schulz. Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Yasmin
Fahimi, called it scandalous that neither Chancellor Angela Merkel, nor
her colleague in the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst
Seehofer, had not reacted to the statement.On Sunday Fahimi told Reuters: "The statements made by Silvio Berlusconi are repulsive, outrageous and completely unacceptable."The faux pas not only harms Italy's image, but endangers the entire
political culture and values of Europe, Fahimi insisted, saying that
Berlusconi must apologize."Now, I expect Angela Merkel and Horst Seehofer to clearly explain
whether they will tolerate such a smear campaign against Martin Schulz
or if they will actively distance themselves from Berlusconi's
unspeakable statements", the secretary general criticised.However, on Monday afternoon, Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert told
reporters, "the claims that were reported are so absurd that the
government won't comment on them."
Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the CSU, as well as Forza Italia, all belong to the umbrella organisation of European conservatives: the European People's Party (EPP). In the European Parliament, representatives from these parties are in one political group. Head of the CDU's group in the German Bundestag Volker Kauder said he intended to discuss the issue with his colleagues in the EPP. "Berlusconi must be confronted on this," he said, speaking to ZDF-Morgenmagazin. EPP top candidate, and Schulz election opponent Jean-Claude Juncker, said Berlusconi's comments "disgusted" him, in a statement on Monday. According to the Luxembourg politician, Berlusconi should take back his words and apologise to Holocaust survivors and Germans.The vice president of the European Parliament and long-time official in the EPP, Othmar Karas, also distanced himself from Berlusconi's statements: "Berlusconi's faux pas is unacceptable. His words harm the common values of the European People's Party and the European Union. Such statements do not have a place in the EPP." "More Italy, less Germany" is Forza Italia’s slogan on their European election posters. The party claims Germany's austerity plan has brought about the recession – now a new direction is necessary.Just two weeks ago, a court in Milan sentenced Berlusconi with compulsory community service after he was found guilty of tax fraud 8 months prior. Because the 77 year-old was determined too old for a jail sentence, he faces one year of part-time work in an Italian care home. Berlusconi was found guilty of pulling the strings to a complex tax fraud system surrounding his television company Mediaset. But despite numerous scandals, he remains one of the most influential politicians in Italy, particularly among those belonging to the centre-right.
Schulz: 'Berlusconi is dividing Europe'
Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the CSU, as well as Forza Italia, all belong to the umbrella organisation of European conservatives: the European People's Party (EPP). In the European Parliament, representatives from these parties are in one political group. Head of the CDU's group in the German Bundestag Volker Kauder said he intended to discuss the issue with his colleagues in the EPP. "Berlusconi must be confronted on this," he said, speaking to ZDF-Morgenmagazin. EPP top candidate, and Schulz election opponent Jean-Claude Juncker, said Berlusconi's comments "disgusted" him, in a statement on Monday. According to the Luxembourg politician, Berlusconi should take back his words and apologise to Holocaust survivors and Germans.The vice president of the European Parliament and long-time official in the EPP, Othmar Karas, also distanced himself from Berlusconi's statements: "Berlusconi's faux pas is unacceptable. His words harm the common values of the European People's Party and the European Union. Such statements do not have a place in the EPP." "More Italy, less Germany" is Forza Italia’s slogan on their European election posters. The party claims Germany's austerity plan has brought about the recession – now a new direction is necessary.Just two weeks ago, a court in Milan sentenced Berlusconi with compulsory community service after he was found guilty of tax fraud 8 months prior. Because the 77 year-old was determined too old for a jail sentence, he faces one year of part-time work in an Italian care home. Berlusconi was found guilty of pulling the strings to a complex tax fraud system surrounding his television company Mediaset. But despite numerous scandals, he remains one of the most influential politicians in Italy, particularly among those belonging to the centre-right.
Schulz: 'Berlusconi is dividing Europe'
LA BANDA BASSOTTI AL CONTRARIO
Come dissi ieri La
cosa più sofferta di questa mia procedura. É stato andare a fare il
bonifico. Vi giuro ogni volta per entrare in una banca e' come mi
mancasse l aria mi dovrei fare una mbriacata almeno non ci capisco
nulla. Per me le banche sono il luogo cardine dove i poveri cristi
vengono prosciugati a manetta per cui non potrà mai esserci una simpatia
reciproca. Come del resto con le tre sigle sindacali. Io sono in
politica non per scendere a patti con loro. Ma per fargli chiudere
bottega. Cosa a cui a suo tempo penserà il movimento cinquestelle...
attivisti e parlamentari mi leggono e lo sanno.. beh per distrarmi leggo i fumetti disney. precisamente la banda bassotti. e pensando alla realtà ... nella realtà abbiamo una banda bassotti al contrario. ed io a questa banda bassotti al contrario.... soldi miei per far CC non ne darò mai
ABOUT EUROPEAN ELECTIONS ON THIS MAY 25 2014
What I hope for these next European elections of may 25 2014, which will be renew the European Parliament and elected the president of European Commission. is a More stronger Europe. in closer harmony with the United States of America. able to overcome the difficult time, crossing the Western Economy. less power to the banks, more Jobs and money in pockets for the citizens. a stronger military alliance. strengthening of NATO. capable of giving assistance to the Ukrainian people. and above all, a Europe capable of keeping the Muscovite government confined within its borders, preventing them from putting their beak in the affairs of the West, and the Ukrainian Government
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