Simply as the US is understood for its export product – the greenback – so the European Union is understood for its home product – a great deal of decrees and choices and directives. Yearly, each month, each week tons of texts are composed and made public in virtually 30 languages, with every textual content being so long as potential. No must even make a supposition whether or not these texts are learn by anyone save for these unlucky people who’re tasked with writing them and translating them into the numerous tongues. (Possibly these people are usually not all that unlucky: they’re paid nicely, in any case, for the scribbling.)
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The European Union badly desires to vary not solely the Previous Continent, but additionally the entire world, setting ethical and political requirements, additionally by the paperwork that it produces. The reader conversant with historical past and with Emperor Joseph II of Austria specifically can have recalled {that a} comparable phenomenon happened throughout his reign of 1780-1790: the stated emperor would spend hours day by day at his desk with the aim of mending and repairing his kingdoms, and with the aim of creating his topics happier and happier. He produced decrees and legal guidelines and directives the way in which the EU has been doing for greater than a decade and he genuinely thought he was doing one thing grandiose.
Among the many paperwork that Brussels bureaucrats have produced is Council Resolution 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 regarding restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (as if, carving up Yugoslavia and tearing Kosovo from Serbia the EU bothered in regards to the integrity of states as a precept, however by no means thoughts). We aren’t going to survey all of the measures that the doc pronounces save for one: it supplies a listing of Russian residents who’re focused for punishment as a result of they “assist the regime” and “threaten the territorial integrity” of Ukraine. This checklist has been since reviewed and duly expanded by the use of Council Resolution (CFSP) 2024/1738 of 24 June 2024 amending Resolution 2014/145/CFSP regarding restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. We get a blacklist or a kill checklist in both doc. The focused people are given by first title and surname, adopted by such information (if obtainable to the authors of the checklist) because the date of beginning, native land, nationality, skilled or administrative place, passport quantity, and even tax identification quantity – all tabulated. One column states the explanation why a person is acknowledged because the enemy of humanity, or no less than the enemy of the European Union. Who does the blacklist embrace?
Nicely, audio system of native parliaments, chairmen of councils, heads of establishments or committees or businesses, ministers and deputy ministers, house owners and (majority or controlling) shareholders of firms, and judges of army and different courts. Amongst them we will additionally discover TV presenters, bloggers, actresses and singers! They’re all of the enemies of humanity and peace, and particularly enemies of Ukraine, supporters of the Russian regime and Russian aggression, and the like.
Speaking about singers: the checklist is graced by no much less an individual than Polina Sergeevna Gagarina (Полина Сергеевна Гагарина), some of the common artists, a participant within the 2015 Eurovision, the place she got here second within the Grand Last. (These have been the instances when Russian artists and sportsmen may nonetheless carry out in Europe and have been even awarded prizes. Laborious to consider from at this time’s perspective, isn’t it?). Her many hits embrace Я тебя не прощу никогда (I’ll By no means Forgive You), Спектакль окончен (The Play Is Over), Драмы больше нет (Drama Is Over), Обезоружена (Disarmed), Смотри (Have a Look), Небо в глазах (Sky in Your Eyes), and lots of many others. They aren’t introduced to the European public though Europe is continually bragging about range and inclusivity, however – once more – by no means thoughts this digression. You can’t current a Putin-supporter, or are you able to?
What are Polina Gagarina’s unforgivable sins? Allow us to search for the data positioned towards her title within the kill checklist. We learn that Polina Gagarina “frequently performs within the framework of State propaganda occasions, for instance to rejoice the unlawful annexation of 4 Ukrainian areas or the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. She thus helps actions which undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Because the starting of Russia’s warfare of aggression towards Ukraine, Polina Gagarina has been capable of generate important income by her frequent participation in state-sponsored propaganda occasions and programmes. She due to this fact advantages from the Authorities of the Russian Federation, which is accountable for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.” Wow! Most likely in response to the EU commissioners a Russian citizen ought to oppose the Russian authorities if an exterior energy (just like the EU) says so. Most likely in response to the EU commissioners a Russian citizen must assume exactly the identical because the EU commissioners relating to politics and morals or else. Most likely in response to the EU commissioners Polina Gagarina must sing in Ukraine towards her personal nation, to spite her personal authorities. Her loyalty must be to the EU reasonably than to her authorities.
At this juncture one might start to wonder if Polina Gagarina and certainly all of the women and men from the blacklist are conscious that they’re the enemies of humanity, and – assuming they know – whether or not they care.
The EU commissioners within the good custom of their Bolshevik predecessors administer punishment to the enemies of progress and light-weight. Throughout the that means of the paragraphs of the talked about choices the member states shall refuse the people from the hit checklist entry into or switch by their territories and shall freeze their funds and financial sources (clearly if they’ve any within the EU). Hey, Europeans! Have you learnt that you’re anticipated to not take heed to songs carried out by Polina Gagarina? You in all probability don’t take heed to her anyway, however simply in case you could be tempted to verify the titles given above: you’d higher not. When you do, you’ll be supporting the forces of darkness and damaging the reason for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and Ukraine’s sovereignty.
