In our one hundredth episode of “Brussels, My Love?”, we talk about the fragile diplomacy and political turmoil behind the spectacular reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and the destiny of Syrian asylum seekers after the autumn of the Assad regime.
Joining us are Bart Szewczyk, international politics skilled from the German Marshall Fund, Maria Tadeo, correspondent from Le Grand Continent and Nessim Achouche, politics skilled from the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation.
The panel mirrored on the latest assembly between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy, each in Paris to witness the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral.
It was a wise transfer to have Trump and Zelenksyy as important visitors of honor, Bart Szewczyk mentioned — laying the inspiration for sturdy transatlantic ties and a means out of the lengthy Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“I assumed it was a really good gesture on his (Trump’s) half, to return to Paris, to participate on this ceremony and this event,” Szewczyk mentioned.
“He was additionally sporting a yellow tie with the blue go well with,” a doable reference to the colours of Ukraine’s nationwide flag, she mentioned, including: “I do not know whether or not it was intentional or not, but when it was, he was warmly acquired.”
The panel additionally mirrored on the autumn of Bashar al-Assad within the Middle East and the choice of many European states to droop asylum procedures for Syrians. Around 6 million folks have fled Syria for the reason that civil conflict broke out greater than a decade in the past, and the query stays whether or not or not it’s secure to return to the nation.
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