Seems some people are pizzed off or maybe scared

Electrifying Europe to win over populists

Some years ago, Europhobes were a few solitary but loud people who said they wanted to wipe out the European Union. Things have changed: now they are many more and became more ambiguous about their wishes, writes Beatriz Becerra.

Does this mean that Europeanists can relax? Not a chance. Populists still want to destroy the EU from the inside. How? Distorting it. Making it cease to be the great liberal pact, based on the rule of law and cooperation, inspired by human rights and heir to the Enlightenment. Weakening it until it no longer makes sense.

Therefore, they will not jump in the electoral arena screaming, “Let’s end the EU.” They will use immigration as their weapon. They pledge they are only against illegal immigration, while the likes of Macron and Merkel are encouraging what they claim is an invasion that will end traditional values.

A crooked and false framework does not deceive anyone, but morally sustains those who do not want to recognise themselves as racist or xenophobic.

They will try to make the 2019 elections about immigration. They believe it will maximize their outcome, and I fear they may be right. For a clear reason, Europeanists do not have many arguments to respond. We will appeal to the values, uncover their lies, we will call a spade a spade, but let us not fool ourselves: In these times none of this is a guarantee for success.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/opinion/electrifying-europe-to-win-over-populists/

Zakharova: Terrorists continue acts of daily provocations in Idleb

Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova stressed that terrorists are continuing to make provocative acts in the demilitarized zone in Idleb.

Zakharova said in her weekly press conference that in spite of the actual successes in establishing the demilitarized zone in Idleb in accordance with Sochi agreement it is premature to talk about completing this process.

She added that Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and their allies of other illegitimate armed groups are committing daily provocations there.

Moreover, Zakharova referred to the situation of devastation of Raqqa city due to operations of the so-called “international coalition” led by Washington is way different from the optimistic picture the western NGO’s have depicted, nonetheless no works of reconstruction have been occurred in the stricken city.

https://sana.sy/en/?p=150599

These people want to go home,, Понимаю

Bogdanov, Haddad discuss situation in Syria

Moscow, SANA – Russian president’s special envoy for the Middle East and African countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed with Riyad Haddad, Syria’s Ambassador in Moscow the situation in Syria and the return of the displaced Syrians to their country.

According to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two sides exchanged viewpoints about developments of the situation in and around Syria, including the formation of the Constitutional discussion Committee and the return of displaced Syrians to their homeland.

The meeting also paid special attention to issues related to further development of Syrian-Russian cooperation.

https://sana.sy/en/?p=150540