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Tauxe, Chantal
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Is Switzerland right to refuse rubbish from Naples ?
The editorialist Chantal Tauxe bitterly deplores the Geneva authorities' refusal to deal with some of rubbish that the city of Naples accumulated. "Whether or not it ends up disintegrating in our factories, the Neapolitan refuse has besmirched us. We find ourselves with a new sort of environmentalist: nationalist ecologists, appointed Greens or flaky electoral ecologists who don't want to see the Campanile's waste burnt here, even if it were to temporarily guarantee the profitability of our oversized factories. To put it crudely, the Italians are being told to keep their shit! On the perfect ecological planet that these new self-righteous ayatollahs brandish as a reference, waste should certainly be burnt near its source. ... [But] facing climate imbalance and pollution we have to show solidarity and lend a hand."
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Switzerland - a passive member of the EU ?
According to a recent survey, "there is only 17 % of Swiss people left who think that the country should become a full member of the EU", regrets the columnist Chantal Tauxe. And yet, "with the bilateral agreements, Switzerland has got itself a non declared status as a passive EU member. We stick to the EU's rights when it suits us, which is nearly always since the economy is our only compass. We register what the EU decides in our laws, as if it were the fruit of our own genius, feigning to be unaware of its origins. Granted, the dues we pay are less high than if we were members. But we don't decide on anything. We don't propose anything. We are happy to position ourselves like gnomes in the political garden. All this while claiming to have much to teach the EU and the world about democracy, the respect of minorities and human rights..."
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