French Presidential Election: Nicolas Sarkozy On Europe's Position

The French presidential election drew a lot of ink this year not only in France but also abroad. The international press portrayed Mr. SARKOZY as being "the actor of a renewal for France, the carrier of changes which would not be without consequence for Europe and the rest of the World". Even if the new French president was warmly congratulated by his European peers, they are still expectant of him on important matters such as the European constitution, Turkey's European membership, the energy policy, etc...

The European constitution

After France and of the rechazamiento of the Nederland of the constitution for two years, the European States member of the union have been wishing to treat the agenda and to sign a new text before the June of 2009 in last. Nicholas Sarkozy proposes the adoption of a “simplified treaty” so that Europe can quickly provide means to efficiently work with the 27 States member. Nobody opposes this idea, the deep differences exist yet. Great Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic are in favor of this project, only wishes for no institutional reforms in great. On the other hand, the 18 signatory countries of the constitution strongly wish to preserve their substance.

Power policy

During the Council of Europe the last month of march, the European union defined a system of objectives to limit gas discharges of the conservatory. Now they must be translated to a system of laws. Nicholas Sarkozy is in favor of the development of reanudables energies. It also wishes to renew the French nuclear-powered fleet that partly guarantees the autonomy of the energy of the country. The nuclear management has been always a sensible subject within the community.

Turkey

The negotiations of the quality of member have been congealed partially from the December of 2006. The French president opposes the entrance of Turkey in the European union, preferring to introduce a perspective of “privileged society” in the discussion. This idea causes strong controversy between the States member, some of those who are in favor of the quality of member of Turkey in the term of the 10 to 15 years that come.

The budget of agriculture

In principle, the agricultural policy commune must be the object of a modification before 2009. The European agricultural reform essentially depends on the negotiations of the cycle of Doha within the organization of the world-wide commerce. In order to summarize, the countries that emerge require to lower of the rights of the customs and the end of the agriculture subsidized in the rich countries. The richest countries demand the opening of an industrial market and the service by the countries that emerge. For the moment, has not been any land of in the middle and the negotiations still are in a support. In that matter, the French president is carrying out strongly his earth and wishes for one more a more protective Europe “in the service of the growth and the use”.

In his speech of the 6 of May of 2007, Nicholas Sarkozy expressed his commission to the European construction and emphasized his vision of a protective Europe “against the threats contained by the world changes”. It also called for the creation of a Mediterranean union that would be the connection between Europe and Africa.