Faced with Trump, Europe must take charge
Bruno Lonchampt, Dole (Jura)
Finally, the hysteria around the American elections finds its end. The result is a saving grace to remind Europe that, faced with Trump, it must take charge of itself, exist with its own choices. The Brics propose a new world order, the issues are multipolar, international law is constantly undermined. The European Union is at a crossroads: either it asserts its singularity and resolutely commits itself to this path, or it endures events while lamenting its impotence. The real danger would be that it becomes balkanized, tossed between the great powers, without being aware that it is one. The start is urgent, our destiny is in our hands. (Donald Trump elected: how Europe is preparing to relive the nightmare of 2016on Lexpress.fr.)
Macron in Morocco: what waste!
Claude Gisselbrecht, Metz (Moselle)
For his three-day trip to Morocco, the Head of State did not skimp on the number of guests from the cultural world: BHL, Arielle Dombasle, Jack Lang, Gérard Darmon, Jamel Debbouze, as well as the “comedian “, Yassine Belattar, sentenced to four months in prison after death threats against entertainment personalities! At a time when the 2025 budget is marked by numerous restrictions, it is shocking to witness such waste. Despite a rapprochement with the Cherifian kingdom and the signing of important contracts, Emmanuel Macron has lost his sense of reality and that of moderation, knowing that a large number of his citizens are forced daily to face all kinds of difficulties? (Macron in Morocco: why France has no room for erroron Lexpress.fr.)
Soothing Edouard Philippe!
Hubert Wurth, Wormeldange (Luxembourg)
I was notably Luxembourg’s ambassador to France, to the Soviet Union, and to the United Nations in New York. From my point of view, neither France nor the other Europeans will avoid chaos with comments as calming and partially erroneous as those of MM. Philippe and da Empoli. This lightness is frightening, because it is death that we are talking about! Climatic disasters and a possible decline of democracies will cause the deaths of thousands of children, women and men. Mr. Philippe wonders if we realize what it would imply to imagine that we could never negotiate with Putin again…
Yes, we won’t be able to, Mr. Philippe, and take this into account as soon as possible! This man ended up no longer being normal, he is a megalomaniac, paranoid, sadistic, obsessive, criminal. And he is absolutely determined to persist in this way of acting and being. Mr. da Empoli speaks of imposing another balance of power, and Edouard Philippe goes further: the Ukrainians can only realize that such a balance, more favorable for them, will not happen soon. Then this future aspirant for the French presidency adds a declaration on a “provisional line”. But as long as Putin is in charge in the Kremlin, any line in front of him will indeed be only temporary, as he persists and pushes further, particularly westward. Who can believe anything else? Countries around the world must make the demand to replace the current tenant of the Kremlin the key to their peace policy. (War in Ukraine: our revelations about the secret negotiations taking place behind the sceneson Lexpress.fr.)
“Muslim in appearance”
Pascal Boniface, Paris
I was questioned in L’Express for having used the expression “appearing Muslim”, which gave rise to misunderstandings. For me it was about referring to someone who, believer or not, is perceived by others as Muslim. The controversy that has been sparked should not hide the reality of what is happening in Gaza and the silence of too many personalities on this subject. (“Muslim in appearance”, Andy Kerbrat and Nicolas Bedos: the envelope kills the being, by Abnousse ShalmaniL’Express of October 31.)
Cooking oil and ecology
Jean-Paul Archambault, Capbreton (Landes)
Who can imagine that ecology, the climate, the future of the planet benefit from the “journey” of used cooking oil? Absurd journey: tankers cross the planet over 10,000 kilometers, burning heavy fuel whose sulfur dioxide emissions are seven times higher than those of polluting quality fuel in order to have this kitchen waste refined in the United States. ‘obtain what is given the surreal name “biofuel”, intended to make planes fly! Where are ecology and the future of the global climate in this subterfuge? It is actually a “necro-fuel”! (The amazing journey of used cooking oilL’Express of October 10).