According to Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences of the Vilnius University, there is a requirement for unanimity in the areas of defense, security, and taxes, which often contributes to the disintegration of the Community.
“This creates conditions where states that want to gain more for themselves can veto issues and block the entire decision-making process. If it is a matter of great importance, other states may concede to that country in other areas. Not wanting to damage their reputation and relations with other states, countries rarely resist, these are extremely exceptional cases.
However, players like Hungary and its leader Viktor Orbán do not shy away from using it and using it often. The options for limiting destructive games in the Community are limited, but they do exist. Under the EU treaty, there is a possibility to restrict actions if it is against EU values. The EU can then make a decision without such a country or even punish that country in some way, for example by applying economic sanctions. The EU avoids doing this, because in general it is a union, if you eliminate one member, it becomes undemocratic. However, if the number of veto ideas increases, they will paralyze the decision-making process, and the strictest measures will be taken,” said M. Šešelgytė in the program “Can the European Union do it?” on “Žiniai Radio”.
According to the former European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, the departure of the Community can be caused not only by unanimity, but by the qualified majority mechanism.
“The European Council has decided that member countries vote behind closed doors, most people do not even know how the ministers of their countries voted, only after the decision is made it is announced that this is the Council’s decision. This allows a great deal of cover-up for the ministers and governments of the member countries. Decisions like this, when homework is not done, lead to the creation of blocking coalitions to keep the issue off the agenda. So, not only unanimity, but also the qualified majority mechanism allows to delay, block, postpone the process for a long time, it has happened many times.
There are mechanisms in the Treaty of Lisbon, but it can honestly be said that in 2002-2003, when the European Convention was creating a new treaty for a Constitution for Europe, and then the Treaty of Lisbon was born out of its non-ratification, no one thought that a situation would arise where a few countries would maliciously use the blocking on those issues , which are the most important. Of course, the most important issue is the multiannual financial perspective and budgetary matters, which affect all countries. The second issue is foreign policy, security, defense, I’m not talking about migration, which is also very, very important,” said V. Andriukaitis.
According to the interlocutor, it has been considered for some time what to do with those who do not want to solve common issues, but start thinking selfishly, thinking about their own interests, not the interests of the Community.
“Perhaps it is necessary to harmonize the mechanisms of budget financing with certain budgetary sanctions, but to talk about it, you need to rely on the amendments of the Lisbon Treaty. The 27 states are very divided, so talk of strengthening the EU’s accession mechanisms by strengthening the treaty clauses has been taken off the agenda, despite the fact that last year the EP spoke and voted in November for the possibility of such a prospect that the European Crossroads should be discussed and what can be done to make Europeans believe that solutions are coming much faster, that there is no selfish blocking.
Now is the time of elections, there are a lot of different moods, which is why these issues have been removed from the agenda. Both the European Council and the Council of Europe are trying not to react to the resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which is largely silently supported by the European Commission. And in the Councils, everyone is now afraid of how many and what people will be elected. Different countries have very different sentiments. There is a lot of rhetoric, and that the Union needs to be weakened, so the next European Parliament can be very difficult,” said the former European Commissioner, emphasizing that egoistic thinking prevails in some countries, not paying attention to the concerns of neighboring countries.
After talking about unity for a long time, it seems that the EU is increasingly talking about differences. However, according to M. Šešelgytė, those big differences have always existed, North versus South countries, Old Europe versus New Europe, interests and threat assessments have always differed greatly.
“Perhaps the EU’s ambitions are greater now, the hope is to deepen integration in certain countries, and this causes different approaches. The environment we live in is also very complex. Not only the war in Ukraine, but also the Middle East and the China issue. These are also not issues on which EU countries have a unified opinion, especially their societies. There is issue polarization in all democracies, more or less.
Polarization happens for various reasons, but a big trigger is social networks, which add more fuel to the fire and encourage different bubbles and their formation. Through all the assembled pieces of the puzzle and adding migration, we see the picture of populist radical movements emerging in the states, which may not have one or the other opinion about the EU, but go in the opposite direction and try to speak contrary to the established narrative of the elite, decision makers, and when which are perhaps encouraged by external forces that are interested in weakening the EU”, stressed M. Šešelgytė.
Although, according to her, the danger may become apparent during the European Parliament elections, in the expert’s opinion, it is important to understand that the House of Parliament is not the most important component of the EU.
“The main institution is the Council, which is led by the representatives of the member states, if we do not see a radical change here, it will dilute any other radical concentration in other institutions. There is also a Commission, where European bureaucrats work, who take part in expert examinations and provide decisions. Finally, the European Parliament itself. Although we can see an increase in the number of populist forces, such trends are not so clearly observed in all states, radicals will not be elected in all states,” said the political scientist.
Until now, in the context of the divisions of the Community, the history of the United Kingdom is mentioned as one of the most dramatic issues. According to V. Andriukaitis, the example of Nigel Farage and Brexit was a huge crisis. According to the politician, for this reason even now it is very important to talk to people, to recognize that there are many challenges and crossroads in the Community, it is necessary to address them.
“The European Citizens’ Forum on the future of the EU advocated the need for revision and changes to the Lisbon Treaty, which would emphasize social Europe and increase the social security standards necessary for people. Many people feel the recent price and financial crisis and its sad consequences. The social dimension is crucial. Its absence encourages people to vote for that British slogan “Take back the powers!”. In Britain, unfortunately, it worked in the opposite direction, it was a huge, painful lesson”, former European Commissioner V. Andriukaitis emphasized in the program “Can the European Union do it?” on “Žiniai Radio”.
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The National Union of the Moroccan Press (SNPM) organized, Saturday in Tangier, a meeting under the theme “Revision of the legal system of the press and publishing, a necessity for the consolidation of the profession and professionals”, in presence of professionals from the press and publishing sector in Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.
Speaking on this occasion, the president of the SNPM, Abdelkebir Khchichine, underlined that this event is part of a series of meetings scheduled in the different regions of the Kingdom to offer working journalists a space to exchange information. ideas and perspectives on regulatory and legislative mechanisms, aimed at strengthening the foundations of the journalistic profession and consolidating the achievements of players in the field.
noted that the key to the development of the profession and the creation of objective working conditions for journalists lies in the revision of the laws governing the profession, so that the legislation governing the sector is an additional pillar to strengthen the press, allowing it to support the profound democratic and institutional transformations that Morocco is experiencing, as well as to support the changes in Moroccan society, and to meet the challenges linked to rapid technological developments and social networks.
He also insisted on the need for a clear, transparent relationship defined by legal provisions between journalists and the different sectors, so that the media can fulfill their role as a true partner in strengthening democratic construction in Morocco. , which stands as a regional model.
Mr. Khchichnie also noted that the development of journalistic work is not limited to legislative regulation and updating of the legal framework, but also requires continuous improvement in the performance of journalists, through continuous training. global in line with the transformations and expectations of society, as well as support for regional and national press companies.
He considered that this meeting marks the launch of a structured professional debate aimed at allowing regional professional actors to express their opinions, and share their experiences and ideas for the development of the profession, which contributes to the training of the public opinion and the strengthening of social, political and cultural construction.
Other interventions focused on the importance of linking financial support intended for regional and national press companies to objective conditions centered on respect for the professional and social rights of journalists, the fight against “lax” practices in the sector , and the strengthening of professional self-regulation, through a review of the skills of the National Press Council.
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Lieu Tri Vu (born 1988 in Wuhan, China) comes from a traditional family, her mother is an excellent engineer and her father is a Physics teacher at a famous high school in the province. Lieu Tri Vu inherited smart genes from her parents and was exposed to knowledge from a young age.
One-time mathematical genius
While in kindergarten, while other children played, Lieu Tri Vu was introverted, liked to sit alone and rarely talked to others.
Talking about this time, Lieu Tri Vu said he always felt empty. He chose to be friends with books instead of associating with children his own age. The book was also Lieu Tri Vu’s only friend while growing up.
Lieu Vu Tri when he was young. (Photo: 163.com)
When he was in 4th grade, his parents encouraged him to join the local Math gifted class. Thanks to being studious since childhood, it was not difficult for Lieu Tri Vu to get into this class. Since then, the boy who thought life was boring suddenly felt new and interesting things around life.
In 2003, Liu Zhiyu was admitted to Middle School No. 1 affiliated with China Normal University. This is a prestigious school, ranked top in the country but is especially strict with students participating in the Math Olympiad.
At that time, Lieu Tri Vu was quiet but quite aggressive. He spent all his time studying and completed more than 20 Math content in just his first year of high school. Increasingly showing his mathematical talent, Lieu Tri Vu participated in many large and small competitions, and was once called “the undefeated king” in all competitions by his friends.
Two years later, when he was just an 11th grade student, Lieu Tri Vu was selected for the national team to attend the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).
As expected, Lieu Tri Vu and the Chinese team won the gold medal with a perfect score. This is considered a worthy achievement for the Chinese boy after 100 days of studying so hard that he forgot to eat and sleep.
Lieu Tri Vu excelled in surpassing the German genius Peter Schultz, becoming an event that consumed a lot of paper and pen for the world press at that time.
Everyone thought that the young man from Wuhan would later become an outstanding researcher in Mathematics, but Lieu Tri Vu’s decision later shocked Chinese public opinion at that time.
Lieu Tri Vu suddenly became a monk. (Photo: 163.com)
Refused a prestigious university to become a monk
After returning from the International Math Olympiad, Lieu Tri Vu’s mentality completely changed. Instead of trying to conquer new heights, he slipped in life and education.
Lieu Tri Vu becomes increasingly conflicted inside. At the peak of his 12th grade year, he was both excited about his mathematical achievements and confused because he didn’t know if he was truly passionate about fame.
Since childhood, Lieu Tri Vu has always struggled to find justice. One time, he wrote an anonymous letter accusing his teacher of raising his physical education score.
Later, after conquering a few peaks, the genius boy gradually lost interest in Mathematics. He no longer feels happy when he achieves good results, he only wants to aim for spiritual liberation.
Lieu Tri Vu began to hate a society that chases money and fame. What he was looking for was freedom, looking to philosophy to find direction for himself.
The Chinese math genius once refused the world’s top 1 university to become a monk
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