Egypt. This is not a coup!
(BRUSSELS2) Like the “ this is not a pipe by Magritte, the European Union persists in not naming the takeover by the military in Egypt " a coup ".
Since the "deposition" of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday July 3, both the High Representative Catherine Ashton and the Member States have refused to qualify the military coup.
End of not receiving
At the Commission's daily briefing, several journalists tried to find out whether or not what had happened in Egypt was a coup according to the EU. A real game of cat and mouse. The High Representative's spokesperson Michael Mann did not have an easy role. He therefore preferred to kick into touch, indicating that he did not wish to enter " in philosophical considerations. I prefer to answer concrete questions”. He merely recalled the statement issued yesterday evening (Monday 8 July) on behalf of the High Representative, which " calls on all those with responsibilities to act as quickly as possible so that the process takes place”. In off ... European diplomats say no better and do not want to enter into this debate. (To be continued on the club as well as the detailed and underlying explanations of the European position).
Comments : Beyond a simple semantic debate, this raises real diplomatic questions, namely the position of the EU vis-à-vis the deposition of a civilian power by the military. Not taking a position avoids setting a precedent which could prove embarrassing in other cases.
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